Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Kindergarten

Social-Emotional

  • 1

    Regulates own emotions and behaviors

    1. a

      Manages feelings

    2. b

      Follows limits and expectations

    3. c

      Takes care of own needs appropriately

  • 2

    Establishes and sustains positive relationships 

    1. c

      Interacts with peers

  • 3

    Participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations

    1. a

      Balances needs and rights of self and others

    2. b

      Solves social problems 

Physical

  • 4

    Demonstrates traveling skills

  • 5

    Demonstrates balancing skills

  • 7

    Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination

    1. a

      Uses fingers and hands

    2. b

      Uses writing and drawing tools

Language

  • 8

    Listens to and understands increasingly complex language

    1. a

      Comprehends language

    2. b

      Follows directions

  • 9

    Uses language to express thoughts and needs

    1. b

      Speaks clearly

  • 10

     Uses appropriate conversational and other communication skills

    1. a

      Engages in conversations

Cognitive

  • 11

    Demonstrates positive approaches to learning

    1. a

      Attends and engages

    2. b

      Persists

    3. c

      Solves problems 

  • 12

    Remembers and connects experiences

    1. a

      Recognizes and recalls

  • 13

    Uses classification skills

  • 14

    Uses symbols and images to represent something not present

    1. a

      Thinks symbolically

Literacy

  • 15

    Demonstrates phonological awareness

    1. a

      Notices and discriminates rhyme

    2. c

      Notices and discriminates smaller and smaller units of sound

  • 16

    Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet

    1. a

      Identifies and names letters

    2. b

      Uses letter–sound knowledge

  • 17

    Demonstrates knowledge of print and its uses

    1. b

      Uses print concepts

  • 18

    Comprehends and responds to books and other texts

    1. b

      Uses emergent reading skills

  • 19

    Demonstrates emergent writing skills

    1. a

      Writes name

Mathematics

  • 20

    Uses number concepts and operations

    1. a

      Counts

    2. b

      Quantifies

    3. c

      Connects numerals with their quantities

  • 21

    Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes

    1. b

      Understands shapes 

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
PRE-K and Kindergarten
Where can I read the official document?
Wa Kids

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