Kindergarten standards

Math

Counting and cardinality

K.CC.A.1 Recite the count sequence to 100 by ones and tens · 2 Peabody pages
K.CC.A.2 Count forward starting from any given number · 2 Peabody pages
K.CC.A.3 Write numerals 0 to 20 and match them to object counts · 2 Peabody pages
K.CC.B.4 Connect counting to understanding of quantity and cardinality
K.CC.B.4a Pair each counted object with exactly one number name · 2 Peabody pages
K.CC.B.4b Last number said gives the total, regardless of arrangement · 2 Peabody pages
K.CC.B.4c Each successive number name means one more · 2 Peabody pages
K.CC.B.5 Count up to 20 objects to answer how many · 2 Peabody pages
K.CC.C.6 Tell whether one group has more, fewer, or equal objects · 2 Peabody pages
K.CC.C.7 Compare two written numerals from 1 to 10 · 2 Peabody pages

Operations and algebraic thinking

K.OA.A.1 Represent addition and subtraction with objects, drawings, or equations · 2 Peabody pages
K.OA.A.2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10 · 2 Peabody pages
K.OA.A.3 Break numbers up to 10 into pairs in more than one way · 2 Peabody pages
K.OA.A.4 Find the partner that makes 10 with any number 1 to 9 · 2 Peabody pages
K.OA.A.5 Fluently add and subtract within 5 · 2 Peabody pages

Number and operations in base ten

K.NBT.A.1 Compose and decompose 11 to 19 as ten plus some ones · 2 Peabody pages

Measurement and data

K.MD.A.1 Describe measurable attributes such as length or weight of objects · 2 Peabody pages
K.MD.A.2 Directly compare two objects on one shared measurable attribute · 2 Peabody pages
K.MD.B.3 Sort objects into categories and count each category · 2 Peabody pages

Geometry

K.G.A.1 Name shapes and describe object positions in the surroundings · 2 Peabody pages
K.G.A.2 Name shapes correctly regardless of orientation or size · 2 Peabody pages
K.G.A.3 Tell whether shapes are flat (2D) or solid (3D) · 2 Peabody pages
K.G.B.4 Compare 2D and 3D shapes using informal language about their parts
K.G.B.5 Model shapes by building them from parts and drawing them · 2 Peabody pages
K.G.B.6 Combine simple shapes to make larger shapes · 2 Peabody pages

English language arts

Reading literature

RL.K.1 With help, ask and answer questions about story details
RL.K.2 With help, retell familiar stories including key details · 2 Peabody pages
RL.K.3 With help, name characters, settings and major story events · 2 Peabody pages
RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in texts
RL.K.5 Recognize kinds of texts such as storybooks and poems
RL.K.6 Name a story's author and illustrator and their jobs
RL.K.7 With help, connect story pictures to what the story says
RL.K.9 With help, compare characters' adventures across familiar stories
RL.K.10 Take part in group reading with purpose and understanding

Reading informational text

RI.K.1 With help, ask and answer questions about key details
RI.K.2 With help, name the main topic and retell key details
RI.K.3 With help, link two people, events, ideas or facts in a text
RI.K.4 With help, ask and answer about unknown words in a text
RI.K.5 Name the front cover, back cover and title page of a book
RI.K.6 Name a text's author and illustrator and their roles
RI.K.7 With help, connect pictures to the text they appear in
RI.K.8 With help, name the reasons an author gives for points
RI.K.9 With help, find basic likenesses and differences between two same-topic texts
RI.K.10 Take part in group reading with purpose and understanding

Reading foundations

RF.K.1 Show understanding of print's basic organization and features · 2 Peabody pages
RF.K.1a Follow words left to right, top to bottom and page by page
RF.K.1b Know spoken words are written as specific letter sequences
RF.K.1c Know that spaces separate words in print
RF.K.1d Recognize and name all uppercase and lowercase letters · 2 Peabody pages
RF.K.2 Show understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds
RF.K.2a Recognize and produce rhyming words · 2 Peabody pages
RF.K.2b Count, say, blend and split syllables in spoken words · 2 Peabody pages
RF.K.2c Blend and split onsets and rimes of one-syllable spoken words · 2 Peabody pages
RF.K.2d Isolate first, middle vowel and last sounds in CVC words · 2 Peabody pages
RF.K.2e Add or swap single sounds to make new one-syllable words · 2 Peabody pages
RF.K.3 Apply grade-level phonics and word analysis to decode words
RF.K.3a Produce the main sound of most consonants · 2 Peabody pages
RF.K.3b Link long and short vowel sounds to common spellings · 2 Peabody pages
RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency words by sight · 2 Peabody pages
RF.K.3d Tell apart similar words by the sounds of their differing letters
RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding · 2 Peabody pages

Writing

W.K.1 Draw, dictate or write opinion pieces naming topic and an opinion
W.K.2 Draw, dictate or write informative texts naming a topic and facts
W.K.3 Draw, dictate or write narratives of events in order with reactions
W.K.5 With adult help, respond to peers and add writing details
W.K.6 With adult help, explore digital tools to make and publish writing
W.K.7 Join shared research and writing projects with peers
W.K.8 With adult help, recall or gather information to answer a question

Speaking and listening

SL.K.1 Join group talks with varied partners about kindergarten topics
SL.K.1a Follow discussion rules such as listening and taking turns
SL.K.1b Keep a conversation going through several exchanges
SL.K.2 Confirm understanding of read-alouds by asking and answering questions
SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions to get help or clear up confusion
SL.K.4 Describe familiar people, places, things and events with detail
SL.K.5 Add drawings or visual displays to descriptions for more detail
SL.K.6 Speak audibly and share thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly

Language

L.K.1 Show command of standard English grammar and usage
L.K.1a Print many upper- and lowercase letters · 2 Peabody pages
L.K.1b Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs · 4 Peabody pages
L.K.1c Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ · 2 Peabody pages
L.K.1d Understand and use question words like who, what and where
L.K.1e Use the most common prepositions such as to, from and in
L.K.1f Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities
L.K.2 Show command of standard capitalization, punctuation and spelling
L.K.2a Capitalize the first word of a sentence and the pronoun I · 4 Peabody pages
L.K.2b Recognize and name end punctuation · 2 Peabody pages
L.K.2c Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds
L.K.2d Spell simple words phonetically using sound-letter knowledge
L.K.4 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words from kindergarten reading
L.K.4a Identify new meanings for familiar words and use them accurately · 2 Peabody pages
L.K.4b Use common inflections and affixes as clues to word meaning
L.K.5 With adult guidance, explore word relationships and shades of meaning
L.K.5a Sort common objects into categories to grasp concepts · 2 Peabody pages
L.K.5b Relate frequent verbs and adjectives to their opposites · 2 Peabody pages
L.K.5c Connect words to real-life uses, such as colorful places at school
L.K.5d Show shades of meaning among verbs by acting them out
L.K.6 Use words learned from conversations, reading and responding to texts

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