Writing About Understanding

With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.

Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I

Recognize and name end punctuation.

Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes)..

Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships

Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of curiosity, carefulness, intellectual autonomy and humility, open-mindedness, and critical thinking

Apply and demonstrate the character strengths of curiosity, carefulness, intellectual autonomy and humility, open-mindedness, and critical thinking

Identify personal strengths (e.g., honesty, curiosity, listening)

Demonstrate the ability to empathize and take the perspective of others, including demonstrating awareness of cultural differences and respect for human dignity

Demonstrate the ability to listen carefully and intentionally to others

Initiate and engage in conversation and social interactions with classmates, peers, and adults

Play games and appropriately participate in small group classroom activities

Describe a rule or principle that everyone should strive to live by (e.g., be kind, be honest, try your best)