Here are some of the report card expectations for kindergarten by semester.
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By the end of the first semester (December) all kindergarten students should be able to independently do the following things:
Identify at least 41-47 upper and lowercase letters combined.
Read at least 15-59 sight words from the word list provided
Produce at least 16-27 letter sounds (in random order).
Read a level B book with very little assistance.
Write a simple sentence independently with sight words written correctly and beginning sounds used for unknown words.
Participate in shared research projects and writing projects.
Use complete sentences to discuss texts and topics.
Writes first name without a model and with correct formation
By the end of the second semester (beginning of June) all kindergarten students should be able to independently do the following things:
Identify at least 48 letters (upper and lowercase combined)
Read at least 60 words from the word lists
Produce at least 28 letter sounds.
Read a level D book with little assistance.
Write at least 3 sentences focusing on one topic. Word wall words are used correctly and many words are spelled with the correct beginning, middle, and ending sound.
Participate in shared research projects, participates in collaborative conversations, asks and answers questions about grade level topics, and uses complete sentences to discuss.
Write first name without a model and with correct formation.
Write at least 48 upper and lowercase letters combined correctly and without a model.
By the end of the first semester (December) all kindergarten students should be able to independently do the following things:
Count to 20 by 1's.
Write numbers 0-10
Correctly count at least 10 objects.
Recognize, state, and write the numbers 0-10 out of order.
Identify a circle, square, triangle, rectangle, and hexagon.
Use the words greater than, less than, or equal to when comparing two groups of objects.
By the end of the second semester (beginning of June) all kindergarten students should be able to independently do the following things:
Count to 100 by 1's and 10's.
Correctly count at least 20 objects.
Write numbers 0-20 neatly and correctly
Recognize and state the numbers 0-20 out of order.
Use the words greater than, less than, or equal to when comparing two groups of objects.
Solve word problems similar to the ones below:
"I have 8 cats and 11 dogs, how many do I have in all?"
"I have 10 flowers. Some are green and some are orange. How many flowers are green and how many are orange? For example, 8 can be green and 2 can be orange."
"I have 9 cookies. I ate 3 of them. How many do I have left?"
Decompose numbers in 10s and 1s. For example: 19 is 1 set of 10 and 9 ones.
Add and subtract numbers to 10
Identify both 2D and 3D shapes and tell me how they are alike or different. For example: A cube like a square because they both have flat sides.
Identify longer, shorter, and equal when measuring.
Sort objects and count by 2 or more attributes.