ANNUAL TEACHING PLAN LIFE SKILLS ENGLISH

GRADE 2 TERM 4

2023

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CIRCULAR 5 OF 2023
• Life Skills time allocation is changed according to Circular 5 of 2023. Schools need to adhere to the timeframes and guidelines set out in this circular.
• Integration of Life Skills within the Languages and Mathematics subjects is of critical essence to ensure that the curriculum for Life Skills is taught. However, the integration should be natural and
not forced.
• The DBE Workbook still remain relevant and the main resource for Life Skills teaching.
• Beginning Knowledge, Personal and Social Well-being should be taught twice a week for 30 minutes each. The time allocation will be used for 20 minutes teaching of the concept and 10 minutes
to consolidate with activities, unless it is a practical session.
• Creative Arts: Visual - and Performing Arts will alternate weekly in a 1-hour period.
• Physical Education will be taught during a 1-hour period weekly.
GUIDELINES ON HOW TO USE THE ADJUSTED CURRICULUM FOR LIFE SKILLS IN FOUNDATION PHASE:
• Life Skills is the backbone to teaching and learning in Foundation Phase. This fact cannot be emphasized strong enough. It enables “deep teaching and learning” when
learners use the vocabulary, created shared reading and writing texts, dictionary skills, creative writing and so forth.
• Beginning Knowledge and Personal and Social Well-being in the Life Skills curriculum are organized into topics. The use of topics is suggested as a means to integrate the
content from the different study areas where possible and appropriate. Selected Life Skills topics in the CAPS for term 1 to 4 need to be covered
• The Life Skills Curriculum for Term 4 is encapsulated in this document.
• Life Skills content has been scaffolded in a coherent, simple manner across the allocated weeks for each Term.
• One week has been allocated for consolidation and completion of Term 1 topics.
• Please note that exposing learners to Physical Education and Music allow for the development of Perceptual Development e.g. Auditory discrimination, crossing the
midline, spatial orientation etc.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING WHEN TEACHING THE MORE PRACTICAL STUDY AREAS (NATIRAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, CREATIVE ARTS AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION) OF LIFE SKILLS
• PLAY, own choice and organized, is the most important pedagogy in Foundation Phase and cannot be neglected. This within COVID adherences.
• Learners need to feel that they belong and part of a group as this foster as sense of belonging and acceptance, especially in these times.
• Creative Art, singing and movement is a form of therapy to counteract the stresses which may be present. Psycho-social and emotional support is one of our priorities.
• In most cases some activities have either been omitted or adapted to adhere to social distancing. THE ACTIVITIES MAY BE ADAPTED to suit the context.
GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT:
• Assessment is based on work taught prior to the assessment date from the beginning of the term and not on the current topic.
• This will be a continuous, informal process through observation and mostly practical in nature. Learners are to have multiple opportunities before any formal recording or code is
given.
• Beginning Knowledge and Personal well-being may be a written assessment, however topics which included practical such as recording weather, plant growth, making a plant

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 holder can be used as an assessment for both Life Skills and Home Language. Similarly, an art piece and ‘talking’ about your art piece can be used both for CA and Oral…Listening
and Speaking. Use a rubric (one for each) with specific descriptors for each of the skills and outcomes specific to the product (oral and the art piece)
• Use the SBA Guidelines – You may adapt some of the rubrics.

We find ourselves in a very different “new normal” and we would like to remind you to take care of yourselves. Thank you for your dedication and drive to prepare
our learners to be competent readers, critical thinkers and problem solvers.

DAILY CHOLERA MEASURES:

Daily hygiene routines are to be strictly followed:
• Remind learners of the daily routine.
• Encourage learners to stay at home when ill.
• Supervise snack and lunchtime.
• Teach them to cover their mouth and nose with a flexed elbow or tissue when coughing or sneezing. Dispose of the used tissue immediately.
• Wash hands with soap and water often or sanitize your hands
• Drink only safe water.
• Wash fruits and vegetables under safe running water. Peel fruits and vegetables before eating it.
• If water is not safe, Mix 1 teaspoon of jik in 20 - 25 litre water and let it stand for at least 2 hours before consumption or boil water for at least one minute, let it cool down and
then it is safe to drink.
• Sanitize and clean frequently touched surfaces or (5 table spoons of jik to 1 litre of water) toys, stationery, objects, etc. Introduce this practice as routine.
• Help learners to cultivate compassion, increase resilience while building a safe environment and caring for others.
• Respond to learners’ anxieties with love and care.
• Maintain a regular routine to keep the abnormal situation adapted to a “new normal”.

TEACHERS TO ENSURE THEIR OWN SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THEIR LEARNERS IN THEIR OWN CONTEXTS

PLEASE NOTE:
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS CONTROL AND REGULATES COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IS NOT WRITTEN INTO CAPS BUT THESE SKILLS ENABLE LEARNERS
TO CONTROL IMPULSES, PAY ATTENTION, REMEMBER INFORMATION, PLAN AND ORGANISE TIME AND MATERIALS AND RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO SOCIAL
AND STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, THUS IMPERATIVE FOR LEARNING. PLEASE READ MORE ABOUT THIS.

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Cycle Week Date Study Area Content/Skill/Activities
(Curriculum (Learners are expected to complete the DBE workbook activities and two written activities per week in
completion a class workbook for BKPSW)

Possible Curriculum Coverage

per week:

Actual Curriculum Coverage

BKPSW: PLEASE NOTE:

Actual Date of Completion

1.25% • BKPSW activities should address key concepts and skills relating to Social Sciences, Natural
VA: Sciences and Technology e.g. investigations, design, enquiry skills, etc.
0.46/0.47% • Every Life Skills lesson will commence with a 5 minute lesson based on making learners
PA: aware of Cholera addressing washing hands, healthy habits, symptoms of Cholera,
0.46./0.47% preventative measures, what and when to report to whom, discussing when a friend/family
PE: 0.94%) member pass away, etc.

Cycle 1 10/10/2023 BKPSW CAPS: Our Country CONCEPTS & KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND VALUES
7 until • A map of south Africa • Provinces • Observe

(31.25%)
78.13%
13/10/2023 o Name and location of • Eleven official languages • Compare
(4days) own province • South African flag • Find out -“research” books
o Where we live • Symbols representing South and other means
Africa • Communicate
VA Create in 2D

(11.72%)
78.13%
• Make paintings relevant to the term’s topics, discuss colour.

PE Sports and games

(32.50%)
• Divide learners into teams and compete in relay races – explain rules and how this works

81.26%
Spatial orientation
• Crawl through a “tunnel”, i.e. underneath a chair, through motor tyres or make-shift tunnels

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Cycle 2 16/10/2023 BKPSW CAPS: Our Country CONCEPTS & KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND VALUES
7 until • South African flag – include • Listening to and singing of • Observe
20/10/2023 recognizing the flag and South African anthem • Compare
(5days) places where we can see it • Understanding and languages • Find out - “research” books

flying
• South African anthem –
listening and singing
PA Creative games and skills
(32.50%)
81.26%
in the national anthem and other means
• Recognizing the coat of arms • Communicate
as signature of South Africa
• Understanding South African
symbols and where it is
presented

(12.19%)
• Warming up the body

81.26%
• Singing songs to improve the ability to sing in tune
• Cooling down the body and relaxation
PE Laterality
• Stretching up and sideways

(24.38%)
81.26%
Co-ordination
• Swimming exercises-lie on the back and kick legs, lie on stomach, kick legs and move arms
in a swimming action.
Cycle 3 23/10/2023 BKPSW Ways we communicate CORE CONCEPTS & SKILLS AND VALUES
7 until • Speaking – include explaining, KNOWLEDGE • Communicate:
27/10/2023 conversation, poetry and • Different ways human • Reading
(5days) song beings communicate • Listening

(33.75%)
84.39%
• Writing – include writing a letter • Learner experience and • Writing
or card and posting it knowledge • Observe
• Interviews • Compare
• Researches • Find out -“research” books
• Learning sign language and other means
• Communicate

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 VA Create in 2D

(25.32%)
84.39%
• Make paintings relevant to the term’s topics, discuss colour

PE Rhythm
• Step up and down on steps and balancing forms 10 times

(25.32%)
84.39%
• Swimming, breathing exercises using bucket of water
Sport & Games
• Swimming exercises - breathing exercises. Practice blowing bubbles through a straw in
water.
Cycle 4 30/10/2023 BKPSW Ways we communicate CONCEPTS & KNOWLEDGE • SKILLS AND VALUES
7 until • Listening – include radio • Different ways human • Communicate:
03/11/2023 and stories beings communicate • Reading

87.52% (35%)
• Reading – include • Learner experience and • Listening
instructions and knowledge • Writing
advertisements • Interviews • Observe
• Researches • Compare
• Learning sign language • Find out -“research” books
and other means
• Communicate
PA Creative games and skills
• Warming up the body

(26.26%)
87.52%
• Composing soundscapes, using dynamics, pitch, timbre and tempo to express character,
feelings and mood
• Cooling down the body and relaxation

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 PE Perceptual motor
• Flash cards with different action words in them- run, jump, skip, hop, sit, walk and stand
Locomotor and Non-locomotor

(26.26%)
87.52%
• Jump high, walk with big steps, walk with small steps, skip, hop
Spatial Orientation
• Following directions, e.g. Walk sideways crossing legs. Hop 6 times on one leg and 9 times
on the other leg. Etc.
• Skipping around play area alone and with a partner.
Cycle 5 06/11/2023 BKPSW Ways we communicate CONCEPTS & KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND VALUES
7 until • Looking – include lip • Different ways human • Communicate:
10/11/2023 reading, signing and beings communicate • Reading

90.65% (36.25%)
gestures • How do we communicate if • Listening
we can’t hear? • Writing
• How do we communicate if • Observe
we can’t see? • Compare
• Find out -“research” books
and other means
• Communicate
VA Create in 3D

(13.60%)
90.65%
• Creating a simple puppet using waste material
(Integrate with Performing Art)

PE Locomotor and Non-locomotor

(27.20%)
• Athletics

90.65%
• sprinting
• relay running

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Cycle 6 13/11/2023 BKPSW Life at Night CONCEPTS & KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND VALUES
8 until • Things I do at night – get • Activities at home at night • Communicate:
17/11/2023 ready for bed, read and tell • • Reading
stories, sleep and dream • Listening

(37.50%)
93.78%
• Writing
• Observe
• Compare
• Find out -“research” books
and other means
• Communicate
PA Improvise and Interpret
• Warming up the body

(14.07%)
93.78%
• Listen to music and identifying how dynamics, pitch, timbre and tempo combine to tell a story
such as Peter and the wolf
• Cooling down the body and relaxation
PE Balance
• Athletics

(28.14%)
93.78%
Long jump build – up activities
• Athletics
High jump build – up activities
Cycle 7 20/11/2023 BKPSW Life at Night CONCEPTS & KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND VALUE
8 until • People who work at night – • People who serve • Observe

(38.75%)
96.91%
24/11/2023 such as security officers, communities at night • Compare
doctors, pilots, truck drivers • Find out -“research” books
and other means
• Communicate
VA Create in 3D

(14.54%
96.91%
Make clay models

)
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 PE Spatial Orientation
• Following directions, e.g. Walk sideways crossing legs. Hop 6 times on one leg and 9 times

(29.07%)
96.91%
on the other leg, etc.
• Skipping around play area alone and with a partner.

Cycle 8 27/11/2023 BKPSW Life at Night CONCEPTS & KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND VALUES
8 until • Night animals – such as • Night animals • Observe
• Compare

(40%)
01/12/2023 owls, hamsters, porcupines,

100%
leopards, jackal • Find out -“research” books
and other means
• Communicate
PA Creative games and skills
• Warming up the body

(15%)
100%
• Combining non-locomotor & locomotor movements on their own and with a partner
• Cooling down the body & relaxation
PE Sport & Games

(30%)
100%
• Play various games:
• Mini cricket, swimming exercises- breathing exercises
Cycle 9 04/12/2023 BKPSW
8 until VA

100%
08/12/2023 PA REVISION AND CONSOLIDATION
PE
Cycle 10 11/12/2023 BKPSW
8 until VA

100%
13/12/2023 PA REVISION AND CONSOLIDATION
PE

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FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASK – Teachers may adjust the timeframe

Activity Component Timeframe Percentage of Percentage of Date completed

complete task SBA completion
for the term for the year

VA 23 – 27 October 2023 6.25% 81.25%

PA 30 October – 3 12.5% 87.50%

November 2023

BKPSW 13 – 17 November 2023 18.75% 93.75%

PE 20 – 24 November 2023 25% 100%

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