Learning Outcomes Kinder 2

I can identify similarities and differences between two or more objects e.g. using oranges and apples to find pairs, spot the difference, odd one out, what’s wrong

I can predict and think logically, make assumptions and hypothesize, ask questions and reply to open-ended questions

I can make connections between experiences, concepts and processes

I can show a positive disposition towards learning, am curious and enthusiastic in my learning

I can use play to investigate, imagine and explore ideas

I can persist in the face of challenge

I am motivated to peruse my interests with enthusiasm and seek answers to my questions

I can take risks and learn from mistakes to reach my goals

I can follow and extend my interest with enthusiasm and concentration

I can broaden my knowledge through enquiry and discovery

I can make connections between the experiences and understandings to make sense of the world around me

I can manipulate resources to investigate, take apart, assemble, invent and construct

I can respond creatively to a variety of stimuli

I can demonstrate interest in the larger world beyond my immediate environment

I can express and communicate ideas, thoughts and feelings through the expressive arts (music, drama, movement and art and design)

I can thread objects, e.g. pasta, beads, small rings onto dowel rods, string, etc.

I can build a tower independently, e.g. using 8, 9, 10 cubes

I can manipulate a pair of scissors to cut various materials, e.g. playdough, straws, paper

I have developed the use of a dominant hand

I can hold a marking tool using the correct tripod grasp, e.g. paint brush, crayon, pencil

I can draw recognisable symbols e.g. numbers letters, shapes

I can make creative representations of experiences, stories and event, e.g. drawings, paintings, collages

I can kick a ball forward

I can catch an object with both hands, e.g. a medium sized balloon, ball

I can move around with control and coordination

I can balance well on each foot for a few seconds

I can go up and down the stairs independently, one foot per step

I can ride and steer a wheeled vehicle using pedals

I can throw an object overarm whilst standing, e.g. a ball, a bean bag

I can show comfort in the company of familiar peers

I can show comfort it he company of familiar adults

I can respond positively to new people in a familiar environment

I can engage enthusiastically with new challenges in all areas of development when I feel safe

I can feel that I belong in this setting e.g. I can name the people around me, I know where things are placed

I can participate in daily routines e.g. I hang up my jacket and bag when I arrive at school

I can talk about myself e.g. my likes and dislikes, my family and friends, daily experiences

I am aware that I am accepted in the group and I feel loved

I can approach familiar adults when I need help knowing that I will be listened to

I can complete a task independently

I am confident to initiate play and other activities

I can invite others to play with me

I can name the things that I am good at

I can explore opportunities to test my abilities .g. caring for a pet/plant, catching a ball, drawing a picture

I know that there are consequences if I do not respect the rules

I can look after the resources available in my setting

I can make good use of resources to complete given tasks

I do not give up in the face of challenges but explore different solutions

I can understand that I can learn from my mistakes

I am prepared to try things out

I am confident taking the lead in activities

I am clear about my preferred activities and am able to make my own choices

I make an effort to solve challenges I encounter myself before asking for support

I can exercise self-help skills independently

I can interpret my ideas creatively e.g. through art, music, movement and play

I can approach new situations positively and with confidence

I can explore my immediate environment using different approaches

I can use various methods to solve challenging situations

I can actively interact with others in games and activities

I understand that I need to negotiate with others about shared activities and act accordingly

I can regulate my own behaviour to ensure cooperation and good communication

I can take turns and share ideas when working collaboratively in a group

I can respond positively to others

I can express my ideas in matters that affect me

I can practise a variety of ways to include others

I show interest in others and their needs

I am able to express my opinion and listen to the opinion of others

I can respond appropriately to the behaviours of others with guidance

I am able to repair disagreements with my friends with some intervention

I can take up opportunities to give my opinion re decision making in my setting

I can recognise unfair behaviour and I am able to express myself about it

I am aware that others have rights and duties too

I collaborate with all children irrespective of their diverse backgrounds

I treat peers and adults around me with respect

I react in positive ways to others irrespective of their diverse backgrounds and needs

I can engage in school and cultural events in a positive way

I can understand that numerals are symbols used for quantities

I can understand that letters represent sounds

I can sort, match, compare and contrast, classify and seriate a wide variety of objects during play

I can recognise and name numbers

I can describe size

I can describe length

I can describe volume

I can describe capacity

I can communicate independently and initiate a conversation verbally in my mother language and I can refer to a second language

I can listen attentively and respond appropriately in my mother language and in a second language

I can speak fluently in my mother language using a broad sequenced narrative

I show increasing knowledge and skill in using a range of media (e.g. pictures, printed material) to convey meaning

I can understand and use increasingly advanced and varied vocabulary

I actively participate during story telling

I can tell a story

I can choose a book that appeals to my interest and look at it independently

I can listen attentively to stories being read or narrated in my mother language and in my second language

I can respond with relevant comments and questions related to a variety of texts

I can retell stories or information from books through conversation, art work, creative movement, drama, emergent writing etc.

I can predict what will happen in a story

I can understand that print carries meaning

I can understand that pictures can tell a story

I can understand that there is a wide variety of print in the environment

I can identify labels and signs in the environment

I can understand that spoken language can be written down

I can understand that thoughts and ideas can be represented through words, pictures and images

I begin to understand the letter and sound relationship in Maltese

I understand that print is organised from left to right

I can make a variety of marks and scribbles

I can make basic graphic representations to express my ideas for a particular purpose e.g. scribblings and drawings

I can use symbols in play to represent ideas e.g. using a bowl as a helmet, using a marker as a microphone

I can recognise basic colours

I can understand basic concepts of shapes

I can understand he basic concepts of numbers

I can understand the basic concepts of signs

I can discriminate between different sounds in my environment

I have learnt to see symbols as a means of representation e.g. numbers, letters, signs

I can listen and respond to sounds and patterns (in speech, stories, rhymes and songs)

I can use my mother language to achieve my communicative goals

I can recite a selection of songs, rhymes and stories in both my mother tongue and in my second language

I can tell the difference between words in my mother tongue and my second language

I can use different languages (my mother tongue, my second language, sign language, pictures or gestures) to communicate with different people and in different situations

I can follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities e.g. visually, auditory, sensory

I am comfortable using everyday technology e.g. Interactive White Board, touch screen, robot

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