1. Transitional 1st Grade Skills Checklist – Reading 1st Quarter
X – I can do this consistently
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Skills
Comments
I print upper and lowercase letters.
I identify all upper and lowercase letters.
I write the letters of the sounds I hear.
I practice using syllables, sounds, and words.
I practice and follow procedures when speaking and listening to others.
In conversation, I respond to text by using complete sentences.
I ask questions to address things I do not understand.
I use complete sentences, making sure that I include punctuation and capitalization, and use sentences that make sense.
I illustrate my work to show detail.
I use the correct punctuation at the end of my sentences.
I identify beginning, middle, and ending sounds in a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC), concentrating on beginning sounds this 9 weeks.
I practice word families and tell how they are different.
I count syllables in a word.
I spell the word the way it sounds.
I practice blending sounds together to make a word. (ex. c-at, b-an)
When writing, I use capitalization, punctuation, and spelling to include invented and phonetic spelling.
I identify and make new rhyming words.
I talk and write in complete sentences.
I use the correct verb tense when writing and talking.
I use more details when writing and speaking.
I use key details to identify the character, setting, and plot (story elements) of a story.
I change the beginning sound of a word to make a new word.

2. Transitional 1st Grade Skills Checklist - Mathematics 1st Quarter
X – I can do this consistently
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Transitional 1st Grade Skills Checklist - Mathematics 1st Quarter
Skills
Comments
I can write to 25.
I can identify the days of the week and the months of the year.
I can make simple patterns.
I can match the number/word/object. (Ex. 3/three/***)
I can identify more than or less than.
I can explain if a number/object is more than or less than.
I can read and create a graph.
I can count numbers 0 – 110, in and out of sequence.
I can recognize fact families.

3. Transitional 1st Grade Skills Checklist - Reading 2nd Quarter
X – I can do this consistently
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Skills
Comments
I use key details to identify the character, setting, and plot (story elements) of a story.
I use complete sentences, making sure that I include punctuation and capitalization, and use sentences that make sense.
I practice and follow procedures when speaking and listening to others.
I use the pictures and details in the story to answer questions about the story.
I participate in classroom discussion.
I ask questions to address things I do not understand.
I spell the word the way it sounds.
I share how the story makes me feel.
I group words based on their shared similarities.
I change the beginning and/or ending sounds of a word to make a new word.
I sound out words.
I illustrate my work to show detail.
In conversation, I respond to text by using complete sentences.
I sort words by specific characteristics.
I use what I know and apply it to my everyday life.
When writing, I use capitalization, punctuation, and spelling to include invented and phonetic spelling.
I capitalize dates and names of people.
I use the correct punctuation at the end of my sentences.
I identify whether the vowel is long or short in a word.
I identify beginning, middle, and ending sounds in a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC),concentrating on beginning and ending sounds this 9 weeks.
I use the correct verb tense when writing and talking.
I look at the similarities and differences of characters in stories.

4. Transitional 1st Grade Skills Checklist - Mathematics 2nd Quarter
X – I can do this consistently
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Skills
Comments
I can write numbers to 50.
I can make complex patterns.
I can count numbers 0 – 110, in and out of sequence.
I can read and create a graph.
I can count to ten using ordinal numbers.
I can name the shapes and find their likenesses and differences.
I can take objects away and find the differences.
Lawton Public Schools

5. Transitional 1st Grade Skills Checklist – Reading 3rd Quarter
X – I can do this consistently
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Skills
Comments
I use key details to identify the character, setting, and plot (story elements) of a story.
I use complete sentences, making sure that I include punctuation and capitalization, and use sentences that make sense.
I identify beginning, middle, and ending sounds in the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC), concentrating on beginning, middle, and ending sounds this 9 weeks.
I illustrate my work to show detail.
I capitalize dates and names of people.
I use the correct punctuation at the end of my sentences.
I change the beginning, middle, and/or ending sounds of a word to make a new word.
I practice and follow procedures when speaking and listening to others.
I use what I know to sound out words.
I participate in classroom discussion.
I ask and answer questions about what I read.
I read story to find information.
I use the correct verb tense when writing and talking.
I sound out single-syllable words to include blends.
I ask questions to address things I do not understand.
When writing, I use capitalization, punctuation, and spelling to include invented and phonetic spelling.
I identify author’s purpose.
I identify homonyms. (Same word with different meanings)
I compare and contrast two different stories about the same thing.
In conversation, I respond to text by using complete sentences.
I identify the main idea and retell the story.
I tell what words mean in the stories I read.

6. Transitional 1st Grade Skills Checklist - Mathematics 3rd Quarter
X – I can do this consistently
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Skills
Comments
I can write numbers to 75.
I can count forward from any number to 110.
I can make a complex pattern.
I can recognize symbols that represent greater than, less than, and equal to.
I can recognize fact families.
I know my addition and subtraction facts to 8.
I can use manipulatives to add and subtract to 15.
I can make fact families.
I can identify and count two-digit numbers using tens and ones.
I can solve simple one-step word problems.
I can look at and record data using more and less.
Lawton Public Schools

7. Transitional 1st Grade Skills Checklist- Mathematics 4th Quarter
X – I can do this consistently
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Skills
Comments
I use key details to identify the character, setting, and plot (story elements) of a st
I use complete sentences, making sure that I include punctuation and capitalization, and use sentences that make sense.
I participate in classroom discussion.
I capitalize dates and names of people.
I use correct punctuation at the end of my sentences.
I identify author’s purpose.
I ask questions to address things I do not understand.
I use nouns (person, place, thing, animal) and verbs (action words) when speaking and writing.
I identify beginning, middle, and ending sounds in the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC),
concentrating on beginning, middle, and ending sounds this 9 weeks.
I use adjectives (describing words) to tell about the story.
I use /s/ and /es/ to show more than one.
I use digraphs (wh, ph, th, ch, sh) when reading.
I change the beginning, middle, and/or ending sounds of a word to make a new word.
I illustrate my work to show detail.-
I practice and follow procedures when speaking and listening to others.
I use action words (verbs) and describing words (adjectives) to show opposites. (ex. up/down; stop/go)
I use the correct verb tense when writing and talking.
When writing, I use capitalization, punctuation, and spelling to include invented and phonetic spelling.
I be able to recognize synonyms and tell the slight differences in meaning.
In conversation, I respond to text by using complete sentences.
I use key details to identify the character, setting, and plot (story elements) of a story.
I use complete sentences, making sure that I include punctuation and capitalization, and
use sentences that make sense.

8. Transitional 1st Grade Skills Checklist - Mathematics 4th Quarter
X – I can do this consistently
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Skills
Comments
I can read and write numbers to 110.
I can make a growing pattern.
I know my addition and subtraction facts to 8.
I can look at and record data using more and less.
I can recognize and identify the values of the penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar.
I can tell time using a clock.
I can measure objects.
I can add and subtract to 15 using manipulatives.
Lawton Public Schools