Lesson 11 National Preschool Curriculum

Lesson 11 The national preschool curriculum: English Language

prepared by Kinsley Ng Sen Fa, Segi College Penang, Program DECE

procedures

Extended activities

Set induction

variations

Think of an activity for each learning outcomes

Enrichment activities

closing

Simplified procedures

Listen to words said aloud and identify objects named in the environment

Identify words with the same beginning sounds

Listen to and recognize similarities in the sounds of language

Listen to words said aloud and match with pictures

Listen to and understand meanings of simple words

Listening skills

Identify words with the same ending sounds

Listen to and recognize differences in the sounds of language Discriminate words with different beginning sounds Discriminate words with different ending sounds

Listen and carry out simple instructions

Listen to and follow simple Listen and perform actions instructions instruction based inongames

Listen and respond to simple songs, poems, stories and dialogues Listen to songs and rhymes and respond to the rhythm Listen to songs, rhymes, poems and stories and perform actions according to the meaning

Link sounds to letters. Name and sound the letters of the alphabet.

Recognize letters of the alphabet

Talk about books being read Read different texts

Hear and say initial and final sounds, and short vowel sounds within words

Develop interest in reading

Read print moving from left to right and top to bottom Recognize the features of a book Handle books carefully

Link sounds to letters. Name and sound the letters of the alphabet.

Reading skills

Knowledge of print and ethics in reading

Read simple words Read simple sentences

Show interest in illustrations and print in books and print in the environment Read a range of simple sentences independently

Recognize and sound simple words Point to letters and words on labels and read them Recognize some familiar words in the environment

Role play familiar daily situations Dramatize familiar stories Tell stories about familiar things Retell stories using visual props

Tell simple stories

Sing songs and recite rhymes and poems Ask others about favorite things and activities. Ask questions based on observations / stories.

Ask simple questions

Ask others about favorite things and activities. Ask questions based on observations / stories.

Dramatize familiar situations and stories

Speaking skills

Carry out simple functions of language orally e.g. to greet, to thank to ask. Carry out simple conversations

Communicate with peers, teachers and other adults socially

Use simple statements Talk about familiar experiences, favorite things and activities, the weather. Say out repeated sentences in stories

Use simple words

Name: Parts of the body Members of the family Things in the environment

Form recognizable letters Write simple words

Write simple sentences

Writing skills

Writing skills Engage in activities requiring hand-eye coordination

Pre-writing skills

Draw lines and circles using gross motor and fine motor movements Draw anti-clockwise and up-and-down letter movement