Concepts of Print

• understand concepts of print (print carries the message)
  • Track print left to right
  • Understand one-to-one word correspondence

Phonological & Phonemic Awareness

• know alphabet letters and sounds
  • upper case
  • lower case
  • letter sounds
• blend Consonant Vowel Consonant (CVC) words

Phonics and Spelling

• hear sounds in words in correct order
  • beginning sounds
  • ending sounds
  • medial vowel
  • phoneme segmentation

Fluency

• read with automaticity, 25 high frequency sight words

Writing

• print all upper and lower case letters and numbers 0-9 with proper formation and spacing
• write name
  • first name

Kindergarten Mathematics Expectations

By the end of the year each student should be able to:

Number Sense & Operations Key

• recognize numbers to 30
  • 0-10
  • 10-20
  • 20-30
• write numbers to 30
  • 0-10
  • 10-20
  • 20-30
• understand addition with numbers 0-9
• understand subtraction with numbers 0-9
• know greater than, less than, or equal to when comparing sets or numbers

Patterns

• sort and classify objects by 1 characteristic (color, size, etc.)
• identify and continue a pattern (red/blue, red/blue, red...)

Geometry

• know and draw basic geometric shapes
  • circle
  • square
  • triangle
  • rectangle

Measurement

• identify and sort pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters as units of money
• name the days of the week in order
• understand comparing to objects or groups of objects
  • more and fewer
  • shorter and longer
  • heavier and lighter

Kindergarten Behavior Expectations

By the end of the year each student should be able to:

Oral Language

• listen attentively
• speak clearly and audibly with appropriate tone

Classroom Behaviors

• follow classroom procedures and rules
• follow school procedures and rules
• include others in learning and play activities
• demonstrate appropriate on-task behavior
  • at desk
  • at rug
  • at recess
  • return homework

Recess Behavior

• use equipment correctly
• keep snow and rocks on the ground
• wait for their turn to play on equipment