Monday, September 9, 2013

What children now need to know at the end of K in a public school

I talked with a friend this past summer who is an experienced kinder. teacher about what children are really expected to learn these days.  The list is long!  This list below does not necessarily reflect my personal opinion, it is just objective, from a teacher's mouth.  Most teachers are worried we are trying to push to much to early, while not having enough time for social skills, art, and music.

What children are expected to know by the end of a public school K  (all schools are slightly different, and private schools have their own expectations and curriculum.)

End of K:

-Teacher reads story such as 3 bears, and children can retell
-children know numbers to 30 (using little blocks to show 1 to 1 correspondence)
-know how to write and say numbers and letters
-know letters and sounds
-can name numbers in random number order
-knows 30 site words
-can recognize numbers versus just naming numbers
-can identify beginning sounds in words
-can order numbers with one through 30 number cards
-can identify ending sounds
-using color crayons, can identify colors, and can answer, "What color is that?"
-can dictate cvc (consonant, vowel, consonant) words such at cat
- when teacher reads story such as Little Red Hen, child can answer questions

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