Kindergarten

  • Patterns and classification
    • Be able to group objects into groups (of color, shape, size, etc.)
      • Identify and continue simple repeating patterns
  • Numbers and Number Theory
    • Count and write numerals from 1 to 31
      • Count 1-10 backwards
      • Count to 10 by 2’s
      • Count to 50 by 5’s and 10’s
    • Understand one-to-one correspondence (i.e. amount in a set)
    • Identify ordinal positions from 1st to 5th
    • Given a number, identify one more, and one less
    • Understand ½
  • Operations
    • Add and subtract from 1 to 10
      • Know plus and minus
      • Invent and solve simple story problems
      • Make and interpret simple pictorial graph
  • Money and Measurement
    • Recognize: pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
    • Recognize: dollar and cent symbols
    • Measurements of:
      • weight (heavier than, and lighter than)
      • length (longer than, shorter than)
      • Capacity (more full, less full)
    • Know what a thermometer is and what it measures
    • Understand “hotter” and “colder”
    • Tell time to the hour
    • Know the days of the week in order
    • Understand: yesterdat, today, tommorow
  • Geometry
    • Orientation
      • left/right, open/closed, over/under, etc.
    • Identify: square, rectangle, triangle, and circle