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Pre- School Curriculum

First Term
1 Maths:
basic shape recognition
Language arts:
revision greetings, etc
Art:
decorations for the classroom.

2 Maths:
concepts of same, different, more, etc
Language Arts:
listening skills
Art:
a maize field.

3 Maths:
directions: above, below, in out, beside
Language Arts:
body parts
Art:
art and orange tree.

4 Maths:
number concept 1 to 5; 1 to 1 correspondence
Language arts:
pre-writing
Art:
pineapple puzzle.

5 Maths:
size, small to large
Language Arts:
increase vocabulary of objects
Art:
working with leaves.

6 Maths:
what is missing
Language Arts:
alphabet recognition (a,t,m,b)
Art:
things that go together.

7 Maths:
tracing basic shapes
Language Arts:
story creation
Art:
drawing of a house (modern & traditional)

8 Maths:
left-right orientation
Language Arts:
non-verbal communication skills
Art:
paper weaving.

9 Maths:
weight and balance
Language Arts:
verbal communication skills
Art:
working with clay.

10 Maths:
number concept 1-7
Language Arts:
pre-reading, picture-sound matching
Art:
a counting game.

11 Maths:
Matching
Language Arts:
alphabet recognition (add s,g)
Art:
matching game.

12 Maths:
shape recognition (add rectangle)
Language arts:
story telling and questions
Art:
paper cutting.

Second Term
1 Maths:
Revise directions
Language Arts:
Listening skills
Art:
Animal living in the water.

2 Maths:
Drawing basic shapes
Language Arts:
Increase vocabulary
Art:
Animals living on the land.

3 Maths:
Number recognition 1 to 7
Language Arts:
Story creation
Art:
Sand snakes.

4 Maths:
Tracing numbers 1 to 7
Language Arts:
Pre-reading
Art:
a tortoise.

5 Maths:
Weight and balance
Language Arts:
Body parts
Art:
Sheep.

6 Maths:
Size and seriation
Language Arts:
alphabet recognition
Art:
Five little monkeys puzzle.

7 Maths:
What is missing
Language Arts:
Body parts
Art:
A bird.

8 Maths:
Left-right orientation
Language Arts:
Pre-writing
Art:
A bird's nest.

9 Maths:
Matching
Language Arts:
Revise alphabet recognition
Art:
A porcupine.

10 Maths:
Writing numbers 1 to 7
Language Arts:
Alphabet shape matching
Art:
an elephant.

11 Maths:
Number concept 1 to 10
Language Arts:
Writing name
Art:
'Hand' animals.

Third Term

1 Maths:
Number concept 1 to 10
Language Arts:
Listening skills
Art:
an African boy and his african housei.

2 Maths:
Number writing 1 to 7
Language Arts:
Increase vocabulary of objects
Art:
Working with clay.

3 Maths:
Shape recognition, include a star
Language Arts:
Alphabet recognition (r,d)
Art:
A European girl and her flat

4 Maths:
Size and seriation
Language Arts:
Story creation
Art:
Working with empty boxes.

5 Maths:
Draw basic shapes
Language Arts:
Increase vocabulary of objects
Art:
an Indian boy and his teepee.

6 Maths:
Weight and balance
Language Arts:
Story telling and questions
Art:
Working with sticks.

7 Maths:
Time
Language Arts:
Word recognition
Art:
An Inuit girl and her igloo.

8 Maths:
Concepts of ….er, ….est
Language Arts:
Writing name
Art:
Working with clay.

9 Maths:
Number writing 1 to 10
Language Arts:
Non-verbal communication skills
Art:
A Chinese boy and his sampan.

10 Maths:
Left-right orientation
Language Arts:
Verbal communication skills
Art:
Working with clay.

11 Maths:
Number concept 1 to 12
Language Arts:
Verbal communication skills
Art:
my house and me

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