Knowing the Special Leaders in My Community

Curriculum details

Strand

My Local Community (Strand 4)

Sub-strand

Knowing the Special Leaders in My Community (4.3)

Content standard

K1.4.3.1 - Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of the special leaders and their roles in our communities.

Indicator

K1.4.3.1.1 - Talk about and describe the traditional and religious leaders in our community.

Suggested placement

Term 2, Week 9 (Week 21 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. 57

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Using poster and/or pictures depicting special leaders in the community. Have learners talk about the religious leaders in their various religious groups. (E.g. Muslins - Imam, Christian churches-Pastors) and their roles.
Talk about the traditional leaders and the role they play to support the community. Learners' role play some activities of these leaders do to support the community. You can use a Big book and have learners role play turning of the pages of a story book to look at pictures on the left pages first then on the right and from top to bottom. Have learners count the community leaders identified during the picture walk.