Academics
We will be learning many math, reading, and writing skills as well as social skills. Ask your child to share with you the things they do each day!
“I Can” Learning Targets
***Phonemic Awareness/Phonics
I can hear when words rhyme.
I can say words that rhyme.
I can count syllables in a word.
I can pull apart syllables in a word.
I can read and name all uppercase and lowercase letters.
I can tell consonant letter sounds.
***Fluency
I can read and understand books at my reading level.
***Comprehension and Reading
I can follow words from left to right, top to bottom, page by page.
I can understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
I can tell the author’s name, with support.
I can tell the illustrator’s name, with support.
I can tell the job of an author, with support.
I can tell the job of an illustrator, with support.
I can ask questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can answer questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can tell the characters in a story, with support.
I can tell the setting in a story, with support.
I can tell the major events in a story, with support.
I can participate in reading activities for fun and to learn.
I can find the front cover of a book.
I can find the back cover of a book.
I can find the title page of a book.
***Writing
I can see that the words I say can be used for writing.
I can say a letter sound and write the matching letter.
I can capitalize the first word in a sentence.
I can add detail to my work.
I can print uppercase and lowercase letters.
***Spelling/Word Study
I can read sight words.
***Speaking, Viewing, Listening
I can follow rules during our classroom discussion.
I can add endings to nouns when talking.
I can tell when a commercial or advertisement is on.
I can recognize signs from the world around me – like a McDonald sign.
***Numbers and Operations
I can read and write numbers 1 through 10.
I can count with one to one correspondence sets of objects 1 through 10.
I can draw pictures to represent situations involving combining and separating.
***Algebra
I can recognize, create, complete, and extend an AB pattern.
***Geometry and Measurement
I can recognize and sort basic 2 and 3 dimensional shapes and use them to model real-world objects
I can compare and order objects according to length, size, or weight.
***Personal/Social
I can follow the rules at school and on the bus for my safety and the safety of others.
I can follow the PATH!
Prepared
Accepting
Trustworthy
Helpful
***Please check your child's folder daily. Many days they are getting important information and it is important you see it.
“I Can” Learning Targets
***Phonemic Awareness/Phonics
I can hear when words rhyme.
I can say words that rhyme.
I can count syllables in a word.
I can pull apart syllables in a word.
I can read and name all uppercase and lowercase letters.
I can tell consonant letter sounds.
***Fluency
I can read and understand books at my reading level.
***Comprehension and Reading
I can follow words from left to right, top to bottom, page by page.
I can understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
I can tell the author’s name, with support.
I can tell the illustrator’s name, with support.
I can tell the job of an author, with support.
I can tell the job of an illustrator, with support.
I can ask questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can answer questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can tell the characters in a story, with support.
I can tell the setting in a story, with support.
I can tell the major events in a story, with support.
I can participate in reading activities for fun and to learn.
I can find the front cover of a book.
I can find the back cover of a book.
I can find the title page of a book.
***Writing
I can see that the words I say can be used for writing.
I can say a letter sound and write the matching letter.
I can capitalize the first word in a sentence.
I can add detail to my work.
I can print uppercase and lowercase letters.
***Spelling/Word Study
I can read sight words.
***Speaking, Viewing, Listening
I can follow rules during our classroom discussion.
I can add endings to nouns when talking.
I can tell when a commercial or advertisement is on.
I can recognize signs from the world around me – like a McDonald sign.
***Numbers and Operations
I can read and write numbers 1 through 10.
I can count with one to one correspondence sets of objects 1 through 10.
I can draw pictures to represent situations involving combining and separating.
***Algebra
I can recognize, create, complete, and extend an AB pattern.
***Geometry and Measurement
I can recognize and sort basic 2 and 3 dimensional shapes and use them to model real-world objects
I can compare and order objects according to length, size, or weight.
***Personal/Social
I can follow the rules at school and on the bus for my safety and the safety of others.
I can follow the PATH!
Prepared
Accepting
Trustworthy
Helpful
***Please check your child's folder daily. Many days they are getting important information and it is important you see it.
"I can" statements
Phonemic Awareness/Phonics
I can hear when words rhyme.
I can say words that rhyme.
I can count syllables in a word.
I can say syllables in a word.
I can pull apart syllables in words.
I can tell consonant letter sounds.
I can use letter sounds to read words with three letters.
Fluency
I can read and understand books at my reading level.
Vocabulary
I can use question words - who, what where, when, why, how
Comprehension & Reading
I can follow words from left to right, top to bottom and page by page.
I can understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
I can read and understand books at my reading level.
I can tell the author's name, with support.
I can tell the illustrator's name with support.
I can ask questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can answer questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can tell the characters in a story, with support.
I can tell the setting in a story, with support.
I can tell the major events in a story, with support.
I can participate in reading activities for fun and to learn.
Writing
I can add detail to my work.
I can print upper and lowercase letters.
I can capitalize the first word in a sentence.
I can capitalize the word I.
I can recognize a period.
I can tell what a period is.
Spelling/Word Study
I can use letter sounds to read words with three letters.
I can read sight words.
Speaking, Viewing, Listening
I can follow the rules during our classroom discussion.
I can participate in classroom conversations.
I can say how someone feels by listening and looking at them.
I can listen to and follow directions.
I can tell my thoughts feelings and ideas.
I can respond to poems, rhymes, and songs.
I can use nouns and verbs when talking or writing.
I can tell details about places.
I can tell details about different things or events.
I can use new words.
Kindergarten Math Standards Throughout the Year
Understand the relationship between quantities and whole numbers up to 31
More/Less, Compare & Order
One More or One Less
Compare & Order Numbers
Use objects and pictures to represent situations involving combining and separating.
Represent Addition & Subtraction
Compose & Decompose
Recognize, create, complete, and extend patterns.
Patterns
Recognize and sort basic two- and three-dimensional shapes; use them to model real-world objects. Math
Geometry & Measurement
Shapes
Sort by Attributes
Spatial Reasoning to Model
Compare and order objects according to location and measurable attributes.
Measurement Ideas
Academic Standards
Phonemic Awareness/Phonics
I can hear when words rhyme.
I can say words that rhyme.
I can count syllables in a word.
I can say syllables in a word.
I can pull apart syllables in a word.
I can tell consonant letter sounds.
I can use letter sounds to read words with three letters.
Fluency
I can read and understand books at my reading level.
Vocabulary
I can use question words --- who, what, where, when, why, how.
Comprehension and Reading
I can ask questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can answer questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can remember a story and tell it again, with support.
I can tell the characters in a story, with support.
I can tell the setting in a story, with support.
I can tell the major events in a story, with support.
I can tell the main topic, with help; can remember details about a text, with support.
I can tell the author’s name.
I can tell the illustrator’s name.
I can tell the job of an author.
I can tell the job of the illustrator.
I can use the illustrations to understand the text, with support.
I can tell what is the same and different between two texts, with support.
I can participate in learning activities for fun and to learn.
I can read and name all uppercase and lowercase letters.
I can read sight words.
Writing
I can add detail to my work.
I can tell about what happened in order and how I feel about it.
I can draw about what happened in order and how I feel about it.
I can write about what happened in order and how I feel about it.
I can print uppercase and lowercase letters.
I can say a letter and write the matching sound.
I can capitalize the first letter in the sentence.
I can capitalize the word: I
I can recognize a period.
I can tell what a period is.
Spelling/Word Study
I can read sight words.
I can use letter sounds to read words with three letters.
Speaking, Viewing, Listening
I can follow rules during our classroom discussion.
I can participate in classroom conversations.
I can say how someone feels by listening and looking at them.
I can listen to and follow directions.
I can ask and answer questions to help my understanding.
I can tell details about people I know.
I can tell details about places.
I can tell details about different things or events.
I can tell my thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
I can respond to poems, rhymes, and songs.
I can use words to describe: to, from, in, out, on, off, for.
Numbers and Operations
I can read and write numbers 1 through 10.
I can count with one to one correspondence sets of objects 1 through 10.
I can draw pictures to represent situations involving combining and
separating.
I can count backward 10 to 0.
I can find a number that is 1 more or 1 less than a given number.
Algebra
I can recognize, create, complete, and extend an AB pattern using shape,
color, size, number, sound, and movements.
Geometry and Measurement
I can recognize and sort basic 2 and 3 dimensional shapes and use them to
model real-world objects.
I can compare and order objects according to length, size, or weight.
I can use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to model objects in the real
world.
I can use words to compare objects according tyo length, size, weight, and
position.
I can order 2 or 3 objects using attributes, such as length and weight.
Process Standards
I can solve problems that include real-world applications.
I can relate mathematics to real-life situations and other subject areas.
I can represent mathematical ideas using concrete objects, pictures, and
symbols.
I can understand vocabulary, organization of process, and justification
of results.
I can relate mathematics to real-life situations and other subject areas.
I can use various levels and types of reasoning.
I can make connections from one mathematical idea to another.
Personal/Social
I can follow the PATH!
Prepared
Accepting
Trustworthy
Helpful
Science and Social Science
I can learn about stranger safety and lock-down drills.
I can ask and answer questions about the plants I observe in nature.
I can ask and answer questions about the families I observe in the world.
I can ask and answer questions about the land and water in the world
Phonemic Awareness/Phonics
I can hear when words rhyme.
I can say words that rhyme.
I can count syllables in a word.
I can say syllables in a word.
I can pull apart syllables in words.
I can tell consonant letter sounds.
I can use letter sounds to read words with three letters.
Fluency
I can read and understand books at my reading level.
Vocabulary
I can use question words - who, what where, when, why, how
Comprehension & Reading
I can follow words from left to right, top to bottom and page by page.
I can understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
I can read and understand books at my reading level.
I can tell the author's name, with support.
I can tell the illustrator's name with support.
I can ask questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can answer questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can tell the characters in a story, with support.
I can tell the setting in a story, with support.
I can tell the major events in a story, with support.
I can participate in reading activities for fun and to learn.
Writing
I can add detail to my work.
I can print upper and lowercase letters.
I can capitalize the first word in a sentence.
I can capitalize the word I.
I can recognize a period.
I can tell what a period is.
Spelling/Word Study
I can use letter sounds to read words with three letters.
I can read sight words.
Speaking, Viewing, Listening
I can follow the rules during our classroom discussion.
I can participate in classroom conversations.
I can say how someone feels by listening and looking at them.
I can listen to and follow directions.
I can tell my thoughts feelings and ideas.
I can respond to poems, rhymes, and songs.
I can use nouns and verbs when talking or writing.
I can tell details about places.
I can tell details about different things or events.
I can use new words.
Kindergarten Math Standards Throughout the Year
Understand the relationship between quantities and whole numbers up to 31
More/Less, Compare & Order
One More or One Less
Compare & Order Numbers
Use objects and pictures to represent situations involving combining and separating.
Represent Addition & Subtraction
Compose & Decompose
Recognize, create, complete, and extend patterns.
Patterns
Recognize and sort basic two- and three-dimensional shapes; use them to model real-world objects. Math
Geometry & Measurement
Shapes
Sort by Attributes
Spatial Reasoning to Model
Compare and order objects according to location and measurable attributes.
Measurement Ideas
Academic Standards
Phonemic Awareness/Phonics
I can hear when words rhyme.
I can say words that rhyme.
I can count syllables in a word.
I can say syllables in a word.
I can pull apart syllables in a word.
I can tell consonant letter sounds.
I can use letter sounds to read words with three letters.
Fluency
I can read and understand books at my reading level.
Vocabulary
I can use question words --- who, what, where, when, why, how.
Comprehension and Reading
I can ask questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can answer questions about important details in a text, with support.
I can remember a story and tell it again, with support.
I can tell the characters in a story, with support.
I can tell the setting in a story, with support.
I can tell the major events in a story, with support.
I can tell the main topic, with help; can remember details about a text, with support.
I can tell the author’s name.
I can tell the illustrator’s name.
I can tell the job of an author.
I can tell the job of the illustrator.
I can use the illustrations to understand the text, with support.
I can tell what is the same and different between two texts, with support.
I can participate in learning activities for fun and to learn.
I can read and name all uppercase and lowercase letters.
I can read sight words.
Writing
I can add detail to my work.
I can tell about what happened in order and how I feel about it.
I can draw about what happened in order and how I feel about it.
I can write about what happened in order and how I feel about it.
I can print uppercase and lowercase letters.
I can say a letter and write the matching sound.
I can capitalize the first letter in the sentence.
I can capitalize the word: I
I can recognize a period.
I can tell what a period is.
Spelling/Word Study
I can read sight words.
I can use letter sounds to read words with three letters.
Speaking, Viewing, Listening
I can follow rules during our classroom discussion.
I can participate in classroom conversations.
I can say how someone feels by listening and looking at them.
I can listen to and follow directions.
I can ask and answer questions to help my understanding.
I can tell details about people I know.
I can tell details about places.
I can tell details about different things or events.
I can tell my thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
I can respond to poems, rhymes, and songs.
I can use words to describe: to, from, in, out, on, off, for.
Numbers and Operations
I can read and write numbers 1 through 10.
I can count with one to one correspondence sets of objects 1 through 10.
I can draw pictures to represent situations involving combining and
separating.
I can count backward 10 to 0.
I can find a number that is 1 more or 1 less than a given number.
Algebra
I can recognize, create, complete, and extend an AB pattern using shape,
color, size, number, sound, and movements.
Geometry and Measurement
I can recognize and sort basic 2 and 3 dimensional shapes and use them to
model real-world objects.
I can compare and order objects according to length, size, or weight.
I can use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to model objects in the real
world.
I can use words to compare objects according tyo length, size, weight, and
position.
I can order 2 or 3 objects using attributes, such as length and weight.
Process Standards
I can solve problems that include real-world applications.
I can relate mathematics to real-life situations and other subject areas.
I can represent mathematical ideas using concrete objects, pictures, and
symbols.
I can understand vocabulary, organization of process, and justification
of results.
I can relate mathematics to real-life situations and other subject areas.
I can use various levels and types of reasoning.
I can make connections from one mathematical idea to another.
Personal/Social
I can follow the PATH!
Prepared
Accepting
Trustworthy
Helpful
Science and Social Science
I can learn about stranger safety and lock-down drills.
I can ask and answer questions about the plants I observe in nature.
I can ask and answer questions about the families I observe in the world.
I can ask and answer questions about the land and water in the world