Curriculum

Children will explore how appropriate breathing techniques can assist in relaxation and help regulate emotions, such as when they are angry or frustrated.

Children will develop positive feelings about themselves and identify examples of positive affirmations they can use as a coping strategy to support themselves in various situations, promoting positive thinking and self-talk. They will recognize situations where using affirmations could be particularly helpful.

Children will understand the benefits of sports for both physical and mental health, including staying healthy, strong, and energetic, reducing stress, and improving their mood. They will see sports as an opportunity for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction.

Children will identify and practice gratitude strategies to support self-regulation, including when they are feeling stressed or tired.

Children will name and describe the basic rules and equipment used in various sports.

Children will utilize basic stretching movements as a strategy for managing stress and promoting overall well-being. While doing so, they will demonstrate control, strength, and coordination of large muscles.

Children will discover the history of clocks, time, and calendars, learning how these tools have evolved through various civilizations. They will explore ancient timekeeping methods, such as sundials and water clocks, and see how these methods have been refined over the centuries. For example, children will learn about the invention of mechanical clocks, the development of the 24-hour day, and the creation of different calendar systems, including the Gregorian calendar used today.

Children will describe the water cycle in simple terms. They will learn about the processes of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. For example, they will understand that water from ponds, lakes, and oceans gets heated by the sun and turns into vapor (evaporation). They will learn that this vapor cools and forms clouds in the sky (condensation). Finally, they will understand that the water falls back to Earth as rain, snow, or sleet (precipitation).

Children will create a visual timeline to grasp the concept of time and the organization of years and calendars. They will learn how a year is divided into 12 months, and how these months are organized in a calendar. For example, children will place months in the correct order on a timeline and mark significant events or holidays throughout the year, such as birthdays, school holidays, and seasons.

Children will be able to identify common gardening tools and describe their functions. They will learn to recognize tools like a shovel, rake, watering can, and hoe. Children will understand how each tool helps with different gardening tasks. For example, they will learn that a shovel is used for digging, a rake is used for gathering leaves, a watering can is used for watering plants, and a hoe is useful for removing weeds.