Curriculum Mapping for Grade Two Students: A Case Study of 'Bridge to Success'

Introduction
In education, curriculum can be defined as the subjects which are studied in a school, college, and
other educational institutions and the topics which each subject includes (Dictionary, 2018). It is
the foundation of the educational system, which provides a systematic framework of how skills,
knowledge and values are being taught and the manner in which it is based on rational researches. A
curriculum can also be defined as a “comprehensive overview of what students should learn, how
they will learn it, what role the instructor is playing, and the framework in which learning and
teaching will take place (Curriculum, 2018). However, the concept of curriculum mapping, on the
other hand, is the process of indexing or diagramming a curriculum to identify and address
academic gaps, redundancies, and misalignments for the purposes of improving the overall
coherence of a course of study and, by extension, its effectiveness (Partnership, 2018). In this paper,
I selected the curriculum which will be used to generate the Mind Map for grade two students, next,
I identified the content and the sequence of the curriculum as well as the period required for the
completion of this particular curriculum .After that, I analyzed the data, in order to map out the
curriculum. Finally, I figured out some gaps which influences the curriculum quality and as a result
I came up with some solution.
Select the curriculum
The new version of the English book called “The Bridge to success for grade two” has recently
been introduced into the course framework to met the student’s needs and fit in with the
rapid changes taking place in the world. It provides the learner with a background of different
cultures. It is to be that several factors were taken into consideration before the selection of
this particular book for the students of the grade two.
Justify the creation
“Bridge to success” is an English book, which is available in all the levels from the primary
until the secondary level specifically (ESL) learners. This particular book consists of nine units
which are divided into three semesters. In each particular unit, there are twenty one lesson .It
covers all the aspect required for teaching English to students, for whom English forms the
second language. The main focus of this book is to maintain the Emirati identity in the
students. The book, at the same time, introduces the students to the wider western world. The
book also helps the students to develop their critical thinking skills by participating in a wide