Below you will find a list of our Kindergarten competencies for SAU 15. Students will gradually be introduced to each concept and parents will see their report card change with each trimester as we make progress.
- Recognizes rhyming words
- Produces rhyming words
- Segments sounds in words
- Blends sounds in words
- Recognizes and names all uppercase letters
- Recognizes and names all lowercase letters
- Associates letter sounds to letters
- Reads kindergarten high frequency words
- Reads grade level texts
- Makes meaning of literary and informational text
- Composes writing to share opinions, information, and personal narratives
- Engages in collaborative discussion on grade level topics and text.
- Applies grade level phonics in writing
- Gathers information to answer questions
- Knows number names
- Counts to 100
- Writes numbers from 0 to 20
- Counts to tell the number of objects
- Compares numbers
- Uses objects to represent addition as putting together and adding to
- Uses objects to represent subtraction as taking apart and taking from
- Represents teen numbers using a ten and ones
- Compares measurable attributes such as length and weight
- Sorts objects and counts the number of objects in categories
- Identifies and describes shapes
- Uses smaller shapes to create a larger shape
- Communicates effectively with peers and adults
- Asks clarifying questions/for assistance as needed
- Participates meaningfully in classroom discussions
- Communicates understanding in multiple ways
- Produces legible work
- Perseveres in challenging situations
- Employs the engineering design process: Ask - Imagine - Plan - Create - Improve
- Works within the classroom community to accomplish common tasks