Kindergarten State Standards

Language Arts Standards

Reading Goal (R) – The student will draw upon a variety of strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate what he or she reads.

Reading Process and Comprehension

K-R1

The student will integrate various cues and strategies to comprehend what he or she reads.

K-R1.1

1. Demonstrate an interest in reading-related activities such as looking at books during free-choice

time, talking about books, and recalling details by looking at pictures.

K-R1.2

2. Demonstrate the ability to explore books independently.

K-R1.3

3. Demonstrate an understanding of the association between spoken and written words.

K-R1.4

4. Continue making connections to prior knowledge, other texts, and the world in response to

texts read aloud.

K-R1.5

5. Begin identifying the title and author of a text.

K-R1.6

6. Demonstrate the ability to retell stories.

K-R1.7

7. Continue recalling details in texts read aloud.

K-R1.8

8. Continue asking and answering questions about texts read aloud.

K-R1.9

9. Demonstrate the ability to use pictures and words to make predictions about stories read aloud or in predictable books read independently.

K-R1.10

10. Begin drawing conclusions and making references.

K-R1.11

11. Demonstrate the ability to respond to texts through a variety of methods such as creative

dramatics, writing, graphic art.

ANALYSIS OF TEXT

K-R2

The student will use a knowledge of the purposes, structures, and elements of writing to analyze and interpret various types of texts.

K-R2.1

1. Demonstrate the ability to identify characters and setting in a story read aloud.

PHONICS AND WORD STUDY

K-R3

The student will use a knowledge of graphophonics and word analysis to read and determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

K-R3.1

1. Demonstrate the ability to recognize environmental print such as school and classroom labels.

K-R3.2

2. Demonstrate the ability to recognize some high-frequency words.

K-R3.3

3. Demonstrate ability to understand how print is organized and read, using concepts about print.

K-R3.4

4. Demonstrate the ability to identify places where words are found, such as books, magazines,

newspapers, and the internet.

K-R3.5

5. Continue recognizing that words are made up of letters and that letters make sounds.

K-R3.6

6. Demonstrate the ability to recognize letter patterns in words.

K-R3.7

7. Demonstrate the ability to identify rhyming words.

K-R3.8

8. Demonstrate the ability to identify and sort words by category and sound.

K-R3.9

9. Demonstrate ability to recognize and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

K-R3.10

10. Demonstrate the ability to identify the beginning letter/sounds in single-syllable words; begin

identifying the ending letter/sounds in single-syllable words.

K-R3.11

11. Demonstrate the ability to blend sounds to make words.

Writing Goal (W) – The student will write for different audiences and purposes.

The Writing Process

K-W1

The student will apply a process approach to writing.

K-W1.1

1. Continue choosing topics and generating ideas about which to write.

K-W1.2

2. Demonstrate the ability to write using a variety of formats.

KW1.2.1

1. Demonstrate the ability to use pictures, oral language, and/or letters to create stories about experiences, people, objects, and events.

WRITING PURPOSES

K-W2

The students will write for a variety of purposes.

K-W2.1

1. Demonstrate ability to use oral language, draw pictures, and/or use letters to explain and inform.

RESPONDING TO TEXTS

K-W3

The student will respond to texts written by others.

K-W3.1

1. Demonstrate the ability to respond to texts read aloud by conversing with others, drawing

pictures, and writing letters or words

K-W3.2

2. Begin using literary models to develop his or her own writing.

LEGIBILITY

K-W4

The student will create legible texts.

K-W4.1

1. Demonstrate the ability to copy or print letters and words, including his or her name.

POPCORN WORDS

I

see

me

have

are

a

and

the

play

here

to

like

said

she

in

go

can

is

look

it

my

at

for

he

you

Mathematical Processes

Standard K-1: The student will have a basic understanding of the mathematical processes of problem solving, reasoning and proof, communication, connections, and representation.

Indicators

K-1.1 Apply substantive mathematical problem-solving strategies.

K-1.2 Generate conjectures and exchange mathematical ideas.

K-1.3 Explain and justify answers to simple problems.

K-1.4 Analyze patterns by reasoning systematically.

K-1.5 Generalize mathematical concepts.

K-1.6 Use a variety of forms of mathematical communication.

K-1.7 Generalize connections among mathematics, the environment, and other subjects.

K-1.8 Use multiple informal representations to convey mathematical ideas.

Number and Operations

Standard K-2: The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes an emerging sense of quantity and numeral relationships, sets, and place values.

Indicators

K-2.1 Recall numbers, counting forward through 99 and backward from 10.

K-2.2 Translate between numeral and quantity through 31.

K-2.3 Compare sets of no more than 31 objects by using the terms more than, less than, and the same as.

K-2.4 Represent simple joining and separating situations through 10.

K-2.5 Understand that addition results in increase and subtraction results in decrease.

K-2.6 Analyze the magnitude of digits through 99 on the basis of their place values.

K-2.7 Represent the place value of each digit in a two-digit whole number.

K-2.8 Identify ordinal positions through 31st.

Algebra

Standard K-3: The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes an emerging sense of repeating and growing patterns and classification based on attributes.

Indicators

K-3.1 Identify simple growing patterns.

K-3.2 Analyze simple repeating and growing relationships to extend patterns.

K-3.3 Translate simple repeating and growing patterns into rules.

K-3.4 Classify objects according to one or more attributes such as color, size, shape, and thickness.

Geometry

Standard K-4: The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes an emerging sense of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and relative positions in space.

Indicators

K-4.1 Identify the two-dimensional shapes square, circle, triangle, and rectangle and the three-dimensional shapes cube, sphere, and cylinder.

K-4.2 Represent two-dimensional geometric shapes.

K-4.3 Use the positional words near, far, below, above, beside, next to, across from, and between to describe the location of an object.

K-4.4 Use the directional words left and right to describe movement.

Measurement

Standard K-5: The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes an emerging sense of coin values and the measurement concepts of length, weight, time, and temperature.

Indicators

K-5.1 Identify a penny, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, and a dollar and the value of each.

K-5.2 Compare the lengths of two objects, both directly and indirectly, to order objects according to length.

K-5.3 Use nonstandard units to explore the measurement concepts of length and weight.

K-5.4 Identify rulers, yardsticks, and tape measures as devices used to measure length; scales and balances as devices used to measure weight; calendars and analog and digital clocks as devices used to measure time; and digital and standard thermometers as devices used to measure temperature.

Use a calendar to identify dates, days of the week, and months of the year.

K-5.8 Recall equivalencies associated with time: 7 days = 1 week and 12 months = 1 year.

K-5.5 Understand which measure—length, weight, time, or temperature—is appropriate for a given situation.

K-5.6 Use analog and digital clocks to tell time to the hour.

K-5.7

Data Analysis and Probability

Standard K-6: The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes an emerging sense of organizing and interpret data.

Indicators

K-6.1 Organize data in graphic displays in the form of drawings and pictures.

K-6.2 Interpret data in graphic displays in the form of drawings and pictures.

KINDERGARTEN - Science

Scientific Inquiry

Standard K-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry, including the processes,

skills, and mathematical thinking necessary to conduct a simple scientific investigation.

K-1.1 Identify observed objects or events by using the senses.

K-1.2 Use tools (including magnifiers and eyedroppers) safely, accurately, and appropriately when gathering

specific data.

K-1.3 Predict and explain information or events based on observation or previous experience.

K-1.4 Compare objects by using nonstandard units of measurement.

K-1.5 Use appropriate safety procedures when conducting investigations.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ORGANISMS (LIFE SCIENCE)

Standard K-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of characteristics of organisms.

K-2.1 Recognize what organisms need to stay alive (including air, water, food, and shelter).

K-2.2 Identify examples of organisms and nonliving things.

K-2.3 Match parents with their offspring to show that plants and animals closely resemble their parents.

K-2.4 Compare individual examples of a particular type of plant or animal to determine that there are

differences among individuals.

K-2.5 Recognize that all organisms go through stages of growth and change called life cycles.

MY BODY (LIFE SCIENCE)

Standard K-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the distinct structures of human body

and the different functions they serve.

K-3.1 Identify the distinct structures in the human body that are for walking, holding, touching,

seeing, smelling, hearing, talking, and tasting.

K-3.2 Identify the functions of the sensory organs (including the eyes, nose, ears, tongue, and skin).

SEASONAL CHANGES (EARTH SCIENCE)

Standard K-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of seasonal weather changes.

K-4.1 Identify weather changes that occur from day to day.

K-4.2 Compare the weather patterns that occur from season to season.

K-4.3 Summarize ways that the seasons affect plants and animals.

EXPLORING MATTER (PHYSICAL SCIENCE)

Standard K-5: The student will demonstrate the understanding that objects can be described by their observable properties.

K-5.1 Classify objects by observable properties (including size, color, shape, magnetic attraction,

heaviness, texture, and the ability to float in water).

K-5.2 Compare the properties of different types of materials (including wood, plastic, metal, cloth, and paper)

from which objects are made.

Process Skills

Observe – to watch, pay attention to, to notice, to use one or more of the senses to learn a fact, NOT an interpretation or an explanation

Communicate – to share or exchange information from one person to another, explain information using drawings, tables, graphs, and written or oral language

Classify – to put into groups with common properties:

1. Compare to find likenesses and differences

2. Organize common characteristics

3. Group

4. Label

Experiment – a test made to find out something, an activity that can be done (inquiry) to test a prediction

Measure – to find the size, amount, or weight of something using standard and/or nonstandard units, measurements are quantitative (number is involved)

Predict – to make a guess about what you think will happen, an educated guess about what will happen in the future

Kindergarten – Social Studies Standards

Introduction to Social Studies

I. Time, Continuity, and Change: History

SS I A

A. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER NOW AND IN THE PAST.

SS I A 1

1. Discuss personal changes over time such as those related to physical growth and personal

interests.

SS I A 2

2. Describe personal connections to place, especially place as associated with immediate

surroundings.

II. Power, Authority, & Governance: Government/Political Science

SS II A

A. Demonstrate an understanding of authority.

SS II A 1

1. Explain the purposes of rules and laws and the consequences of breaking them.

SS II A 2

2. State sources of power and authority in your family and school.

SS II B

B. Identify key figures, symbols, and events in the foundations of American democracy.

SS II B 1

1. Name historical figures, events, and national symbols that exemplify values and principles of

American democracy.

SS II C

C. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the responsible citizen in American democracy.

SS II C 1

1. Identify what it means to be a citizen.

SS II C 2

2. Demonstrate the ability to work with others.

SS II C 3

3. Understand and exhibit the concept of compromise.

SS II C 4

4. Demonstrate empathy & caring for others, respecting rights & cultural diversity of others.

III. People, Places, and Environments: Geography

S III A

A. Demonstrate an understanding of the world in spatial terms.

S III A 1

1. Identify the purposes and characteristics of maps, globes, and graphs.

S III A 2

2. Locate places within his or her community and in nearby communities.

S III B

B. Demonstrate an understanding of places.

S III B 1

1. Compare & contrast the characteristics of the environment made by nature & made by

humans.

S III C

C. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of human systems on Earth.

S III C 1

1. Discuss how various people earn their livings.

S III C 2

2. Identify similarities and differences in the customs, patterns, and cultures of various

regions.

S III D

D. Demonstrate an understanding of interactions between the environment and society.

S III D 1

1. Explain ways people depend on the environment.

S III D 2

2. Name ways people change, care for, and endanger their environment.

IV. Production, Distribution, and Consumption: Economics

SS IV A

A. Demonstrate an understanding of how choice impacts personal economics.

SS IV A 1

1. Explain how families and communities work together to meet basic needs and wants and deal with availability of goods and services.

SS IV B

B. Demonstrate an understanding of businesses in the community.

SS IV B 1

1. Give examples of people acting as consumers and producers.

SS IV C

C. Demonstrate an understanding of the world of work.

SS IV C 1

1. Name a variety of jobs.

SS IV C 2

2. State how people live and work together in a family.

SS IV C 3

3. Describe the role of the workers in the community and the tools each worker needs to

accomplish his or her task.