Big Ideas

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

• Language and story can be a source of creativity and joy.

• Stories and other texts help us learn about ourselves, and our families.

• Stories and other texts can be shared through pictures and words.

• Everyone has a unique story to share.

• Through listening and speaking, we connect with others and share our world. 

• Playing with language helps us discover how language works.

• Curiosity and wonder lead us to new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us.

MATHEMATICS

• Numbers to 20 represent quantities that can be decomposed into 10s and 1s.

• Addition and subtraction with numbers up to 10 can be modelled concretely, pictorially, and symbolically to develop computational fluency.

• Repeating elements in patterns can be identified.

• Objects and shapes have attributes that can be described, measured, and compared.

• Concrete graphs help us to compare and interpret data and show one-to-one correspondence. 

SOCIAL STUDIES

• We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live.

• Our rights, roles, and responsibilities are important for building strong communities.

• Healthy communities recognize and respect the diversity of individuals and care for the local environment.

SCIENCE

• Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.

• Matter is useful because of its properties.

• Light and sound can be produced and their properties can be changed.

• Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.

FINE ARTS EDUCATION

• People create art to express who they are as individuals and community.

• Engagement in the arts creates opportunities for inquiry through purposeful play.

• Dance, drama, music, and visual arts express meaning in unique ways.

• People connect to others and share ideas through the arts.

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

• Daily physical activity helps us develop movement skills and physical literacy, and is an important part of healthy living.

• Learning about ourselves and others helps us develop a positive attitude and caring behaviours, which helps us build healthy relationships.

• Knowing about our bodies and making healthy choices helps us look after ourselves.

• Good health comprises physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

CAREER EDUCATION

• Confidence develops through the process of self-discovery. 

• Strong communities are the result of being connected to family and community and working together toward common goals. 

• Effective collaboration relies on clear, respectful communication. 

• Everything we learn helps us to develop skills. 

• Communities include many different roles requiring many different skills. 

• Learning is a lifelong enterprise.

APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES

• Designs grow out of natural curiosity. 

• Skills can be developed through play. 

• Technologies are tools that extend human capabilities.