Kindergarten Prep 5

Ages 4–5 · 15 minutes · Math, English, Science, Stories

The letter E, triangles, yellow, emotions and more!

In this lesson, your child will learn about and practice the following topics:

- Calendar
- Letter of the day: E
- Triangles
- Color: yellow
- Story: Emotions & Feelings
- Practice pages (for after class)

No prior experience required.

Part of

Kindergarten Prep

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Alabama

ELA21.K.9 — Demonstrate early phonological awareness to basic phonemic awareness skills in spoken words.
MA19.K.18 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as _above, below, beside, in front of, behind,_ and _next to._
MA19.K.19 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall sizes.
ELA21.K.11 — Recognize and name all upper and lower case letters in non-sequential order with accuracy and automaticity.

Alaska

K.G.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes and describe their relative positions (e.g.,above, below, beside, in front of, behind, next to).
K.G.2 — Name shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres) regardless of their orientation or overall size.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Arizona

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientation or overall size (e.g., circle, triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, hexagon, cube, cone, cylinder, sphere).
K.RF.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one‐to‐one letter‐sound correspondence by producing the primary or most frequent sound(s) for each consonant and the five major vowels.
K.RF.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
K.WF.1 — Demonstrate and apply handwriting skills.

Arkansas

K.GM.2 — Name shapes correctly regardless of their orientation or overall size. • Shapes include: squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres
K.FR.5.PA — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in three sound words.
K.RC.4.RF — Build general and academic vocabulary and background knowledge of age and grade-appropriate topics through discussion, reading, and writing.
K.GM.7 — Understand concepts of time, recognizing that clocks and calendars are tools that measure time. • Concepts of time include: morning, afternoon, evening, today, yesterday, tomorrow, day, week, month, and year

California

K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels. (Identify which letters represent the five major vowels [Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, and Uu] and know the long and short sound of each vowel. More complex long vowel graphemes and spellings are targeted in the grade 1 phonics standards.)
K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Colorado

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.a.iv — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.f.ii — Identify the initial, medial, and final phoneme (speech sound) of spoken words.
RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.f.i — Identify and produce groups of words that begin with the same sound (alliteration).
RWC20-GR.K-S.1-GLE.2-EO.a — Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.

Connecticut

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

Delaware

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

Florida

MA.K.GR.1.1 — Identify two- and three-dimensional figures regardless of their size or orientation. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.
MA.K.GR.1.4 — Find real-world objects that can be modeled by a given two- or three-dimensional figure. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.
ELA.K.F.1.1 — Demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts of print. • Locate a printed word on a page. • Distinguish letters from words within sentences. • Match print to speech to demonstrate that language is represented by print. • Identify parts of a book (front cover, back cover, title page). • Move top to bottom and left to right on the printed page; returning to the beginning of the next line. • Identify all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet. • Recognize that print conveys specific meaning and pictures may support meaning.
ELA.K.F.1.2 — Demonstrate phonological awareness. • Blend and segment syllables in spoken words. • Identify and produce alliterative and rhyming words. • Blend and segment onset and rimes of single-syllable words. • Identify the initial, medial, and final sound of spoken words. • Add or delete phonemes at the beginning or end of a spoken word and say the resulting word. • Segment and blend phonemes in single-syllable spoken words.
ELA.K.F.1.3 — Use knowledge of grade-appropriate phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words accurately. • Demonstrate knowledge of the most frequent sound for each consonant. • Demonstrate knowledge of the short and long sounds for the five major vowels. • Decode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. • Encode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
SS.K.A.3.2 — Explain that calendars represent days of the week and months of the year.

Georgia

ELAGSEKRF3.b — Demonstrate basic knowledge of long and short sounds for the five major vowels.
K.GSR.8 — Identify, describe, and compare basic shapes encountered in the environment, and form two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional figures.
ELAGSEKRF1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
K.GSR.8.1 — Identify, sort, classify, analyze, and compare two- dimensional shapes and three-dimensional figures, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, number of sides and vertices, and other attributes.
ELAGSEKL1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

Hawaii

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.RF.3b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
K.RF.1d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
K.RF.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
K.L.1a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

Idaho

K.FR.PC.1h — Identify and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
K.FR.PA.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.
K.FR.PH.3b — Associate the long and short sounds for the five major vowel letters.
K.W.HWK.2 — Print all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Write left to right and top to bottom with appropriate spaces between letters.

Illinois

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Indiana

K.RF.3 — Identify and name all uppercase (capital) and lowercase letters of the alphabet. (E)
K.G.1 — Compare two- and three-dimensional shapes in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/"corners"), and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length).
K.RC.7 — Identify and sort pictures of objects into categories (e.g., colors, shapes, opposites) through oral discussions. (E)
K.RF.6 — Identify and produce the beginning, middle (medial), and final sounds in three and four phoneme words. (E)
K.H.4 — Explain that calendars are used to represent the days of the week and months of the year. (E)
K.W.1 — Write most uppercase (capital) and lowercase letters of the alphabet, correctly shaping and spacing the letters of the words.

Iowa

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, besides, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common graphemes (spellings) for the five major vowels.
WF.K.1.a — Form many upper and lowercase manuscript letters and numerals correctly with proportion, line awareness, and spacing (between words and letters).
L.K.5.c — Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).

Kansas

K.G.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.2 — Correctly gives most precise name of shapes regardless of their orientations (position and direction in space) or overall size.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RL.K.13 — Listen to high quality prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for Kindergarten.
W.K.10.a — Print many upper and lowercase letters.

Kentucky

KY.K.G.1 — Name and describe shapes in the environment.
KY.K.G.1.a — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme words.
HW.K.1 — Print all upper and lowercase letters and numerals.

Louisiana

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Maine

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
R.3.K.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
W.3.K.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
R.3.K.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.

Maryland

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
PK.G.A.1 — Match like two- dimensional shapes and correctly name the shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

Massachusetts

PK.G.A.2 — Identify various two-dimensional shapes using appropriate language.
RF.PK.2.c — Identify the initial sound of a spoken word and, with guidance and support, generate several other words that have the same initial sound.
RF.PK.3.a — Link an initial sound to a picture of an object that begins with that sound and, with guidance and support, to the corresponding printed letter (e.g., link the initial sound /b/ to a picture of a ball and, with support, to a printed or written “B”).
K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.PK.1.d — Recognize and name some uppercase letters of the alphabet and the lowercase letters in their own name.

Michigan

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
K.G.B.4 — Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/"corners") and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length).

Minnesota

0.2.1.2 — Demonstrate one-to-one letter-sound correspondence.
K.3.1.1 — Recognize basic two- and three-dimensional shapes such as squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders and spheres.
K.3.1.3 — Use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to model objects in the real-world. For example: A cylinder can be used to model a can of soup. Another example: Find as many rectangles as you can in your classroom. Record the rectangles you found by making drawings.
0.1.1.0.b — Demonstrate understanding of the basic features of print: Recognize and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Mississippi

K.G.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Missouri

K.GM.C.6 — Identify shapes and describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, recognizing the name stays the same regardless of orientation or size.
K.RF.1.A.a — identifying all upper- and lower-case letters
K.RF.3.A.a — producing and writing letter(s) for most short vowel and consonant sounds
K.L.1.B.f — write and name the printed letters that match the sound
K.GM.B.4 — Name the days of the week.

Montana

K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
K.G.A.1 — Describe objects, including those of Montana American Indians, in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as: above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Nebraska

LA.K.F.3.b — Demonstrate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
LA.K.FW.1 — Demonstrate basic handwriting skills.
LA.K.FW.1.a — Identify and match upper and lowercase manuscript letters.
LA.K.F.2.f — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in two- and three-phoneme (VC or CVC) words, excluding CVC words ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.

Nevada

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

New Hampshire

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

New Jersey

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

New Mexico

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

New York

NY-PK.G.2 — Name shapes regardless of size.
KRF1d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
KRF2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
NY-K.G.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
KL5c — Use words to identify and describe the world, making connections between words and their use (e.g., places at home that are colorful).

North Carolina

NC.K.G.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of objects using positional terms.
NC.K.G.2 — Correctly name squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres regardless of their orientations or overall size.
RF.K.4.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lower-case letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

North Dakota

K.F.12b — Accurately and automatically produce the predictable consonant and short vowel sounds associated with uppercase and lowercase letters in non-sequential order.
K.GM.G.1 — Name shapes and identify them as two-dimensional (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles) regardless of their orientations or overall sizes.
K.F.13 — Write uppercase and lowercase letters accurately.
K.F.7 — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final phonemes in three-phoneme words.
K.GM.M.2 — Tell time related to daily life (today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, night).

Ohio

K.G.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

Oklahoma

PK.2.PWS.3 — Students will produce some sounds represented by letters.
PK.GM.1.1 — Identify circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles by pointing to the shape when given the name.
PK.2.PA.4 — Students will isolate the common initial sound when given a set of alliterative spoken words (e.g., the puppy pounces).
PK.2.PC.6 — Students will begin to write some uppercase and lowercase letters including the majority of the letters in their first name with prompting.
PK.8.R — Students will listen and respond to read-alouds, participate in shared reading, and interact independently with texts.

Oregon

K.GM.A.2 — Correctly name common two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometric shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
K.RF.1d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
K.GM.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes and describe the relative positions of these objects in their environment.
K.RF.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and phonemes.

Pennsylvania

CC.1.1.PK.D — Develop beginning phonics and word skills. • Associate some letters with their names and sounds. • Identify familiar words and environmental print.
CC.2.3.PreK.A.1 — Identify and describe shapes.
CC.1.1.PK.B — Identify basic features of print. • Differentiate between numbers and letters and letters and words. • Recognize and name some uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
CC.1.1.PK.C — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). • Recognize rhyming words and when two or more words begin with the same sound (alliteration). • Count syllables in spoken words. • Segment single-syllable spoken words. • Segment single-syllable spoken words.
CC.2.3.PreK.A.2 — Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.

Rhode Island

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.2.a — Print upper- and lowercase letters.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

South Carolina

K.G.2 — Identify and describe a given shape and shapes of objects in everyday situations to include two-dimensional shapes (i.e., triangle, square, rectangle, hexagon, and circle) and three-dimensional shapes (i.e., cone, cube, cylinder, and sphere).
ELA.K.C.6.1 — Print all uppercase and lowercase letters, focusing on pencil grasp, letter formation, legibility, and pacing; use appropriate spacing for letters, words, and sentences.
ELA.K.F.1 — Demonstrate early phonological awareness to basic phonemic awareness in spoken words. (FK -1.3-2.18 LF BR-430)

South Dakota

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.RF.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
K.RF.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds for the five vowels.
K.L.1.a — Print all uppercase (capital) and lowercase letters of the alphabet using correct formation.
K.RF.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Tennessee

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes and solids (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres). Describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, between, and next to.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes and solids (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres) regardless of their orientations or overall size.
FL.PA.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
K.FL.WC.4 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words; write legibly.
K.RL.RRTC.10 — With prompting and support, read stories and poems of appropriate complexity for Kindergarten.

Texas

K.2B.i — identifying and matching the common sounds that letters represent;
K.2E — develop handwriting by accurately forming all uppercase and lowercase letters using appropriate directionality.
K.6A — identify two-dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares as special rectangles;
K.2A.ii — recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound;
K.3C — identify and use words that name actions; directions; positions; sequences; categories such as colors, shapes, and textures; and locations.

Utah

K.R.2.b — Identify the initial, medial, and final sound in 2–3 phoneme words.
K.R.3 — Demonstrate mastery of age-appropriate phonics skills.
K.R.3.b — Demonstrate mastery of short vowel sounds (/ă/, /ĕ/, /ĭ/, /ŏ/, /ŭ/) in isolation and in VC and CVC words in singlesyllable words.
K.W.5 — Legibly write all upper- and lowercase manuscript letters.

Vermont

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Virginia

K.FFR.3.B — Identify common letter-sound correspondences.
K.MG.2a — Identify and name concrete and pictorial representations of circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles regardless of their orientation in space.
K.FFR.3.A — Identify capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
K.MG.2d — Distinguish between examples and nonexamples of identified plane figures (circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles).

Washington

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.5.c — Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).

Washington, D.C.

K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
K.G.B.6 — Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, "Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?"

West Virginia

ELA.K.V.d — Recognize and name upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
ELA.PK.FR.PA.5 — Identify and discriminate between sounds and phonemes in language, such as attention to beginning and ending sounds of a words and recognition that different words begin or end with the same sound.
M.K.20 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind and next to.
ELA.K.II.b — Associate common spellings (graphemes) with the five major short vowel sounds.
ELA.K.III — Print upper- and lowercase letters.

Wisconsin

ELA.K.RF.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
ELA.K.RF.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
M.K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
M.K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
ELA.K.RF.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
ELA.K.W.6 — With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. Learn to produce writing through printing (including forming most printed upper and lower case letters), cursive, and/or typing.

Wyoming

K.G.H — Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres).
K.G.H.1 — Describe objects in the environment using the names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
RF.K.1.d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.