Kindergarten Math Curriculum Framework
Counting & Cardinality Count to 100 by ones and tens.
- Count on from a number other than one.
- Write numbers 0 to 20 to tell how many.
- Count objects by touching each one once.
- Tell how many by saying the last number counted.
- Tell one more or one less than the number of objects I count.
- Count a group of objects up to 20 no matter how they are laid out.
- Compare objects in two groups and say which is more, less or equal.
- Compare two written numbers between 1 and 10.
Operations & Algebraic Thinking
- Add and subtract numbers and tell how I found my answer.
- Solve word problems by adding and subtracting.
- Group numbers in different pairs and write the equations.
- Add two numbers to make 10 using objects or pictures.
- Subtract numbers from 10 using objects or pictures.
- Say my math facts that equal 5.
Numbers & Operations: Base Ten
- Use tens and ones to describe teen numbers (11-19)
Measurement & Data
- Measure an object using both length and weight.
- Compare two objects and say which is more or less.
- Sort objects into groups and count how many is in each group.
Geometry
- Find and name shapes around me.
- Use words like “above,” “below,” “in front,” “behind,” to show where objects are.
- Name shapes. (2-dimensional and 3-dimensional).
- Sort “flat” shapes (2-D) and solid shapes (3-D shapes).
- Say how shapes are alike and different.
- Build and draw shapes.
- Combine shapes to make bigger, different shapes.
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Kindergarten Literacy Curriculum Framework
Literature
- Retell a story including naming the characters and where the story happens.
- Tell what authors and illustrators do.
- Raise my hand to talk about a book we read.
Informational Text
- Talk about a nonfiction book with details.
- Name the parts of a book (front cover, back cover, title page).
- Raise my hand to talk about a nonfiction book.
Foundational Skills
- Read words in the right order. (left to right, top to bottom, page to page).
- Name all uppercase letters.
- Name all lowercase letters.
- Make and recognize rhyming words.
- Count and name syllables.
- Put sounds together to make a word.
- Name the beginning sound in a word.
- Name the middle sound in a word.
- Name the ending sound in a word.
- Read words by making letter sounds.
- Make both sounds for each vowel.
- Read sight words.
- Read a Kindergarten book.
Speaking & Listening
- Wait my turn when talking with others.
- Ask for help when I don't understand something.
- Talk about people, places and things with details.
- Use pictures to add details to my thoughts.
Writing
- Write and draw about things I like or dislike.
- Write and draw about things I know.
- Write a story in sequential order.
- With help, I can add details to make my writing better.
- Read and listen to many books about the same thing and share my opinion about them.
Language
- Make uppercase letters.
- Make lowercase letters.
- Use complete sentences.
- Capitalize the first word in a sentence.
- Tell what a period is and where it goes in a sentence.
- Tell what a question mark is and where it goes in a sentence.
- Spell using the sounds I hear in a word.
- Sort objects into categories (e.g. shapes, foods).
- Recognize opposites.
- Act out action words.
- Repeat and use new words I learn.
Kindergarten Curriculum Resources
Kindergarten Instructional Practices
- Whole group shared reading and math instruction
- Small group and one-on-one instruction
- Literacy and math learning stations
- Technology: Promethean Board, iPads, computers
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Summer Reading Suggestions for Kids Going Into First Grade
Caldecott Winners and Honor Books
- Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
- More, More, More Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams
- Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
- Swimmy by Leo Lionni
- Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Folktales and Fairy Tales
- Chicken Little by Steven Kellogg
- Cinderella by Marcia Brown
- The Hare and the Tortoise by Brian Wildsmith
- Henny Penny by H. Werner Zimmermann
- The Little Red Hen by Margot Zemach
- The Three Bears by Paul Galdone
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Peter Christen Asbjornsen
- Three Little Pigs by James Marshall
- The Three Little Pigs by Rodney Peppé
- The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen
Other Fiction Stories
- Frog and Toad Series
- Fly Guy Series
- Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog by Cynthia Rylant
- Jon Scieszka's Trucktown Series
Nonfiction Books
- Any nonfiction books at your child's level are great for summer reading
On-Line Resources for Parents and Students