In Kindergarten, your child will learn how to …

Phonics: name and identify all the letters and letter sounds; recognize and produce rhyming words; blend and segment syllables; identify letters, words, & sentences; blend and segment sounds in words to read and spell; read high frequency words (sight words); read grade level text independently.
Reading: ask and answer questions about a text; make connections between words and illustrations; identify characters, settings, and events in a story; retell stories from beginning to end; identify unknown words; compare and contrast character adventures across 2 different texts; identify main topic and key details; make connections between people, ideas, or information across 2 texts; compare and contrast 2 texts on the same topic.
Writing: write their name; write simple sentences; compose a narrative, opinion, and an informational piece.
Math: rote count to 100; count objects up to 20; write numerals up to 20; compare numerals up to 20; describe and compare objects using measurable attributes; sort; name, describe, and compare 2D and 3D shapes; use positional words to describe shapes in the environment; subitize sets to 5; add and subtract to 10; add and subtract fluently to 5; solve addition and subtraction word problems to 10; decompose numbers to 10 into different number pairs; decompose teen numbers; and make 10 different ways.
Science: describe, compare, and analyze daily weather and weather patterns occurring from season to season; describe characteristics of living and nonliving things; describe the ways objects move; classify objects by physical properties;
Social Studies: identify and describe rules within school, home, and community; identify wants and needs; utilize maps and globes to locate places at school, home, and community; identify and compare cultural practices within a community and around the world;

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