1. Common Core State Standards
2. ELA/Literacy

Kindergarten

Outcomes

• Reading Foundational Skills
  • Print Concepts
    • K.RF.1
      Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
      Play Activities 21
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    • K.RF.1.a
      Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
      Play Activities 11
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    • K.RF.1.d
      Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
      Play Activities 49
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  • Phonological awareness
    • K.RF.2
      Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
      Play Activities 87
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    • K.RF.2.a
      Recognize and produce rhyming words.
      Play Activities 2
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    • K.RF.2.c
      Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
      Play Activities 78
      Examples
    • K.RF.2.d
      Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonent-vowel-consonent, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
      Play Activities 28
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    • K.RF.2.e
      Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.
      Play Activities 18
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  • Phonics and Word recognition
    • K.RF.3
      Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
      Play Activities 54
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    • K.RF.3.c
      Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
      Play Activities 41
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    • K.RF.3.d
      Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
      Play Activities 128
      Examples
• Language
  • Conventions of Standard English
    • K.L.1
      Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
      Play Activities 45
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    • K.L.1.e
      Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
      Play Activities 9
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    • K.L.2
      Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
      Play Activities 2
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    • K.L.2.c
      Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
      Play Activities 30
      Examples
    • K.L.2.d
      Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
      Play Activities 28
      Examples
  • Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • K.L.5.a
      Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
      Play Activities 24
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• Reading Literature
  • Key Ideas and Details
    • K.RL.3
      With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
      Play Activities 4
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