Xelindrya
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Holy Cramolies! Kindergarten is TOUGH - Criteria
Here I thought it was just ABCs and 123s
My god looking at this list and knowing I have 2yrs to get her to this point seems daunting!
Language Arts
Expectations at School
During Kindergarten, students will:
Listen and respond to stories, rhymes, conversations, discussions, and one and two-step instructions.
Know that print is read and written left to right and top to bottom.
Understand that written words are a sequence of letters separated by spaces.
Name, identify, and write letters of the alphabet and know the difference between capital and lowercase letters.
Recognize that different parts of a book offer information (For example: cover, title page, and table of contents).
Understand simple story structure.
Distinguish fiction from nonfiction, fact from fantasy.
Understand that written words are made of letters that stand for sounds.
Understand that spoken sentences are made of individual words.
Identify the first and last sounds of spoken words.
Identify, separate, and combine syllables within spoken words by clapping syllables or by moving objects to represent syllables.
Make rhyming words and tell rhyming words from non-rhyming words.
Break down one-syllable words into separate sounds, clearly saying beginning, middle, and final sounds.
Talk about meanings of words and learn new words through classroom experiences
Show their understanding of a story by retelling the important events in the story in order or by acting out the story.
Recognize a core of high frequency words.
Participate actively when predictable and familiar books are read aloud.
Use correct pencil grip, paper position, and beginning stroke to develop printing skills.
Use sounds of letters to write their first and last names and write to messages.
Think of ideas before writing, and write to record ideas and thoughts.
Use computers to write their own stories.
Mathematics
Expectations at School
During Kindergarten, students will:
Count to 100.
Describe sizes of sets using one-to-one correspondence and language such as more than, same number as, two less, or one more
Represent quantities through 10 in written form
Identify whole and half using models and pictures
Show and create simple addition and subtraction in real-life situations, using objects
Identify patterns, add to them, and create new ones
Describe, identify, sort and arrange items by traits or by category.
Describe and compare circles, triangles, and rectangles including squares
Recognize geometric shapes in real-life objects
Make and use graphs of real objects or pictures to answer questions
Read a calendar, using days, weeks, and months
Compare and order objects according to length, weight, and capacity
Compare and order events or situations according to time and temperature
Describe the order of events or objects, using words such as first, second, before, after, and between
Communicate about mathematical observations using objects, words, pictures, and number
Solve problems connected to things that happen in everyday life
Science
Expectations at School
In Kindergarten, your child will:
Safety
Demonstrate safe practices at home and school
Use and conserve resources and materials
Use of Scientific Tools
Use the senses as tools of observation
Use the following tools to extend the senses: hand lenses, balances, cups, bowls, and computers
Scientific Inquiry Methods and Critical Thinking
Ask questions and base observations on information
Plan and conduct simple investigations
Justify merits of decisions
Explain a problem and propose a solution
Life Science
Sort organisms and objects into groups
Describe characteristics of organisms
Record observations about plant parts and animal parts
Observe and identify patterns of growth
Identify basic needs of organisms
Give examples of how organisms depend on each other
Identify ways Earth provides resources for life
Identify and group organisms and objects as living or nonliving
Observe and record stages in life cycles
Earth Science
Observe and describe properties of rocks, soil and water and give examples of how they are useful
Observe and identify patterns including seasons and day and night
Physical Science
Describe properties of objects
Observe, describe, and record changes in size, mass, color, position, quantity, time, temperature, sound, and movement
Identify that heat causes change, and compare objects according to temperature
Social Studies
Expectations at School
During Kindergarten, students will
Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences.
Obtain information about a topic using oral sources (conversations, interviews) and using visual sources (pictures, symbols, maps).
Identify self by name, address, telephone number, and birthday.
Identify family members, customs, and traditions.
Place events in order of time (first, next, last).
Use terms to describe location (over, under, near).
Distinguish between land and water on a globe or map.
Locate & describe the relative location of places.
Explain how basic human needs (food, clothing, shelter) can be met.
Identify rules in the home and school and the reasons for having them.
Identify American symbols, customs and patriotic celebrations such as the flag, voting, and Independence Day (July 4th).
Identify ways technology is used in the home and school.
Identify similarities and differences between people.
Identify authority figures in the home, school, and community.
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