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e d and is Rev aligned S CAP Grade 1 Life Skills ISBN 978-1-4315-0230-1 Workbooks available in this series: in ENGLISH 9 781431 502301 • Grade R (in all official Languages); Book 1 • Literacy/Home Language Grades 1 to 6 (in all 11 official Languages); Terms 1&2 • Mathematics Grades 1 to 3 (in all 11 official Languages); • Mathematics Grades 4 to 9 (in Afrikaans and English); • Life Skills Grades 1 to 3 (in all 11 official Languages); and Name: Class: LIFE SKILLS IN ENGLISH • Grades 1 to 6 English First Additional GRADE 1 – BOOK 1 Language. TERMS 1 & 2 ISBN 978-1-4315-0230-1 THIS BOOK MAY NOT BE SOLD. 9th Edition

Contents Term 1 Page Term 2 Page 1 About me ..................................2 17 My family................................. 34 2 Colours and dance ...................4 18 My family................................. 36 3 We are all special .....................6 19 We care for each other ............37 4 20 Showing you care ................... 38 Mrs Angie Motshekga, Mr Enver Surty, We are all different ...................8 Minister of Basic Deputy Minister Safety in and around Education of Basic Education 5 Sing a song .............................10 21 the home (1) ............................ 40 These workbooks have been developed for the children of South 6 Safety in and around I am proud of my school .......12 22 Africa under the leadership of the Minister of Basic Education, the home (2) .............................42 Safety when I’m Mrs Angie Motshekga, and the Deputy Minister of Basic 7 Different places ......................14 23 home on my own .................... 44 Education, Mr Enver Surty. 8 My classroom .........................16 24 Something else The Rainbow Workbooks form part of the Department of Basic to remember ........................... 46 Education’s range of interventions aimed at improving the 9 How we get to school.............18 25 My body .................................. 48 performance of South African learners in the first six grades. As one of the priorities of the Government’s Plan of Action, this 10 I keep myself clean .................20 26 My senses ............................... 50 project has been made possible by the generous funding of the National Treasury. This has enabled the Department to make 11 Some good habits ..................22 27 Moving my body ......................52 these workbooks, in all the official languages, available at no cost. We hope that teachers will find these workbooks useful in their 12 I am clean ...............................24 28 Thinking about safety ............. 54 everyday teaching and in ensuring that their learners cover the 13 Healthy habits .........................26 29 Keeping safe ........................... 56 curriculum. We have taken care to guide the teacher through each of the activities by the inclusion of icons that indicate 14 Clean and tidy.........................28 30 Keeping my body healthy ...... 58 what it is that the learner should do. We sincerely hope that children will enjoy working through the 15 The weather I like ..................30 31 Keeping my body healthy ...... 60 book as they grow and learn, and that you, the teacher, will share their pleasure. 16 The weather ............................32 32 Just checking ..........................62 We wish you and your learners every success in using these workbooks. Published by the Department of Basic Education 222 Struben Street ISBN 978-1-4315-0230-1 Pretoria South Africa This book may not be sold. The Department of Basic Education has made every effort to trace copyright © Department of Basic Education holders but if any have been inadvertently overlooked the Department will be Ninth edition 2019 pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity.

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1 About me Paste a photo or a drawing of o rk s h e et Let’s do yourself here. W 1– My name is _____________________. 1 – We e k My surname is _____________________. Te r m I am _______ years old. There are _______ members in our family. My telephone number is: _____________________ My address is: _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ I know when my birthday is. yes I’m not sure no 2

Date: Let’s draw Joe is good at soccer. Draw something you are good at. Tell your friends what you can do well. Then, colour in the Let’s talk star in the correct box to show what you can do. I can read. I can dress myself. I can write my name. r: Teache Sign: I can dance. I can make tea. I can brush my teeth. Date: 3

2 Colours and dance o rk s h e et Let’s do W 1– Do you know these colours? Tell your friend the name of these colours. Now colour each picture in the right colour. 1 – We e k Te r m A yellow banana A red apple A blue jersey A coloured umbrella An orange orange A green leaf Before you do an activity outside, first stretch like a cat. This will Do it outside make it easier for your body to move. Also stretch after the activity to relax and cool down. This will help you not to get pains in your muscles. Now do what these children are doing. Sing “Heads and shoulders" while you: • pretend you are playing a drum. • pretend you are playing a guitar. 4

Fun Clap your hands in these patterns. Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Let’s do Can you do these things? Show your friends. I can run in different directions without bumping into anyone. I can skip with a skipping rope. r: Teache Sign: I can roll a big ball to my friend. Date: 5

3 We are all special o rk s h e et Let’s talk W Look at the picture and tell your – friend about the differences between these children. Big and small 1 – We e k 2 Some of us are big, some of us are small. Some of us are short and some of us are tall. Te r m Some of us can jump, some of us can sing. We can all do something well. What can you do well? Tell your friends how you felt on Let’s talk the first day of school. happy sad excited cross shy Draw a picture to show how you would feel if someone gave you a new toy. Let’s draw Write the emotion in the space below. __________________________________________ 6

Tell your friend what is happening in each picture. Say how you would Let’s talk feel if these things happened to you. Tick the correct face. A big boy takes your things. happy excited sad You and your friend play together. cross happy scared You open a gift. scared excited shy Your brother or sister breaks your favourite toy. shy glad cross Make your fingerprint in the first box, and ask a classmate Let’s do to make his or her fingerprint in the next box. Did you know that no-one in the world has the same fingerprint as you? You are so special, that there is only one of Teache r: you in the world. Not even twins have the Can you see that your Sign: same fingerprints. fingerprints differ? Date: 7

4 We are all different o rk s h e et Let’s talk Look at these children. How are they the same? W How are they different? – 1 – We e k 2 Te r m Look at the picture and then think about whether these Let’s do statements are true or false. Colour the true sentences green. Colour the untrue sentences red. They all have 2 arms and 2 legs. They are all girls. They are all wearing shoes. They are all wearing pants. They are all children. They all have long hair. 8

Draw a picture of yourself in the first space. Then draw a Let’s draw picture of your best friend. When you have done this, look at your drawing and say how you are different from your friend. Me My friend Colour in this friendship chain to show that everyone is different. When you have done this Let’s do you can cut out and decorate the friendship chain in the cut out section of this book. r: Teache Sign: Date: 9

5 Sing a song Before you sing, do these exercises. o rk s h e et Let’s sing Breathe in deeply and breathe out slowly. W Pretend you are blowing out the candles on your birthday cake. – Pretend that you’re cold, and say “Brrrrrrrrrrrrr”. Five little monkeys 1 – We e k 3 Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Te r m Four little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Three little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped her head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Two little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped her head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" One little monkey jumping on the bed. She fell off and bumped her head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" 10

Draw your face. Let’s draw Show your eyes, ears, nose, mouth and hair. Do it outside Make an obstacle course outside your class like this one with your teacher's help. Jump from one chair to the next. Crawl underneath the tables. r: Teache Sign: Date: 11

6 I am proud of my school Draw a picture of yourself in o r k s h e et Let’s do your school uniform. Then fill W in the missing answers. – I go to _____________________ School. 1 – We e k 4 My teacher’s name is _____________________. Te r m The school principal is _____________________. Let’s write Look at the pictures. Then cut out the correct word for each picture and paste it underneath the picture. 12 playground classroom office secretary toilet

Who are the different people in a school? Look at the picture and talk about who they are and what they do. Then cut out the correct word from the Let’s write bottom of the page and paste it next to the correct picture. Explain to your friend how to get to the principal's office, the toilet and the playground. John’s pencil box has fallen. Count how many pencil Fun crayons he has, and write the number in the box. Then, on a separate piece of paper, draw a picture using bright colours, to show how you and your friend play together. Draw a frame around the picture. r: Teache Sign: Date: children cleaner teacher principal 13

7 Different places o r k s h e et Let’s do Show your friend that you can: I’m hiding under W – the table. Hide under something. 1 – We e k 4 Te r m Stand next to something. Hide behind something. Stand on top of something. • Use a ball or a bean bag. Throw it up and catch it. Do it outside • Balance the beanbag on your head and walk around slowly. • Now balance the beanbag on your head while walking along on top of a low balancing beam or a line on the ground. I can throw. I can catch. I can balance a bean bag on my head. 14

Do it outside Stamp your feet in these patterns. L = Left R = Right L R L R L R L R R L R L R L L R L L R L R Teache Sign: r: Date: 15

8 My classroom o rk s h e et Let’s talk Look carefully at this picture and talk about what you see. W In this classroom, both good and bad things are happening. – What good behaviour can you see? What bad behaviour can you see? 1 – We e k 5 Te r m 16

Tell your friend what is happening in each picture. Draw Let’s talk a next to all the good behaviour and an next to all the bad behaviour that can happen at school. r: Teache Sign: Date: 17

9 How we get to school How do you get to school each day? Are you safe? Do you know of ways that are o rk s h e et Let’s talk unsafe? Talk to your friend about how these children are going to school. Tick those that are safe ways of going to school. Cross those that are unsafe. W – 1 – We e k 5 Te r m How do you get to school in the morning? _________________________ Let’s do Friends' names Now ask 5 friends how they get to school each day. Tick them on this chart. 1 2 3 4 5 on foot by bus by car or by bakkie I can run zig zag. Yes No Do it outside When I run, I can change directions when my teacher tells me to. 18

Let’s do Draw a picture to show how you come to school. Do it outside Listen to the music your teacher will play for you. Move your body to the beat of the music. Bend your knees and then stretch your legs. Hunch your shoulders up and down. Rotate your wrists to the left and then to the right. Do it outside You and your friend must throw and catch a ball. Use your weaker arm to throw the ball back. Was I able to throw the ball with my weaker hand? Do it outside r: Teache Do a wheelbarrow walk Sign: with a classmate. Date: 19

10 I keep myself clean It is important to learn good habits from a young age. o r k s h e et Let’s talk Here are some things you should do to keep yourself clean and healthy. W Talk about each picture. – 1 – We e k 6 us t Te r m Brush my teeth. Im Wash my hands after using the toilet. Keep my nails clean. Wash myself regularly. Wash fruit before eating it. Use a handkerchief when sneezing Use a toilet. or blowing my nose. 20

Which of these items do you need to keep yourself clean? Let’s write Colour in the stars to show which items you use to keep clean. Then tell your friend how you use each item to keep yourself clean. Tick whether you can do the following: yes no I can climb the ladder on the jungle gym. I can use the handgrips to move forward. Teache r: Sign: Date: I can crawl through the jungle gym. 21

11 Some good habits o r k s h e et Some good habits for using Let’s read the toilet correctly. W – b e r Reme m 1 – We e k 6 Always close the toilet door when you use the toilet. Te r m If you mess in the toilet, remember to clean it up. Use toilet paper for good habits. Always wash your hands Remember to flush the toilet. after using the toilet. 22

Circle the correct words that tell us how often we need Let’s write to do the following things. Washing your hair. in the morning and every day at night twice a week once a week Brushing your teeth. in the morning and every day at night twice a week once a week Washing your body. in the morning and every day at night twice a week once a week Washing your face. in the morning and every day at night twice a week once a week r: Teache Sign: Date: 23

12 I am clean Play “Simon says” with your teacher. o r k s h e et Do it outside Find your own space and move without bumping into each other. W Simon says, “Touch your head.” – Let’s show Show your friend how you … 1 – We e k 6 o ur hands. Wash y Te r m Dry your h ands. Brush your hair. Brush your teeth. h yo ur face. Was 24

Do it outside Act out this rhyme. I can clap my hands and stamp my feet, I can nod my head and swing my arms, I can wriggle my toes and touch my nose. r: Teache Sign: Date: 25

13 Healthy habits o r k s h e et Let’s read What do we need to stay healthy? W – a l t hy A h e ie t d 1 – We e k 7 Enou Te r m exerc gh ise e p in g Ke n c le a Being fresh in the ai r gh s l e e p Enou t oo an d no t l ev is io n ! much te 26

Let’s write Tick for healthy habits and cross for unhealthy habits. r: Teache Sign: Date: 27

14 Clean and tidy Let’s do o r k s h e et THPA STE W Show how you use these items. TOO – toothpaste 1 – We e k 7 ush toothbr soap Te r m Shampoo HAND CREAM am shampoo hand cre brush comb nail clippers nailbrush 28

Do it outside Hold hands to form a large circle. Now pass a ball to each other in the circle. Then add another ball and pass it along. Then add another ball and try to pass 3 balls along. Let’s talk What is untidy in this room? What must you do to tidy the room? What are the children doing? What should they do? r: Teache Sign: Date: 29

15 The weather I like Look at the different types of weather and tell your Let’s talk o rk s h e et friend what weather you like best. W – windy 1 – We e k 8 sunny Te r m rainy cloudy and cold In some parts of our country it sometimes becomes so cold that it snows. Sometimes the weather is stormy. Winds that are very strong are called hurricanes. Let’s do Draw a picture of yourself in the rain or snow. Draw a picture of yourself on a large sheet of paper, using wax crayons. Mix blue food colouring with water and paint over the whole page. Splash white paint over the picture. 30

Let’s read We use a weather chart to show what the weather is like. We use symbols to show the different kinds of weather. Here are some of the symbols. sunny rainy cloudy partly cloudy snow windy Let’s talk Tell your friend what kinds of clothes you wear in each type of weather. Let’s do Draw weather symbols to complete your own weather chart for the week. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday What has the weather been like this week? Let’s write Fill in the missing words. Today it is ________________________________________ . r: Teache Yesterday it was __________________________________ . Sign: Date: I hope tomorrow will be ____________________________ . 31

16 The weather o rk s h e et Let’s do Mime the different weather conditions. W – 1 – We e k 8 Te r m Spread your arms wide above your head You have an umbrella to protect you and pretend to be a large cloud. from the sun. Hold your umbrella tightly to stop it from Wave like a tree blowing in the wind. being blown away by the strong wind. Pitter-patter like raindrops falling on the roof. 32

Do it outside Hold hands to form a large circle. Throw balls to each other and catch them. Think of different ways of moving on a balancing beam or on a line of string. See whether you can think of a way of moving differently to your classmates. Fun Play hopscotch. Draw some blocks and half-circles on the ground. r: Do it outside Teache Sign: • Show your friend how you skip using a skipping rope. Date: • Your teacher will show you how to play some traditional games. 33

17 My family Let’s talk Did you know that families are not all the same? o rk s h e et Some families are big and some are small. Some have moms and W 1– dads and some don’t. Some families live with their grandmothers and grandfathers, uncles, aunts and cousins. 2 – We e k Look at these pictures and tell your friend how these families differ from one another. Use words from these word boxes. mother father sister Te r m grandfather brother baby grandmother family 34

Date: Let’s write Who shares your home with you? Whom do you share your home with? _____________________________________________________________ . In our home there are ___________________________________ people. Who is the youngest in your home? _____________________________ . Who is the oldest in your home? ________________________________ . We all have our tasks to do in our homes. Look at these pictures and name Let’s talk the persons who does these tasks in your home. r: Teache Write one sentence about a task you did yesterday. Sign: Date: _____________________________________________________________ . 35

18 My family Draw a picture of something you and your family do together. Fun Say who the persons are. Use these words to help you. o r k s h e et W 1– mother father sister grandfather brother baby 2 – We e k grandmother family Te r m My family 36 Date:

19 Date: We care for each other Family members should love each other and care for each other. Let’s read We show that we love one another by hugging each other and also Wo rk s h e et by helping and respecting each other. We need to … • help one another. • do our tasks on time. • be polite to one another. • be responsible. – We e k 2 – Look at these pictures and say how these children show Let’s talk their family that they care. Then make up a role play to show what is happening in each of the pictures. m 2 Te r Let’s do Draw a picture of what you do to show your family that you care. Tell your friend what you have drawn. r Teache : Sign : Date : 37

20 Showing you care r k s h e et Talk about how these family members help each other. Number the pictures o Let’s talk from 1 to 4 to show the right order. W – 2 – We e k 2 Te r m Let’s read Our evening jobs Mom cooks the food. Dad washes the pots. My brother and I help mom and dad. We help a lot. We put away the milk and bread. Then we are ready to go to bed. Please tell us a bedtime story! 38

Date: Make a card for someone who cares for you. Draw a picture and write the Let’s do person's name. Let’s do Can you do the following? pass the ball by bouncing it to your partner. yes no pass the ball by throwing it overhand to your partner. yes no bounce the ball off your knees. yes no hit the ball towards the cone. yes no dribble the ball between the markers. yes no kick the ball towards Teache r: something and hit it. yes no Sign: Date: 39

21 Safety in and around the home (1) o r k s h e et We should always feel safe when we are at home. But there are many W Let’s talk dangers in and around our homes. Look at the pictures, and talk to your – friend about some of the dangers. In the kitchen 2 – We e k 3 • Turn the handles of pots and pans towards the back of the stove. Te r m • Do not leave sharp knives lying around. • Lock paraffin and medicines in a safe place. • Do not leave toys lying around. In the bathroom • Do not use things that need electricity close to water. • Do not leave them close to water. • Put scissors and other sharp things away in a cupboard. • Don't share your tooth brush with anyone. 40

Date: Thunderstorms, lightening and electricity • Never stand under a tree in a storm. • Never put anything into a wall socket. Ask someone older to help you. Outside the home • Pick up things that could hurt you, like broken glass, and put them into the rubbish bin. • Do not play near a pool unless there is a grown-up with you. Inside the home • Do not leave toys and other things lying around. • Do not play with paraffin or poisonous cleaners. • If you see that the cord to the iron r: Teache h or the kettle is frayed, ask your mom Sign: or dad to fix it. Date: 41

22 Safety in and around the home (2) o r k s h e et Keeping safe W Let’s talk Look at the pictures and say which pictures show safe situations and which do – not. Tick ( ) those that show a safe situation and cross ( ) those that show an unsafe situation. Say why you think they are safe or unsafe. 2 – We e k 3 Te r m 42 Date:

Date: Are there unsafe things in your home? What can you do Let’s talk about it? Poisons, medications and some cleaning liquids are very dangerous. You should never drink anything if you are not sure what it is. These signs mean that there is something poisonous inside the bottle, box or tin. Have you seen these signs before? Your teacher is going to play Do it outside you some music. • Move to the beat of the music. • Choose a leader. The leader must move to the beat of the music. Everyone else must copy the leader and move in the same way. • Balance on one leg. • Now balance on the other leg. • Which leg is stronger? • Place a long piece of string along the floor or draw a line. Walk along the string or the line, and keep your balance. • Now change the shape of the string or the line and walk along it keeping your balance. r Teache : Sign : Date : 43

23 Safety when I’m home on my own o r k s h e et W Let’s talk – You have learned about things that can hurt you in and around your home. How can you keep yourself safe 2 – We e k 4 when you are at home on your own? When you are at home Te r m alone, you can do these things to stay safe. th e door n’ t open Do an gers. to str he doors ll t Lock a he outside. ding to t lea 44

Date: • Make sure you know the telephone numbers of your parents and the people who live next door to you. • Make a list of important numbers, in case something is wrong. Let’s write Make your own list of important numbers. Ambulance: Police: ______________________ ______________________ Mom’s cell phone: _______________________ Fire brigade: ______________________ Dad’s cell phone: ________________________ r: Teache Whom else could you call when you need help? Sign: Date: ____________________________________________ 45

24 Something else to remember o r k s h e et Here is an easy way of remembering the phone number for the police. Look W – Let’s talk at the pictures and tell your friend how the pictures help you to remember the numbers. 10111 is the number for the police. Say it a few times until you know it by heart. 2 – We e k 4 Te r m 1 0 111 Show how you would move if you were the Do it outside child in each of these pictures. How would you move if a How would you move if you How would you move if you stranger were chasing you? were helping your mom to stood on broken glass? mix a cake? 46

Date: See if you can build Let’s do your own house. • Find some old cardboard boxes and build the walls and a roof. • You can glue the boxes together. When the house is finished, you can paint it. • If you can't find cardboard, use something else, but don't use glass or tin or anything that can hurt you. Throw a beanbag or a ball Do it outside in the air and catch it with your weaker hand. Help your teacher move the chairs, tables and boxes outside the classroom. Climb over the chairs, tables and boxes, crawl underneath them and jump down from them. Teache r: Sign: Try balancing on one Date: foot on a chair. 47

25 My body rk s h e et Let’s write Write the words in the correct spaces. o W – leg hand head stomach foot arm 2 – We e k 5 Te r m 48

Date: Let’s draw Finish this drawing of a face. Draw the hair. Try to copy your own face. If you have brown eyes, draw brown eyes. If you have black hair, draw black hair. Draw your eyebrows, your nose and your mouth. Your face is an important part of your body. We each have 2 eyes. We each have 2 ears. We each have a nose. We each have a mouth. Let’s sing Sing this song. Touch the part of the body as you sing its name. Head and shoulders Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Head and shoulders, knees and toes Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes, knees and toes Teache r: Sign: Date: Do it outside Play 'Simon says ...' 49

26 My senses r k s h e et Let’s talk Look at the different senses and say what we use them for. o W – sight 2 – We e k 6 hearing taste Te r m touch smell Let’s read We use our senses every day. We smell and taste our food. We can feel how soft a feather is. We may see how blue the sky is in summer. We may hear music. Our senses also keep us safe. We can smell if there is a fire. We can feel when the sun is too hot. We may see when it is unsafe to cross a road. We may hear the sound of an alarm. 50

Date: Let’s do Caring for our eyes and ears. We need to look after our senses. We need to look after our eyes and ears. Look after your ears by not listening to loud music. Look after your eyes by wearing a cap or sunglasses. Don't look at the sun. Look at the table below, and on each line tick the sense or senses you Let’s write would use. You can mark more than one. smell taste sight hearing touch r: Teache Sign: Date: 51

27 Moving my body Look at the pictures. For each one, name the parts Let’s talk r k s h e et of the body and say what they help you do. o W We use our bodies to move. – 2 – We e k 6 Te r m Answer these questions with your friend. Then write the answers Let’s write in your book, under the questions. Which parts of your body do you use to walk? ______________________ Which parts of your body do you use to pick something up? _________________________________________________________ Your teacher will show you how to play ‘cat Do it outside and mouse’. 52

Date: There are also parts of your body that you can't see. Let’s read They all work together to keep you alive. Your bones skull collarbone rib arm-bone spine hip-bone leg-bone kneecap leg-bone Parts of your body that help you breathe nose mouth throat r: Teache lung Sign: Date: 53

28 Thinking about safety r k s h e et Let’s talk Look at the pictures below, and talk to your friend about what o you see. For each picture, say how you can stay safe. W – 2 – We e k 6 Te r m You see your friend across the street. You are waiting alone at a bus stop. A stranger asks you to go somewhere You are lost at a shopping centre. with him or her. 54 Date:

Date: We have “yes” feelings when someone gives us a hug that feels right. It feels good to hugged in a friendly and caring way by someone you love. We have “no” feelings when someone touches us in a way that makes us feel scared or Come here little girl. I will give you upset. When we feel upset or sweets but you must not tell anyone. unsafe we have “no” feelings. Your body is special and it belongs to you. You can say “yes" if it is OK for someone to touch you, and you can say “no" if it is not OK. r: Teache Sign: Date: 55

29 Keeping safe Look at the pictures below and write Yes for a “yes” feeling and r k s h e et Let’s write o No for a “no” feeling in the blocks. W – Stop shouting! You’re too big for that. I love you 2 – We e k 7 Te r m You look pretty. Don’t worry, I’m only tickling you. 56 Date:

Date: Let’s do Practise saying “no”. Make up a play where a stranger wants to take the child in his car or wants to touch the child. The child answers “no”. Some children live in homes where they are not looked after. Look at Let’s talk the pictures. Talk about how you would feel if you were the child in the pictures. Say what you would do. You are a bad girl and You can’t go to school. I don’t love you. You must carry the bricks to build the wall. Do it outside Play the “freeze” game. Move in any way you like, and when your teacher blows the whistle, freeze in that position. You must not move at all until the teacher says you may. How well can you balance? Walk on a low r: Teache balancing beam or a long piece of string placed Sign: on the ground. Date: 57

30 Keeping my body healthy o r k s h e et W Let’s read – There are many ways in which we can get sick. Most of the time, we get ill because of germs and bacteria. They are so small we can't 2 – We e k 7 see them. They can come into our bodies and make us ill. What are the children in the pictures doing to keep themselves Let’s talk healthy? What could happen if they didn’t do these things? Te r m 58

Date: Now talk about these pictures. Make a to show how you can stay healthy. Let’s talk Put a into the box with the pictures of things that can make you ill. r: Teache Sign: Date: 59

31 Keeping my body healthy o r k s h e et W Let’s talk Did you know there are different ways in which to purify water? – Did you know that some water is clean and some is dirty? How can you make 2 – We e k 8 sure water is clean and good to drink? You can boil the dirty water in a kettle to kill the germs. Te r m You can filter the dirty water. Your teacher can show you how. You can add 1 teaspoon of bleach (such as Jik) to a 20 litre bucket of river water. Close the bucket to keep flies out. Leave the water for 28 hours before you drink it. 60 Date:

Date: Let’s talk Throw used tissues into Look at these pictures and talk the toilet or a bin. about what these children are doing to stay healthy. Wash your hands before you eat. Wash your hands after using the toilet. If you mess in the toilet, clean your mess and then wash your hands. r: Teache Sign: Cover your mouth if you Date: cough or sneeze. 61

32 Just checking Discuss what you have o r k s h e et Let’s talk learned in the past W two terms. – I can talk about my family. I can walk on a thin line. 2 – We e k 8 I know the phone number for the police. I know about “yes” and “no” feelings. Te r m I can catch a ball. I can stay safe in my home. I can look after myself if I am at home alone. I help my family. I know my way around my school. I know how to keep myself healthy. I know what to do with all the things in my school bag. I know about different kinds of families. I have learned a lot in Life Skills. 62 Date:

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