Math

• Count by ones, twos, fives, and tens to 100 Write, order, and compare numbers to 99 (e.g. finishes sequence 23, __ , 25)
  
• Understand concepts of addition and subtraction
  
• Add and subtract using numbers 1 through 20
  
• Choose correct operation (+ or -) in a problem-solving situation
  
• Understand place value, simple fractions, and measurement
  Shapes, Colors, and Patterns—
  
• Identify common geometric figures (e.g. square, circle, rectangle, triangle)
  
• Organize, represent, and compare data on simple bar and picture graphs and charts
  
• Classify and sort objects using attributes (e.g. size, color, and shape)
  
• Create patterns and sequence objects and numbers (e.g. can complete simple patterns of numbers or objects)
  Time, Money, and Measurement—
  
• Identify and know the value of a penny, nickel, and dime and different combinations of coins that equal the same value
  
• Read a clock face to tell time to the nearest half-hour
  
• Understand place value, simple fractions, and measurement
  
• Compare length, width, and volume of two or more objects
  
• Understand standard tools of measurement (e.g. rulers, cups, and scales)

English

Reading—

• Listen to and enjoy a variety of literature
  
• Read, comprehend, interpret, and evaluate age-appropriate books and stories
  
• Identify setting, character, and main idea and retell stories and events using correct sequence (i.e. beginning, middle, and end)
  
• Distinguish between fantasy stories and real stories
  
• Understand how print is organized and read
  
• Match spoken words with printed ones
  
• Read unknown words using picture and story clues and/or knowledge of phonics
  Letters and Words—
  
• Identify letters, words, and sentences
  
• Know all letters and recognize upper- and lower-case
  
• Identify commonly used words
  
• Recognize "sight words" (e.g. of, was, do, and, the)
  Writing—
  
• Observe simple punctuation, such as periods, when reading aloud
  
• Change beginning, middle, and end sounds to make new words (e.g. cat, sat, mat)
  
• Begin to generate and organize ideas for writing (i.e. brainstorm)
  
• Include appropriate facts and details in written stories
  
• Begin to use correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation in written work and begin to edit completed work for these conventions
  
• Use writing to communicate for a variety of purposes
  Phonics, Sounds, Speaking and Listening—
  
• Correctly clap syllables in words and sentences
  
• Sound out letters and words when reading
  
• Blend beginning, middle, and ending sounds to recognize and read words
  
• Use speaking and listening skills to communicate effectively

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