WSFCS English/Language Arts Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten
First Quarter Expectations / Second Quarter Expectations / Third Quarter Expectations / Fourth Quarter Expectations*Reading:
· With prompting and support ask and answer questions about important details in a text
· With support retell a familiar story and include important details
· With prompting and support identify characters, settings, and major events in a story
· With support describe the relationship between illustrations and text in a story
· With prompting and support name the author and/or illustrator of a text
· Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text with support and prompting
· Identify parts of a book with prompting:
o Front cover
o Back cover
o Title page
*Speaking and Listening:
· Participate in collaborative conversations about kindergarten topics in large groups
· Follow agreed upon rules for discussions
· Confirm understanding of a text read aloud by answering questions about key details
· With prompting and support, describe familiar people, places, things, and events
· Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly
*Language:
· Print some of the uppercase and lowercase letters
· Use nouns and verbs when speaking most of the time
· Understand and use question words when speaking (who, what, where, when, why, how) most of the time
· Use prepositions in speaking (to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with) most of the time
· With support recognize that the first word in a sentence and pronouns are capitalized
· Recognize and name end punctuation (., ?, !)
*Writing:
· Draw, write, or dictate to compose a story by telling the events in the order they occurred and giving a reaction to what happened
· Respond to peers questions or suggestions by adding details to their work
· With support use technology to create and publish writing
· Remember or find information to answer a question
*Foundational Skills:
· Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page with support
· Understand that words are separated by spaces in print
· Recognize and name some upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet
· Recognize and produce rhyming words
· Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words
· Isolate and pronounce the initial sounds in words with three sound / *Reading:
· With support name the author and/or illustrator of a text and explain the role of each
· Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of characters in a text with prompting
· With support ask and answer questions about important details in a text
· With prompting retell a familiar story and include important details
· With prompting identify characters, settings, and major events in a story
· Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text with support
· Recognize differences in types of texts (stories and poems) with support
· identify parts of a book:
o Front cover
o Back cover
o Title page
*Speaking and Listening:
· Participate in collaborative conversations about kindergarten topics in small and large groups
· Follow agreed upon rules for discussions by listening to others and taking turns speaking
· Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges
· Confirm understanding of a text read aloud by asking and answering questions about key details
· With prompting and support, describe familiar people, places, things, and events and provide additional details
· Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly
*Language:
· Print many of the uppercase and lowercase letters including all letters within first name
· Use nouns and verbs when speaking
· Understand and use question words when speaking (who, what, where, when, why, how)
· Use prepositions in speaking (to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with)
· Produce complete sentences in class activities with support
· Independently identify the first word in a sentence and pronouns by the capital letter
· Recognize and name end punctuation (., ?, !)
*Writing:
· Draw, write, or dictate to compose a story by telling the events in the order they occurred and giving a reaction to what happened
· Respond to peers questions or suggestions by adding details to their work
· With support use technology to create and publish writing
· Remember or find information to answer a question
*Foundational Skills:
· Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page
· Understand that words are separated by spaces in print
· Recognize and name many upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet
· Recognize and produce rhyming words
· Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words
· Isolate and pronounce the initial and final sounds in words with three sounds
· Read common high-frequency words by sight
· Add or substitute individual sounds in simple, one syllable words to make new words / *Reading:
· Ask and answer questions about important details in a text
· Independently retell a familiar story and include important details
· Identify characters, settings, and major events in a story
· Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text with prompting
· Recognize differences in types of texts (stories and poems)
· Name the author and/or illustrator of a text and explain the role of each
· Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of characters in a text
· Describe the relationship between illustrations and text
· With support identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text
· With support identify similarities and/or differences between two texts on the same topic
· With support read and comprehend stories and informational text at a kindergarten level
*Speaking and Listening:
· Participate in collaborative conversations about kindergarten topics and texts in small and large groups
· Confirm understanding of a text read aloud by requesting clarification if something is not understood
· Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions to provide additional detail
· Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly
*Language:
· Print most of the uppercase and lowercase letters
· Use nouns and verbs when writing or speaking most of the time
· Form plural nouns by adding an /s/ or /es/ to words when writing or speaking (dog, dogs; wish, wishes)
· Understand and use question words when writing and speaking (who, what, where, when, why, how) most of the time
· Use prepositions in writing and speaking (to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with) most of the time
· Produce complete sentences in class activities
· Capitalize the first word in a sentence and pronouns with support
· Recognize and name end punctuation (., ?, !)
· Write a letter or letters that match consonant and short vowel sounds
· Spell simple words by sounding them out
· Sort common words or objects into categories
· Identify antonyms of words (hot, cold; short, tall) with support.
· Identify connections between words (places at school)
· Identify synonyms of words by acting them out (walk, march, strut, prance)
*Writing:
· Draw, write, or dictate to compose an opinion piece that gives a topic, and states an opinion about the topic (My favorite book is….)
· Respond to peers questions or suggestions by adding details to their work
· Use technology to create and publish writing
· Participate in research and writing projects with classmates
*Foundational Skills:
· Recognize and name most upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet
· Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in words with three sounds
· Produce the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant
· Connect the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels / *Reading:
· Independently identify characters, settings, and major events in a story
· Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text independently as needed
· Recognize differences in types of texts (stories and poems) independently
· Name the author and/or illustrator of a text and explain the role of each
· Describe the relationship between illustrations and text
· Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text
· Identify similarities and/or differences between two texts on the same topic
· Read and comprehend stories and informational text at a kindergarten level
*Speaking and Listening:
· Participate in collaborative conversations about kindergarten topics and texts in small and large groups
· Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood
· Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood
· Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly
*Language:
· Print most of the uppercase and lowercase letters
· Use nouns and verbs when writing or speaking
· Form plural nouns by adding an /s/ or /es/ to words when writing or speaking (dog, dogs; wish, wishes)
· Understand and use question words when writing and speaking (who, what, where, when, why, how)
· Use prepositions in writing and speaking (to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with)
· Produce complete sentences in class activities
· Capitalize the first word in a sentence and pronouns
· Recognize and name end punctuation (., ?, !)
· Write a letter or letters that match consonant and short vowel sounds.
· Spell simple words correctly by sounding them out
· Sort common words or objects into categories
· Identify antonyms of words (hot, cold; short, tall)
· Identify connections between words and how to use them (places at school that are colorful)
· Identify synonyms of words by acting them out (walk, march, strut, prance).
*Writing:
· Draw, write, or dictate to compose an informative piece that names the topic, and gives information about the topic
· Participate in research and writing projects with classmates
· Use technology to create and publish writing that is on grade level
*Foundational Skills:
· Understand that words are separated by spaces in print
· Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet
· Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in words with three sounds
· Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ
· Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding
WSFCS Mathematics Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten
First Quarter Expectations / Second Quarter Expectations / Third Quarter Expectations / Fourth Quarter Expectations*Mathematics:
Counting and Cardinality
· Knows number names and counts in sequence
1. Rote counts to 10 by ones
2. Writes numbers from 1 to 10 to show a number of objects
· Counts to tell the number of objects
1. Understands relationship between numbers and quantities/connects counting to objects in a set
2. Counts objects in standard order, pairing one object with only one number name
3. Understands the last number named tells the number of objects counted
4. Understands each successive number named refers to a quantity that is one larger
5. Counts to answer “how many?” about as many as 10 things arranged in line, rectangular array, circle, or scattered
· Compares numbers
1. Identifies number of objects in one group as greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group / *Mathematics:
Counting and Cardinality
· Knows number names and counts in sequence
1. Rote counts to 20 by ones
2. Writes numbers from 0 to 20 to show number of objects
3. Counts forward beginning from a given number
· Counts to tell the number of objects
1. Understands relationship between numbers and quantities/connects counting to objects in a set
2. Counts objects in standard order, pairing one object with only one number name
3. Understands the last number named tells the number of objects counted
4. Understands each successive number named refers to a quantity that is one larger
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
· Understands add as putting together and subtract as taking apart
· Represents adding and subtracting with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g. claps), acting out, verbal and subtraction
1. Applies properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract
· Adds and subtracts within 20
1. Relates counting to addition and subtraction
2. Adds and subtracts within 20
demonstrating fluency with
addition and subtraction
· Works with addition and subtraction equations
1. Understands the meaning of the equal sign and determine if equations are true or false
· Tells and write time
1. Tells and writes time in hours and half-hours
· Represents and interprets data
1. Organizes, represents, and interprets data with up to three categories
Geometry
· Reasons with shapes and their attributes
1. Distinguishes between defining and non-defining attributes
· 2. Composes two-dimensional
shapes or three-dimensional
shapes / *Mathematics:
Counting and Cardinality
· Knows number names and counts in sequence
1. Rote counts to 50 by ones and tens
2. Writes numbers from 0 to 20 to show number of objects
· Counts to tell the number of objects
1. Understands relationship between numbers and quantities/connects counting to objects in a set
2. Counts objects in standard order, pairing one object with only one number name
3. Understands the last number named tells the number of objects counted
4. Understands each successive number named refers to a quantity that is one larger
5. Counts to answer “how many?” about as many as 20 things arranged in line, rectangular array, circle, or 10 things scattered
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
· Understands add as putting together and subtract as taking apart
1. Decomposes numbers 10 or less into pairs, in more than one way (objects, drawings, equations) and records the pairs
2. Fluently adds and subtracts within 5 / *Mathematics:
Counting and Cardinality
· Knows number names and counts in sequence
1. Rote counts to 100 by ones and tens
· Counts to tell the number of objects
1. Understands relationship between numbers and quantities/connects counting to objects in a set
2. Counts objects in standard order, pairing one object with only one number name
3. Understands the last number named tells the number of objects counted
4. Understands each successive number named refers to a quantity that is one larger
5. Counts to answer “how many?” about as many as 20 things arranged in line, rectangular array, circle, or 10 things scattered
· Compares numbers
1. Identifies number of objects in one group as greater than, less than, or
WSFCS Science Essential Standards for Kindergarten