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Minnesota Kindergarten skill plan
Every Kindergarten skill in Vita, with the matching benchmark from the 2022 Minnesota K–12 Academic Standards in Mathematics. Minnesota schools must teach these standards by the 2027–28 school year. Language arts skills show their Common Core codes, science skills show NGSS codes, and social studies skills show C3 Framework codes.
161 skills this year: 85 math, 52 language arts, 14 science, 10 social studies. That's about 5 a week over a 36-week school year, and 15 to 20 minutes of practice a day is plenty for most kids. 83 of 85 math skills match a Minnesota benchmark, and 1 are taught in a different grade in Minnesota.
Math 85 skills
Numbers and counting
- K.1Count to 5MN 0.3.5.1
- K.2Count to 10MN 0.3.5.1
- K.3Count to 20MN 0.3.5.1
- K.4What number comes next? (up to 10)MN 0.3.5.4
- K.5What number comes next?MN 0.3.5.4
- K.6One more and one less (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.5
- K.7One more and one lessMN 0.3.5.5
- K.8Teen numbersMN 0.3.5.2
- K.9Count by tens (up to 50)MN 0.3.7.2
- K.10Count by tensMN 0.3.7.2
- K.11Count to 100 (up to 50)MN 0.3.7.2
- K.12Count to 100MN 0.3.7.2
- K.13Count in a pictureMN 0.3.5.1
- K.14Number wordsMN 0.3.5.3
- K.15Tally marksMN 0.3.5.1
- K.16Count dots on a dieMN 0.3.5.1
- K.17Count in a ten frame (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.1
- K.18Count in a ten frameMN 0.3.5.1
- K.19Match the numberMN 0.3.5.3
- K.20Teen numbers in ten framesMN 0.3.5.2
- K.2110 and moreMN 0.3.5.2
- K.22Put numbers in orderMN 0.3.5.4
- K.23How many more to make 10?MN 0.3.5.7
- K.24Count back (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.4
- K.25Count back (up to 10)MN 0.3.5.4
- K.26Count backMN 0.3.5.4
- K.27Ten and some moreMN 0.3.5.2
Comparing
- K.28Which group has more?MN 0.3.6.1
- K.29Which number is bigger? (up to 10)MN 0.3.5.3
- K.30Which number is bigger?MN 0.3.5.3
- K.31Smallest and biggestMN 0.3.5.3
- K.32Sort and countMN 0.1.1.2
- K.33Which group has fewer?MN 0.3.6.1
- K.34Same or different?MN 0.3.6.1
- K.35Greater than or less than (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.3
- K.36Greater than or less thanMN 0.3.5.3
- K.37Compare two numbers (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.3
- K.38Compare two numbersMN 0.3.5.3
Addition
- K.39Add within 5MN 0.3.5.8
- K.40Add within 10 (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.6
- K.41Add within 10MN 0.3.5.6
- K.42Make 5 and make 10 (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.7
- K.43Make 5 and make 10MN 0.3.5.7
- K.44Addition word problemsMN 0.3.5.6
- K.45Ways to make a number (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.7
- K.46Ways to make a numberMN 0.3.5.7
- K.47Add on a number lineMN 0.3.5.6
- K.48Count on (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.4
- K.49Count onMN 0.3.5.4
- K.50Add picturesMN 0.3.5.6
- K.51Add zeroMN 0.3.5.8
- K.52Doubles to 10 (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.8
- K.53Doubles to 10MN 0.3.5.8
- K.54Add in a story (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.6
- K.55Add in a storyMN 0.3.5.6
Subtraction
- K.56Subtract within 5MN 0.3.5.8
- K.57Subtract within 10 (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.6
- K.58Subtract within 10MN 0.3.5.6
- K.59Subtraction word problems (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.6
- K.60Subtraction word problemsMN 0.3.5.6
- K.61Take away picturesMN 0.3.5.6
- K.62Take away in a story (up to 5)MN 0.3.5.6
- K.63Take away in a storyMN 0.3.5.6
- K.64Subtract all or nothingMN 0.3.5.8
Shapes and patterns
- K.65Name the shapeMN 0.2.4.2
- K.66Count the sidesMN 0.2.4.2
- K.67PatternsMN 0.3.7.1
- K.68Above, below and next toMN 0.2.4.4
- K.69Flat or solid?MN 0.2.4.2
- K.70Sides and cornersMN 0.2.4.2
- K.71Put shapes togetherMN 0.2.4.3
- K.72Solid shapesMN 0.2.4.2
- K.73Shapes in real lifeMN 0.2.4.4
- K.74Corners on a shapeMN 0.2.4.2
Measurement, time and money
- K.75Longer and shorterMN 0.2.3.1
- K.76Tell time to the hourNot in MN 2022 standards
- K.77Coin valuesMN 1.2.3.3 (MN Grade 1)
- K.78Heavier and lighterMN 0.2.3.1
- K.79Days of the weekNot in MN 2022 standards
- K.80Taller and shorterMN 0.2.3.1
- K.81Bigger and smallerMN 0.2.3.1
- K.82Sort by color and countMN 0.1.1.2
- K.83Morning, afternoon or night?MN 0.2.3.1
- K.84Pennies to 10 cents (up to 5¢)MN 0.3.5.1
- K.85Pennies to 10 centsMN 0.3.5.1
Language arts 52 skills
Letters
- K.1Find the letterRF.K.1d
- K.2Uppercase and lowercaseRF.K.1d
- K.3ABC orderRF.K.1d
- K.4Consonants and vowelsExtra practice (not a Common Core standard)
- K.5Find the lowercase letterRF.K.1d
- K.6Letter before and afterRF.K.1d
Sounds and rhyming
- K.7Rhyming wordsRF.K.2a
- K.8Which word does not rhyme?RF.K.2a
- K.9SyllablesRF.K.2b
- K.10Beginning soundsRF.K.2d
- K.11Ending soundsRF.K.2d
- K.12Which letter does it start with?RF.K.3a
- K.13Change the first soundRF.K.2e
- K.14Do they rhyme?RF.K.2a
- K.15Middle soundRF.K.2d
Phonics
- K.16Short vowel soundsRF.K.3b
- K.17Complete the short vowel wordRF.K.2d
- K.18Consonant digraphsRF.1.3a (early practice for a later grade)
- K.19Consonant blendsRF.1.2b (early practice for a later grade)
- K.20Sight wordsRF.K.3c
- K.21Long vowel soundsRF.K.3b
- K.22Read the word for the pictureRF.K.3
- K.23Find the picture for the wordRF.K.3
- K.24Blend sounds into a wordRF.K.2c
- K.25Word familiesRF.K.3
- K.26More sight wordsRF.K.3c
- K.27Spell a three-letter wordRF.K.3b
- K.28Find the sight wordRF.K.3c
Words and sentences
- K.29One or more than oneL.K.1c
- K.30Question wordsL.K.1d
- K.31OppositesL.K.5b
- K.32Which one doesn't belong?L.K.5a
- K.33End marksL.K.2b
- K.34Capital lettersL.K.2a
- K.35Naming words and action wordsL.K.1b
- K.36In, on, under and next toL.K.1e
- K.37Word groupsL.K.5a
- K.38Count the wordsRF.K.1c
- K.39What do we do with it?L.K.5c
- K.40Thing or action?L.K.1b
- K.41Build a sentenceL.K.1f
Reading
- K.42Real or make-believe?Extra practice (not a Common Core standard)
- K.43What happens next?Extra practice (not a Common Core standard)
- K.44Main ideaRI.K.2
- K.45Read a sentenceRF.K.4
- K.46Finish the sentenceRF.K.4
- K.47Where does the story happen?RL.K.3
- K.48Author and illustratorRL.K.6
- K.49How do they feel?RL.K.7
- K.50What happens first?RL.K.2
- K.51What happens last?RL.K.2
- K.52Ask a questionL.K.1d
Science 14 skills
Pushes and pulls
- K.1Push or pull?NGSS K-PS2-1
- K.2Harder push, faster moveNGSS K-PS2-1
- K.3Change the directionNGSS K-PS2-2
Weather and the sun
- K.4The sun warms thingsNGSS K-PS3-1
- K.5Make shadeNGSS K-PS3-2
- K.6What's the weather?NGSS K-ESS2-1
- K.7Dress for the weatherNGSS K-ESS2-1
- K.8Stay safe in stormsNGSS K-ESS3-2
Living things
- K.9What do living things need?NGSS K-LS1-1
- K.10Living or not living?NGSS K-LS1-1
- K.11What do animals eat?NGSS K-LS1-1
Earth and people
- K.12Animal homesNGSS K-ESS3-1
- K.13Animals change their worldNGSS K-ESS2-2
- K.14Reduce, reuse, recycleNGSS K-ESS3-3
Social studies 10 skills
Me and my community
- K.1Community helpersC3 D2.Civ.6.K-2
- K.2Why we have rulesC3 D2.Civ.9.K-2
- K.3Good citizen choicesC3 D2.Civ.7.K-2
- K.4FamiliesC3 D2.His.2.K-2
Maps and places
- K.5What is a map?C3 D2.Geo.1.K-2
- K.6Land or water?C3 D2.Geo.2.K-2
- K.7Where things areC3 D2.Geo.1.K-2
Needs and wants
- K.8Needs or wants?C3 D2.Eco.1.K-2
- K.9Why people workC3 D2.Eco.2.K-2
- K.10Long ago and todayC3 D2.His.2.K-2
Tip for homeschool families: the progress report on your Family page shows which of these skills your child has mastered, with dates. Print both to keep a record of the year.