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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)
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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ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSKINDERGARTEN
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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ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSKINDERGARTEN
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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DANCEKINDERGARTEN
ARTSEDUCATION:
DANCEKINDERGARTEN
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators
CREATINGDANCE
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
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
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
Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudent
achievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.
StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcome
areableto:
C1 participateindanceactivitiesfora participateindanceactivitiesforavarietyofpurposes,
varietyofpurposes
including
totellstories
toexpressfeelings
tohavefun
forcelebration(e.g.,folkdances,weddings)
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DANCEKINDERGARTEN
PRESENTINGANDPERFORMING
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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HEALTHANDCAREEREDUCATIONKINDERGARTEN
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
asksyouto
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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
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
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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MATHEMATICSKINDERGARTEN
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)
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PHYSICALEDUCATIONKINDERGARTEN
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,
shoulderroll)
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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
PHYSICALEDUCATIONKINDERGARTEN
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)
describesimilaranddifferentfeatures(e.g.,colour,shape,size,
groupplantsonthebasisoftheirfeatures
describesimilaranddifferentfeatures(e.g.,size,outersurface
texture)oftwolocalplants
suchasfeathers,skin,scales)ofcommonanimals
sortandclassifyavarietyofanimals(e.g.,wildanimalsand
pets)
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SCIENCEKINDERGARTEN
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
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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SOCIALSTUDIESKINDERGARTEN
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)
Forthecompletecurriculumgotowww.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp.htm
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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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