Kinder Info

Kindergarten has changed A LOT since I have been in kindergarten! I remember taking naps, learning my letters and sounds, and playing most of the day. Those days are long gone! The expectations have really been raised for our kindergartners. We expect students to come in knowing their letters and sounds, being able to rhyme, count to at least 10 and much more! However, don't worry if your child can't do some of these things! We will work on several skills throughout the school year. Florida has adapted the Common Core Standards for Math, Reading, and Writing. Florida still uses Sunshine State Standards for Science. All of the standards and expectations can be found online. I have typed up several (if not all) of the expectations kindergartners have. If you have any questions or concerns about a specific skill or expectation, please let me know!

Reading/Writing: 
            At the end of Kindergarten, students will be able to:

  • Identify all letters
  • Identify the sounds of letters
  • Write upper and lower case letters
  • Identify the concepts of print (title, author, words, letters, punctuation marks etc.)
  • Rhyming words
  • Break words into syllables
  • Isolate beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words
  • Name and identify long and short vowels
  • Read high frequency/sight words that have been taught
  • Read a DRA 4 (I will provide examples during conferences)
  • Identify the characters, setting, and major events in a story
  • Identify the roles of the author and illustrators
  • Compare stories
  • Spell simple words phonetically
  • Ask and answer questions about a story that has been read
  • Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text
  • Recognize the types of texts that have been introduced
  • Write multiple sentences with proper spacing, capitalization, punctuation, and meaningful content
  • Recognize appropriate uses for nouns and verbs and use singular and plural correctly
  • Use inflections and affixes correctly (-ed, -ing, un-, -pre-, etc.)
  • Write a narrative, explanatory/informative, and opinion pieces
  • Respond to questions in writing
  • Participate in shared research and writing projects

Math:
            At the end of Kindergarten, students will be able to: 
  • Count to 100 by ones and tens
  • Count on from a given number
  • Write numbers 0-20
  • Represent a number of objects with a written number and count to answer how many
  • Count with one number and one object at a time
  • Understand counting means one more
  • Identify if a group of objects is greater than, less than, or equal to another group
  • Compare two written numbers
  • Addition and subtraction words problems within 10
  • Take apart numbers to 10 in more than one way
  • Find the number to make 10 when given a number
  • Add and subtract fluently within 5
  • Put together and take apart numbers up to 19 ( 18=8+10 )
  • Understand the concept of tens and ones (place value)
  • Describe/compare/contrast measurable features of objects
  • Put objects into categories and sort those categories by count
  • Describe measurable attributes of objects 
  • Name shapes no matter the orientation
  • Use terms of position (below, beside, under, above, etc.)
  • Identify 2 and 3 dimensional shapes
  • Use language to describe shapes similarities and differences (corners, vertices, sides, etc.)
  • Create and model shapes in environment and in other shapes
  • Explain their thinking
  • Ask questions
  • Actively participate
  • Use math tools to solve problems
  • Share and compare solutions

Science:
            At the end of Kindergarten, students will be able to:

  • Use science tools properly
  • Collect and use data
  • Recognize that learning can come from careful observations
  • Make observations of the natural world
  • Recognize the five senses and related body parts
  • Sort objects by observable properties (shape, color, temperature, size, etc.)
  • Complete a whole class Science Fair/Stem Fair project
  • Recognize changes in matter (that the shape of a material can be changed by cutting, tearing, smashing, etc.)
  • Investigate that things move in different ways (fast, slow, etc.)
  • Observe that a push or pull can change the way an object is moving
  • Observe that things that make sound vibrate
  • Recognize how things move and how movement creates sound
  • Recognize that the Sun can only be seen during the day
  • Observe that sometimes the Moon can be seen at night and during the day
  • Recognize the difference between the day sky and night sky
  • Recognize the repeating pattern of day and night
  • Observe that things can be big and things can be small as seen from Earth
  • Observe that some objects are far away and some are nearby as seen from Earth
  • Explore the laws of gravity by investigating how objects are pulled toward the ground unless something holds them up
  • Recognize why gravity is important
  • Recognize how gravity affects objects
  • Observe plants and animals, describe how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and the things they do.
  • Recognize that some books and other media portray animals and plants with characteristics and behaviors they do not have in real life

Kindergarten Supply List

3 plastic folders with pockets
3 spiral one-subject notebook (red, yellow, green)
1 3-ring 1in Heavy Duty Binder with clear front view pocket
1 composition notebook
 1 pack of Post-It notes
2 pack of index cards
2 packs of #2 pencils
2 pack dry erase markers
1 pack of color markers
3 packs of crayons
2 bottles of Elmers glue
4 glue sticks
1 set of watercolors
1 pair of student scissors
1 zippered nylon supply pouch (3 ring)
1 box of band-aids
1 box of tissues
1 hand sanitizer
1 tub wet wipes (no bleach)

BY LAST NAME:
A-M: 1 pack of white dessert-size paper plates, 1 pack of dixie cups, 1 box of ziploc gallon bags
N-Z: 1 pack of large paper plates, 1 box of ziploc sandwich bags



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