Grade by Grade
British Columbia · Kindergarten

Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies

In Kindergarten to Grade 5, ADST is taught through cross-curricular projects that combine design and making with content from other subjects.

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

1Applied Design

Identify needs through exploration and play, generate ideas and make simple products by following procedures or modelling others

2Applied Skills

Develop skills through play and making; use materials safely

3Applied Technologies

Explore simple, available tools and technologies