Expected Learning Outcomes for Pre-K, K, First
& Second Grade
Language:
Pre-K children will achieve minimum communication proficiency in English.
They will use key words and short sentences. They will develop listening
skills to interpret simple instructions and stories. They will recite
rhymes to enjoy speech rhythms, train memory and practice pronunciation.
They will recognize the small letters of the alphabet and match them
to appropriate pictures. Action songs, television, dramatic and group
play will be familiar experiences for them. They will practice pre-writing
exercises. They will learn the names of common objects in their immediate
environment.
Kindergarten children will demonstrate greater verbal proficiency in
English. They will speak a few sentences, narrate an incident or recite
a poem. They will express their preferences. They will learn the capital
letters of the alphabet and the short vowel sounds. They will learn
to space letters. They will practise pattern writing and letters. They
will enjoy listening to and dramatizing stories that will be told and
read aloud to them. Their vocabulary will expand with the learning of
names of animals, fruit, vegetables, transport and places such as the
park, zoo, market place and shops.
First graders will read three prescribed texts and will be conversant
with consonant sounds and short vowel sounds. They will write their
own stories with help from their teacher. The use of punctuation marks
will be learned as part of reading and writing. Dramatization and recitation
will be done as part of language class. Their spoken language will have
more fluency. Their listening skills will have improved to enable them
to follow explanations, carry out 3-step instructions and give others
a chance to be heard.
Second graders will have an enriched vocabulary and the ability to
write their own letters and stories. They will have an appreciation
of the classics in simple narrative and video movie forms. Punctuation,
basic grammar such as tense, number, parts of speech and vocabulary
building exercises will be learned by the end of second grade. The ability
to read and interpret instructions on the computer without adult help
will be developed. Dramatics, recitation and elocution will be language
exercises that they are familiar with.
Mathematics
Pre-K will know number concepts from 0 to 5. They will be able to count
to 10. They will recognise circles and squares. They will learn measurement
words like full/empty, heavy/light, long/short and same as/more.
Kindergarten will learn numbers 0 to 20. They will recognise circles,
squares, triangles and rectangles. They will know what number comes
after, be able to read the hour on a clock face, recognize rupees and
paise in commonly used denominations, number names one to five, and
simple addition and subtraction of numbers 0 to 10. They will also know
less and more up to 10 and concepts such as big/small, tall/short and
long/short.
First Grade children will learn numbers 0 to 99. They will know how
to add and subtract double digit numbers without carrying over or borrowing.
They will know place value of units and tens. They will learn shapes
and sizes, the hour and half-hour, Indian money, and will have been
introduced to multiplication as repeated addition.
Second Grade children will learn place value of units, tens and hundreds.
They will be thorough with numbers up to 999. Expanded notation, addition,
subtraction and multiplication will be mastered. Division will be introduced.
Time in terms of the hour, the half-hour and quarter hour will be done.
Linear measurement in the metric and British systems will both be done.
Weight will be introduced with the kitchen and clinic weighing scales.
Temperature will be measured with a thermometer. Rupees and paise will
be used in addition, subtraction and multiplication problems.
Second Grade children will learn place value of units, tens
and hundreds. They will be thorough with numbers up to 999. Expanded
notation, addition, subtraction and multiplication will be mastered.
Division will be introduced. Time in terms of the hour, the half-hour
and quarter hour will be done. Linear measurement in the metric and
British systems will both be done. Weight will be introduced with the
kitchen and clinic weighing scales. Temperature will be measured with
a thermometer. Rupees and paise will be used in addition, subtraction
and multiplication problems.
Science
Pre-K will have gone through sensorial material to use their five senses.
Nature walks, water and sand play, blocks, puzzles and television will
have introduced them to nature.
Kindergarten will have explored, observed and experienced natural phenomena
through the class nature table, weather chart, germination of seeds,
sinking and floating experiments, observation of the sky and videos
on animals in different parts of the world. The gardens and grounds
of Shanti Bhavan will be used for first-hand observation of nature.
First Grade will have learned about animal life, the sun and its heat
and light, the other stars, land and water forms, the rotation of the
earth which causes day and night, living and not living things, our
five senses, air water and weather. Shanti Bhavan gardens and grounds
will be used for nature lessons.
Second Grade will have studied animal classification, extinct animals
like dinosaurs, endangered animals, structure and functions of plant
life, matter- solid, liquid and gas, our solar system, the sun as a
source of energy, the water cycle, clouds, weather and climate, ocean
life and its relevance to humans. Shanti Bhavan environs will be used
for science observations and experiments where applicable.
Social Studies
Pre-K will have become aware of themselves as persons, their family,
caregivers, teachers, pets at home if any, and friends. They will have
learned how to wait for their turn, wish others, table manners, personal
hygiene and social behavior. They will also have had sufficient training
in bladder control. Participation in festival celebrations and birthday
parties, school and national days, assemblies and visits of school guests
will be part of their social learning experience.
Kindergarten will have completed activities and lessons on their birthdays,
family days, festivals, national flag and emblems, food, song, dance
and costumes of Tamil Nadu, Shanti Bhavan - their school, good manners
and cleanliness. Videos will be used for the teaching of this subject.
First Grade will have learned about the family, food, shelter, clothing,
transport, their country India - capital city, location on a world map,
national days, holidays, festivals, great Indians like Gandhi and Nehru,
and the basics of maps. They will have made a map of Shanti Bhavan.
Second Grade will study the southern states of India as well as those
represented in the school community. Languages, music, costumes, food,
festivals, dances and state capitals will have been learned. Festivals,
national days and other relevant celebrations will be participated in
different ways. The main rivers, mountains, deserts, the Deccan plateau
and surrounding seas including the Indian Ocean will be identified on
maps of India. Children will have learned the names of continents and
oceans and their location on world maps.
Value Education & Emotional Intelligence
Pre-K, K and First Grade will have questioned the why, what, where,
who and when of socially acceptable behavior in daily value education
lessons. Videos such as Mr. Rogers and Treasure Attic will have been
seen by all children to reinforce value appreciation in a fun way. Staff
always will have the responsibility of setting a good example to children.
Cleanliness, safety rules, healthful eating, exercise will all be part
of the daily program for the children to learn to take care of their
bodies and themselves. Kindness to animals and plants, courtesy to each
other and respectful behavior in general will be encouraged. The list
of things Shanti Bhavan children are expected to do will be brought
to the childrenās awareness periodically, about once a week.
Second Grade will have additional instruction in emotional intelligence.
Awareness of feelings, recognition of emotions, and simple ways to handle
emotional situations will be done in the form of role play and dialogue.
Punctuality will be encouraged at this level because second graders
become conscious of time.
Co-curricular Activities
Pre-K will use picture talk, story, nursery rhymes, action songs, free
hand drawing, coloring, painting, clay modeling, games, music and movement
and exercises of practical life to be guided through their learning
activities. Field trips of suitable duration and interest such as the
circus and flower show will have made an impression on the children.
Kindergarten will use similar activities as the Pre-K children as well
as field trips on and off-campus such as the visit to Banerghatta national
Park, the circus, the Lalbagh flower show, the Shanti Bhavan laundry,
vegetable garden, fruit orchard, kitchen, and neighboring lake and ponds.
Exercise to music, games and races have been and will be part of their
daily routine.
First Grade and Second Grade children have additional literary, sports,
music and instructional activities such as introduction to the classics
in Literature, soccer, cricket and baseball, piano for selected pupils
who have displayed an ear for music, and the basics of Indian classical
music.
National and Regional Languages
Second Grade will have learned the vowels and consonants of Hindi and
Tamil, names of colours, numbers, vegetables, fruit, animals, food,
transport, common objects, short poems, songs, story, dramatization,
translation of well-known stories from world literature into both languages,
dance and tableaux to celebrate special days of the calendar. The introduction
to the scripts of these languages has been done slowly and systematically
because the children are already grappling with a foreign language,
English. The children get a chance to speak in their mother tongues
in their dormitories before breakfast and after dinnner.
