Job bag: LS 3G 4 PSW LS 4-7 Week: 4-7 of 10
Subject: Life Skills Grade: 4 Term: 3
Study area: Personal and Social Wellbeing Duration: 6 hours Date:
Topic: Social responsibility
Sub-topic: Knowledge of major religions in Content: Knowledge of MAJOR religions in
South Africa: Judaism, South Africa: Judaism, Christianity,
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Baha‘i
Buddhism, Baha‘i Faith and Faith and African Religion.
African Religion. Significant - Significant places, buildings
places, buildings and worship and worship symbols of
symbols of different religions. different religions.
Reading about religions in South - Reading about religions in
Africa. South Africa.
Weekly reading by learners:
reading for enjoyment.
Link with prior Cultures and moral lessons. Concepts: Religions, significant places worship
knowledge: symbols.
Link with Dangers in and around water. Skills: To develop skills such as self-
future awareness, problem-solving,
knowledge: interpersonal relations, decision-
making, and effective communication
with regards to own different
emotions and that of others.
Specific aims • To teach learners to exercise their constitutional rights and responsibility and to
respect the rights of others.
• To guide learners to achieve their full intellectual, personal, emotional and social
potential.
• To develop skills such as self-awareness, problem-solving, interpersonal relations,
leadership, decision-making, and effective communication.
• To develop creative, expressive, innovative individuals.
Enrichment: Learners who complete will draw Inclusivity The teacher should incorporate the use of
different religious places of different learning styles and multiple
worship in South Africa. intelligences to accommodate all the
learners in class by having different
activities.
Teaching Steps: Learner activities
Lesson 1 1½ Learners will write the meaning of the
Knowledge of major religions in South Africa. hrs concepts in their books.
-Religion: the belief and worship of God or gods.
-Significant place: important building to worship.
-Worship symbols: Each religion has unique
symbol that identifies it from others.
The teacher will ask learners to mention 5 religions The learners will mention 5 religions in their
in their communities. communities.
The teacher will then list and discuss with learners The learners will copy down all the religions
all major religions in South Africa: Judaism, 1hr in South Africa: Judaism, Christianity, Islam,
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism Buddhism, Baha’i Hinduism, Buddhism, Baha’i Faith and
Faith and African Religion African Religion in their books.
N.B. Remind them about the Constitution, the
right to religion of your choice but the
responsibility to respect other religions.
Lesson2
Significant places, buildings and worship symbols
The learners will research the following
of different religions. 3
points about all five religions in South
The teacher will ask learners to research the hrs
Africa:
following points about all five major religions in
-The name of the religion
South Africa:
-Worship symbols (draw / cut out pictures
N.B. Treat 2 religions first then the remaining 3.
and paste).
-The name of the religion
-Cut out a picture of / draw the place of
-Worship symbols (draw / cut out pictures and
worship.
paste).
-Cut out a picture of / draw their Holy book
-Cut out a picture of / draw the place of worship.
and write its name.
-Cut out a picture of / draw their Holy book and
-How do they pray? Do they kneel down,
write its name.
stand, sit or lie down?
-How do they pray? Do they kneel down, stand, sit
-What special clothes do they wear if any?
or lie down?
-On which day do they gather to pray and
-What special clothes do they wear if any?
worship?
-On which day do they gather to pray and
worship?
The learners will read about religions in
South Africa.
Reading about religions in South Africa.
N.B. Case study that depicts tolerance for
different religions. Just a suggestion for a formal ½
activity from available textbooks / newspapers hr
etc.)
Assessment informal Form of Case study Assessment tool: Memo
strategy: assessment:
Recommended CAPS, NPPPPR, NPA, Textbook, life skills books, magazines and newspapers
resources: http://www.kidspot.com.au/schoolzone/Friendships-Peer-pressure-at-
school+4056+394+article.htm
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/peer_pressure.html#
http://www.radicalparenting.com/2012/01/07/10-examples-of-peer-pressure/
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