LITERACY MODULE AREA 1 : Reading and writing for a range of purposes 2 : Using community voices in your classroom 3 : Promoting communication in an additional language Supporting and assessing reading and writing Investigating stories Providing natural contexts for language practice Stimulating interest in reading stories Ways to collect and perform stories Ways towards fluency and accuracy Ways of reading and responding to information texts Using local games for learning Creating opportunities for communication Ways of presenting your point of view Using story and poetry Ways to build on home language knowledge Ways of becoming a critical reader and writer Turning oral stories, poems and games into books Supporting additional language learning Page 1
NUMERACY MODULE AREA 1 : Investigating number and pattern 2 : Exploring shape and space 3 : Investigating measurement and data handling Learning through games Exploring Shapes Introducing measurement Patterns in number charts Practical ways from sheet to cube Measuring and handling time Ways to solve number problems Exploring 3D shapes Discussing data Seeing multiplication visually Exploring symmetry Working with weight Practical work with fractions Teaching transformations Investigating distance Page 2
SCIENCE MODULE AREA 1: Looking at life 2: Investigating Materials 3: Energy and movement Classifying living things Investigating and classifying materials Everyday forces investigating movement A closer look at plants Exploring solids Exploring sounds and music Investigating animals: hunters and the hunted Looking at liquids Investigating electricity Plants and animals adapting to survive Investigating air Looking at light and shade Developing attitudes about our environmental impact Wise use and reuse of materials From Earth to the stars using models Page 3
SOCIAL STUDIES AND THE ARTS MODULE AREA 1 : Developing an understanding of place 2 : Investigating history 3 : Looking at the Arts Mapping the local environment Investigating family histories Exploring the visual arts Human settlements and resources Investigating how we used to live Organising practical craft activities Investigating weather Using different forms of evidence in history Using dance for learning Investigating the changing environment Understanding timelines Using music in the classroom Investigating other people and places Using artefacts to explore the past The art of storytelling Page 4
LIFE SKILLS MODULE AREA 1 : Personal Development: How Self Esteem Impacts on Learning 2 : Exploring Social Development 3 : Community Issues and Citizenship Ways to explore who pupils are Exploring social networks Exploring good citizenship Planning physical growth and development sessions Investigating our place in the community Ways to investigate gender issues Exploring pupils ideas about healthy living Ways of taking responsibility Looking at work and employment Activities to support emotional well- being Investigating self- esteem Exploring the environment Ways to promote spiritual well-being Ways of managing conflict Sensitive ways to raise HIV and AIDS Page 5