Knowing (who) the Important People / Occupation in My Community

Curriculum details

Strand

My Local Community (Strand 4)

Sub-strand

Knowing (who) the Important People / Occupation in My Community (4.2)

Content standard

K1.4.2.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of the people in the community and their occupation.

Indicator

K1.4.2.1.1 - Talk about who the neighbours are, the work they do and how important their profession are in the community.

Suggested placement

Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 of the year)

Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 54

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Use the Community Circle time strategy as described in K1.3.2.1.1 for the theme introduction. Give learners the opportunity to talk freely with the teacher and their peers about the people in their neighbourhood and the work they do. Learners should first talk about the occupation of their parents. e.g. My parents are both farmers. Ask leading questions and job terminologies to guide the discussion on the theme (teacher, nurse, doctor, police officer, trader, fisherman, fishmonger, etc.). Play some songs and let learners sing it along with the tape. Talk about each profession and how important they are to the community. Learners select the work they want to do when they grow up and draw themselves their uniform. Sort the occupations into sets of formal and informal. Match the sets with their correct number