Unit Objectives

Thematic focus

1. Express yourself with enthusiasm.
2. Feel pride in yourself and your uniqueness.
3. Develop curiosity about classmates and their uniqueness.

Social Outcomes

1. Develop a positive attitude towards yourself as one-of-a-kind.
2. Consider how you are different and the same from your classmates.
3. Develop interpersonal skills such as listening to others with interest, and expressing oneself with pride in front of a group.
4. Practice appropriate game behaviour, such as taking turns, being patient, allowing others to win.
5. Consider one’s family background and feel pride in sharing that with others.
6. Be curious about classmates’ family backgrounds and consider how they are the same and different.
7. Enjoy the process of learning and engage in classes in a fun and energetic way.

Linguistic Focus

1. Learn to identify, understand and use simple practical language to express oneself.
2. Begin to acquire the most basic reading and writing skills at the level of individual letters and sounds, through letter formation and identification.
3. Begin to acquire a bank of vocabulary and phrases to use in daily life through speaking, acting, and singing.

Linguistic Outcomes

1. Identify and practice simple phrases:

   Lesson 1 Hello	Hello, Goodbye. What’s your name? My name is _____. Nice to meet you.
   Lesson 2 All About Me	I am a girl/boy/three/four/happy How are you? How old are you?
   Lesson 3 Senses	Body parts, numbers (up to 10) Touch your/point to your. How many fingers? How many eyes?
   Lesson 4 Family & Friends	Who is this? This is my mother/ father/ brother/ sister/ aunt/ uncle/ grandmother/ grandfather/ cousin/ friend.

2. Familiarization with 1-10.
3. Familiarization with A-Z.
4. Identify and print Aa, Bb, 1-5.