Mother Tongue Languages

Mother Tongue Languages

Lower Primary Poetry and Idioms Stories Appreciation

The CCPS Mother Tongue Languages Lower Primary Stretch Programme aims to increase childrens’ exposure to the Mother Tongue Languages through the teaching of poetry and idioms in the Lower Primary.

All Mother Tongue Languages have their own unique and beautiful sounds. Through reading aloud poetry and idioms, children discover the rhythm and rhyme inherent in their Mother Tongue and develop a deeper appreciation for the language. Moreover, as language and culture are deeply intertwined, children also grow in understanding of their culture while learning each poem and idiom.


Middle Primary Higher Mother Tongue Programme

Primary 3 and Primary 4 children are offered Higher Mother Tongue (HMT) from 2022 as the curriculum deepens their knowledge and appreciation for the language and culture.

The Higher Mother Tongue (HMT) curriculum will also expose children to ethnic literature, help them develop higher-order thinking skills, and learn grammar and syntax through creative activities and games. Children with interest and aptitude in Chinese, Malay and Tamil Language are thus given opportunities to develop their potential in this subject area. Higher Mother Tongue continues to be an opt-in curriculum in the Upper Primary years.