Virginia Kindergarten science standards
The Kindergarten science outcomes we teach, in the standards's own words, with the lessons and practice pages for each. Pick an outcome code for the full list of lessons and printables.
Virginia Science Standards of Learning (2018). Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Living Systems and Processes
K.5 Senses allow humans to seek, find, take in, and react or respond to different information; the five basic senses correspond to specific human body structures (a lower-grade match).
K.7 Plants and animals have basic needs and life processes, including a plant life cycle (a lower-grade match).
Lessons: Plants and Seeds: What Does a Seed Need? (What's inside a seed?, What does a seed need to grow?, Why do plants grow toward the window?)
Practice: Plants and Seeds: What Does a Seed Need? workbook · Who Eats What? Food Chains and Helpers workbook
Earth and Space Systems
K.8 Light influences temperature on Earth's surfaces and can cause shadows: shadows can be produced when light is blocked by an object.
Lessons: Light and Shadows (Why does my shadow follow me?, Why is my shadow long in the morning?, What can light go through?)
Practice: Light and Shadows workbook · Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Bouncing Light: Mirrors, Water and Colour workbook · Grade 4 Light and Colour · Groundhog Day Shadow Science
K.9 There are patterns in nature, including daily weather and seasonal changes.
Lessons: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? (What's the weather like today?, Which way is the wind blowing?, How much rain fell?)
Practice: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? workbook
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