Kindergarten forms the basic building blocks of literacy and arithmetic. NYC students can apply for kindergarten in the year they turn five. In this grade, students will:

• learn the alphabet (including sounds of letters, words, pronunciations)
• share ideas and feelings through speech, drawing, writing
• explore music, movement, and playmaking
• identify numbers and count up to 100
• add and subtract numbers up to 10
• learn about family, school, and community members
• study plants and animals, and identify certain materials (for example metal and wood) and their characteristics