(Standards for all grades are cumulative)

Preschoolers must be age 4 by June 1st (2.5 months before the start of school).

Kindergarten (5-6 year olds)
1. hold and use a pencil correctly
2. write name / recite alphabet / count to 30
3. know all letter names (when presented out of order)
4. at least five years old by June 1

1st Grade (6-7 year olds)
1. use scissors, tie shoes, zip coat
2. write / name / sound-out alphabet
3. read simple three / four letter words
4. write the numbers 0 to 30
5. count by 1’s to 50, by 5’s & 10’s to 100
6. recognize / name 1 & 2 digit numbers

2nd Grade (7-8 year olds)
1. fluently read & comprehend Frog & Toad are Friends
2. print alphabet (upper & lower case)
3. write a complete sentence
4. quickly add and subtract 1 & 2 digit problems

3rd Grade (8-9 year olds)
1. fluently read Charlotte’s Web
2. answer comp. questions in complete sentences
3. add / subtract problems with borrowing & carrying
4. 100 addition / subtraction facts in 7 min. each
5. read a clock & count money

4th Grade (9-10 year olds)
1. fluently read The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe
2. label parts of speech: subj, adj, adv, prep, op, & verb
3. master third grade math concepts (Classical Math 3 or Saxon 3)

5th Grade (10-11 year olds)
1. fluently read and summarize The Last Battle
2. master fourth grade math concepts (Saxon 54)

6th Grade (11-12 year olds)
1. fluently read and summarize The Hobbit
2. label parts of speech: direct and indirect object
3. master fifth grade math concepts (Saxon 65)