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Kindergarten Curriculum
- Count by ones and tens to 100
- Read and write numbers to 20
- Count objects with one-to-one correspondence
- Represent a quantity of objects with a written number
- Compare groups of objects
- Compare written numbers
- Understand addition and subtraction concepts
- Solve addition and subtraction word problems
- Name numbers in multiple ways
- Find numbers that make 10
- Fluently add and subtract within 5
- Identify and create patterns
- Use place value with teen numbers
- Compare measurable attributes of objects
- Classify and sort objects
- Name the days of the week
- Identify, describe, and create two-dimensional shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle, square, hexagon)
- Identify, describe, and create three-dimensional shapes (sphere, cone, cylinder, rectangular prism, cube)
- Describe the location of objects using positional words
- Write routinely over short time frames
- Use drawings, dictating, and writing to create text
- Write informative pieces focused on one topic using details
- Write opinion pieces on a topic and support the opinion with reasons
- Write narrative pieces that describe real or imagined experiences and events
- Respond to literature
- Participate in research projects and gather information from sources
- Use digital tools to produce and publish writing
- Recount an experience by telling about the events in order and providing a reaction to what happened
- Apply conventions of grammar, capitalization (first word of sentence and I), end punctuation, and spelling
- Know 1:1 letter/sound correspondence
- Know common spellings for long and short vowel sounds
- Read high-frequency words
- Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying sounds of the letters that differ
Informational Text
- Identify the main idea, retell details, and make connections
- Identify title, author, and parts of text
- Ask and answer questions about unknown words
- Identify similarities and differences between two texts
Literature
- Retell stories and answer questions about text details
- Identify characters, setting, and major events in the story
- Name the author and illustrator and explain the role of each
- Ask and answer questions about unknown words
- Make connections between illustrations and the text
- Compare and contrast the experiences of characters in familiar stories
- Cooperation with others and competition against self
- Good sportsmanship
- Spatial and movement awareness
- Developmental movement skills
- Organized games and activities
- My role at home and school
- Community leaders and helpers
- Wants and needs
- Geography
- Holidays, customs, and traditions
- Important Americans
- Plants and animals
- Light and sound
- Sun, moon, and stars
- Participate in conversations with peers and adults
- Ask and answer questions
- Share stories, experiences, and interests
- Express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly
- Speak with appropriate English conventions
- View and discuss historic and contemporary works of art
- Identify and discuss subject matter in works of art
- Explore a variety of drawing and painting media
- Experiment with clay and a variety of sculptural media
- Introduction to artistic problem solving
- Share artwork with peers
- Speak, sing, whisper, shout
- Steady beat
- Fast/slow, loud/quiet, up/down, long/short
- Basic rhythm patterns using iconic notation
- Book care
- Choosing print and digital resources
- Understanding fiction and nonfiction
- Going places safely online