KG1 Units of Inquiry

Creative Curriculum

Me, My Friends, My Community

Social-Emotional

1. Regulates own emotions and behaviors

a. Manages feelings

b. Follows limits and expectations

c. Takes care of own needs appropriately


2. Establishes and sustains positive relationships

a. Forms relationships with adults

b. Responds to emotional cues

c. Interacts with peers

d. Makes friends


3. Participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations

a. Balances needs and rights of self and others

b. Solves social problems


Language

8. Listens to and understands increasingly complex language

b. Follows directions


9. Uses language to express thoughts and needs

b. Speaks clearly

d. Tells about another time or place


10. Uses appropriate conversational and other communication skills

a. Engages in conversations

b. Uses social rules of language


Mathematics

20. Uses number concepts and operations

a. Counts


21. Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes

b. Understands shapes

Cognitive

11. Demonstrates positive approaches to learning

a. Attends and engages

b. Persists


12. Remembers and connects experiences

a. Recognizes and recalls

b. Makes connections


14. Uses symbols and images to represent something not present

b. Engages in sociodramatic play



Literacy

16. Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet.

a.Identifies and names letters


17. Demonstrates knowledge of print and its uses

a. Uses and appreciates books


18. Comprehends and responds to books and other texts

a. Interacts during read-alouds and book conversations

b. Uses emergent reading skills

c. Retells stories


19. Demonstrates emergent writing skills

a. Writes name

b. Writes to convey meaning


Social Studies

29. Demonstrates knowledge about self

a. Demonstrates knowledge about self.


Physical

7. Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination

a. Uses fingers and hands

Building

Social-Emotional

1. Regulates own emotions and behaviors

a. Manages feelings

b. Follows limits and expectations

c. Takes care of own needs appropriately


2. Establishes and sustains positive relationships

a. Forms relationships with adults

b. Responds to emotional cues

c. Interacts with peers

d. Makes friends


3. Participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations

a. Balances needs and rights of self and others

b. Solves social problems


Language

8. Listens to and understands increasingly complex language

a. Comprehends language

b. Follows directions


9. Uses language to express thoughts and needs

a. Uses an expanding expressive vocabulary

b. Speaks clearly

c. Uses conventional grammar

d. Tells about another time or place


10. Uses appropriate conversational and other communication skills

a. Engages in conversations

b. Uses social rules of language


Mathematics

20. Uses number concepts and operations

a. Counts


21. Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes

b. Understands shapes


22. Compares and measures

a. Compares and measures


23. Demonstrates knowledge of patterns

a. Demonstrates knowledge of patterns.


Science and Technology

24. Uses scientific inquiry skills

a. Uses scientific inquiry skills.


26. Demonstrates knowledge of the physical properties of objects and materials

a. Demonstrates knowledge of the physical properties of objects and materials.


28. Uses tools and other technology to perform tasks

a. Uses tools and other technology to perform tasks.

Cognitive

11. Demonstrates positive approaches to learning

a. Attends and engages

b. Persists

c. Solves problems

d. Shows curiosity and motivation

e. Shows flexibility and inventiveness in thinking


12. Remembers and connects experiences

a. Recognizes and recalls

b. Makes connections


14. Uses symbols and images to represent something not present

a. Thinks symbolically

b. Engages in sociodramatic play


Literacy

16. Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet.

a.Identifies and names letters


17. Demonstrates knowledge of print and its uses

a. Uses and appreciates books


18. Comprehends and responds to books and other texts

a. Interacts during read-alouds and book conversations

b. Uses emergent reading skills

c. Retells stories


19. Demonstrates emergent writing skills

a. Writes name

b. Writes to convey meaning


Social Studies

30. Shows basic understanding of people and how they live

a. Shows basic understanding of people and how they live.


Physical

7. Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination

a. Uses fingers and hands

b. Uses writing and drawing tools


The Arts

36. Explores drama through actions and language

a. Explores drama through actions and language.

Living Things

Social-Emotional

1. Regulates own emotions and behaviors

a. Manages feelings

b. Follows limits and expectations

c. Takes care of own needs appropriately


2. Establishes and sustains positive relationships

a. Forms relationships with adults

b. Responds to emotional cues

c. Interacts with peers

d. Makes friends


3. Participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations

a. Balances needs and rights of self and others

b. Solves social problems


Language

8. Listens to and understands increasingly complex language

a. Comprehends language

b. Follows directions


9. Uses language to express thoughts and needs

a. Uses an expanding expressive vocabulary

b. Speaks clearly

c. Uses conventional grammar

d. Tells about another time or place


10. Uses appropriate conversational and other communication skills

a. Engages in conversations

b. Uses social rules of language


Mathematics

20. Uses number concepts and operations

a. Counts

b. Quantifies

c. Connects numerals with their quantities


21. Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes

a. Understands spatial relationships

b. Understands shapes


Science and Technology

24. Uses scientific inquiry skills

a. Uses scientific inquiry skills.


25. Demonstrates knowledge of the characteristics of living things

a. Demonstrates knowledge of the characteristics of living things.


27. Demonstrates knowledge of Earth's environment

a. Demonstrates knowledge of Earth's environment.


28. Uses tools and other technology to perform tasks

a. Uses tools and other technology to perform tasks.



Cognitive

11. Demonstrates positive approaches to learning

a. Attends and engages

b. Persists

c. Solves problems

d. Shows curiosity and motivation

e. Shows flexibility and inventiveness in thinking


12. Remembers and connects experiences

a. Recognizes and recalls

b. Makes connections


13. Uses classification skills

a. Uses classification skills.


14. Uses symbols and images to represent something not present

a. Thinks symbolically

b. Engages in sociodramatic play


Literacy

15. Demonstrates phonological awareness

a. Notices and discriminates rhyme

b. Notices and discriminates alliteration

c. Notices and discriminates smaller and smaller units of sound


16. Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet.

a.Identifies and names letters

b. Uses letter-sound knowledge


17. Demonstrates knowledge of print and its uses

a. Uses and appreciates books

b. Uses print concepts


18. Comprehends and responds to books and other texts

a. Interacts during read-alouds and book conversations

b. Uses emergent reading skills

c. Retells stories


19. Demonstrates emergent writing skills

a. Writes name

b. Writes to convey meaning


Social Studies

32. Demonstrates simple geographic knowledge

a. Demonstrates simple geographic knowledge.


Physical

7. Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination

a. Uses fingers and hands

b. Uses writing and drawing tools


The Arts

33. Explores the visual arts

a. Explores the visual arts.


Expressing ourselves