Kindergarten+Key+Concepts

__Key Concepts a student should learn by the end of Kindergarten (in parent friendly language)__

Contributors: 1. Jean Martin 2. Cindy Prinzivalli

__Key Concepts__ 1. Count, read and write whole numbers 0 - 10. Count using whole numbers (to 100) by ones and tens (rote counting) 2. Recognize fraction equal to one-half. 3. Use concrete objects to show joining of groups and separating in quantities up to and including 10. 4. Make estimates of objects in a set up to and including 20. 5. Order whole numbers from least to greatest value 0 - 20. 6. Determine the length and height of objects with non-standard units of measurement. (measure with cubes; trace your foot, cut it out, and use that to measure; etc.) 7. Tell time to the hour with analog and digital clocks. (short hand is the hour hand; 3:00 = 3 o'clock) 8. Identify and know the value of coins (pennies, nickels, and dimes). Count coins by their value and be able to make exchanges of coins. (5 pennies = one nickel) (They need to simply recognize quarters.) 9. Identify/name 2 dimensional geometric shapes (circle, triangle, square, and rectangle) and find/name 2-D figures in real life. Identify symmetry. (Look around the classroom, can you find a rectangle? If we fold this triangle in half perfectly, do you see the line of symmetry?) 10. Identify a pattern based on shape, size, and color. (Use beads and string them in a pattern; red, blue, green, red, blue, green, etc.) 11. Describe/interpret data in a bar graph. Gather/organize/sort/count/display data. (Be able to tell which category has the most = tallest bar. Create a bar graph by coloring squares that reflect the class activity.)