KINDERGARTEN
Maths
Number and Operations
• Count and understand number to 20
• Write numbers 0 to 20
• Use one-to-one correspondence with numbers and objects
• Understand and represent adding two numbers with sums to ten
• Add and subtract two numbers using objects to ten
Algebra
• Recognize and explain how objects can be classified
• Sort, classify and order objects by time, size, number and other properties
• Compare and contrast objects
• Identify, create, copy, describe and extend sequences e.g. sounds, shapes, motions, numbers
• Model a mathematical problem situation using manipulatives
Geometry
• Compare, sort and arrange similar and different objects by size, color and shape
• Identify triangles, squares and circles
• Describe relative position of objects in space
• Identify and fit pieces of puzzles/shapes that go together
• Construct 3-dimensional objects
Measurement
• Compare the weight of two objects and the capacity of two containers
• Compare and describe length, size, distance, temperature e.g. long, longer, longest, same length
• Measure length by counting non-standard units
• Recognize how a thermometer denotes hot, cold and medium temperatures
• Measure area using concrete objects
• Order events by time e.g. before, after
• Identify that clocks, watches and calendars are used to measure time
• Tell time to the hour
• Know and name the seven days of the week in order (relate to Sabbath)
Data Analysis and Probability
• Discuss events as likely or unlikely
• Pose questions and gather data about themselves and their surroundings
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Bible
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Learn about the Life of Jesus and how to be like Jesus
• Understand studying the Bible can lead to knowing God and learning to be like Him
• Understand that the God family – “God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit” work in perfect unity, yet are separate and unique beings
• Know that God is the Creator of the Universe and that He is everywhere at once and all-knowing
• Learn the story of the origin of sin and God’s plan of salvation
• Realize the benefit from following Christ’s example in one’s daily life
• Understand that God depends on individuals to spread the Good News of salvation
• Understand how to show one’s commitment to God
• Know that people have similar spiritual gifts found in the Bible characters
• Understand the freedom to choose good or evil
• Explain the importance of prayer and praise
• Develop a spirit of thankfulness
• Know that Jesus is coming back
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Social Studies
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History: Chronological Thinking and Historical Knowledge
• Identify and order events
• Compare events of today and long ago
• Study celebrations and holidays
• Listen to and retell stories about people in the past
Civics and Government
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of school personnel
• Give examples of rules
• Identify purposes of having rules
• Identify the flags of your country and state/parish/province
• Identify examples of responsible citizenship
Geography
• Recognize maps and globes as a way to represent the earth
• Identify map symbols for land and water
• Identify the four seasons
• Describe ways to keep the environment clean
Economics
• Give examples of work activities that people do at home
• Match simple descriptions of work that people do and the names of related jobs
• Demonstrate one’s best effort in every task
• Understand the differences between needs and wants
• Explain that people work to earn money to buy things they need and want
• Recognize pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and distinguish the greater or lesser value of coins
• Understand the responsibility of making good choices with money
• Describe and illustrate the value of tithing and returning offerings
Individuals, Society, and Culture
• Understand the importance of developing a personal relationship with Christ
• Identify ways in which people are alike and different
• Recognize each individual’s uniqueness and value to God
• Demonstrate effective time management
• Recognize birthdays
• Understand the individuals’ roles and responsibilities in family
• Develop a respect for others
• Identify national and religious holidays
• Participate in age appropriate outreach/service projects
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Physical Education
Spiritual Emphasis
• Recognize that God’s ideal for quality living includes a healthy lifestyle
• Incorporate into one’s lifestyle the principles that promote health: nutrition, exercise, water, sunlight, temperance, air, rest, trust in God
• Avoid at-risk behaviors
• Apply Christian principles in recreation and sports
• Achieve a balance in work and leisure; balancing physical, mental, social and spiritual activities
• Recognize the interaction of physical, mental and spiritual health with emotional and social well-being
Movement and Motor Skills
• Demonstrate progress toward the mature form of selected manipulative, locomotor and non-locomotor skills
• Demonstrate mature form in walking and running
• Identify fundamental movement (skip, strike)
• Establish a beginning movement vocabulary, e.g. personal space, high/low levels, fast/slow speeds, light/heavy
Weight, Balance, Twist
• Apply appropriate concepts to performance, e.g. change direction while running
Lifestyle and Fitness
• Participates daily in moderate to vigorous physical activity
• Select and participate in activities that require some physical exertion during free time
• Identify likes and dislikes connected with participation in physical activity
• Sustain moderate to vigorous physical activity in accordance with an approved fitness test
• Identify the physiological signs of moderate physical activity, e.g. fast heart rate, heavy breathing
• Understand the value of engaging in physical activities as play and recreation
• Associate positive feelings with participation in physical activity and play
• Try new movement activities and skills
Sportsmanship and Appropriate Behaviors
• Learn and apply concepts of grace and forgiveness
• Apply, with teacher reinforcement, class room rules and procedures and safe practices• Share space and equipment with others
• Recognize the joy of shared play
• Interact positively with students in class regardless of personal differences e.g. race, gender, disability, religion
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Science
Life: Worms, Insects, Spiders
• Recognize characteristics that are similar and different between organisms
• Describe the basic needs of living things
• Describe how related animals have similar characteristics
• Identify how animals gather and store food, defend themselves, find shelter and adapt
• Understand the beneficial effects of earthworms
• Explain how insects are both harmful and helpful
• Know the dangers of poisonous spiders
Health: Home/School Safety
• Identify common hazards and practice safety rules
• Demonstrate appropriate work and play behaviors
Physical: Simple Measurement, Observation, Light/Colors
• Perform simple comparative measurements
• Describe objects according to their physical properties e.g., color, texture, size
• Describe various sources of light
• Identify sunlight as a composite of all colors
• Identify primary colors
• Describe the composition of secondary colors
• Identify the fixed order of color as found in a rainbow
Earth: Air, Land, Water, Ecology, Seasons
• Describe air as a substance that takes up space and moves around us
• Recognize that the Earth is made up of land, water and the gases of the atmosphere
• Recognize/describe appropriate ways to care for our Earth
• Identify God’s role in the creation of the Universe
• Understand how Earth’s position in relation to the sun accounts for days, seasons and years
• Identify seasonal changes in weather patterns
Scientific Inquiry
• Make observations
• Ask questions or form hypotheses based on these observations
• Plan a simple investigation
• Collect data from the investigation
• Use the data collected from the investigation to explain the results
• Safely use and store tools and equipment
Service/Career Options
• Explore ways to use Physical, Life, Health, and/or Earth Science to serve the community
• Identify careers in areas of science
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Fine Arts
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Art
• Use different media, techniques and processes to communicate ideas, experiences and stories
• Know the differences among visual characteristics and purposes of art in order to convey ideas
• Select and use subject matter, symbols and ideas to communicate meaning
• Know that the visual arts have both history and specific relationships to various cultures
• Identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times and places
• Describe how people’s experiences influence the development of specific artworks
• Identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum
Music
• Initiate a steady beat
• Recognize quarter notes
• Begin echo singing
• Sing with instrumental accompaniment
• Discern when a verse has ended and a chorus has begun
• Listen to band and orchestra music
• Sing scripture songs and children’s hymns
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Language Arts
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Viewing
• View pictures to gain meaning
• Predict unknown words from picture clues
• Answer questions as a means to understanding content
• Share thoughts and feelings after viewing visual media
• Sequence story events using pictures
Listening
• Make eye contact
• Listen and follow one and two step directions
• Listen to others while waiting for turn to speak
• Listen to a variety of media
Reading
• Phonemic awareness
• Explicit systematic phonics
• Pre-reading concepts
• Follow print from left to right
• Make connections between words and pictures
• Know that print tells the story
Speaking
• Learn simple rules for conversation
• Share information and ideas clearly
Visually Representing
• Experiment with visual forms of communication
• Design visual media to model what makes presentations appealing
Writing
• Print from left to right
• Use invented spelling
• Correctly spell CVC/CVCC words
• Dictate or write a personal experience in sequential order• Begin to use ending punctuation
• Begin to use capitalization
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Technology
• Demonstrate proper use and care of computers and other audio-visual equipment
• Begin learning basic keyboarding
• Use a variety of electronic resources to enhance learning and access information
• Use computers to express ideas with drawing and word processing software
• Begin learning correct use of computer terms
• Practice courtesy and sharing of computer time