Is your child learning the kindergarten benchmarks to get him or her ready for first grade? These are some academic skills that your child needs to master, in Kindergarten, in order to be successful entering first grade.
Retells sequence of events in a story (6 parts)
Identifies names of letters in random order
Produces sounds of consonant letters
Hears identical beginning sounds
Produces and hears rhyming words
Demonstrates knowledge of vowel sounds
Prints first and last name
Prints all uppercase and lowercase letters
Begins to write using letters, sounds, and words and can use inventive spelling
Identifies seven basic 2-D shapes
Identifies four basic 3-D shapes
Constructs a 3 part pattern
Adds sets of numbers with a sum no greater than 10
Subtracts sets of numbers with the difference no greater than 10
Compares sets using greater than, less than, or equal
Recites full name (First, middle, last)
Controls a pencil/scissor
If you have any questions regarding these benchmarks, please contact myself or Dan Miller by phone or email. Thank you!