Kindergarten concepts

Kindergarten students are tested in the fall and again in the spring on various concepts. Parents will receive detailed informatin about specific concepts that their child may have difficulty with. The teachers have compiled a list of concepts that have been missed most frequently by students. We will talk about these concepts in the classroom and it would be most helpful if you also talk about them at home. Please talk about and review these concepts frequently and in many situations for your child's understanding. For your convenience, they have been spread out over the next several months so they are not so overwhelming for your child. Thanks for your help! These are the concepts we work on.

October Week 1: cylinder, pyramid, column, angle, diagonal, curve, cube Week 2: short (height), thin, wide, shallow, large, short (length) Week 3: match, same, similar, equal, unequal, other than, alike Week 4: left, right, down, front, back, opposite Week 5: below, above, center, edge, corner, beside

November Week 1: corner, beside, forward, ahead, end, space Week 2: between, toward, through, turn, joined Week 3: over, underlined, across from, falling Week 4: level, still, sideways, rising, separted Week 5: inside-out, height, length, daytime, morning, afternoon

December Week 1: early, arriving, late, leaving, quit, starting Week 2: first, second, third, fourth, next, order, before Week 3: always, through, never, over, waiting, beginning Week 4: skipped, twice, slow, after, just, nearly Week 5: winter, fall, summer, spring, mother, father, male, female

January Week 1: healthy, worried, exhausted, sleepy, Week 2: curious, disappointed, friendly, easy, correct Week 3: young, right, difficult, frowning Week 4: smooth, reflection, dull, shiny, bright, rough Week 5: gas, liquid, boiling, clear, solid, dry

February Week 1: light (color), light (weight), tight, flat, metal, cloth, loose Week 2: almost, several, another, every, as many as, some Week 3: part, more than, less than, few, neither, each Week 4: greatest, triple, least, single, double, couple, pair

March Week 1: half, divided, little, without, except, weight Week 2: penny, nickel, quarter, dollar, dime, cents Week 3: add, dozen, subtract, equal, exactly, not the same Week 4: piece, glass, dark, long, deep, following