Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts

This subject focuses on foundational English language arts skills for kindergarten students, emphasizing reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

Learning Letters and SoundsBuilding Simple WordsListening and Speaking Skills
Understanding Story StructureWriting and Drawing to CommunicateExploring Rhymes and Word Play
Reading Signs and LabelsFollowing DirectionsSharing Stories with Others
Using Pictures for CluesSounding Out Words
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Advanced Topics

Writing and Drawing to Communicate

Expressing Ideas on Paper

In kindergarten, you can use pictures, letters, or words to share your thoughts. Sometimes, a drawing tells a whole story! As you learn more letters and words, you can add them to your pictures.

Ways to Show What You Know

  • Draw a picture and tell about it.
  • Label your drawing with letters or words.
  • Try to write a sentence about your favorite thing.

Why It Matters

Writing and drawing help you explain your ideas, remember fun times, and share information with others.

Examples

  • Draw a picture of your family and write their names.

  • Write 'I like cats' under your drawing of a cat.

In a Nutshell

Use drawing and writing to share your ideas and stories.

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Exploring Rhymes and Word Play