Here are some links from Alberta Education that outline the curricular expectations by the end of Kindergarten.
Here is a link the Kindergarten Overview from Alberta Education that explains what these outcomes above looks like
INQUIRY BASED LEARNING
PURPOSEFUL PLAY
Here's some great info on Inquiry from the Ontario Board of Education. You can read more here. The Galileo Educational Network is an excellent resource out of The University of Calgary with leading research on the benefits and basics of inquiry based learning. You can read more about inquiry for early learning here and here.
With the central focus of the Kindergarten program placed on play-based learning, we have a few resources that speak to the importance of play in personal development areas such as social, emotional, and language. Through play we can explore these areas, as well as experimentation with letter sounds, numbers and number concepts, and discovery/observation. Here are some great articles to take a look at if you're interested in knowing more.