Learning Outcomes for 2.5 – 5 yr old children
(Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Age)
Area of Learning
Language
CASA Outcomes
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Communicate effectively by listening and speaking
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written
materials that are read to them (e.g. stories, poems,
informational materials)
Develops interest in stories and books
Recites poems and rhymes
Make sense of simple written materials (e.g. familiar
words, signs, labels) using reading strategies that are
appropriate for beginners
Understand blends/ irregularities
Word Study (opposites, singular/plural,
masculine/feminine, rhyming words, etc.)
Learn non-phonetic vocabulary (puzzle words)
Develop printing/writing skills
Introduction to grammar: Parts of Speech – noun, verb,
article, adjective, conjunction, preposition, adverb
Use of capitalization and basic punctuation
Story writing with story alphabet & in story book
Reading phonetic words with four letters or more
Reading short non-phonetic words
Phonograms/ diagraphs
Complete phonetic reader series
Public Kindergarten Outcomes
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Communicate by talking and by listening and
speaking to others for a variety of purposes and in a
variety of contexts
Demonstrate understanding and critical awareness of
a variety of written materials that are read by and
with the EL-K team
Use reading strategies that are appropriate for
beginning readers in order to make sense of a variety
of written materials
Communicate in writing, using strategies that are
appropriate for beginners
Demonstrate a beginning understanding and critical
awareness of media texts
Mathematics
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Demonstrate an understanding of numbers, using concrete
materials to explore and investigate counting, quantity,
and number relationships
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Demonstrate understanding of sets and whole
numbers
linear counting, skip counting,
squares and cubes for numbers 1-10
Independent writing of numbers 1-100, 101-200, 201-300,
etc. up to 901-1000
Measure and compare length, weight, mass, capacity
and temperature of objects, and demonstrate
awareness of the passing of time
Identify the characteristics of two-dimensional shapes
and three-dimensional objects
Recognize and use patterns
Collect, display and interpret data in daily activities
Decimal System (units, 10, 100, 1000’s)
Addition, multiplication, and start on subtraction &
division (using Golden Bead material)
Introduction to the circle and its parts
Introduction to Fractions (concrete)
2 & 3 dimensional shape recognition
Constructive Triangles (to illustrate geometric
properties)
Knowledge of money/currency
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Sink and float
Seasons and weather
Use of a magnifying glass
Living/Non-living
Soluble and insoluble in water
Clouds, weather experiments
Mixing colours
Raising water levels (surface tension)
Mixing colours
Copper cleaning (chemical reactions)
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Science
Measure and compare length, mass capacity, area, and
temperature of objects/materials, and the passage of time,
using non-standard and standard unitys, through free
exploration, foxused exploration, and guided activity.
Describe, sort, classify, build, and compare twodimensional shapes and three-dimensional figures, and
describe the locations and movement of objects through
investigation
Explore, recognize, describe, and create patterns, using a
variety of materials in different contexts
Sort, classify and display a variety of concrete objects,
collect data, begin to read and describe displays of data,
and begin to explore the concept of probability in everyday
contexts
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Demonstrate an awareness of the natural and built
environment through hands-on investigations,
observations, questions, and representations of their
findings
Conduct simple investigations through free
exploration, focused exploration, and guided activity,
using inquiry skills
Demonstrate an understanding of the natural world
and the need to care for and respect the environment
Use technological problem-solving skills in free
exploration, focused exploration, and guided activity
Botany
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Zoology
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History
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importance of the sun
parts of the tree, flower, leaf, root and definitions
North American wildflowers, trees
Gathering seeds, leaves, planting seeds, repotting
seedlings
parts of the tree and flower, and definitions
botany cabinet
parts of the leaf, flower, root; kinds of roots
identify plant/animal
parts of animals (human, horse, bird, turtle, frog, fish,
butterfly, etc.)
Animals of the world
The five classes of vertebrates/definitions
(mammal/bird/reptile/amphibian/fish)
North American birds, mammals, etc.
Classify sea life, farm animals, insects, etc.)
Vertebrates/invertebrates
Classification of invertebrate species
(insects/arachnids/echinoderms/mollusks/crustaceans)
Carnivore/omnivore/herbivore
days of week, months of year (summary calendar &
weather calendar)
birthday celebrations
stories surrounding special days (Thanksgiving,
Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, etc.)
past, present and future calendar
seasons
sequence cards
dinosaur period; herbivores and carnivores
time line of child’s life
famous explorers
inventions
Geography
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Social Skills &
Emotional
Development
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Land and water formations
Land/Water Animals
Map of the Hemispheres (world map) - learn names of 7
continents and 5 oceans of the world
Map of North America ( learn names of countries in
North America, including Central American countries
and Greenland)
Sandpaper Globe and Continent Globe
Map of Canada (to learn names of provinces and
territories), provincial flags
Animals of the world/continents
Introduction to the three elements
Parts of a flag
Introduce Puzzle maps (South America, Europe, Asia,
Africa, Australasia, The United States) Maps with labels
Contributes to group discussions, participates in group
activities
Expresses thoughts and ideas clearly
Respects others and co-operates in a group
Has good self-control and waits for turn
Manners and courtesy, shaking hands
Demonstrates ability to listen and to follow directions
Works well independently and in a group
Concentrates on task
Demonstrates a positive attitude toward themselves
and others
Demonstrate independence and a willingness to take
responsibility in learning and other activities
Demonstrate awareness of their surroundings, both
natural and human-made
Demonstrate awareness of patterns in their daily lives
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Identify and use social skills in play and other contexts
Demonstrate an ability to use problem-solving skills in a
variety of social contexts
Demonstrate a beginning understanding of the
diversity in individuals, families, schools, and the wider
community
Demonstrate a sense of identity and a positive selfimage
Demonstrate independence, self-regulation, and a
willingness to take responsibility in learning and other
activities
Sensorial
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Physical
Development
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Visual sense:
discrimination of dimension
discrimination of colour (including shades)
Tactile sense: rough and smooth boards, touch tablets,
tactile fabrics
Baric sense: using baric tablets – weight
Thermic sense: using thermic bottles, thermic tablets
Stereognostic sense: mystery bag, geometric solids,
geometry cabinet
Gustatory sense: tasting bottles, taste discrimination
exercises
Olfactory sense: smelling bottles
Auditory sense: sound boxes
Identify 2 & 3 dimensional shapes
Patterning, similarities and differences using knobless
cylinders
Properties of triangles
Geometric pattering
Binomial and Trinomial Cubes
Square of Pythagoras
Demonstrate an awareness of health and safety
practices for themselves and others and a basic
awareness of their own well-being
Participate willingly in a variety of activities that require
the use of both large and small muscles
Devlelop control of large muscles (gross-motor control)
Develop control of small muscles (fine-motor control)
Nutrition and the human body
Introduction to the human body systems (skeletal
muscular, digestive, circulatory, respiratory systems)
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Demonstrate an awareness of health and safety
practices for themselves and others and a basic
awareness of their own well-being
Participate willingly in a variety of activities that require
the use of both large and small muscles
Devlelop control of large muscles (gross-motor control)
Develop control of small muscles (fine-motor control)
Visual Arts
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Demonstrate an awareness of themselves as artists
through engaging in activities in visual arts
Demonstrate basic knowledge and skills gained
through exposure to visual arts and activities in visual
arts - experiment with techniques and materials
Communicate their ideas and feelings through various
visual art forms/media
Use of various media – pencil crayons, chalk, pastels,
paint, markers
Use of fine-motor development for cutting, pasting and
eye-hand coordination
Use problem-solving strategies when experimenting
with the skills, materials, processes, and techniques
used in visual arts both individually and with others
Express response to a variety of visual art forms,
including those from other cultures
Introduction to Art Cards (matching known works of
art, identifying different works by same artist)
Presenting the works of various artists (the Life and
Works of…)
Classification of works of art by content (e.g. Still Life,
Portrait, Landscape, Abstract, cubism, Impressionism,
botanical drawings, etc.)
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Demonstrate an awareness of themselves as artists
through engaging in activities in visual arts
Demonstrate basic knowledge and skills gained
through exposure to visual arts and activities in visual
arts
Use problem-solving strategies when experimenting
with the skills, materials, processes, and techniques
used in visual arts both individually and with others
Express response to a variety of visual art forms,
including those from other cultures
Communicate their ideas through various visual art
forms
Practical Life Skills 
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walking in the classroom, carry and tuck a chair, roll a
mat, carry a tray, open and close a door
opening & closing exercises: boxes & bottles, locks &
keys, nuts & bolts
Large and small versions of: spooning, pouring rice,
tonging, tweezing, sorting
Using tools: screwdriver, hammer, sanding, etc.
Using scissors: cutting snippets, cutting on line
(straight line, wavy line, zig zag, spirals, shapes)
folding cloths, folding laundry
Dressing frames: button, snap, buckle, zipper, hook &
eye, bow, lacing, lace and hook
pouring water, squeeze a sponge, wring a cloth,
basting, eyedropper, pouring to different levels, into
different vessels, using a funnel
sweeping dry spills, wiping wet spills
polishing mirror/glass, silver/brass and wood
Perforation exercise (using a push pin to perforate a
line, remove shape)
Sewing exercise: how to sew a button
Table setting, Hand washing, Table/chair washing
Care of plants
Grace and Courtesy (please, thank you, excuse me,
blowing nose, shielding a cough or sneeze, etc.)