TK Language Arts
Strand 1.0 - Listening and Speaking
Vocabulary
1.1 Understanding and Using Vocabulary
I can use more and more words to talk about things I see, do, and hear in my everyday life.
1.2 Understanding and Using Words for Categories
I can use words to describe groups of things and how they belong together.
K5 Learning Things that Go Together
Megaworkbook Things That Go Together
1.3 Understanding and Using Size and Location Words
I can use words to talk about how big, small, or where things are (like “longer” or “under”).
Grammar
1.4 Using Grammatical Features and Sentence Structure
I can use longer sentences and new words to explain my ideas.
1.5 Asking Questions
I can ask questions and then ask more questions to help me understand better.
1.6 Connecting Narratives
I can tell real or made-up stories that have many parts or details.
1.7 Sharing explanations and Opinions
I can share what I think, feel, or know, and explain why.
TPT I Can Share How I Feel First Day of School
Slumberkins Caring Crew Printable
1.8 Participating in Conversations
I can have conversations with others that go back and forth and stay on topic.
Strand 2.0 - Foundational Literacy Skills
Phonological Awareness
2.1 Isolating Initial Sounds
I can say the first sound I hear in a word.
SuperStarWorksheets Begining Sounds
2.2 Recognizing and Blending Sounds
I can listen to parts of a word and put them together to say the whole word.
2.3 Participating in Rhyming and Wordplay
I can make rhyming words or silly word sounds for fun.
Alphabetics and Print
2.4 Identifying letters
I can match many letters with their names when I see them
2.5 Learning letter-Sound correspondence
I can say the sounds that go with some letters.
Concepts About Print
2.6 Understanding Concepts of Print
I can recognize some words and signs I see often.
2.7 Understanding Print Conventions
I can hold books the right way and turn the pages correctly.
Strand 3.0 - Reading
Literacy Interest and Response
The Kindergarten Connection Reading Response
3.1 Demonstrating Interest in Literacy Activities
I enjoy listening to stories, looking at books, and doing reading activities by myself or with others.
Comprehension and Analysis
3.2 Understanding Stories
I can remember what happened in a story and guess what might happen next.
KindergartenWorksheets Reading
3.3 Understanding Informational Text
I can understand books that teach me things and ask questions about what I learn.
SuperTeacherWorksheets Reading Comprehension
Strand 4.0 - Writing Skills
4.1 Developing Fine Motor Skills in Writing
I can hold my pencil or crayon in a way that helps me draw and write better.
Writing as Communication
4.2 Writing to Represent Sounds
I can write a few letters that match the sounds I hear in words.
Easy Teacher Worksheets Letter Sounds
4.3 Dictating Thoughts and Ideas to Be Conveyed in Writing
I can tell an adult my ideas, and they can help me write them down.
EasyTeacherWorksheets Kindergarten Writing
4.4 Writing to Represent Words or Ideas
I can write letters or marks to show my ideas or words.
EasyTeacherWorksheets Kindergarten Writing
4.5 Writing Own Name
I can write my name almost all by myself.
Create Printables Tracing Practice
