National Kindergarten
Education Curriculum Guide
for Teachers
Curriculum Standards and Competencies
for 5 year-old Filipino Children
Commitments to :
• R.A. 10157
• 21st Millennium Development Goals
- to create appropriate learning activities that
would prepare the children spiritually, socially,
emotionally, physically and intellectually making
them feel that learning can be pleasant
meaningful and enjoyable
Curriculum Standards and Competencies for 5
year-old Filipino Children
• Aims to guide the kindergarten teachers in
developing the motor, social, expressive
language and other readiness skills of the
young learners.
• Consists of the list of standards categorized
by domains/sub-domains, components,
and developmentally-appropriate
competencies/indicators.
Curriculum Standards and Competencies for 5 yearold Filipino Children
• Each matrix of the different domains is
assigned with competencies/indicators.
• Serves as a shopping list of skills expected
to be developed that could prepare the
child for formal instruction in Grade 1
Learning Domains
•
Physical Health and Well-being
•
Motor Development
•
Mathematics
•
Language and Literacy
•
Sensory Perceptual
•
Physical and Social Environment
•
Character and Values Development, and
•
Socio-emotional Development
Development of NKCG
National kindergarten Curriculum
Guide (NKCG)
• One of the major challenges that
kindergarten teachers face with the
mandatory opening of kindergarten classes in
the public school is the understanding of the
content and objectives of the curriculum
consistent with universally accepted norms
and conduct. This is important to ensure that
young children are getting the appropriate
preparation for school work that will
determine their abilities to thrive during the
earlier part of their lives.
National kindergarten Curriculum Guide (NKCG)
• The NKCG provides play and activity-based
learning episodes designed to render fiveyear old Filipino children everyday
meaningful learning experiences. It takes
into account the principle of how young
children learn and that because we believe
they learn differently so they must be taught
in an age- and culturally-appropriate way.
The medium of instruction has to be the
child’s first language or his/her mother
tongue.
National kindergarten Curriculum Guide (NKCG)
• It has been crafted using the thematic or
integrative approach to curriculum
development in spiraling learning process.
This approach employs an integrative and
interactive teaching-learning strategies as
well as child-centered learning experiences.
In this manner, the child acquires knowledge
and develops socio-emotional values while
enjoying or playing the games, exploring his
physical abilities, and learning to get along
with others.
National kindergarten Curriculum Guide (NKCG)
• The curriculum is anchored from a five-year
old theoretical framework, chunks into
thematic webs or content outline, weekly
plans and class structure of the day. Weekly
plans provide budget of work which outline
the focus lessons for the week and day’s
expressions, learning experiences, poems,
rhymes, songs, stories, movement and
outdoor activities.
National kindergarten Curriculum Guide (NKCG)
• Intends to provide the kindergarten teachers
everyday learning episodes which are
correspondingly supported with developmentallyappropriate activities.
• Features:
It is of 2 parts:
Part 1 – Weeks 1-20 (1st & 2nd Quarter)
Part 2 – Weeks 21-40 (3rd & 4th Quarter)
With the prescribed Blocks of Time
National kindergarten Curriculum Guide (NKCG)
•
Terms of the games introduced in Part I that are
still to be played in Part II are changed to
emphasize positive attitudes and right values
among the subconscious of our Filipino five-year
old children.
Part I
lotto
bingo
domino
fishing game
Part II
cover all
call out
connect all
picking up game
National kindergarten Curriculum Guide (NKCG)
Each week has:
- 5 suggested daily plans (Mon.-Friday)
- With content-focus statement
Daily plans contain:
- Message for the day
- Suggested activities for each Block of
Time
- Activities and materials are appended
after every weekly plans
National kindergarten Curriculum Guide (NKCG)
• Weekly Lessons are made-up of 5 daily plans.
Each day has a core message and suggested
activities congruent to the message. All
activities and materials are found in the
appendix immediately following the weekly
lessons. The games are provided with
instructions and listings of materials needed.
The stories are provided including the
questions to be asked.
National kindergarten Curriculum Guide (NKCG)
• But all of these are suggestive in nature and
the teacher is still free to utilize other
activities/materials he/she deemed best
suited to the class being handled.
• Basically the curriculum guide would relieve
the teachers from worries on what to teach
where to find the materials needed.
National kindergarten Curriculum Guide (NKCG)
• Varied activities are utilized in the form of
games, songs, dances, rhymes, poems,
stories, manipulative which make learning
fun, pleasant and enjoyable, thus, ensuring
active interaction among the learners.
• Learning activities are carefully selected so
that no learning area is taught in isolation.
Materials and activities are suggestive in
nature and the teacher still empowered to
use activities/materials deemed best suited
to the class being handled.
KINDERGARTEN CLASS THIRD GRADING DAILY PLANS
WEEK 32: ____________________
MONDAY
CONTENT FOCUS: Places in the
MEETING TIME 1:
Message: Some people help
us by providing services.
Questions: What places in
the community provide
services?
WORK PERIOD 1
Teacher Supervised:
Opposite Word Flip It
Independent:

Making a Trip Chart

Block Play: Places in the
community that provide
services

WS: Which two words
rhyme?
Which does not rhyme with
the rest of the words?

Sequence Cards

Letter Match-a-Roo
TUESDAY
Community: Health Center
MEETING TIME 1:
Message: Today we will visit a
health center. Giving
instructions for the trip.
Questions: Have you ever been
to a Health Center? What
did you do there?
WEDNESDAY
MEETING TIME 1:
Message: The Health Center has
many different areas.
Different activities
are done in these areas.
Questions: What are the
different areas in the
health center?
What can you find in
these areas?
WORK PERIOD 1
WORK PERIOD 1
Teacher Supervised: Field Trip to Teacher Supervised: Health
the Health Center
Center Map
Independent:
Independent:

Picture-Word Cover All

Block Play/Dramatic Play:

Sequence Cards
Health Center

Letter Match-a-Roo

Shape Cut-outs: People who

Matching Community helpers
work at the health center.
with Places of Work

Accordion Book: Health

WS: Which two words are the
Center
same?

Sight Word Picking Up Game
Identify what is missing

Picture Sort
MEETING TIME 2:
MEETING TIME 2:
(Discuss Work Period 1
(Discuss Work Period 1
activities)
activities)
Brainstorm on people and
places that provide
services for your word
wall. Add to this list as
the unit progresses.
Ex. Health Center –
doctor
MEETING TIME 2:
Show shape cut-outs of
people who work in the
health center
Supervised Recess
Supervised Recess
Supervised Recess
STORY: Ang
Pambihirang Sombrero
STORY: Ang Prinsipeng
Ayaw Maligo
STORY: Ang Ambisyosong
Istetoskop
WORK PERIOD 2
Teacher Supervised:
Exploring Marbles
WORK PERIOD 2
WORK PERIOD 2
Teacher Supervised: Who Teacher Supervised:
has More? Comparing
Comparing Numbers;
Shark Attack
Quantities: A Game for
Partners

Grab Bag Counting  Writing Papers
 Number Cover All (1 Writing Papers
 Number Cover All (110)
 Number Cover All (110)
 Number Connect (110)/Number Connect  Number Connect (1-10)
10)/Number Snap (1(1-10)
 Number Snap (1-10)
10)
 Number Snap (1-10)  Grab Bag Counting
 Grab Bag Counting

Poster: Things that
 Comparing Quantities:
Come in Twos e.g.
A game for partners
eyes, hands,
bicycle tires
Song: Community
Song: To the Hospital
Song: I’m a Helpful
Helper Song
Doctor
INDOOR/OUOTDOOR
INDOOR/OUOTDOOR
INDOOR/OUOTDOOR
ACTIVITIES:
ACTIVITIES: People in the ACTIVITIES: What would
Community Helpers Box Neighborhood
you do?
MEETING TIME 3:
MEETING TIME 3:
MEETING TIME 3:
Dismissal Routine
Dismissal Routine
Dismissal Routine
THURSDAY
MEETING TIME 1:
Message: There are
people who are
working in the
Health Center.
People need
different things to
do their work.
FRIDAY
MEETING TIME 1:
Message: People follow
rules in the Health Center.
Questions: Who are the Questions: What rules do
people who work
we need to follow in the
in the health
Health Center?
Center? What are
their jobs? What
do they need to do
their work?
Notes
MEETING TIME 2:
Listen to the Last Sound
Circle Game (7)
Supervised Recess
STORY: Milly, Molly and Heidi Untidy
MEETING TIME 2:
Song: Brother, Sister, Help Me Do- PEHT
p. 162
With My Family
Supervised Recess
STORY: Papa’s House, Mama’s House
WORK PERIOD 2:
Teacher-Supervised: Hand Game and
Cave Game (concrete;
quantities of 7)
Independent:
 Number stations/ number books
(quantities of 7)
 Comparing quantities: A Game for
Partners
 It’s A Match/ Number Concentration
(1-7)
 Number Cover All/Call Out: Numbers
(0-7)
 Number Picking Up Game (0-7)
 Tapatan
INDOOR/OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Footprint
Walk (PEHT p.70); Mother/Father May
We? (PEHT p. 230); House to Rent
WORK PERIOD 2:
Teacher-Supervised: Shape patterns
MEETING TIME 3: Dismissal Routine
MEETING TIME 3: Dismissal Routine
Independent:
 Number stations/ number books
(quantities of 7)
 Comparing quantities: A Game for
Partners
 It’s A Match/ Number Concentration
(1-7)
 Number Cover All/Call Out: Numbers
(0-7)
 Tapatan
INDOOR/OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: The Boat
is Sinking
Body Letters; People Counting Games
(up to 7); Count and Turn (up to 7)
WORK PERIOD 1
WORK PERIOD 1
Teacher Supervised:
Reader”s Theater Scenery

Teacher Says
Independent:

Poster: Mga Serbisyo sa
Health Center

Community Helpers/Tools
Match

Block Play: At the Health
Center

Word Connect
Teacher Supervised: Step on
Upper and Lower Case Letters
MEETING TIME 2:
Question: What usually
happens during a
check-up? Build your
Health Center Word
Wall. Have children
think about words
related to Health
Center.
Supervised Recess
STORY: Sa Ilalim ng Dagat
Independent:

Hot Letters

Word Cover All /Word
Connect

Community Helpers/Tools
Match

WS: What is missing/What is
wrong in the pictures?

Dramatic Play: At the Health
Center
MEETING TIME 2:
Invite the children to play a short
charade game (2-3 children only)
on rules that people need to
follow in the Health Center (use
examples given during Meeting
Time 1).
Supervised Recess
STORY: Filemo Mamon
Notes
WORK PERIOD 2
WORK PERIOD 2
Teacher Supervised:
 Number Cover All (110)
 Number Connect (110)
 Number Snap (1-10)
 Grab Bag Counting

Comparing
Quantities: A game
for partners
Teacher Supervised:
 Which Card is Missing?
 Checkered Flags
Song: I’m Happy I’m a
Doctor
INDOOR/OUOTDOOR
ACTIVITY: A Fishy
Story
MEETING TIME 3:
Dismissal Routine
Song: Many Jobs





Number Cover All/
Number Connect (1-10)
Number Snap (1-10)
Grab Bag Counting
Comparing Numbers
Shark Attack
INDOOR/OUOTDOOR
ACTIVITY: Red Light Stop
MEETING TIME 3:
Dismissal Routine
Notes
A Kindergarten Teachers
• Maximize the holistic utilization of the standards
and competencies in consonance with the
different developmental domains in executing
daily planned activities.
• Manage the blocks of time make use of the
different creative methodologies through local
songs, rhymes, games, dances, stories,
movements/play activities and other indigenous
materials necessary to enrich the competencies.
The Kindergarten Teachers
• Consider pupil’s ability and span of
attention while developing each
specific skill/objective.
• Utilize this material as effectively as
possible to ensure pupils readiness
not only for formal academic work,
but also for life.
The Nature of Children
It’s a Matter of Opinion
Some Children are like wheel barrows,
They have to be pushed.
Some are like canoes,
They have to be paddled
Some are like kites,
If you don’t keep a string on them
They will fly away.
Some are like kittens,
The Nature of Children
It’s a Matter of Opinion
They’re more content when petted.
Some are like trailers,
They are useless unless pulled.
Some are like balloons
Full of wind and likely to blow up
Unless handled carefully
Some are
Always dependable and cooperative
Thank You!