By the end of kindergarten, students are expected to be within the Emergent level on the continuum of skills and competencies. At the Emergent level, students will be able to:

Reading

• Show an understanding of proper book handling and concepts about print (front and back of book, title, author, text reads from left to right).

• Apply phonemic awareness through rhyming, blending, segmenting, and letter/sound recognition, substitute individual sounds in simple words.

• Identify all letters and their sounds.

• Recognize several well-known sight words.

• Become familiar with stories, nursery rhymes, poetry, songs and concept books.

• Tell about settings, events and characters in stories.

• Show interest in reading and becoming a reader.

• Read emergent level texts.

Writing

• Write opinions, personal narratives and informational pieces using pictures, words and sentences.

• Write a complete sentence.

• Begin to form letters correctly with prompting.

• Use beginning, middle and ending sounds to represent words.

• Show willingness to take risks in writing.

• Speaking, Listening and Viewing

• Demonstrate appropriate listening behavior (wait turn, look at speaker and ask appropriate questions).

• Express ideas and experiences orally.

Counting and Cardinality 

• Count by 1s to 100 and count forward from any given number. 

• Count by 10s to 100. • Recognize numerals 0-30 in random order. 

• Count to answer “how many?” questions when given a number from 1-20. 

• Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than or equal to another group of objects. 

• Compare two written numbers between 1 and 10. 

Operations and Algebraic Thinking 

• Add and subtract problems up to 10 objects using objects, drawings, fingers, or equations. 

• Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way (e.g. 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1). 

• For any number from 1-9, find the number that equals 10 when added to the given number and record the answer with a drawing or equation. 

• Fluently add and subtract up to 5. 

Numbers and Operations in Base Ten 

• Compose and decompose numbers from 11-19 into a group of ten and the remaining ones (e.g. 18 = 10 + 8). 

Measurement and Data 

• Compare length, weight, and height of a single object and compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common. 

• Classify objects into given categories; count objects and sort categories. 

Geometry 

• Describe the relative positions of objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to. 

• Correctly name and describe shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, cube, cone, cylinder, rhombus, and sphere) regardless of orientation or size. 

• Identify shapes as two-dimensional (flat) or three-dimensional (solid); analyze and compare two and three dimensional shapes describing their similarities, differences, and other attributes.

• Model shapes in the world by building and drawing. 

• Join simple shapes to form larger shapes.

Students will:

Process Skills

• Use the process skills of observing, questioning, and measuring.

• Communicate findings of observations.

Motion: Pushes and Pulls

• Compare the position of an object to other objects and describe the motion of an object.

• Observe how objects fall toward the earth.

• Demonstrate pushes and pulls and observe how shape, size and weight can affect motion.

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their Environment

• Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

• Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

• Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

• Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

Weather and Climate

• Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

• Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

• Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

• Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

In each of the following areas, students will: 

History 

• Develop an awareness of time using a daily schedule and calendar. 

• Construct a narrative or timeline of their personal histories. 

• Describe ways people learn about the past. 

Geography 

• Be introduced to maps and globes. 

• Identify important places in the immediate environment. 

• Describe ways people use the environment to meet their needs and wants. 

Civics and Government 

• Identify our country’s flag as an important symbol of the United States. 

• Identify rules at school; describe the need for rules and the consequences of not having rules. 

• Recognize individual responsibility. 

• Develop an awareness of conflict and how to solve conflicts appropriately. 

Economics 

• Understand the difference between wants and needs. 

• Learn about why people work and the different kinds of jobs people do. 

• Be aware of types of goods and services. 

Public Discourse/Decision Making/Citizen Involvement 

• Identify classroom issues, compare viewpoints, and express a position on the issue. 

• Participate in projects to help or inform others.