• Are there learners with disabilities? If yes, ensure that these learners can also participate in the lesson. You may have to adapt the lesson to cater for the learners’ needs.
Allowing learners to choose groups can also result in “fixed” groups of friends always being chosen for the same groups.
• Do you have adequate equipment? If not, adapt the lesson to suit yourself and your learners.
• Do you have an alternative option for bad weather conditions? Always have a back-up plan.
• Use the activities for Physical Education in the Learner’s Book as a guideline. If needed, repeat some activities in order for learners to perform and master fundamental skills effectively.
World of work
In this section we build further on the different learning and studying skills that were covered in Grade 7, by looking at different learning styles. Learners get the opportunity to identify the style that best suits them. Career categories are also expanded and learners can determine which type of career they can pursue linked to their interests and abilities. Lastly the role of in relation to South Africa’s social and economic needs are covered.
Grade 8 specific skills for Life Orientation
Life Orientation covers the following specific skills: •
• organising and managing themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively
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collecting, analysing, organising and critically evaluating information
identifying and solving problems and make decisions using critical and creative thinking
• working effectively as individuals and with others as members of a team •
communicating effectively using visual, symbolic and/or language skills in various modes
• demonstrating an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem solving does not exist in isolation.
showing responsibility towards the environment and the health of others
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