Contents


How this course works ............................................................................. 5 Section 1 Guidelines to teaching in the Intermediate Phase ......... 7


The National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements....................................... 7 Learning in the Intermediate Phase ............................................................................... 9 Section 2 Planning and assessment ............................................. 10


Overview .................................................................................................................... 10 Teaching plan for Social Sciences Grade 4 ................................................................. 10 Example of a lesson plan ............................................................................................. 21 Assessment .................................................................................................................. 22 Formal Programme of Assessment .............................................................................. 23 Planning for assessment............................................................................................... 25


Section 3 Teaching and learning Social Sciences ....................... 32


What is Social Sciences? ............................................................................................. 32 Grade 4 specific skills for Social Sciences .................................................................. 33 Section 4 Teaching Social Sciences ............................................. 37 Term 1


Module 1 Places where people live ....................................................... 37 Unit 1 People and places ............................................................................................ 38 Unit 2 Landmarks and explaining the way ................................................................. 45 Unit 3 People and their needs ..................................................................................... 51 Revision assessment .................................................................................................... 54 Module 2 Local history .......................................................................... 55 Unit 1 Learning about the present of a local area ....................................................... 56 Unit 2 Learning about the history of a local area ....................................................... 58 Unit 3 History project: Local history .......................................................................... 61 Revision assessment .................................................................................................... 63


Term 2


Module 3 Map skills ............................................................................... 64 Unit 1 Side views and plan views ............................................................................... 65 Unit 2 Symbols and keys ............................................................................................ 67 Unit 3 Grid references ................................................................................................ 68 Unit 4 Compass directions .......................................................................................... 70 Unit 5 A map of South Africa .................................................................................... 72


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