Owsley County Preschool Benchmarks Checklist of Skills to know . Before Kindergarten Personal and Social Development Language and Literacy Follows rules and routines Listens with understanding to directions and Manages transitions (going from one conversations activity to the next) Follows two-step directions Follows directions Speaks clearly enough to be understood Interacts easily with one or more children Uses scribbles, shapes, and letter-like symbols Participates in group activities to write words or ideas Plays well with others Can hold a pencil/ crayon correctly Takes turns and shares Name the letters of alphabet without singing Cleans up after play Matches upper & lower case letters Identifies upper & lower case letters in random order Mathematical Thinking Physical Development Sorts by color, shape, and size Recognizes simple patterns and duplicates them Balances on one foot for 10 seconds Rote counts to 20 Hops on one foot- 6 ft. Counts objects with meaning to 10 Jumps in place, landing on two feet Matches numerals Walks heel to toe, backwards Identifies by naming, numerals 0-10 Throws a ball with direction- 5 ft. Identifies 4 shapes- circle, square, Makes a pancake, snake, and ball from rectangle, triangle playdough Demonstrates concepts of Grasps pencil correctly positional/directional concepts (up/down, Copies: vertical line, horizontal line, circle, over/under, in/out, behind/in front of, cross, square, V, triangle beside/between, top/bottom, Writes first name inside/outside, above/below, high/low, Grasps scissors correctly right/left, off/on, first/last, far/near, Cuts a straight line, square & circle go/stop). Uses a glue stick appropriately Shows understanding of and uses comparative words (big/little, large/small, short/long, tall/short, slow/fast, few/many, empty/full, less/more. Approach to Learning Shows eagerness and curiosity as a The Arts learner Creative Arts Persists in task and seeks help when *Identifies 10 colors: red, yellow, blue, green, encountering a problem orange, purple, black, white, brown, pink Is generally pleasant and cooperation *Draws simple objects- person, tree, house
Owsley County Preschool Benchmarks Checklist of Skills to know . Before Kindergarten Personal and Social Development Follows rules and routines Manages transitions (going from one activity to the next) Follows directions Interacts easily with one or more children Participates in group activities Plays well with others Takes turns and shares Cleans up after play Mathematical Thinking Sorts by color, shape, and size Recognizes simple patterns and duplicates them Rote counts to 20 Counts objects with meaning to 10 Matches numerals Identifies by naming, numerals 0-10 Identifies 4 shapes- circle, square, rectangle, triangle Demonstrates concepts of positional/directional concepts (up/down, over/under, in/out, behind/in front of, beside/between, top/bottom, inside/outside, above/below, high/low, right/left, off/on, first/last, far/near, go/stop). Shows understanding of and uses comparative words (big/little, large/small, short/long, tall/short, slow/fast, few/many, empty/full, less/more. The Arts Creative Arts *Identifies 10 colors: red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, black, white, brown, pink *Draws simple objects- person, tree, house Language and Literacy Listens with understanding to directions and conversations Follows two-step directions Speaks clearly enough to be understood Uses scribbles, shapes, and letter-like symbols to write words or ideas Can hold a pencil/ crayon correctly Name the letters of alphabet without singing Matches upper & lower case letters Identifies upper & lower case letters in random order Physical Development Balances on one foot for 10 seconds Hops on one foot- 6 ft. Jumps in place, landing on two feet Walks heel to toe, backwards Throws a ball with direction- 5 ft. Makes a pancake, snake, and ball from playdough Grasps pencil correctly Copies: vertical line, horizontal line, circle, cross, square, V, triangle Writes first name Grasps scissors correctly Cuts a straight line, square & circle Uses a glue stick appropriately Approach to Learning Shows eagerness and curiosity as a learner Persists in task and seeks help when encountering a problem Is generally pleasant and cooperation
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