
Introduce a critical thinking curriculum for the pre-primary years (0–5) that integrates literacy and numeracy, stories and games, and interdisciplinary approach, guided by parents and educators to nurture curious thinkers.
Explore how 0–5 year olds' brain development shapes language, self-control, and problem solving, and how loving relationships and environments influence neural connections.
Develop educators' ability to foster critical thinking in pre-primary learners aged 0 to 5 by using literacy, numeracy, stories, and play through questioning, interdisciplinary approaches, and rich sensory experiences.
Develop critical thinking in pre-primary learners by guiding observation and compare-and-contrast activities, linking vocabulary, literacy, fairy tale analysis, and predictive questioning with the five w's and one h.
Module five promotes critical thinking through daily exposure to stories and poems like imagine, the crayon box that talked, and popcorn, using discussion and art to spark language and imagination.
Explore teaching numeracy visually by patterns, focusing on the tie numbers, tens, counting in fives and tens, and using the spindle box, chants, and read-alouds to connect to real life.
Developing a critical thinking curriculum in early years emphasizes hands-on math and science integration through real-world observations, sorting, estimation, prediction, and creative activities like tangrams and shape scavenger hunts.
Utilize music, songs, and rhymes to boost memory and critical thinking in early years, showing how poems teach numbers, math integration, science concepts, and life skills through inquiry.
Use stories and fairy tales as springboards for higher-order thinking, guiding students to challenge stereotypes, explore names and gender roles, and document their questions through role-plays and local-context adaptations.
Explore environmental studies in early years through me and myself, unity, and diversity. Link stories, food diversity, professions, animals, maps, weather, and sustainability to foster critical thinking.
The pre-primary years are extremely important as 85% of a child’s cumulative brain development occurs prior to the age of 6. Foundational learning must therefore focus on stimulating the mind through a critical thinking curriculum to ensure healthy brain development and growth. Developing A Critical Thinking Curriculum For The Pre-Primary deep-dives into research on brain science and its impact on early childhood years to help teachers develop critical thinking in learners through literacy, language, numeracy, stories, songs, science, art, and STEM.
This course provides a glimpse into the art of questioning and the ways to go beyond the text and ask questions that will expand knowledge and compel the child to think. Teachers will understand how simple concepts can become more meaningful and relatable, leading to deep learning. Teachers will learn how science and engineering can be woven into the curriculum through simple experimentation, observation, and comparison. The course incorporates videos, songs, visuals, and graphics to empower teachers with skills to develop a critical thinking curriculum.
Know why critical thinking is important for students and teachers
Develop critical thinking in learners through literacy, language, numeracy, stories, songs, science, art and STEM
Integrate the above components for an inter-disciplinary approach in pre-primary teaching
Learn strategies to trigger critical thinking through integration of subjects
Implement actionable strategies to incorporate critical thinking across the curriculum
Develop an understanding of the nature of the brain in the pre-primary segment
Know the power of music, songs and rhymes in sharpening the brain and enhancing creativity
Understand the importance of critical thinking for new-age literacy and future jobs