The four Transdisciplinary Themes explored throughout the JK year include: WHO WE ARE HOW WE EXPRESS OURSLVES HOW THE WORLD WORKS SHARING THE PLANET *See the Programme of Inquiry (POI) for unit specifics. Disciplines and IB Strands Include: Social and Emotional Development Language- IB Strands (Languages and Communications, Emergent Literacy- Reading, Emergent Literacy- Writing) Oral Language o Listening o Speaking Visual Language o Viewing o Presenting Written Language o Reading o Writing Math- IB Strands Data Handling Measurement Shape and Space Pattern and Function Number Science- IB Strands Living Things Earth and Space Materials and Matter Forces and Energy Social Studies- IB Strands Human Systems and Economic Activities Social Organization and Culture Continuity and Change Through Time Human and Natural Environments Resources and Environments Religion Art Music Drama Physical Development Technology
JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN Social and Emotional Development Skills Develops positive self-image and identifies personal characteristics; shows realistic appraisal of abilities and limitation. Practices negotiation/conflicts resolution/problem solving Sharing takes turns, helps others, makes friends Recognizing and accepts differences/ similarities Works/plays cooperatively with others and independently Develops a sense of personal space Develops strategies for regulating responses Differentiates between feeling and behaviors; is aware of own feelings Shows Weaknesses/ responds to feeling of others Participates independently in tasks/ actives with increased imagination and range of topics Persists in understanding/ mastering a self- selected activity for about 20 minutes Participates in sustained and reciprocal interactions with family members, caregivers, and teachers Accepts consequences of actions Languages and Communications Category Skills Listening Listens/responds to questions about texts read aloud Listens attentively for different purposes, noting details Follows simple directions of up to three steps Increase length of listening span Listens to English with increasing understanding Speaking Vocabulary Uses appropriate language for a variety of purposes Uses appropriate enunciation, volume and rate Participates in whole-class and small-group discussion/ conversations with peers and adults Understands and uses sentences of increasing length and grammatical complexity Tells a simple personal story Asks/answers questions Uses appropriates props/ clarify spoken messages to match languages to social context Uses nonverbal and verbal strategies to communicate Builds new vocabulary Applies new vocabulary to everyday experiences and to instructional language of the classroom Adds details to descriptions Identifies and sorts words for attributes and abstract categories Understands and uses words for attributes and abstracts concepts Understands and uses increasingly complex and varied vocabulary
Phonological/ Phonemic Awareness JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN Emergent literacy- Reading Category Skills Hears, identifies environmental sounds Hears and identifies individual sounds in spoken language Hears, identifies and segments and combines /deletes compound words and syllables in spoken words Recognizes/ reproduces/ generates spoken rhymes Recognizes the same sound at the beginning /end of a series of word Concepts about print and books Alphabet Knowledge Reading and Literature Understands that print represent oral language and can be read Understands that print carries the message in the book Understands that a printed words represents the same spoken word everyday Recognizes environmental print Recognizes a word as a unit of print; identifies spaces between works Recognizes the left to right/top to bottom directionally of print; follows print as it reads aloud Recognizes the front to back print directionality in books Recognizes print features such as capital letters and punctuation Handles book print materials appropriately Recognizes that a books has a title, author, illustrator, front cover, back cover Identifies and names the letters in own first name Identifies and names all capital letters Identifies and names all lower case letters Distinguishes letters and numbers Recognizes beginning letters in word Makes sound/letter association, especially those in own name Identifies the same sound/ letters in several words Demonstrates an interest in books/reading Activates prior knowledge Selects books to read/ reread based on personal criteria Engages in pretend reading Associates illustrations with text to interpret stories Connects events in books to personal experience Understands that stories have characters, setting and plot Recognizes simple cause/ effect relationship in stories Uses storybook language and dialogue in retelling and dramatic play Recalls/retells story events in the correct sequence Identifies own name and some high-frequency words Attempts to read independently Uses information from nonfiction text in a variety of ways, including describing, relating, categorizing, comparing and contrasting Participates in conversations/discussions about stories; ask and answers appropriate questions about books /
Emergent Literacy- Writing Skills Understands that writing communicates thoughts Writes own name Dictates words and phrases, sentences Attends to/ participates in modeled/sharing writing Writes letters on request; applies print directionally Uses writing for a variety of purpose during play Uses scrabble writing; one-letter labeling Uses letters to begin to write messages Uses invented spelling Leaves spaces between words Associates some printed letters with sounds Uses variety of tools to write Mathematics IB Strands Skills Data Handling Matches and sorts objects according to attributes Collects/ represents / analyzes data about surrounding, using objects/ pictures / graphs Shows increasing ability to reason logically/ solve problems Measurement Makes sizes comparisons between objects Orders objects by size Recognizes some attributes of length, height, weight, volume, and time Uses language associated with time Recalls sequence of events Uses nonstandard and standard units of measure Shape and Space Identifies 2-d shapes (circle, square, triangle, and rectangle) Describes attributes of shapes Puts together shapes to create designs/puzzles of increasing complexity Uses positional words (on, under, inside) Recognizes when a shape s position or orientation has changed Pattern and Reproduces/ extends / creates simple patterns Function Recognizes patterns in the environment Predicts what comes next when patterns are extended Number Recognizes/names numbers 1-10 Uses one to one correspondence Understands that the order of the counting sequence is always the same and that items can be counted in any order Rote counts by ones to 10 or higher Compares numbers of concrete objects using mathematical languages Identifies how many in a set of up three or more without counting Understands the concept of zero Identifies first and last in series, uses ordinal terms first to fifth
Combines /separates / names of the last objects counted is the total number Science Category Skills Science as inquiry Ask questions and shows interest in natural world Compares objects to identify similarities and differences Conducts safe simple investigation to test observations/ draw conclusions/form generalizations Uses simple tools Collects/ Describes/ records /communicates findings about simple investigations Describes/discusses predictions, explanations and generalizations Life Science Understand that animals need air, water, food and light Distinguishes between living organism and nonliving objects Understands life cycle of plants and animals Describes how organisms changes as they grow Recognizes relationships of organisms to their environments Earth and Spaces Science Understands that earth consists of land water and soil Understands that plants need air, water, food and light Identifies sun/moon/ other objects in the sky Observes weather/ seasonal changes Demonstrates importance of caring for our environment/ planet and of extension of limited resources through reuse/ recycling ALL Units ALL Units ALL Units Physical Sciences Describes changes in size/ color/ position Determines whether objects sink or float Investigates/describes sources of energy, such as light and heat Sciences in personal and social perspective Uses the five senses to observe and discusses observation Engages in personal hygiene Identifies some foods as healthful and some as not Follows health/safety rules Shows awareness of the name location, and function of body parts Social Studies Skills: Recognizes and accepts cultural similarities/ difference Understands events as a past/ present/ future/ long ago Recognizes interactions between people and environments Understands concepts/ languages of geography in familiar context Identifies Roles ( student, family members, peers consumer)
Understands rules and responsibilities to a family, peer and school class Understands Making charts, graphs and voting as a way for groups to record information, indicates choices and make decisions Distinguishes between needs and wants Identifies causes and possible solutions to issues such as pollutions and endangered animals Art/ Music/ Drama Skills: Develops imagination and creativity through self-expression Appreciates art/ music/ movement/ drama performance of self and others Participates in dramatic play Creates/re-creates stories through role-playing Responds to different kinds of music; moves in time to different musical rhythms Physical Development Category Skills Large motor skills Participates in group movement games Throws, catches, kicks, balances, and coordinates hands, arms and legs Small Motor skills Buttons and zips Manipulates small objects Shows increasing control of pencil grips Uses writing tools, scissors, clay, paint brushes, paper punches, stapler and computers with increasing ease Develops hand eye coordination Technology Skills Uses the ipads appropriately, accesses information and create/express own ideas Uses a variety of technology devices Uses some technical terminology Follows basic oral/pictorial cues for programs Enjoys listening/interacting with electronic forms of storybooks/informational texts Religion -Junior Kindergarten Category Skills Bible Stories Students read various Bible stories Who We Are Students discuss characters and meanings Phase 1/2 Students are introduced to the Holy Trinity
Students Recognize Mary as the Mother of God Students learn the sign of the cross Jesus Students talk about Jesus life Students analyze how we can live like Jesus Students discuss How Jesus is the son of God How We Express Ourselves Phase 3 Mary Students determine the attributes of Mary and how we can follow her example Students are introduced to The Five Pillars of the Marist Way (Prayer, Community, Education, Service, Vocation) Students discuss create age appropriate ways of living each Pillar out. Helping Others Students talk about Jesus stories about helping the poor. Students discuss the school mission and what it means to be a good Christian purpose Sharing the Planet Phase 4/5 How the World Works Phase 6