Colorado Academic Standards:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/StandardsAndInstruction/ColoradoStandards-AcademicStandards.asp
Kindergarten Curriculum Map
Baseline/October
Reading
Identifies 26 uppercase and 26 lowercase letters
Identifies the first sound of a word
Recognize and produce rhyming words
Reads high frequency sight words
Follows words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page
Writing
Forms letters correctly
Writes left to right
Leaves a space between words
Participates in shared research and writing projects
Mid-Year/January
Reading
Identifies 24 sounds
Able to read a CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) word
Reads high frequency sight words
Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words
Hears, identifies, and uses syllables and sounds in spoken words to make meaning
Writing
Spells short-vowel words (v-c word families)
Matches letter sounds with letter symbols
Writes one complete sentence, using simple sentence structures
Vocabulary includes simple, common descriptions
Use capital letters to begin a sentence, spaces between words, appropriate punctuation, and consistent spelling
Participates in shared research and writing projects
End-Of-Year/May
Reading
Reads high frequency sight words
Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding
Writing
Uses pronouns (he, she, etc.) in the text
Spells long-vowel words (silent e word families)
Spells consonant blends
Writes three or more complete sentences (all sentences are about the topic)
Uses past tense in writing
Participates in shared research and writing projects
Baseline/October
Reading
Identifies 26 uppercase and 26 lowercase letters
Identifies the first sound of a word
Recognize and produce rhyming words
Reads high frequency sight words
Follows words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page
Writing
Forms letters correctly
Writes left to right
Leaves a space between words
Participates in shared research and writing projects
Mid-Year/January
Reading
Identifies 24 sounds
Able to read a CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) word
Reads high frequency sight words
Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words
Hears, identifies, and uses syllables and sounds in spoken words to make meaning
Writing
Spells short-vowel words (v-c word families)
Matches letter sounds with letter symbols
Writes one complete sentence, using simple sentence structures
Vocabulary includes simple, common descriptions
Use capital letters to begin a sentence, spaces between words, appropriate punctuation, and consistent spelling
Participates in shared research and writing projects
End-Of-Year/May
Reading
Reads high frequency sight words
Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding
Writing
Uses pronouns (he, she, etc.) in the text
Spells long-vowel words (silent e word families)
Spells consonant blends
Writes three or more complete sentences (all sentences are about the topic)
Uses past tense in writing
Participates in shared research and writing projects