Kindergarten

Counting & Cardinality Count to 100 by ones and tens.

Count on from a number other than one.
Write numbers 0 to 20 to tell how many.
Count objects by touching each one once.
Tell how many by saying the last number counted.
Tell one more or one less than the number of objects I count.
Count a group of objects up to 20 no matter how they are laid out.
Compare objects in two groups and say which is more, less or equal.
Compare two written numbers between 1 and 10.

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Add and subtract numbers and tell how I found my answer.
Solve word problems by adding and subtracting.
Group numbers in different pairs and write the equations.
Add two numbers to make 10 using objects or pictures.
Subtract numbers from 10 using objects or pictures.
Say my math facts that equal 5.

Numbers & Operations: Base Ten

Use tens and ones to describe teen numbers (11-19)

Measurement & Data

Measure an object using both length and weight.
Compare two objects and say which is more or less.
Sort objects into groups and count how many is in each group.

Geometry

Find and name shapes around me.
Use words like “above,” “below,” “in front,” “behind,” to show where objects are.
Name shapes. (2-dimensional and 3-dimensional).
Sort “flat” shapes (2-D) and solid shapes (3-D shapes).
Say how shapes are alike and different.
Build and draw shapes.
Combine shapes to make bigger, different shapes.

Literature

Retell a story including naming the characters and where the story happens.
Tell what authors and illustrators do.
Raise my hand to talk about a book we read.

Informational Text

Talk about a nonfiction book with details.
Name the parts of a book (front cover, back cover, title page).
Raise my hand to talk about a nonfiction book.

Foundational Skills

Read words in the right order. (left to right, top to bottom, page to page).
Name all uppercase letters.
Name all lowercase letters.
Make and recognize rhyming words.
Count and name syllables.
Put sounds together to make a word.
Name the beginning sound in a word.
Name the middle sound in a word.
Name the ending sound in a word.
Read words by making letter sounds.
Make both sounds for each vowel.
Read sight words.
Read a Kindergarten book.

Speaking & Listening

Wait my turn when talking with others.
Ask for help when I don't understand something.
Talk about people, places and things with details.
Use pictures to add details to my thoughts.

Writing

Write and draw about things I like or dislike.
Write and draw about things I know.
Write a story in sequential order.
With help, I can add details to make my writing better.
Read and listen to many books about the same thing and share my opinion about them.

Language

Make uppercase letters.
Make lowercase letters.
Use complete sentences.
Capitalize the first word in a sentence.
Tell what a period is and where it goes in a sentence.
Tell what a question mark is and where it goes in a sentence.
Spell using the sounds I hear in a word.
Sort objects into categories (e.g. shapes, foods).
Recognize opposites.
Act out action words.
Repeat and use new words I learn.

Caldecott Winners and Honor Books

Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
More, More, More Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Folktales and Fairy Tales

Chicken Little by Steven Kellogg
Cinderella by Marcia Brown
The Hare and the Tortoise by Brian Wildsmith
Henny Penny by H. Werner Zimmermann
The Little Red Hen by Margot Zemach
The Three Bears by Paul Galdone
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Peter Christen Asbjornsen
Three Little Pigs by James Marshall
The Three Little Pigs by Rodney Peppé
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen

Other Fiction Stories

Frog and Toad Series
Fly Guy Series
Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog by Cynthia Rylant
Jon Scieszka's Trucktown Series

Nonfiction Books

Any nonfiction books at your child's level are great for summer reading