Contents


How this book works ........................................ 4 The National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement .............................................. 5 The NCAPS and the Successful series ................ 5


Section 1 Learning in the Foundation Phase 5


Subjects and time allocation ............................. 5 The needs of young learners ............................. 5 Classroom management .................................... 6 Using group work ............................................. 6 Multi-lingual classrooms .................................. 7 Creating an inclusive environment ..................... 7


Section 2 Orientation to teaching Life Skills 8


Overview of concepts ....................................... 8 Preparing to teach Life Skills ............................ 8 How these books work ...................................... 9 Approach to assessment ................................... 9


Section 3 Planning tools 10 Work schedule ............................................... 10


Section 4 Teaching and learning Life Skills 11 Term 1 ........................................................... 11 Overview ...................................................................... 11 Assessment ................................................................... 12 Topic 1 Unit 1 What we need to live ......................... 13 Topic 2 Unit 2 Myself and others ............................... 19 Topic 3 Unit 3 Everyone is special .............................. 26 Topic 4 Unit 4 Healthy living ..................................... 33 Topic 5 Unit 5 Religious and other special days ......... 38


Term 2 ........................................................... 41 Overview ...................................................................... 41 Assessment ................................................................... 42


Topic 1 Unit 1 Seasons ................................................. 43 Topic 2 Unit 2 Animals ................................................ 52 Topic 3 Unit 3 Animals that live in water ................... 60 Topic 4 Unit 4 Animal homes...................................... 65 Topic 5 Unit 5 Religious and other special days .......... 71 Term 3 ........................................................... 74 Overview ...................................................................... 74 Assessment ................................................................... 76 Topic 1 Unit 1 Soil ....................................................... 76 Topic 2 Unit 2 Transport .............................................. 82 Topic 3 Unit 3 Road safety ........................................... 91 Topic 4 Unit 4 People who help us .............................. 99 Topic 5 Unit 5 Religious and other special days ........ 104 Term 4 ......................................................... 107 Overview .................................................................... 107 Assessment ................................................................. 108 Topic 1 Unit 1 Our country ....................................... 109 Topic 2 Unit 2 Ways we communicate ...................... 115 Topic 3 Unit 3 Life at night ....................................... 123 Topic 4 Unit 4 Religious and other special days ........ 131 Topic 5 Unit 5 Consolidation and assessment .......... 135


Section 5 Assessment tools 138


Observation book ...................................................... 138 Checklists ................................................................... 138 Rubrics........................................................................ 138 Self-assessment ........................................................... 141 Formal assessment codes and percentages ................ 141 Example formal assessment record sheet .................. 141


Section 6 Additional resources 142


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