Core Curriculum P3

The International School of Tucson's Pre-Kindergarten Three (P3) Core Curriculum has three Subject Area syllabuses :

• Language
• Number
• Study Habits and Working Skills

Language

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• The Spoken World
  • The Alphabet
    • Letter names and sounds
• The Written World
• The Alphabet
• Letter Shapes
• Capital Letters
• The Visual World
• Colors
• Shapes
• Classroom Objects
• The Human World
  • My immediate family
  • My home
  • My body
  • My clothes
  • Birthdays and celebrations
• The Natural World
  • Living Things
    • Pets
    • Farm Animals
    • Wild Animals
  • Growing Things
    • Plants and Trees
    • Fruit and Vegetables
• The Physical World
  • Weather
  • Seasons
  • My neighbourhood

• Oral Communication – Listening
  • Listen with a purpose and respond to oral communication
  • Listen and respond to well known stories
  • Answer questions
  • Understand and follow one-step oral directions
• Oral Communication – Speaking
  • Recite the alphabet
  • Identify letters when indicated on a chart
  • Identify the subsequent letter when prompted
  • Produce target vocabulary accurately and use it appropriately
  • Ask about and describe topics covered in class and personal experiences
  • Agree / disagree
  • Ask / answer questions
  • Speak in sentences
  • Recount personal experiences and interests
  • Name family members
  • Ask about and describe people
  • Ask about and describe location
  • Ask about and describe things
  • Identify and name colours
  • Sing the alphabet song
  • Recite rhymes
• Written Communication – Reading
  • Identify letters
  • Identify numbers
  • Identify names
• Written Communication – Writing
  • Write names
  • Draw shapes
• Visual Communication – Viewing
  • Distinguish between real and animated objects
  • Compare objects, images, designs
  • Distinguish between different media
• Visual Communication – Presenting
  • Colour objects keeping between the lines
  • Use colors for different effects
  • Illustrate personal experiences and topics covered in class

Number Topics

• Numbers
  • 1 – 20
  • Fractions
  • Half, fourth
• Computation
  • Addition to total 10
• Shapes
  • Circle, triangle, square, rectangle
• Solids
  • Ball, box
• Measurement
  • Time
  • Hours, minutes
  • Months, days
  • Length
  • Centimetres, millimetres
  • Volume
  • Cup, bottle
  • Temperature

Number Skills

• Number
  • Count from 1 – 10
  • Write numbers 1 – 10
  • Identify numbers on a chart
  • Identify the subsequent number when prompted
  • Add two numbers to sum 1 – 10
  • Divide quantities into equal parts (fractions)
• Data Handling
  • Look for information in a picture
  • Count objects
  • Sort and classify objects into groups by attribute
  • Describe and compare groups
• Measurement
  • Time
    • Name and say the date
    • Name and identify hours, half-hours and quarter-hours
    • Organise times and events chronologically
    • Compare younger and older living things, growing things and objects
    • Name and order the days of the week
    • Name and order the months of the year
    • Identify the time of common or frequent events
  • Length
    • Compare similar and different lengths
    • Classify from smaller to bigger
    • Identify units of measurement on a chart or measuring device
  • Volume
    • Compare similar and different volumes
    • Classify from smaller to bigger
    • Identify units of measurement on a chart or measuring device
  • Temperature
    • Compare similar and different volumes
    • Classify from cooler to warmer
    • Identify units of measurement on a chart or measuring device
• Shape and Space
  • Identify shapes and solids
  • Draw shapes
  • Construct solids from nets
  • Locate living things, growing things and objects
• Pattern and Function
  • Identify objects that do and do not belong in a group
  • Distinguish between even and odd numbers
  • Distinguish between numbers and fractions
  • Identify and describe simple patterns

Study Habits and Working Skills

• Taking Care of Myself
  • Dressing / undressing
  • Hygiene
    • Washing, hand-washing
    • Bathroom habits
  • Safety
    • Crossing the road
• The Classroom
• Rules and Routines
• Respect
  • Politeness
  • Introductions and farewells
  • Thanking
  • Turn-taking
• Sharing
  • Borrowing
  • Returning
• Co-operation
  • Pairwork
  • Groupwork
• Tools, toys, objects
  • Pencils, crayons, markers, chalk, paintbrushes
  • Straight-edges, scissors, paste
• The Lunchroom
  • Rules and Routines
  • Eating
    • Use of cutlery
  • Respect
    • Sharing
• The School
  • Rules and Routines
  • People and their jobs
  • Playground
  • Layout, surroundings, equipment
• Handwriting
  • Holding a marker, crayon, pencil, chalk, paintbrush
  • Capital letters
  • Numbers
  • Names
• Information Tools
  • Books
  • Computer
  • Charts, diagrams, maps

• Follow instructions
• Follow instructions promptly
• Request permission
• Respect safety rules
• Respect class rules
• Work independently
• Work without teacher’s prompting
• Raise hand before speaking
• Listen while others are talking
• Address people appropriately
• Take turns
• Sit still
• Stay in line
• Clean up after an activity
• Put objects (chairs, toys,...) away after use
• Offer to help
• Thank others for their help
• Thank others for lending things
• Return an object after borrowing it
• Work cooperatively
• Use scissors properly
• Use glue properly
• Use a straight-edge properly
• Use and hold pencil, crayon, eraser, paintbrush, ... properly
• Tie shoelaces
• Do / undo belts, buttons and zippers
• Use knife, fork and spoon properly
• Pour juice
• Wash hands and face after dirty work
• Wash hands after using the restroom
• Flush toilets
• Put garbage in trashcans

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