Nursery 1 and 2 - Term One

The student should be able to:

Objective

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Adaptation

• Shows good adaptation to school life.
• Shares materials and toys.
• Begins to express needs and feelings in appropriate ways.
• Shows effort and dedication.
• Relates to and makes attachments to member of their group.

Communication, Language and Literacy

Listening and Responding

• Listens with enjoyment to stories, songs, rhymes and poems.
• Initiates communication with others.
• Follows simple instructions
• Develops an interest in books
• Participates spontaneously during oral activities.

Mathematical Development

Numbers, colours and shapes.

• Shows an interest in numbers and space by playing with shapes.
• Is able to classify objects and shapes by colours.
• Identifies and names some numbers (one, two and three)
• Counts reliably up to five.
• Identifies and names some colours (red, yellow, blue)

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Exploration

• Explores colours, textures, shapes and space.
• Knows and follows some of the school rules
• Identifies and names the classroom equipment.
• Names and identifies parts of the body.
• Identifies different types of feelings.

Fine Motor Skills.

Manipulation

• Shows curiosity.
• Explores colours, textures and shapes.
• Uses their body to explore texture and space.
• Manipulates objects with increasing control.
• Is able to lace big beads.

Creative Development

My Self (Our Body and Feeling)

• Explore different media using all five senses
• Enjoy joining in with dancing
• Experiment with colour
• Experiment with texture
• Explore space
• Use body language, gestures, facial expression or words to indicate personal satisfaction or frustration

Physical Education

Ajuste Postural

• Adquirir el conocimiento de su YO, el uso y control de su propio cuerpo

Spanish

Divirtámonos Aprendiendo

• Describirá información gráfica expresándola en forma oral.
• Ejercitará su motricidad fina rasgando, recortando, coloreando y construyendo con los dedos bolitas de papel y plastilina.
• Atenderá a instrucciones dadas verbalmente.
• Utilizara el lenguaje para establecer diferentes relaciones con los demás.

Music

Learning simple songs and melodies

• Perform simple action games
• Learn the National anthems

Nursery 1 - Term Two

The student should be able to:

Objective

Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

Disposition and Attitude

• Manages own personal hygiene.
• Shows an interest in classroom activities though observations or participation.
• Continues to be interested, motivated and excited to learn.
• Selects and uses activities and resources independently
• Is confident to try new activities, initiate ideas and speak in a familiar group.

Communication, Language and Literacy.

Language for Communication and Thinking

• Recognizes and identifies simple vocabulary.
• Sings simple songs from memory.
• Listens and responds.
• Participates spontaneously during oral activities.
• Follows simple instructions.

Mathematical Development.

Numbers as labels and for counting - Shape, Space and Measures.

• Identifies and names some shapes.
• Is able to match shapes.
• Identifies and names colours.
• Identifies and names number up to 5
• Is able to find shapes in a picture.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World.

The Family

• Shows curiosity and interest by exploring their surroundings.
• Is able to draw them selves
• Names and identifies their family members.
• Is able to draw the family members.
• Constructs in a purposeful way, using simple tools and techniques.

Fine Motor Skills.

Writing-Constructing and manipulating

• Enjoys joining in with dancing and ring games.
• Is able to complete simple puzzles.
• Draws lines and circles using gross motor movement.
• Constructs figures using Lego or wooden blocks.
• Is able to paste things inside big figures.

Creative Development

The Family. The city

• Use different body parts for mark making
• Pretend that one object represents another
• Imitate what is observed and then do it spontaneously
• Explore different ways of expression

Physical Education

Movilidad Articular

• Vivenciar la posibilidad de movimientos articulares de los segmentos corporales

Spanish

Realidad y Fantasía

• Comprenderá textos orales sencillos como descripciones, narraciones y cuentos breves.
• Realizará conjeturas sencillas, previas a la comprensión de textos y de otras situaciones.
• Seguirá con mayor atención las instrucciones dadas para realizar una actividad.

Music

Learning Traditional Songs and Games

• Sings songs that use movement
• Is able to perform action games and songs

Nursery 2 - Term Two

The student should be able to:

Objective

Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

Disposition and attitude

• Begins to express needs and feelings in appropriate ways.
• Shows increasing independence in selecting and carrying out activities.
• Shows effort and dedication.
• Selects and use activities and resources independently.
• Is confident to try new activities, initiate ideas and speak in a familiar group.

Communication, Language and Literacy.

Language for communication and thinking

• Recognises and identifies simple vocabulary.
• Sings simple songs from memory.
• Listens and responds.
• Participates spontaneously during oral activities.
• Follows simple instructions

Mathematical Development.

Numbers as labels and for counting-Shape, Space and Measures.

• Identifies and name some shapes.
• Is able to match shapes.
• Identifies and name colours.
• Identifies and name number up to 5.
• Is able to find shapes in a picture.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World.

The Family

• Shows curiosity and interest by exploring their surroundings.
• Is able to draw the face.
• Names and identify their family members.
• Constructs in a purposeful way, using simple tools and techniques.

Fine Motor Skills.

Writing-Constructing and manipulating

• Enjoys joining in with dancing and ring games.
• Is able to complete simple puzzles.
• Constructs figures using Lego or wooden blocks.
• Is able to paste things inside big figures.

Creative Development

The Family. The city

• Use different body parts for mark making
• Pretend that one object represents another
• Imitate what is observed and then do it spontaneously
• Explore different ways of expression

Physical Education

Movilidad Articular

• Vivenciar la posibilidad de movimientos articulares de los segmentos corporales

Spanish

Realidad y Fantasía

• Comprenderá textos orales sencillos como descripciones, narraciones y cuentos breves.
• Realizará conjeturas sencillas, previas a la comprensión de textos y de otras situaciones.
• Seguirá con mayor atención las instrucciones dadas para realizar una actividad.

Music

Learning Traditional Songs and Games

• Sings songs that use movement
• Is able to perform action games and songs

Nursery 1 - Term Three

The student should be able to:

Objective

Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

Social and Emotional Development

• Respects friends’ work.
• Maintains attention and concentration
• Play alongside with others.
• Understands what is right, what is wrong, and why.
• Dresses and undresses and manages own personal hygiene.

Communication, Language and Literacy.

Language for communication

• Works independently.
• Is able to respond simple questions.
• Is attentive during oral activities.
• Repeats a complete sentence
• Recognizes actions.

Mathematical Development.

Shapes, numbers as labels and counting.

• Identifies some prepositions as big-small, up-down, in-out
• Is able to match number with quantities.
• Recognizes and order numbers up to 7.
• Counts reliably up to 10.
• Makes sequences using 2 shapes or 2 colours.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World.

Farm and Pet animals

• Identifies and names farm animals.
• Identifies and names pet animals.
• Joins construction pieces together to build.

Fine Motor Skills.

Tracing letters and numbers.

• Is able to differentiate colours.
• Is able to rip papers.
• Is able to colour big figures respecting lines.
• Laces different sizes of beads.
• Completes figures.

Creative Development

Mother Nature (Sea animals)

• Applies sensorial exploration to an aesthetic production
• Experiments with different brush marks
• Imitates and creates movement in response to music
• Enjoys joining in with dancing
• Uses available resources to create and to support role play
• Starts relating with the environment in a sensitive way

Physical Education

Lateralidad

• Identificar los dos lados del cuerpo independizando derecha e izquierda y mejorar su capacidad de control.

Spanish

Mundos Imaginarios

• Mejorará su motricidad fina mediante unión de puntos, líneas, repaso de puntos y líneas, coloreado respetando el contorno, recortar y pegar.
• Comunicará sus emociones y vivencias a través de medios gestuales, verbales y corporales.
• Escribirá con la intención de expresar hechos o ideas de manera coherente

Music

• Plays and sings “call and response” games and songs
• Learns how to follow the shape of a melody
• Moves in reaction to sounds

Nursery 2 - Term Three

The student should be able to:

Objective

Personal, social and Emotional Development.

Social and emotional development.

• Respects friends work.
• Works as part of a group or class, taking turns and sharing fairly.
• Maintains attention and concentration.
• Dresses and undresses and manages own personal hygiene.
• Understands what is right, what is wrong, and why.

Communication, Language and Literacy.

Be attentive and follow instructions.

• Works independently.
• Is able to respond simple questions.
• Is attentive during oral activities.
• Repeats a short sentence.
• Recognises actions.

Mathematical Development.

Shapes, numbers as labels and counting.

• Identifies some prepositions as big-small, up-down, in-out
• Is able to match number with quantities up to 5.
• Recognises and orders numbers up to 5
• Counts reliably up to 10.
• Makes sequences using 2 colours.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World.

Farm and pet animals

• Identifies and names farm animals.
• Identifies and names pet animals.
• Joins construction pieces together to build.

Fine Motor Skills.

Tracing and colouring

• Begins to differentiate colours.
• Is able to rip papers.
• Is able to colour big figures.
• Draws lines and circles using gross motor movement.
• Completes figures.

Creative Development

Mother Nature (Sea animals)

• Applies sensorial exploration to an aesthetic production
• Experiments with different brush marks
• Imitates and creates movement in response to music
• Enjoys joining in with dancing
• Uses available resources to create and to support role play
• Starts relating with the environment in a sensitive way

Physical Education

Lateralidad

• Identificar los dos lados del cuerpo independizando derecha e izquierda y mejorar su capacidad de control.

Spanish

Mundos Imaginarios

• Mejorará su motricidad fina mediante unión de puntos, líneas, repaso de puntos y líneas, coloreado respetando el contorno, recortar y pegar.
• Comunicará sus emociones y vivencias a través de medios gestuales, verbales y corporales.
• Escribirá con la intención de expresar hechos o ideas de manera coherente

Music

Play and sing “call and response” games and songs

• Learns how to follow the shape of a melody
• Moves in reaction to sounds

Nursery 1 - Term Four

The student should be able to:

Objective

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Disposition and attitudes.

• Displays high levels of involvement in self-chosen activities.
• Plays alongside others.
• Expresses needs and feelings in appropriate ways.
• Communicates freely about home and community.
• Demonstrates flexibility and adapt their behavior to different events, social situations and changes in routines.

Communication, Language and Literacy.

Linking sounds and letters

• Hears and says initial and final letter sounds in words.
• Writes own name and other words.
• Writes short words such as “man”, “sad” and draws.
• Holds books the correct way up and turns pages.
• Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall.

Mathematical Development.

Shapes and numbers for counting

• Relates subtraction to taking away.
• Relates addition to adding one or more than one in a group.
• Orders numbers up to 10
• Is able to make figures using different shapes.
• Recognizes difference in quantity when comparing sets of objects.

Knowledge and Understanding of the world.

Community Helpers.

• Asks questions about why things happen and how things work.
• Names and identifies some community helpers.
• Examines objects and livings things to find our more about them.

Fine Motor Skills.

Constructing and manipulating

• Is able to make different puzzles. Manipulates objects with control.
• Holds a pencil and uses it effectively.
• Is able to cut some pictures.
• Is able to colour small figures respecting the lines.
• Is able to write their names.

Creative Development

The Universe

• Spontaneously uses all five senses to explore the environment
• Manipulates objects with increasing control
• Makes a sculpture using modelling mix
• Shows an interest in what they see, hear, smell, touch and feel

Physical Education

Ubicación Temporo-Espacial

• Adquirir las nociones de tiempo y espacio para buscar el ajuste de su cuerpo por medio de movimientos.

Spanish

Jugando con la Comunicación

• Escribirá textos usando “letras convencionales al azar”.
• Organizará e interpretará historietas y situaciones de acuerdo a una secuencia dada de 3 láminas.
• Expresará verbalmente sus ideas y sentimientos con mayor seguridad.

Music

Singing and playing

• Performs increasingly complex action games and songs
• Acts and sings nursery rhymes and tales

Nursery 2 - Term Four

The student should be able to:

Objective

Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

Disposition and attitudes.

• Shows an interest in classroom activities through observation and participation.
• Plays alongside others.
• Expresses needs and feelings in appropriate ways.
• Communicates freely about home and community.
• Demonstrates flexibility and adapt their behavior to different events, social situations and changes in routines.

Communication, Language and Literacy.

Starting to link sounds and letters.

• Hears and says initial sound in words.
• Identifies his/her name.
• Recognizes and identify vocabulary.
• Holds books the correct way up and turns pages.
• Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall.

Mathematical Development.

Shapes and numbers for counting

• Relates subtraction to taking away.
• Relates addition to adding one.
• Orders numbers up to 5
• Is able to make figures using different shapes.
• Recognizes simple shapes.

Knowledge and Understanding of the world.

Community Helpers.

• Asks questions about why things happen and how things work.
• Names and identifies some community helpers.
• Examines objects and livings things to find our more about them.

Fine Motor Skills.

Constructing and manipulating

• Is able to make simple puzzles.
• Holds a pencil and uses it effectively.
• Manipulates objects with control.
• Is able to colour big figures respecting the lines.
• Is able to work in order.

Creative Development

The Universe

• Spontaneously uses all five senses to explore the environment
• Manipulates objects with increasing control
• Makes a sculpture using modelling mix
• Shows an interest in what they see, hear, smell, touch and feel

Physical Education

Ubicación Temporo-Espacial

• Adquirir las nociones de tiempo y espacio para buscar el ajuste de su cuerpo por medio de movimientos.

Spanish

Jugando con la Comunicación

• Escribirá textos usando “letras convencionales al azar”.
• Organizará e interpretará historietas y situaciones de acuerdo a una secuencia dada de 3 láminas.
• Expresará verbalmente sus ideas y sentimientos con mayor seguridad.

Music

Singing and playing

• Performs increasingly complex action games and songs
• Acts and sings nursery rhymes and tales