By the end of Kindergarten, your child will be able to:

• Recognize the five senses and related body parts.

• Recognize that some books and other media portray animals and plants with characteristics and behaviors they do not have in real life.

• Observe plants and animals, and describe how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do.

• Sort objects by observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light), and texture.

• Recognize that the shape of materials such as paper and clay can be changed by cutting, tearing, crumpling, smashing, or rolling.

• Observe that things that make sound vibrate.

• Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

• Observe that a push or a pull can change the way an object is moving.

• Explore the Law of Gravity by investigating how objects are pulled toward the ground unless something holds them up.

• Recognize the repeating pattern of day and night.

• Recognize that the Sun can only be seen in the daytime.

• Observe that sometimes the Moon can be seen at night and sometimes during the day.

• Observe that things can be big and things can be small as seen from Earth.

• Observe that some objects are far away and some are nearby as seen from Earth. 

• Collaborate with a partner to collect information.

• Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected using the five senses.

• Keep records as appropriate -- such as pictorial records -- of investigations conducted.

• Observe and create a visual representation of an object which includes its major features.

• Recognize that learning can come from careful observation.