Kindergarten Math (Kentucky Academic Standards)
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- State
- Kentucky
- Grade
- Kindergarten
- Standards
- Kentucky Academic Standards for Mathematics
- Last checked
- 2026-10-21
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The standards (our summaries)
Kentucky's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
Counting and Cardinality (CC)
- KY.K.CC.1 Count forward and backward.
- KY.K.CC.2 Count forward from any given number within 100.
- KY.K.CC.3 Write numerals and match them to amounts.
- KY.K.CC.4 Understand how counting links to how many.
- KY.K.CC.5 Count to answer "how many?" questions.
- KY.K.CC.6 Say whether one group has more, fewer or the same as another.
- KY.K.CC.7 Compare two written numerals from 1 to 10.
Operations and Algebraic Thinking (OA)
- KY.K.OA.1 Show addition and subtraction in different ways, such as objects, drawings or equations.
- KY.K.OA.2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10 using objects or drawings.
- KY.K.OA.3 Break apart numbers and understand equality.
- KY.K.OA.4 For numbers 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 and record it.
- KY.K.OA.5 Add and subtract within 5 fluently.
Number and Operations in Base Ten (NBT)
- KY.K.NBT.1 Build and break apart 11 to 19 as ten ones and some more ones.
Measurement and Data (MD)
- KY.K.MD.1 Describe measurable features such as length, height, weight, width and depth.
- KY.K.MD.2 Compare two objects by a shared measurable feature and describe the difference.
- KY.K.MD.3 Sort objects or people by a feature, with no more than 10 in each group.
- KY.K.MD.4 Recognize and name the penny, nickel, dime and quarter.
Geometry (G)
- KY.K.G.1 Name shapes and describe where things are.
- KY.K.G.2 Name shapes correctly whatever their size or which way they face.
- KY.K.G.3 Say whether a shape is two-dimensional or three-dimensional.
- KY.K.G.4 Describe how 2-D and 3-D shapes of different sizes and orientations are alike and different.
- KY.K.G.5 Model real-world shapes by building figures and drawing shapes.
- KY.K.G.6 Put simple shapes together to make larger shapes.
Tests and key dates
- KSA (Kentucky Summative Assessment)
Check the Kentucky Department of Education for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates.
Official documents
- education.ky.gov: 701040 Primary Mathematics Kindergarten 2019
- education.ky.gov: Kentucky Academic Standards Mathematics
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Standards codes from the Kentucky Academic Standards for Mathematics, Kentucky Department of Education. Summaries are Classfern's own words, not the official text. Classfern is not affiliated with or endorsed by KDE.
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