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Kindergarten Skills Checklist

The document is a checklist of developmental skills that children should have exposure to and knowledge of before entering kindergarten. It includes 7 categories of skills: 1) language skills, 2) reading skills, 3) writing skills, 4) math skills, 5) reasoning and concept development skills, 6) motor skills, and 7) interaction with others skills. The checklist provides examples of specific skills within each category that are important for kindergarten readiness.

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Kindergarten Skills Checklist

The document is a checklist of developmental skills that children should have exposure to and knowledge of before entering kindergarten. It includes 7 categories of skills: 1) language skills, 2) reading skills, 3) writing skills, 4) math skills, 5) reasoning and concept development skills, 6) motor skills, and 7) interaction with others skills. The checklist provides examples of specific skills within each category that are important for kindergarten readiness.

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Kindergarten Skills Checklist

Here is a checklist of developmental skills children need exposure to and knowledge of before
they enter Kindergarten.

1. Language Skills  Understands concepts of none, some, and all


 Talks in sentences and more than and less than
 Follows one and two step oral directions  Identifies and draws a square, circle, and
 Uses sentences that include two or more triangle
ideas  Correctly counts four to ten objects
 Recites some common nursery rhymes and  Knows that the final number counted
songs represents the total number of objects in a
 Can express and describe feelings set
 Tells or retells stories and/or everyday  Recognizes some numbers, 1-10
experiences  Can distinguish numbers from letters, and
understands that numbers relate to quantity
2. Reading Skills  Understands the effects of addition and
 Looks at books or pictures on their own subtraction
 Pretends to read books by reading the 5. Reasoning: Concept Development
pictures  Matches or groups objects according to size,
 Understands left to right movement of shape, or color
reading  Groups objects that are the same
 Tries to read in everyday situations (signs,  Understands concepts of in/out, under/over,
labels, etc.) on/off, front/back, etc.
 Recognizes rhyming words  Describes how objects are the same or
 Blends sounds into words different
 Recognizes some common words in print  Experiments enthusiastically with new games
 Recognizes many uppercase and lowercase and toys, sometimes in a trial-and-error
letters manner
 Recognizes some letter sounds
 Describes characters’ actions and feelings in 6. Motor Skills
a story  Cuts with scissors
 Relates stories to personal experiences  Puts puzzles together
 Puts events of a story in order  Builds using blocks
 Tries to tie own shoes
3. Writing Skills  Bounces, kicks, throws, and catches a ball
 Tries to write, scribble or draw  Rides a tricycle
 Asks you to write words or notes to others  Holds and uses crayons, markers, pens, and
 Attempts to write own name and recognizes pencil correctly
own name in print
 Uses pictures to communicate ideas 7. Interaction with Others

4. Math Skills
 Compares the size of groups of objects using
language such as “more”, “less”, and “same
as”
 Arranges objects in size order (big to small,
or small to big)
 Uses comparison words, like “bigger”,
“smaller”, “heavier”, etc.
 Plays well with others
 Takes turns and shares
 Cleans up after playing
 Participates in group activities
 Interacts easily with familiar adults
 Considerate of other people’s feelings
 Respects items belonging to others
 Listens when others speak
 Seeks adult help during conflicts
 Uses manners

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