SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LEARNING STANDARDS 4K
 

Approaches to Learning

PK AL1 Children engage in play as a means to develop their individual approaches to learning
PK-AL1.1
Begin to show creativity and imagination using materials in exploratory play.
PK-AL1.2
Lengthen attention span for an increasing variety of chosen tasks and activities for short periods of time (10-20 minutes).
PK AL2 Children show eagerness and curiosity as a learner
PK-AL2.1
Begin to demonstrate an eagerness and interest as a learner by questioning and adding ideas.
PK-AL2.2
Choose to participate in an increasing variety of activities, tasks and play areas.
PK AL3 Children demonstrate engagement, persistence and initiative in learning
PK-AL3.1
Demonstrate growing initiative in selecting and carrying out activities.
PK-AL3.2
Show increasing ability to maintain interest in self-selected activities and play despite distractions and interruptions.
PK-AL3.3
Begin to try to solve problems encountered in play.
PK-AL3.4
Demonstrate delight or satisfaction when completing a task, solving a problem, or making a discovery.
PK AL 4 Children demonstrate an increasing ability to self-organize.
PK-AL4.1
Begin to understand a task can be accomplished through a series of steps.
PK-AL4.2
Demonstrate an increasing ability to organize themselves and materials in the learning environment.
PK-AL4.3
Demonstrate an increasing ability to follow through with tasks and activities.
PK AL 5 Children demonstrate an increasing ability to reason and remember.
PK-AL5.1
Begin to develop more than one solution to a question, task or problem.
PK-AL5.2
Demonstrate an increasing ability to identify and take appropriate risks.
PK AL 6 Children use their prior knowledge and experience to extend their learning
PK-AL6.1
Represent events and personal experiences in one of several ways.
PK-AL6.2
Demonstrate growing ability to predict possible outcomes.
PK-AL6.3
Demonstrate increasing ability to use prior knowledge to understand new experiences.

Social and Emotional Development

PK SE 1 Children will display a healthy self-concept in a safe, supportive and stimulating learning environment.
PK-SE1.1
Begin to identify similarities and differences between self and others.
PK-SE1.2
Show self-direction by making choices and performing age-appropriate tasks.
PK-SE1.3
Begin to stand up for rights by asserting own needs and desires without being aggressive.
PK-SE1.4
Demonstrate self-confidence by eagerly participating in most classroom activities, expressing emotions, exploring toys and materials, and interacting with others in the classroom.
PK SE 2 Children will demonstrate self-control and show respect and responsibility for themselves and others.
PK-SE2.1
Follow simple classroom rules and routines with reminders.
PK-SE2.2
Use classroom materials carefully with guidance and some reminders.
PK-SE2.3
Adjust to changes (transitions) when told what to expect in advance.
PK SE 3 Children will form healthy social relationships.
PK-SE3.1
Begin to recognize both positive and negative feelings and to be able to describe them.
PK-SE3.2
Begin to take responsibility for own well-being by using self-help skills with few reminders.
PK-SE3.3
Begin to make the transition from parallel play to cooperative play by taking turns and talking with other children during play.
PK-SE3.4
Interact easily with familiar adults by engaging in conversations and following directions.
PK-SE3.5
Begin to show a growing ability to participate in the group life of the class (sense of community) and an awareness of group expectations.
PK-SE3.6
Show and respond with empathy to peers who are in need, upset, or hurt much of the time.
PK SE 4 Children will use a variety of techniques to solve social problems.
PK-SE4.1
Begin to learn alternatives from adults for solving problems.

Language and Literacy

Communication Goal: The students will recognize, demonstrate and analyze the qualities of effective communication.

SPEAKING

PK C1 The student will use speaking skills to participate in large and small group in both formal and information situations.
PK-C1.1
Begin using appropriate voice volume, phrasing, sentence structure (syntax), and intonation when speaking.
PK-C1.2
Begin taking turns in conversations and staying on topic.
PK-C1.3
Begin responding in complete sentences.
PK-C1.4
Begin participating in conversations and discussions and responding appropriately.
PK-C1.5
Begin participating in the choral speaking of short poems and rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated patterns.
PK-C1.6
Begin participating in creative dramatics.
PK-C1.7
Begin using oral language for a variety of purposes.
PK-C1.8
Begin giving one-and-two step oral directions.
PK-C1-9
Begin telling and retelling stories and events in logical order.

LISTENING

PK C2 The student will use comprehension skills to comprehend and analyze information he or she receives in both formal and informal situations.
PK-C2.1
Begin following one- and two-step oral directions.
PK-C2.2
Begin listening to various types of literature read aloud.
PK-C2.3
Begin listening for meaning in conversations and discussions.
PK-C2.4
Begin focusing attention on the person who is speaking and listening politely without interrupting.

VIEWING

PK C3 The student will comprehend and analyze information he or she receives from non-print sources.
PK-C3.1
Begin recognizing non-print sources.
PK-C3.2
Begin making connections between material from non-print sources and his or her prior knowledge, other sources, and the world.

READING GOAL

The student will draw upon a variety of strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate what he or she reads.

COMPREHENSION

PK R1 The student will integrate various cues and strategies to comprehend what he or she reads.
PK-R1.1
Begin showing an interest in reading-related activities.
PK-R1.2
Begin exploring books independently.
PK-R1.3
Continue recognizing the association between spoken and written words.
PK.R1.4
Begin making connections to prior knowledge, other texts, and the world in response to texts read aloud.
PK-R1.5
Begin retelling stories.
PK-R1.6
Begin asking and answering questions about texts read aloud.
PK-R1.7
Begin using pictures and words to make predictions about stories read aloud.
PK-R1.8
Progresses in understanding how books are viewed.
PK-R1.9
Begin recalling details in texts read aloud.

ANALYSIS OF TEXT

PK R2 The student will use knowledge of the purposes, structures and elements of writing to analyze and interpret various types of text.

PK-R2.1
Begin identifying characters in stories read aloud.
PK-R2.2
Progress in understanding the feelings and motives of characters in situations in the natural and social worlds.

PHONICS AND WORD STUDY

PK R3 The students will use knowledge of graph phonics and word analysis to read and determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
PK-R3.1
Begin recognizing environmental print such as business logos and traffic signs.
PK-R3.2
Begin understanding how print is organized and read, using concepts about print.
PK-R3.3
Begin identifying places where words are found, such as books and newspapers.
PK-R3.4
Begin recognizing that words are made up of letters and that letters make sounds.
PK-R3.5
Begin recognizing letters in words.
PK-R3.6
Begin recognizing rhyming words.

WRITING GOAL

The student will write for different audiences and purposes.

PROCESS

PK W1 The student will use a process approach to writing.
PK-W1.1
Begin using oral language, pictures, and/or letters to create stories about experiences, people, objects, and events.
PK-W1.2
Begin choosing topics and generating ideas about which to write.
PK-W1.3
Begin writing using a variety of formats.

RESPONDING TO TEXT

PK W2 The student will write for a variety of purposes.
PK-W2.1
Begin using oral language, drawing pictures, and/or using letters to explain.
PK W3 The student will respond to texts written by others.
PK-W3.1
Begin responding to texts read aloud by conversing with others and by using pictures.
PK W4 The student will create legible texts.
PK-W4.1
Begin copying or printing letters and words, including his or her name.

RESEARCH GOAL

The student will access and use information from a variety of appropriately selected sources to extend his or her knowledge.

SELECTING A TOPIC

PK RS1 The student will select a topic for exploration.
PK-RS1.1
Begin asking how and why questions about a topic of interest.

GATHERING INFORMATION AND REFINING A TOPIC

PK RS2 The student will gather information from a variety of sources.
PK-RS2.1
Begin identifying pictures as sources of information.

PREPARING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION

PK RS3 The student will use a variety of strategies to prepare and present information.
PK-RS3.1
Begin organizing and classifying information by constructing categories.
PK-RS3.2
Begin organizing information on the basis of observation.
PK-RS3.3
Begin presenting his or her research findings in a variety of formats.


Math

NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS

I. Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers and number systems.
A. Count with understanding and recognize “how many” in sets of objects.
4K I.A.1
Begin to demonstrate one-to- one correspondence using real objects.
4K I.A.2
Begin to explore the meaning of “more” and “less”.
4K I.A.3
Show beginning understanding of number (matching action with number).
B. Develop understanding of the relative position and magnitude of whole and of ordinal and cardinal numbers and their connections.
4K I.B.1
Identify the positions “first” “next” and “last”.
4K I.B.2
Determine more than, less than, and equals based on counting using manipulatives.
C. Develop a sense of whole numbers and represent and use them in flexible ways, including relating, composing and decomposing numbers.
4K I.C.1
Begin to show an awareness of numbers in the environment.
D. Connect number words and numerals to the quantities they represent, using various physical models and representations.
4K I.D.1
Distinguish “one” from “many.”

ALGEBRA

I. Understand patterns, relations and functions.
A. Sort, classify and order objects by size, number and other properties.
4K I.A.1
Recognize similar objects in their environment by color, shape, and size.
4K I.A.3
Order three objects by size.
B. Recognize, describe and extend patterns such as sequences of sounds and shapes or simple numeric patterns and translate from one representation to another.
4K I.B.1
Recognize a two-part pattern and extend.

GEOMETRY

I. Analyze characteristics and properties of two-and-three dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships.
A. Recognize, name, build, draw, compare and sort two-and-three-dimensional shapes.
4K I.A.1
Begin to identify, name, model, and draw two-dimensional geometric shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle).
4K I.A.2
Investigate three-dimensional shapes in informal settings.
4K I.A.3
Sort two-dimensional shapes according to attributes.
C. Investigate and predict the results of putting together and taking apart two-and-three-dimensional shapes.
4K I.C.1
Investigate the results of combining and partitioning geometric shapes (square, rectangle, triangle, circle).
II. Specify locations and describe spatial relations using coordinate geometry and other representational systems.
D. Describe, name and interpret relative positions in space and apply ideas about relative position.
4K II.A.1
Use positional words to describe the location of objects (up, down, on off, over, under, next to).
I. Use visualizations, spatial reasoning and geometric modeling to solve problems.
J. Relate ideas in geometry to ideas in number and measurement.
4K IV.C.1
Name object seen briefly.
4K IV.C.3
Order 3 objects by size.
K. Recognize geometric shapes and structures in the environment and specify their location.
4K IV.D.1
Locate geometric shapes in the environment.

MEASUREMENT

I. Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems and processes of measurement.
A. Recognize the attributes of length, volume, weight, area and time.
4K I.A.1
Become aware that objects can be compared on basis of different attributes.
4K I.A.2
Identify, by picking them up, which of two objects is heavier.
4K I.A.3
Demonstrate (through conversation) a beginning sense of time (yesterday, today, and tomorrow).
B. Compare and order objects according to their attributes.
4K I.B.1
Use basic comparison words (e.g. “His truck is bigger than mine.)
4K I.B.2
Describe objects and actions by noting their similarities and differences.
C. Understand how to measure using nonstandard and standard units.
4K I.C.1
Use nonstandard units of measure to explore everyday objects.
D. Select and appropriate unit and tool for the attribute being measured.
4K I.D.1
Identify the instrument used to measure time (clock).
I. Apply appropriate techniques, tools and formulas to determine measurements.
A. Use tools to measure.
4K II.A.1
Begin to show awareness of time concepts.

DATA ANALYSIS AND PROBABILITY

I. Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize and display relevant data to answer them.
A. Pose questions and gather data about themselves and their surroundings.
4K I.A.1
Collect data related to familiar experiences by counting.
B. Sort and classify objects according to their attributes and organize data about the objects.
4K I.B.1
Sort and classify by a single attribute (color, shape, size) and record data.
C. Represent data using concrete objects, pictures and graphs.
4K I.C.1
Draw a picture to represent data.


Physical Development

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT GOAL: Children engage in play to develop their physical bodies.
PK PD1 Gross Motor Development Children increasingly move their bodies in ways that demonstrate control, balance and coordination.
PK-PD1.1
Move with balance and control while walking, running, jumping, marching, hopping and galloping.
PK-PD1.2
Coordinate movements to perform more complex tasks.
PK-PD2.1
Use strength and control to perform more complex tasks.
PK-PD2.2
Use hand-eye coordination to perform more complex tasks.
PK-PD2.3
Show beginning control of drawing and writing tools.
PK-PD3.1
Perform some self-care tasks independently.
PK-PD3.2
Follow basic health and safety rules most of the time.

Wendy Fowler
Greenbrier Elementary
K-5 teacher

You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives.