Kindergarten

Kindergarten students will work on these skills and concepts during the school year.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Know and spell full name
Know address (street, town, and state)
Know telephone number
Know birthday
Know left from right
Recite alphabet
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READING READINESS

	Recognize 8 basic colors (red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, brown, black)
	Recognize likenesses and differences in pictures and words
	Recognize capital and lower case letters of the alphabet
	Print capital and lower case letters of the alphabet
	Print capital and lower case letters from memory
	Know sounds of all 21consonants
	Know long and short vowel sounds
	Be able to rhyme words
	Be able to sequence
	Know reading readiness and color words

MATH READINESS

Recognize and draw 6 basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, diamond, oval)
Understand color and shape patterns
Name days of the week and months of the year
Recognize numbers 1to100
Count to 100
Understand concepts (more, less, larger, smaller, above, below, etc.)
Understand the concepts of addition and subtraction

ART

	Improve fine motor skills (tracing, copying, coloring inside lines, cutting on lines, gluing neatly)
	Participate to best of ability in art projects

SCIENCE and SOCIAL STUDIES

Participate in experiments

Recognize special celebrated holidays, events, and individuals

Follow current events and activities through the use of Weekly Reader and Science Spin

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH

Understand that basic physical exercise is essential for positive development and health of the human body
Understand that both mental and physical development are necessary to a healthy body
Understand that consumer health, safety, and environment health are important
Develop an appreciation for basic physical fitness and leisure activities
Understand that basic physical fitness and health are essential to a sound body
Use basic skills to perform a variety of activities
Understand that life-saving situations can be controlled through knowledge of basic skills and use of safety precautions

MUSIC

Sing in a free, light head voice, alone and with others
Express musical feelings through movement
Demonstrate steady beat with a simple instrument
Apply concepts of beat, loud, soft, fast, slow, etc.
Sing songs from memory
Participate willingly in musical activities
Experience music of diverse style, culture, and times

TECHNOLOGY

Identify the main computer components (CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse, mouse pad, speaker, printer)
Use mouse skills (single and double click, drop, drag)
Interact with drill and practice programs
Identify letters and numbers on the keyboard
Send and receive class e-mail messages through the Internet

OTHER

Others areas are worked on all year, such as listening, following directions, visual and auditory memory, expressing self in complete sentences, working from left to right, completing simple tasks, and working independently.

Kindergarten students will work on these skills and concepts during the school year.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Know and spell full name

Know address (street, town, and state)

Know telephone number

Know birthday

Know left from right

Recite alphabet

Tie

Recognize 8 basic colors (red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, brown, black)

Recognize likenesses and differences in pictures and words

Recognize capital and lower case letters of the alphabet

Print capital and lower case letters of the alphabet

Print capital and lower case letters from memory

Know sounds of all 21consonants

Know long and short vowel sounds

Be able to rhyme words

Be able to sequence

Know reading readiness and color words

Recognize and draw 6 basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, diamond, oval)

Understand color and shape patterns

Name days of the week and months of the year

Recognize numbers 1to100

Count to 100

Understand concepts (more, less, larger, smaller, above, below, etc.)

Understand the concepts of addition and subtraction

Improve fine motor skills (tracing, copying, coloring inside lines, cutting on lines, gluing neatly)

Participate to best of ability in art projects

Participate in experiments

Recognize special celebrated holidays, events, and individuals

Follow current events and activities through the use of Weekly Reader and Science Spin

Understand that basic physical exercise is essential for positive development and health of the human body

Understand that both mental and physical development are necessary to a healthy body

Understand that consumer health, safety, and environment health are important

Develop an appreciation for basic physical fitness and leisure activities

Understand that basic physical fitness and health are essential to a sound body

Use basic skills to perform a variety of activities

Understand that life-saving situations can be controlled through knowledge of basic skills and use of safety precautions

MUSIC

Sing in a free, light head voice, alone and with others

Express musical feelings through movement

Demonstrate steady beat with a simple instrument

Apply concepts of beat, loud, soft, fast, slow, etc.

Sing songs from memory

Participate willingly in musical activities

Experience music of diverse style, culture, and times

Identify the main computer components (CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse, mouse pad, speaker, printer)

Use mouse skills (single and double click, drop, drag)

Interact with drill and practice programs

Identify letters and numbers on the keyboard

Send and receive class e-mail messages through the Internet

OTHER

Others areas are worked on all year, such as listening, following directions, visual and auditory memory, expressing self in complete sentences, working from left to right, completing simple tasks, and working independently.

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Sandoval Community Unit 501, Elementary School

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