Kindergarten 1st Quarter Expectations (Green)
Language Arts
Phonological Awareness
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Recognizes words that begin with the same
sound
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Identifies 13 capital letters
Identifies 13 lowercase letters
Names a minimum of 8 letter sounds
High-Frequency Words
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Comprehension of Fictional Text
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Identifies characters in a story read aloud
Acts out a main event from a story read aloud
Asks and responds to questions about text read
aloud
Identifies setting in a story read aloud
Comprehension of Informational Text
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Identifies the meaning of signs and
environmental print
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Dictates or draws pictures to tell a story
Dictates information for lists
Writes own name
Identifies mathematics in everyday situation
Science and Social Studies
Matter and Energy
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Observe and record objects by bigger and smaller, heavier and
lighter, shape, color, texture.
Observe, record, and discuss how things can be changed by
heating or cooling.
Earth and Space: Weather
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Observe and describe weather changes from day to day
and over seasons.
Identify events that repeat in each season and during day
and night.
Observe, describe, and illustrate objects in the sky such
as the clouds, moon, and stars, including the Sun.
Government
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Writing
Compares and identifies objects that are longer
Compares and identifies objects that are shorter
Compares and identifies objects that are the same length
Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools
Listens attentively to speaker
Follows oral directions
Recognizes that spoken words can be
represented by text
Holds a book and turns pages correctly
Identifies parts of a book
Asks questions and responds to text read aloud
Uses over, under, above and below to describe position
Places an object in a specific position
Compares how 2 objects are alike and different
Describes an object by color, size and shape
Identifies circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles
Measurement
Beginning Reading Skills
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Identifies, extends and creates AB patterns
Tells what comes next when shown an AB pattern
 Counts by ones to 10
Geometry
Identifies and uses words that name directions,
positions, sequences and locations
Sorts pictures into categories
Uses nouns correctly when speaking
Speaking
Counts 5 objects using one to one correspondence
Creates sets of objects given in verbal/written form up to
5
Identifies numbers 0-5
 Names what is before or after a given object
Patterns, Relationships and Algebraic Thinking
Reads a minimum of 6 sight words
Vocabulary
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Number Operations
Identifies rhyming words from non-rhyming
words
Phonics
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Math
Knows rules for safety and fairness
Knows rules for order, security, and safety at home and
school
Identifies authority figures (home, school , community)
Follows rules, and understands the consequences of not
following rules
Citizenship/Culture
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Recites Pledge of Allegiance and the Pledge to the Texas Flag
Celebrates Constitution Day
Respects differences among people
Kindergarten 2nd Quarter Expectations (Blue)
Language Arts
Phonological Awareness
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Identifies, extends and creates ABB /ABC patterns
Tells what comes next when shown an ABC and/or ABB
pattern
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Counts by ones to 25
Geometry
Reads a minimum of 12 sight words
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Vocabulary
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Recognizes the difference between a letter and
a word
Compares and identifies objects that are heavier in weight
Compares and identifies objects that are lighter in weight
Compares and identifies objects that are the same weight
Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools
Asks questions to clarify information
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Beginning Reading Skills
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Sorts objects by color
Sorts objects by size
Sorts objects by shape
Sorts 2 dimensional figures and describes attributes of each
group
Describes and compares shapes
Measurement
Recognizes that compound words are made up of
shorter words
Uses action words correctly when speaking
Uses pronouns correctly when speaking
Speaking
Counts 10 objects using one to one correspondence
Creates sets of objects given in verbal/written form up to 10
Identifies numbers 0-10
Creates two equal sets of objects
 Names first and last in sequence
Patterns, Relationships and Algebraic Thinking
Identifies 26 capital letters
Identifies 26 lowercase letters
Identifies a minimum of 16 letter sounds
Recognizes that new words are created when
initial letters are changed
High-Frequency Words
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Number Operations
Identifies syllables in spoken words
Orally generates rhyming words
Isolates the first sound in words
Phonics
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Math
Solves mathematical problems with guidance
Science and Social Studies
Force, Motion and Energy
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Use the five senses to explore the different forms of energy such as
light, heat, and sound)
Explore how magnets interact with other materials
Observe and describe the location of an object including above, below,
behind, in front of, and beside another object)
Observe and describe the ways that objects can move such as in a
straight line, zigzag, up and down, back and forth, round and round, and
fast and slow.
Comprehension of Fictional Text
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Makes predictions based on cover, title and
illustrations
Describes characters in a story
Retells a main event from a story
Comprehension of Informational Text
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Identifies the topic of informational text
Makes predictions using titles and illustrations
about informational text
Follows pictorial directions
Writing
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Writes from top to bottom and left to right
Uses random strings of letters to write a
message
Earth and Space: Weather
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Observe and describe weather changes from day to day and over
seasons.
Identify events that repeat in each season and during day and
night.
Observe, describe, and illustrate objects in the sky such as the
clouds, moon, and stars, including the Sun
Government
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Knows rules for safety and fairness
Knows rules for order, security, and safety at home and school
Identifies authority figures (home, school , community)
Follows rules, and understands the consequences of not following
rules
Citizenship/Culture
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Recites Pledge of Allegiance and the Pledge to the Texas Flag
Celebrates Constitution Day
Respects differences among people
Kindergarten 3rd Quarter Expectations (Purple)
Language Arts
Phonological Awareness
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Blends onset and rime to form simple words
(/s/…/it/, /d/…/og/, /c/…/at/)
Blends letter sounds to form words
(/c/…/a/…./t/: cat)
Separates one syllable word into 2-3 sounds
(dog: /d/…/o/…/g/)
Phonics
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Identifies a minimum of 26 letter sounds
Reads words by producing letter sounds and blending
Recognizes that new words are created when letters
are changed and added
High-Frequency Words
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Reads a minimum of 18 sight words
Vocabulary
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Uses a picture dictionary to find words
Identifies and uses descriptive words when
speaking
Identifies nouns in reading and writing
Identifies action words in reading and writing
Speaking
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Orally shares information and ideas clearly
Beginning Reading Skills
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Knows that a spoken word can match a printed word
Recognizes that sentences are made up of words and
separated by spaces
Comprehension of Fictional Text
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Identifies key events in a story read aloud
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Identifies the main idea of a story
Connects books to own experiences
Math
Number Operations
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Counts 15 objects using one to one correspondence
Creates a set that has more than the given set
Creates sets of objects given in written/verbal form up to
15
Identifies numbers 0-15
Names ordinal positions first through fifth
Models addition/subtraction problems using objects
Patterns, Relationships and Algebraic Thinking
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Identifies, extends and creates AABC patterns
Tells what comes next in an AABC pattern
Counts by ones to 50
Geometry
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Describes the attributes of 3 dimensional figures
Identifies 2 dimensional shapes in 3 dimensional figures
Measurement
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Compares and identifies containers that hold more
Compares and identifies containers that hold less
Compares and identifies containers that hold the same
Compares and identifies objects/situations that are
hotter/colder
Sequences up to 3 events
Probability and Statistics
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Constructs graphs using real life objects or pictures
Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools
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Selects an appropriate problem solving strategy
Science and Social Studies
Earth and Space: Earth Materials
 Observe, compare, describe, and sort rocks by size, shape,
texture, and color
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Observe and describe natural sources of water (streams, lakes,
river, etc.) such as the color and how clear it looks
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Comprehension of Informational Text
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Identifies the details of informational text
Retells important facts from informational text
Earth and Space: Weather
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Writing
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Writes lists, captions, etc
Writes a message that makes sense and matches a
picture
Uses spacing between words in a sentence
Writes upper and lowercase letters correctly
Give examples of ways that rocks, soil, and water are useful
Observe and describe weather changes from day to day and over
seasons.
Identify events that repeat in each season and during day and
night.
Observe, describe, and illustrate objects in the sky such as the
clouds, moon, and stars, including the Sun.
Government
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Knows rules for safety and fairness
Knows rules for order, security, and safety at home and school
Identifies authority figures (home, school , community)
Follows rules, and understands the consequences of not following
rules
Citizenship/Culture
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Recites Pledge of Allegiance and the Pledge to the Texas Flag
Celebrates Constitution Day
Respects differences among people
Kindergarten 4th Quarter Expectations (Yellow)
Language Arts
Phonological Awareness
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Number Operations
Identifies rhyming words in poems
Phonics
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Math
Reads words by producing letter sounds and blending
Recognizes that new words are created when letters
are changed, added or removed
High-Frequency Words
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Reads a minimum of 25 sight words
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Patterns, Relationships and Algebraic Thinking
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Correctly uses prepositions and prepositional phrases
Correctly uses pronouns in reading and writing
Identifies and uses descriptive words in reading and
writing
Speaking
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Sorts 3 dimensional figures and describes attributes of each
group
Describes/compares the attributes of 3 dimensional figures or
real life objects
Measurement
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Compares and identifies objects that cover more/less area
Compares and identifies objects that cover the same area
Compares events according to duration of time- What takes
more/less time?
Reads calendar using days, weeks and months
Probability and Statistics
Speaks using complete sentences to communicate
Beginning Reading Skills
Identifies, extends and creates ABAC patterns
Predicts what comes next, including cause and effect
Counts by ones to 100
Geometry
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Vocabulary
Counts 20 objects using one to one correspondence
Creates a set that has less than a given set
Creates sets of objects given in written/verbal form up to 20
Identifies numbers 0-20
Names ordinal positions first through tenth
Shares a whole by separating it into two equal parts
Explains why a given part is half of a whole
Creates addition/subtraction problems using concrete objects
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Answers graph questions-How many more/less?
Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools
Independently reads grade level text
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Justifies answer when solving problems
Science and Social Studies
Comprehension of Fictional Text
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Make inferences based on cover, title, illustrations
and plot
Identifies characters in a story and the reasons for
their actions
Comprehension of Informational Text
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Uses non-fictional text to gather information
Discusses the way authors group information in
text
Organisms and Environments
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Tell the difference between living and nonliving things
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Identify that plants have basic needs such as air, water, nutrients,
sunlight and space
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Sort plants and animals into groups based on how they look such as
color, size, body covering, or leaf shape
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Identify parts of plants such as roots, stems, and leaves
Identify that animals have basic needs such as food, water, and
shelter
Identify parts of animals such as head, eyes, and limbs
Identify ways that young animals look like their parents
Observe changes of a plant life cycle: seed, seedling, plant, flower, and
fruit
Earth and Space- Weather
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Writing
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Writes sentences in order to tell a story
Uses punctuation at the end of a sentence
Uses beginning, middle, ending sounds to write words
Observe and describe weather changes from day to day and over
seasons.
Identify events that repeat in each season and during day and
night.
Observe, describe, and illustrate objects in the sky such as the
clouds, moon, and stars, including the Sun.
Government
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Knows rules for safety and fairness
Knows rules for order, security, and safety at home and school
Identifies authority figures (home, school , community)
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Spells simple one syllable words and some sight words
correctly (i.e. cat, dog, I, can, me)
Capitalizes the first letter in a sentence
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Follows rules, and understands the consequences of not following
rules
Citizenship/Culture
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Recites Pledge of Allegiance and the Pledge to the Texas Flag
Celebrates Constitution Day
Respects differences among people