TABLE OF CONTENTS 
           CHAPTER ONE................................................................................................................................................5 
           1.0  PRIMARY CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK.........................................................................................5 
           1.1  INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................5 
           1.2  BACKGROUND AND PHILOSOPHY.................................................................................................6 
           1.3  EMPOWERING THE CHILD IS EMPOWERING THE NATION......................................................7 
           1.4  AN INCLUSIVE, INTEGRATED, HOLISTIC AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH.................7 
           1.5  DELOADING THE CURRICULUM......................................................................................................9 
           1.6  CONTEXTUALISATION OF CURRICULUM CONTENT AND EVALUATION.............................9 
           1.7  USE OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AS A FACILITATOR AND SUPPORT 
              LANGUAGE............................................................................................................................................9 
           1.8  EMBEDDING ICT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING.................10 
           CHAPTER TWO.............................................................................................................................................11 
           2.0  CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES.............................................................................11 
           2.1  GOALS OF THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM..................................................................................11 
           2.2  GENERIC LEARNING STATEMENTS.............................................................................................11 
           2.3  PRIMARY CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK.......................................................................................13 
           •  Stage I: Standards I & II ......................................................................................................................14 
           •  Stage II: Standards III - IV...................................................................................................................15 
           •  Stage III: Standards V & VI.................................................................................................................15 
           2.4  GENERIC LEARNING OUTCOMES REFERS TO THE COMPETENCIES TO BE ACHIEVED 
              BY THE LEARNER AFTER PRIMARY SCHOOLING....................................................................17 
            
           CHAPTER THREE.........................................................................................................................................22 
           3.0  ENGLISH...............................................................................................................................................22 
           3.1  RATIONALE..........................................................................................................................................22 
           3.2  LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL....................................................................22 
           3.3  GENERIC LEARNING COMPETENCIES FOR ENGLISH AT PRIMARY LEVEL.....................22 
           3.4  LEVEL DESCRIPTORS......................................................................................................................28 
           3.5  SPECIFIC LEARNING COMPETENCIES FOR ENGLISH............................................................29 
           CHAPTER FOUR...........................................................................................................................................45 
           4.0  FRENCH................................................................................................................................................45 
           4.1  INTRODUCTION: LE FRANCAIS UNE LANGUE VIVANTE DYNAMIQUE...............................45 
           4.2  LE FRANÇAIS DANS LE SYSTEME SCOLAIRE...........................................................................45 
           4.3  LA REALITE DU FRANÇAIS POUR NOS ENFANTS....................................................................45 
           4.4  L’ECOLE PRIMAIRE COMME L’ENTREE DANS LE MULTILINGUISME.................................46 
           4.5  LE LANGAGE AVANT L’ECOLE......................................................................................................46 
           4.6  LE LANGAGE A L’ECOLE.................................................................................................................47 
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                      4.7  LES OBJECTIFS TERMINAUX DE L’APPRENTISSAGE DU FRANÇAIS................................47 
                      4.8  LE FRANÇAIS, UNE INTERFACE ENTRE LA SPHERE FAMILIALE ET LA SPHERE 
                             SCOLAIRE............................................................................................................................................48 
                      4.9  LE FRANÇAIS, VECTEUR D’INTEGRATION.................................................................................49 
                      4.10  LE FRANÇAIS AU SERVICE D’UNE COMPREHENSION UNIFIEE DES CONTENUS..........49 
                      LE DEVELOPPEMENT DE LA COMPETENCE DE LECTURE/ECRITURE........................................59 
                      CHAPTER FIVE.............................................................................................................................................66 
                      5.0  ASIAN LANGUAGES & ARABIC......................................................................................................66 
                      5.1  INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................66 
                      5.2  LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR ASIAN LANGUAGES...................................................................66 
                      STAGE I (STANDARDS I AND II)................................................................................................................66 
                      STAGE II (STANDARDS III AND IV)...........................................................................................................67 
                      STAGE III (STANDARDS V AND VI)..........................................................................................................67 
                      5.3  MAJOR LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR ARABIC...........................................................................67 
                      •      LISTENING AND PERCEPTION.......................................................................................................67 
                      •      SPEAKING............................................................................................................................................68 
                      •      VIEWING AND RECOGNIZING.........................................................................................................69 
                      •      READING...............................................................................................................................................69 
                      •      WRITING AND SPELLING.................................................................................................................70 
                      •      LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING.......................................................................................................71 
                      •      CONVERSATIONS..............................................................................................................................71 
                      •      VALUES, ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS..............................................................................................72 
                      CHAPTER SIX................................................................................................................................................73 
                      6.0  MATHEMATICS...................................................................................................................................73 
                      6.1  DEFINITION OF MATHEMATICS AND RATIONALE....................................................................73 
                      6.2  KEY LEARNING AREAS IN MATHEMATICS.................................................................................74 
                      6.2.1  KEY LEARNING AREAS FOR LOWER PRIMARY....................................................................74 
                      6.2.2  KEY LEARNING AREAS FOR UPPER PRIMARY.....................................................................74 
                      6.3  GENERIC LEARNING OUTCOMES.................................................................................................74 
                      CHAPTER SEVEN.........................................................................................................................................87 
                      7.0  HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (HPE)..............................................................................87 
                      7.1  INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................87 
                      7.2  LEARNING OUTCOMES....................................................................................................................88 
                      7.3  SCOPE...................................................................................................................................................90 
                      HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION TOPICS BY STAGES...........................................................90 
                      HEALTH EDUCATION – LEARNING COMPETENCIES........................................................................91 
                      PHYSICAL EDUCATION – LEARNING COMPETENCIES....................................................................94 
                      7.4  TEACHING AND LEARNING.............................................................................................................96 
                      7.5  ASSESSMENT......................................................................................................................................96 
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                     CHAPTER EIGHT..........................................................................................................................................98 
                     8.0  VALUES EDUCATION........................................................................................................................98 
                     8.1  INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................98 
                     8.2  AIMS OF VALUES EDUCATION.......................................................................................................98 
                     ANNEX I: AIMS AND LEARNING AREAS FOR VALUES EDUCATION..............................................99 
                     CHAPTER NINE...........................................................................................................................................102 
                     9.0  SCIENCE.............................................................................................................................................102 
                     9.1    INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................102 
                     9.2    GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK..........................103 
                     9.3    LEARNING AREAS AND CORE COMPETENCIES....................................................................104 
                     9.3.1    KEY LEARNING AREAS IN SCIENCE......................................................................................104 
                     9.3.2    CORE LEARNING COMPETENCIES IN SCIENCE................................................................104 
                     ANNEX II: CORE COMPETENCIES – PRIMARY SCIENCE...............................................................106 
                     Annex III: Learning areas in science at Primary level.............................................................................108 
                     CHAPTER TEN............................................................................................................................................109 
                     10.0  HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY................................................................................................................109 
                     10.1  INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................109 
                     10.2  CURRICULUM ORIENTATIONS...................................................................................................109 
                     10.2.1  STAGE I (STDS I & II)..................................................................................................................109 
                     10.2.2  STAGE II (STDS III & IV).............................................................................................................109 
                     10.2.3  STAGE III (STDS V & VI).............................................................................................................110 
                     10.3  HISTORY...........................................................................................................................................110 
                     10.3.1  AIMS OF PRIMARY CURRICULUM..........................................................................................110 
                     10.3.2  OBJECTIVES................................................................................................................................110 
                     10.4  GEOGRAPHY...................................................................................................................................111 
                     10.4.1  AIMS OF PRIMARY CURRICULUM..........................................................................................112 
                     10.4.2  OBJECTIVES................................................................................................................................113 
                     ANNEX IVA: LEARNING COMPETENCIES FOR HISTORY................................................................114 
                     ANNEX IVB: LEARNING COMPETENCIES FOR GEOGRAPHY........................................................119 
                     CHAPTER ELEVEN....................................................................................................................................125 
                     11.0  THE ARTS.........................................................................................................................................125 
                     11.1  RATIONALE......................................................................................................................................125 
                     11.2  THE ARTS – LEARNING OUTCOMES........................................................................................126 
                     11.3  SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES/COMPETENCIES............................................................128 
                     11.3.1  STAGE I (STANDARDS I AND II)..............................................................................................128 
                     11.3.1.1  LEARNING OUTCOMES.........................................................................................................128 
                     11.3.2  STAGE II (STANDARDS III AND IV).........................................................................................128 
                     11.3.2.1  LEARNING OUTCOMES.........................................................................................................128 
                     11.3.3  STAGE III (STANDARDS V AND VI).........................................................................................129 
                     11.3.3.1  LEARNING OUTCOMES.........................................................................................................129 
                     ANNEX V: COMPETENCY INDICATORS FOR THE ARTS.................................................................131 
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        CHAPTER TWELVE....................................................................................................................................138 
        12.0  INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY.......................................................138 
        12.1  RATIONALE......................................................................................................................................138 
        12.2  TEACHING/USING ICT...................................................................................................................138 
        12.3  ICT AS SUPPORT TOOL IN PRIMARY EDUCATION..............................................................139 
        12.3.1  STAGE I..........................................................................................................................................139 
        12.3.2  STAGE II........................................................................................................................................139 
        12.3.3  STAGE III.......................................................................................................................................140 
        12.4  GENERIC COMPETENCIES FOR ICT........................................................................................141 
        12.4.1  Generic Competencies for ICT in the Primary Curriculum.....................................................141 
        CHAPTER THIRTEEN................................................................................................................................144 
        13.0  EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK..................................................................144 
        13.1  INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................144 
        13.2  ASSESSMENT.................................................................................................................................145 
        13.2.1  CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT..................................................................................................147 
        13.2.2  SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT.....................................................................................................148 
        13.2.3  FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT......................................................................................................148 
        13.3  TRENDS IN ASSESSMENT...........................................................................................................149 
        13.4  MODERATION..................................................................................................................................154 
        13.5  IMPLEMENTATION.........................................................................................................................155 
        13.5.1  ASSESSMENT AT STAGE I (STDS I & II)...............................................................................155 
        13.5.2  ASSESSMENT AT STAGE II (STDS III & IV)..........................................................................156 
        13.5.3  ASSESSMENT AT STAGE III (STDS V & VI)..........................................................................158 
        13.6  CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................161 
        ANNEX VI: ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION...................................................................................161 
        CHAPTER FOURTEEN..............................................................................................................................168 
        14.0  TEACHER EDUCATION AND TEACHER TRAINING...............................................................168 
        14.1  INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................168 
        14.2  PRIMARY..........................................................................................................................................169 
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