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THE JAMAICA EARLY CHILDHOOD
CURRICULUM GUIDE
FOR CHILDREN
Four and Five Getting Ready for Life
The Dudley Grant Memorial Trust in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Early Childhood Commission
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The Jamaica Early Childhood Curriculum Guide: Four and Five Getting Ready for Life
Published by The Dudley Grant Memorial Trust, 5 Gibraltar Camp Road, University of the West Indies Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica W.I. Copyright © 2010 the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust All rights reserved
Editors: Cecille Maye-Hemmings and Masie Wint Graphic designers Cover page: Suzette Royal – Suzi Design / Neil Buckle Page layout: Neil Buckle
Financial support for this project was provided by the Ministry of Education, Jamaica; the CHASE Fund; UNICEF; and the Social Conflict and Legal Reform Project in Jamaica.
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CONTENTS
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Acknowledgements Introduction Curriculum Guides – Four-Year-Olds Developmental Objectives - Term One Celebrating Me Celebrations Plants Transportation People in Our Community People in Our Community
II IV 1 5 31 53 59 79 93 97 109
Developmental Objectives - Term Two
Developmental Objectives - Term Three
Curriculum Guides – Five-Year-Olds Developmental Objectives - Term One Appendix Our Country Jamaica: Our People Our Country Jamaica: Our People Transportation Sports Jamaica Land We Love The Weather 121 127 139 153 159 171 183 189 205 215
Developmental Objectives - Term Two
Developmental Objectives - Term Three
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Dudley Grant Memorial Trust, as the lead coordinating agency for the national Early Childhood Curriculum Project, wishes to acknowledge with great appreciation the contribution and hard work of all the participating individuals, groups and agencies. The task involved the revision of the existing curriculum guide for the four- and five-year-old age groups and the development of a guide for the birth to three-year-old age cohorts. Development of the
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THE JAMAICA EARLY CHILDHOOD
CURRICULUM GUIDE
FOR CHILDREN
Four and Five Getting Ready for Life
The Dudley Grant Memorial Trust in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Early Childhood Commission
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The Jamaica Early Childhood Curriculum Guide: Four and Five Getting Ready for Life
Published by The Dudley Grant Memorial Trust, 5 Gibraltar Camp Road, University of the West Indies Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica W.I. Copyright © 2010 the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust All rights reserved
Editors: Cecille Maye-Hemmings and Masie Wint Graphic designers Cover page: Suzette Royal – Suzi Design / Neil Buckle Page layout: Neil Buckle
Financial support for this project was provided by the Ministry of Education, Jamaica; the CHASE Fund; UNICEF; and the Social Conflict and Legal Reform Project in Jamaica.
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CONTENTS
PAGE
Acknowledgements Introduction Curriculum Guides – Four-Year-Olds Developmental Objectives - Term One Celebrating Me Celebrations Plants Transportation People in Our Community People in Our Community
II IV 1 5 31 53 59 79 93 97 109
Developmental Objectives - Term Two
Developmental Objectives - Term Three
Curriculum Guides – Five-Year-Olds Developmental Objectives - Term One Appendix Our Country Jamaica: Our People Our Country Jamaica: Our People Transportation Sports Jamaica Land We Love The Weather 121 127 139 153 159 171 183 189 205 215
Developmental Objectives - Term Two
Developmental Objectives - Term Three
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Dudley Grant Memorial Trust, as the lead coordinating agency for the national Early Childhood Curriculum Project, wishes to acknowledge with great appreciation the contribution and hard work of all the participating individuals, groups and agencies. The task involved the revision of the existing curriculum guide for the four- and five-year-old age groups and the development of a guide for the birth to three-year-old age cohorts. Development of the
Bibliography: Jamaica Language Education Policy ( 1999) Reading Skills Pyramid by Time4Learning http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela/representing01.html 218