Kindergarten Learning Target Examples
Reading
 I can use the illustrations to tell about the story. BPS
 I can identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. BPS
 I can follow words from left to right. BPS
 I understand that words are separated by spaces in print. BPS
 I can hear words that rhyme. CRD
 I can say a rhyming word. CRD
 I can tell what sounds are at the beginning of a word. CRD
 I can tell who is in the story and where it happens. CRD
 I can point to words as I read. CRD
 I can read color words. CRD
 I can distinguish the difference between shapes, numbers, and letters.
 I can hold a book and turn the pages correctly. NCS
 Read Set 3 high-frequency words. KCC
 Identify front cover, back cover, and title. FWS
 Identify [letters]. FWS
 Make predictions about what will happen next. FWS
 Identify setting. FWS
 Recognize storybooks and poems. KDE
 Identify illustrations. KDE
 Define what an author does. KDE
 Recognize rhyming words. KDE
 Know the meaning of question words. KDE
 I can read my own first and last name. WCH
 I can use pictures to understand text. WCH
 I can put events in order after reading or listening to text. WCH
NCS
Writing
 I can write an opinion piece that tells the reader the topic & states an opinion. BPS
 I can use question words. BPS
 I can recognize and name end punctuation. BPS
 I can write the letters ___ . CRD
 I can write my first name with a capital at the beginning. CRD
 I can write the word ‘I.’ CRD
 I can leave spaces between words. NCS
 I can revise my own writing. NCS
 Identify short vowel sound (a) in common spellings. NCS
 Use beginning consonant sounds [in spelling.] KCC
 Produce a draft with labeled pictures. FWS
 Recognize what an opinion is. KDE
 Select a topic for informative writing. KDE
 Add drawings to provide details. KDE
Math
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Sort shapes as ‘flat’ or ‘solid.’ CCS
Count objects 0-5. CCS
Describe objects using names of shapes. CCS
Compare two numbers 0-5. CCS
I can understand that the next number is one more. CRD
I can compare two groups of objects. CRD
I can break apart numbers (up to ten) in different ways. CRD
I can compare two objects by measuring. CRD
I can correctly name shapes.. CRD
I can put shapes together to make a bigger one. CRD
When given a numeral, match it to the correct set of objects. ESD
Identify penny, nickel, and dime according to their attributes. ESD
Sort objects by color. ESD
Know how to use tally marks. ESD
I can identify a penny. NCS
I can identify the value of a penny. NCS
I can count to ___ by 2s. NCS
I can use objects to make addition sentences up to 10. NCS
I can compare objects by weight. NCS
Count out 10 blocks. KCC
Count by 2s to ____. KCC
Create a two-part pattern. KCC
Identify 3:00, 5:00, and 11:00. KCC
Describe a simple, repetitive pattern. FWS
Put together numbers to five. FWS
I can draw a quantity to show a number. ACS
I can match objects to number names. ACS
I can model an addition problem when given a real-life story. ACS
I can add fluently within 5. ACS
I can count using one-to-one match. ACS
I can identify shapes in any position. ACS
I can count forward and backward on a number line from 0 to 10. WCH
I can select categories that have the most or fewest objects in a graph. WCH
Science
 I can name the seasons. CRD
 I can tell what kind of weather happens during each season. CRD
 I can sort living things and non-living things. CRD
 Record observations in a picture graph. FWS
 Sort objects into two groups: natural and human-made. FWS
 Explain that most plants get water from soil through their roots. FWS
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I can understand that sometimes change is too fast or too slow for me to see how
it happens. WCH
I can understand how animals need plants to survive. WCH
I can show that objects are made of parts. WCH
I can understand that some materials can be used more than one time. WCH
I can draw pictures to describe what I see. WCH
I can understand that physical property is something that you can see or feel. HSD
I can identify ways to save water. HSD
I can tell what happens when a magnet touches another magnet, iron, wood, or
other objects. HSD
I can see that different shaped objects fall toward the Earth. EUP
I can show that a push moves an object forward or out. EUP
I can see how a push or a pull changes the speed of an object. EUP
I can tell that living things need air, water, food, and space to survive. EUP
I can recognize differences between rocks, sand, soil, and water. EUP
Social Studies
 I can tell examples of how I have grown and/or changed over time. CRD
 I can tell the difference between things I want and things I need. CRD
 I can tell about community helpers. CRD
 I can tell how people have changed the way we do things. CRD
 Recognize neighborhood workers’ roles. KCC
 Tell why rules are important. KCC
 I can name the days of the week. WCH
 I can tell the difference between long ago, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. WCH
 I can describe my neighborhood. WCH
 I can use direction words to tell where something is located. HSD
 I can name different jobs and why people have them. HSD
 I can tell why it is important not to waste things we use at home and school. HSD
 I can describe ways people adapt to the environment. EUP
 I can describe ways people change the environment. EUP
Sources
 ACS: Anderson County Schools, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
 BPS: Boston Public Schools, Boston, Massachusetts
 CCS: Cleveland County Schools, Shelby, North Carolina
 CRD: Cedar Rapids Community School District, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 ESD: Elko County School District, Elko, Nevada
 EUP: Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
 FWS: Federal Way Public Schools, Federal Way, Washington
 HSD: Holmes County School District, Lexington, Mississippi
 KCC: Kildeer Countryside School District 96, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
 KDE: Kentucky Department of Education
 NCS: Novi Community School District, Novi, Michigan
 WCH: Washington Court House City Schools, Washington Court House, Ohio