Mrs. Nugent's Kindergarten Class: Apple Valley's First Annual Spelling Bee

CAN YOUR CHILD?

By the end of November, your child should be able to...

Write his/her first name
Identify letters Mm, Aa, Ss, Pp, Tt, Ii, Nn, Cc
Write numbers to 20+
Count aloud to 20+
Begin to count by 5's and 10's to 100
Count on from numbers 0-10
Begin to count backwards from 20-0
Recognize numbers 0-10+, in random order
Follow a 2-3 step direction.
Identify common word family words (-at, -an, -in, -it)
Begin to identify friends names in classroom
Read/write sight-words:
I, can, we, see, the, a, like, to, and, go
Identify/describe basic shapes
Draw a circle, square, triangle, and rectangle
Begin to write a simple sentences, using sight-words and environmental print.
Identify and produce rhyming words
Break apart words by sounds (cat = /c/-/a/-/t/)
Zip jacket
*Tie shoes