How much do you know about the revised HI-Light Curriculum?

What does the ‘H” and “I” in HI-Light Programme stand for?

• Healthy development through an Integrated approach to teaching and learning

• Healthy development through an Interactive approach to teaching and learning

• Holistic development through an Integrated approach to teaching and learning

• Holistic development through an Interactive approach to teaching and learning

Answer explanation

In addition, the word 'Light' brings to mind a beacon and encapsulates the programmes' intent to ignite the joy and love for learning.

The Key Concept ___________________.

• supports teachers in helping children make meaningful connections between different learning experiences in the HI-Light and Starlight Literacy Programmes

• defines the scope of the Key Understanding (KU)

• All of the above

Answer explanation

KC/KU guides teachers in

• - creating and facilitating children's learning experiences

• - helping children make meaningful connections

• - engaging children at a deeper level and build conceptual understanding

What can MKs do?

What are the 4 values introduced and taught explicitly in the revised HI-Light Programme?

• Respect, Responsibility, Care, Honest

• Respect, Teamwork, Care, Honest

• Respect, Responsibility, Care, Integrity

• Respect, Responsibility, Compassion, Honesty

Answer explanation

Values are important in the early years as it helps children to:

• - develop a sense of right and wrong; and

• - make responsible choices and become more aware of their roles in the community

What can MKs do?

Which one of the following is a core practice in the HI-Light Programme that is used to support children's development of social and emotional competencies?

• Cooperative learning strategies

• Introduce and identifying emotions

• Stop-Think-Choose strategy and use of scenarios

• All of the above

Answer explanation

The core practices are used frequently throughout the 2 years' curriculum to support children's development of SEC. They are:

• - Introducing and identifying emotions

• - "Stop-Think-Choose" strategy

• - Use of scenarios

• - Cooperative learning strategies

What does this icon represent?

• Executive Functioning skills

• Key Concept / Key Understanding

• Social and Emotional Competencies

• Values

Answer explanation

Executive Functioning (EF) skills are a set of essential sills that enable children to participate in daily activities. The 3 domains of EF skills are

• - cognitive flexibility

• - inhibitory control

• - working memory

What can MKs do?

Teachers must implement all the learning centre actvities provided in the revised curriculum.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Learning centres (LC) are deigned to enable children to revisit, reinforce, apply or expand key knowledge, skills and dispositions learnt in different learning contexts.

What can MKs do?

• - modify the suggested activities to better cater to the children, as long as the intended learning objectives are met

• - plan other learning centre activities to further cater to the needs and interests of the children

What are the different outdoor learning opportunities that teachers can consider and provide in the curriculum?

• Learning about the outdoors

• Learning in the outdoors

• Learning through the outdoors

• All of the above

Answer explanation

The outdoors offers rich sensorial experiences to support children's growth and development. The outdoors should be leveraged where possible to complement and enhance children's experiences in the HI-Light Programme. Children should have outdoor time daily.

Teaching and learning of Numeracy in MK take place through...

• All HI-Light learning activities

• All HI-Light learning activities and SGDA

• Numeracy-focused learning activities and SGDA

• Numeracy-focused learning activities, SGDA and centre-based numeray learning experiences

Answer explanation

• - Numeracy-focused LAs: explicit teaching and role-modelling of the mathematical language

• - SGDA: revisit, reinforce and extend learning of numeracy concepts / skills covered in HL

• - Centre-based numeracy learning experiences: Further opportunities to reinforce numeracy concepts and sills in daily routines and transitions

Scenario:

Teacher Suzy organised and arranged the 3 levels of SGDA at the Let's Fix learning centre and invited the children to choose their preferred activity to do.

In your opinion, do you agree with how Teacher Suzy implemented the SGDA?

• Yes

• No

In your opinion, what do you think should be the key focus of revised K2 Term 4 curriculum?

• Catching children up on the gaps in their knowledge from the K1 and K2 curriculum

• Developing a positive mindset towards Primary 1

• Perfecting K2 Celebrates Performances

• Practising telling time on a clock and counting money

Answer explanation

The focus of K2 Term 4 is not just about academic skills or perfecting performances but to equip children with the positive attitudes towards the next phase of life.

What can MKs do?

MKs can help children to develop a positive attitude towards P1 by addressing key social and emotional aspects of transition such as

• - managing feelings towards P1, e.g., nervouness, excitement, sadness and gratitude

• - making new friends

• - cultivating positive mindsets to meet challenges