Unit Plans connected to Core Competencies, organized by Subject
Communication
Core French
Economics
- Recognizes that there are different points-of-view and recognizes commonalities as well as disagree respectfully
- Presents information clearly and in an organized way
- Presents information and ideas to an audience
English Language Arts
- Oral, written and visual
- Connect and engage with others
- Acquire, present and interpret information
- Explain/recount and reflect on experiences and accomplishments
- Acquire, interpret, and present information
Math
- Share information
- Connects experience
- Connect and engage with others
- Acquire, present and interpret information
- Explain/recount and reflect on experiences and accomplishments
Physical Education & Health
- Using appropriate listening and observation strategies to help form clear feedback that is given to another peer
- Using various methods of communicating progress (charts, graphs, reflections, etc.)
Science
- Acquire, interpret, and present information
- Understand and share information about a topic
- Present information clearly and in an organized way
Social Studies
- Collaborate to plan, carry out, and review constructions and activities
- Explain/recount and reflect on experiences and accomplishments
- Collaborate to plan, carry out and review constructions and activities
- Acquire, interpret and present information
- Connect and engage with others (to share and develop ideas)
- Acquire, interpret and present information (includes inquiries)
- Explain/recount and react on experiences and accomplishments
Visual Arts
Thinking
Core French
Economics
- Build on others’ ideas and add new ideas, or combine other people’s ideas in new ways to create new things or solve straightforward problems.
- Analyze evidence from different perspectives.
- Analyze assumptions and beliefs and consider views that do not fit with them.
English Language Arts
- Perspective, point of view
- Connecting self to text
- Novelty and value
- Analyze and critique
- Develop and design
- Generating Ideas
- Developing Ideas
- Analyze and critique
Math
- Create new ideas
- Reflecting on thinking
- Analyze assumptions
- Novelty and value
- Analyze and critique
- Develop and design
Physical Education & Health
Science
- Solving problems in peaceful ways
- Question and investigate
- Identify criteria that I can use to analyze evidence
- Ask open-ended questions and gather information
Social Studies
- Generating ideas
- Develop and design
- Develop ideas
- Analyze and critique
- Question and investigate
- Question and investigate
- Question and investigate
Visual Arts
Personal and Social
Core French
Economics
- Take the initiative to inform myself about controversial issues
- Analyze complex social or environmental issues from multiple perspectives
- Take thoughtful actions to influence positive, sustainable change
English Language Arts
- Metacognition
- Empathy
- Cultural awareness
- Relationships and cultural contexts personal values and choices
- Personal strengths and abilities
- Self determination
- Self regulation
- Valuing diversity
Math
- Explore values and choices
- Relationships and cultural contexts personal values and choices
- Personal strengths and abilities
- Self determination
- Self regulation
- Valuing diversity
Physical Education & Health
- Developing an understanding that individuals do not have equal amounts of each component of fitness or health
- Considering the factors that will impact an individual’s ability to become fitter or more healthy
Science
Social Studies
- Personal values and choices
- Self-determination
- Self-regulation
- Contributing to community
- Caring for the environment
- Solving problems in peaceful ways
Visual Arts
- Relationships and cultural contexts personal values and choices
- Personal strengths and abilities
- Self determination
- Self regulation
- Valuing diversity
Unit Plans connected to Core Competencies, organized by Grade
Communication
Kindergarten
- TBD
Grade 1
- TBD
Grade 2
- Collaborate to plan, carry out, and review constructions and activities
- Explain/recount and reflect on experiences and accomplishments
- Connect and engage with others (to share and develop ideas)
- Acquire, interpret and present information (includes inquiries)
- Explain/recount and react on experiences and accomplishments
Grade 3
- TBD
Grade 4
- Share information
- Connects experience
- Using appropriate listening and observation strategies to help form clear feedback that is given to another peer
- Using various methods of communicating progress (charts, graphs, reflections, etc.)
- Acquire, interpret, and present information
- Connect and engage with others
- Acquire, present and interpret information
- Explain/recount and reflect on experiences and accomplishments
Grade 5
- Share information
- Connects experience
- Using appropriate listening and observation strategies to help form clear feedback that is given to another peer
- Using various methods of communicating progress (charts, graphs, reflections, etc.)
- Connect and engage with others
- Acquire, present and interpret information
- Explain/recount and reflect on experiences and accomplishments
Grade 6
- Share information
- Connects experience
- Using appropriate listening and observation strategies to help form clear feedback that is given to another peer
- Using various methods of communicating progress (charts, graphs, reflections, etc.)
- Connect and engage with others
- Acquire, present and interpret information
- Explain/recount and reflect on experiences and accomplishments
Grade 7
- Share information
- Connects experience
- Using appropriate listening and observation strategies to help form clear feedback that is given to another peer
- Using various methods of communicating progress (charts, graphs, reflections, etc.)
- Connect and engage with others
- Acquire, present and interpret information
- Explain/recount and reflect on experiences and accomplishments
Grade 8
- Understand and share information about a topic
- Present information clearly and in an organized way
- Collaborate to plan, carry out and review constructions and activities
- Acquire, interpret and present information
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
- TBD
Grade 12
- Recognizes that there are different points-of-view and recognizes commonalities as well as disagree respectfully
- Presents information clearly and in an organized way
- Presents information and ideas to an audience
Thinking
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
- TBD
Grade 4
- Create new ideas
- Reflecting on thinking
- Analyze assumptions
- Consideration of the principles of fitness (FITT, SAID) and how they apply to individual contexts (self and others).
- Question and investigate
- Novelty and value
- Analyze and critique
- Develop and design
- Generating Ideas
- Developing Ideas
- Analyze and critique
Grade 5
- Create new ideas
- Reflecting on thinking
- Analyze assumptions
- Consideration of the principles of fitness (FITT, SAID) and how they apply to individual contexts (self and others).
- Novelty and value
- Analyze and critique
- Develop and design
Grade 6
- Create new ideas
- Reflecting on thinking
- Analyze assumptions
- Consideration of the principles of fitness (FITT, SAID) and how they apply to individual contexts (self and others).
- Novelty and value
- Analyze and critique
- Develop and design
Grade 7
- Create new ideas
- Reflecting on thinking
- Analyze assumptions
- Consideration of the principles of fitness (FITT, SAID) and how they apply to individual contexts (self and others).
- Novelty and value
- Analyze and critique
- Develop and design
Grade 8
- Identify criteria that I can use to analyze evidence
- Ask open-ended questions an gather information
- Develop ideas
- Analyze and critique
- Question and investigate
Grade 9
- TBD
Grade 10
- Story creation
- Critically explore diverse methods of storytelling
- Perspective, point of view
- Connecting self to text
Grade 11
- TBD
Grade 12
- TBD
Personal and Social
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
- TBD
Grade 3
- TBD
Grade 4
- Explore values and choices
- Developing an understanding that individuals do not have equal amounts of each component of fitness or health
- Considering the factors that will impact an individual’s ability to become fitter or more healthy
- Solving problems in peaceful ways
- Relationships and cultural contexts personal values and choices
- Personal strengths and abilities
- Self determination
- Self regulation
- Valuing diversity
Grade 5
- Explore values and choices
- Developing an understanding that individuals do not have equal amounts of each component of fitness or health
- Considering the factors that will impact an individual’s ability to become fitter or more healthy
- Relationships and cultural contexts personal values and choices
- Personal strengths and abilities
- Self determination
- Self regulation
- Valuing diversity
Grade 6
- Explore values and choices
- Developing an understanding that individuals do not have equal amounts of each component of fitness or health
- Considering the factors that will impact an individual’s ability to become fitter or more healthy
- Relationships and cultural contexts personal values and choices
- Personal strengths and abilities
- Self determination
- Self regulation
- Valuing diversity
Grade 7
- Explore values and choices
- Developing an understanding that individuals do not have equal amounts of each component of fitness or health
- Considering the factors that will impact an individual’s ability to become fitter or more healthy
- Relationships and cultural contexts personal values and choices
- Personal strengths and abilities
- Self determination
- Self regulation
- Valuing diversity
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
- Respect of other cultures’ stories
- Collaboration with others to tell stories
- Metacognition
- Empathy
- Cultural awareness
Grade 11
- TBD
Grade 12
- TBD
Core Competencies
“Core Competencies are a set of intellectual, personal, and social competencies that students develop to engage in deeper learning and to support lifelong learning through the course of their schooling. The Core Competencies are embedded in each area of learning, and are activated through the learning experiences and activities. In BC, the Core Competencies are the Communication competency, Thinking competency, and Social and Personal competency.”
from The BC Ministry of Education’s New Curriculum
