Kindergarten Grade Level Expectations
Reading
*Uses phonemic awareness (letters and sounds)
*Uses phonological awareness (rhyming, syllables & segmenting)
*Reads at an instructional Level D
*Knows concepts about print (story, retelling sequencing)
*Recognizes sight words (25)
*Reads with comprehension (text, connection, vocabulary)
Writing
*Writes first and last name
*Uses a combination of drawing and writing to express a thought or idea
*Writes using some capitalization, punctuation, and sound connections
Math
*Counts to 100 by 1s and 10s
*Reads numbers to 30
*Writes numbers 0 to 20
*Counts number of objects up to 20
*Solves addition and subtraction problems 0 to 5
*Compares two numbers between 1 and 10 (7 is greater than 2)
*Compares two objects with a measurable attribute (such as longer, shorter, bigger, smaller)
*Identifies 9 shapes (square, circle, triangle, rectangle, hexagon, cube, cone, cylinder and sphere)
*Creates and extends patterns
*Reads simple graphs
Science Units
*5 Senses
*Living vs Non-living
*Life Cycles
*Animal Habitats
*Weather
*Seasons
*How to be healthy
Social Studies Units
*Classroom and school rules
*Celebrations and traditions
*Sharing
Reading
*Uses phonemic awareness (letters and sounds)
*Uses phonological awareness (rhyming, syllables & segmenting)
*Reads at an instructional Level D
*Knows concepts about print (story, retelling sequencing)
*Recognizes sight words (25)
*Reads with comprehension (text, connection, vocabulary)
Writing
*Writes first and last name
*Uses a combination of drawing and writing to express a thought or idea
*Writes using some capitalization, punctuation, and sound connections
Math
*Counts to 100 by 1s and 10s
*Reads numbers to 30
*Writes numbers 0 to 20
*Counts number of objects up to 20
*Solves addition and subtraction problems 0 to 5
*Compares two numbers between 1 and 10 (7 is greater than 2)
*Compares two objects with a measurable attribute (such as longer, shorter, bigger, smaller)
*Identifies 9 shapes (square, circle, triangle, rectangle, hexagon, cube, cone, cylinder and sphere)
*Creates and extends patterns
*Reads simple graphs
Science Units
*5 Senses
*Living vs Non-living
*Life Cycles
*Animal Habitats
*Weather
*Seasons
*How to be healthy
Social Studies Units
*Classroom and school rules
*Celebrations and traditions
*Sharing