Reading (Print-sound Code; Getting the Meaning; Reading Habits)

·    Demonstrates the ability to hear and say separate sounds (phonemes)

·    Recognizes and says most letter names and sounds

·    Recognizes rhyming words

·    Demonstrates knowledge of concepts about print

·    Reads simple texts through level B

·    Demonstrates comprehension

·    Reads and is read to daily from a variety of genres

·    Builds vocabulary through daily reading activities

Writing (Habits and Processes; Writing Purposes and Resulting Genres; Language Use and Conventions)

·    Uses knowledge of sounds and letters to write phonetically

·    Communicates and makes meaning through various sources

·    Writes daily, selecting own topic

·    Writes in a variety of genres and for a variety of purposes

·    Writes freely with little concern for conventions

Speaking and Listening (Habits, Kinds of Talk and Resulting Genres, Language Use and Conventions)

·    Talks daily with peers resulting in lengthier exchanges

·    Experiments and plays with language daily

·    Speaks and listens in different genres

·    Uses talk to express ideas and relate to others

·    Understands the need for politeness

·    Asks questions for clarification

·    Attends to a performance

·    Builds vocabulary from experiences and being read to daily

Number and Operations

·    Understands numbers and number systems

·    Understands meanings and relationships of operations

·    Computes fluently and makes estimates

Algebra

·    Understands patterns, relations, and functions

·    Analyzes mathematical situations and structures

·    Uses models to understand relationships

Geometry

·    Analyzes two- and three- dimensional geometric shapes

·    Describes spatial relationships using geometry

·    Uses geometric modeling to solve problems

Measurement

·    Understands measurement attributes/processes

·    Applies appropriate techniques to determine measurements

Data Analysis and Probability

·    Collects, organizes, and displays relevant data

·    Evaluates inferences and predictions based on data

·    Applies basic concepts of probability

The process strands, problem solving, reasoning and proof, communications, connections, and representation, are interwoven and interdependent with the content strands.

Scientific Inquiry

·    Assesses information by asking questions

·    Plans/conducts simple explorations using simple tools

·    Communicates scientific knowledge

History and Nature of Science

·    Demonstrates curiosity—works alone or on a team

·    Recognizes use of science and technology

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

·    Demonstrates personal and group safety

·    Identifies and conserves resources in environment

Science and Technology  

·    Explains uses of tools and technology

·    Identifies ways tools and technology are used

Physical Science

·    Classifies objects according to properties

·    Explains how physical properties affect motion of objects

·    Describes properties of light, heat, and magnets

Life Science

·    Compares growth and change in organisms

·    Develops respect for needs of organisms

Earth and Space Sciences

·    Describes simple properties of rock, soil, and water

·    Describes different types of weather

·    Describes features of objects in the sky

Citizenship

·    Identifies examples of good citizenship

·    Learns to share, cooperate, and compromise

Culture

·    Identifies various family structures

·    Identifies various types of shelters, food, and clothing

Time, Continuity, and Change

·    Identifies personal information about oneself

·    Recognizes people from different times and places

Space and Place

·    Describes how maps show where people live

·    Recognizes the globe as a model of the earth

Individual Development and Identity

·    Recognizes and describes feelings

·    Shows respect and concern for the rights of others

Individuals, Groups, and Institutions

·    Explains the need for rules and authority

·    Identifies community helpers and their roles

Production, Distribution, and Consumption

·    Distinguishes between wants and needs

·    Participates in activities that require division of jobs

Power, Authority, and Governance

·    Explains rights and responsibilities of students

·    Identifies rules and consequences

Science, Technology, and Society

·    Recycles, reduces, reuses

·    Explores technology

Global Connections

·    Develops friendships with people of diverse backgrounds

·    Develops and uses skills to communicate with others

Personal and Social Development Skills

·    Participate fully and communicate cooperatively with others

·    Perform activities safely and follow rules of etiquette and ethical behavior

·    Display age appropriate self-control and discipline

·    Display a willingness to receive and use feedback to improve performance

·    Accept the decisions of and respond positively to teachers/officials in charge of games/activities

·    Choose healthful physical activities to experience fun, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction

·    Display an interest in and assist and encourage others’ efforts

·    Display behaviors that are supportive and inclusive

·    Self-initiate behaviors that contribute to personal and partner/group effort

·    Adjust behavior to prevent/reconcile conflicts

Motor Skills and Movement Patterns

·    Use personal, general and shared space appropriately

·    Demonstrate loco motor skills (e.g., crawl, walk, run, hop, jump, gallop, slide)

·    Explore shapes (e.g., wide, narrow, round, square), pathways (e.g., straight, curved, zigzag, etc.), balance (e.g., weight transfer using hands, feet, and other body parts), levels (e.g., high, middle, low), and speed (e.g., quick, slow), in movements while interacting with others

·    Demonstrate throw, catch, drop and catch, and kick from a stationary position

·    Explore movement through different rhythmic beats

·    Demonstrate fundamental motor patterns by imitating animal movements

·    Follow simple rules and safety procedures given by the teacher

·    Explain how wearing proper shoes and clothing promotes safe play and prevents injury

Physical Activity and Fitness

·    Participate regularly in moderate physical activities during physical education class and recess

·    Engage for short periods of time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activities that cause increased heart rate, breathing rate, and perspiration (e.g., running, galloping, skipping, hopping)

·    Lift and support one’s own weight in selected activities that develop muscular strength and endurance of arms, shoulders, abdomen, and legs (e.g., hanging, hopping, jumping)

·    Demonstrate a stretch that will increase the range of motion of a joint (e.g., perform a sit-and-reach stretch to demonstrate how to stretch the hamstrings and lower back muscles)

·    Demonstrate the ability to breathe slowly and deeply to relax

·    Recognize that physical activity promotes good health

·    Identify changes in the body (e.g., breathing and heart rate) and the importance of replenishing the body with water during physical activity

media, TECHNIQUES and Processes    

·    The student experiments and practices using media and techniques to discover possibilities and limitations.

·    The student experiments with materials, media, technology, techniques, and processes as a means of expressing visual ideas.

·    The student shares artwork with others and tells why and how it was done.

·    The student uses art materials and tools, including technology, in a safe and responsible manner.

Structures and Functions      

·    The student identifies and discusses elements of art with special emphasis on line, shape/form, or color.

·    The student identifies and discusses principles of art with special focus on emphasis, rhythm, or pattern.

·    The student interprets the expression of ideas, moods, and feeling in art forms.

Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas

·    The student discovers that works of art can express ideas and elicit different responses.

·    The student creates works of art with a variety of subjects, symbols, and ideas artwork.

·    The student identifies themes found in works of art.

·    The student recognizes purpose and uses themes, styles, and subject matter in artwork.

History and Culture

·    The student demonstrates knowledge that artists from different times and cultures have made images and objects for many purposes.

·    The student demonstrates understanding the cultural contributions of the arts appropriate to their development level.

·    The student creates art based on historical periods or cultures different than their own.

Characteristics and Merits of Work

·    The student describes their artwork and the artwork of others using art concepts and vocabulary.

·    The student examines artwork and identifies reasons the artist may have had for creating that work.

·    The student uses developmentally appropriate criteria and vocabulary to discuss and evaluate works of art.

Connections to other Disciplines   

·    The student identifies connections between the visual arts and others disciplines in the curriculum.

·    The student names and discusses art career opportunities.

·    The student integrates what is learned in art with other curricular areas.

Technology Integration 

·    The student acquires technical skills and vocabulary that are developmentally appropriate. 

·    The student expands and uses technical skills to create art.

·    The student integrates traditional art production techniques with new technology to create art

Performs alone and/or with others a varied repertoire of music

·    The student sings a variety of songs in various keys, meters, and styles.

·    The student repeats short rhythmic and melodic patterns.

·    The student experiments with a variety of classroom instruments and other sound sources.

Reads and notates music

·    The student experiments with notation systems to represent musical sounds and ideas.

Listens to, responds to, and describes music

·    The student listens to music of various tempos, meters, dynamics and styles.

·    The student responds to music with a steady beat, no-beat, various tempos, meters, dynamics, and styles.

·    The student describes music of various tempos, meters, dynamics, and styles.

·    The student explores simple improvisation.

History and Culture       

·    The student responds to music that reflects differences in history and culture, including the host nation.

Characteristics and Merits of Works and Performances

·    The student describes music and identifies what they like and dislike about a work by using developmentally appropriate vocabulary.

Connections to Other Disciplines   

·    The student explores connections between music and other disciplines in the curriculum.

Technology Integration 

·    The student acquires technology skills and vocabulary that are developmentally appropriate