LIFE SKILLS: ANNUAL WORK PLAN GRADE: 1 TERM: 2 YEAR: 2016

GRADE 1
Date Study Area Topic % Work Total Progres
Covera s
ge per
week
WEEK 1 YES NO
Beginning Topic: My family 0,5% 25,5%
Knowledge  What a family is
& Personal  Members of my family –
& Social immediate and extended
Wellbeing
Performing Improvise and interpret 0,5% 26%
Arts  Warming up
 Movements appropriate
to a role in different
situations, e.g. during a
meal, anything that
happens at home, bus.
 Dramatize the song; the
mothers in the bus go
chat etc.
 Cooling down
Visual Arts Create in 2D 0,5% 26,5%
 Finger painting or brush
painting: discuss mixing
of primary colours to
achieve secondary
colours
Physical Loco motor 0,5% 27%
Education  Warming up
 Body parts: singing
songs or recite rhymes
while touching various
parts of the body such as
touch the knees, toes,
nose, head, ears, etc.
 Games - “ Simon Says” -
moving different parts of
the body
 Cooling down
WEEK 2 YES NO
Beginning Topic: My family 0,5% 28%
Knowledge  Caring for each other at
& Personal home
& Social
Wellbeing
Performing Creative games and skills 0,5% 28,5%
Arts  Warming up the body:
circling the hands and
ankles, making shapes
with the body such as
large and small, wide
and
 narrow
 Freeze games focusing
on control, eye focus and
use of space
 Cooling down the body
and relaxation: games

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such as ‘rocking a baby’,

‘swaying’, etc.
Visual Arts Create in 2D 0,5% 29%
• Make drawings of self with
family involved in an activity;
discuss line and shape
Physical Perceptual motor 1% 30%
Education  Warming up
 Ball skills - passing a ball
around a circle; over
heads; under legs while
standing in a straight
line; throw a ball to a
partner;
 bounce and catch a ball
with a partner
 Cooling down
WEEK 3 YES NO
Beginning Topic: Safety in the home 0,5% 30,5%
Knowledge  Dangers at home
& Personal  When cooking
& Social  When washing
Wellbeing  Medicines
 Poisonous substances –
types and recognising
warning symbols
 Keeping safe when home
alone
Performing Creative games and skills 0,5% 31%
Arts • Warming up the body
• Loco motor movements:
hopping, jumping and
galloping forwards and
sideways
• Cooling down the body and
relaxation: games such as
‘rocking a baby’, ‘swaying’,
etc.
Visual Arts Create in 2D 0,5% 31,5%
 Make drawings of self
with family involved in an
activity; discuss line and
shape
Physical Rhythm 1% 32,5%
Education  Warming up
• Jumping and hopping
• Jump up and down; jump
high and low; jump forwards,
backwards and sideways
• Finger play activities - finger
rhymes
•Cooling down
WEEK 4 YES NO
Beginning Topic: Safety in the home 0,5% 33%
Knowledge  Lighting and electricity
& Personal  Outside areas
& Social  Emergency number card
Wellbeing

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• Warming up 0,5% 33,5%

Performing  Axial movements:
Arts twisting, swinging the
arms and side bends
 Cooling down the body
and relaxation: games
such as ‘rocking a baby’,
‘swaying’, etc.
 Cooling down
Visual Arts Create in 2D 0,5% 34%
 Make drawings and
paintings of self in action;
encourage awareness of
body in action; name and
discuss active body parts
Physical Co-ordination 1% 35%
Education •Warming up
• Eye-hand-foot co-ordination
- dribbling balls around
skittles and kicking balls
between skittles
• Balloon push- push a
balloon through a target or
goal post
•Cooling down
WEEK 5 YES NO
Beginning Topic: My body 0,5% 35,5%
Knowledge  Different parts of my
& Personal body
& Social  Different parts of my
Wellbeing body which move

Performing Creative games and skills 0,5% 36%

Arts  Warming up the body
 Exploring beginnings,
middles and endings of
songs, stories and
movements
 Cooling down the body
and relaxation: games
such as ‘rocking a baby’,
‘swaying’, etc.
Visual Arts Create in 3D 0,5% 36,5%
• Make models out of
clay/play dough; encourage
correct use of materials and
tools
Physical Warming up 1% 37,5%
Education Balance
• Walking on a rope or line
marked on the ground
• Balance on a low level
beam/plank
• Balance on chairs
Spatial orientation
• Complete obstacle course
using the jungle gym or
similar equipment
•Cooling down

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WEEK 6 YES NO
Beginning Topic: My body 0,5% 38%
Knowledge  Parts of my body that I
& Personal cannot see - include
& Social lungs, heart, stomach,
Wellbeing brain, skeleton
Performing Creative games and skills 0,5% 38,5%
Arts • Warming up the body
• Copying of movements,
rhythms and movement
patterns such as follow the
leader, walking, skipping,
clapping
• Cooling down the body and
relaxation: games such as
‘rocking a baby’, ‘swaying’,
etc.
Visual Arts Create in 3D 0,5% 39%
• Construct houses/imaginary
shelters using recyclable
boxes and other materials.
Encourage the correct use of
glue and applicators
Physical Laterality 1% 40,5%
Education  Warming up
• Roll sideways in both
directions, roll forwards and
backwards
•Cooling down
WEEK 7 YES NO
Beginning Topic: My body 0,5% 41%
Knowledge  The five senses and their
& Personal uses – touch, smell,
& Social sound, sight and taste
Wellbeing
Performing Creative games and skills 0,5% 41,5%
Arts • Warming up the body
• Copying of movements,
rhythms and movement
patterns such as follow the
leader, walking, skipping,
clapping
• Cooling down the body and
relaxation: games such as
‘rocking a baby’, ‘swaying’,
etc.
Visual Arts Create in 3D 0,5% 42%
• Construct houses/imaginary
shelters using recyclable
boxes and other materials.
Encourage the correct use of
glue and applicators
Physical Throwing 0,5% 42,5%
Education  Warming up
 Throw and catch a bean
bag with non-dominant
hand
 Cooling down

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WEEK 8 YES NO
Beginning Topic: Keeping my body 0,5% 43%
Knowledge safe
& Personal  Safe and unsafe
& Social situations and places –
Wellbeing such as waiting for
transport, alone in
shopping areas
 Yes‟ and „No‟ feelings
 Practising saying „No‟
Performing Creative games and skills 0,5% 43,5%
Arts • Warming up the body
• Vocal exercises such as
rhymes, tongue twisters and
songs with focus and clarity
in vocal exercises
• Cooling down the body and
relaxation: games such as
‘rocking a baby’, ‘swaying’,
etc.
Visual Arts Create in 3D 0,5% 44%
• Construct houses/imaginary
shelters using recyclable
boxes and other materials.
Encourage the correct use of
glue and applicators
Physical Balance on non-dominant 0,5% 44,5%
Education leg
Sports and games
Warming up
Cooling down
WEEK 9 YES NO
Beginning Topic: Keeping my body 0,5% 45%
Knowledge safe
& Personal •Protecting our bodies from
& Social illness
Wellbeing •Covering mouth and nose
when sneezing or coughing
•Never touching another
person’s blood
Washing fruit and vegetables
before eating
•Making water safe to drink
Performing Creative games and skills 0,5% 46%
Arts • Warming up the body
• Vocal exercises such as
rhymes, tongue twisters and
songs with focus and clarity
in vocal exercises
• Cooling down the body and
relaxation: games such as
‘rocking a baby’, ‘swaying’,
etc.
Visual Arts Create in 3D 0,5% 46,5%
• Construct houses/imaginary
shelters using recyclable
boxes and other materials.
Encourage the correct use of
glue and applicators

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Physical  Warming up 1% 47,5%

Education  Traditional/indigenous
games chosen by the
learners
 Cooling down
WEEK 10 YES NO
Beginning  Religious days and other 1% 48,5%
Knowledge special days
& Personal
& Social
Wellbeing
Performing Creative games and skills 0,5% 49%
Arts •Warming up the body
•Exploring beginnings,
middles and endings of
songs, stories and
movements
•Cooling down the body and
relaxation: games such as
‘rocking a baby’, ‘swaying’,
etc.
Visual Arts Create in 3D 0,5% 49,5%
• Construct houses/imaginary
shelters using recyclable
boxes and other materials.
Encourage the correct use of
glue and applicators
Physical Sports and games 50%
Education  Traditional/indigenous games
chosen by the learners
0,5%

WEEK 11

ASSESSMENT