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Language Arts:
- Develop phonemic awareness and phonics skills, including understanding letter-sound relationships and decoding unfamiliar words.
- Introduce sight words and basic reading comprehension strategies, such as predicting, summarizing, and making connections.
- Practice writing simple sentences and paragraphs, focusing on proper sentence structure, punctuation, and capitalization.
- Explore different genres of literature, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and folktales, and analyze their characteristics.
- Develop listening and speaking skills through discussions, presentations, and retelling stories.
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Mathematics:
- Introduce numbers and counting up to 100, including understanding place value and comparing numbers.
- Develop addition and subtraction skills, including solving word problems and using mental math strategies.
- Introduce basic concepts of measurement, time, and money, including comparing and ordering objects by length, telling time to the hour and half-hour, and identifying coins and their values.
- Explore patterns and shapes, including identifying and creating patterns, classifying objects by their attributes, and recognizing and describing 2D and 3D shapes.
- Develop problem-solving skills through real-life situations and mathematical investigations.
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Science:
- Explore the natural world and living things, including identifying and classifying plants and animals, understanding their basic needs, and observing their life cycles.
- Investigate the properties of materials, including their physical characteristics, uses, and changes that occur when they are heated or cooled.
- Learn about forces and motion, including understanding push and pull, gravity, and simple machines.
- Explore the Earth and its features, including identifying and describing different landforms, bodies of water, and weather patterns.
- Develop basic scientific inquiry skills, including making observations, asking questions, and conducting simple experiments.
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Social Studies:
- Learn about communities and their roles, including understanding the roles of individuals, families, and communities in meeting needs and making decisions.
- Explore different cultures and traditions, including recognizing and appreciating diversity, and understanding the importance of cultural celebrations and customs.
- Understand the concept of citizenship and rights, including recognizing rights and responsibilities, and understanding the importance of fairness and equality.
- Learn about the environment and sustainability, including understanding the impact of human activities on the environment and exploring ways to protect and conserve natural resources.
- Develop basic map and globe skills, including understanding basic map symbols, directions, and the concept of scale.
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Language Arts:
- Expand reading skills and comprehension, including using a variety of strategies to understand texts, such as making predictions, asking questions, and making inferences.
- Develop vocabulary and word recognition, including using context clues, word families, and word parts to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
- Practice writing complete sentences and paragraphs, focusing on organizing ideas, using descriptive language, and editing for grammar and spelling.
- Explore different writing genres, including narratives, informational texts, and persuasive writing, and understand their purposes and structures.
- Develop listening and speaking skills through discussions, presentations, and participating in conversations with peers.
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Mathematics:
- Expand number sense and place value up to 1000, including understanding the value of digits in different places, comparing and ordering numbers, and representing numbers in different forms.
- Develop addition and subtraction skills with regrouping, including solving multi-digit problems and using mental math strategies.
- Introduce multiplication and division concepts, including understanding the meaning of multiplication and division, and solving problems using basic facts and strategies.
- Explore measurement, time, and money in more depth, including measuring length, capacity, and mass using standard units, telling time to the nearest minute, and solving problems involving money.
- Develop problem-solving skills through real-life situations, mathematical investigations, and multi-step problems.
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Science:
- Explore the life cycle of plants and animals, including understanding the stages of growth, reproduction, and the interdependence of living things in ecosystems.
- Investigate the properties of matter, including understanding the states of matter, changes that occur during heating and cooling, and the properties of solids, liquids, and gases.
- Learn about energy and its forms, including understanding different sources of energy, energy transformations, and the importance of conserving energy.
- Explore the Earth’s resources and conservation, including understanding the importance of renewable and non-renewable resources, and exploring ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
- Develop scientific inquiry and experimentation skills, including planning and conducting investigations, making predictions, and analyzing and interpreting data.
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Social Studies:
- Learn about communities and their interdependence, including understanding the roles of individuals, groups, and institutions in communities, and exploring the concept of interconnections.
- Explore the history and traditions of different cultures, including understanding the contributions of diverse groups to Canadian society, and exploring cultural celebrations and traditions.
- Understand the concept of government and democracy, including learning about different levels of government, the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and the importance of making informed decisions.
- Learn about Canada’s geography and regions, including understanding the physical and human characteristics of different regions, and exploring the impact of geography on communities and the environment.
- Develop research and presentation skills, including conducting research using various sources, organizing information, and presenting findings in different formats.
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Language Arts:
- Expand reading skills and comprehension, including using a variety of strategies to understand texts, such as making connections, visualizing, and summarizing.
- Develop fluency and expression in reading, including reading with appropriate phrasing, intonation, and pacing.
- Practice writing paragraphs and short essays, focusing on organizing ideas, using descriptive language, and editing for grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- Explore different writing styles and genres, including narratives, expository texts, and persuasive writing, and understand their structures and purposes.
- Develop listening and speaking skills through discussions, presentations, and participating in group activities and debates.
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Mathematics:
- Expand number sense and place value up to 10,000, including understanding the value of digits in different places, comparing and ordering numbers, and representing numbers in different forms.
- Develop multiplication and division skills, including solving problems using multiplication and division facts, strategies, and models.
- Introduce fractions and decimals, including understanding the meaning of fractions and decimals, comparing and ordering them, and solving problems involving fractions and decimals.
- Explore measurement, time, and money in more depth, including measuring perimeter, area, and volume, telling time to the nearest minute, and solving problems involving money and financial literacy.
- Develop problem-solving skills through real-life situations, mathematical investigations, and multi-step problems.
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Science:
- Explore the life cycles and ecosystems, including understanding the interdependence of living things in different habitats, and exploring the impact of human activities on ecosystems.
- Investigate the properties of materials and changes, including understanding the properties of solids, liquids, and gases, and exploring physical and chemical changes.
- Learn about forces and simple machines, including understanding different types of forces, such as gravity and friction, and exploring the principles of simple machines.
- Explore the Earth’s climate and weather, including understanding weather patterns, climate zones, and the impact of weather on living things and the environment.
- Develop scientific inquiry and experimentation skills, including planning and conducting investigations, making predictions, and analyzing and interpreting data.
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Social Studies:
- Learn about Canada’s history and its impact on present-day, including understanding key events, people, and movements that have shaped Canada’s identity and development.
- Explore the diversity of Canadian communities, including understanding the contributions of different cultural, ethnic, and religious groups, and exploring the concept of multiculturalism.
- Understand the concept of rights and responsibilities, including exploring the rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups, and governments, and understanding the importance of equity and social justice.
- Learn about global connections and interdependence, including understanding Canada’s role in the world, exploring global issues, and understanding the importance of global citizenship.
- Develop research and presentation skills, including conducting research using various sources, analyzing and synthesizing information, and presenting findings in different formats.