Introduction
This is a English course for ECD A (Ages 3–4). A young child learns with play, songs, pictures and kind talk. An adult should sit nearby, praise effort, and stop before the child is tired. We follow Zimbabwe’s Heritage-Based Curriculum: Ubuntu/Unhu, home language, and real life first.
ECD A English is a full path, not a pile of files. Start with the first unit. Open the PDF when you want the original PlusOne page. Use the pictures and charts on each lesson. A helper can sit nearby, but the child should speak and try. If a unit feels too big, stay on Discover and Learn until those feel easy, then Practise and Show.
What you will learn
You will grow in English through these units: Listening to sounds and stories; Speaking about me and my family; Pictures, signs and first words; Marks, letters and my name; Songs, rhymes and play talk; My classroom friends. By the end you should be able to talk about each idea, try a task, and connect it to home and Zimbabwe.
How we learn
We learn in tiny steps. We look, we say, we do, we praise. If the child looks away, we pause. Short, happy lessons beat long, hard ones.
What you need
Crayons, paper, and something to count or hold. An adult nearby to help. A short story page, or pictures from a newspaper or old magazine.
Books and PDFs
- Plus One English ECD A TG 1 teachers-guide · 62 pages
- PlusOne ECD A Schemes of work T1 scheme-of-work · 105 pages
Units and lessons
1. Listening to sounds and stories
This unit is called “Listening to sounds and stories”. In ECD A English we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.
2. Speaking about me and my family
This unit is called “Speaking about me and my family”. In ECD A English we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.
3. Pictures, signs and first words
This unit is called “Pictures, signs and first words”. In ECD A English we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.
4. Marks, letters and my name
This unit is called “Marks, letters and my name”. In ECD A English we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.
5. Songs, rhymes and play talk
This unit is called “Songs, rhymes and play talk”. In ECD A English we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.
6. My classroom friends
This unit is called “My classroom friends”. In ECD A English we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.
- Discover: My classroom friends 20 min
- Learn: My classroom friends 20 min
- Practise: My classroom friends 20 min
- Show: My classroom friends 15 min
Pindah products for this school
These lessons are a Pindah.org product. Keep the school running on Frame (enrolment, fees, attendance). Organisations sign in on Basa. Read the education overview on pindah.org/sms.