By the end of kindergarten, students understand the consistency of small numbers, quantities and simple shapes in their everyday environment. They count, compare, describe and sort objects. Manipulative materials used in lessons to introduce, help explain, and reinforce math concepts Cooperative learning activities fostered in small group situations Provision for a variety of experiences to develop number concepts and facility with facts. Students identify the basic facts and ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed. Students listen and respond to stories based on well known characters, themes, plots, and settings.
Students write words and brief two to three word phrases that are legible.
Students write and speak with a command of standard English conventions. Students listen and repond to oral communication. They speak in clear and coherent sentences. Developing large and small muscles through body movement activities. A P.E. specialist works with the children every week.