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Pre-K
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Support for letter, color, number, and shape recognition, introduction to literary genres, rhythm, rhymes, motion songs, and practice with foundational math concepts
Kindergarten
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Emergent reading skills and phonics practice, calendar skills, support for numbers and counting, basic geometry, measurement, addition, and subtraction
First
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Extended reading through plays and poetry, phonological awareness, and fluency, math skills in operations, algebraic thinking, geometry and measurement, and place value
Second
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Training in place value, addition, subtraction, and beginning multiplication, practice for independent readers, vocabulary acquisition and writing conventions
Third
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Foundational multiplication and division, work with fractions, measurement, and data, continued vocabulary acquisition and understanding conventions of written language
Fourth
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Advanced algebraic thinking, geometry, and place value, expanding skills to include use of fractions and decimals, emphasis on vocabulary acquisition, spelling, and conventions of Standard English