Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises PP1 Curriculum Designs (All Learning Areas).

  This is a Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) design developed by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). The curriculum was revised in 2024 and published by KICD to guide the implementation of Pre-Primary One as the foundation level of formal schooling.

  • Level: Pre-Primary One (PP1)
  • Curriculum Approach: Competency Based Curriculum (CBC)
  • Focus Areas: Pre-literacy, pre-numeracy, motor development, cognitive development, social and emotional skills
  • Lesson Duration: 30 minutes per lesson
  • Total Lessons per Week: 25
  • Core Competencies: Communication and Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Creativity and Imagination, Citizenship, Digital Literacy, Learning to Learn, Self-efficacy
  • Other Components: Values, Pertinent and Contemporary Issues (PCIs), Suggested Learning Experiences, Key Inquiry Questions, Assessment Guidelines

  Learning Areas Covered:

  • Language Activities
  • Mathematical Activities
  • Creative Activities
  • Environmental Activities
  • Religious Education:
    • Christian Religious Education (CRE)
    • Islamic Religious Education (IRE)
    • Hindu Religious Education (HRE)
  • Community Service Learning (CSL)

  Lesson Allocation per Week:

  • Language Activities – 5 lessons
  • Mathematical Activities – 5 lessons
  • Creative Activities – 6 lessons
  • Environmental Activities – 5 lessons
  • Religious Activities – 3 lessons
  • Pastoral Instruction Programme – 1 lesson

  It covers the following strands and substrands:

  1. Language Activities (Total: 150 lessons)

  • Listening and Speaking
    • Greetings and Farewell (6 lessons)
    • Self-awareness (2 lessons)
    • Listening for enjoyment (3 lessons)
    • Active listening (3 lessons)
    • Self-expression (4 lessons)
    • Polite language (3 lessons)
    • Naming (3 lessons)
    • Passing information (3 lessons)
    • Environmental awareness (4 lessons)
    • Auditory discrimination (5 lessons)
    • Audience awareness (3 lessons)
  • Reading
    • Reading readiness (4 lessons)
    • Book handling (2 lessons)
    • Reading posture (2 lessons)
    • Print awareness (6 lessons)
    • Visual discrimination (5 lessons)
    • Visual memory (3 lessons)
    • Phonic awareness (a–e, f–j, k–r, s–z) – 27 lessons
    • Letter recognition and picture reading (9 lessons)
  • Writing
    • Print awareness and writing posture (4 lessons)
    • Pre-writing skills (5 lessons)
    • Eye-hand coordination (2 lessons)
    • Writing readiness (a–e) (5 lessons)
    • Writing letters representing sounds (a–z) (22 lessons)
    • Pattern writing and writing practice (7 lessons)
    • Letter formation (8 lessons)

  2. Mathematical Activities

  • Strands:
    • Numbers
    • Measurement
    • Geometry
    • Data Handling

  3. Environmental Activities

  • Strands:
    • Myself
    • My Family
    • My School
    • My Home
    • My Neighbourhood
    • Plants and Animals
    • Weather and Environment
    • Safety and Health

  4. Creative Activities

  • Strands:
    • Art and Craft
    • Music
    • Movement and Dance
    • Modeling and Construction
    • Drawing, Colouring and Pattern Making

  5. Religious Education (CRE / IRE / HRE)

  • Common Strands:
    • Creation
    • Self-awareness and Values
    • Living with Others
    • Religious Practices and Moral Living

  The curriculum design also includes national goals of education, level learning outcomes for Early Years Education, suggested assessment methods, recommended learning resources, and guidance on integration of values and pertinent contemporary issues to support holistic learner development and smooth transition to PP2.

• File Size:

  1.68 MB
• Category:

  Curriculum Designs
• Level:

  PP1
• Subject:

  ALL SUBJECTS
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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