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Kindergarten Expectations
 Areas on Kindergarten Report Card
Social/Emotional: - Can verbalize wants and needs
- Recognizes authority figures
- Can make simple choices
- Shares and takes turns
- Respects the property of others
- Can work/play cooperatively with peers
Language Arts/Literacy: Identify uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet (out of sequence)
Recognize and write all of the letters of the alphabet in upper and lowercase forms Write first name and last name using upper and lowercase letters Use scissors, glue, paint, and other art materials with relative ease Identify letter sounds (beginning/ending)
Use initial consonant sounds and sound patterns to read words (for example, f + an = fan; r + an = ran) Identify several sight words (the, that, said, is...) Recognize and use rhyming words Listen to a story without interrupting Put events of a story in order (first, next, last)
Retell a story including details Write simple sentences using sight words, phonics skills, and inventive spelling Fine Motor Skills: - Grip a pencil, crayon, or marker correctly (with the thumb and forefinger supporting the tip)
- Color within the lines
- Cut on straight/curved lines
Math Skills: - Classify objects according to their size, shape, and quantity
- Sort and classify objects using one or more attributes
- Recognize and write numbers to 20
- Match numbers to their sets
- Recognize shapes and patterns
- Recite the days of the week and months of the year
- Name ordinal numbers first through fifth
- Use graphs to gather information
- Understand spatial relationships (top/bottom, near/far, before/behind)
Math by the end of Kindergarten... - Add and subtract using manipulatives (Cheerios, candy or other objects that can be picked up)
- Compare quantities by estimating, weighing, and measuring
- Tell time to the nearest hour
- Recognize coins
Work Habits: Listens attentively Follows directions Acts on instruction and repeats spoken directions Cleans up independently Works independently for short periods of timeMakes good use of time
K-1 @ School 4
Cliffside Park School District
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