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Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Kindergarten.
Numbers & Operations
  • Understand the relationship between quantities and whole numbers

    K.N.1

    Understand the relationship between quantities and whole numbers.

  • Count aloud forward in sequence to 100 by 1s and 10s

    K.N.1.1

    Count aloud forward in sequence to 100 by 1s and 10s.

  • Recognize that a number can be used to represent how many objects are in a set…

    K.N.1.2

    Recognize that a number can be used to represent how many objects are in a set up to 10.

  • Use ordinal numbers to represent the position of an object in a sequence up to…

    K.N.1.3

    Use ordinal numbers to represent the position of an object in a sequence up to 10.

  • Recognize without counting

    K.N.1.4

    Recognize without counting (subitize) the quantity of a small group of objects in organized and random arrangements up to 10.

  • Count forward, with and without objects, from any given number up to 20

    K.N.1.5

    Count forward, with and without objects, from any given number up to 20.

  • Read, write, discuss

    K.N.1.6

    Read, write, discuss, and represent whole numbers from 0 to at least 20. Representations may include numerals, pictures, real-object and pictographs, spoken words, and manipulatives.

  • Find a number that is 1 more or 1 less than a given number up to 10

    K.N.1.7

    Find a number that is 1 more or 1 less than a given number up to 10.

  • Compare and order whole numbers from 0 to 10 with and without objects, using…

    K.N.1.8

    Compare and order whole numbers from 0 to 10 with and without objects, using the vocabulary "more than," "less than," or "equal to."

  • Develop conceptual understanding with addition and subtraction

    K.N.2

    Develop conceptual understanding with addition and subtraction (up to 10) using objects and pictures.

  • Compose and decompose numbers up to 10 using objects and pictures

    K.N.2.1

    Compose and decompose numbers up to 10 using objects and pictures.

  • Understand the relationship between whole numbers and fractions through fair…

    K.N.3

    Understand the relationship between whole numbers and fractions through fair share.

  • Distribute a set of objects into at least two smaller equal sets

    K.N.3.1

    Distribute a set of objects into at least two smaller equal sets.

  • Identify coins by name

    K.N.4

    Identify coins by name.

  • Identify pennies, nickels, dimes

    K.N.4.1

    Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters by name.

Algebraic Reasoning & Algebra
  • Duplicate patterns in a variety of contexts

    K.A.1

    Duplicate patterns in a variety of contexts.

  • Sort and group up to 10 objects into a set based upon characteristics such as…

    K.A.1.1

    Sort and group up to 10 objects into a set based upon characteristics such as color, size, and shape. Explain verbally what the objects have in common.

  • Recognize, duplicate, complete

    K.A.1.2

    Recognize, duplicate, complete, and extend repeating, increasing, and decreasing patterns in a variety of contexts (i.e., shape, color, size, objects, sounds, movement).

Geometry & Measurement
  • Recognize and sort basic two-dimensional shapes

    K.GM.1

    Recognize and sort basic two-dimensional shapes; use two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes to represent real-world objects.

  • Recognize squares, circles, triangles

    K.GM.1.1

    Recognize squares, circles, triangles, and rectangles.

  • Sort two-dimensional objects using characteristics such as shape and size

    K.GM.1.2

    Sort two-dimensional objects using characteristics such as shape and size.

  • Identify attributes of two-dimensional shapes using informal and formal…

    K.GM.1.3

    Identify attributes of two-dimensional shapes using informal and formal geometric language interchangeably, such as the number of corners/vertices and the number of sides/edges.

  • Use smaller two-dimensional shapes to fill in the outline of a larger…

    K.GM.1.4

    Use smaller two-dimensional shapes to fill in the outline of a larger two-dimensional shape.

  • Compose larger, undefined shapes and structures using three-dimensional objects

    K.GM.1.5

    Compose larger, undefined shapes and structures using three-dimensional objects.

  • Use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to represent objects in the real world

    K.GM.1.6

    Use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to represent objects in the real world.

  • Compare and order objects according to location and measurable attributes

    K.GM.2

    Compare and order objects according to location and measurable attributes.

  • Use words to compare objects according to length, size, weight, position

    K.GM.2.1

    Use words to compare objects according to length, size, weight, position, and location.

  • Order up to 6 objects using measurable attributes, such as length and weight

    K.GM.2.2

    Order up to 6 objects using measurable attributes, such as length and weight.

  • Identify more than one shared attribute between objects

    K.GM.2.3

    Identify more than one shared attribute between objects, and sort objects into sets.

  • Compare the number of objects needed to fill two different containers

    K.GM.2.4

    Compare the number of objects needed to fill two different containers.

  • Tell time as it relates to daily life

    K.GM.3

    Tell time as it relates to daily life.

  • Develop an awareness of simple time concepts within daily life, using…

    K.GM.3.1

    Develop an awareness of simple time concepts within daily life, using age-appropriate vocabulary (e.g., yesterday, today, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, night).

Data & Probability
  • Collect, organize, and interpret categorical data

    K.D.1

    Collect, organize, and interpret categorical data.

  • Collect and organize information about objects and events in the environment

    K.D.1.1

    Collect and organize information about objects and events in the environment.

  • Use categorical data to create real-object graphs and pictographs

    K.D.1.2

    Use categorical data to create real-object graphs and pictographs.

  • Draw conclusions from real-object graphs and pictographs

    K.D.1.3

    Draw conclusions from real-object graphs and pictographs.