Kindergarten Mathematic Rubric
Counting and Cardinality
K.CC.1
1
Cannot count by either ones
or tens to 100
2
Can count by either ones or
tens to 100 with some
teacher prompting
3
Can count by either ones or
tens to 100 with a maximum
of one teacher prompt or
miscue. ex. student skips one
number but does not affect
the rest of the sequence
4
Can count by ones and tens
beyond 100
2
Cannot count on from a
number >20
3
Can count on from any
number up to 100
4
Can count on beyond 100
2
Can count and label some
sets of objects <20 with no
more than 2 mistakes
3
Can count and label sets of
objects to 20 (including
zero)
4
Can count and label sets of
objects beyond 20 (including
zero)
K.CC.2
1
Cannot count on from a
number <20
K.CC.3
1
Can count to label set of
objects under 10
K.CC.4a
1
Cannot count with 1-to-1
correspondence
2
3
4
Can use 1-to-1
correspondence and tell how
many in a set to 10
Can use 1-to-1
correspondence and tell how
many in a set to 20
Can use 1-to-1
correspondence students can
count and tell how many in a
set beyond 20
2
Can count an arrangement of
objects <10
3
Can count an arrangement of
objects <20
4
Can count an arrangement of
objects >20
K.CC.4b
1
Cannot count an arrangement
of objects <5
K.CC.4c
1
Cannot explain how one
successive number refers to
a quantity one more
K.CC.4d
1
Can identify any ordinal
positions
2
Not applicable to this
problem
3
Can explain how one
successive number refers to
a quantity one more
4
Not applicable to this
problem
2
Can identify most ordinal
positions from left to right
3
Can identify ordinal positions
from left to right
4
Can identify ordinal positions
from right to left and left to
right
2
Can count and name how
many objects are in an
organized configuration up to
20
Can count out a given set of
objects to represent a
number up to 10
3
Can count and tell how many
objects are in both an
organized and scattered
configurations up to 20
Can count out a given set of
objects to represent a
number up to 20
4
Can count and tell how many
objects are in both an
organized and scattered
configurations beyond 20
Can count out a given set of
objects to represent a
number beyond 20
2
Can identify a group of
objects that is >,=, or < when
compared to another group
of objects but not explain
why
3
Can identify a group of
objects that is >,=, or < when
compared to another group
of objects <20 and explain
why
4
Can identify a group of
objects that is >,=, or < when
compared to another group
of objects >20 and explain
why
2
Can compare two written
numbers between 1 and 10,
tell which is more/less but
3
Can compare two written
numbers between 1 and 10,
tell which is more/less and is
4
Can compare any two written
numbers, tell which is
more/less and explain why
K.CC.5
1
Cannot count and name how
many objects are in either an
organized or scattered
configuration
Cannot count out a given set
of objects to represent a
number
K.CC.6
1
Cannot identify a group of
objects that is >,=, or < when
compared to another group
of objects
K.CC.7
1
Cannot compare two written
numbers between 1 and 10
and tell which is more/less
not explain why
able to explain why
Kindergarten Mathematic Rubric
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
K.OA.1
1
Cannot represent addition
and subtraction sentences
2
Can represent addition and
subtraction sentences within
5
3
Can represent addition and
subtraction sentences within
10
4
Can represent addition and
subtraction sentences >10
2
Can solve addition and
subtraction problems within
the sum of 5
3
Can solve addition and
subtraction problems within
the sum of 10
4
Can solve addition and
subtraction problems beyond
the sum of 10
2
Can decompose numbers less
than or equal to 10 showing 1
combination
3
Can decompose numbers less
than or equal to 10 showing
two or more possible
combinations
4
Can decompose numbers less
than or equal to 10 showing
all possible combinations
2
Not applicable to this
problem
3
Can use objects, drawings, or
equations to find the number
that makes 10
4
Not applicable to this
problem
2
Can add or subtract
correctly within 5,
4 to 6 problems in 1 minute
3
Can add or subtract
correctly within 5,
7 to 9 problems in 1 minute
4
Can add or subtract
correctly within 5,
10 problems in 1 minute
K.OA.2
1
Cannot solve addition and
subtraction problems
K.OA.3
1
Cannot show any
decompositions
K.OA.4
1
Cannot use objects,
drawings, or equations to
find the number that makes
10
K.OA.5
1
Can add or subtract
correctly within 5,
0 to 3 problems in 1 minute
Kindergarten Mathematic Rubric
Number and Operations in Base 10
K.NBT.1
1
Cannot compose or
decompose numbers from 11
to 19 by using objects or
drawings and record the
composition
2
Can compose or decompose
numbers from 11 to 19 by
using objects or drawings
and record the composition
3
Can compose and decompose
numbers from 11 to 19 by
using objects or drawings
and record the composition
or decomposition
Kindergarten Mathematic Rubric
Measurement and Data
4
Can compose and decompose
numbers >19 by using objects
or drawings and record the
composition or decomposition
K.MD.1
1
Cannot use nonstandard units
of measurement to describe
or tells the measureable
attributes of an objects
K.MD.2
1
Is unable to correctly use
the terms taller/shorter,
heavier/lighter, or
longer/shorter
K.MD.3
1
Cannot sort by attribute or
count the number of objects
2
Uses nonstandard units of
measurement to describe or
tells the measureable
attributes of an objects
3
Uses nonstandard units of
measurement to describe
and tells the measureable
attributes of an objects
4
Uses standard units of
measurement to describe
and tells the measureable
attributes of an objects
2
Correctly used some of the
terms taller/shorter,
heavier/lighter, or
longer/shorter
3
Correctly used the terms
taller/shorter,
heavier/lighter, or
longer/shorter
4
Not applicable to this
problem
2
Can sort by one attribute or
count the number of objects
3
Can sort by one attribute
and count the number of
objects
Kindergarten Mathematic Rubric
Geometry
4
Can sort and count a
different way
K.G.1
1
Cannot identify an object as
a specific shape or describe
the objects relative position
2
3
Can only do one: identify an
Can identify an object as a
object as a specific shape or specific shape and describe
describe the objects relative the objects relative position
position
4
Can identify an object as a
specific shape and describe
the objects relative position
to 2 or more different
objects
2
3
Can identify only some of the Can identify all the shapes
shapes
4
Can identify all the shapes
and describe their
attributes
2
Not applicable to this
problem
3
Can sort shapes by 2D (flat)
and 3D (solid)
4
Not applicable to this
problem
2
Can identify how many sides
or corners/vertices an
object has
3
Can identify how many sides
and corners/vertices an
object has
4
Not applicable to this
problem
2
Can create or draw some
shapes with all of the
correct attributes
3
Can create or draw shapes
with all of the correct
attributes
4
Not applicable to this
problem
2
Can create some shapes
using two different shapes
3
Can create all shapes using
two different shapes
4
Can create all shapes using
three or more shapes
K.G.2
1
Cannot identify any shapes
K.G.3
1
Cannot sort shapes by 2D
(flat) and 3D (solid)
K.G.4
1
Cannot identify how many
sides or corners/vertices an
object has
K.G.5
1
Cannot create or draw
shapes
K.G.6
1
Cannot create shapes