Kindergarten Goals

*Recognize and write the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase letters (in

in random order.)

*Recite the alphabet in order.

*Know the appropriate sound for each letter of the alphabet.

*Able to blend consonant--vowel---consonant sounds orally to make words.

( h--a--t = hat m--e--n = men)

*Listen attentively to a story.

*Demonstrate left to right sweep and top to bottom order.

*Participate in a group setting using songs, rhymes, discussions and

conversation.

*Develop reading readiness skills such as cutting, pasting, coloring, holding a

pencil correctly, and tracing.

*Recognize the 8 basic colors and color words (red, yellow, blue, green, orange,

purple, black and brown.

*Retell a story using details.

*Recognize rhyming words.

*Write first and last name.

*Show the spacing between words.

*Know the functions of an author and illustrator.

*Understand simple story structure (beginning, middle and end.)

*Distinguish between fiction and nonfiction.

*Follow directions in a group setting.

*Participate in listening and comprehension activities.

*Use positional words (in, on, under)

*Share information and ideas.

*Dictate stories from lessons and personal experiences.

*Count orally by ones, fives, and tens.

*Make sets 0-20

*Demonstrate one to one correspondence (point to each object as it is

counted)

*Recognize and write numerals 1-20.

*Name ordinal numbers first through sixth.

*Demonstrate addition and subtraction facts to five using manipulative

objects.

*Use nonstandard objects to measure length, volume, and weight.

*Tell time on the hour.

*Identify and classify geometric shapes (circles, triangle, square, rectangle, cube, cone, cylinder and sphere)

*Identify, describe, and extend a pattern of three objects.

*Demonstrate knowledge of position and comparison terms (above, below,

more, less, top, bottom, before, after, middle, left, right, same, different,

shorter.)

*Participate in graphing activities to gather information.

*Sort and classify objects using one or more attributes.

*Recite the days of the week and months of the year in order.

* Weather

* Insects

*Habitats

*Plants

Social Studies

*All About Me

*Communities

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