Students will typically develop skills and learn about concepts not addressed on this page. This resource provides one insight into broad aspects of core curriculum.

• Over the course of a school year, students learn much more than can be depicted in one resource.
• Core curriculum is stated as general expectations for all students.
• This page describes what students must know and be able to do at the end of their school year.
• In all cases, instruction must fit each student’s needs.
• Classroom teachers are the best resource for parents wishing to learn more about their children’s education.
• For more information on materials and approaches used in classrooms, contact the building principal.

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Kindergarten students will....

• recognize clocks as time-telling devices
• recite days of week, months, and year
• highlight in chronological order important events in their lives
• identify positive/negative effects people have on environment
• discuss the community in which they live
• learn basic concepts of goods and services
• compare neighborhood concepts
• discuss relevant current events
• participate in community projects
• describe fair ways for groups to make decisions
• identify examples of markets they experience in their daily life
• locate information using people, books, audio/video recordings, photos, simple maps and graphs
• help to determine, interpret and enforce school rules

participate in projects designed to help others

Kindergarten students will....

• use reading materials as new sources of information
• develop a positive attitude toward reading
• listen to and follow directions
• read or explore books for extended periods of time
• employ multiple strategies to understand words
• write with developing fluency for multiple purposes
• develop reading, writing, listening and speaking to make connections
• identify and explore favorite authors
• explore and enjoy fables and fairy tales
• explore and identify favorite illustrators
• present information to groups
• develop organizational skills
• examine word structures and phonetics
• predict and discuss story endings

Kindergarten students will....

• generate questions about the world based on observations
• develop solutions to unfamiliar problems through reasoning, observation and experimentation
• conduct experiments, record and discuss results
• construct charts and graphs
• develop strategies and skills for information gathering and problem solving
• describe, sort and classify common objects
• describe seasonal changes in weather and give examples of changes in nature
• explain appropriate safety precautions during severe weather
• identify and classify animals
• identify animal parents with their young

Kindergarten students will....

• identify whole numbers when read orally 1-50
• count whole numbers 1-50
• add and subtract numbers
• measure with nonstandard units
• define and use one-to-one correspondence
• name, compare and classify geometric shapes (square, triangle, rectangle, oval, circle)
• construct simple graphs
• verbally interpret and compare information
• use various hands-on materials to learn mathematical concepts