K teachers : Ms. Kirk, Mrs. Holiday, Mrs. Loker, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Jones

Kindergarten Expectations:

By the end of the kindergarten year, your child should be able to demonstrate the following skills consistently and independently.

• Recognize 26 upper and lower-case letters
• Identify & produce 26 letter sounds
• Identify beginning, ending, and middle sounds of words
• Identify 31 high frequency words in print and in isolation
• Recognize & create rhyming words
• Answer “wh” questions about stories read to them :  who, what, where, when, why, and how
• Identify important topics in non-fiction selections

• Write first and last name legibly
• Write 26 upper and lower-case letters legibly
• Writes two to three sentences on a self-selected topic or a teacher prompt.
• Write all 31 high frequency words

• Display basic calendar skills
• Rote count to 100
• Count up to 15 objects using 1-to-1 correspondence
• Write and identify numbers up to 15
• Identify one more/ one less
• Compare sets of objects to identify more/ less/ same.

• Raise hand for help
• Wait turn
• Share teacher and objects
• Bathroom independence
• Follow daily routines (For example:  unpacking/ packing up personal belongings; cleaning up after activities)
• Zip, tie, snap—coats, pants, shoes