GRADE 4 LESSON PLAN Term 3 - Eccurriculum.co.za

GRADE 4 LESSON PLANLESSON:3TERM: 3LEARNING AREA:SOCIAL SCIENCE GeographyDURATION:11 hoursCONTENT:FOOD PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICAKEY QUESTIONS:What is subsistence farming?What is commercial farming?Why is it important to produce and save food?Why food and water are important resourcesSelected learning outcomes andassessment standardsTeaching and learning activitiesDetails of assessment

Selected learningoutcomes andassessmentstandardsLO 3 EXPLORINGISSUESAS 1 Identifies issuesassociated with resourcesand services in aparticular context{identify issues}AS 2 Identifies the factorsthat influence why somepeople have betteraccess to resourcescompared to others in aparticular context [Factors affecting theissues }AS 3 Suggest ways toimprove access toresources in a particularcontext {makes choices }INTEGRATIONSS History [WITH IN ]LO 2 Historical knowledgeTeaching and learning activitiesDetails ofassessmentsACTIVITY 1InformalassessmentThe teacher and learners brainstorm examples of natural resources; they plot on a mind map.The teacher targets food and water as a foci resources by giving learners the followingquestions to discuss1. What gives people energy?2. How do you feel when you need something to drink?3. How do you feel when you have no food?4. What can happen when you have no water?4. What can happen when you have no food?Learners drawmind maps withresourcesLearners answerquestions in theirworkbooks.ACTIVITY 2Growing food: Teacher acquires and shows learners a picture of a commercial farm and apicture of subsistence farm. Learners identify differences following guiding questions designedby the teacher. The teacher introduces new concepts e.g. market, products, crops expensive,home consumption and commercial. Learners define the concepts and use them in sentencesACTIVITY 3Teacher brings the map of South Africa showing different types of farming in differentprovinces and let the learners identify these areas by using map key. Learners are given atable to fill in data extracting information from the map.Kind ofactivityGrowingwheatProvinceWesternCapeA foodproductBreadDictionary workHome workactivity on otherconcepts

and understandingAS 3Identifies similarities anddifferences between thepast and present ways odong things in a givencontextLife Orientation [ACROSS]LO 1 Health promotionAS 1 Identifies nutritiouschoices from a range ofcommonly – availablefoods and drinksRESOURCESACTIVITY 4The teacher overseers that all the data have been plotted on the graph. The teacher leads thelearners to observe and come out with their own conclusions on which areas are suitable forfood production as well as those that are not. The teacher leads the learners to conclude thatthe areas suitable for food production should be used for commercial farming and those thatare not for subsistence farming.:Maps .Atlases, Text books,BARRIERS TO LEARNING:EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES AND REFLECTIONS :Home work : DatahandlingFormal task : TestAdministeredapproximatelyover an hour

ACTIVITY 4 The teacher overseers that all the data have been plotted on the graph. The teacher leads the learners to observe and come out with their own conclusions on which areas are suitable for food production as well as those that are not. The teacher leads the learners to conclude that