TWIGS PreK Curriculum was designed for Zimbabwean kids aged 3-5 and is easy to use at home or in a classroom. TWIGS is being used by students in Zimbabwe and around the world and helps to develop strong pre-writing and pre-reading skills while building vocabulary, developing fine motor skills, and introducing children to God’s word.
TWIGS is available for free for individual use and all materials can be downloaded from our TWIGS Downloads page.
Weekly Lesson Plans
TWIGS includes 39 weekly lesson plans:
- 26 Alphabet lesson plans (one letter each week)
- 10 Holiday/Special Topic lesson plans
- 3 Revision lesson plans
Circle Time
Each lesson plan includes ideas for Circle Time, such as:
- The theme for the week
- English language practice
- Suggested songs
- The letter for the week
- Colors, shapes and numbers
- A memory verse
Themes
Throughout the year, your students will learn about:
- Fruits and vegetables
- Plants and trees
- Transportation
- The uses and dangers of water
- Animals, birds, insects and sea creatures
- Careers
- Emotions
- The human body
- Sizes and shapes
- The weather
- Creation
- Family
- Times of day
and many other themes as well. The lesson plan gives you the theme and you decide what to teach on that topic.
Learning Activities
Each day, the lesson plan suggests a learning activity to connect with that week’s theme. Many of these activities involve picture cards to improve vocabulary. These picture cards are included in the Teacher’s Guide.
Practical Life Skills
Preschool/kindergarten isn’t just about the alphabet, it’s also about learning everyday skills like saying please and thank you, pouring water into a cup, washing a bowl, sweeping, and tidying up toys. Each week your students will learn a new practical skill.
Worksheets
Every lesson plan includes daily worksheets for your students. These worksheets include prewriting practice, letter and number tracing, colouring, painting, cut-and-paste, tracing and drawing shapes, and sorting upper and lowercase letters.
The School Year
TWIGS follows the Zimbabwean school year. Term 1 starts in January and goes through March. Term 2 begins in May and continues through July. Term 3 is from September to November. Included in each term are holiday lessons linked to Zimbabwean holidays. These include Unity Day, Heroes and Defence Forces Days, Worker’s Day, Africa Day, Independence Day, and Youth Day. There are also holiday lessons for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and Easter.
Should you not wish to follow the Zimbabwean school year, you can adapt the curriculum to fit your school calendar.
Download TWIGS PreK Curriculum
Kuvamba has made TWIGS PreK Curriculum available for free, however, if you would like to support our work among at-risk youth and help kids get an education, please consider making a donation today.
