Note: For Grades K, 1, and 2 use Common Core Standards for Language Arts and Math.

Grade: Kindergarten Quarter 4

Italicized benchmarks are taught and assessed in more than one quarter

HCPS III Language Arts Benchmarks:

LA.K.1.5: Recognize all letters by sight and recall the basic sound attributed to each letter LA.K.1.6: Identify basic high-frequency words LA.K.4.3: Write upper- and lower-case letters independently, attending to form and spatial alignment LA.K.5.2: Use spacing and appropriate sizes of letters, words, titles, and pictures to show a rudimentary sense of form LA.K.7.3: Use appropriate words when speaking LA.K.1.9: Use new grade-appropriate vocabulary learned through stories and instruction LA.K.4.1: Write for a variety of purposes related to daily class activities and own life LA.K.4.2: Describe familiar topics and convey thoughts, ideas, and basic information using pictures and phonetically spelled words LA.K.4.5: Use correct spelling for own name, commonly used high-frequency words, and words in environmental print

HCPS III Mathematics Benchmarks:

MA.K.1.1: Count and compare groups of objects up to 30 according to the number of objects in each group MA.K.1.2: Represent whole numbers up to 30 in flexible ways (e.g., relating, composing, and decomposing numbers) MA.K.3.1: Use a variety of strategies (objects, fingers) to add and subtract single-digit whole numbers MA.K.4.1: Compare and order objects according to length, weight, capacity, area, and volume MA.K.4.3: Tell time to the hour MA.K.4.4: Identify tools used to measure time (i.e., digital, and analog clock, calendar)

HCPS III Science Benchmarks:

K.7.1: Identify that objects will fall to the ground unless something is holding them up K.1.1: Uses the senses to make observations K.1.2: Ask questions about the world around them K.2.1: Identify different types of technologies at home, in the classroom and/or in the world K.6.1: Classify objects by their attributes (e.g., physical properties, materials by which they are made)

HCPS III Social Studies Benchmarks:

SS.K.8.1: Explain peoples basic needs and how they fulfill them SS.K.8.2: Differentiate buyers (e.g., a parent or caregiver) and sellers (e.g., a storeowner or other producer)

HCPS III Fine Arts Benchmarks:

Visual Arts FA.K.1.5: Explain the concept that all artwork is meant to be appreciated and some artwork is also meant to be useful Music

 FA.K.2.4: Identify various sources of music that can be heard in daily life and their purpose Drama FA.K.3.3: Demonstrate how cultures have used dramatic play to express human experience Dance FA.K.4.4: Perform a folk/traditional dance from another culture

HCPS III Health Benchmarks:

Topic: Personal Health and Wellness HE.K-2.6.2: Name a personal health goal and describe a plan to achieve it

HCPS III Physical Education Benchmarks:

PE.K-2.3.1: Participate regularly in physical activities PE.K-2.1.1: Use basic locomotor skills in initial (immature) form alone, with a partner, and in small groups PE.K-2.1.2: Use basic non-locomotor skills in initial (immature) form alone, with a partner, and in small groups PE.K-2.1.3: Use basic manipulative skills in initial (immature) form alone, with a partner, and in small groups PE.K-2.2.1: Use basic movement concepts related to space, time, effort, and relationships (e.g., personal space, fast/slow, strong/light, under/over) PE.K-2.2.2: Identify basic rules for safe participation in physical activities

HCPS III World Languages Benchmarks:

WL.IE.K.3.1: Sing childrens songs or recitations WL.IE.K.1.1: Use greetings, leave-takings, and simple courtesy expressions WL.IE.K.2.1: Recognize key vocabulary in songs or childrens recitations

HCPS III Career and Technical Education Benchmarks:

CTE.K.1.1 Explain that current learning relates to life outside the classroom CTE.K.2.2: Identify various workers and their jobs in the community.