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Key Learnings

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Kindergarten

BIBLE

Learn about the Life of Jesus and how to be like Jesus

• Understand studying the Bible can lead to knowing God and learning to be like Him
• Understand that the God family – “God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit” work in perfect unity, yet are separate and unique beings
• Know that God is the Creator of the Universe and that He is everywhere at once and all-knowing
• Learn the story of the origin of sin and God’s plan of salvation
• Realize the benefit from following Christ’s example in one’s daily life
• Understand that God depends on individuals to spread the Good News of salvation
• Understand how to show one’s commitment to God
• Know that people have similar spiritual gifts found in the Bible characters
• Understand the freedom to choose good or evil
• Explain the importance of prayer and praise
• Develop a spirit of thankfulness
• Know that Jesus is coming back

FINE ARTS

Art

• Use different media, techniques and processes to communicate ideas, experiences and stories
• Know the differences among visual characteristics and purposes of art in order to convey ideas
• Select and use subject matter, symbols and ideas to communicate meaning
• Know that the visual arts have both history and specific relationships to various cultures
• Identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times and places
• Describe how people’s experiences influence the development of specific artworks
• Identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum

Music

• Initiate a steady beat
• Recognize quarter notes
• Begin echo singing
• Sing with instrumental accompaniment
• Discern when a verse has ended and a chorus has begun
• Listen to band and orchestra music
• Sing scripture songs and children’s hymns

LANGUAGE ARTS

Viewing

• View pictures to gain meaning
• Predict unknown words from picture clues
• Answer questions as a means to understanding content
• Share thoughts and feelings after viewing visual media
• Sequence story events using pictures

Listening

• Make eye contact
• Listen and follow one and two step directions
• Listen to others while waiting for turn to speak
• Listen to a variety of media

Reading

• Phonemic awareness
• Explicit systematic phonics
• Pre-reading concepts
• Follow print from left to right
• Make connections between words and pictures
• Know that print tells the story

Speaking

• Learn simple rules for conversation
• Share information and ideas clearly

Visually Representing

• Experiment with visual forms of communication
• Design visual media to model what makes presentations appealing

Writing

• Print from left to right
• Use invented spelling
• Correctly spell CVC/CVCC words
• Dictate or write a personal experience in sequential order
• Begin to use ending punctuation
• Begin to use capitalization

MATH

Numbers and Operations

• Count and understand numbers to 20
• Write numbers 0 to 20
• Use one-to-one correspondence with numbers and objects
• Understand and represent adding two numbers with sums to ten
• Add and subtract two numbers using objects to ten

Algebra

• Recognize and explain how objects can be classified
• Sort, classify and order objects by time, size, number and other properties
• Compare and contrast objects
• Identify, create, copy, describe, and extend sequences e.g. sounds, shapes, motions, numbers
• Model a mathematical problem situation using manipulatives

Geometry

• Compare, sort and arrange similar and different objects by size, color and shape
• Identify triangles, squares and circles
• Describe relative position of objects in space
• Identify and fit pieces of puzzles/shapes that go together
• Construct 3-dimensional objects

Measurement

• Compare the weight of two objects and the capacity of two containers
• Compare and describe length, size, distance, temperature e.g. long, longer, longest, same length
• Measure length by counting non-standard units
• Recognize how a thermometer denotes hot, cold and medium temperatures
• Measure area using concrete objects
• Order events by time e.g. before, after
• Identify that clocks, watches and calendars are used to measure time
• Tell time to the hour
• Know and name the seven days of the week in order (relate to Sabbath)

Data Analysis/ Probability

• Discuss events as likely or unlikely
• Pose questions and gather data about themselves and their surroundings

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Spiritual Emphasis

• Recognize that God’s ideal for quality living includes a healthy lifestyle
• Incorporate into one’s lifestyle the principles that promote health: nutrition, exercise, water, sunlight, temperance, air, rest, trust in God
• Avoid at-risk behaviors
• Apply Christian principles in recreation and sports
• Achieve a balance in work and leisure; balancing physical, mental, social and spiritual activities
• Recognize the interaction of physical, mental and spiritual health with emotional and social well-being

Movement and Motor Skills

• Demonstrate progress toward the mature form of selected manipulative, locomotor and non-locomotor skills
• Demonstrate mature form in walking and running
• Identify fundamental movement (skip, strike)
• Establish a beginning movement vocabulary, e.g. personal space, high/low levels, fast/slow speeds, light/heavy weight, balance, twist
• Apply appropriate concepts to performance, e.g. change direction while running

Lifestyle and Fitness

• Participates daily in moderate to vigorous physical activity
• Select and participate in activities that require some physical exertion during free time
• Identify likes and dislikes connected with participation in physical activity
• Sustain moderate to vigorous physical activity in accordance with an approved fitness test
• Identify the physiological signs of moderate physical activity, e.g. fast heart rate, heavy breathing
• Understand the value of engaging in physical activities as play and recreation
• Associate positive feelings with participation in physical activity and play
• Try new movement activities and skills

Sportsmanship and Appropriate Behaviors

• Learn and apply concepts of grace and forgiveness
• Apply, with teacher reinforcement, class room rules and procedures and safe practices
• Share space and equipment with others
• Recognize the joy of shared play
• Interact positively with students in class regardless of personal differences e.g. race, gender, disability, religion

SCIENCE

Physical: Simple Measurement, Observation, Light/Colors

• Perform simple comparative measurements
• Describe objects according to their physical properties e.g., color, texture, size
• Describe various sources of light
• Identify sunlight as a composite of all colors
• Identify primary colors
• Describe the composition of secondary colors
• Identify the fixed order of color as found in a rainbow

Life: Worms, Insects, Spiders

• Recognize characteristics that are similar and different between organisms
• Describe the basic needs of living things
• Describe how related animals have similar characteristics
• Identify how animals gather and store food, defend themselves, find shelter and adapt
• Understand the beneficial effects of earthworms
• Explain how insects are both harmful and helpful
• Know the dangers of poisonous spiders

Earth: Air, Land, Water, Ecology, Seasons

• Describe air as a substance that takes up space and moves around us
• Recognize that the Earth is made up of land, water and the gases of the atmosphere
• Recognize/describe appropriate ways to care for our Earth
• Identify God’s role in the creation of the Universe
• Understand how Earth’s position in relation to the sun accounts for days, seasons and years
• Identify seasonal changes in weather patterns

Health: Home/School Safety

• Identify common hazards and practice safety rules
• Demonstrate appropriate work and play behaviors

Scientific Inquiry

• Make observations
• Ask questions or form hypotheses based on these observations
• Plan a simple investigation
• Collect data from the investigation
• Use the data collected from the investigation to explain the results
• Safely use and store tools and equipment

Service/Career Options

• Explore ways to use Physical, Life, Health, and/or Earth Science to serve the community
• Identify careers in areas of science

SOCIAL STUDIES

History: Yourself (Time, Families, Holidays)

• Introduce calendar time: days, weeks, months, birthdays, holidays
• Develop a personal picture time line
• Understand that God has a plan for each person
• Understand one’s role in one’s family
• Explore the contributions of the lives of people in past and present

Civics: Ideas about Civic Life, Politics and Government

• Understand basic safety rules
• Understand individual roles in groups and government
• Understand the relationship between home, school and the community
• Appreciate and respect diversity
• Know the importance of Christian citizenship
• Develop responsibility through good decision making

Geography: Geographic Features and Patterns of the Environment

• Know where each lives
• Know what it is like where each lives e.g. weather, topography

Economics: Role of Community Helpers

• Understand that community helpers are paid for the services provided
• Explore basic information about transportation and communication
• Know that a price is the amount a person pays when goods or services are bought
• Know the major services provided by the community
• Know that some of the goods and services are provided by the government

TECHNOLOGY

• Demonstrate proper use and care of computers and other audio-visual equipment
• Begin learning basic keyboarding
• Use a variety of electronic resources to enhance learning and access information
• Use computers to express ideas with drawing and word processing software
• Begin learning correct use of computer terms
• Practice courtesy and sharing of computer time

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Our key learnings are aligned with the North American Division curriculum guides, national standards, McRel Database (Mid-Continental Regional Educational Laboratory) and Ten Sigma (a compilation of standards for 38 states).

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