1st Quarter

English Language Arts

Kindergarten
I can speak audibly to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

I can follow classroom listening rules.

I can follow one-step instructions, according to classroom expectations.

I can demonstrate active listening.

I can express time and space. (today, tomorrow, yesterday)

I can describe personal experience using a prop, picture, or visual aid.

(for example: Student of the Day)

I can read high frequency words.

I can recite the alphabet.

I can identify upper and lowercase letters/sounds introduced.

I can recognize and produce rhyming words.

I can understand basic concepts about print.

I can demonstrate the understanding of opposites.

I can identify and sort pictures of objects into categories.

I can respond to rhythm and rhyme through identifying a regular beat and similarities in
word sounds. (Nursery Rhymes)

1st Quarter Math

Kindergarten
I can count to 100 by ones and tens to
30.
I can write numbers from 0 10.
I can recognize numbers 0-10.
I can use and explain the meaning of
greater than, less than, and equal to.

Updated Spring 2017

2nd Quarter
English Language Arts
Kindergarten
I can segment spoken words into two or three phonemes.

I can blend letter sounds to decode simple words.

I can produce and write letters for most short vowels and consonants.

I can use a picture dictionary to find words.

When reading fiction, I can

 * recognize different types of texts. (ex: picture books,
chapter books, etc.)

* name author and illustrate of a story and describe how

each is telling the story.

* compare and contrast adventures in characters in

familiar stories.

Updated Spring 2017

3rd Quarter
English Language Arts
Kindergarten
I can use a combination of drawing and/or writing to name and inform
about a topic or a text being studied. (ex: president unit)

When writing, I can use words that are related to the topic.

I can identify different forms and techniques used in media. (TAUGHT

in library)

Updated Spring 2017

3rd Quarter
 English Language Arts
Kindergarten
I can capitalize own first and last name.

I can capitalize the first word in a sentence.

I can use plural words when speaking.

I can give inventive spelling with beginning, medial, and final sounds.

I can use details in text to identify main character, setting, and the problem in the
story.

I can retell the events from the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

I can isolate the initial, medial, and final sounds in spoken words.

I can recognize short vowel sounds.

I can read high frequency words introduced.

I can recognize that new words can be created when letters are changed, added, or
deleted.

I can distinguished meaning between verbs describing the same action. (ex: jump,
hop)

Updated Spring 2017

2nd Quarter
English Language Arts
Kindergarten
I can read high frequency words introduced.

I can recognize and name end punctuation (. ?).

I can recognize letters and produce letter sounds.

I can blend and segment three-letter and four-letter words .

I can write and name the printed letters that match the sound.

I can write letters for consonant and vowel sounds.

I can sequence the letters of the alphabet.

I can demonstrate that written words are made up of different letters.

I can state that a sentence is comprised of a group of words separated by spaces.

I can demonstrate one-to-one correspondence between spoken words and written

words.

I can identify sounds in spoken words.

I can blend spoken onsets, rimes, and phonemes to form one-syllable words.
Updated Spring 2017

4th Quarter
English Language Arts
Kindergarten
I can identify naming words (nouns) and action words (verbs).

I can use question words in sentences when speaking.

I can capitalize the pronoun I, when writing.

I can use correct spelling of own first and last names.

I can read high frequency words.

I can read, with support, appropriate texts with understanding.

I can read independently over sustained period of time.

When reading fiction, I can

* recognize sensor details and recurring phrases.

* ask and answer questions about unknown words.

When reading drama, I can identify characters in a puppet play or

performance by actors.

When researching, I can

* generate a list of questions about topic

* decide what sources can answer the questions

* gather evidence from sources.

* use pictures and writing when documenting research.

(ex: K-W-L chart)

Updated Spring 2017

3rd Quarter

English Language Arts

Kindergarten
I can identify all uppercase and lowercase letters.

I can predict what might happen next in a text based on the cover,
 title, and illustrations.

I can ask and respond to questions about read-alouds.

I can retell main ideas or important facts from a read-aloud.

I can connect the information and events of a text to experiences. (ex:

text-to-text and text-to-self)

I can use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading

and be read to, and respond to texts.

I can identify the setting, character, and key events when reading
fiction.

When reading non-fiction, I can

* ask and answer questions to clarify meaning.

* identify similarities and differences between

2 texts on the same topic.

* name the main topic and recall key details of

the text.

I can edit drafts, with assistance, by leaving spaces between words in a

sentence.

Updated Spring 2017

 1st Quarter
English Language Arts
Kindergarten
I can respond to rhythm and rhyme through identifying a regular beat and
similarities in word sounds. (Nursery rhymes)

I can identify the meaning of environmental print.

I can use pictures, oral language, or written letters, and/or words. (pumpkin unit)

I can use a combination of drawing and/or writing to tell an opinion about a topic or
text being studied. (apple unit)

I can give logical reasoning. (turn and talk about why they have a certain opinion)

I can use words that are related to the topic.

I can take turns speaking. (ex: share time)

I can continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.

I can describe personal experiences using a prop, picture, or other visual aid. (ex:
student of the day or share time)
I can speak in complete sentences.
Updated Spring 2017

Updated Spring 2017

4th Quarter
English Language Arts
Kindergarten
When reading non-fiction, I can...

* identify the topic and details in an expository

 text.

* use titles and illustrations to make predictions.

* identify text features.

* respond to examples of sensory details.

(example: penguins in COLD weather)

I can add details to strengthen my writing.

I can explore a variety of digital tools to produce writing. (ex: writing

our sight words on the smartboard)

When writing fiction or non-fiction, I can...

* use drawing and/or writing to narrate a

story or experience. (ex: insect unit)

* tell the reader about a character or

personal event.

* place events in the order they occurred.

(ex: the life cycle of a caterpillar)

* provide a reaction to what happened in the

events.