Explore literacy for Kindergarten: Print, sounds and letters, Messages, words and talk. See learning goals and a suggested sequence; start with any available activity.
Print, sounds and letters: How print works → Sounds we hear → Letters represent sounds → Read familiar words.
Messages, words and talk: A message has a purpose → Words in sentences → Capitals and end marks → Talk and listen together → Words and relationships.
United States · 5–6 yearsA message has a purposeExplore messages that share a preference, give information, or tell what happened.
United States · 5–6 yearsWords in sentencesBuild clear spoken sentences with familiar naming words and action words.
United States · 5–6 yearsCapitals and end marksNotice sentence-start capitals, the word I, and periods, question marks and exclamation marks.
United States · 5–6 yearsTalk and listen togetherPractice relevant questions, helpful replies, turn taking, and asking for clarification.
United States · 5–6 yearsWords and relationshipsGroup familiar words, compare opposites, and use context to choose a word’s meaning.
United States · 5–6 yearsHow print worksFollow words, find spaces, and recognize letter forms together.
United States · 5–6 yearsSounds we hearListen for rhymes, word parts, and sounds at the beginning and end.
United States · 5–6 yearsLetters represent soundsConnect teacher-voiced consonant and short-vowel sounds to familiar letters.
United States · 5–6 yearsRead familiar wordsRecognize taught everyday words and carefully read a small set of decodable words.