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When entering second grade, your child should be able to identify words with similar meanings and distinguish subtle differences between them. For example, “large” and “gigantic” are synonyms, but “gigantic” has a stronger meaning than “large.”

When entering second grade, your child should remember to capitalize dates and people’s names. Your child will also be expected to use punctuation at the ends of sentences. Your child should also use commas in dates and to separate words in a series. For example, “I like apples, bananas, and strawberries.”

When entering third grade, your child should be able to distinguish shades of meaning among closely related words—such as “toss,” “throw” and “hurl”—and identify which word has the strongest meaning.

When entering first grade, your child should be able to listen to a story and answer questions about key details, such as identifying characters and events and retelling the story in their own words. Your child should also be able to identify parts of a book—such as the front cover, back cover and title page—as well as the role of authors and illustrators.

When entering second grade, your child should be able to figure out the correct meanings of multiple-meaning words, such as knowing when the word “bat” refers to a baseball bat or a flying animal.

When entering second grade, your child should be able to define words by category and key attributes. For example, “A duck is a bird that swims.”

During second grade, your child will learn to identify synonyms of words and use the synonyms in sentences.

During third grade, your child will learn to understand figurative language, such as idioms, and distinguish between the literal and nonliteral meanings of words. For example, “It was a piece of cake!”

When entering fourth grade, your child should understand figurative language, such as idioms, and be able to distinguish between the literal and nonliteral meanings of words. For example, “It was a piece of cake!”

During third grade, your child will learn to understand figurative language, such as idioms, and distinguish between the literal and nonliteral meanings of words. For example, “It was a piece of cake!”

During third grade, your child will learn to capitalize the appropriate words in titles, such as the names of books and movies. Your child will also be expected to use commas in written addresses and with quotation marks to show when someone is speaking.

During first grade, your child will learn to recognize common spelling patterns, such as those found in rhyming words like “cat/rat/bat” and “run/fun/sun.”

When entering fifth grade, your child should be able to read, analyze and understand level-appropriate nonfiction reading passages, finding the main idea and important details, comprehending key words and phrases, comparing different accounts of the same event or topic and making inferences.

During first grade, your child will answer questions about key details in stories, such as identifying characters, settings and events, identifying who is telling the story and retelling the story in their own words. Your child will also learn to tell the difference between books that tell stories and books that provide information.

During kindergarten, your child will learn to identify beginning sounds in words and name the letter that makes them, such as identifying the “b” sound in “bat.”

When entering second grade, your child should be able to figure out the correct meanings of grade-appropriate homophones—words that sound the same but have different meaningss. For example, “to” and “two” or “eye” and “I.”

During second grade, your child will learn to determine the meanings of grade-appropriate words based on the context in which they are used.

During kindergarten, your child will learn to count and say the syllables in spoken words. For example, your child should understand that “kitten” has two syllables: kit•ten.

During second grade, your child will learn the correct spellings for many common, irregularly spelled words.

When entering second grade, your child should recognize and read common grade-appropriate sight-words and words with irregular spellings, such as “said,” “come” and “does.”

When entering second grade, your child should be able to read and spell words with consonant blends, such as “st,” “sp” and “bl,” as well as common consonant digraphs, such as “th,” “ch” and “sh.”

During first grade, your child will learn to capitalize dates and people’s names. Your child will also learn how to use punctuation at the ends of sentences, as well as how to use commas in dates and to separate words in a series. For example, “I like apples, bananas, and strawberries.”

During kindergarten, your child will learn to identify beginning sounds in words and name the letter that makes them, such as identifying the “b” sound in “bat.”

When entering kindergarten, your child should be able to describe the positions of objects and shapes using positional words and phrases, such as “in front of,” “behind,” “over,” “under” and “next to.”

When entering third grade, your child should be able to use common spelling patterns to decode and spell words easily, such as “cart,” “chart” and “smart.”

When entering second grade, your child should be able to identify words with similar meanings and distinguish subtle differences between them. For example, “large” and “gigantic” are synonyms, but “gigantic” has a stronger meaning than “large.”

When entering kindergarten, your child should be able to identify the initial sounds in words.

When entering kindergarten, your child should be able to describe the positions of objects and shapes using positional words and phrases, such as “in front of,” “behind,” “over,” “under” and “next to.”

When entering first grade, your child should be able to count and say the syllables in spoken words. For example, your child should understand that “kitten” has two syllables: kit•ten.

When entering second grade, your child should be able to define words by category and key attributes. For example, “A duck is a bird that swims.”

During second grade, your child will learn to identify synonyms of words and use the synonyms in sentences.

During second grade, your child will build vocabulary and learn to distinguish shades of meaning among closely related words, such as “toss,” “throw” and “hurl” or “thin,” “slender” and “skinny.”

During kindergarten, your child will learn to read common, high-frequency words by sight, such as “the,” “of,” “to” and “you.”

When entering first grade, your child should be able to identify the beginning and ending sounds in simple words, such as identifying the “b” sound in “bat” or the “n” sound in “pen.”

When entering second grade, your child should be able to divide circles and rectangles into halves and fourths and describe the parts of each using words like “halves,” “fourths” and “quarters.”

During second grade, your child will build vocabulary and learn to distinguish shades of meaning among closely related words, such as “toss,” “throw” and “hurl” or “thin,” “slender” and “skinny.”

During third grade, your child will learn to capitalize the appropriate words in titles, such as the names of books and movies. Your child will also be expected to use commas in written addresses and with quotation marks to show when someone is speaking.

When entering fourth grade, your child should know how to correctly use words in sentences and should know many rules of English grammar, including parts of speech, regular and irregular plural nouns, regular and irregular verbs, verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, sentence structure and more.

When entering second grade, your child should be able to distinguish short vowels from long vowels in spoken one-syllable words, such as hearing the short “a” sound in “cap.”

During first grade, your child will learn to recognize common spelling patterns, such as those found in rhyming words like “cat/rat/bat” and “run/fun/sun.”

During kindergarten, your child will learn to spell simple words by sounding them out, such as “c-a-t” and “f-o-x.”

During second grade, your child will learn the correct spellings for many common, irregularly spelled words.

When entering third grade, your child should be able to distinguish shades of meaning among closely related words—such as “toss,” “throw” and “hurl”—and identify which word has the strongest meaning.

During first grade, your child will answer questions about key details in stories, such as identifying characters, settings and events, identifying who is telling the story and retelling the story in their own words. Your child will also learn to tell the difference between books that tell stories and books that provide information.

During fourth grade, your child will be asked to figure out the correct meanings of multiple-meaning words that appear in fourth-grade texts, such as knowing when the word “pitcher” refers to a container for pouring liquids or a person throwing a ball.

When entering fourth grade, your child should remember to capitalize the appropriate words in titles, such as the names of books and movies. Your child should also remember to use commas in written addresses and with quotation marks to show when someone is speaking.

When entering fifth grade, your child should know how to correctly use words in sentences and should know many rules of English grammar and usage, including rules about relative pronouns (which, that), relative adverbs (where, when, why), the correct order of adjectives and more. Your child should also know how to use correct punctuation and capitalization when forming sentences and paragraphs.

When entering second grade, your child should remember to capitalize dates and people’s names. Your child will also be expected to use punctuation at the ends of sentences. Your child should also use commas in dates and to separate words in a series. For example, “I like apples, bananas, and strawberries.”

When entering third grade, your child should be able to read and write numbers within 1,000 using numerals and number words.

When entering first grade, your child should be able to correctly use positional words, such as “above” and “between.”

When entering fourth grade, your child should be able to distinguish between shades of meaning among related words, such as “wondered,” “suspected,” “believed” and “knew.”

When entering third grade, your child will be expected to know many rules of English grammar and usage, including how to correctly use adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, past-tense verbs and plural words.

When entering fourth grade, your child should understand figurative language, such as idioms, and be able to distinguish between the literal and nonliteral meanings of words. For example, “It was a piece of cake!”

When entering third grade, your child will be expected to know many rules of English grammar and usage, including how to correctly use adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, past-tense verbs and plural words.

When entering first grade, your child should be able to listen to a story and answer questions about key details, such as identifying characters and events and retelling the story in their own words. Your child should also be able to identify parts of a book—such as the front cover, back cover and title page—as well as the role of authors and illustrators.

When entering fourth grade, your child should remember to capitalize the appropriate words in titles, such as the names of books and movies. Your child should also remember to use commas in written addresses and with quotation marks to show when someone is speaking.

When entering third grade, your child should be able to read and write numbers within 1,000 using numerals and number words.

During kindergarten, your child will learn to identify the ending sounds in simple words and identify the letter that makes them, such as identifying the “n” sound in “pen.”

When entering fifth grade, your child should be able to correctly use frequently confused words, such as “to” and “two” or “there” and “their.”

During kindergarten, your child will learn to recognize and create rhyming words.

During first grade, your child will learn to distinguish between short and long vowels in spoken one-syllable words, such as the short “a” in “cap” and the long “a” in “cape.” Your child will also learn that final -e and common vowel teams can be used to make long vowel sounds, such as the long “o” in “rope” and “coat.”

When entering second grade, your child should be able to distinguish short vowels from long vowels in spoken one-syllable words, such as hearing the short “a” sound in “cap.”

When entering first grade, your child should be able to correctly use positional words, such as “above” and “between.”

During first grade, your child will learn to capitalize dates and people’s names. Your child will also learn how to use punctuation at the ends of sentences, as well as how to use commas in dates and to separate words in a series. For example, “I like apples, bananas, and strawberries.”

During kindergarten, your child will learn to recognize and create rhyming words.

During first grade, your child will learn to distinguish between short and long vowels in spoken one-syllable words, such as the short “a” in “cap” and the long “a” in “cape.” Your child will also learn that final -e and common vowel teams can be used to make long vowel sounds, such as the long “o” in “rope” and “coat.”

During second grade, your child will learn to solve one- and two-step word problems involving addition and subtraction within 100.

When entering fourth grade, your child should know how to solve word problems involving multiplication and division within 100.

During fifth grade, your child will learn to read and write decimals in standard form, word form and expanded form to the thousandths place and round decimals to any place.

When entering fifth grade, your child should be able to compare and round multidigit numbers. Your child should also be able to read and write multidigit numbers in number, word and expanded form. For example, 765; seven hundred sixty-five; 700 + 60 + 5.

When entering fourth grade, your child should know how to solve two-step word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

When entering fifth grade, your child should be able to solve multistep word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, including problems with remainders.

During fourth grade, your child will learn to use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes and roots to figure out the meaning of a word. For example, “telegraph,” “photograph” and “autograph” all contain the Greek root “graph,” which refers to something that is written or drawn.

When entering fourth grade, your child should be able to use clues within a sentence to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase. For example, in the following sentence, the underlined portion provides a clue to what the word “aviary” means: The zoo’s aviary was filled with owls, bluebirds, parrots, parakeets and cuckoos.

When entering first grade, your child should understand that sentences begin with a capital letter and that the word “I” is also capitalized. Your child should also be able to recognize and name the punctuation marks at the end of sentences, including periods, question marks and exclamation points.

During second grade, your child will learn to figure out the meaning of a word when a prefix or suffix is added to a familiar root word, such as figuring out the meaning of “unhappy” based on the knowledge that “un-” means “not.”

During fifth grade, your child will learn to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase by using clues in the text, such as cause/effect relationships and comparisons. For example, in the following sentence, you can determine that the word “chastened” means “punished” by looking at the cause and effect: “When Judy found out that her son had cheated, she chastened him by taking away his video games.”

During fourth grade, your child will learn to use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes and roots to figure out the meaning of a word. For example, “telegraph,” “photograph” and “autograph” all contain the Greek root “graph,” which refers to something that is written or drawn.

When entering third grade, your child should be able to solve one-step and two-step word problems involving addition and subtraction within 100.

When entering fifth grade, your child should be able to compare and round multidigit numbers. Your child should also be able to read and write multidigit numbers in number, word and expanded form. For example, 765; seven hundred sixty-five; 700 + 60 + 5.

When entering fourth grade, your child should be able to use clues within a sentence to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase. For example, in the following sentence, the underlined portion provides a clue to what the word “aviary” means: The zoo’s aviary was filled with owls, bluebirds, parrots, parakeets and cuckoos.

When entering fifth grade, your child should be able to solve multistep word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, including problems with remainders.

During fourth grade, your child will solve word problems that involve multiplication and division.

During first grade, your child will be asked to solve word problems that involve adding and subtracting within 20.

During third grade, your child will learn to figure out the meaning of a new word when a prefix or suffix is added to a familiar word, such as figuring out the meaning of “preheat” based on the knowledge that “pre-” means “before.”

When entering fourth grade, your child should know how to solve two-step word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

During second grade, your child will learn to figure out the meaning of a word when a prefix or suffix is added to a familiar root word, such as figuring out the meaning of “unhappy” based on the knowledge that “un-” means “not.”

When entering fifth grade, your child should be able to multiply and divide to solve word problems and be able to solve multistep word problems that involve multiplication and division.

During kindergarten, your child will learn that sentences begin with a capital letter and that the word “I” is also capitalized.

When entering fourth grade, your child should know how to solve word problems involving multiplication and division within 100.

During fourth grade, your child will learn to identify the value of each digit in a multidigit number. Your child will also learn to read and write multidigit numbers in number, word and expanded form. For example, 765; seven hundred sixty-five; 700 + 60 + 5.

When entering first grade, your child should be able to solve word problems that involve adding or subtracting within 10.

When entering fourth grade, your child should be able to figure out the meaning of a word when a prefix or suffix is added to a familiar root word, such as figuring out what the word “unhappy” means based on the knowledge that “un-” means “not.”

When entering fifth grade, your child should be able to multiply and divide to solve word problems and be able to solve multistep word problems that involve multiplication and division.

During third grade, your child will learn to solve two-step word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

During third grade, your child will learn to solve word problems involving multiplication and division within 100.