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Foreword
MIE has produced a brand new collection of textbooks based on the National Curriculum Framework
for the Nine Year Continuous Basic Education as from 2016. These textbooks have been written by
a team of academic sta from MIE, supported by experienced Educators, advised by Inspectors,
mentors and Deputy Head Masters.
We have done our best to ensure that the textbooks enable children to undergo a pleasant learning
experience. We have taken care to align the textbooks with very clearly dened learning outcomes
and objectives set for the respective subjects as outlined in the National Curriculum Framework,
Grades 1 to 6.The textbooks provide clear indications of the diverse skills that children should master
at each stage.
We are also providing a set of teachers’manuals where we have outlined the appropriate techniques
and pedagogical approaches so that children are helped to make optimal use of the textbook and
materials provided. Some of the textbooks have been updated and changes eected after receiving
feedback from educators.
We are thankful to all those who have provided us with constructive feedback, thereby enabling us
to make this curriculum development endeavour come to fruition. We are also thankful to the artists
who carried out the illustrations, and to our graphic artists who have tried their best to create the
right layout for the books. The authors and the curriculum team, under the guidance of Professor
Vassen Naëck, also deserve our thanks.
We hope that you enjoy this material and wish you lots of success.
Dr O. Nath Varma
Director
Mauritius Institute of Education