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March 2005

Grade PreK - Performance Indicators

Process Strands

Does the program/series support the development of the process/content in the performance indicator? Are additional resources needed? At what grade level is the indicator addressed? Is the concept newly introduced this year?
PK.PS.1 Explore, examine, and make observations about a social problem or mathematical situation        
PK.PS.2 Interpret information correctly, identify the problem, and generate possible solutions        
PK.PS.3 Act out or model with manipulatives activities involving mathematical content from literature and/or story telling        
PK.PS.4 Formulate problems and solutions from everyday situations (e.g., as counting the number of children in the class or using the calendar to teach counting)        
PK.PS.5 Use informal counting strategies to find solutions        
PK.PS.6 Experience teacher-directed questioning process to understand problems        
PK.PS.7 Compare and discuss ideas for solving a problem with teacher and/or students to justify their thinking        
PK.PS.8 Use manipulatives (e.g., tiles, blocks) to model the action in problems        
PK.PS.9 Use drawings/pictures to model the action in problems        
PK.PS.10 Explain to others how a problem was solved, giving strategies        
PK.RP.1 Understand that mathematical statements can be true or false        
PK.RP.2 Investigate the use of knowledgeable guessing as a mathematical tool        
PK.RP.3 Explore guesses, using a variety of objects and manipulatives        
PK.RP.4 Listen to claims other students make        
PK.CM.1 Understand how to organize their thought processes with teacher guidance        
PK.CM.2 Share mathematical ideas through the manipulation of objects, drawings, pictures, and verbal explanations        
PK.CM.3 Listen to solutions shared by other students        
PK.CM.4 Formulate mathematically relevant questions with teacher guidance        
PK.CM.5 Use appropriate mathematical terms, vocabulary, and language        
PK.CN.1 Recognize the presence of mathematics in their daily lives        
PK.CN.2 Use counting strategies to solve problems in their daily lives        
PK.CN.3 Recognize and apply mathematics to objects and pictures        
PK.R.1 Use multiple representations, including verbal language, acting out of modeling a situation, and drawing pictures as representations        
PK.R.2 Use standard and nonstandard representations        
PK.R.3 Use objects to show and understand physical phenomena (e.g., guess the number of cookies in a package)        
PK.R.4 Use objects to show and understand social phenomena (e.g., count and represent sharing cookies between friends)        
PK.R.5 Use objects to show and understand mathematical phenomena (e.g., draw pictures to show a story problem, show number value using fingers on your hand)        

 

Grade PreK - Performance Indicators

Content Strands

Does the program/series support the development of the process/content in the performance indicator? Are additional resources needed? At what grade level is the indicator addressed? Is the concept newly introduced this year?
PK.N.1 Count the items in a collection and know the last counting word tells how many items are in the collection (1 to 10)        
PK.N.2 Count out (produce) a collection of a specified size 1 to 10        
PK.N.3 Verbally count by 1’s to 10        
PK.N.4 Explore the different representations of a group of objects        
PK.N.5 Draw pictures or other informal symbols to represent a spoken number up to 5        
PK.N.6 Draw pictures or other informal symbols to represent how many in a collection up to 5        
PK.N.7 Recognize numerals (0-5)        
PK.N.8 Use and understand the terms first and last        
PK.N.9 Develop addition and subtraction readiness with sums up to 4 and subtraction involving one to four items, using manipulatives        
PK.A.1 Duplicate simple patterns using concrete objects        
PK.G.1 Match shapes, first with same size and orientation, then with different sizes and orientation        
PK.G.2 Informally play with solids (e.g., building blocks)        
PK.M.1 Develop language such as bigger, longer, and taller to discuss length        
PK.M.2 Relate specific times such as day and night        
PK.S.1 Sort and organize objects by one attribute (e.g., color, size, or shape)        
PK.S.2 Use physical objects to make graphs        
PK.S.3 Count and compare groups formed (quantify groups formed)        
PK.S.4 Describe the attributes of objects