What your child learns in Kindergarten in Oregon
Kindergarten in Oregon is a year of learning through play, stories and hands-on activities. Children learn letters and sounds, count to 100 and start adding and taking away within 10. Social studies starts with “Me and My World”: rules, fairness and maps of familiar places.
Kindergarten subjects in the Oregon State Standards
Math
Focus areas
- Numbers and operations: counting to 100, numbers to 20, and adding and subtracting within 10
- Geometry and measurement: shapes, measurement and the space around us
- Data reasoning: asking questions, collecting data and reading what it shows
10 units, including Count to 10, Numbers to 20, See It Fast, More, Less, Same.
English Language Arts
Focus areas
- Reading: letters, sounds and first words
- Writing: drawing and writing to share an idea
- Speaking and listening: sharing ideas and building on what others say
12 units, including Letter Partners, First Sounds, Rhyme Time, Clap the Beat.
Science
Focus areas
- Pushes and pulls
- Weather and climate
- What plants and animals need
8 units, including What Living Things Need, Push & Pull, Weather & Seasons, Care for Our Earth.
Social Studies
Focus areas
- Me and my world
- Rules, fairness and helping at school
- Maps of familiar places
8 units, including All About Me, Families, Needs & Wants, Fair & Kind.
Printable Kindergarten sheets
One free practice sheet for each subject, with an answer key. Print them, or work through them on screen.
What to look for on the report card
Expect comments on letters and sounds, counting, following routines, getting along with classmates and how your child shares ideas.
Oregon report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding. See what each level means.
Oregon's Transformative Social and Emotional Learning standards apply in every grade. Read about Transformative SEL.
Common questions
Kindergarten covers math, English language arts, science, social studies in the Oregon State Standards. Kindergarten in Oregon is a year of learning through play, stories and hands-on activities. Children learn letters and sounds, count to 100 and start adding and taking away within 10. Social studies starts with “Me and My World”: rules, fairness and maps of familiar places.
Oregon report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding.
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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