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Sunnybrook School District 171

It's What's Best for Kids

Kindergarten Standards

Kindergarten Standards

  • I can identify different roles in my community and explain how they help others.
    I can explain why rules are important and what they help us do.
    I can compare how people lived in the past to how we live today.
    I can name and describe important holidays and what they celebrate.
    I can explain how weather affects how we live.
    I can describe how things get from one place to another.
    I can talk about what maps and pictures tell us about places.
  • I can say how weather changes and how it helps plants and animals.
    I can look outside and say if it is sunny, rainy, or cloudy today.
    I can tell what plants and animals need to live, like food and water.
    I can push and pull toys and see how they move.
    I can show what happens when I push or pull something.
    I can think of ideas to help keep the Earth clean, like picking up trash.
  • I can walk, run, and skip with control.
    I can throw, catch, and kick a ball with basic control.
    I can balance on one foot for at least five seconds.
    I can move safely in my space and follow directions on where to move.
    I can run or walk for 5 minutes without stopping.
    I can feel my heart beating faster after I run.
    I can stretch my arms and legs to make them more flexible.
    I can play with my friends and take turns while following the rules.
    I can work cooperatively with another to accomplish an assigned task.

     

  • I can make different sounds with my voice, hands, and instruments.
    I can listen and move to fast and slow music.
    I can keep a steady beat with my hands and feet.
    I can recognize different sounds in music.
    I can tell how a song makes me feel.

     

  • I can name basic shapes.
    I can identify written numerals 0-20.
    I can count to 100 by ones. 
    I can write numbers 0-20.
    I can count objects using 1:1 correspondence.
    I can count objects in any configuration to answer "how many?"
    I can compare two groups of objects using greater than, less than, or equal to.
    I can compare two written numbers.
    I can compose and decompose teen numbers using a group of ten and extra ones.
    I can show addition and subtraction using pictures, objects, or equations.
    I can decompose a group of ten or fewer objects into two smaller groups.

     

  • I can name all of the uppercase letters.
    I can name all of the lowercase letters.
    I can say the sounds for each consonant in the alphabet.
    I can identify and produce sets of rhyming words.
    I can blend and segment onsets and rimes of simple words.
    I can isolate and identify the beginning and ending sounds of words. ----->
    I can blend and segment the beginning, middle, and ending sounds in CVC words.
    I can decode CVC words when reading.
    I can read common high-frequency words by sight.
    I can read emergent reader texts with purpose and understanding.
    I can write uppercase and lowercase letters.
    I can copy a sentence using conventions.
    I can write a sentence using conventions.
    I can write the beginning, middle, and ending sounds in CVC words.
    I can write with "invented spelling" using the sounds I hear to spell words.
    I can identify characters, setting, and major events in a story.

     

  • I can work with my classmates to explore and play with materials creatively.
    I can build my skills by trying out different media and approaches in art.
    I can use art vocabulary to talk about my choices in my artwork.
    I can explain why certain artworks are important to me or others.

     

  • I can ask questions to define a problem.
    I can name parts of a computer and describe what they do.
    I can follow steps to solve a problem.
    I can tell a robot what to do using simple directions.