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PP1 Language Activities curriculum design

The strands and sub-strands in the KICD design, in teaching order, with the suggested number of lessons for each. Checked by two teachers. The first sub-strand is shown in full.

Strands
5
Sub-strands
20
Lessons a week
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1.0 Listening and Speaking

  1. 1.1 Greetings and Farewell3 lessons
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    Learning outcomes

    • give reasons why we greet each other in our day-to-day life
    • use greetings in social interactions
    • use farewell words and gestures in social interactions
    • appreciate the use of greetings and bidding farewell in daily interactions

    Key inquiry questions

    • Why do we greet people?

    Learning experiences

    • say why people greet each other
    • mention words used in common greetings like hello, good morning, good afternoon, how are you?
    • say common words used to bid farewell: good bye, see you later, good night
    • collaboratively imitate greetings and bidding farewell in unison
    • watch a video clip or listen to an audio recording on people greeting and bidding farewell
    • role play people initiating and responding to greetings with humility
    • role play people bidding farewell using words and gestures
    • sing songs related to greetings and bidding of farewell
  2. 1.2 Time Related Greetings and Farewell3 lessons

2.0 Reading

  1. 2.1 Reading Readiness4 lessons
  2. 2.2 Visual Memory3 lessons
  3. 2.3 Phonic Awareness (k-r)8 lessons
  4. 2.4 Phonic Awareness (s-z)6 lessons
  5. 2.5 Articulation of Letter Sounds vowel sounds a,e,i,o,u3 lessons
  6. 2.6 Letter Recognition8 lessons
  7. 2.7 Picture Reading1 lesson

3.0 Writing

  1. 3.1 Print Awareness2 lessons
  2. 3.2 Writing Letters Representing Sounds (f-j)6 lessons
  3. 3.3 Pattern Writing2 lessons
  4. 3.4 Writing Letters Representing Sounds (k-r)8 lessons
  5. 3.5 Writing Letters Representing Sounds (s-z)8 lessons
  6. 3.6 Letter Formation8 lessons
  7. 3.7 Writing Practice5 lessons

4.0 My Neighbourhood

  1. 4.1 Environmental Awareness4 lessons
  2. 4.2 Auditory Discrimination5 lessons
  3. 4.3 Audience Awareness3 lessons

5.0 My School

  1. 5.1 Auditory Memory3 lessons

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