Curriculum

Children will use materials to design a device that solves a specific problem by mimicking how plants or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. For example, children might create protective clothing or equipment by mimicking the hard shells of turtles or the scales of animals.

Children will investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts and can be classified according to certain characteristics. Plants need nutrients, air, water, light, and a place to grow.

Children will explore the human skeletal system and its functions. They will discover the different bones of the system, learn how many bones are in the human body, and understand the role of bones and joints in movement. Through hands-on activities and observations, children will learn how the skeletal system supports the body and enables movement, providing protection for various organs.

Children will learn to understand that the two digits in a two-digit number represent tens and ones. This concept helps them grasp the place value system

Children will develop creativity, logical thinking, and the ability to concentrate, engage children in activities that challenge them to solve problems, think critically, and focus on tasks for extended periods. These activities can include puzzles, strategy games, art projects, and reading, which help strengthen cognitive abilities and enhance mental focus.

Children will learn to add within 100, including summing a two-digit number with a one-digit number and a multiple of 10. They will use models, drawings, and strategies based on place value and the properties of operations to solve these problems efficiently.

Children will learn to organize, represent, and interpret data involving up to three categories. They will practice asking and answering questions about the total number of data points, the quantity within each category, and the difference in numbers between categories. This will help them develop analytical skills and deepen their understanding of data comparison and interpretation.

Children will learn to mentally calculate 10 more or 10 less than any given two-digit number without needing to count each increment. They will understand and explain the reasoning behind adjusting the tens place while keeping the ones place unchanged to quickly find the result.

Children will learn to order three objects based on their length and compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object as a reference.

Children will learn to express the length of an object using a whole number of uniform length units by aligning multiple copies of a shorter object end to end along the longer object.