Kindergarten Fridge Curriculum
Skills to work on with your student throughout the year
English Language Arts
Name and write uppercase and lowercase letters
Match letters to sounds when reading and writing
Learn and use new vocabulary words
Identify words that rhyme
Read common words such as the, of, you, are, she, and my
Ask and answer questions about a story
Identify characters, settings, and major events in a story
Participate in discussions by listening and taking turns speaking
Sort common objects into categories
Express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly
Mathematics
Count the number of objects in a group and compare the number of objects in two groups
Compare two numbers to identify which is greater than or less than the other
Understand addition as putting together and adding to and subtraction as taking apart and taking away from
Add and subtract very small numbers quickly and accurately
Represent numbers less than or equal to 10 in more than one way (e.g., 9=6+3 or
9=5+4)
Find the number from 1 to 9 that can be added to a given number to reach 10 by using objects or drawings to represent the problem
Solve addition and subtraction word problems involving numbers of 10 or less
Represent addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawing pictures
Count to 100 by ones and tens
Understand that the place value of numbers from 11 to 19 contains ten ones and some leftover ones (e.g., 14=10+4)