What your child learns in Kindergarten in Manitoba
Kindergarten in Manitoba builds early learning through play in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. Children count, spot patterns, compare objects, and explore living things, materials and their community.
Kindergarten subjects in the Manitoba Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number: Develop number sense.
- Patterns and Relations: Use patterns to describe the world and solve problems.
- Shape and Space: Use direct or indirect measurement to solve problems.
8 units, including count to 10, numbers to 20, make 5 and 10, more, less, same.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- A1 Oral Language Communication: Learners will apply listening and speaking skills to receive, exchange and develop ideas for various purposes and audiences.
- A2 Language as the Foundation for Reading and Writing: Learners will develop and apply the understanding of the system of language (knowledge and skills) and language comprehension for reading and writing.
- B1 Acquire New Information: Learners will activate, acquire and build background knowledge through inquiry of diverse topics and engagement with multimodal forms of text (e.g., visual, oral, print, digital, experts, Elders).
14 units, including letter partners, first sounds, rhyme time, clap the beat.
Science
Big Ideas
- What is matter?
- What patterns can we see in the sky?
- What are living things like?
9 units, including be a scientist, materials, what living things need, animal features.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Kindergarten Social Studies: Being Together
- Cluster 1: Me
- Cluster 2: The People Around Me
14 units, including all about me, families, we belong, fair & kind.
French Immersion
Big Ideas
- French immersion is first and foremost a language program: French is both the language we learn in and the language we learn.
- Listening and speaking in French grow every day, in school and in the francophone community.
- Reading a range of French texts builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
7 units, including bonjour et merci, mes premiers mots, les lettres, le son du début.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments on listening, early letters and sounds, counting and comparing, sharing ideas, and getting along with classmates.
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. See what each level means.
Learning skills are reported separately from the subject levels in every grade. Read about learning skills.
Common questions
Kindergarten covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, french immersion in the Manitoba Curriculum. Kindergarten in Manitoba builds early learning through play in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. Children count, spot patterns, compare objects, and explore living things, materials and their community.
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4.
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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