Approaches to Learning - ESM Scopes and Sequences

Communication
Skills Ages 5-7 Ages 7 -11

Students are able to listen to and follow directions, Students are able to listen to and follow complex and multistage directions,
Listening listen to each other for getting information listen to each other gathering information
Students are able to speak clearly;
Students are able to speak clearly; express their ideas clearly and logically;
express their ideas clearly and logically; state their opinions and argument those;
Speaking state their opinions give oral reports to small and large groups
Students are able to read for information and Students are able to read a variety of resources for information and
pleasure; pleasure;
comprehend what has been read; comprehend what has been read;
Reading start making inference and draw conclusions make inferences and draw conclusions
Students are able to write clearly and organize the writing logically;
Students are able to write words and short record information and observations;
sentences; take notes and paraphrase;
record information and their observations; write summaries;
take notes; write reports;
Writing make a journal and keep some records there keep a journal and record
Students are able to recognize the meaning of Students are able to recognize the meaning of visual and kinesthetic
signs, gestures and mimics; communication;
interpret and utilize symbols to communicate the meaning of signs, gestures and mimics;
Non-verbal certain messages interpret and utilize symbols to communicate certain messages;
Students are able to interpret and analyze visuals and multimedia;
Students are able to understand that visuals are understand the ways
used to communicate; analyze and interpret in which images and language interact to convey ideas, values and beliefs;
Viewing information; develop personal experiences make informed choices about personal viewing experiences.
Students are able to construct visuals for a range of
purposes and audiences;
communicate information and ideas through a
variety of visuals; Students are able to construct visuals and multimedia for a range of
use visuals appropriately for effective presentation purposes and audiences;
Presenting and representation communicate information and ideas through a variety of visual media;
use appropriate technology for effective presentation and representation

Social Skills
Students are able to take on and complete tasks Students are able to take on and complete tasks in an appropriate manner;
Accepting taking it as part of the shared responsibility; being willing to
Responsibility feel responsible to behave appropriate assume a share of the responsibility.
Students are able to listen to others; make fair Students are able to listen sensitively to others; make decisions based on
decisions; recognize others' viewpoints and ideas fairness and equality; recognize that others’ beliefs, viewpoints, religions
may differ from their own one's and state their and ideas may differ from one’s own; state one’s opinion without hurting
Respecting others opinion without hurting others. others.
Students are able to work in groups and pairs cooperatively being courteous
Students are able to work in pairs and groups; to others;
share the resources they have; share available resources fairly;
Cooperating take turns take turns
Students are able to listen to others;
compromise;
Students are able to listen to others; react reasonably to the situation;
react reasonably to the situation; accept responsibility for own actions appropriately;
Resolving conflict accept responsibility for own actions be fair
Students are able to listen to others, ask questions,
Group decision express their own opinion contributing to the Students are able to listen to others, discuss ideas, ask questions and work
making group decision. together towards obtaining consensus and making a group decision
Students are able to understand what behavior is appropriate in a given
Adopting a Students are able to identify what behavior is situation and act
variety of group appropriate for different possible roles in a group accordingly;
roles and can take different roles at different times be a leader in some circumstances, a follower in others.
Self-Management
Students are able to exhibit skills in which groups
of large muscles are used and the factor of Students are able to exhibit skills in which groups of large muscles are used
Gross Motor strength is primary. effectively and the factor of strength is primary.
Students are able to exhibit skills in which delicate Students are able to exhibit skills in which delicate muscle system are used
Fine Motor muscle system are used appropriately. effectively.
Spatial Students are able to display a sensitivity to the Students are able to display a sensitivity to the position of objects in
Awareness position of objects relation to oneself or each other
Students are able to plan their activities and follow
Organization the created plan. Students are able to plan and carry out activities effectively.
Time Students are able to use their time appropriately. Students are able to use their time effectively and appropriately.
Management
Students are able to act so that their personal
behavior does not place them and those around Students are able to engage in personal behavior that avoids placing oneself
Safety them in danger or at risk. or others in danger or at risk.
Students are able to understand the value of a Students are able to make informed choices to achieve a balance in
balance in nutrition, rest, relaxation and exercise; nutrition, rest, relaxation and exercise; practise appropriate hygiene and
Healthy Lifestyles practise appropriate hygiene and self-care. self-care.
Students are able to show their knowledge of the Students are able to display their knowledge of the rules or operating
Codes of Behavior rules or operating procedures of groups of people. procedures of groups of people by applying those appropriately.
Students are able to show appropriate course of Students are able to select an appropriate course of action or behavior
Informed Choices action or behavior based on fact or opinion. based on fact or opinion.
Research Skills
Students are able to identify something one wants Students are able to identify something one wants or needs to know and
Formulating or needs to know and ask compelling and relevant ask compelling and relevant questions that can be inquired into and
Questions questions that may guide their inquiry. investigated.
Students are able to observe using different senses
Observing to gather information. Students are able to use all the senses to notice relevant details.
Students are able to develop simple plans; decide Students are able to develop a course of action; write an outline; devise
Planning on the ways of finding out necessary information. ways of finding out necessary information
Students are able to gather information from first
and second - hand sources such as maps, surveys, Students are able to gather relevant and appropriate information from a
direct observations, books, films, people, museums variety of first and second - hand sources such as maps, surveys, direct
Collecting Data and ICT. observations, books, films, people, museums and ICT.
Students are able to describe and record their
observations by drawing, making, telling and Students are able to describe and record their observations by note taking,
Recording Data filming drawing, making, telling and filming
Students are able to sort and categorize
information; arrange into understandable forms Students are able to sort and categorize information; accurately arrange
such as tables, narrative descriptions, timelines, into understandable forms such as tables, narrative descriptions, timelines,
Organizing Data graphs and diagrams. graphs and diagrams
Students are able to draw conclusions based on Students are able to draw conclusions from relationships and patterns that
the relationships and patterns that emerge from emerge from
Interpreting Data the data they work with. organized data.

Presenting
research Students are able to communicate what has been Students are able to effectively communicate what has been learned;
findings learned; choose appropriate media for it. choose appropriate media for it.
Thinking Skills
Students are able to gain facts, ideas, vocabulary
Acquisition of using them in a known situation and some Students are able to gain facts, ideas, vocabulary using them in known and
knowledge unknown situations. unknown situations remembering them in a similar form.
Students are able to grasp meaning from material Students are able to grasp meaning from material learned; communicate
Comprehension learned; communicate and interpret learning. and interpret learning effectively.
Students are able to use the previously acquired Students are able to use the previously acquired knowledge in a particular
Application knowledge in a particular way. or a new way.
Students are able to take some ideas apart;
separate into component parts finding their unique Students are able to take knowledge or ideas apart; separate into
Analysis characteristics. component parts; see relationships; find unique characteristics.
Students are able to combine parts to create Students are able to combine parts to create wholes; create/recreate,
Synthesis wholes; create, design, develop and innovate. design/redesign, develop and innovate the already created.
Students are able to make judgments or decisions Students are able to make judgments or decisions based on criteria chosen;
Evaluation based on the criteria and conditions. strands and conditions.
Students are able to think about two or more
different points of view at the same time; Students are able to thinking about two or more different points of view at
understand those points of view, are able to the same time; understand those points of view;
construct an argument for each point of view and are able to construct an argument for each point of view based on
Dialectical realize that other people can also take one's point knowledge of the other(s);
thought of view realize that other people can also take one’s own point of view
Students are able to think about how their thinking Students are able to analyze one's own and other's thought process;
Metacognition process works; how they think and learn. thinking about how one thinks and how one learns.