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What We Are Working On
These are the items we are working
on in class everyday. Please use this information to work with
your child at home as well. Students should master all of these
concepts by the end of the Kindergarten year! We need your help
to get ready for first grade and to create a strong academic
foundation for your child.
Writing My Name
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Students should learn how to write
their first and last name.
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Students should use capital
letters for the first letter in his/her first and last name
and lower case letters for the rest of his/her name.
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Parents can help by watching the
spacing between the letters, and by making sure they write
from left to right.
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Make sure students don't make
bubbles for letters " i " and " j ".
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Students should always use a
pencil.
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Parents can click
here to make practice sheets for the child's name.
Shapes
Students should recognize a
square, triangle, rectangle and a circle.
Numbers
Students should know numbers 0 -
20. Each child should recognize, count and write each number
and know the number word on sight.
Alphabet
Each child should recognize, write
and know the sound of each capital and
lowercase letter A - Z.
Colors
Students should know the color and
the color work by sight.
Math Vocabulary
Add:
to bring 2 or more numbers (things) together to make a new
total.
Addition:
is finding the total, or sum by combining two or more
numbers.
Attribute:
a property of an object; something you can say the object
has, such as size, color, length, etc.
Analog Clock:
a clock or watch that has moving hands and hours marked 1 to
12 to show you time.
Bar Graph:
a graph drawn using rectangular bars to show how large each
value is; the bars can be horizontal or vertical.
Balance:
when both sides have the same quantity or mass.
Cent:
the smallest money value in many countries.
Classify:
to arrange/sort in groups, by some property.
Date:
the exact day, month and/or year.
Dollar:
money; many countries name their money the dollar such as
United States of America,
Canada, and Australia.
Dozen:
12 items
Equal:
exactly the same amount, value, or size
Estimate:
a close guess of actual value, usually with some thought or
calculation.
First:
before anything else
Fraction:
part of a whole
Graph:
a diagram of values, usually shown with lines or bars.
Half:
one of two equal parts of a whole
Inch:
a measure of length
Length:
distance; how far from end to end.
Less than:
smaller
Measure:
to find a number that shows the size or amount of something.
Minus:
subtract; take away; decrease by.
Month:
one of the twelve parts of the year.
More than:
bigger
Number Pattern:
a list of number that follows a certain sequence or order
Ordinal Pattern:
a number that tells the position of something in a list; 1st,
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,
etc.
Pattern:
things that are arranged following a rule or rules.
Ruler:
something used to measure distances or to rule straight
lines.
Seasons:
the natural divisions of the year, (Spring, Summer,
Autumn/Fall, and Winter).
Sequence:
a list of numbers or objects which are in a special order.
Subtract:
to take one number away from another.
Sum:
the result of adding two or more numbers.
Symmetry:
is when one shape becomes exactly like another if you fold,
flip, slide or turn it.
Thermometer:
an instrument used to measure temperature (how hot or cold a
thing is) usually in the Celsius or Fahrenheit scale.
Time:
the ongoing sequence of events taking place; the past,
present, and future.
Unequal:
not equal; not the same in size or amount.
Week:
a time period of 7 days.
Whole:
all of something; complete.
Year:
a period of time in which the Earth makes a complete
revolution around the sun; there are 365 days in a normal
year and 366 in a leap year; the first day of the year is
January 1st and the last day of the year is
December 31st.
Zero:
shows there is no amount.
Beginning Word List
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C - S
add
as
cod
cog
dad
dog
gas
odd
sad
sag
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L
class
doll
glad
glass
lad
log
salad
loss |
I
dig
dill
gill
ill
is
lid
sill
slid |
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T
act
at
cast
cat
cost
cot
dot
got
it
last
list
lost
lot
sat
sit
slot
sill
stilt
tag
test
Tig
till
toss |
F
cliff
fad
fast
fat
fig
fill
fist
fit
flag
flat
fog
gift
if
lift
loft
off
sift
stiff
soft |
E
Ed
egg
elf
fed
fell
felt
get
led
left
leg
less
let
self
sell
set
sled
Ted
tell
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H
had
has
hat
held
hid
hill
hilt
his
hit
hog
hot
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Sight Words
Parents, please make sight work
flash cards for your child. They should practice these words
everyday. While they do not have to know how to spell the words,
they should recognize each word on sight. We will review these
words daily in class.
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and
in
will
me
brown
one
eight
was
not
have
when
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an
a
we
be
black
two
nine
you
out
under
come
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at
it
has
she
blue
three
ten
are
went
where
how
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no
is
can
red
pink
four
for
get
who
said |
this
I
look
white
orange
five
on
go
here
make |
the
see
he
yellow
green
six
too
do
like
pretty |
yes
but
my
purple
zero
seven
up
as
what
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School and Class Rules
Students should follow all rules
daily. Parents can help by reviewing each class rule and the
importance of that rule while at school and in the classroom.
Askew Oath
Students should be able to recite
the Askew Oath during morning announcements.
As an Askew student
I will focus,
I will follow
adult's directions,
Cooperate with
others,
Use appropriate
language,
Walk in silence in
teaching areas,
And respect myself
and others.
I believe in myself
and my ability
To do my best at all
times.
I pledge to do these
things and not waste
today because this
day will come no more.
Pledge to the American Flag
Students should be able to recite
the Pledge to the American Flag during morning announcements.
I pledge allegiance
to the flag of the United States of America
and to the republic
for which it stands, one nation,
under God,
indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
Pledge to the Texas Flag
Students should be able to recite
the Pledge to the Texas Flag during morning announcements.
Honor the Texas
flag, I pledge allegiance to thee,
Texas, one state
under God, one and
indivisible.
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