Curriculum+Goals

 //The following are common curriculum goals for kindergarten students. //

__**Language Arts **__
 * Identifies front, back, title, and author of a book.
 * Demonstrates top to bottom, left to right progression
 * Distinguishes letters from words and words from sentences
 * Identifies all uppercase and lowercase letters
 * Demonstrates knowledge of beginning sounds by printing correct letter symbols with corresponding pictures
 * Orally tells what sound is heard at the beginning and ending of words
 * Blends CVC sounds aloud to make a word
 * Rhymes
 * Count the number of sounds in a syllable and the number of syllables in a word
 * Reads one syllable ands common words by sight such as "the", "I", "is"
 * Makes predictions
 * Demonstrates comprehension of stories by orally retelling or acting out
 * Identifies characters, setting, and main idea of a story
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Prints name correctly "on line"
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Prints alphabet letters legibly without a model
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Uses writing (letters, pictures, and words) to express own meaning
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Writes from left to right and from top to bottom
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Writes some simple CVC words spelled correctly and longer words phonetically (as they sound)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Orally state the names of the days of the week and months of the year
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Identifies the eight basic colors and reads the corresponding color words
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Understands and follows one and two step spoken directions


 * __<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mathematics __**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Demonstrates 1 to 1 correspondence
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Sorts and classifies objects by position, shape, size, color, number of corners, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Identifies, copies, extends, and creates patterns
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Can count to 100 by 1's and 10's
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Identifies the five basic shapes (circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Draws the five basic shapes
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Identifies numerals (0-10)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Labels sets (0-10) with correct numeral
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Compares sets of objects and uses the terms equal, more than, or less than correctly
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Can count backwards from 10
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Identifies coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Joins and separates sets of objects
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tells time to the hour
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Identifies half versus whole
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Divides sets of objects into equal groups
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Measures length with a variety of non standard measurements
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Compares measurements and uses the terms shorter, longer, taller, heavier, warmer, cooler, holds more, etc. correctly
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Uses positional words to explain location (left, right, on, off, inside, between, above, below, etc.)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Interprets graphs

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Fine Motor Skills **__
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Holds pencils and scissors correctly
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cuts on lines
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Outlines and colors neatly within the lines

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Gross Motor Skills **__
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Hops on both feet together
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Hops on one foot (left and right)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Marches
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Gallops
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Skips

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Home Skills **__
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Recites address from memory (including city, state, and zip code)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Recites telephone number from memory (including area code)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Recites birth date (including year)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Demonstrates the ability to put on and fasten outer clothing (unassisted)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Ties shoes

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Social and Work Habits **__
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Puts forth best efforts in work
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Takes care of school materials
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Uses self control to follow school rules
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Works independently
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Completes work in a reasonable amount of time
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Follows directions
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Listens attentively to others
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Stays on task
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Willingly participates in activities