Kindergarten · Writing
What a Kindergarten student learns in Writing
Kindergarten writing focuses on developing foundational print concepts, using drawing and emergent writing to express ideas, and introducing students to letter formation, labeling, and writing simple sentences.
The skills for the year
- 1Recognizing and naming all uppercase and lowercase letters
- 2Printing most uppercase and lowercase letters
- 3Using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces (state a preference)
- 4Using drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts (name a topic and supply some information)
- 5Using drawing, dictating, and writing to compose narratives about a single event or topic
- 6Responding to questions and suggestions from adults and peers to add details to writing
- 7Attempting to write simple words using phonetic spelling
- 8Using letter-sound relationships to spell simple words (beginning and ending sounds)
- 9Writing familiar words and name clearly
- 10Using spaces between words in writing attempts
- 11Capitalizing the first letter in own name and sometimes at sentence beginning
- 12Attempting to use punctuation, such as a period, at the end of a sentence
- 13Participating in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a topic and create a group report)
- 14Exploring digital tools to produce and publish writing with adult guidance
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