Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten

Kindergarten students will learn…

Math: number sense through counting and comparing, adding and subtracting, shapes, measurement, and applying mathematical understanding to new situations in order to solve problems

Listening and Speaking: how to participate in collaborative conversations while expressing thoughts, ideas, and feelings; to ask and answer questions; and follow multi-step directions

Reading Skills: the relationship between letters and sounds and apply those skills when reading simple books and words with 3 or 4 sounds 

Listening Comprehension: to make meaning from what is read aloud, including naming the characters, setting, problem/resolution in fiction and main idea and details in nonfiction

Writing:  basic writing skills to write stories, opinions, and informational pieces using details and newly learned vocabulary

Social Emotional Skills: how to develop positive and healthy relationships, find solutions to problems, make good choices, and strategies to express emotions in helpful ways