BECAUSE STUDENTS 
   LEARN BEST WHEN THEIR 
   PARENTS ARE INVOLVED 
   IN THEIR LEARNING
     WHAT YOUR CHILD IS LEARNING AT 
       SCHOOL AT EACH GRADE LEVEL
                           KINDERGARTEN - MATH
    • Math Skills:
    • Count how many objects are in a group (one by one) 
    • Compare group to figure out which is greater or less than the other.
    • Recognize that addition means putting two groups together and that subtraction means taking 
     away from one group.
    • Add and subtract numbers 1 through 10.
    • Use objects to show how to break up numbers less than or equal to 10 in more than one way (for 
     example, 8 erasers = two groups of 4 erasers, and 8 erasers = a group of 2 and a group of 6).
    • Use objects or draw pictures to represent and solve simple addition and subtraction word 
     problems.
    • 2D and 3D shapes
    • Subitizing 
    • Beginning to understand mathematical terms such as “How many more?  How many in all?  How 
     many left?  Longer vs. Taller, More, Less, Equal
                    KINDERGARTEN - READING
    • Reading Skills:
    • Write and recognize upper- and lowercase letters.
    • Match letters to sounds, make rhymes and recognize some words without having to 
     sound them out (teachers refer to these as sight words, and some of the first ones kids 
     pick are and, the and it).
    • Learn and use new words to express thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly.
    • Ask and answer questions about a story the teacher reads aloud, as well as talk about 
     the characters, settings and major events in the story.
    • Name the person, place, thing or idea in a picture.
    • Follow the rules of conversation by listening and taking turns talking.
    • Give information about an event, topic or opinion by drawing, talking and writing about it.
    • Participate in shared reading and writing activities (such as the teacher reading a big 
     picture book aloud and students taking turns sharing ideas about it).
                            GRADE ONE - MATH
    • Math Skills:
    • Add and subtract numbers up to 20 (such as 10 + 10 or 20 ‒ 10).
    • Understand basic rules of addition and subtraction (such as 6 + 2 is the same as 2 + 6).
    • Solve word problems and problems with one- and two-digit numbers up to 20. 
     Understand the meaning of the “tens” and “ones” places in two-digit numbers and learn 
     to compare two-digit numbers using > (more than) and < (less than).
    • Recognize that the equal sign means both sides of the equation have the same value 
     and know whether an equation is false (such as 3 + 4 = 9).
    • Measure objects and put them in order by length.
    • Read a clock and be able to tell the time to the nearest hour.
    • Sort items into categories by shape, size, color and function.
    • Kids begin grouping numbers into tens and ones by the end of first grade. They also use 
     charts, tables and diagrams to solve problems.