STRAND 1: ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Concept 2:Speaking and Communicating The child uses verbal andnonverbal communication to share ideas for a variety ofpurposes

STRAND 2: PRE-READING PROCESS Concept5: Vocabulary Development The childunderstands and uses increasingly complexvocabulary.

STRAND 2: PRE-READING PROCESSConcept 1: Print Awareness The childknows that print carries messages.

STRAND 3: DRAMATIC PLAY Concept 1:Creating Dramatic Play The child usesdramatic play and props to explore andcreate.a. Participates in dramatic playactivities. b. Assumes roles from dailyactivities using a variety of props

STRAND 1 – VISUAL ART Concept 1: Creating ArtThe child uses a wide variety of materials, media,tools, techniques and processes to explore andcreate.b. Uses a variety of tools to createoriginal works of art (i.e. cotton swabs,small/large brushes, drinking straws, sponges,sticks, fly swatters, stamps, fingers, scissors,plastic needles, rollers, and stapler

STRAND 1 – VISUAL ART Concept 1: Creating ArtThe child uses a wide variety of materials, media,tools, techniques and processes to explore andcreate.

STRAND 1 – VISUAL ART Concept 1: Creating ArtThe child uses a wide variety of materials, media,tools, techniques and processes to explore andcreate.a. Uses a variety of materials/media tocreate original works of art (i.e. paper, rocks,sand, clay, plaster, fabric, fiber, salt, dough,crayons, markers, paint, chalk, charcoal, pencils,glue, and cardboard).

STRAND 2: MUSIC AND CREATIVE MOVEMENT Concept 1:Creating Music and Movement The child uses a widevariety of instruments, techniques and music to exploreand create.c. Sings/moves to familiar rhymes, songs,and/or chants. d. Uses familiar songs, rhymes or chantsto create her own musical/movement improvisations.

STRAND 3: SAFETY Concept 1: Safety,Injury Prevention Child demonstratesknowledge of personal safety practices androutines.b. Demonstrates Street SafetyPractices • Crossing street • Car safety

STRAND 1: ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTConcept 1: Listening and Understanding The childlistens with understanding to directions, stories,and conversations.

STRAND 1: NUMBER SENSE AND OPERATIONSConcept 1: Number Sense The child uses numbersand counting as a means to determine quantity andsolve problems.

STRAND 4: GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENTConcept 2: Measurement The child usesmeasurement to make and describe comparisons inthe environment.

STRAND 2: DATA ANALYSIS* Concept 1:Data Collection and Organization The childcollects, organizes, and displays relevantdata.

STRAND 1: AMERICAN HISTORY Concept 1: Research Skills The childdemonstrates an understanding that information can be obtained froma variety of sources to answer questions about one’s life. b. Childrelates past events with current events or activities.

STRAND 2: WORLD HISTORY Concept 1: Diversity (ContemporaryWorld ) The child recognizes that he lives in a place with many people,and that there are people and events in other parts of the world. d.Child describes some characteristics (e.g. clothing, food, jobs) of thepeople in his/her community.

STRAND 4: GEOGRAPHY Concept 1: TheWorld in Spatial Terms The childdemonstrates an awareness of locationand spatial relationships.c. Child describessome physical features (e.g. bodies ofwater, mountains, weather) of theenvironment in which he/she lives.

STRAND 1: INQUIRY Concept 2:Investigation (Scientific Testing) The childtests predictions through exploration andexperimentation.

STRAND 1: INQUIRY Concept 4:Communication The child describes, discussesor presents predictions, explanations andgeneralizations.