NERDC National Early Childhood Education Care Curriculum for physical development Ages 3 -5 years
Week 1
Topic: 1. Personal Data
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
1. Obtain and keep head and personal data of the child
2. Teach child to know relevant personal data about self, parents etc.
3. Stimulate the child to give information about self a family
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to
1. Give clear information about self e.g. name, age, sex.
2. Give information about parental data
3. Information about home/ school Addresses.
Content:
1. Information about child, family.
2. Child Healthy record
3. Child Assessment Record
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
- Study the healthy record of the child
- Stimulate the child to give information on self and family
- Record personal data of child
- Obtain and record the weight and height of the child.
- Keep the child” Assessment record.
Activities – Child:
1. State his/her name, age, sex, school, home address etc.
2. State names address and occupation of parents
3. Stand on the weighing scale
4. Stand by the height Chart.
Caring/Learning Materials:
- Birth Records
- Centre/School health records
- Growth Chart
- Tape measure
- Posters and Charts
- Mirror
- Height Chart and weighing scale
- Child’s personal file.
Evaluation Guide:
Child
1. Give correct information about self, parents and school.
Parent/caregiver/teacher
- Give profile of the child, heath, family etc.
Personal records of the child kept
NERDC National Early Childhood Education Care Curriculum for physical development Ages 3 -5 years
Week 2
Topic: Child Growth/Motor Development
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
1. Identify development milestones
2. Observe neuron muscular coordination
3. Demonstrate correct postures to children
4. Stimulate child to participate in physical activities
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to:
1. Perform physical activities like jumping playing ball etc.
2. Play with caregivers and other children.
Content:
1. Stages of Development
, 2. Neuromuscular skills e.g. climbing, dancing, jumping
3. Correct postures for sitting, standing, reading etc.
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
- Observe, monitor and stimulate child at play and at work
- Demonstrate and encourage correct body posture by children.
Activities – Child:
1. Clapping and dancing
2. Reaching the ear across the head
3. Balancing acts game
4. Throwing & catching of ball
5. Rhyme games
Caring/Learning Materials:
. Growth charts
. Poster/Charts
. Mirror
. Ball
. Merry go round
. Slide.
Evaluation Guide:
Child
- Participate in physical development activities
- maintain correct body Posture
Parent/Caregiver/ Teacher
Child’s motor development promoted
Week 2
Topic: Child Growth/Motor Development
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
1. Identify development milestones
2. Observe neuroma muscular coordination
3. Demonstrate correct postures to children
4. Stimulate child to participate in physical activities
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to:
1. Perform physical activities like jumping playing ball etc.
2. Play with caregivers and other children.
Content:
1. Stages of Development
2. Neuromuscular skills e.g. climbing, dancing, jumping
3. Correct postures for sitting, standing, reading etc.
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
- Observe, monitor and stimulate child at play and at work
- Demonstrate and encourage correct body posture by children.
Activities – Child:
1. Clapping and dancing
2. Reaching the ear across the head
3. Balancing acts game
4. Throwing & catching of ball
5. Rhyme games
Caring/Learning Materials:
. Growth charts
. Poster/Charts
. Mirror
. Ball
. Merry go round
. Slide.
Evaluation Guide:
Child
- Participate in physical development activities
- maintain correct body Posture
Parent/Caregiver/ Teacher
Child’s motor development promoted
Week 3
Topic: Child Interaction with the Environment
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver:
Ensure provision and maintenance of facilities/ equipment for child’s interaction with environment.
2. Ensure safety of the Environment.
3. Stimulate child to participate in exercise and other physical activities.
4. Supervise child’s interaction with environment.
Performance Objectives – Child:
1. Interact with people and materials within his/her physical environment
2. Avoid dangerous play in the
Environment.
3. avoid dangerous
Objects.
Content:
- School facilities and equipment
- Management of increased mobility
- Physical activities
- Safety in the environment
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
1. Encourage interaction with people and materials within child’s Environment.
2. Use relevant teaching /learning materials and toys to stimulate child’s physical Development.
3. Provide necessary indoor and outdoor play equipment within safe environment and under supervision
4. Engage child in various exercising activities
5. Discuss with parents if any physical abnormality is observed
Activities – Child:
- Play in groups with toys e.g. counting toys building toys, language toys.
- Play with the outdoor games Equipment.
- Engage in exercise activities e.g. singing, dancing, games, throwing balls etc.
- Color pictures with crayons
- Trace and draw objects
- mold objects with clay and plastercene
- Report to the teacher when injured.
Caring/Learning Materials:
. Musical in strum
. Songs/rhyme
. Puzzles
. Balls
. Skipping rope
. Loop
. Tunnel
. Balance beam
. Slide
. Merry go round
. Crayons/paints
. Scissors
. Pencils
. Papers
. Space for rolling
. Running
. Jumping
. Sand
. Water
. Clay/plastercene Raid
Evaluation Guide:
Child
1. Sociable, active cooperative and aware of his environment
2. develop progressively active, healthy and happy
3. Acquire life coping Skills.
Teacher/Caregiver
1. Manage identified problems of physical development of the child
2. Appropriate use of teaching/learning material
3. Indoor and outdoor activities
4. Identify physical challenges of the child
5. Appropriate toys another physical needs the child provided
NERDC National Early Childhood Education Care Curriculum for physical development Ages 3 -5 years
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