• Future Kindergartners Presentation

    National PTA: Kindergarten Parents' Guide to Student Success

    Language Arts
    • Reading: attend and respond to quality literature read orally 
    • Writing: use letters to symbolize words
    • Listening: listen to others without interrupting
    • Speaking: express thoughts and ideas in complete sentences
    • Convention/Structure: understand that letters make up words, and that words can be either printed or spoken

    Mathematics
    • Number sense: Begin to understand our number system by identifying numerals; by counting; and by grouping
    • Geometry: Identify, sort, and draw shapes
    • Measurement: Explore measurement of length using unifix cubes; compare volumes; identify first, next and last
    • Operations and computation: Use objects to add and subtract
    • Patterns and relationships: Recognize and create patterns
    • Probability and statistics: Sort objects; make and interpret graphs

    Science

    Content: participate in hands-on activities in the following areas:

    • Content: participate in hands-on activities in the following areas:
      • Astronomy: earth, moon, sun, and stars
      • Earth Science: ecology
      • Health: getting to know myself 
      • Life Science: seeds to plants 
      • Physical Science: water explorations
    • Skills:
      • predict 
      • observe
      • collect and record data
      • interpret
      • classify
      • raw conclusions
         
    Social Studies
    • Content: study individuals and families
    • Skills: develop self-awareness; develop respect for others