Curriculum

Children will learn to understand and use language related to the directionality, order, and position of objects, including terms like up/down and in front/behind. They will also develop the ability to correctly follow directions that involve their own position in space, such as "Stand up" and "Move forward." This will enhance their spatial awareness and ability to navigate and respond to positional commands.

Children will develop the ability to adapt their behavior in response to changing environmental and task demands. They will learn to think about multiple concepts and rules simultaneously and switch between them as needed, adjusting to shifting demands, priorities, or perspectives.

Children will develop the ability to hold and manipulate information over short periods, applying it to different tasks.

Children will write opinion pieces in which they introduce a topic or name a book they are writing about, express their opinion with a supporting reason, and conclude with a sense of closure. For example, they might write about "Charlotte's Web" by stating, "My favorite book is 'Charlotte's Web' because it is very exciting, especially how Charlotte helps her friend. Everyone should read this book to learn about the value of friendship."

Children will write informative/explanatory texts where they clearly state a topic, provide relevant facts, and conclude with a sense of closure. For instance, if they are writing about butterflies, a child might start by saying, "I am going to tell you about butterflies." They could provide facts such as, "Butterflies start as caterpillars and they can be very colorful." To close, they might add, "Now you know why butterflies are interesting."

Children will write narratives in which they recount at least two sequenced events, include details about what happened, use temporal words to indicate the order of events, and conclude their story with a sense of closure. For example, they might write a story about a trip to the zoo by stating, "First, we saw the lions sleeping under the trees. Next, we watched the monkeys swinging. We had fun at the zoo."

Children will be able to sort single-digit numbers into even and odd categories. Additionally, they will be able to identify even and odd numbers within two-digit numbers.

Children will develop the ability to use and understand verbal ordinal terms from first to twentieth.

Children will learn to represent addition and subtraction using various methods including objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (such as claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, mathematical expressions, and equations.

Children will be able to solve addition and subtraction word problems and perform addition and subtraction within 10 by using objects, drawings, or other visual aids to represent the problem.