1. INFORMATION AND MEDIA LITERACY |
By the end of Grade 2, all students will… |
By the end of Grade 4, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:2:1.1 Have experience with a variety of media sources.
S:SPS4:2:1.2 Use tools.
S:SPS4:2:1.3 Use age-appropriate sources such as newspapers, books and websites. |
S:SPS4:4:1.1 Access information from a variety of media sources (e.g., Internet, CD-ROM programs, print resources).
S:SPS4:4:1.2 Use appropriate tools to measure and graph data.
S:SPS4:4:1.3 Analyze and compare data from a variety of age-appropriate sources such as newspapers and websites. |
2. COMMUNICATION SKILLS |
By the end of Grade 2, all students will… |
By the end of Grade 4, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:2:2.1 Communicate ideas and observations through a variety of tools and formats (e.g., oral, journal, drawing, projects, multimedia). |
S:SPS4:4:2.1 Use a variety of tools and formats (oral presentations, journals, and multimedia presentations) to summarize and communicate the results of observations. |
3. CRITICAL THINKING AND SYSTEMS THINKING |
By the end of Grade 2, all students will… |
By the end of Grade 4, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:2:3.1 Make observations and tell ideas about real-life issues.
S:SPS4:2:3.2 Use pictures or other means to organize ideas.
S:SPS4:2:3.3 Make a graph to represent data. |
S:SPS4:4:3.1 Apply a variety of age-appropriate strategies to address real-life issues (e.g., identify factors that affect plants in a particular habitat).
S:SPS4:4:3.2 Build a concept map (or other graphic organizer) to understand a complex problem.
S:SPS4:4:3.3 Organize observations and data into tables, charts and graphs. |
4. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION, FORMULATION, AND SOLUTION |
By the end of Grade 2, all students will… |
By the end of Grade 4, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:2:4.1 Ask questions and take part in investigations.
S:SPS4:2:4.2 Compile observations (one to one relationship) by making or using simple pictographs, tally charts or simple graphs.
S:SPS4:2:4.3 Look for evidence to support ideas. |
S:SPS4:4:4.1 Ask questions and plan investigations to find answers.
S:SPS4:4:4.2 Compile data gathered through observations to record and present results using tally charts, tables and graphs.
S:SPS4:4:4.3 Use evidence to construct explanations. |
5. CREATIVITY AND INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY |
By the end of Grade 2, all students will… |
By the end of Grade 4, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:2:5.1 Use computer software and various technologies as appropriate to display and communicate information and ideas. |
S:SPS4:4:5.1 Use a variety of equipment and software packages to enter, process, display, and/or communicate information in different forms using text, tables, pictures, and sound (e.g., brainstorming software, collaboration software, telecommunications, presentation software, digital cameras, projectors). |
| 6. INTERPERSONAL AND COLLABORATIVE SKILLS |
By the end of Grade 2, all students will… |
By the end of Grade 4, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:2:6.1 Plan and carry out simple activities with a group. |
S:SPS4:4:6.1 Plan and conduct a scientific investigation in group settings.
S:SPS4:4:6.2 Engage in group decision making activities.
S:SPS4:4:6.3 Role-play different points of view on an issue. |
| 7. SELF DIRECTION |
By the end of Grade 2, all students will… |
By the end of Grade 4, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:2:7.1 Keep a visual or written journal. |
S:SPS4:4:7.1 Keep a journal record of observations, recognizing patterns, summarizing findings, and reflecting on the observations. |
| 8. ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADAPTABILITY |
By the end of Grade 2, all students will… |
By the end of Grade 4, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:2:8.1 Take part in sharing information with another classroom or school as a group. |
S:SPS4:4:8.1 Establish ongoing communication with students from other communities or countries to share and compare data. |
| 9. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY |
By the end of Grade 2, all students will… |
By the end of Grade 4, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:2:9.1 Collaborate, as a group, with another classroom or school. |
S:SPS4:4:9.1 Collaborate with other learners by letter, phone, or online. |
