My Cultural Values · KG2 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K2.3.2.1.1 - Recognize and use appropriate facial expressions, gestures and body language that convey meaning to accompany greetings.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three non-verbal actions (smiling, bowing, waving, handshake) that accompany greetings in their community.
Demonstrate the correct facial expression and body language for greeting an elder, a friend, and a visitor.
Role-play greeting different people, using culturally acceptable gestures and body language.
Explain with simple words why it is important to smile, bow, or shake hands when greeting someone.
Respond appropriately when greeted by another person, using matching facial expressions and gestures.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Values and Beliefs (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: My Cultural Values (3.2)
Content standard: K2.3.2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the virtues, good manners and behaviour patterns our community values and why.
Indicator: K2.3.2.1.1 - Recognize and use appropriate facial expressions, gestures and body language that convey meaning to accompany greetings.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 2 (Week 14 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.138: printed 'K2.2.2.1.1' under the heading 'SUB STRAND 2: MY CULTURAL VALUES' in strand 3, with a standard cell also coded K2.2.2.1; the sub-strand 3.2 table resumes on printed p.139 coded K2.3.2.1 with indicators .1 and .4, so the structural reading is K2.3.2.1.1 and the p.139 row would become .3; transcribed as printed and left for a human
indicator text - printed "K2.2.2.1.1" on p.138. Renumbered to "K2.3.2.1.1": the printed code repeats a code already used for a different indicator, and disagrees with this page own sub-strand heading. The target slot is the one gap in that sub-strand run.
Curriculum reference: Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 138
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

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Follow basic procedures of the community circle time (as in K2.1.1.1.1) and introduce the theme for the week. Display a conversational poster on Greetings (#6) and engage learners in active discussion about the pictures in the poster related to how we greet, why, and the acceptable non-verbal behaviours (body languages and gestures) that go with it. Role play different people greeting other people using appropriate cultural acceptable body language.