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| Learning Area | Sample Activity Idea | Purpose & Link to the NCF | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | "Emotion Face Charts": Using posters showing different emotions, children are encouraged to identify and name their feelings and those of their friends during daily routines, such as a morning "check-in" circle. | This helps children develop self-awareness, empathy, and social skills, building a foundation for cooperation and respect. | | 2. Communication, Language and Literacy (CLL) | Storytelling with Puppets: Using finger or hand puppets, educators tell a simple story, encouraging children to join in with repeated phrases or sounds, retell the story in their own words, or create new endings. | This activity supports listening, speaking, vocabulary expansion, and early narrative skills, which are crucial for later reading and writing. | | 3. Expressive, Creative and Aesthetic Development (ECAD) | "Shop Corner" Pretend Play: Setting up a corner with pretend money, shopping carts, empty food boxes, and supermarket pamphlets allows children to engage in role-play as shopkeepers or customers. | This fosters imagination, creativity, and communication while also introducing early math concepts like counting and the value of money in a playful context. | | 4. Mathematical and Logical Thinking (MLT) | Building with Blocks: Using building blocks or pattern blocks, children can be challenged to sort by colour, create a specific pattern (e.g., red-blue-red-blue), or count the number of blocks used in a tower. | This hands-on activity develops spatial awareness, problem-solving, patterning, and early counting skills, building a foundation for mathematical thinking. | | 5. Scientific Awareness for Early Childhood (SAEC) | Nature Walk and Sorting: Take children on a walk to collect natural objects like leaves, seeds, or small stones. Back in class, they can sort them by size, texture, or colour and talk about where they came from. | This nurtures curiosity, observation, and classification skills, encouraging children to question and explore the world around them. | | 6. Health and Physical Development (HPD) | Outdoor Play Circuit: Set up a simple circuit with equipment like a small slide, a balance beam (a line on the floor), and hoops to jump through. Children take turns and are encouraged to discuss the importance of physical activity. | This promotes gross motor coordination, balance, spatial awareness, and the development of healthy habits through regular physical activity. | manual of activities for pre primary educators mauritius
Fine motor activities like tracing in sand, threading beads, and manipulating playdough to prepare hand muscles for writing. Cognitive and Mathematical Development Assessment, planning, and documentation | Learning Area |
For more information on the latest curriculum updates, educators should consult the official ECCEA website. | This promotes gross motor coordination