NATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
FOR FOUNDATIONAL STAGE 2022
CHAPTER 9
LINKAGES TO THE PREPARATORY STAGE FROM THE FOUNDATIONAL STAGE
Presenter: Nicky Yadav
Date: 20 March 2026
Shift from fundamental stage to the preparatory stage
MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
- DEVELOPMENTAL IMAGINATION IN FOUNDATIONAL STAGE
- ➡️ DEVELOPMENT OF CAPACITIES AND SKILLS IN PREPARATORY STAGE
Shift from fundamental stage to the preparatory stage
This is further classified as:
- SHIFT IN CURRICULAR AREAS
- SHIFT IN CONTENT USED IN CLASSROOM
- SHIFT IN CLASSROOM ORGANISATION AND PEDAGOGY
- SHIFT IN THE WAYS OF ASSESSMENT
WHAT ARE THESE CAPACITIES AND SKILLS IN PREPARATORY STAGE
SCHOLASTIC CAPACITIES
- LITERACY
- NUMERACY
- ABILITIES TO HYPOTHESIZE
- MAKE OBSERVATIONS
- COLLECT DATA
- ANALYSE DATA
NON SCHOLASTIC CAPACITIES
- ARTS & SPORTS
- VALUES
- BELIEFS
- SOCIAL CAPACITIES
FROM DEVELOPMENT DOMAINS TO CURRICULAR AREAS
- LANGUAGE: Independent readers and writers in L1 & L2
- MATHEMATICS: Foundational numeracy
- WORLD AROUND US: Observation, data collection, analysis
- ARTS: Expression skills
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Sports engagement
- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: Cooking, gardening, stitching
- SOCIO-EMOTIONAL - ETHICAL LEARNING & POSITIVE LEARNING HABITS
Shift in the curricular goals (Summary)
- Shift from developmental domains to skill development
- Structured routine
- Dedicated language time
- Math skill blocks
- Focus on arts
- Skill-based activities
Shift in the content used in the class
- Concrete to abstract learning
- Textbooks important
- Balanced experiences
Shift in classroom organization and pedagogy
- Cohort based learning
- Group learning
- Learning centric approaches
Shift in the ways of assessment
- Explicit assessment
- Meta-cognitive awareness
- Written assessment
