Curriculum

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 explore the concept of recycling as a key part of protecting the environment. They will learn how recycling saves natural resources like trees and helps reduce waste that can harm land, water, and air. Through more structured activities, such as sorting materials and discussing real-life examples, students will begin to understand the impact of human actions on the planet and suggest solutions like reusing items and recycling cans and paper. The goal is for children to recognize how their choices can positively affect the environment, fostering a deeper sense of responsibility for taking care of the Earth.

Children will begin to explore and understand a greater variety of motions with objects, including rotating, spinning, and twisting. For example, they will observe how a top spins, how a wheel rotates, and how a rope twists.

Children will be able to identify different types of weather and understand how it changes throughout the seasons. They will learn the names of different weather conditions such as sunny, rainy, cloudy, snowy, and windy. Additionally, they will learn the names of the four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter.

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 learn to communicate solutions that reduce the impact of humans on the environment. They will understand how actions like cutting trees to produce paper and using resources to produce bottles affect the environment. Children will explore and communicate solutions such as reusing paper and recycling cans and bottles.

Children will explore the concept of motion and use basic words to describe the speed of motion, such as "fast" and "slow." For example, they will observe and compare how different objects move at varying speeds, such as how a rolling ball can move fast or slow depending on the push it receives.

Children will be introduced to the concept that Earth is one of the many planets in our solar system. They will learn the names of the planets and some distinguishing characteristics of each (e.g., Mars is red, Jupiter is large and has many moons, Saturn has rings). Children will understand that all these planets orbit the sun and that each planet has its unique position in the solar system.

Children will practice pronouncing the days of the week and arrange them in the correct order. They will become familiar with the names of the weekdays—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—and will use these terms to describe their weekly activities. For example, children will say and memorize the days in order and discuss what activities they do on different days

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).