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Reading
The student…
• recognizes letters of the alphabet
• associates sounds with letters of the alphabet
• understands basic phonological/phonetic principles (ex., knows rhyming words, knows words that have the same initial and final sounds and
• blends individual sounds into words
• understands how print is organized and read (ex., locating print on a page, matching the print to speech, knowing parts of a book, reading from top-to-bottom and left-to-right and sweeping back to left for the next line
• uses a variety of sources to build vocabulary (ex., word walls, other people and life experiences)
• develops vocabulary by discussing characters and events from a story
• uses strategies to comprehend text (ex., retelling, discussing, asking questions, using illustrations and sequences of events)
• knows the main idea or essential message from a read-aloud story or informational piece
• selects materials to read for pleasure
Mathematics
Number Sense
The student…
• counts, reads and writes numerals to 10 or more and counts backwards from 10 to 1
• knows that cardinal numbers indicate quantity and ordinal numbers indicate position
• uses language such as before or after to describe relative position in a sequence of whole numbers
• compares 2 or more sets (up to 10) and identifies which set is equal to, more than or less than.
• uses concrete materials to represent whole number and fractional parts of a whole (ex., one-half and one-fourth)
• counts orally by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s using concrete materials, pictures and hundred chart to show the concept of numbers
• demonstrates and describes the effect of putting together and taking apart sets of objects
• creates, acts out with objects, and solves number problems
• estimates the number in a set and verifies by counting
• builds models to show that numbers are odd or even
Measurements
The student…
• measures and communicates length, distance and weight of objects using nonstandard, concrete materials
• describes the concepts of time, temperature and capacity
• uses direct and indirect comparison to sort and order objects
• uses uniform, nonstandard units to estimate and verify by measuring length and width of common classroom objects
• knows and compares the value of a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter
• knows measurement tools and uses them for length, weight, capacity and time
Geometry
The student…
• knows and sorts 2-dimensional shapes (ex., circles, squares and triangles) and 3-dimensional objects (ex., cubes and cones)
• recognizes and creates symmetrical figures
• knows the attributes of circles, squares, triangles and rectangles
Algebraic Thinking
The student…
• identifies simple patterns of sounds, physical movement and concrete objects
• classifies and sorts objects by color, shape, size, kind and which do not belong in a group
• predicts, extends and creates patterns
• knows that symbols can be used to represent missing or unknown quantities (ex., fill in the missing number in 5, 6, _ , 8)
Data Analysis & Probability
• The student…
• knows how to display answers to simple questions involving two categories or choices using concrete materials or pictures on a graph or chart
• interprets data in pictorial or concrete materials (ex., pictures on a graph or chart)
• interprets data in pictorial or concrete graphs
• uses concrete materials, pictures or graphs to show range and mode
• knows if a given event is more likely, equally likely, or less likely to occur
Science/Social Studies
*Knows that learning can come from careful observation
*Recognizes the five senses and related body parts
*Identifies the difference between living and non-living organisms
*Observes that all plants and animals need the basic necessities of air, water, food
*Sorts objects by observable properties
*Identifies forms of energy
*Getting to know each other
*Rules and responsibilities
*Getting to know my school
*Family
*Our Community/Celebrations and Traditions
*Famous American Holidays
*Cultural Awareness/Appreciation
*Our Place in this World
*Florida
*United States
*The World
School to Home Connection – How to Help Your Kindergartner at Home!
Language Arts
•Make flash cards for upper- and lower-case letters and practice them
•Have your child identify letters and sounds in everyday objects.
•Talk, sing, listen and read to your child every day.
•Let your child play with magnetic letter on the refrigerator. Have them say the letter sound. If they get it correct put the letter on the refrigerator. If they miss the sound, place the letter in a bag or container and try again!
•Write a note each day to put in your child’s lunch box or on your child’s pillow.
•Read a nursery rhyme. Reread leaving out the last word of every other line of the rhyme for your child to say.
Math
•Allow your child to apply math skills during grocery shopping. Let them sort the groceries before putting them away (canned goods, boxes or items that need refrigeration).
•Have a bag of various objects. Have your child sort by size, then shape, color, texture, etc.
•Practice counting orally to 100 by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s using a hundred chart.
•Let your child play with various counters and have them sort by size, color, etc.
•Have your child identify shapes in everyday objects.
Science/Social Studies
*Help you child become familiar with the globe and maps
*Explore various animal species
*Explore the solar system
*Help you child become familiar with the five senses and body parts
* Help your child become aware of basic necessessities for life for plants, animals, and humans
* Review the importance of following rules and safety protocols at home and school
*Review how to practice manners and respect for personal space
*Help your child understand their value and role as a member of your family, their class and school family, and as a member of our community
*Help you child understand empathy and tolerance for those who are different
School Supplies
1 Backpack (no wheels and big enough for a 1 inch binder), label with child’s name
1 Pair of headphones that fit iPads (not earbuds)
2 plastic flexible solid colored folders with pockets
2 Boxes of Ticonderoga brand pencils- 12 count
4 Boxes of Crayola Crayons – 24 count
2 Packs of 4 Elmer's glue sticks
1 Pack black Expo dry erase markers
1 pair of kid's blunt tipped scissors
1 Box unscented baby wet wipes (boys) or hand sanitizer (girls) (unscented)
1 Box facial tissue (no smell & no lotion due to allergies)
1 Box of Ziploc quart size slider baggies (boys) or gallon slider size Ziploc baggies (girls)
Wish List:
1 Box Crayola classic colors markers – 10 count
Clorox or Lysol disinfecting wipes
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