Kindergarten Learing Objectives
Year-at-a-Glance
Below is an overview of the kindergarten learning objectives. The purpose of sharing this information with you is to give you insight into the learning expectations for your child. Your interest and involvement in your child's education promotes positive attitudes toward learning and enhanced academic achievement.
Literacy
Students will be introduced to a wide
variety of fiction and nonfiction literature which will serve as a basis for instruction and practice in reading.
Responding to Literature
• Demonstrate understanding how print is
organized and read
• Demonstrate an understanding that print conveys meaning
• Develop an understanding of basic phonetic principles
• Expand vocabulary through a variety of reading experiences
• Demonstrate comprehension of fictional and nonfiction texts
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Oral Language
• Demonstrate growth in oral
communication skills across a variety of situations
• Identify, say, segment, and blend various units of speech sounds
Science
Science skills and processes are developed within each unit of study. Students will use their five senses
to explore the world through active discovery. As students learn more about the world around them,
emphasis will be on recognizing patterns and change. Investigations are planned to help children learn science concepts.
Magnets
• Classify objects as being attracted or not attracted to magnets
• Identify everyday items that contain a magnet or magnets
Natural Resources
• Describe properties of water
• Describe the difference between recycling and reusing
• Identify the ways water and energy can be conserve
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Plants and Animals
• Recognize basic needs and life cycles of animals and plants
• Differentiate between living and nonliving things
Patterns in Nature
• Describe how shadows occur
• Describe daily weather conditions
Writing
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Write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.
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Demonstrate early concepts of print.
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The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.
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Demonstrate early concepts of print.
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Print uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet independently.
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​Use manuscript letter formation.
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Use appropriate spacing between letters, words, and sentences
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Print first and last name.
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Draw pictures and use letters and phonetically spelled words to write about experiences.
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Generate text to communicate and make meaning by creating drawings, letter strings, scribbles, letter approximations, and other graphics.
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Use writing to label and identify concrete words.
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Compose narrative writing.
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Compose expositiry text.
Social Studies
In kindergarten, students learn social studies concepts that build a foundation for learning independently and cooperatively with others. The focus in kindergarten social studies is
developing a concept of self.
Civics
• Describe the role of individuals in communities
• Recognize the significance of symbols that unify Americans (American flag, Pledge of
Allegiance)
Economics
• Explain why people make economic choices
• Describe how different jobs serve the community
Geography
• Describe relative location by using positional words (near, far; above, below)
• Recognize basic map and globe elements
• Explain the purpose of maps
History
• Recognize that everyday life today is different
from everyday life long ago
• Describe choices made by people from the past brought about change (Helen Keller, Jackie
Robinson)
Mathematics
Throughout the year, students will
discover the various meanings, uses, and representations of numbers. As students develop an understanding of
numbers, they will begin to explore their application in geometry, measurement and data collection.
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Numeration and Computation
• Understand numbers, the ways of representing whole numbers and rational numbers, and the relationships that exist among these numbers and
number systems
• Understand the meanings of addition and subtraction and compute using whole numbers
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Geometry and Measurement
• Understand and apply knowledge of time, money, and measurement tools
• Analyze characteristics and properties of plane (two-dimensional) and solid (three-dimensional) geometric shapes
• Specify locations and describe spatial
relationships
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Probability and Statistics
• Create questions and construct answers by
collecting, organizing, and displaying data
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Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
• Understand a variety of patterns
Technology
The kindergarten technology proficiencies offer children a variety of instructional technology
experiences. All technology
experiences are to be integrated into curricular activities, emphasizing the
use of technology as a tool for learning.
Creativity and Innovation
• Create a picture to illustrate a concept or idea using a simple drawing/art program with various tools
• Create a simple graphic organizer, flow chart, character map, word web, story web, or cause and effect chart
• Interact with, create or contribute to
developmentally appropriate multimedia products
• Interact with simulations to explore ageappropriate concepts
Communication and Collaboration
• Demonstrate the use of digital tools for communication (i.e., word processing, graphics
software, etc.)
• Contribute to the creation of a collaborative, digital product
Research and Information Fluency
• Demonstrate an awareness of online resources as a source of information
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
• Use electronic probes to gather data
• Use electronic tools to collect, organize, and analyze data; solve problems; draw conclusions; and/or report results
• Utilize and access interactive digital games and simulations for construction of knowledge
• Utilize digital tools to plan, organize, manage, and visually represent information and ideas