Language & communication
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Build vocabulary through read-alouds, rhyme and conversation; connect sounds with letters and begin decoding with explicit instruction. Retell a short story through speech, drawing or assistive communication.
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Kindergarten curriculum
Learn it. Try it. Share it.
Choose a principle, school grade or study path. These are suggested learning plans; adapt them with a teacher or trusted adult.
1ExploreRead the idea or learning goal.
2Make or practiseTry an activity or project.
3Show what you learnedExplain it in your own words.
Learn to understand, create, care and contribute.
A proposed learning framework, not an accredited curriculum. K–12 labels are used for convenience; adapt to local standards, language, readiness and learner needs. The principles express values, not scientific measurements.
Typically 5–6 · Adapt by readiness
K–2 · Learn through play and guided practice
Kindergarten: Notice, name, play and care.
Starting point: Begin from oral language, interests, play and the child’s existing communication methods.
Mathematics & data
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Count objects with one-to-one correspondence; compare quantities, compose small numbers and explore shapes and patterns. Show two ways to make five with objects.
Science & environment
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Observe weather, plants, animals and materials using the senses safely. Record a plant’s changes through dated drawings without claiming why it changed.
Society, history & ethics
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Explore family diversity, helpers, fair turn-taking and simple maps. Explain a classroom rule and whom it helps.
Arts, culture & architecture
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Explore rhythm, colour, movement and stories from varied communities. Build a block shelter and describe how its shape meets a need.
Computing & design
Explore details
Give and follow short step-by-step instructions using cards or movement. Identify a trusted adult and practise asking before photographs or device use.
Wellbeing, reflection & practical life
Explore details
Name feelings and body boundaries; practise handwashing, movement and asking for help. Offer quiet noticing, drawing or listening as choices, without compulsory meditation.
Four-term project sequence
Illustrative nine-week terms. Teach the subject foundations alongside each project; use the teaching guide to adapt pacing.
Self & belonging
Create a picture book of strengths, feelings and people who help.
Patterns around us
Make a counting and weather journal with matching objects.
Living things
Care for a plant and show its recorded changes.
A caring classroom
Build a model play space; explain one inclusive feature.
End-of-year demonstrations
- Retell a story and distinguish a question from an observation.
- Count a small collection, explain a design and contribute to a shared task.
These are example demonstrations, not the complete legal requirements for grade promotion.
Teaching rhythm, assessment & adaptation
Suggested rhythm
Daily: read-aloud, explicit literacy practice, number play, movement and outdoor observation. Each week: arts, making, community stories and reflection. Use short activities with frequent breaks rather than a lecture timetable.
Check learning
Observe, converse and collect drawings, recordings and work samples. Revisit skills in a new setting. Avoid ranking children by speed or asking for personal beliefs.
Support and extend
Use objects, pictures, home languages, accessible play and adult modelling. Extend by inviting a new question or a different design, not merely more worksheets.
Full teaching and assessment guide ↗Study resources & curriculum references
Selected reference frameworks and resources inform this original proposal. This is not a verified standards crosswalk, an endorsed programme or a substitute for local requirements.
- Common Core mathematics ↗Curriculum reference · K–12 mathematics progression reference; consult locally adopted standards.
- Common Core English language arts ↗Curriculum reference · Literacy and communication reference; select texts appropriate to language and context.
- Next Generation Science Standards ↗Curriculum reference · Use disciplinary ideas, scientific practices and crosscutting concepts together.
- National Core Arts Standards ↗Curriculum reference · Creation, performance or presentation, response and connection across arts disciplines.
- Smithsonian Learning Lab ↗Teaching resource · Teacher-selected objects, artworks and stories for inquiry. Check rights before reuse.
Links reviewed 2026-09-23. Linked material retains its own copyright and licensing terms; these lesson outlines are original summaries.
New here? What the labels mean
Reported fact
A number from a named source. Check when, where and what it measures.
Model or score
A way to compare things using chosen rules. Different rules can give different scores.
Future goal or scenario
Something we hope to achieve, or imagine might happen. It is not a measured fact.
- Milestone
- An important step toward a goal.
- Indicator
- A measurement that helps us understand something.
- Dependency
- Something that may need help from something else.
- Biodiversity
- The variety of living things.
- GW
- Gigawatts: a unit of power. Capacity is what equipment can produce at its rated output.