September Skills

Language/Reading readiness

1. Say first and last name yesno

2. Name 10 colors:

Redorangeyellowgreenblue

Purplebrownblackpinkwhite

3. Recognize front, back and title page of book.

4. Print a recognizable first name:

1st letter upper case, rest lower case

5. Name all capital letters:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O

P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

6. Recognize sight words: Ime

Math Skills

1. Rote count to 10.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. Name 4 shapes: circle square triangle rectangle

3. Write number 1,2,3 correctly. yesno

4. Sort by color.yesno

5. Count off each day of the month. yes no

6. Choose correct month or day of weekyes no

7. Review days of week/months of year.

October Skills

Language/Reading readiness

1. Identify an item that doesn’t belong in a group. (cat, apple, dog, bunny)

2. Name all small letters (lower case):

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w

x y z

3. Recognize sight words: a the no is it to like

Math Skills

1. Rote count to 15.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

2. recognize the numerals 1-10: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3. Write numbers 1-5 correctly. yesno

4. count sets of 10

5. Sort by shape.yesno

6. Identify shapes: circle square triangle rectangle heartstar

7. Create and extend an AB/1,2 pattern

November Skills

Language/Reading readiness

1. Name all uppercase and lower case letters:

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo

Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

2. Recognize sight words: a the no is it to like (review from October)

3. Recognize color words: yellow blue red

Math Skills

1. Rote count to 20.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

2. Recognize the numerals 1-15: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

3. Write numbers 1-10 correctly. yesno

4. count sets to 12

5. Identify shapes: circle square triangle rectangle heart star

Review from October

6. Create and extend an AB/1,2 pattern

Review from October

8. Identify and compare numbers 1-15

December Skills

Language/Reading readiness

1. Recognize sight words: have we my he

2. Say phone number yes no

3. Recognize and describe beginning, middle and ending of stories.

4. Read alphabet chart.

Math Skills

1. Rote count to 25.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25

2. Recognize the numerals 1-15: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

3. Write numbers 1-10 correctly. yesno

4. Count sets to 15

6. Create and extend patterns: AAB (AABAABAAB…)

ABB-ABB, 122-122

8. Identify and compare numbers 1-20

9. Review shapes (if needed.)

10. Review sorting (if needed.)

January Skills

Language/Reading readiness

1. Recognize sight words: see look today

2. Recognize color words: yellow blue red white green purple orange

3. Can point to a letter in a word.

4. Can touch each word as it is being read.

(I like to run and jump.)

5. Be able to clap syllables in words:

cat=1apple=2elephant=3

6. Recite days of the week:

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

7. Recognize and supply opposites

Math Skills

1. Count and compare sets of objects to 20.

2. Identify and compare numbers 1-20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

3. Write numbers 1-20 correctly. yesno

4. Extend and/or create and explain a 3-part pattern:

ABCABCABC...123123123…

5. Sort and describe objects by size yes no

February Skills

Language/Reading readiness

1. Recognize sight words: can you love and

2. Recognize color words: yellow blue red white green purple orange pink black brown

3. Can identify beginning sounds in a word.

Catrabbitkite

4. Name main characters, setting and important events in a story.

5. Recognize and supply rhymeyesno

6. Recite own address.

Ex: 3684 Main Street, Little Chute, WI

7. Recognize and supply oppositesyesno

8. Sequence & describe parts of a day yesno

Math Skills

1. Count by tens to 100.

2. Count and compare sets to 25

3. Write numbers 1-25 correctly. yesno

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

4. Extend and/or create and explain a 3-part pattern:

AABAABAAB...122122122…

5. Count items and answer questions based on a graph.

6. Sort and graph to determine more, less and equal.

7. Identify penny and nickel and their values.

8. Estimate: make reasonable estimates

9. Measurement use non-standard measuring tools.

March Skills

Language/Reading readiness

1. Recognize sight words: an at play

2. Write a dictated sentence.

I can see a cat.

3. Blend sounds: /p/i/g/ - pig

4. Can touch each word as it is being read.

(I like to run and jump.)

Math Skills

1. Count and compare sets of objects to 30.

2. Identify and compare numbers 1-30

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

3. Write numberstens. 10,20,30,30, 50…

4. Sort and describe objects by two attributes. yes no

5. Demonstrate the operation of addition using manipulatives.

6. Identify shapes: circle square triangle rectangle heart star

Diamond oval

7. Identify nickel and its value.

April & MaySkills

Language/Reading readiness

1. Recognize sight words: herewentwant

2. Identify the beginning (upper case letter) and ending (period) of a sentence.

3. Identify the beginning sound of a picture. (looks at a picture of a cat and provides the “c” sound.)

4. Write last name correctly.

(first letter upper case, rest lower case)

Math Skills

1. Rote count to 100.

2. Identify ordinal numbers

first second third fourth fifth

3. Sequence numbers 0-30.yes no

4. Write numerals 1-30 correctly.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

5. Identify addition & subtraction situations.

Ex. Story problem explained

6. Identify shapes: circle square triangle rectangle heart star

Diamond oval hexagon trapezoid

7. Identify dime and quarter and their values.

8. Identify time on the clock to the hour.

9. Sort objects into categories and describe.