Introduction
Welcome to the Instructional Toolkit: a companion piece to the Curriculum Guide and Teachers’ Guide which have been developed to help you implement the National Primary School Curriculum of Trinidad and Tobago.
Curriculum Guide · The Curriculum Framework · General Learning Level Achievements · Outline of Themes · Rationales for 9 Subject Areas · Outcomes for 9 Subject Areas |
Teachers’ Guide · Build out of themes · Brief Orientation on Learning Units and Learning Plans · The 5 Considerations · Some Suggested Teaching Approaches and Strategies · Glossary of Key Terms |
Instructional Toolkit · Integrated Learning Units and Learning Plans for all Themes · Core skills Learning Plans in Subject Area · Scope and Sequence: Mathematics · Scope and Sequence: Science · Assessment Rubrics for general performance areas · Assessment Rubrics for subject specific skills and tasks |
In order to maximise your students’ learning experiences, it is recommended that you familiarise yourself with all of the documents in the series. The key features of each document are outlined in the figure below:
Figure 1: The National Curriculum Documents
Using the Toolkit
This Instructional Toolkit comes in two forms: a printed version and a digital version found in an accompanying CD. The main feature of both versions of this toolkit is the collection of learning units, learning plans and other resources that have been developed to maximise learning in the classroom.
The Printed Version of the Toolkit
The printed version of this toolkit is divided as follows:
Section 1: Integrated Learning Plans, which contains all of the integrated learning plans, arranged by year level and themes. Table 1 presents all of the themes arranged according to terms.
Section 2: Core Skills Learning Plans, which contains learning plans arranged according to subject as follows:
- Agricultural Science
- English Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- Visual and Performing Arts (Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts)
- Values, Character and Citizenship Education (VCCE)
The Digital Version of the Toolkit
The digital version of this toolkit contains more resources than the printed version since it contains not only learning units and learning plans (integrated and core skills), but also other resources not found in the printed version such as additional sample worksheets, observation checklists, photos and Power Point Presentations. In most cases, worksheets and checklists appear immediately after the respective learning plans. The other resources appear in labelled folders.
The digital toolkit found on an accompanying CD is organised so that teachers can navigate through various folders. Figure 2 illustrates the organisation of the digital toolkit.
Table 1 also gives and overview of the themes that inspire the learning units and plans in a suggested sequence. Teachers are free to adjust this sequence to suit the needs of their students. It is hoped that this toolkit will provide many hours of exciting and enriching experiences for our nation’s children. Happy exploring!

Table 1: Themes Distributed By Terms

Class | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 |
Infants One: Me and My World | People: Myself, My family, My Friends | Places: Home, School, Community Things: The Things Around Me | Activities: I Learn, I Play and I Work |
Celebrations Health and Well-being | Celebrations | Celebrations |
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Infants 2: My Sense of Belonging | Mapping: My Immediate Worlds Transportation: How I Get Around | My Built Community: Places I go People: Heroes in My Life | Food: The Things I Eat |
Celebrations | Celebrations | Celebrations |
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Standard 1: My Country – The People and Cultures of T & T | The Past The People | Leisure, Work and Entrepreneurship | The Culture |
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Standard 2: My Country: The Environment of T & T | Land | Water | The Economy |
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Standard 3: Our Region – The Caribbean | Waters that Link and Divide Us | Different But the Same | In an Interdependent World |
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Standard 4: The World of Change | Media and Information | Understanding Change | Making choices |
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Standard 5: Pulling it All Together – Projects and Subject Learning | Global Citizenship |
Table 1: Themes Distributed By Term
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