Kindergarten Prep 21

Ages 4–5 · 14 minutes · Math, English, Science, Stories

The letter U, calendar, spheres, making words, camouflage and more!

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

- Calendar
- Letter of the day: U
- 3D shapes: Spheres
- Making CVC words
- Story: Camouflage - adaptations
- Practice pages (for after class)

No prior experience required.

Part of

Kindergarten Prep

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonent-vowel-consonent, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

Alabama

ELA21.K.35b — With prompting and support, encode vowel-consonant (VC) and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, while using some knowledge of basic position-based rules for spelling English words.
ELA21.K.9f — Identify the initial, final, and medial sounds of spoken words.
ELA21.K.9g — Blend and segment phonemes in single-syllable spoken words made up of three to four phonemes.
ELA21.K.10b — Identify the vowel in a closed syllable and produce the short vowel sound for the five major vowels when decoding closed syllables.
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._

Alaska

K.G.2 — Name shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres) regardless of their orientation or overall size.
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
K.G.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), and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal lengths).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Arizona

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.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel (long and short vowels), and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme words. (This does not include CVCs (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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.WF.3.c — Spell VC (Vowel-Consonant) (e.g., at, in) and CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) (e.g., pet, mud) words with short vowel sounds.
K.WF.1.b — Write upper and lower manuscript letters, with reference to a model.

Arkansas

K.FR.14.PE — Encode one-syllable words with single consonants and all short vowels (e.g., cat, net, hit, pop, pup).
K.FR.21.F — Produce the most common sound for each letter of the alphabet with accuracy and automaticity.
K.FR.5.PA — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in three sound words.
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.19.H — Form upper and lowercase letters and numerals correctly, using a common path of movement.
K.GM.4 — Analyze and sort a variety of two and three-dimensional shapes using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, and other attributes.
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.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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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.3.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.
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

Colorado

K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three- dimensional (“solid”).
RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.b — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
RWC20-GR.PS-S.2-GLE.4.b — Recognize that letters of the alphabet have distinct sound(s) associated with them.
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).
RWC20-GR.PS-S.2-GLE.4.c — Attend to the beginning letters and sounds in familiar words.
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.

Connecticut

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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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.
K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
RF.K.3.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.

Delaware

K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.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.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
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).
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

Florida

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.
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.
SS.K.A.3.2 — Explain that calendars represent days of the week and months of the year.
ELA.K.C.1.1 — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

Georgia

ELAGSEKRF2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
ELAGSEKRF3.b — Demonstrate basic knowledge of long and short sounds for the five major vowels.
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.
ELAGSEKL2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
ELAGSEKRF3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one to one letter-sound correspondences for each consonant.

Hawaii

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).
K.RF.2d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
K.RF.3b — 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.
K.RF.3a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
K.L.1a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

Idaho

K.FR.PA.2d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words and say the resulting word (Note: This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
K.FR.PH.3a — Demonstrate knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the most frequent sound for each consonant letter.
K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”).
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, and other attributes.
K.GC.M.3 — Spell words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
K.FR.PC.1h — Identify and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Illinois

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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.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.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

Indiana

K.RF.6 — Identify and produce the beginning, middle (medial), and final sounds in three and four phoneme words. (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.W.1 — Write most uppercase (capital) and lowercase letters of the alphabet, correctly shaping and spacing the letters of the words.
K.W.8 — Demonstrate command of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, focusing on: a. Capitalization – Capitalizing the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I. b. Punctuation – Recognizing and naming end punctuation. c. Encoding – Spelling simple words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness.
K.LS.2 — Describe and compare the physical features of common living plants and animals.
K.M.2 — Identify and use appropriate terms to describe intervals of time including: morning, afternoon, evening, today, yesterday, tomorrow, day, week, month, and year; describe how calendars and clocks are tools to measure time.

Iowa

RF.K.2.c — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final phonemes (sounds) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of phoneme-grapheme (one-to-one, letter-sound) correspondences by producing the primary and most frequent sounds for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common graphemes (spellings) 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, besides, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.B.4 — Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in varied sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts and other attributes. For example, number of sides and vertices/corners and having sides of equal length.
WF.K.1.a — Form many upper and lowercase manuscript letters and numerals correctly with proportion, line awareness, and spacing (between words and letters).

Kansas

K.G.4 — Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations (position and direction in space), 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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVC ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
W.K.11.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of letter-sound relationships.

Kentucky

KY.K.G.1.a — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes.
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme words.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
KY.K.G.1 — Name and describe shapes in the environment.
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

Louisiana

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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Maine

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).
R.2.K.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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.
R.3.K.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.
K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").

Maryland

PK.G.B.4 — Use real world examples to describe three-dimensional objects using correct mathematical vocabulary (cube, sphere, and cylinder).
K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
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).

Michigan

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).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonent-vowel-consonent, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.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.
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.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Minnesota

0.1.1.1.c — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes): isolate, pronounce and manipulate sounds in three-phoneme CVC words.
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.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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.(This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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.
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
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.

Missouri

K.RF.2.A.g — isolating the initial, medial, and final sounds in spoken words
K.RF.3.A.a — producing and writing letter(s) for most short vowel and consonant sounds
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.GM.C.8 — Identify and describe the attribute of shapes, and use the attributes to sort a collection of shapes.
K.GM.B.4 — Name the days of the week.

Montana

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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.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.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

Nebraska

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/.
LA.K.F.3.d — Encode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
LA.K.F.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one sound to letter correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
LA.K.F.3.b — Demonstrate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
LA.K.FW.2.a — Segment phonemes orally in single-syllable words.

Nevada

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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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.
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
L.K.1.a — Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

New Hampshire

RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)

New Jersey

K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”).
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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing many of the most frequently used sounds of each consonant.
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.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

New Mexico

K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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).
RF.K.3.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.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

New York

KRF2d — Blend and segment individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken one-syllable words.
KRF3a — Demonstrate one-to-one letter-sound correspondence by producing the primary sound or most frequent sound for each consonant.
KRF3b — Decode short vowel sounds with common spellings.
NY-K.G.3 — Understand the difference between two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) and three-dimensional (“solid”) shapes.
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.
NY-K.G.4 — Analyze, compare, and sort two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts, and other attributes.

North Carolina

NC.K.G.2 — Correctly name squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres regardless of their orientations or overall size.
NC.K.G.3 — Identify squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres as two-dimensional or three-dimensional.
RF.K.3.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
NC.K.G.4 — Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, attributes and other properties.
RF.K.4.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

North Dakota

K.F.7 — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final phonemes in three-phoneme words.
K.GM.G.2 — Name shapes and identify them as three-dimensional (cubes and spheres) regardless of their orientations or overall sizes.
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.F.13 — Write uppercase and lowercase letters accurately.
K.F.8 — Decode words with phoneme-grapheme correspondences:
K.GM.M.2 — Tell time related to daily life (today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, night).

Ohio

K.G.4 — Describe and compare two- or three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their commonalities, differences, parts, and other attributes.
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final phonemes (sounds) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.).
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one grapheme (letter)-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
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.LS.2 — Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.

Oklahoma

K.GM.1 — Recognize and sort basic two-dimensional shapes; use two- dimensional and three-dimensional shapes to represent real-world objects.
PK.2.PWS.3 — Students will produce some sounds represented by letters.
K.GM.1.6 — Use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to represent objects in the real world.
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.RF.2e — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final phonemes in threephoneme words.
K.RF.3a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
K.RF.3b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels.
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.L.2d — Spell simple words phonetically.
K.L.1a — Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

Pennsylvania

CC.1.1.K.C — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). • Recognize and produce rhyming words. • Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words. • Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. • Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sound (phonemes) in the three-phoneme (CVC) words.
CC.1.1.K.D — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. • Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondence. • Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels. • Read grade-level high-frequency sight words with automaticity. • Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
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.

Rhode Island

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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.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.
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.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

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).

South Dakota

K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
K.RF.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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.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).
K.L.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

Tennessee

K.FL.PA.2.d — 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/.
K.FL.WC.4.d — Spell VC (at, in) and CVC (pet, mud) words with short vowels; spell V (a, I) and CV (be, go) words with long vowels.
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.
K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, and hexagons) as two-dimensional and solids (cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres) as three-dimensional.
K.FL.PWR.3.a — Demonstrate knowledge of one-to-one letter sound correspondence by producing the most frequent sound for each consonant.
K.G.B.4 — Describe similarities and differences between two- and three-dimensional shapes/solids, in different sizes and orientations.
K.18 — Identify days of the week and months of the year.

Texas

K.2B.i — identifying and matching the common sounds that letters represent;
K.2C.i — spelling words with VC, CVC, and CCVC;
K.6B — identify three-dimensional solids, including cylinders, cones, spheres, and cubes, in the real world;
K.2A.x — segmenting spoken one-syllable words into individual phonemes;
K.2E — develop handwriting by accurately forming all uppercase and lowercase letters using appropriate directionality.

Utah

K.G.4 — Analyze, compare, and sort two- and three-dimensional shapes and objects, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, and other attributes (for example, color, size, shape, number of sides).
K.R.2.b — Identify the initial, medial, and final sound in 2–3 phoneme words.
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.G.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional ("flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
K.R.3.a — Demonstrate mastery of all consonant names and sounds using one-to-one letter-sound correspondence (alphabetic principle).

Vermont

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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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.3.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.

Virginia

K.FFR.2.C — Isolate the initial, medial, and final sounds in three phoneme (individual sound) words (excluding words ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/).
K.FFR.3.B — Identify common letter-sound correspondences.
K.FFW.2.A — Encode (spell) one syllable words with short vowels and one syllable words beginning or ending in a digraph (e.g., ch, sh, th, wh).
K.MG.3 — The student will describe the units of time represented in a calendar. Students will demonstrate the following Knowledge and Skills:

Washington

K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonent-vowel-consonent, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
K.G.A.2 — Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

Washington, D.C.

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).
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonent-vowel-consonent, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.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.
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.
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

West Virginia

ELA.K.II.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
ELA.K.II.b — Associate common spellings (graphemes) with the five major short vowel sounds.
ELA.K.IV.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme words (i.e., consonant-vowel-consonant, hereinafter CVC). This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/ or /x/.
M.K.22 — Using real-life objects, identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
ELA.K.37.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships
M.K.23 — 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). Instructional Note: Student focus should include real-world shapes.
ELA.K.III — Print upper- and lowercase letters.

Wisconsin

ELA.K.RF.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
M.K.G.A.3 — Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
ELA.K.L.6.c — Phonetically spell simple words drawing on knowledge of letter-sound relationships. Related to Reading Foundational standards (RF.K.3).
ELA.K.RF.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
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.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).

Wyoming

K.G.H — Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
K.G.I.4 — Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, and attributes.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.