This document discusses principles for selecting curriculum content based on the experiences of children. It outlines several guidelines for selecting content, including priorities, balance, completeness and comprehensiveness. Content should be selected based on philosophical, psychological, sociological and cultural considerations. An inquiry-based learning approach is recommended where teachers shift to environmental inquiries to create a purposeful, fun and productive classroom culture that is responsive to students. The curriculum aims to nurture children's growth by encouraging creativity, challenging activities, thinking, reasoning, questioning and experimentation. It also focuses on meeting children's needs such as communication, self-awareness, creativity, understanding their environment and considering life's meaning. A child-centered approach starts from children's interests and allows

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LIFE-ORIENTED CURRICULUM
SELECTION OF CONTENT
BASED ON THE EXPERIENCES
OF CHILDREN
V.KAVIPRIYA B.A.
GCEW, CBE.

2. CURRICULUM CONTENT
“Body of facts, ideas, concepts and skills
that are presented, discussed and involved in course”.
SELECTION OF CONTENT REPRESENTS PRIORITIES
AND ASSUMPTIONS OF WHAT CONSTITUTES
“GOOD EDUCATION”.

3. SELECTION OF CONTENT
Guidelines
• Priorities
• Balance
• Completeness
• Sequence
• comprehensiveness
Needs
• Quality
• Quantity
• Scope

4. SELECTION OF CONTENT
Selecting content
• Philosophical
• Psychological
• Sociological
• Cultural
Organizing content
• Chronological order
• Cause and effect
• Structural logic
• Problem centered
• Spiral
• Psychological

5. INQUIRY–BASED LEARNING APPROACH
• inquiry-based learning = enquiry-based learning
• form of active learning
• includes problem-based learning
• related to the development and practice of thinking
skills

6. BASED ON THE EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN
Current environmental crisis reminds about the
“PURPOSE OF EDUCATION”.
TEACHERS - makes shift to environmental inquiry.
Creates a classroom culture of learning ie.,
•PURPOSEFUL
•FUN
•PRODUCTIVE
•RESPONSIVE STUDENTS

7. AIMS TO NURTURE CHILD’S GROWTH
1. Providing children the opportunity to choose activities.
2. Providing group times that include music, stories and games.
3. Encouraging creativity.
4. Choosing materials and games that challenge children.
5. Encouraging children to think, reason, question, and experiment.
6. Encouraging social development and self-help skills.

8. needs of primary school children
 to communicate with other people
 to develop an awareness of self and an
understanding of the need for the care and protection
of the mind and body
 to be creative and to appreciate the creative
expression of others
 to understand the immediate environment
 to be helped to interpret experience and to
consider ultimate questions concerning meaning and
value in life.

9. Child-centredness
Kilpatrick suggests that the starting
point for education is
'the actual present life of the
boys and girls themselves, with all
their interests and desires, good
and bad'

10. A fundamental aspect of a curriculum based on
children's needs and interests is that it acknowledges that
children already have active minds.
A feature of child-centred curricula is their emphasis
on discovery. The child starts from his/her own
interest and extends his/her field of enquiry
outwards.