Curriculum Topics
Social Studies	Chronology, sequencing, looking at past/present/future Family, local community and migration: past and present (jobs, homes, transport, culture) Important local figures and events in the community
Geography	Mapping skills
Earth & Space	Seasons, weather & climate.
Physical science	Solids, liquids and gas in everyday use. Properties and characteristics of common materials
Life Science	Animal and plant classification. Characteristics and needs of living things
Health	Personal hygiene & Safety
Civics and life skills	Family and community rules, behaviour and consequences Group membership Awareness of self and others feelings
Language arts/genres	Narration and description. Narrative, poetry and plays

Mathematics Perspective and Aims

Curriculum

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LANGUAGE ARTS

Language Perspective and Aims

Curriculum

Speaking/ Listening

• Participate as speakers and listeners in group activities including imaginative play.
• Retell familiar stories.
• Begin to reflect on and evaluate their use of spoken language.
• Share ideas and opinions and feelings.
• Children will respond, and ask questions appropriately and effectively to clarify their understanding.
• Be respective to the contributions of others voicing any disagreement courteously by giving positive criticism.
• Be sensitive to linguistic differences of others.
• Begin to acquire skills as effective oral presenters.

Reading Mechanics & Strategies

• Read with accuracy using phonetic and decoding skills.

Reading Comprehension / Literary Analysis

• Respond to general and specific questions, offer an opinion and express feelings about a story.
• Develop the skill of using context clues to identify the meaning of a passage.
• Retell a story they've read.
• Identify different literary genre.

Types of Reading

• Exposure to a variety of literary genre.

 

Writing / Mechanics Strategies

• Use inventive spelling
• Accurately spell simple high frequency words
• Use legible handwriting
• Space writing appropriately
• Differentiate between lower and upper case letters
• Use basic punctuation skills
• Show awareness of syntax, word order and simple sentence structure
• Show awareness of parts of speech: nouns and verbs
• Write about events in the past, present, and future
• Show awareness of subject and verb agreement
• Write a simple story using beginning, middle and end

Writing Process - Skills

• Demonstrate a desire to write
• Show an awareness of the writing process
• Edit own work
• Contribute to editing the work of others
• Describe the purpose of the writing process

Types of Writing

• During the course of the year, complete at least one piece from each general area:
• Learn to write and answer questions
• Create a simple story and poem
• Describe someone or something
• Inform by writing an invitation
• Persuade in a World Food Day Poster

 

Literature Focus

Novel Studies

• What is a novel?
• What is an author?
• What kinds of novels are there?
• Why do people write novels?
• What is the theme/main idea the author is communicating?

 

Fact and Fiction

• What is fact?
• What is fiction?
• Why do authors choose to write in fact and fiction?
• What do we learn from fact?
• What do we learn from fiction?

 

Folk tales

• Why did people make up folk tales?
• What can we learn from them?
• What are the basic elements of a folk tale?

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Science Perspective and Aims

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The curriculum topics are:

• Seasons, weather & climate.
• Solids, liquids and gas in everyday use.
• Properties and characteristics of common materials
• Animal and plant classification.
• Characteristics and needs of living things
• Personal hygiene & Safety

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

 

Social Studies perspective and aims

This section is currently being updated

The curriculum topics are:

• Chronology, sequencing, looking at past/present/future
• Family, local community and migration: past and present (jobs, homes, transport, culture)
• Important local figures and events in the community
• Mapping skills

 

 

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Italian Perspective and Aims (in Italian)

Aims of the Italian Program

Curriculum

 

Review of vocabulary, grammar and cultural elements acquired in grade 1.Greater emphasis on reading and writing skills.

 

SPEAKING AND LISTENING

• Build vocabulary related to everyday objects and situations:
  • greetings
  • numbers
  • toys
  • shapes
  • family
  • seasons
• ask and answer simple questions
• understand and respond to simple instructions
• short dialogues

READING

• Reading exercise in students textbook and workbook
• simple picture books and magazines

WRITING

• Writing activities in student workbook
• Drawing and word identification

CULTURE

• Memorize short poems
• songs
• videos
• Italian food

RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

• Impariamo l'Italiano vol 2 , Giunti, Firenze.
• Videos of popular Italian cartoons
• Cassettes

ASSESSMENT

• class participation
• physical response to oral instructions
• creating and acting out dialogues
• drawings
• fill in maps, charts, missing information
• answer questions
• memorize poems

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Music Perspective and Aims

Curriculum

To be able to:

• distinguish between whole, dotted half, half, quarter notes
• echo clap simple rhythms and draw on board
• have correct singing posture
• move appropriately to music, rhythms

Content:Orff, singing and playing in classroom, writing and listening, use of tapes and live music, exposure to professional performances, class performances, begin learning treble clef, written exercises.

P.E. Perspective and Aims

PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Art Programme

 

GRADES 2 & 3 - class time is 40 minutes per week

 

Students develop their creativity and imagination through more complex activities. These help to build on their skills and improve their control of materials, tools and techniques. They become more confident in using visual and tactile elements and materials and processes to communicate what they see, feel and think.

 

Topics:

· Understanding Form and Aesthetics.

· The Elements and Principles of Art

· Understanding and Applying Art Concepts

· Developing Art Skills at Grade Level

· Art Materials and Techniques

· Participation and Behaviour

Projects include:

· Drawing

· 2D design

· Printmaking

· Sculpture

· Looking at art

Materials & techniques will include a selection from the following:

· Drawing/Pencil, coloured pencil, markers, charcoal, watercolour pastels, oil pastels

· Painting/Tempera, watercolour & combined techniques

· Collage/Using a variety of textures, patterns, colours, weights of paper and shapes

· Sculpture

· Cardboard, paper mache and clay

Assessment:

· Student Portfolio

· Observation in the classroom - engagement, speaking, listening and conduct

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• Written tests
• Notebooks
• Class participation
• Observation
• Running commentary
• Projects

ITALIANO

• Dictations
• Reading comprehension
• Reading self-evaluation checklists
• Teacher-made tests
• Story -telling & retelling
• Writing letters
• Oral presentations
• Spelling tests
• Stories from fantasy

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