INTEREDU™ - Developing Values and Life Skills in KG

Curriculum

Developing Values and Life Skills in KG

Program Details

Title	Developing Values and Life Skills in KG
Duration:	10 hours
Prerequisites:	Completed “ Advanced Educational Qualification”
Material:	Training Guide, Program Kit, and online resources on Marifah
Level - Track:	Specialized Level - Kindergarten
Target Audience :	Kindergarten teachers

Short Description

This program focuses on determining the different skills, that teachers should help KG children gain and develop, including language skills (whether verbal and expression), hygiene skills, as well as physical, motor, social, affective, and sensory skills. Practical examples on each of these skills will be presented as suggested by teachers who will then compare them with the skills of KG children. The program also deals with a set of values which KG children should acquire by using activities and situations that would allow them to practice these values such as religious, national, social, ethical and artistic skills. Drama and role-play are two examples of learning techniques used to teach these skills and values.

Big Ideas

•	Teaching children life skills benefits children in their life.
•	Teaching children life skills affects children’s development.
•	Learning centers play an essential role in Teaching children life skills.
•	Developing kinetic skills needs suitable environment.
•	Developing language skills requires supportive activities and learning centers.
•	Developing social skills needs positive relationship and encouraging atmosphere in kindergarten.
•	Developing emotional skills needs conscious teachers.
•	Teaching values for children helps them to live safely.
•	Promoting life skills requires a holistic action plan.

Essential Questions

•	Why do we teach life skills?
•	How can we develop language skills?
•	How can we develop kinetic skills?
•	How can we develop emotional skills?
•	What is the effect of developing social skills?
•	Why do we teach values?

Outcomes

Unit	Outcomes
1	• Define life skills. • Explain the types of life skills. • Explain how life skills affect children development. • Distinguish the importance of life skills. • Explain the best practices to promote the life skills. • Suggest activities to develop language skills. • Suggest activities to develop cognitive skills.
2	• Define empathy. • Design activities to promote empathy. • Criticize the instruments to assess empathy. • Define confidence. • Suggest ideas to promote self-esteem. • Explain the importance of friendship. • Plan activities to promote friendship in kindergarten. • Illustrate how to develop social skills. • Design activities to develop social skills. • Define values. • Explain the importance of values. • Suggest activities to teach values. • Design action plan for developing life skills and values for KG. • Suggest activities to develop skills and values for KG.

Unit

Outcomes

• Define life skills.
• Explain the types of life skills.
• Explain how life skills affect children development.
• Distinguish the importance of life skills.
• Explain the best practices to promote the life skills.
• Suggest activities to develop language skills.
• Suggest activities to develop cognitive skills.

• Define empathy.
• Design activities to promote empathy.
• Criticize the instruments to assess empathy.
• Define confidence.
• Suggest ideas to promote self-esteem.
• Explain the importance of friendship.
• Plan activities to promote friendship in kindergarten.
• Illustrate how to develop social skills.
• Design activities to develop social skills.
• Define values.
• Explain the importance of values.
• Suggest activities to teach values.
• Design action plan for developing life skills and values for KG.
• Suggest activities to develop skills and values for KG.

Assessment

No	Assessment		Component	Weight
1	Attendance and Participation		Participation	5
1	Attendance and Participation		Attendance	5
2	Formative Assessment	Self-regulated-assessment	KWL-Q	5
		Self-regulated-assessment	Vocabulary Tool pre and post	5
		Trainer Assessment	Suggest activities to develop language skills.	5
			Suggest activities to develop cognitive skills.	5
			Design activities to promote empathy.	5
			Plan activities to promote friendship in kindergarten.	5
			Design activities to develop social skills	5
			Suggest activities to teach values.	5
3	Summative Assessment		Summative performance task Design action plan for developing life skills and values for KG.	15
			Exit Task	5
			Portfolio	10
			Final exam	20
Program Total				100

Time Distribution

No	Item	Time (min)
1	KWL-Q	10
2	Pre-Vocabulary Tool	10
3	Terminology	5
4	Activity (1.1): What are life skills and why do we acquire them?	40
5	Activity (1.2): Types of life skills	40
6	Activity (1.3): Language skills	50
7	Activity (1.4): Cognitive skills	50
8	Activity (1.5): Health and everyday skills	40
9	Activity (1.6): Physical skills	40
10	Assessment task	10
11	Activity (2.1): Emotional skills – confidence	30
12	Activity (2.2): Emotional skills- empathy	45
13	Activity (2.3): Social skills – friendship between children	40
14	Activity (2.4): Social skills	40
15	Activity (2.5): Values and ethics	40
16	Activity (2.6): Values	40
17	Activity (2.7): What to do	30
18	Assessment task	10
19	Post -Vocabulary Tool	10
20	Exit Task	20
	Total	10 Hours