Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v5 - Grade 1

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Performance objectives

• This lesson serves as a vital consolidation of the foundational Life Skills concepts covered in the first few weeks of Grade 1. We will revise key topics including personal identity, health, safety, and social awareness. For a Grade 1 learner in South Africa, these skills are not abstract; they are the tools they use every day to navigate their world. Understanding their bodies helps them communicate when they are sick. Knowing health rules, like washing hands, helps prevent illness in communities. Learning about safety is critical whether they are playing in the yard in a suburb, walking to a spaza shop in a township, or travelling in a taxi. This revision week ensures these essential life skills are firmly embedded, building a foundation for a safe, healthy, and responsible life.
• By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to:
• Identify and name at least four main body parts (e.g., head, arms, legs, stomach) and link one sense to its corresponding part (e.g., eyes for seeing).
• Describe two healthy habits, such as washing hands with soap and eating fruits and vegetables.
• State and explain one important personal safety rule (e.g., not talking to strangers, or knowing a trusted adult's name and phone number).

Lesson summary

This lesson serves as a vital consolidation of the foundational Life Skills concepts covered in the first few weeks of Grade

1. We will revise key topics including personal identity, health, safety, and social awareness. For a Grade 1 learner in South Africa, these skills are not abstract; they are the tools they use every day to navigate their world. Understanding their bodies helps them communicate when they are sick. Knowing health rules, like washing hands, helps prevent illness in communities. Learning about safety is critical whether they are playing in the yard in a suburb, walking to a spaza shop in a township, or travelling in a taxi.

Lesson notes

My Amazing Body and My Five Senses Our body is our home. It helps us to play, learn, and grow. We have different parts that do different jobs.

Main Body Parts: Head: This is where our brain is. Our face is on our head.

Arms and Hands: We use these to pick things up, to wave, to draw, and to hug.

Legs and Feet: We use these to walk, run to the playground, and kick a soccer ball.

Torso/Stomach: This part holds many important organs that help us digest food like pap and beans.

The Five Senses: These are our body's superpowers that help us understand the world.

Sight (Eyes): We use our eyes to see the bright colours of the South African flag, to read our books, and to see our friends' happy faces.

Hearing (Ears): We use our ears to hear the teacher, the sound of the hadeda in the morning, and our favourite music.

Smell (Nose): We use our nose to smell delicious food cooking, like Gogo's vetkoek, or the smell of rain on the dusty ground.

Taste (Mouth/Tongue): We use our tongue to taste sweet mangoes, salty chips, and sour lemons.

Touch (Skin/Hands): We use our hands and skin to feel if something is soft like a blanket, hard like a rock, or hot like a cup of tea (be careful!). How to Be Healthy and Strong Being healthy means taking care of our amazing bodies so we have energy to learn and play.

Handwashing: Germs are tiny invisible things that can make us sick. They are on our hands after we play outside or use the toilet. We must wash them away! How? Use soap and clean water. Rub your hands together and sing 'Happy Birthday' twice to make sure they are clean. Wash the front, back, and between your fingers. When? Before you eat, after you use the toilet, after playing outside, and after coughing or sneezing.

Eating a Rainbow: Healthy food gives us energy. A good way to eat healthy is to eat foods with many different colours, like a rainbow.

Example: You can have yellow bananas, red apples, green spinach (morogo), orange butternut, and white pap. These foods make your body strong and help you think better in class. Staying Safe Our safety is very important. We need to know rules to protect ourselves.

Trusted Adults: These are grown-ups who you know and who take care of you, like your parents, Gogo, teacher, or the school principal. If you ever feel scared, lost, or unsafe, you must find a trusted adult immediately.

Strangers: A stranger is anyone you do not know. Most strangers are nice, but some are not.

The Rule: We do not talk to strangers, take things (like sweets or toys) from them, or go anywhere with them. If a stranger tries to talk to you, you must say a loud "NO!" and run to a trusted adult.

Road Safety: Many of us walk to school or the shops. Roads can be dangerous.

The Rule: Always hold a grown-up's hand when crossing the street. Look left, look right, and look left again before you cross. Never run into the road to chase a ball. Guided Practice (With Solutions)

Question 1: Look at the picture of a fruit seller's stall with bananas, apples, and oranges. Which sense do you use to see the bright colours of the fruit?

Solution 1: You use your sense of sight. Your eyes are the body part that lets you see the yellow bananas, red apples, and orange oranges. This helps you choose which fruit you want to eat.

Question 2: Sipho has been playing soccer with his friends in the park. His mom calls him for lunch. What is the very first thing Sipho must do before he eats his food? Why?

Solution 2: The first thing Sipho must do is wash his hands with soap and water. When he was playing soccer, his hands got covered in dust and germs from the ball and the ground. If he eats without washing, those germs can go into his body and make him sick.

Question 3: Lindiwe is waiting for her Gogo to pick her up from school. A man she does not know offers her a chocolate and says he will take her home. What are the two things Lindiwe must do?

Solution 3: Lindiwe must say a loud and firm "NO!" to the man. She must immediately run back inside the school gate and tell her teacher or another trusted adult what happened. She should never go with someone she doesn't know, even if they offer her something nice. Independent Practice (Questions Only) Draw a picture of your face. Label your eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

Circle the healthy food in this list: Lollipop, Apple, Chips, Carrot. What do you use your ears for? Name one sound you like to hear. If you fall and scrape your knee on the playground, who is a trusted adult at school you can tell? Why is it important to share toys with your friends? Act out how you would wash your hands properly. Name one rule for staying safe when crossing a road. What is your favourite way to move your body? (e.g., running, jumping, dancing)