Kindergarten covers age 5. Below is a list of what you can expect your child to know by the end of their kindergarten year.

• Recognize most irregularly spelled words such as because and upon
• Begin to use a dictionary
• Read chapter books
• Complete two & three-digit addition and subtraction problems with regrouping
• Work on poster board projects
• Know the concept of multiplication (for example, 2 x 3 is two rows of three)
• Write a structured paragraph with an introductory topic sentence, three supporting details, and a closing sentence that wraps up the main idea of the paragraph
• Begin to make more decisions and engage in group decision-making
• Wants to be part of a group
• Think independently and critically
• Have empathy
• Show a stronger sense of responsibility
• Increase the amount of detail in drawings
• Work on research projects
• Write a structured paragraph
• Knows the 8 parts of Speech; nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverb, conjunctions, prepositions & interjections
• Add and subtract decimals
• Have a greater awareness of fairness
• Internet savvy