Kindergarten Readiness

1. Physical Development & Motor Skills

• Gross motor skills activities for little kids
• Motor skills for preschoolers
• Improve kids' fine motor skills with 30 materials & activities
• Kindergarten hand exercises

2. Language Development & Letter Recognition

• 10 letter recognition activities
• Letter recognition: Creative and hands-on ways to teach the alphabet
• Practice name writing in 12 fun ways for preschoolers
• Creative and fun name activities

3. Academic Skills/Cognitive Development

• 8 ways to teach children their address and phone number
• Safety Skills: How to teach your child to memorize his phone number
• Book and print awareness: Getting ready to read

4. Social Emotional Skills

• 5 social skills that are important for kindergarten

 

By the end of Kindergarten in English Language Arts, I can...

I can name lower case letters of the alphabet.  I can print letters of the alphabet. I can identify letter sounds. I can recognize and produce rhyming words.  I can blend sounds to read a word. I can read grade-level high-frequency words without hesitation. With prompting and support, I can identify the main idea.  With prompting and support, I can answer questions about key details.  With prompting and support, I can identify characters, settings, and events.  I can capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun.  I recognize and use end punctuation and use proper spacing between words. I can spell words by using the sounds the letters make. I can ask and answer questions. I can share stories, familiar experiences, and interests.

By the end of Kindergarten in Mathematics, I can...

• I can count to 100 by ones.

• I can count to 100 by fives (to 50 in 1st semester). 

• I can count to 100 by tens (to 50 in 1st semester). 

• I can write the numbers 0-20 (0-10 in the 1st semester).  

• I can recognize the numbers 0-20 (0-10 in the 1st semester). 

• I can count objects up to 20 and print the corresponding number (to 10 in 1st semester). 

• I can compare groups of objects. I can compare two written numerals. 

• I can show addition using objects within 10. 

• I can show subtraction using objects within 10. 

• I can show what number is needed. 

• I can quickly and accurately add numbers to 5. 

• I can quickly and accurately subtract numbers to 5 (without manipulatives). 

• I can name and describe 2-dimensional shapes. 

• I can name and describe 3-dimensional shapes. 

• I can sort objects and show data on a graph. 

• I can describe and compare the length, weight, and capacity.

If you have questions regarding Kindergarten curriculum, please contact Emily Mather, Primary School Academic Principal, emather@cvsd.net or 412-429-3270.

For questions regarding registration and enrollment, contact Kelly Mannering, kmannering@cvsd.net.

For questions regarding curriculum and instruction, contact Dr. Misty Slavic, Assistant Superintendent, mslavic@cvsd.net.