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KINDERGARTEN

CurriculumPackage

(September2010)

For ease of reference, this Grade Kindergarten Curriculum Package compiles all Prescribed
Learning Outcomes and Suggested Achievement Indicators from within each subject-based
Integrated Resource Package (IRP) into one comprehensive document.
www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp

TABLEOFCONTENTS

TABLEOFCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................5

RequiredAreasofStudy...........................................................................................................................5

HowtoUsethisDocument.......................................................................................................................5

KINDERGARTENPRESCRIBEDCURRICULA

DailyPhysicalActivity.....................................................................................................................................7

EnglishLanguageArts......................................................................................................................................9

ArtsEducation.................................................................................................................................................19

Dance........................................................................................................................................................19

Drama.......................................................................................................................................................23

Music.......................................................................................................................................................27

VisualArts.............................................................................................................................................31

HealthandCareerEducation.........................................................................................................................35

Mathematics.....................................................................................................................................................39

PhysicalEducation.........................................................................................................................................43

Science................................................................................................................................................................47

SocialStudies...................................................................................................................................................49

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INTRODUCTION

hisdocumentprovidesbasicinformation
abouttheprovincialcurriculum
requirementsforKindergartenstudents
inBritishColumbia.Thefulltextofall
provinciallyprescribedcurriculaisavailable
onlineatwww.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp.htm

REQUIREDAREASOFSTUDY
AsstatedintheRequiredAreasofStudyInAn
EducationalProgramOrder
(www.bced.gov.bc.ca/legislation/schoollaw/
e/m29595.pdf),eachschoolyearaboardmust
offertoallstudentsinKindergartenan
educationalprogramthatmeetsallthePrescribed
LearningOutcomessetoutintheapplicable
educationalprogramguidein

EnglishLanguageArts,orinthecaseofa
studentenrolledinafrancophoneeducational
program,FrenchLanguageArts
SocialStudies
Mathematics
Science
PhysicalEducation
ArtsEducation:Dance,Drama,Music
andVisualArts
HealthandCareerEducation
DailyPhysicalActivity

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HOWTOUSETHISDOCUMENT
ForeachrequiredareaofstudyforKindergarten,
thePrescribedLearningOutcomesand
correspondingSuggestedAchievementIndicators
arepresentedinaseriesoftables.

PrescribedLearningOutcomes
PrescribedLearningOutcomesarecontentstandards
fortheprovincialeducationsystem;theyarethe
prescribedcurriculum.Clearlystatedand
expressedinmeasurableandobservableterms,
prescribedlearningoutcomessetouttherequired
attitudes,skills,andknowledgewhatstudents
areexpectedtoknowandbeabletodobythe
endofthespecifiedsubjectandgrade.

Schoolsareresponsibleforensuringthatall
PrescribedLearningOutcomesforeachrequired
areaofstudyaremet;however,schoolshave
flexibilityindetermininghowdeliveryofthe
curriculumcanbesttakeplace.

Itisexpectedthatstudentachievementwillvary
inrelationtothelearningoutcomes.Evaluation,
reporting,andstudentplacementwithrespectto
theseoutcomesaredependentontheprofessional
judgmentandexperienceofteachers,guidedby
provincialpolicy.

Allprescribedlearningoutcomescompletethe
stem,Itisexpectedthatstudentswill.

PrescribedLearningOutcomesarepresentedby
curriculumorganizer(andsuborganizeras
applicable),andforsomesubjectsarecoded
alphanumericallyforeaseofreference;however,
thisarrangementisnotintendedtoimplya
requiredinstructionalsequence.

INTRODUCTION

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
SuggestedAchievementIndicatorsinrelationto
eachPrescribedLearningOutcomeareincludedto
supporttheassessmentofprovinciallyprescribed
curricula.

Achievementindicatorssupporttheprinciplesof
assessmentforlearning,assessmentaslearning,
andassessmentoflearning.Theyprovideteachers
andparentswithtoolsthatcanbeusedtoreflect
onwhatstudentsarelearning,aswellasprovide
studentswithameansofselfassessmentand
waysofdefininghowtheycanimprovetheirown
achievement.

SuggestedAchievementIndicatorsdescribewhat
evidencetolookfortodeterminewhetherornot
thestudenthasfullymettheintentofthelearning
outcome.Sinceeachachievementindicator
presentsonlyoneaspectofthecorresponding
learningoutcome,theentiresetofachievement
indicatorscanassistteacherswhendetermining
whetherstudentshavefullymetthelearning
outcome.

Achievementindicatorsarenotmandatory;they
aresuggestionsonly,providedtoassistinthe
assessmentofhowwellstudentsachievethe
PrescribedLearningOutcomes.

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DAILYPHYSICALACTIVITYKINDERGARTEN

DAILYPHYSICALACTIVITY
KINDERGARTEN
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators

PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

participateinphysicalactivities
foraminimumof30minutes
duringeachschoolday

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

participateindailyphysicalactivitiesthatareschoolbased
participateinphysicalactivityinblocksofatleast10minutes

participateinarangeofendurance
activities

participateinarangeofstrength
activities

participateinarangeofflexibility
activities

atatime,totallingaminimumof30minutesperday(students
inhalfdayKindergartenprogramswillbeexpectedto
participateinphysicalactivitiesforaminimumof15minutes
duringeachschoolday)
participateinphysicalactivitiesthathelpdeveloptheir
cardiovascularendurance
participatedailyinenduranceactivities(e.g.,briskwalking,
swimming,cycling,jogging,soccer,aerobics,dancing,cross
countryskiing,relaygames,taggames)
participateinactivitiesthathelpdeveloptheirstrength
participatedailyinactivitiesthathelptodevelopthestrength
ofdifferentmusclegroups(e.g.,ropeclimbing,pushups,
racquetandballgames,corestrengthtraining,skating)
participateinactivitiesthathelpdeveloptheirflexibility
participatedailyinactivitiesthathelptodevelopthe
flexibilityofdifferentpartsofthebody(e.g.,stretches,pilates,
dancing)

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ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSKINDERGARTEN

ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTS
KINDERGARTEN
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators
ORALLANGUAGELEARNINGANDEXTENDINGTHINKING
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievementfor
eachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

A1 usespeakingandlisteningwhen
engaginginexploratoryand
imaginativeplayto
expressthemselves
askforassistance
exchangeideas
experimentwithnewideasor
materials

usestorylanguageinimaginativeplay(e.g.,Onceupona

A2 engageinspeakingandlistening
activitiestoshareideasabout
pictures,stories,information
text,andexperiences

time,Long,longago)

communicateneedstopeersandadults(e.g.,askforassistance
withmaterials,requesthelpwhenproblemsarise)

usetalktosupportimaginativeplay(e.g.,involvingmulti
purposeprops)

assumethevoiceofacharacter(s)inroleplay(e.g.,usingpuppets,

retellingTheThreeLittlePigs)
imitatedifferentlanguageforms(e.g.,storytelling,newstelling)
activelyparticipateinclassroomlanguageactivitiesbyasking
questions,predicting,expressingfeelings,sharingideas,and
makingpersonalconnections
listenandrespondappropriatelytocontextualquestions(e.g.,
Wereadabouthowanimalsgetreadyforwinter.Howdobears
getreadyforwinter?Howdoyougetreadyforwinter?)
giveideasthatrelatetowhatisbeingdiscussed
describeexperiencesandretellfamiliarstoriesbyusingbasic
storystructureterminology(e.g.,beginning,middle,end)
begintousethelanguageofwho,what,when,where
instoryretelling
sequencemainideas/events
listenandrespondorallytolanguagepatternsinstoriesand
poems(e.g.,joininwhenteacherreads,repeatpartsofastory,
echowordsandphrases,makeupchantswiththeteacher,chime
induringpoemsorreadalouds)

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ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSKINDERGARTEN

PrescribedLearningOutcomes
A3 demonstrateuseofsocial
languagetointeract
cooperativelywithothers
andtosolveproblems

A4 demonstratebeingagood
listenerforasustainedperiodof
time

A5 demonstratebeingagood
speaker(includingsustaining
conversationonafamiliartopic)

A6 useorallanguagetoexplain,
inquire,andcompare

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SuggestedAchievementIndicators
begintousepolitesociallanguageappropriately(e.g.,hello,
please,thankyou)
frequentlydemonstrateacceptablewaysofgainingattention
(e.g.,initiateconversations,taketurnsinstructuredactivities,
askquestions,raisehandtoberecognizedbeforespeaking)
demonstratecourteouslisteningandspeaking,withteacher
support,asappropriatetoculturalcontextandindividualneeds
(e.g.,taketurnsasspeakerandlistenerinconversation)
uselanguageratherthanactionstonegotiatesituations
begintounderstandsomedifferencesbetweenlanguageusedat
homeandlanguageusedintheclassroom/school(e.g.,Lineup
isacommonphraseusedatschoolbutrarelyathome)
begintoshowunderstandingoflanguagethatishurtfulor
unfairtoothers
givereasonswhylisteningisimportant(e.g.,tolearn,soyou
knowwhattodonext,tohearstories,tolearnnewwords,forfun)
listenattentivelyforsustainedperiodsoftime(e.g.,focuson
thespeaker)
respondtopromptssuchasremindercuesandinformalsymbols
(e.g.,stopsignasasignaltostoptalkingandlistenclosely)
askappropriatequestionsand/orgiveappropriatecommentsin
responsetowhathasbeenheard
begintoaskforclarificationwhenthemeaningisnotclear
followshorttwostepdirections
usegesturesandothernonverbalmeanstocommunicatemore
effectively(e.g.,nodtoshowagreement)
givereasonswhyspeakingisimportant(e.g.,peoplewillbeable
tounderstandyourideas)
sustainconversationonafamiliartopicforshortperiodsoftime
andstayontopic
taketurnstalking
begintouseappropriategestures,toneofvoice,andvolume
generallyspeakclearlyandfluently
usecompletesentenceswhennecessaryorappropriate
usetalktoexplainproducts,representations,andactions(e.g.,
drawings,structures,models)
usetalktoclarifyideasorexperiences(e.g.,selftalk,self
correction)
askquestionstobuildunderstanding
distinguishbetweenimaginarycontextandreallife(e.g.,fairy
taleascomparedtonewsofreallifeevents;eventsincartoons
andeventsinreallife)
uselanguagetoconnectnewexperiencestowhatisalready
known
identifywhenasimplesentencefailstomakesense
showanunderstandingofdirectcauseandeffect(e.g.,IfIuse
myumbrellawhenitisrainingthenIwillnotgetwet.)
comparepredictionswithwhatactuallyoccursinastoryorevent
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PrescribedLearningOutcomes
A7 experimentwithlanguageand
demonstrateenhanced
vocabularyusage

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
demonstrateaninterestinandwillingnesstouseandexperiment
withlanguage(e.g.,trytopronounceoruseanewwordor
grammaticalconstruction;choosetoengageindramaorplay
centreactivities;makeupchants,rhymes,ornonsensepoems)
usenewlylearnedvocabularyinownspeech(e.g.,afterlistening
tonewvocabularyinstoriesandinstructionandafterlisteningto
wordsusedinmultiplecontextstounderstandtheiruse)
begintousedescriptivewordstodescribeownfeelingsandthe
feelingsofothers
classifyobjects,pictures,andwords(e.g.,tableandchairare
furniture,applesandbreadarefood)
usewordstodescribepeople,places,andthings(e.g.,size,colour,
shape,location,actions)
classifyobjects,pictures,andwords(e.g.,people,places,things,
shapes,colours,foods)anddiscusssimilarities,differences,and
namesofcategories
uselanguage,characters,oreventsfrompriorexperiencesin
informalplayanddramaactivities

STRATEGIESFORORALLANGUAGE
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievementfor
eachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

A8 connectwhatisalreadyknown
withnewexperiencesduring
speakingandlisteningactivities

describehownewexperiencesconnecttowhatisalreadyknown
(e.g.,Thisremindsmeof)

shareexperiencesandinterestswithclassmates(e.g.,showand

A9 askquestionstoconstruct
andclarifymeaning

tell,explainaschoolexperiencethathashappenedrecently,
explainaneventorobjectthatisdistantintimeorplace)
uselanguagefrompriorevents/experiencesininformalplayand
dramaactivities
spontaneouslyofferconnectionstonewideasorwords(e.g.,This
lookslike)
makepredictionsandcommentontheiraccuracy
askrelevantquestionstodeepencomprehension(e.g.,Iwonder
ifquestions)
begintoaskrelevantquestionsbefore,during,andafterthe
teacherreadsabookaloud
developsimplehypothesesandtestthemout(e.g.,Thebean
seedwillsproutfasterinsoilthanonpapertowel.)
begintorecognizethedifferencebetweenquestionsand
comments

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ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSKINDERGARTEN

FEATURESOFORALLANGUAGE

PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievementfor
eachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
A10

usemeaningfulsyntaxwhen
speaking(e.g.,includea
subjectandverb,andsimple
connectingwordswhen
needed)

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

speakusingthesyntaxneededtoconveyintendedmeaning(e.g.,

A11 speakclearlyenoughtobe
understoodbypeersandadults
A12 demonstrateauditory
discriminationandorally
manipulatesoundsinwords
(i.e.,usephonological
awareness)

usuallyusecompletesentenceformatinsteadofmehungryor
hesad)
useconnectingwordstocombineideas(e.g.,tellsimplestories,
connectingideaswithwordssuchasthen,and,but,or)
tellsimplestories,connectingideaswithandthen
begintousemorecomplexsentenceconnectingwords(e.g.,
because,if,when,after,before)
frequentlyusecommongrammaticalrulesbutmay
overgeneralizeintheirapplication(e.g.,goedforwent,geeses
forgeese,themdidit)
pronouncemostsoundscorrectlyalthoughsomeerrorsmay
stilloccur
frequentlyuseappropriatevolume,tone,pace,andintonation
usesound/worddiscriminationto
indicatewhenwordsorsoundsarethesameordifferent(e.g.,
cat/cat=same;cat/car=different)
identifywhichwordisdifferentwhengivenachoiceofthree
(e.g.,bat,hat,bat)
tellthedifferencebetweensinglespeechsounds(e.g.,which
soundisdifferent)whengivenachoiceofthree(e.g.,s,s,k)
identifyalliteration
userhymingto
identifywhetherwordsrhyme
produceawordthatrhymeswithanother
useblendingto
orallyblendtwowordsintoacompoundword
orallyblendsyllables(monkey)oronsetrimes(milk)into
awholeword
orallyblendtwotothreeseparatephonemesintoaone
syllableword(e.g.,me:me;up:up;sat:sat)
usesegmentationto
claporcountthewordsinathreetosixwordsentence(e.g.,
Thedogcanrun.)
claporcountthesyllablesinaonetothreesyllableword(e.g.,
dinosaur,recycle)
identifytwowordsinacompoundword
identifythefirstsoundandendingsoundinaonesyllable
word(e.g.,/p/inpatforbeginning)
segmentindividualsoundsinatwoandthreephoneme
onesyllableword(e.g.,run:r/u/n)

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ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSKINDERGARTEN

LEARNINGREADING(ANDVIEWING)ANDEXTENDINGTHINKING
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
B1 demonstrateawarenessofthe
connectionbetweenreading,
writing,andorallanguage

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareable
to:

understandthatwecanreadtalkthathasbeenwritten
down

orallydescribethemessageoffamiliarandsimple

B2 respondtoliteraturethrougha
varietyofactivities(e.g.,role
playing,art,music,choral
reading,talking)

B3 engageinreadingor
readinglikebehaviour

environmentalprint(e.g.,canpointtoanexitsignandgive
themeaning)
identifyconnectionsbetweenaphotoorillustrationandtext
pointtowordswhenreadingandviewingtext(e.g.,theirown
writingorwordsdisplayedinclassroom)
locateaspecific(generallyfamiliar)word
slowdowntheiroralpacewhentheteacherisscribingtheir
words
showenthusiasmfor,orenjoymentof,reading(e.g.,choose
andreadand/orviewavarietyoftextsthatinterestthem)
identifyfavouritetextsandsharetheinformationintheirown
words
connectinformationandeventsintextstoself,personal
experiences,andtoothertexts,includingmediatexts(e.g.,
televisionshowsandmovies)
createarepresentation(e.g.,drawapicture,dramatize
feelings,createanewpageforastory)
makeconnectionsbetweenliteraryexperiencesand
imaginativeplay(e.g.,puppets,housekeepingcentre,dressup
centre)
listentostories,poems,andinformationtextsforenjoyment
andinformation
selectbooksforpleasurefromtheclassroom,library,and
home
toshareortohavesomeonereadtothem
selfselecttextsonthebasisofinterestorfamiliarity
modelorroleplayreadingbyreadingfrommemoryorby
inventingmeaning
readsilentlyorviewabook(s)forashort,sustainedperiodof
time(e.g.,fiveminutes)
begintotrackprintwhenreadingearlyemergentpattern
books,rereadingtheirownwriting,orfollowingatextthat
someoneisreading
talkaboutselfasareader

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ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSKINDERGARTEN

STRATEGIESFORLEARNINGTOREADANDVIEW
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
StudentsbeginKindergartenwithdifferentexperiences,andlearnina
varietyofwaysandatdifferentrates.Consideringthesefactors,andthe
importanceofteacherdiscretion,thefollowingsuggestedindicatorsmay
beusedtoassessstudentachievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribed
LearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
B4 indiscussions,usestrategies
beforereadingandviewingto
enhancecomprehension,
including
accessingpriorknowledge
predicting
makingconnections
askingquestions
B5 indiscussions,usestrategies
duringreadingandviewingto
monitorcomprehension,
including
predictingandconfirming
unknownwordsandevents
byusinglanguagepatterns
andpictures
makingpicturesintheir
heads(visualizing)
askingthequestion,
Doesthatmakesense?

BytheendofKindergarten,studentswhohavefullymetthePrescribed
LearningOutcomeareableto:

usepictures,thetitle,andinformationaboutthetextto
predictwhatthetextwillbeabout,withteachersupport

answerthequestion,Whatdoyoualreadyknowabout?
askquestionstogaininformation
sequentiallylookatpicturesinthetexttobuildschemafor
reading(e.g.,picturewalk)

usepictures,contextcues,senseofstory,languagepatterns,

B6 engageindiscussionsandcreate
representationsafterreadingand
viewingtoreflectonthetextto
confirmmeaning

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andpriorknowledgetopredictandconfirmmeaningand
identifywords
fillinthenextwordduringcollaborativereading
generatequestionstoclarifyandconfirmmeaning(e.g.,Does
thismakesense?Whydid?)
answerwho,where,what,why,andhowquestionsafter
listeningtoasentenceorshortparagraph
drawordescribeamentalimageformedwhileatextisread
outloud
describetheassociationbetweenpicturesandkeywordsin
textandmatchpicturestoprint(onetoonematch)
talkwithclassmatesaboutpicturesinabookandwhatthey
mean
identifyandrecallinformationthatdemonstratesasenseof
thestory(e.g.,sequenceofevents,setting,maincharacters,the
probleminthestoryandimportantfacts)
makeconnectionsbetweenthemselvesortheirexperienceand
thetext(e.g.,Thischaracterislikemebecause,Thisstory
remindsmeof)
sketchsomethingfromthestory
participateindiscussionsaboutpredictionsmadeearlierby
theclassaboutthetext
explainwhattheylikeordislikeaboutacharacter
findbasicinformationintheillustrationsandphotosto
answerspecificquestions
tellwhatthingswerelearnedfromthetextorrepresentation
participateindiscussionsabouttheauthorsmessage

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FEATURESOFREADINGANDVIEWING
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
StudentsbeginKindergartenwithdifferentexperiences,andlearnina
varietyofwaysandatdifferentrates.Consideringthesefactors,andthe
importanceofteacherdiscretion,thefollowingsuggestedindicatorsmay
beusedtoassessstudentachievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribed
LearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

BytheendofKindergarten,studentswhohavefullymetthePrescribed
LearningOutcomeareableto:

B7 demonstrateunderstandingof
whenasked,explainthatwritingcarriesamessageandthat
conceptsaboutprintand
picturesanddrawingsalsosupportmeaning
conceptsaboutbooks(e.g.,there movefingerfromlefttoright,toptobottom,when
isadirectionalitytoprint;books
reading/listening,todemonstratedirectionalityofprintand
areforreading)
whereitgenerallystartsonthepage
demonstrateunderstandingthatlettersrepresentsoundsand
thatwrittenwordsconveymeaning(e.g.,readshortlabels,
familiarsigns)
usesoundingouttodemonstratethatthesequenceofletters
inawrittenwordrepresentsthesequenceofsounds(i.e.,
phonemes)inaspokenword(i.e.,alphabeticprinciple)
identifytitle,author,andoftenillustrator(e.g.,canpointtothe
titleandnameofauthor)
trackwithfingerduringoralreadingbytheteacherorown
reading,and/orbyhuggingaword(i.e.,putonefingerat
thebeginningofthewordandanotherfingerattheendofthe
word)toshowunderstandingoftheconceptofwords
recognizesimplecommonpunctuation(e.g.,period,question
mark,exclamationmark)andpointtoexamplesincontextof
sharedreadingorsharedwriting
B8 identifymostoftheletters
namemostofthelettersofthealphabet(e.g.,befluently
ofthealphabetandtheirsounds,
familiarwithatleast20letters),upperandlowercase,no
andafewhighfrequency
matterwhatordertheycomein
words,includingtheirnameand saythemostcommonsoundassociatedwithindividualletters
namesofsignificantothers
orgiveawordthatstartswiththatsound(i.e.,demonstrate
understandingoftheonetoonerelationshipbetweenletter
nameandaparticularsound)
identifytheletterwhensomeoneproducesthecorresponding
sound
uselettersoundcorrespondencealongwithcontext(e.g.,
pictures)todecodesomewords
identifysomecommonhighfrequencywords(e.g.,a,the,I,
me,it,and,to,he,she,that,is,was),somefamiliarnames,and
someenvironmentalprint(e.g.,stopsign)
identifytherepeatedsoundandtheletterinaseriesofwords
(e.g.,Bobbybouncesbluebasketballs.)
identifythebeginningandendingsoundsofwords
usepatternsoflanguage(e.g.,wordorder)andpatternsof
sound(e.g.,rhyme)toidentifyandtopredictwords
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ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSKINDERGARTEN

LEARNINGWRITING(ANDREPRESENTING)ANDEXTENDINGTHINKING
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
StudentsbeginKindergartenwithdifferentexperiences,andlearnina
varietyofwaysandatdifferentrates.Consideringthesefactors,andthe
importanceofteacherdiscretion,thefollowingsuggestedindicatorsmay
beusedtoassessstudentachievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribed
LearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
C1 createsimplemessagesusinga
combinationofpictures,
symbols,letters,andwords
toconveymeaning

BytheendofKindergarten,studentswhohavefullymetthePrescribed
LearningOutcomeareableto:

writeandrepresentforavarietyofpurposesandindifferent

C2 recognizethatwritingcanbe
talkwrittendownandthat
printcarriesaconstantmessage

C3 showaninterestin,anda
positiveattitudetoward,writing
andrepresenting

forms,bothselfinitiatedandteacherguided(e.g.,stories,
notes,labels,lists,onewordcaptionsforpictures)
writeandrepresentusingavarietyoftoolsandmedia(e.g.,
crayons,paper,computer,chalkboard,colouredmarkers,
cardboard)
createanillustrationofsomethingtheyhavelearned
begintohearandrecordsoundsinwords,relyingheavilyon
themostobvioussound(s)inaword
labelapicturewithwords
useinventedspelling
showanunderstandingthatwrittenwordsconveyameaning
bywriting(unconventionally)orrepresenting,andtellabout
themeaning
voicethoughtswhilewriting
showanunderstandingthatthesequenceoflettersina
writtenwordrepresentsthesequenceofsounds(i.e.,
phonemes)inaspokenword(i.e.,alphabeticprinciple)
demonstratetheconnectionbetweenreadingandwriting
(e.g.,slowdownorallywhenteacherisscribingwords,
demonstratingknowledgeoftheonetoonecorrespondence
betweenaspokenandwrittenword)
experimentwithnewlyacquiredvocabularyinwriting
talkaboutwhypeoplewrite(e.g.,grocerylists,cardsto
celebrateoccasions,stories)
roleplaywritingmessagesforaspecificpurpose(e.g.,taking
downatelephonemessage)
orallycontributewordsorsentencestoaclassnarrativeasthe
teacherwritesthemonachart
choosetoshareownwriting
showinterestinwritingduringchoicetime
writespontaneouslyforselforchosenaudience
participateinguidedwritingactivitiesusingavarietyof
writingforms
talkaboutselfasawriter

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ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSKINDERGARTEN

STRATEGIESFORLEARNINGTOWRITEANDREPRESENT
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
C4 engageindiscussionsbefore
writingandrepresentingto
generateideaswhenresponding
totextandclassroom
experiences(e.g.,observing,
listening,usingtheothersenses,
drawing,brainstorming,listing,
webbing,partnertalk)

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareable
to:

begintoputideasintowordsduringsharedwriting,
interactivewriting,andteacherledconversations

offerideasforcollaborativewriting
engageinshortbrainstormingsessions(e.g.,listing,webbing,
makingcharts)

shareexperiencesandinterestswithadultsorinpartnertalk
draworsketchideasinresponsetoapromptfromtheteacher
usepersonalexperienceandenvironmentasstimulifor

C5 expressmeaningduringwriting
andrepresentingbyusing
inventedspellingandcopying
existingwords/representations

C6 engageindiscussionsafter
writingorrepresentingabout
theexperienceofwritingor
representingandsharework
withothers

writingandrepresenting(e.g.,triptothepostofficeorthe
library,fieldtripstoenjoynature)
contributeideastosharedwritingactivities(e.g.,writinga
thankyoucardinresponsetoafieldtriporavisittotheclass)
begintocreatefamiliarformsofwritingandrepresenting
(e.g.,grocerylists,letters,stories,environmentalsigns,and
greetingcards)
createmessagesthatcontainshortfamiliarwords,
phoneticallyspelledwordsorpartsofwords,and/orwords
usinginventedspelling
contributeideas,words,orimagestocollaborativeefforts;
lookatletters,words,orvisualsaroundtheroom(e.g.,word
walls,lists,environmentalprint)andcopyinown
writing/representing
labelpicturesusinginventedspellingorbycopyingwords
generatewritingbyrepeatingthesamebeginningpatterns,
usingsampleframesormodelsprovidedbytheteacher(e.g.,
Ilike)
duringsharedwritingexperiences,makeoralcontributions
thatshowadevelopingawarenessofstories,poems,and
informationalwriting(e.g.,usestorylanguageinstories,use
patterninpoems,contributeafactininformationalwritingor
representations)
communicateacompletethoughtusingprintingand
illustrations
talkabouttheirwritingandrepresenting
readbackwhattheyhavewrittenorrepresentedtoclarify
meaning
showenjoymentinsharingworkwithothers
chooseafavouritepieceofwritingandrepresentingfortheir
portfolio

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ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSKINDERGARTEN

FEATURESOFWRITINGANDREPRESENTING
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
StudentsbeginKindergartenwithdifferentexperiences,andlearnina
varietyofwaysandatdifferentrates.Consideringthesefactors,andthe
importanceofteacherdiscretion,thefollowingsuggestedindicatorsmay
beusedtoassessstudentachievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribed
LearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
C7 printmostofthelettersofthe
alphabet,ownname,andafew
simplewords,andrecorda
prominentsoundinaword

BytheendofKindergarten,studentswhohavefullymetthePrescribed
LearningOutcomeareableto:

demonstratemotorskillsneededtoprint
printtheirownnameandthenamesofsomefamilymembers

orfriends
usuallyprintfromlefttorightandfromtoptobottom
distinguishbetweenlettersandnumbersandbetweenletters
andwords
orallyexplainandrecognizethatwordsconsistofaseriesof
lettersseparatedbyaspace(printingmayshowaspace
betweenwordlikeclusters)
printmostlettersrecognizably(e.g.,somelettersmaybe
poorlyformedand/orreversed;mayuseupperandlowercase
lettersindiscriminately)
spellsomeshort,familiarwordsconventionally
(e.g.,me,you,I)
printusinginventedspellingandorallydescribetoothers
whathasbeenwritten
identifyaprominentsoundinaword(usuallythebeginning
sound)whenthewordissegmentedbytheteacher;recordan
approximationofthesound(e.g.,kforclean)
showanunderstandingthatthesamearrangementsofletters
alwaysconstructthesameword

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ARTSEDUCATION

DANCEKINDERGARTEN

ARTSEDUCATION:
DANCEKINDERGARTEN
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators

CREATINGDANCE
Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Suggested Achievement Indicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

A1 moveexpressivelytoavarietyof
soundsandmusic

A2 createmovementsthatrepresent
characters,themes,andtopics

moveexpressivelyinresponsetoavarietyofsoundsand
music(e.g.,adrumbeat,recordedmusic,poetryreadaloud),
demonstrating
responsetothefeelingofthemusic(e.g.,excited,sad)
responsetothesoundcues(e.g.,loud,soft,fast,slow,
stop,start)
varietyofmovements(e.g.,slithering,jumping,twirling)
inresponsetoteacherpromptsorbasedonmovement
modelledbytheteacher,movetoexpressevents,actions,
ideas,orfeelingselicitedbyavarietyofliveorrecorded
music,poetry,stories,andpictures,representing
characters(e.g.,fromstories)
themesandtopics(e.g.,celebrations,transportation,trees;
physicalpropertiesofobjectsfurry,sticky,prickly)

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DANCEKINDERGARTEN

ARTSEDUCATION

ELEMENTSOFDANCE
Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Suggested Achievement Indicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

B1 movesafelyinbothpersonal
spaceandgeneralspaceduring
danceactivities

findandstayintheirownpersonalspace(e.g.,thespace
bubblethatapersonoccupies)throughouttheactivity

performmovementssafelyindifferentwayswithout
touchingothersorfallingdown

adjusttheirpositioninresponsetoteachersuggestionsas
requiredforsafety
B2 moveinavarietyoflevels,
pathways,anddirections,usinga
varietyofbodyshapes

B3 moveintimetoasteadybeat

followthemovementsofaleadertoexploremovement,
includingavarietyof
locomotormovements(e.g.,crawling,galloping,
slithering)
nonlocomotormovements(e.g.,grow,melt)
levels(e.g.,high,low,medium)
directions(e.g.,forward,backward,sideways)
bodyshapes(e.g.,long,short,wide,narrow)
demonstrateanunderstandingofdirectionaltermsrelatedto
movementsuchasbehind,infrontof,beside(e.g.,respond
appropriatelytoverbalinstructionssuchasstandinfrontof
theredline)
travelintimewithmusicthathasaclear,steadybeat
followingsuggestionsfromteacher,movevariouspartsof
theirbodiesintimetoabeat(e.g.,claphands,swingarms,
nodheads,stampfeet)

CONTEXT
Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Suggested Achievement Indicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

C1 participateindanceactivitiesfora participateindanceactivitiesforavarietyofpurposes,
varietyofpurposes
including
totellstories
toexpressfeelings
tohavefun
forcelebration(e.g.,folkdances,weddings)

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ARTSEDUCATION

DANCEKINDERGARTEN

PRESENTINGANDPERFORMING
Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Suggested Achievement Indicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

D1 demonstratewillingnessto
performdance

participatewillinglyindanceactivities
presentdanceforothersininformalorformalsettings(e.g.,

D2 demonstrateappropriate
performanceskillsindance
settings

smallgroupsintheclassroom,foranotherKindergarten
class,forparents)
identifyanddemonstrateappropriateandpositivewaysan
audiencemembercanexpressrespectorenjoymentfora
performance(e.g.,focustheirattentionontheperformance,
clapattheend,dontdistractperformers)
demonstraterespectforthecontributionsofothersinvarious
dancesituations(e.g.,waitquietlyfortheirturn)
whenperforming,stayfocussedontheirroleasadancer
(e.g.,trytheirbesttoperformitaspractised,dontfiddle
withcostume)

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ARTSEDUCATION

DRAMAKINDERGARTEN

ARTSEDUCATION:
DRAMAKINDERGARTEN
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators

EXPLORINGANDCREATING
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

A1 demonstrateengagementin
dramaactivities

whenperforming,stayfocussedontheirroleasadancer

A2 exploreandimaginestoriesby
takingonroles

A3 demonstratewillingnessto
participateandcooperatein
dramaactivities

(e.g.,trytheirbesttoperformitaspractised,dontfiddle
withcostume)
demonstrateengagementindramaactivitiesby
sharingideas(e.g.,workinginpairsorsmallgroups,
largegroupdiscussions)
listeningtotheideasofothers
usedramaexplorationtoshowsequence(e.g.,beginning,
middle,andendofstories)
usedramaexplorationtodepictcharactersfromstories
useimaginationandplaytoexploreanddepictideasofwho,
where,andwithwhom
demonstratewillingnesstoexploreideasthroughdrama
gamesandactivities(e.g.,greetoneanotherinavarietyof
waysshakehands,touchelbows,touchknees)
demonstratewillingnesstoreflectandshare(e.g.,verbally,
throughpictures)inpartnersandinsmallgroups
whattheyexperiencedindramaactivities
whatideastheyheardorsawindramaactivities
theirthinkingandfeelingaboutwhattheydid,saw,and
heardindramaactivities
workcooperativelywithothersindramaactivitiesby
listeningattentivelyandcourteously
showinginterestandattention
answeringquestionswithrelevantideas

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DRAMAKINDERGARTEN

ARTSEDUCATION

DRAMAFORMS,STRATEGIES,ANDSKILLS
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

B1 usevoiceinavarietyofwaysto
exploreideasandfeelings

usevocalelements(e.g.,loud,soft,tone)toexploreavariety

B2 usemovementandtheirbodiesto
exploreideasandfeelings

B3 movesafelyinbothpersonaland
generalspacewhilecreating
drama

of
ideas(e.g.,walkingthroughaforestonadarkrainynight,
beingtimidwithanewgroupofpeople,makingfriends
onyourfirstdayofschool)
feelings(e.g.,happyplayingontheplayground,nervous
aboutgoingtothedentist)
usetheirbodiestoexploreideasandfeelings(e.g.,creating
largeandsmallbodyshapes,fastandslowmovements,
gestures,heavyandlightmovements,straightandrounded
movements)
usetheirbodiestoexploremovementintheirownspace
(e.g.,paintingalargepicture,floatingonclouds,sittingona
boat)
usemovementelementstoexploreshapes(e.g.,round,
jagged)andspaces(e.g.,movementinalarge,openspacevs.
inaconfined,narrowspace)
exploretravellingmovement(e.g.,walkingonareallywindy
day,walkingthroughamudpit,soaringlikeabird,moving
likeagiant)
findandstayintheirownpersonalspace(e.g.,thespace
bubblethatapersonoccupies)throughoutdrama
explorations
respondtodirectionsrelatedtomovement(e.g.,freeze,stop,
start,slowmotion,inyourownspace)
performavarietyofmovementsindividuallyandingroups

CONTEXT
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

C1 participateindramaactivities
fromavarietyofcontexts

engageindramaactivitiesfromavarietyofcontexts
asparticipant
asaudiencemember(e.g.,performancesofolderclasses,
visitingensembles)

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ARTSEDUCATION

DRAMAKINDERGARTEN

PRESENTINGANDPERFORMING
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

D1 participateinandsharedrama
work

D2 respondtoadramapresentation

demonstratewillingnesstoparticipateinandinformally
presentdramawork(e.g.,inpartners,smallgroups,whole
class)
demonstraterespectforthecontributionsofothersindrama
presentations
identifyanddemonstratepositivewaysanaudiencemember
expressesrespect(e.g.,listeningattentively,applauding
appropriately,notwavingatorcallingouttopresenters,
thankingperformers)
usestories,pictures,ormovementtocommunicatepersonal
thoughts,images,andfeelingsexperiencedinresponseto
drama

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ARTSEDUCATION

MUSICKINDERGARTEN

ARTSEDUCATION:MUSICKINDERGARTEN
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators

EXPLORINGANDCREATING

PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

A1 singandplayclassroom
repertoire

participateinavarietyofclassroomsongsandsinginggames
playclassroominstruments(e.g.,rhythmsticks,bells,body

A2 representpersonalthoughts,
images,andfeelingsexperienced
inclassroomrepertoire

A3 createsoundstoaccompany
stories,nurseryrhymes,orsongs

percussion,foundinstruments)inresponsetomodelled
examples
exploreavarietyoftempi,dynamics,andtimbres
usestories,pictures,movement,etc.tocommunicate
personalthoughts,images,andfeelings
demonstratewillingnesstosharetheirresponsestomusic
experiences(e.g.,withapartner,insmallgrouporclass
discussions)
explorearangeofsoundstheycancreateoruseinresponse
toastory,nurseryrhyme,orsong(e.g.,environmental
sounds,foundsound,bodypercussion,instruments,voice)
selectandusevoice,instruments,bodypercussion,
environmentalsounds,ormovementtorepresentobjects,
naturalelements,orcharacters

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MUSICKINDERGARTEN

ARTSEDUCATION

ELEMENTSANDSKILLS
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

B1 respondtobeatinmusic

clapormoveintimetothebeatinaselectedpieceofmusic
movefreelytoexpressastory,images,orfeelingsevokedby

B2 demonstraterhythmicpatterns
fromclassroomrepertoire

echosimplerhythmicpatternsorwordrhythms(e.g.,March

musicwithoutabeat

B3 singshortmelodies

B4 distinguishonemelodyfrom
another

B5 usevoiceorinstrumentsto
exploreelementsofexpression

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andputthebeatinyourfeet.Nowstopmarching,andclap
toputtherhythminyourhands.)
performrhythmicpatternsfromclassroomrepertoire(e.g.,
song,poem,chant)usingbodypercussion,voice,ornon
pitchedinstruments
anticipatethebeginningandendofselectedrhythmic
sequencesthroughmovementandbodypercussion
participateinclassroomsingingactivities(e.g.,singing
games,nurseryrhymesongs,folksongs,cumulative
repetitivesongs)
demonstratethedifferencebetweenspeakingvoicesand
singingvoices
differentiatebetweenhigherandlowerpitches(e.g.,using
handsignals,bodymovement,voice)
withteachersupport,identifyandusewaystodistinguish
onemelodyfromanother,suchas
guessingsongssungwithvocablesinsteadoflyrics
performingactionsongs
showmelodicdirectionusinghandsignals,body
movements,orsongmaps
respondtoteacherdirectionstosingorplaysoftlyorloudly
respondtoteacherdirectionstosingorplayquickeror
slower
explorevariationsintimbre(e.g.,playguessinggames
incorporatingvoices,instruments,animalsounds,found
sounds)

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ARTSEDUCATION

MUSICKINDERGARTEN

CONTEXT
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

C1 participateinmusicactivities
fromavarietyofhistorical,
cultural,andsocialcontexts

discussavarietyofreasonspeoplemakemusicinfamilies
andcommunities(e.g.,seasonal,celebratory)
participateinmusicactivitiesfromavarietyofhistorical,
cultural,andsocialcontexts(e.g.,poems,songs,singing
games,movement,listening,guestperformer)
reflectonexperiencesinmusicfromavarietyofcontexts
(e.g.,questioning,classdiscussion,drawing)

PRESENTINGANDPERFORMING
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

D1 demonstrateappropriate
performanceskillsinmusic
settings

demonstrateperformanceskillsappropriatetothesetting

D2 respondtoamusicwork

(e.g.,payingattentiontoconductor,nottalkingonstage)
demonstratewillingnesstoparticipateinclassroomand
schoolmusicexperiences(e.g.,participatinginsimpleand
familiaractivities,sharingtheirworkwithothers)
demonstraterespectforthecontributionsofothers(e.g.,
followattentivelywhenotherstudentsleadactivities,wait
quietlyfortheirturn)
demonstrateappropriatewaystoshowengagementand
responsetoperformances(e.g.,listeningtoandwatching
performers,notinterrupting)
usestories,pictures,ormovementtocommunicatepersonal
thoughts,images,andfeelingsexperiencedinresponsetoa
liveorrecordedmusicperformance(e.g.,Drawapictureto
showthemusicyoujustheard.Tellastoryaboutthesong
wejustsang.)

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ARTSEDUCATION

VISUALARTSKINDERGARTEN

VISUALARTSKINDERGARTEN
PRESCRIBEDLEARNINGOUTCOMESAND
SUGGESTEDACHIEVEMENTINDICATORS

CREATIVEPROCESSES
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

A1 useimagination,observation,and
storiestocreateimages

identifysourcesusedinspecificexamplesofothersimages

A2 createimages
usingtheimagedevelopment
strategyofelaboration
thatfeaturecolour,line,or
shape
thatusetheprincipleofpattern

A3 experimentwithavarietyof
materials,technologies,and
processestomakeimages

(e.g.,stories,observation,imagination)
createimagesinresponsetosomethingtheyobserved(e.g.,
touchingaleaf,watchingasoccergame)
createimagesfromtheirimagination(e.g.,animaginary
character,creature,orplace)
createimagesthatillustrateastorytheyhaveheardor
viewed,orthattellastoryoftheirown
demonstrateanawarenessofthevarietyofimagesthatcan
beproducedfromthesamesourceorsubject(e.g.,all
studentsdrawpicturesinresponsetothesamestoryand
identifysimilaritiesanddifferencesineachotherswork)
additemssuchasbuttons,yarn,orfoundobjectstoadrawn
orpaintedpicturetoenhancespecificcharacteristicsofthe
image
createimagesfeaturingcolour(e.g.,usingfavouritecolours,
primarycolours,warmandcoolcolours)
createimagesfeaturingline(e.g.,straight,wavy,curvy,thick,
thin)
createimagesfeaturingshape(e.g.,sameanddifferent
geometricshapes)
createimagesfeaturingpattern(e.g.,alternatingand
repeatingshapes,alternatingandrepeatingcolours)
usematerialssuchaspaint,pencils,crayons,fabric,
modellingclay,andfoundobjectstocreateavarietyof
images
usetechnologiessuchascomputers,paintbrushes,scissors,
andcamerastocreateavarietyofimages
useprocessessuchaspainting,drawing,weaving,collage,
printmaking,andassemblagetocreateavarietyofimages

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VISUALARTSKINDERGARTEN

ARTSEDUCATION

PrescribedLearningOutcomes
A4 create2Dand3Dimages
thatrepresentideasand
concepts
inresponsetoexperiences
inresponsetoobjectsandother
images

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
createimagesthatrepresenttheconceptsofplaceandtime
(e.g.,seasons,selfportraitatcurrentage,afavouriteplace,
theviewfromtheirwindow)
createimagesthatrepresenttheirresponsetovarious
experiences(e.g.,naturewalks,presentationsbyElders,
showandtell,musicordanceperformances)
createimagesthatrepresenttheirresponsetootherimages
theyhaveviewed(e.g.,artworkswithintheschool,
illustrationsfrompicturebooks)

SKILLSANDSTRATEGIES
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

B1 identifyandapply
theimagedevelopment
strategyofelaboration
thevisualelementsofcolour,
shape,andline
theprincipleofpattern

identifyexamplesofcolourandexploretheirusestocreate
images(e.g.,varietyofblues)

identifyexamplesofshapeandexploretheirusestocreate
images(e.g.,geometricshapes,organicshapes)

identifyexamplesoflineandexploretheirusesindrawing

B2 identifyandapplyavarietyof
materials,technologies,and
processestocreateimages

(e.g.,wavy,straight,curved)
identifyexamplesofpatternsandexploretheirusestocreate
images(e.g.,patternsofcoloursandshapes)
describetheirimagesintermsofelementsandprinciples
used(e.g.,circle,triangle,straightlines,coolcolours)
nameandusecommonmaterialstomakeimages(e.g.,
crayons,paint,pens,fabric,foundobjects,modellingclay)
nameandusecommontechnologiestomakeimages(e.g.,
computers,paintbrushes,scissors,cameras)
nameandusecommonprocessestomakeimages(e.g.,
drawing,painting,weaving,photography,collage)

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ARTSEDUCATION

VISUALARTSKINDERGARTEN

CONTEXT
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

C1 describevariouspurposesof
visualarts

describereasonspeoplemakevisualimages(e.g.,forbeauty
andenjoyment,tocommunicateanidea,toillustrateastory)
identifyexamplesofartathomeandschool(e.g.,pictureson
walls,clothing,photographs,murals,statues)
createartworksforaspecificpurpose(e.g.,totellastory,to
showanimportantideaorevent)

EXHIBITIONANDRESPONSE
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

D1 respondtoartworks

viewanddiscussavarietyoftheirownandothersartworks
demonstraterespectfortheworkofselfandothersthrough
thoughtfulresponse(e.g.,discussions,drawing)

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HEALTHANDCAREEREDUCATIONKINDERGARTEN

HEALTHANDCAREEREDUCATION
KINDERGARTEN
PRESCRIBEDLEARNINGOUTCOMESAND
SUGGESTEDACHIEVEMENTINDICATORS

GOALSANDDECISIONS
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
A1 identifyopportunitiestomake
choices
A2 identifysourcesofsupportand
assistanceforchildrenatschool

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeare
ableto:

namechoicesthatcanbemadedailyoroncertainoccasions
(e.g.,whattowear,whichphysicalactivitytodo,whichfriend
toplaywithatrecess,whichsnacktoeat)
withteachersupport,createalistofpeopleintheschoolthat
theycangotoforinformationorassistance(e.g.,teacher,
playgroundsupervisor,classroomassistant,counsellor,
principal,teacherlibrarian,custodian)

CAREERDEVELOPMENT
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareable
to:

B1 identifytheirpersonalskillsand
interests(e.g.,thingstheyare
goodat,thingstheyliketodo)

identifyavarietyofthingsthattheyaregoodat
identifyavarietyofthingsthattheyliketodo
identifyavarietyofthingsthattheycandonowthatthey

B2 identifyavarietyofjobsand
responsibilitiestheyhaveat
homeandatschool(e.g.,clean
uptoys,obeyplaygroundrules)

couldntdobefore(e.g.,printownname,dressthemselves,
brushteeth)
namejobsandresponsibilitiestheyhaveathome(e.g.,clean
uptoys,makebed,settable)
namejobsandresponsibilitiestheyhaveatschool(e.g.,clean
upclassroom,followdirections,obeyplaygroundrules)

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HEALTH
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

HealthyLiving
C1 identifypracticesthat
contributetohealth,including
healthyeating,regular
physicalactivity,emotional
healthpractices,anddisease
preventionpractices

HealthyRelationships

withteachersupport,nameavarietyofactivitiesthatpromote
physicalhealth(e.g.,eatingavarietyoffoodsfromeachofthe
foodgroupsinCanadasFoodGuidetoHealthyEating,choosing
healthysnacks,regularphysicalactivity,adequaterest,regular
medicalanddentalcheckups,sunprotection,hygiene,getting
freshair,oralhygiene)
withteachersupport,namethingsthatpromoteemotional
healthandhelpthemtofeelgoodaboutthemselves(e.g.,things
youaregoodat,thingsyouliketodo,thingsthatmakeyoufeel
uniqueandspecial,makingfriends)
withteachersupport,namepracticesthathelppreventthe
spreadofgerms(e.g.,washinghandsoften,coveringmouthand
nosewhensneezingorcoughing,disinfectingcuts,notsharing
waterbottles,avoidingothersbodyfluids,stayingawayfrom
otherswhenyouarecontagious)

C2 identifythoughtful,caring
behavioursinfamilies(e.g.,
nurture,guidance,love)

nametheprimaryresponsibilitiesofafamily(e.g.,nurture,

C3 demonstrateanunderstanding
ofappropriatewaystoexpress
feelings

C4 differentiatebetweenpositive
andnegativebehavioursin
relationships

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food,clothing,values,guidance)
listthoughtful,caringbehavioursinfamilies(e.g.,love,helping,
sharing,respect,havingfun,specialcareforpeoplewhenthey
aresick)
identifyavarietyoffeelings(e.g.,happiness,excitement,anger,
sadness,hurt,gratitude,frustration)
identifypossiblereasonsorcausesforvariousfeelings(e.g.,
birthdayparty,grandparentscomingtovisit,teasingandname
calling,friendmovingaway)
demonstrateawillingnesstoexpressfeelings(e.g.,verbal
communication,drawingapicture)
useappropriateterminologytoexpressfeelings(e.g.,Ifeel
angry,Iamexcited)
withteachersupport,identifyinappropriatewaystoexpress
feelings(e.g.,pinching,hitting,kickingobjects,namecalling,
intrudingonotherspersonalspace)
identifywaysofmakingfriendsandbeingagoodfriend(e.g.,
sharing,listening,helping,showingrespectforothersfeelings
andbelongings,noticingwhensomeonelooksunhappyorleft
out)
identifybehavioursthatarenegativeorhurtfulinrelationships
(e.g.,teasing,lying,hitting,ignoring,excluding)

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PrescribedLearningOutcomes
SuggestedAchievementIndicators
SafetyandInjuryPrevention
withteachersupport,identifyprivatebodypartsasbeing
C5 useappropriateterminologyto
partsthatbelongtoyouandshouldntbetouchedbyorshown
identifyfemaleandmale
toothersexceptforhealthorhygienereasons
privatebodyparts
partsthatarecoveredbybathingsuitsorunderwear
onadiagramormodel,usecorrectterminologytonamethe
followingpartsoffemaleandmalebodies:
nipples/breasts
vulva/vagina
penis
testicles
buttocks(bottom,bum)
C6 differentiatebetween
identifydifferentkindsoftouches(e.g.,hugs,hits)
appropriateandinappropriate withteachersupport,identifysafe,welcome,andappropriate
waysofbeingtouched(e.g.,
waysofbeingtouched(e.g.,hugs,handholding,medical
appropriatetouchesthatfeel
checkups)
welcomeandsafe,medical
withteachersupport,identifyinappropriatewaysofbeing
checkups;inappropriate
touched(e.g.,anytouchesyoudontlikeorwant,touchesthat
touchesthathurt,touchesto
hurtyousuchashittingorpinches,touchestoprivatepartsthat
privateparts)
arenotforthepurposeofhygieneorhealth,havingphotos
takenofprivatebodypartsorlookingatphotosinvolvinga
personsprivatebodyparts,touchesthatsomeoneasksyouto
keepsecret)
C7 identifywaystorespondto
withteachersupport,identifywaystorespondtoinappropriate
inappropriatetouchesand
touchesoranyconfusingoruncomfortablesituations,including
confusingoruncomfortable
sayingnoorstop
situations,including
callingoutforhelp
sayingnoorstop
gettingawayifpossible
callingoutforhelpand
tellingatrustedadultandcontinuingtotelluntilsomeone
gettingawayifpossible
listensandtakesaction
tellingatrustedadultand
notkeepingasecretaboutthesituationevenifsomeoneasks
continuingtotelluntil
youto
someonelistensandtakes
identifypeoplewhocouldprovidehelpandsupportwhen
action
needed(e.g.,parent,relative,teacher,counselor,elder,
notkeepingasecretaboutthe
childrenshelphotline,911,blockparent)
situationevenifsomeone
recognizethatabuseisneverthefaultofthevictim
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HEALTHANDCAREEREDUCATIONKINDERGARTEN

PrescribedLearningOutcomes
C8 identifywaystoavoidhazards
andpotentiallydangerous
situationsinthehome,at
school,ontheroad,andinthe
community

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
withteachersupport,listpotentiallyunsafesituationsinthe
home,atschool,ontheroad,andinthecommunity(e.g.,
walkingalone,playingwithmatches,unsafeuseofscissors,
playgroundequipment,exitingavehicle,unknownanimals,
householdchemicals,secondhandsmoke,bodiesofwater,
strangers,parkinglots,crossingthestreet,encountering
infectiousgarbagesuchasusedcondomsorsyringes,
unsupervisedInternetuse)
withteachersupport,identifywaystoavoidoraddress
potentiallyunsafesituations,suchas

situations at home (e.g., avoiding hazards such as sharp


tools, matches, candles, slippery floor surfaces, harmful
cleaning products, plastic bags, drapery cords, medicines or
vitamins, infectious materials)

situations at school (e.g., following playground rules,


wearing protective gear for physical activity, following
classroom and school rules for moving through the school,
reporting unsafe situations and unidentified strangers on
school property, following safe hygiene practices)

situations on the road and in community (e.g., keeping safe


distances from strangers, using protective gear for
recreational activities, wearing light-coloured clothing at
night, following traffic rules, exiting from curb side of
vehicle, knowing where and how to locate safe places and
people when lost, following safe hygiene practices in public
places, avoiding unknown substances and objects

C9 demonstrateanabilityto
accessemergencyservices
(e.g.,fire,police,ambulance)

nameemergencyservicesintheircommunity(e.g.,fire,police,

SubstanceMisusePrevention
C10 differentiatebetweensafeand
unsafesubstancesintermsof
theirpotentialtobenefitor
harmthebody(e.g.,
prescriptionmedicinecan
benefitthebodyifused
properly,anyunknown
substancecanbedangerous)

ambulance,searchandrescue)

usingamodelorplayphone,practiceemergencyreporting
proceduressuchasdialing911andtellingtheirname,address
orphonenumber,locationofincident,whoiswiththem
basedonclassactivitiesandadditionalinformation,namea
varietyofsubstancesthatbenefitthebodywhenusedproperly
andwithadultsupervision(e.g.,prescriptionmedicines,
vitamins,coughsyrup,sunscreen)
basedonclassactivitiesandadditionalinformation,namea
varietyofsubstancesinthehome,school,andcommunity
environmentthatcanbeharmfultothebody(e.g.,cleaning
products,gasoline,paint,secondhandsmoke,alcohol,any
unknownsubstance)
recognizetheuniversalhazardousproductssymbolsfor
poisonous,flammable,corrosive,andexplosivesubstances

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MATHEMATICSKINDERGARTEN
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators

NUMBER
PRESCRIBEDLEARNINGOUTCOMES

SUGGESTEDACHIEVEMENTINDICATORS
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
A1 saythenumbersequenceby1s
startinganywherefrom1to10and
from10to1
[C,CN,V]

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeare
ableto:

namethenumberthatcomesafteragivennumber,oneto

A2 recognize,ataglance,andname
familiararrangementsof1to5
objectsordots
[C,CN,ME,V]

A3 relateanumeral,1to10,toits
respectivequantity
[CN,R,V]

A4 representanddescribenumbers2to
10,concretelyandpictorially
[C,CN,ME,R,V]

A5 comparequantities,1to10,using
onetoonecorrespondence
[C,CN,V]

nine
namethenumberthatcomesbeforeagivennumber,twoto
ten
recitenumbernamesfromagivennumbertoastated
number(forwardonetoten,backwardtentoone)using
visualaids
lookbrieflyatagivenfamiliararrangementof1to5objects
ordotsandidentifythenumberrepresentedwithout
counting
identifythenumberrepresentedbyagivendot
arrangementonafiveframe
constructasetofobjectscorrespondingtoagivennumeral
namethenumberforagivensetofobjects
holduptheappropriatenumberoffingersforagiven
numeral
matchnumeralswiththeirgivenpictorialrepresentations
showagivennumberastwoparts,usingfingers,counters
orotherobjects,andnamethenumberofobjectsineach
part
showagivennumberastwopartsusingpicturesandname
thenumberofobjectsineachpart
constructasettoshowmorethan,fewerthanorasmanyas
agivenset
comparetwogivensetsthroughdirectcomparisonand
describethesetsusingwords,suchasmore,fewer,asmany
as,orthesamenumber

[C] Communication
[CN] Connections

[ME] Mental
Mathematicsand
Estimation

[PS] ProblemSolving
[R] Reasoning

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[T]
[V]

Technology
Visualization

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MATHEMATICSKINDERGARTEN

PATTERNSANDRELATIONS(PATTERNS)
PRESCRIBEDLEARNINGOUTCOMES

SUGGESTEDACHIEVEMENTINDICATORS
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingprescribedlearningoutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

Studentswhohavefullymettheprescribedlearningoutcomeareableto:

B1 demonstrateanunderstandingof
repeatingpatterns(twoorthree
elements)by
identifying
reproducing
extending
creating
patterns,usingmanipulatives,
sounds,andactions
[C,CN,PS,V]

distinguishbetweenrepeatingpatternsandnonrepeating

sequencesinagivensetbyidentifyingthepartthatrepeats
copyagivenrepeatingpattern(e.g.,actions,sound,colour,
size,shape,orientation)anddescribethepattern
extendavarietyofgivenrepeatingpatternstotwomore
repetitions
createarepeatingpatternusingmanipulatives,musical
instrumentsoractionsanddescribethepattern
identifyanddescribearepeatingpatternintheclassroom,the
schoolandoutdoors(e.g.,inafamiliarsong,inanursery
rhyme)

SHAPEANDSPACE(Measurement)
PRESCRIBEDLEARNINGOUTCOMES

SUGGESTEDACHIEVEMENTINDICATORS
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
C1 usedirectcomparisontocompare
twoobjectsbasedonasingle
attributesuchaslength(height),
mass(weight),andvolume
(capacity)
[C,CN,PS,R,V]

[C] Communication
[CN] Connections

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StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeare
ableto:

comparethelength(height)oftwogivenobjectsand
explainthecomparisonusingthewordsshorter,longer
(taller),oralmostthesame
comparethemass(weight)oftwogivenobjectsandexplain
thecomparisonusingthewordslighter,heavier,oralmost
thesame
comparethevolume(capacity)oftwogivenobjectsand
explainthecomparisonusingthewordsless,more,bigger,
smaller,oralmostthesame

[ME] Mental
Mathematicsand
Estimation

[PS] ProblemSolving
[R] Reasoning

[T]
[V]

Technology
Visualization

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SHAPEANDSPACE(3DObjectsand2DShapes)
PRESCRIBEDLEARNINGOUTCOMES

SUGGESTEDACHIEVEMENTINDICATORS
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
C2 sort3Dobjectsusingasingle
attribute
[C,CN,PS,R,V]

C3buildanddescribe3Dobjects
[CN,PS,V]

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeare
ableto:

sortagivensetoffamiliar3Dobjectsusingasingle
attribute,suchassizeorshape,andexplainthesortingrule

determinethedifferencebetweentwogivenpresortedsets
byexplainingasortingruleusedtosortthem

createarepresentationofagiven3Dobjectusingmaterials,
suchasmodellingclayandbuildingblocks,andcompare
therepresentationtotheoriginal3Dobject
describeagiven3Dobjectusingwordssuchasbig,little,
round,likeabox,andlikeacan

[C] Communication
[CN] Connections

[ME] Mental
Mathematicsand
Estimation

[PS] ProblemSolving
[R] Reasoning

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[T]
[V]

Technology
Visualization

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PHYSICALEDUCATIONKINDERGARTEN

PHYSICALEDUCATION
KINDERGARTEN
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators

ACTIVELIVING
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
Knowledge
A1 identifybenefitsofregular
participationinphysicalactivity
(e.g.,itsfun,ithelpsthemgrow
strong,itkeepstheheart
healthy)

A2 identifyphysicalactivitiesthey
enjoydoing

A3 identifytheimportanceoffood
asfuelforphysicalactivity

Participation
A4 participatedaily(e.g.,fivetimes
aweek)inmoderatetovigorous
physicalactivities

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

basedonclassdiscussionsandactivities,nametwobenefitsof
regularparticipationinphysicalactivity(e.g.,itsfun,ithelps
themgrowstrong)

namethreephysicalactivitiestheyenjoydoing(e.g.,playing
tag,climbingonplaygroundequipment,swimming)

give reasons why food is important for physical activity (e.g.,


nutritious food provides fuel and energy to move and play actively)

based on class discussions and other activities, list potential

consequences of not providing enough nutritious food, water, and


sleep for physical activity (e.g., not enough energy, becoming very
tired during play, becoming very thirsty)
participate daily in teacher-led physical activities (e.g., in various
indoor and outdoor school locations such as the classroom,
gymnasium, multipurpose room, and schoolyard; in community
facilities such as recreation centres, swimming pools, parks, and
skating rinks)
participate in vigorous physical activity (e.g., resulting in increased
heart rate, huffing and puffing, feeling warm)
participateinmoderatetovigorousphysicalactivities
continuously,allowingforrecoveryperiodsasappropriateto
theindividualstudent

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MOVEMENTSKILLS
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

B1 performmovementsin
personalspacewhile
maintainingcontrol

findandstayintheirownpersonalspace(e.g.,thespace

B2 usetheirbodiestocreate
shapes(e.g.,bybending,
curling,pulling,pushing,
stretching,swinging,and/or
twisting)

B3 demonstratepropertechnique
forperformingspecific
locomotormovementskills
includingbutnotlimitedto
thefollowing:
walk
run
jumporhop
bodyroll(e.g.,logroll,
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bubblethatapersonoccupies,includingalllevels,pathways,
anddirectionsbothnearandfarfromthebodyscentre)
throughouttheactivity
performmovementsindifferentwayswithouttouchingothers
orfallingdown(e.g.,createletterswiththeirbodieswhile
balancingononefoot,movearoundthespaceallottedforthe
activitywithoutbumpingintoeachother)
moveappropriatelyinresponsetoverbalinstructions,
demonstratinganunderstandingofnamesofbodypartssuchas
head,neck,shoulders,arms,hands,elbows,wrists,legs,knees,
ankles,feet,chest,waist,hips,andback(e.g.,bendyourknees,
handsonhips,balanceononefoot)
stretch,bend,curl,and/ortwisttocreateshapesofvarioussizes
withtheirbodies(e.g.,elephantwide;giraffestretched;
snakenarrow;ballcurled;crossinghemispheresofthe
bodyrightarmtoleftside,leftarmtorightside)
maintainbalancewhilecreatingshapeswiththeirbodies(e.g.,
maketheshapeofletterswithbodyatdifferentlevelssuchas
standingorcrouching)
demonstrateandmaintainpropertechniqueforlocomotor
movementskillsincludingthefollowing:
walkforwardfootcontactswithgroundfromheeltotoe,
alternatearmswing,straightback,chinup,andeyesforward
runforwardruncontinuouslywithbodyleaningslightly
forward,armsbentat90degreesandswinginginopposition,
andfeetstrikingheeltotoe;maintaincontroloftheirbodies
throughout
jumporhopforwardusingacombinationoftakeoffsand
landings(e.g.,1to1foot,1to2feet,2to1foot,2to2feet),
swingarmsforwardforforceanddistance,landonballsof
feet
startandstoplocomotormovements(e.g.,walking,running,
hopping)oncommand
maintainpropertechniqueforlogrollsinonedirectionroll
sidewaysrightorleft,keepingthebodyinastraightline
maintainpropertechniqueforshoulderrollsinonedirection
startingonhandsandknees,rollbodyforwardorbackward,
maintainingroundedandrigidbodyposition

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PrescribedLearningOutcomes
SuggestedAchievementIndicators
B4 demonstratepropertechnique demonstratepropertechniqueformanipulativemovementskills
forperformingspecific
includingthefollowing:
manipulativemovementskills
rollorslideanobjectsuchasaballtowardastationarytarget
includingbutnotlimitedto
(e.g.,alineonthefloor,apylon),maintainingalowbody
thefollowing:
positionandastraddlestand(fortwohandedroll)orwith
rollorslideanobject
opposingfootforward,weightonforwardfoot(forone
towardatarget
handedrollorslide)
carryanobject
carryanobjectwhiletravelling(e.g.,walking,running)
twohandedthrowofan
withoutdroppingit,keepingeyesupandnotontheobject
objectunderhandtowarda
twohandedthrowofanobject(e.g.,abeanbag,abeachball)
target
underhandtowardastationarytargetdrawarmsbackin

readiness;bringarmsforward,extendandreleaseobject
pointingatatarget,followthroughwitharmtowardtarget
trackobjectwitheyesthroughoutslide,roll,orthrow
attemptonehandedrollsorslideswitheitherhand

SAFETY,FAIRPLAY,ANDLEADERSHIP
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

Itisexpectedthatstudents
will:
C1 identifysafetyguidelinesfor
participatinginphysical
activity(e.g.,follow
instructions,staywithin
boundaries,useequipment
onlywithsupervision

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

identifyspecificsafetyguidelinesforparticipatinginphysical

C2 followrulesanddirections
whenparticipatinginphysical
activities(e.g.,stoponsignal,
listentoinstructionsbefore
beginningactivity)

C3 workcooperativelywithpeers
duringphysicalactivity(e.g.,
respectingotherspersonal
space,notpushingorshoving)

activityintheclassroomorotherdefinedspacesuchasa
multipurposeroom(e.g.,listentoandfollowinstructions,move
desksandotherobstaclesoutoftheway)
identifyspecificsafetyguidelinesforparticipatinginphysical
activityinthegymnasium(e.g.,listentoandfollowinstructions,
donttouchequipmentwithoutinstructionandsupervision,
wearappropriateclothing,knowhowtomoveoutofharms
way)
identifyspecificsafetyguidelinesforparticipatinginphysical
activityontheschoolgrounds(e.g.,listentoandfollow
instructions,staywithinboundaries,waitforyourturn)
withoccasionalreminders,followestablishedrulesand
directionswhenparticipatinginphysicalactivitiesinthe
classroom,gymnasiumandontheschoolyard(e.g.,listentoand
followtheteachersinstructions,followestablishedrulesfor
participatinginallphysicalactivity,followactivityspecificrules
anddirections,respondappropriatelytostopandstartsignals
suchaswhistlesorhandclaps)
workwillinglyandcooperativelywithpeersduringphysical
activity(e.g.,acceptworkingwithdifferentpartners,share
equipment,workcooperativelyinteamactivities,waitingfor
turn,respectotherspersonalspace,expressemotions
appropriately)

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SCIENCEKINDERGARTEN

SCIENCEKINDERGARTEN
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators

PROCESSESOFSCIENCE
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

describewhattheyobserve(e.g.,studentsays,IseeIhearIt

usethefivesensestomake
observations

feelsIttastesItsmells)

identify,withguidance,thepropertiesofanobject(e.g.,colour,

sharewithothersinformation
obtainedbyobserving

shape,texture,hardness)
recognizewhichbodypartwouldbeusedtogatherspecific
sensoryinformation(e.g.,tofindoutifaballissoft,Iwould
usemyhand;tofindoutifitisred,Iwouldusemyeyes)
orallycommunicateobservationsusinglearnedvocabulary
workcollaborativelywithotherswhilesharing(e.g.,listening,
encouragingeachother,sharingobservations)
drawfeaturesofitemsobserved(e.g.,twodifferentplants
growingintheschoolyard)

LIFESCIENCE:CHARACTERISTICSOFLIVINGTHINGS
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

listavarietyoffeatures(e.g.,colourandsize)oflocalplantsand

describefeaturesoflocalplants
andanimals(e.g.,colour,shape,
size,texture)

animals

illustratelocalplantsandanimalsinavarietyofways(e.g.,
painting,collages,sculptures)

compare local plants

describesimilaranddifferentfeatures(e.g.,colour,shape,size,

compare common animals

groupplantsonthebasisoftheirfeatures
describesimilaranddifferentfeatures(e.g.,size,outersurface

texture)oftwolocalplants

suchasfeathers,skin,scales)ofcommonanimals
sortandclassifyavarietyofanimals(e.g.,wildanimalsand
pets)

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PHYSICALSCIENCE:PROPERTIESOFOBJECTSANDMATERIALS
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

accuratelysortmaterialsbycolour,size,shape,texture,and

describepropertiesofmaterials,
includingcolour,shape,texture,
size,andweight

identifymaterialsthatmakeup
familiarobjects

describewaystorethink,refuse,
reduce,reuse,andrecycle

mass(weight)

identify,illustrate,andlabelmaterialsintermsofproperties
(e.g.,soft/hard;smooth/rough)
listmaterials(e.g.,wood,plastic,metal,paper)usedto
constructatleastthreefamiliarclassroomitemssuchasdesks,
garbagecans,andbooks
identifythreeitemsthatcanberecycled(e.g.,paper,plastic,
glass)
withteachersupport,illustrate(e.g.,drawalargemural)ways
inwhichaclassroomrecyclingcentrecanbeused

EARTHANDSPACESCIENCE:SURROUNDINGS
Prescribed KINDERGARTEN
LearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

askspecificquestionsrelatedtotheirimmediateenvironment

demonstratetheabilityto
observetheirsurroundings

describefeaturesoftheir
immediateenvironment

(e.g.,Wheredidtherainwatergo?)

accuratelydescribeandillustratetwoormorefeaturesoftheir
surroundings(e.g.,textureofsoil,weatherconditions)
tellaboutfeaturestheyobserve(e.g.,Ifoundalong,thinleafor
around,shinyrock.)
withpeersupport,identifyspecificchangesintheirimmediate
environment(e.g.,changesinweatherobservedoveraone
weekperiod)

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SOCIALSTUDIESKINDERGARTEN
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators

SKILLSANDPROCESSESOFSOCIALSTUDIES
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
A1 participatecooperativelyin
groups

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareable
to:

withteacherprompts,demonstratewillingnesstoshareand

A2 gatherinformationfrom
personalexperiences,oral
sources,andvisual
representations

A3 presentinformationusingoralor
visualrepresentations

cooperatewithpeers(e.g.,sharingstoriesoftheirlivesand
experiences)
demonstrateactivelisteningskills
withteachersupport,sharespaceandmaterialswithpeers
(e.g.,takingturns)
usetheirsenses(e.g.,sight,hearing,touch)togather
information
askpertinentquestionstogatherinformation
accessinformationfromaudio,visual,material,orprint
sources
collectinformationfrompersonalexperiences,oralsources,
andvisualrepresentations
contributetoaclasscollectionofinformationonacommon
topic
withteachersupport,usesimplegraphicorganizers(e.g.,
Venndiagram,Tchart)toidentifysimilaritiesanddifferences
identifyavarietyofwaysofcommunicating(e.g.,spoken
language,facialexpression,signlanguage,pictures,song,
dance,drama)
presenttheirinformationorally(e.g.,showandtell,introduce
theirpartner)
createpicturestopresentinformation(e.g.,pictureoftheir
immediateenvironmentsuchastheirclassroomoraroomin
theirhome)

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IDENTITY,SOCIETY,ANDCULTURE
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableo:

B1 demonstrateanawarenessofthe
conceptofchange
B2 identifygroupsandplacesthat
arepartoftheirlives

identifychangesintheirlives(e.g.,startingschool,growing

B3 identifysimilaritiesand
differencesamongfamilies

taller,birthofayoungersibling)
identifyavarietyofgroupstowhichtheybelong(e.g.,family,
friends,clan,class,sportsteams,Sparks/Beavers)
giveexamplesofwaysinwhichpeoplecooperateinorderto
livetogetherpeacefully(e.g.,sharing,takingturns,following
rules,beingpolite)
statethattheyliveinCanada
identifyfamiliarplacesandlandmarksintheirschooland
community(e.g.,Aboriginalfriendshipcentres,recreation
centres,warmemorials,murals,libraries,firehalls,corner
stores,placesofworship,playgrounds)
identifythecaregiversintheirownfamilies
identifythemakeupoftheirownfamilies(e.g.,numberof
people,roles,relationships)
listsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheirownfamiliesand
otherfamilies(e.g.,numberoffamilymembers,caregivers,
rolesoffamilymembers)

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SOCIALSTUDIESKINDERGARTEN

GOVERNANCE
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

C1 describetheirrolesand
responsibilitiesasmembersof
theclassroomandschool
community

withteachersupport,identifyanddiscussavarietyofroles

C2 identifythepurposeof
classroomandschool
expectations

andresponsibilitiestheyhaveasmembersoftheclassroom
andschoolcommunity(e.g.,treatingothersrespectfully,
takingturns,followingclassroutines)
identifypeoplewhomakedecisionsaboutwhathappensin
theclassroomandatschool(e.g.,teacher,aides,principal,
playgroundsupervisor)
contributetodiscussionsaboutappropriateexpectationsfor
conduct
namesomeclassroomandschoolexpectations(e.g.,classroom
entryandleavingroutines,snacktimeroutines,takingturns
atstations)
withteachersupport,identifythepurposeofspecific
classroomandschoolexpectations(e.g.,tokeeppeoplesafe,to
makethingsfair)

ECONOMYANDTECHNOLOGY
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareable
to:

D1 identifyindividualhumanneeds

usepicturesanddiscussiontoidentifybasichumanneeds,

D2 identifyworkdoneintheir
community
D3 identifyexamplesof
technologiesusedintheirlives

includingfoodandwater,shelter,clothing,andsafetyand
protection
giveexamplesoftypesofworkintheirfamilies,schools,and
communities(e.g.,growingfood,makingproducts,selling
products,caringforothers,providingentertainment)
usepicturesanddiscussiontoidentifyexamplesof
technologiestheyuseatschoolandathome(e.g.,pencil,
photocopier,computer,telephone,television,refrigerator,
bicycle,assertivetechnologiesforpeoplewithspecialneeds)

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SOCIALSTUDIESKINDERGARTEN

HUMANANDPHYSICALENVIRONMENT
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
E1 identifycharacteristicsof
differentlocalenvironments

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:

fromphotographsorotherimages,identifynatural

E2 demonstrateresponsible
behaviourincaringfortheir
immediateenvironment

characteristicsofthelocalphysicalenvironment(e.g.,
mountains,rivers,forests,marshes),andnamethemusing
appropriateterminology
fromphotographsorotherimages,identifyhumanbuilt
characteristicsofthelocalphysicalenvironment(e.g.,roads,
buildings,bridges),andnamethemusingappropriate
terminology
withteacherprompts,giveexamplesofhowdailylifeis
influencedbytheenvironment(e.g.,weathereffectson
recreationalactivitiesandclothing)
onschoolandneighbourhoodwalksorfromimages,identify
familiarplacesandlandmarksintheirschoolandcommunity
demonstratecareandconcernfortheenvironmentintheir
actions(e.g.,reduce,reuse,recycle;notdisturbingplantsand
animalsintheirnaturalhabitats)

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