ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

KINDERGARTEN OUTCOMES

DearParents:

Theoutcomeslistedbelowaregeneralstatementsoftheessentialskillsandlearningsidentifiedforthekindergartenyear.They
reflectbestpracticeandcurrentresearch,asdefinedbyMichigansK8GradeLevelContentExpectationsthatwillmoveyourchildtoward
achievingtheMichiganelementarycontentstandardsbytheendoffifthgrade.

Thekindergartencurriculumandinstructionaredesignedtogivestudentslearningexperienceswhichenablethemtoreachthese
gradeleveltargets.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasefeelfreetocontactyourchild'steacher.Theteacherwillbeworkingtogetherwithyoutoprovide
yourchildwithameaningful,positivekindergartenyear.

DEVELOPMENTALREADINESS
Demonstratesselfhelpskills:zip,button,snap,buckle,tie,etc.
Demonstrateslargemuscleskillssuchas:gallop,catchaball,hop,bounceaball.
Demonstratessmallmuscleskillssuchas:workingpuzzles,stringingbeads,stackingobjects,drawingandusingscissors
appropriately,holdingandusingwriting/drawingtoolsappropriately.
Identifies8to10colors.
Identifiespicturesofcommonobjects(e.g.,animals,tools,furniture).
Identifieslikenessesanddifferencesinpictures,objects,shapes.
Recallsobjectsafterremovedfromsight;recalleventsfromrecentpast.
Sequencesobjects,picturesandideas.
Respondstoandinterpretsapicture.
Knowsage,birthday,addressandtelephonenumber.
Identifiesrhymingwords.
Reproduces(bycopying)lettersofthealphabet.
Knowsthefullnameofanadulttocontactincaseofanemergency.

ENGLISH/LANGUAGEARTS

READING
Comprehension
Independentlyreadsbookswithpredictabletextandadirectcorrespondencebetweenthetextandpictures.
Listenstoavarietyoftextsacrossgenres,culturesandtimeperiods.
Engagesinsharedreadingexperienceswithwholeclassandinsmallgroups.
Recognizesthatauthorswritethewordsandillustratorsmakethepictures.
Recallspriorknowledgeandpersonalexperiencesrelatedtotopic.
Previewsbooksbeforebeingreadandpredictswhatwillhappen.
Knowspurposeforlisteningorreading;e.g.,tofindoutaboutsomething,forentertainment.
Memorizespatternbooks,poemsandfamiliarbooks.
Identifiesthepatterninpatternedstories,e.g.,TheGingerbreadBoy,TheLittleRedHen
Demonstratesknowledgeofbooksandprint.
Recognizesmostlettersofthealphabet.
Usespicturecluestoconstructmeaningofanunfamiliarstory.
Respondstowhatisheardorreadtomakepersonalconnectionsandtoshareunderstandings(e.g.,throughofferingrelevant
commentsorreactions,participatingindiscussionsand/ordrawing).
Identifieskeyideasandpointsofviewfoundintextsthataddressuniversalthemes,e.g.,friendship,pollution.
Demonstratesknowledgeofstorystructure:setting,charactersandevents.
Retellsafamiliarstoryreadtothestudent,includingabeginning,middleandend.
Retellsthemajorideasofaninformationalbook,includingthemainideaandatleasttwofacts.
Compares/contrastsstories,characters,settings,differentversionsofastory,booksbythesameauthor.
Distinguisheswhetherastoryisrealisticorfantasy(makebelieve/pretend)usingevidencefromthestory.
Respondstoquestionswhichfocusonstorylineandgobeyondthetext.
StudySkills
Recognizestextfeatures;i.e.,illustrations,title,author'sname,illustrator'sname.
WordIdentification
Rhymesandplayswiththesoundsofwords
Reproducessoundsofletters.
Usesinformationfromillustrationstoidentifywords.
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Identifieswords/logoswithintheclassroomandoutsideofschool.
Recognizes1015wordsinreading/writingcontexts.
WordMeaning
Asksthemeaningofunknownwords.
Usescontextofsentence,paragraphorstorytodeterminethemeaningofanunknownwordinaselectionreadbytheteacher.
Attitude
Showsinterestinreading.
Seeksoutopportunitiestolookatbooks.
WRITING
Process
Generatesownideasforwriting.
Participatesinprewritingexperiences;e.g.,discussesideastowriteabout.
Createsandcommunicatesorallyhis/herownstories.
Writesindependentlytoconveymeaning(usingacombinationofinventedspellingandwordsknownorcopied).
Writesatleast10wordsbymemory.
Usescomputerforwriting.
Product
Writesfirstandlastnamebymemory.
Writesfordifferentpurposes;e.g.,writingnotesforfriendsandfamily,makinglists,makingsigns.
Usesavarietyofwritingforms:personalnarratives,descriptions,explanations.
Demonstratessomeknowledgeoflettersoundswhenwriting.
Writingrevealsabeginningawarenessofprintconventions,e.g.,writingfromlefttoright,spacesbetweenwords,uppercase
lettersfornames,periods,conventionalspellingofwordsonthewordwall)
Attitude
Showsprideinownwriting.
Seeksoutopportunitiestowrite,independentofteacherdirection.
SPEAKINGANDLISTENING
Expressesthoughtsincompletesentences.
Generatesquestionsaboutissuesthataffectthemandtopicsaboutwhichtheyarecurious.
Sharesownneeds,ideasandexperiences.
Listensattentivelytotheideasofotherswithoutinterrupting.
Followsandgivesoraldirectionsandmessages.
Participatesinthegiveandtakeofaconversation.
Adjustsuseoflanguagefordifferentaudiencesandpurposes,e.g.,asking/telling,classroom/playground

MATHEMATICS

PATTERNS,RELATIONSHIPSANDFUNCTIONS
Understandsconceptoffirstandlast.
Sorts,classifiesandordersobjectsbyvaryingattributes(shapes,colorandsize)orrulesandsharesstrategy.
Creates,describes,andextendssimplegrowingandshrinkingpatterns.
Sequencesnumbersandevents.
GEOMETRY
Recognizesgeometricshapes;e.g.,circle,square,triangleandrectangle.
Identifiesandsortsthreedimensionalobjectsanddescribestheirlikenessesanddifferences.
Namesanddemonstratestherelativepositionofobjects.

MEASUREMENT
Understandsconceptsofyesterday,today,tomorrow;morning,afternoon,evening,night.
Comparesobjectsbysize,length,weightandcapacity.
Matchestimetothehouronbothanaloganddigitalclocks.
Identifiesandknowsthevalueofapenny,nickelanddimeandrecognizesaquarter.

DATAANALYSISANDSTATISTICS

Participatesingatheringandsortingdatainresponsetoquestions.
Participatesinconductingsurveystosolveproblemsandanswerquestions.
Makesasimplegraphandsharesinformation.
Selectsthecategoryorcategoriesthathavethemostorfewestobjectsinagraph.

NUMBERSENSEANDNUMERATION
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Usesonetoonecorrespondencetocount,compareandordersetsofobjectsto30.
Usesmathematicallanguagetodescriberelativesizes(morethan,lessthan,equalto).
Countsforwardfrom0to100by1s,5sand10s.
Countsforwardfrom0to20by2s.
Countsonfromvaryingstartingpointsbetween2and20+.
Countsbackward10+to0.
Explainsrulesofcounting.
Readsandwritesnumbersfrom0to100.
Participatesinsolvingoralnumberstories.

OPERATIONSANDTHEIRPROPERTIES

Statesadditionpairsfornumbersfrom2to10(e.g.,5=4+1;7=3+4)

Recordsadditionandsubtractionsentencesfornumberstoriesto10.

OTHER

Understandsandparticipatesinthemathematicalgamesusedintheclassroom.

SCIENCE

USINGSCIENTIFICKNOWLEDGE
ClassPet
Comparesandcontrastsfamiliarorganismsonthebasisofobservablephysicalcharacteristics.
Observes,describesandcomparescharacteristicsofdifferentpets.
Explainscharacteristicsandfunctionsofobservablebodypartsinavarietyofanimals.
Comparesandcontrastsfood,energyandenvironmentalneedsofselectedorganisms.
Observes,classifies,reportsonpetneeds.
Explainshowphysicaland
behavioralcharacteristicsof
animalshelpthemtosurvivein
theirenvironment.
Describesthebasicrequirementsforalllivingthingstomaintaintheirexistence.
CollectionsfromNature
Classifiescommonobjectsandsubstancesaccordingtoobservableattributes.
Dependingonthecollection,thestudywilladdresscomponentsofLife,EarthorPhysicalSciencestandards
MyBody
Explainscharacteristicsandfunctionsofobservablebodyparts.
Describesthebasicrequirementsforalllivingthingstomaintaintheirexistence.

Classifiescommonobjectsandsubstancesaccordingtoobservableattributes:color,size,shape,smell,hardness.
Observes,experiments,recordspropertiesofsubstances,using5senses.
Explainsthatearsenableustohear,eyestosee,nosetosmell,tonguetotaste.
Constructions
Classifiescommonobjectsandsubstancesaccordingtoobservableattributes/properties.
Dirt,Sand,andWater
Classifiescommonobjectsandsubstancesaccordingtoobservableattributes/properties.
Describescommonphysicalchangesinmattersize,shape,melting,freezing,dissolving.
Preparesmixturesandseparatesthemintotheircomponentparts.
Recognizesanddescribesdifferenttypesofearthmaterials.
Describesusesofmaterialstakenfromtheearth.
Describeshowwaterexistsassolidandliquid.
CONSTRUCTINGNEWSCIENTIFICKNOWLEDGE
Generatesquestionsabouttheworldbasedonobservations.
Developssolutionstoproblemsthroughreasoning,observation,andinvestigation.
Manipulatessimpledevicesthataidobservationanddatacollection.
Developsstrategiesandskillsforinformationgatheringandproblemsolving.
Constructschartsandgraphs,andpreparessummariesofobservations.
REFLECTINGONSCIENTIFICKNOWLEDGE
Developsanawarenessoftheneedforevidenceinmakingdecisionsscientifically.
Showshowscienceconceptscanbeinterpretedthroughcreativeexpressionsuchaslanguageartsandfinearts.
Developsanawarenessofandsensitivitytothenaturalworld.
Describeshowtechnologyisusedineverydaylife.

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SOCIALSTUDIES
THEME:MEANDMYWORLD
OBJECTIVESFROMMICHIGANCURRICULUMFRAMEWORK
HISTORICALPERSPECTIVE
Identifieswhatacalendarisandnamesdaysoftheweek.
Describestheirownpastthroughpersonalrecordsandputssignificanteventsinorder.
Recountseventsfromsimplebiographiesaboutwomenandmen,boysandgirls.
Identifiesgoodcharacterandpersonalvirtue.
Constructsasimplenarrativeaboutaneventintheirlife.
Explainswhyaccountsofthesameeventintheclassroomdiffer.
Recallssituationsintheirlivesthatrequireddecisionsandevaluatesthedecisionsmadeinlightoftheirconsequences.
GEOGRAPHICPERSPECTIVE
Identifiesthehumanandnaturalcharacteristicsofplaces.
Identifieshowpeopleusetheenvironment.
Identifieswaystheenvironmentandeventsaffectpeople,includingthemselves.
Identifiessomeimportantfeaturesoftheclassroomandexplainsthereasonfortheirlocation.
Identifiespeopleandplacesinotherlocationsandexplainstheirimportancetothecommunity.
Comparestheirclassroomwithotherroomsintheschoolandidentifieswhatisthesameandwhatisdifferent.
CIVICSPERSPECTIVE
Identifiespeoplewhohaveauthorityintheirhomeandschool.
Identifiesaspectsoflifeintheclassroomthatillustratefreedom.
Identifieshowconflictsintheclassroomareresolvedinwaysthatareconsistentwithcoredemocraticvalues.
Identifiesrulesintheclassroomandconsidersconsequencesforbreakingtheirrules.
Identifiesfairwaysforgroupstomakedecisionsintheclassroom.
Identifieswordsandbehaviorsthatinfluenceothers.
IdentifiesthenameofourcountryandlocatestheUnitedStatesonaworldmap.
ECONOMICSPERSPECTIVE
Identifiesthingsthatfamilieswantandneed.
Connectsneedsoffamilieswithbusinessesthatmeetthem.
Selectsaparticulargoodanddescribesthetypeofresourcesnecessarytoproduceit.
Describesaserviceprovidedbythelocalgovernment.
Identifiestheservicestheirschoolprovidesandthepeoplewhoprovidethem.
Identifiesthateveryoneisaconsumer.
Describesthechoicesthatstudentsmake.
SortsUnitedStatescoinsandcurrency.
INQUIRY
Identifiessourceswecanusetolocateinformation.
Acquiresinformationfromobservationofthehomeandschoolenvironments.
Organizesandrecordsobservationsabouthomeandclassroomexperiences.
Posesaquestionaboutlifeintheclassroom.
Gathersinformationonaquestionaboutlifeintheclassroom.
Givesananswertothequestioninvestigatedaboutlifeintheclassroomandareasonforthatanswer
Tellsothersabouttheanswertoaquestionaboutlifeintheclassroom.
PUBLICDISCOURSEANDDECISIONMAKING
Identifiesanissueofconcerntoher/himatschool.
Identifieshis/herownviewpoint.
Usesrulesforeffectivegroupdiscussions.
Tellsaboutanopinionregardingaclassroomissue.
CITIZENINVOLVEMENT
Interpretsandfollowsrulesintheclassroom.
Helpsanotherperson.

ART
Usesimaginationtocreatevisualforms.
Sharespersonalimpressionsaboutonesownartexperiences.
Recognizesbroadcategoriesofsubjectmatter(e.g.,landscape,stilllife,portraiture).
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Explainswhatartistsdo.
Observesandidentifiessomeoftheelementsofartinworksofartandintheenvironment.
Physicallyworkswithartmaterials.
Describesthemoodorfeelingthataspecificartworkevokes.
Takesprideinonesownprogressinregardstomakingart.
Listenstootheropinionsandreactionsregardingaworkofart.

HEALTH

CONFLICTMANAGEMENT
Identifiesreasonstobegoodlisteners.
Identifiesfeelings.
Explainswhatconflictmeans.
Identifiesandresolvesaconflict.
SUBSTANCEABUSEANDPREVENTION
Identifiestypesofpoisons.
Identifieshowpoisonsenterthebody.
Definesandclassifiesitemsasadrugornondrug.
Identifiesappropriateuseofmedicine.
DemonstrateshowtosayNotoillegaldrugs.

INFORMATIONLITERACY

Learnsbasiclibraryprocedures.
RecognizestheMediaCenterasasourceofinformation.
Recognizestherolesofauthorsandillustrators.
Recognizessequencingofinformationoreventsinastory.
Locatesbookshe/shelikesinthemediacenter.
Learnshowtoselectbooksbyillustrationsandbytopics.
Recognizes,identifiesandappreciatesvariousstylesofbook/storyillustrations.
UseseffectivelisteningandviewingskillsintheMediaCenter.
Recognizespatterns(e.g.,repetition,rhythmandrhyme)inthetextofpicturebooks.
Isawareofmulticulturalauthors.
UsestheMediaCenterandthematerialsresponsibly.

MUSIC

Singsadiverserepertoireofsongs.
Demonstratesappropriatelisteningbehaviorinclass,schoolconcertsandassemblies.
Movestothebeatofmusic.
Imitatesrhythmicandmelodicpatterns.
Identifiesdifferencesbetweenpiecesofmusicbydescribingthemasloudorsoft,fastorslow,highorlowandshortorlong.
Explainswhatcomposersandperformersofmusicareandwhattheydo.
Improvisesmusic.
Makesconnectionsbetweenmusicandtheirdailylives.
Formsandexpressesopinionsaboutmusicusingmusicalvocabularytosupporttheirideas.
Caresforandusesmusicalinstrumentsproperly.
Expressesfeelingscreatedbymusicusingmovement,visualartandwords.

PHYSICALEDUCATION

Demonstratesanunderstandingofpersonalandgeneralspacebymovingsafelyandeffectivelyduringactivities.
Demonstratesbeginninglocomotorandnonlocomotorpatterns(i.e.,run,hop,skip,stretch,pull,turn).
Exploresavarietyofactivitiesandequipment:parachute,ball,jumpropes,paddles.
Followssafetyprecautions.
Movesintheproperdirectiontoverbalcommands.
Demonstratesawillingnesstoparticipate,follow rules and directions, and practice skills.

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