User:Sj/Curricula

Curricula and courses of instruction are handled differently in different countries, communities, and at different levels of education.

Curricular reform

Many countries have embarked on programs of c. reform in an effort to improve or 'modernize' their educational systems.

Guatemala

Developed their own primary math and language/literacy texts. Just two texts for primary school, from which everyone can be taught; an improvement on what is there now. Worked with help from Japan; the government owns the copyright to the results.

US unis

Often focusing on "coherence and integrity", "foundational elements" covering [[#humanities|]], [[#arts|]], and [[#social science|]].
Breadth and depth
Variety of opinion; self-conscious about systemic bias (but rarely able to address this comprehensively; so addressed within specific guidelines)

Identifying objects. Borders. Shapes, 2d & 3d. Colors. not like the others.
triangles, rectangles, ovals, cuboids, pyramids, spheres, cylinders, polyhedra

angles, length, capacity/volume, time, weight
Equivalence classes: lists, clusters, classification
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Counting, place value
addition, subtraction, sequences
Decimals, fractions, number line.
Multiplication, division. Ratio/%, proportion.
Basic probability.
Simple word problems, visual puzzles
Intro to the 'why' of math: how it is helpful

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Senses: temperature, light, weather, seasons, sound.
Flora & fauna: names, classes, sounds, smells, colors
The body: parts, pulse, movement
Materials: solids & liquids
Abstraction: Earth and sky; terms & concepts
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Measurement: properties of materials, plant & animal life cycles
dissolving, melting, boiling, condensing, freezing, evaporation; water cycle
Basic electricity & magnets (observation)
Physics: gravity, friction, resistance, vibration
Astronomy: day & night, shadows & seasons, stars & sun & moon