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Planning Developmentally Appropriate ECCE Curriculum

Sample of a full year Theme Based Planning (three to six years age group)
Themes Activities Material/Aids
Notes
Adjustment to School • Free and guided conversation on awareness of self (one’s Picture charts, cards
Environment own name, name of father, mother and siblings), home (story, touch and odd
Myself address, school’s and teacher’s name man out), puppets,
Celebration: • Parts of the body and their functions, cleanliness (good habits) colour dominoes,
creative art material,
Baisakhi(Festival) • Stories and rhymes balls, dolls, beads,

• Following simple instructions building blocks,
puzzles, sound boxes,
• Development of senses feely bag and
• Matching classification cards,

• Colour concept etc.
• Physical and motor development activities Costumes for festival
celebration
• Creative and socio-emotional development activities

Myself, My Family • Free and guided conversation on my family, understanding Simple one line
(recap), My relationships, respecting the feelings and rights of other riddles, cards (picture
Neighbourhood children, relating well with adults by listening to them and reading, touch,
following their instructions, empathy and care towards the matching,
old, people with special needs, the needy, care and nurturance classification,
towards plants, animals and other forms of life seriation and pattern
• Stories and rhymes making) materials
with different smell,
• Development of senses (rough-smooth, smell) dominoes, same
• Matching and identification object of different
• Concept of size (big-small) size, indoor free play
• Time concept (early-late) material, outdoor play
• Pattern making (three to four objects) equipment, material
for creative art work
• Physical and motor development activities and clay
• Creative and socio-emotional development activities

Animals (Wild, • Free and guided conversation on wild, domestic and pet Colour and shape
Domestic and Pet animals; common birds and insects, aquatic animals. dominoes, cards
animals; Common Activities for imparting knowledge about their habitat, food, (picture reading,
birds and insects; babies, usage/benefits, their care and nurturance. matching, picture),
Aquatic animals) • Colour concept (primary colours) stories, rhymes,
• Shape concept (basic shapes) patriotic songs, music
• Pattern making system, stick puppets
(sun, moon, stars),
• Matching, identification, naming, classification dolls, beads, seeds,
• Physical and motor development activities building blocks,
• Creative and socio-emotional development activities puzzles, material for
• Role play, dramatisation, puppet play stories and rhymes, creative art work, clay
emotional development activities

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