Note: For Grades K, 1, and 2 use Common Core Standards for Language Arts and Math.

Grade: Kindergarten Quarter 2

Italicized benchmarks are taught and assessed in more than one quarter

HCPS III Language Arts Benchmarks:

LA.K.1.3: Present basic rhymes in orally presented words LA.K.3.1: Retell familiar stories, using beginning, middle, and ending LA.K.6.6: Use eye contact as a listening and speaking skill to focus attention on the speaker or connect with listener(s) LA.K.1.8: Use words to describe location, size, color, shape, and basic concepts (e.g., same, different, fast, slow) in speaking situations LA.K.1.9: Use new grade-appropriate vocabulary learned through stories and instruction LA.K.4.1: Write for a variety of purposes related to daily class activities and own life LA.K.4.2: Describe familiar topics and convey thoughts, ideas, and basic information using pictures and phonetically spelled words LA.K.4.5: Use correct spelling for own name, commonly used high-frequency words, and words in environmental print LA.K.6.2: Use basic social conventions in greetings, in introductions, and in conversations

HCPS III Mathematics Benchmarks:

MA.K.1.1: Count and compare groups of objects up to 30 according to the number of objects in each group MA.K.1.2: Represent whole numbers up to 30 in flexible ways (e.g., relating, composing, and decomposing numbers) MA.K.5.1: Identify common geometric shapes (e.g. circle, square, rectangle, triangle) MA.K.6.1: Use slides, flips, and turns to solve puzzles MA.K.8.1: Use positional words to describe an objects location (e.g., up, down, above, under, inside, outside)

HCPS III Science Benchmarks:

SC.K.1.3: Collect data about living and non-living things SC.K.4.1: Identify differences between living and non-living things SC.K.1.1: Use the senses to make observations SC.K.1.2: Ask questions about the world around them SC.K.2.1: Identify different types of technologies at home, in the classroom and/or in the world SC.K.6.1: Classify objects by their attributes (e.g., physical properties, materials by which they are made)

HCPS III Social Studies Benchmarks:

SS.K.1.1: Explain change and continuity over time, using calendars and simple timelines SS.K.3.1: Describe historically significant events and observances in American history SS.K.6.1: Explain how and why people from different cultures observe different holidays/celebrations

HCPS III Fine Arts Benchmarks:

Visual Arts FA.K.1.4: Explain preferences for particular works of art Music

 FA.K.2.3: Use an instrument to maintain a steady beat using quarter notes and quarter rests Drama FA.K.3.3: Demonstrate how cultures have used dramatic play to express human experience Dance FA.K.4.2: Create movements that represent ideas, persons, and places

HCPS III Health Benchmarks:

Topic: Safety, Violence and Unintentional Injury Prevention HE.K-2.1.4: Describe barriers and situations that are safe, risky, or harmful to self and others HE.K-2.2.1: Name people in the school and community who provide health support for others HE.K-2.5.1: Use effective verbal and nonverbal communication HE.K-2.5.3: Describe basic refusal skills HE.K-2.6.1: Explain when and who to ask for help in making health-related decisions and setting goals

HCPS III Physical Education Benchmarks:

PE.K-2.1.1: Use basic locomotor skills in initial (immature) form alone, with a partner, and in small groups PE.K-2.2.1: Use basic movement concepts related to space, time, effort, and relationships (e.g., personal space, fast/slow, strong/light, under/over) PE.K-2.2.2: Identify basic rules for safe participation in physical activities PE.K-2.3.2: Describe the social and emotional benefits of participating in physical activities PE.K-2.4.1: Identify physiological indicators that accompany moderate to vigorous physical activities

HCPS III World Languages Benchmarks:

WL.IE.K.1.1 Use greetings, leave-takings, and simple courtesy expressions

HCPS III Career and Technical Education Benchmarks:

CTE.K.1.1 Explain that current learning relates to life outside the classroom CTE.K.2.2: Identify various workers and their jobs in the community.