Life Skills · Kindergarten to Grade 5

kindergarten life skills curriculum: every topic, in teaching order

All 7 topics in kindergarten life skills, in teaching order, with the standard each one addresses. Free printable sample.

7 topics791 questions148 printed pagesAges 5–6

What a kindergarten student covers in Life Skills

In teaching order. Each line is one topic, its one-line summary, and the standard it addresses.

  1. Knowing my name, address and phone numberSay my full name, my grown-up's name, address and phone number, and know when to share themNHES 5
  2. Washing hands and staying cleanWash hands the right way, cover coughs and sneezes, and brush teeth twice a dayNHES 7
  3. Naming my feelingsName happy, sad, mad, scared and calm feelings and notice them in my bodyCASEL Self-Awareness
  4. Waiting my turn: self-controlUse stop, breathe and wait to take turns, keep hands to myself and listenCASEL Self-Management
  5. Please, thank you and good mannersUse kind words, greet people, share and say sorry the right wayCASEL Relationship Skills
  6. Coins, needs and wantsName coins and sort things into needs and wantsJump$tart Spending
  7. Cleaning up and helping at homePut toys away, make my bed and help with simple jobs at homeNHES 7

Each topic names the standard it addresses. That alignment is UpOnly Learning's own reading of the published standards; the people who own those standards do not review or endorse what we publish, and standards change.

What one lesson contains

Every topic in every subject follows the same five steps, then an answer key. Nothing changes between subjects, so a student always knows what comes next.

  1. Quick CheckQuestions before you teach, to show what the student already knows. A high score means you can move faster.
  2. Learn ItKey words, step-by-step teaching with lines you can read aloud, worked examples, and the mistakes to watch for.
  3. We Do It TogetherQuestions you work through side by side. The answer and the reason it is the answer are printed right after each question.
  4. You TryThe student works alone. Do a page a day, or as many as the student needs.
  5. Show What You KnowNew questions at the end. Compare the score with the Quick Check to see the change.
  6. Answer KeyEvery question has its answer and a short explanation, at the end of each topic, so a student can work without peeking.

What is in the printable workbook

7 topics, 791 questions and 148 printed pages, with the answer key included.

$9.99 as a PDF you print at home, as many copies as you need for your own household.

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Every grade of Life Skills

Every subject in kindergarten

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Questions parents ask

How many topics are in kindergarten Life Skills?

7. They are listed above in teaching order, each with its one-line summary and the standard it addresses.

What does one lesson look like?

Five steps — Quick Check, Learn It, We Do It Together, You Try, Show What You Know — and then an answer key with a short explanation for every question.

Is the sample really free?

Yes. One full topic — Knowing my name, address and phone number — as a printable PDF, with the answer key. No payment and no card.

Do you publish grades above 5?

UpOnly Learning publishes kindergarten through grade 5. Nothing above grade 5 is available.