• Classroom Rules

      1. Follow directions quickly.

      2. Raise your hand for permission to speak.

      3. Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat.

      4. Make smart choices.

      5. Keep your dear teachers happy.

      * The diamond rule: Keep your eyes on the target! 

       

      First Quarter Expectations:

      • identify 35 letters
      • recognize 15 sight words
      • know/produce 20 letter sounds
      • find the front of a book
      • find the title
      • know where to start reading
      • point under words (track print)
      • count to 20
      • count on from a given number (for example, start at 4 and count to 10)
      • count sets to 10 and match the correct number
      • write numbers 0-10
      • adding 1 more (for example, if I have 3 cubes and added 1 more, how many would there be?) 
      • draw and identify circle, triangle, hexagon, square and rectangle
      • recognize cone, sphere, cylinder, cube
      • sort solid shapes and flat shapes
      • understand and demonstrate directional/positional words (beside, inside, in front of, below, above, under)
      • sort objects by attribute (color, size, shape)
      • write name

       

       

       

      Second Quarter Expectations

       

      • identify 45 letters 
      • recognize 40 sight words
      • know/produce 24 sounds
      • orally recognizes rhyme
      • orally generates rhyme
      • find the front and back of the book
      • identify the title
      • point under words
      • know where to begin reading
      • know that print conveys a meaning
      • first/last concept
      • understand basic punctuation (period, exclamation point, question mark, quotation marks)
      • read a level C book with comprehension skills
      • count forward to 50
      • show numbers 0-20
      • match numbers to sets 0-20
      • read and write numbers 0-20
      • demonstrate directional/positional words (in, beside, behind, in front of, under, above, etc.)
      • recognize triangle, circle, rectangle, square, hexagon, sphere, cube, cone, cylinder
      • compare attributes among shapes
      • identify shapes (2D and 3D or flat and solid)
      • model positional words (on, in, beside, in front , behind, under, above)
      • add and subtract numbers 0-5

       

      Third Quarter Expectations: 

      • Read at book level C 
      • Answer comprehension questions from text
      • orally generate rhymes
      • orally recognize rhymes
      • Identify letters - 52 upper and lower
      • Produce letter sounds - 26
      • Sight word - 65
      • recognize syllables in words
      • recognize beginning and ending parts of words
      • write upper and lowercase letters
      • write using some high frequency words and “made-up” spelling
      • count to 80
      • show numbers 0-30
      • count sets 0-20
      • read/write numbers 0-20
      • understand more/less/equal
      • recognize equal sets
      • solve addition and subtraction word problems
      • compare shape attributes
      • recognize triangle, circle, rectangle, square, hexagon, sphere, cube, cone, cylinder
      • tell how shapes are alike and different
      • build and draw shapes
      • demonstrate directional/positional words (in, beside, behind, in front of, under, above, etc.)
      • complete a visualization puzzle
      • sort objects
      • Sort objects by flat and solid
      • represent numbers using a base ten
      • decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way
      • using numbers 1-9, find the numbers that make 10
      • fluently add and subtract numbers to make 5

      Fourth Quarter Expectations: 

      • Read at book level D 
      • Answer comprehension questions from text
      • orally generate rhymes
      • recognize syllables in words
      • recognize beginning and ending parts of words
      • identify 90 words
      • produce all letter sounds
      • write uppercase and lowercase letters
      • write 1-2 sentences using a capital letter, correct punctuation, spelling some sight words and spelling phonetically
      • count to 100
      • show numbers 0-20
      • count sets 0-20
      • read/write numbers 0-20
      • understand more/less/equal
      • solve addition and subtraction word problems
      • compare shape attributes
      • recognize triangle, circle, rectangle, square, hexagon, sphere, cube, cone, cylinder
      • build and draw shapes
      • demonstrate directional/positional words (in, beside, behind, in front of, under, above, etc.)
      • complete a visualization puzzle
      • sort objects and shapes
      • sort shapes by flat and solid shapes
      • represent numbers using a base ten
      • decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way
      • using numbers 1-9, find the numbers that make 10
      • fluently add and subtract numbers to make 5