Grade 2 Curriculum Guide - Social Studies

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
CURRICULUM GUIDE
SOCIAL STUDIES
GRADE 2
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CURRICULUM GUIDE
SOCIAL STUDIES
LEVEL 2
TOPIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT METHOD/ EVALUATION INTEGRATION

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ATTITUDE STRATEGIES
The Family Define the term Drawing Co-operate Family Brainstorming/ Prepare a folio Mathematics
family. members of with one A family is a Discussing what on “The Sets – Family
their extended another to group of people is an extended extended Sizes.
Name the family. complete group who live in the family. family” Comparing sets
member of an projects. same home and “Group project) using ‹,›,⁼
extended Identifying are related by Naming the Answering
family. children in the blood/or members with Prepare a chart questions
class who marriage. whom pupils showing the based on
belong to live. children who pictograph.
extended Different family belong to
families. groups have Identifying extended Language Arts
different children who families and Writing
names. belong to their family sentences
extended members. about:-
The Extended families. My family
Family members
Consists of
parent (s), Art and Craft
child/ Drawing and
naming family
members.
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Children, Vocabulary
grandparents, Meaning of
aunts, uncles terms e.g.
and cousins. family,
extended
family.
Family List some roles Drawing/collecting Show Family Roles Displaying Prepare folio Reading
Responsibilities of the family. pictures depicting appreciation - Add new pictures on family roles Class Reader:
family members for the members to showing and chores. “The Rampat
Explain how performing contribution of the family. different a Family”.
family different roles. one another by family roles Discussing the
members take listening and - Provide them e.g. a pregnant poems (a) Fine Language Arts
care of one Writing sentences participating in with food, woman; Family and (b) Sentence
another. about how they discussion on clothing and a members The Family. Construction
help at home. how they help home. worshipping Answering oral Answering
in the home. together; and written Comprehension
Dramatizing/ - Love and parents/ questions on Questions.
miming roles of Show respect comfort each children them. (Poems in
family members. for one other when performing content) Drama
another by sad. tasks in and Role-playing
discussing how out of the scenes.
they would - Have fun home.
care for together.
younger/older Discussing
family member roles depicted
in pictures
displayed.
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- Teach Role playing Guidance
members right roles/chores of Right and
from wrong family Wrong
members
- Share Mathematics
responsibility at Explaining how Addition and
home they would subtraction of
care for a family
Fine Family younger/older members.
Father works family member
for money to in the absence
spend of an adult.
Mother cooks
and washes Collecting
and mends pictures to
Sister and compile a folio
brother help on family roles
with chores and chores.
while I take
care of the pets
and more.
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The Family
This is mother
so happy and
gay.
This is father
who works all
day
This is sister
who plays with
her doll
This is baby so
very small
This is the
family great
and small.
It is the right of
every child to
be a part of a
family.
It is also the
right of every
child to
participate in
decision
making.
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Politeness List ways in Reading list of Show the need Copy of Placing pupils Match Language Arts
Respect which they courtesy rules and to respect courtesy rules in groups and courtesy rules Re-arranging
could show discussing them. others by and maxims. presenting with words to form
respect demonstrating (Situations them with appropriate sentences.
Role-playing courtesies and made up by situations for behavior Listening to
Explain how people good manners class teacher) role play e.g. stories/poems
they can be demonstrating (a) During Column A and answering
polite to others good Show respect Stories with snack break (1) Rohan see orally,
manner/courtesies. for self by characters who the teacher his teacher questions
Learn and obeying and practice shared biscuits when he come based on them
repeat the practicing good/bad to class. Roy to school.
words of at Matching courtesy rules manners pulled his out Reading
least two statements with and maxims of the (2) Seeta Reading of
courtesy rules correct answers. Poems/rhymes teacher’s wants to pass courtesy rules
in which hands and ran between two and maxims;
characters away. persons she situations
display must say:- presented.
courtesy. (b) Seeta’s
dad was (3) Robin Drama
chatting with receives gift Role-playing
the neighbor from his given
when she situations.
rushed up to
him
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Shouting, Father he must
“Daddy, daddy, say:-
come see my Column B
new shoes. A Thank you
B Good
morning
C You are
welcomed
D Excuse me.
Re-arrange
Jumbled words
to make a
sentence.
Elders I respect
show must for.
Display on
classroom wall,
on a weekly
basis names of
well behaved
pupils.
(The pupils
must be chosen
by the class.)
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Write five
sentences to
say where and
why your
school is where
it is presently.
Functions of State the Drawing and Show At school we Naming some Name two Language Arts
the school. activities that colouring appreciation learn to read, activities that schools that Sentence
are done at teachers and for the write and are done at cater for pupils Construction.
school. students importance of count. school. e.g with “special Subject and
performing school by We work and reading writing, ability”. verb
Give reasons certain attending play together playing, saving agreement.
why it is activities at regularly and money in the Answer the
important to school. punctually. We attend School Thrift questions after Reading
attend school. school to get Society, etc. reading Caribbean
Making a chart Appreciate the our education Caribbean Social Studies-
Name some of all the job done by so that we can Social Studies- Infant Level
people who persons who workers at earn a living Infant Level 1- One-Our
work at school. work at the school. and help to Discussing “Our Family, Family, Home
school. build our reasons why it Home and and School.
State the Show respect country. is important to School”. (The
functions of the Making a list of for every attend school. teacher may Spelling
people who the functions of student and It is our e.g. to learn; to set the Spelling words
work at school. the people who worker of the responsibility work and play questions and related to topic
work at school. school by being to attend together. the pupils can e.g. teacher,
polite to them. school regularly answer orally.) pupils, canteen,
and to be on clean etc.
time.
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Workers at school Match the Health Education
include the Head- following Cleanliness of the
teacher, teachers, statements in school and
security guards, Column A with compound.
Cleaners, canteen their correct
workers, etc. answer in Mathematics
column B. Write a set of three
Name schools Workers at school words at school
which cater for have different Stating and Column A Name this set.
pupils with functions, e.g. discussing the (1) We work
different Teachers impart functions of and play
abilities. knowledge. various together at Sophia Special
Canteen Staff- workers at school. School
Prepare nutritious school. David Rose
meals (2) I sweep and School for
Sweeper/Cleaner- Discussing the clean the handicapped
Keep the building importance of school. Children
clean. being regular
and punctual at (3) I protect
school. the school day
and night.
(4) We teach
you to read and
write.
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(5) I prepare
nutritious meals
for you.
Column B
A. Guard
B. Teacher
C. Pupils
D. Sweeper/
Cleaner
E. Librarian
F. Canteen Staff
Explain what
would happen if
they are late for
or absent from
school.
e.g. They would
miss what is
being taught.
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School Rules Explain what is Writing two 1. Show Rules are Discussing Use a checklist to Language Arts
a rule. school rule. respect for orders that we what are rules observe pupils’ Write a
school rules by have to obey. and why they behaviour. letter/note of
List two school Making a chart obeying them. Rules tell us are important. excuse for
rules. with school how to behave. 1) I am regular at absence.
rules for their 2. Co-operate Some rules Displaying list school.
Explain why it is classroom. with one help to keep us of school rules Storytelling
important to another in safe. and discussing 2) I am always Listening to
obey rules. completing them. punctual. stories about
chart with rules School Rules people who break
Discuss what for classroom. Uniforms must Working with 3) My uniform is rules and those
happens when be worn others in a neat and clean. who obey rules.
rules are everyday and group to
broken. must be clean. prepare a list of 4) I obey the Art
class rules. teachers and Showing how
Be regular and prefects. someone feels
punctual. Discussing what when he/she is
happens when 5) I listen when praised for
Bring a written rules are someone is obeying a rule.
excuse when broken. speaking.
absent. - People Guidance
receive Write one Obeying and
punishment. sentence to say disobeying and
what happens disobeying rules
- Individuals when rules are
could be broken.
injured.
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- People could Write one class Writing
loose their rule you have I must always
lives. disobeyed obey rules.
recently.
-Reading pages Reading
19-22 of “Caribbean
Caribbean Social Studies
Social Studies Infant Level
Infant Level 1 1” Our
Our Family, Family, Home
Home and and School.
School.
Teachers and
pupils
discussing story
and pictures.
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Our Community Define the term Drawing a plan Show A community is Discussing what Work in groups Language
community of the school cooperation by a place where is a community. to make a plan of Arts
and community working with people live and the school’s Sentence
State the name and inserting others to draw together. Writing the community and construction
of their local landmarks a plan of the name of their insert boundaries
community school’s A boundary can community. and landmarks. Art and Craft
community. be a street, Drawing
Identifying and river, canal, Touring the landmarks.
naming Appreciate the forest or school’s
boundaries and importance of mountain community and Spelling
landmarks in landmarks and which is used identifying Words such
our school boundaries by to separate boundaries and as boundary,
community. encouraging places. landmarks landmark,
other to take mountain,
care of them. Landmarks are Naming building,
important boundaries and bridge.
objects used to landmarks
mark places. found in the Science
Some community. Trees in Our
important community.
landmarks are
trees, building,
signs,
monuments,
forts, creeks.
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TOPIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT METHOD/STRATEGIES EVALUAION INTEGRATION
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ATTITUDE
Helpers in our Name some Categorising Work co- Community Displaying pictures of Compile a Science
community. community community operatively to helpers do community helpers, folio of Colours in
helpers, and helpers prepare a folio of different kinds and having pupils community nature.
say what job according to community helpers. of work e.g. group them according helpers.
each does. the work they Health to the work they do. Drama
do. Nurse, Dentist, Draw a Role playing
Say how we Show appreciation Garbage picture of a different
can identify Drawing and for the work of the collector. community helpers.
these helpers. colouring community. helper and
pictures of write two Language Arts
community sentences Sentence
helpers. about him Construction.
or her.
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TOPIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT METHOD/STRATEGIES EVALUAION INTEGRATION
helpers by Education: Discussing how these Match helpers Subject and Verb.
volunteering to Teachers, helpers are identified, in Column A Agreement.
role-play them. education officers. e.g. by the clothes with their jobs
they wear (uniform) in column B. Mathematics
Protection: Sets e.g. State the
Policemen, Discussing how the Column A numbers of helpers
Security guards, helpers assist them (1) Teacher in each set.
soldiers. and the people in the
community. (2) Dentist
Building: Nurse
Garbageman
Plumbers, Role-playing, (3) Fisherman Doctor
carpenters, community helpers.
painters (4) Plumber
Food Supply: Column B Health

Butchers, farmers,
grocers A. Health
Communication. B. Building Policeman

Postmen, radio Soldier
announcers. C. Education Fire-man
Guard
D. Food
E. Protection
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TOPIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT METHOD/STRATEGIES EVALUATION INTEGRATION
Protection
Name each set
e.g. A set of
three health
workers.
Language Arts
Letter Writing
Sentence
Construction.
Co-operation Identify self- Making Appreciate the Self Help Discussing pictures of Write a thank Mathematics
in the self-help models of importance of Self help self help activities, you note to self Counting the
community. activities in persons from self-help by activities are and how these helpers for a number of self-
the the participating tasks which benefit the entire job done in help projects
community. community in class people work community. your carried out in
engaging in a projects. on together to community. their
Name the self help assist in the Naming self-help neighbourhood
persons who activity. development activities that were Write two and placing them
are involved in of their executed in their sentences to in a set. Naming
these self-help community respective explain the the set.
activities. and/or community and importance of
country. naming the persons self-help
who were involved in activities.
these activities. Vocabulary
e.g., building Work in groups Spelling words
bridges, Planning and to make an from the acrostic
repairing executing a class acrostic for the for the word
roads/dams, activity, e.g. cleaning word CO- COOPERATION.
setting up a furniture, repairing OPERATION
library. books.
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C -Community
O-Obedience
O-Ore
P- People
E- Everyone
R- Rights
A-Achievement
These persons Collecting used books T-Togetherness

are the youths for class library. I-Industry
and adults in O-Order
the Nation.
community.
Physical Identify and Drawing one Appreciate the Every Touring the List four English Language
Features in describe of the physical physical community has community to physical Sentence
Our physical features of features of physical identify physical features found Construction
Community features of their their features. features observed in in your
their community. community by Some of these the community. community.
community not destroying features are
them. slopes, corals Oral description of Write two Spelling
mountains, the physical features sentences to Slopes
plains, rivers, observed in the describe any Mountain
hills, community. one of the Savannah
savannahs, physical
islands and features
trenches. identified.
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These Physical Draw your Make a model
features help community and of one physical
to form our insert two feature in their
lands. physical community
features
Language Arts
Write a
Leaders in Define who is Drawing Respect and A leader is a Defining who is a Name two composition on
Community a leader. pictures of obey leaders person who leader. leaders in your any one of the
leaders in your in your works with community. following
community. community. member of the Identifying leaders in leaders
community to the community. Name three - Head- teacher
Identify and Dramatizing Cooperate make plans, qualities a - Pandit/Priest/
name leaders the roles of with leaders. listens to their Writing short good leader Moulvi
in your leaders in the (members) sentences about should have. - Mayor/
community. community. problems and leaders in the Captain/
gives help. community. Village
Write short Listing Chairman
sentences on qualities of
leaders. good leaders.
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Some leaders Discussion on Write three Spelling
in the qualities of a good sentences to Priest
community leader. say why it is Moulvi
are: important for Justice
Drawing pictures of the leaders to
- Head- leaders in the work with
Teachers, community. members of
the
- Religious Listing qualities of a community.
leaders good leader.
Moulvi
Pandit Discussion on ways in
Priest/ which pupils will/can
Pastor show respect for
leaders.
- Village
Chairman Demonstrating how a
leader should behave.
- Mayor,
Discussing why it is
- Captain important for leaders
to work with
Leaders have members of the
roles and they community.
demonstrate
certain
behaviours.
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- Cleanliness
- Punctuality
- Honesty
- Fairness
- Hard-working
- Politeness
- Humility
Leaders work
with others.
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Health and List reasons Writing health Show We keep away Examining and Use the check-list Reading
Safety why it is rules that are appreciation germ from our discussing to assess yourself. Reading Health
important to to be practiced for cleanliness bodies when pictures that I bathe rules from chart
keep oneself in order to by practicing we keep show daily
tidy. keep healthy. good health ourselves clean cleanliness and Art
habits. and tidy. tidiness. I wear Drawing and
Explain how Drawing clean colouring.
you can keep articles that are Appreciate that We can do so Saying and clothing
the body clean used for it is important by writing health Drama
and healthy. cleanliness. to keep - Keeping our rhyme about I brush Role-playing
themselves Nails short what to do and and floss health rule
Identify articles clean by And clean why. my teeth
that help us to Making posters explaining what daily Poetry
keep clean. that depict they will do. - Wearing Discussing and Repeating words
good health Clean under- writing health I exercise of poems.
Discuss ways practices. Wear rules. my body. Answering oral
you can keep questions on
your home and - Taking daily Displaying I take care them
school bath articles used to of my hair Memorizing
surroundings maintain good poems/rhymes.
clean. - Using soap health e.g. I keep my
And clean comb, tooth- nails short Language Arts
water brush, bath- and Writing
towel, etc. and clean sentences e.g. I
discussing the must brush my
importance of I eat teeth after every
these articles. healthy meal.
Foods.
TOPIC OBJECTIVE CONTENT METHOD/ EVALUATION INTEGRATION
- Wearing clean Role-playing Draw a picture
clothes good and bad to show an
health habits. article that you
- Washing our Discussing the use to keep
hands before benefits of healthy.
and after good health
meals, and practice. Write two
after using health rules
the latrine. Listening to that you must
stories (made observe in
- Exercise up by the order to
regularly teacher) to maintain good
bring out the health.
- Get adequate importance of
Sleep and cleanliness. Read the
Rest. poems then
Cleanliness answer the
- Drink plenty Take care of questions.
of water daily your clothes, (Questions may
Take care of be prepared by
- Wash fruits your feet, the teacher)
before eating Wash those
them hands My
And brush Handkerchief
- Boil or treat those teeth I have
water before Comb your hair something in
drinking and bathe your my pocket
skin,
Do not give the I want you all
doctor cause to to see
come in. It is a pretty
thing to look at
Learning the And useful as
poem and can be
answering For when I
questions want to sneeze
based on the or cough
poem (These Or feel a tiny
questions sniff
should be set I reach into my
by the teacher. pocket
Pupils may For my little
answer orally handkerchief
or in writing).
My Toothbrush
Hello Mr.
Toothbrush
You are a friend
of mine
You brush my
teeth n order
To make them
very shine.
You brush them
in the night
Surely Mr.
Toothbrush
You are a friend
of mine.
Science
Health Foods Say why it is Drawing two Show Foods keep us Displaying chart Foods that are
important to foods that willingness to strong and with food eggs good for our
eat foods that make us work in group healthy. groups. bodies
make us healthy. to complete Food groups.
healthy. mobiles to They provide Naming and chicken
Making mobiles show a nourishment identifying the Vocabulary
List the food to show a balanced meal. for our bodies. groups and e.g. balanced,
groups. Give balanced meal. discussing the nuts milk food,
examples of Appreciate the The five importance of health meat,
foods in the importance of healthful food each group. group, fruits,
different food health food by groups are vegetable, grain.
groups. saying what Drawing a plate cheese
make up a Milk Group and selecting a Art and Craft
Identify food balanced meal. Milk, ice-cream, food from each Making mobiles
that will keep Cheese, yo- group to place Drawing foods
them strong gurt. These on the plate to bananas
and healthy. help you to get make up a Composition
strong teeth. balanced meal. My favourite
food
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Meat Group Making up Match the
Fish, beef, eggs, several picture with the
nuts, chicken. balanced name of the
These help your menus for food.
body to grow. breakfast,
lunch and Make a
dinner. balanced meal
mobile, using a
Fruits and clothes hanger,
Vegetable pieces of string
Group of different
Oranges, length and
Cherries, pictures of
banana, foods
tomato, calalu,
pumpkin.
These help you

to have healthy
eyes, skin and
hair.
Grain Group
Cereal, bread,
ground
provision,
macaroni.
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These give the Prepare a menu
body energy for breakfast,
and helps it to lunch or dinner.
grow. It also
help you to Write a
have bowel sentence about
movement. the importance
of eating
healthy foods.
Draw and
colour your
favourite fruit.
Draw and write

the names of
two foods that
are good for
you.
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Other Group
Fats and sugar.
These give your
body energy.
Too much of
these is not
healthy, sugar
may harm your
teeth.
Food serves
different
purposes to our
bodies.
Energy Foods
Rice, bread,
ground
provision.
Protection
Foods
Green
vegetables e.g.
bora, calalu,
ochro.
Milk.
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Keeping a Identify a clean Illustrating Show Body Building Examining the Make a health Poetry
clean and tidy ways of willingness to Foods school poster entitled Papers
environment surrounding keeping the co-operate with Meat, fish, surroundings. “ Don’t Be A The Litter Bin
surroundings others to keep eggs, peas. Litter Bug” for
Say why it is clean and tidy. the Discussing and your school. Music
important to surroundings A variety of recommending Bits of Paper
keep your Collecting and clean and tidy foods can give ways of Write a short
surroundings sorting pictures by throwing us a balanced improving the story entitled Art and Craft
clean and tidy. of persons pieces of paper meal. school “Stopping Designing
performing in the bin. environment so Litter”. Posters
Tell ways in healthy habits. as to make it (These can be Preparing
which we can Appreciate the A clean and healthy. done in groups. Slogans.
keep our Making health beauty of their healthy The teacher can
classrooms and signs to around home and environment Displaying also give little Language Arts
surroundings the school. school helps to keep pictures of tokens for Story writing
clean. surroundings us healthy. clean students Sentence
by keeping surroundings. effort.) Construction.
them clean. We must not
litter, but must Discussing the Prepare health
throw our pictures. slogan to put
refuse in litter up in the
bin. (Litter is classroom.
trash that is not Discussing why
thrown away in it is important Form a
the correct to keep a clean sanitation
place. environment. group with
pupils who
volunteer.
Work together
to prepare list
of rules and
punishment for
defaulters.
We keep our Listening to and
classroom and repeating the
surroundings words of the
clean by:- following
- Putting litter poems
In litter bin
Papers
- Burning litter If you see paper
on the ground,
- Burying litter. Do not let it
blow around,
- Avoiding the Pick it up pop it
spilling of in,
food on Put it in the
furniture litter bin.
It is the right of The Litter Bin

every child to Do not throw
basic health. your litter on
the floor
It is our There is a box
responsibility by the door
to ensure that Nut shells,
our paper, plastic
environment is tins
clean. Throw them all
in the litter bin.
It is the right of
every child to Answering oral
live, in a safe and written
environment. questions
based on the
poems
Learning the
following song
Bits of Paper
Bits of paper
Bits of paper
Lying on the floor
Lying on the floor
Makes the place
untidy
Makes the place
untidy
Pick them up
Pick them up
(Teacher can all

pupils to do the
actions of this song
while they are
singing it.)
Travel Safety List safety rules Drawing and Sow respect for When we Listing some rules Complete Writing
that you must writing the the traffic laws travel, we for travelling by these I must walk
obey when name of traffic by obeying must always different means, sentences. on the right
travelling sign. them. obey traffic and discussing the hand side of
(a) On the Road. rules. Some importance of 1. pedestrians the road.
(b) In the air Role-playing Appreciate traffic rules these rules. Must always
(c) By sea travelling traffic rules are:- Walk on the
safely. when travelling …… side of
Acting the role by telling what the road.
of a pilot,
captain,
chauffeur,
conductor
Identify traffic Making a Happens when Road Discussing what 2. When Mathematics
signs and state pictograph of these rules are Pedestrians could be the travelling by Graphs
their meanings. persons broken. - Use the side result if we water always Sets
travelling walk if there is disobey these wear a ……… Additions and
Know the safely. one rules. 3. When you Subtractions
words of the Travel in ……
kerb drill. - Walk facing Listening to And ………. Language Arts
the traffic pupils as they You must Vocabulary
List some coming tell of their Fasten your Sentence
hazards to towards you. experiences Seat belt. Construction
avoid when when travelling Subject and
travelling. - Cross where Write a sentence Verb agreement
you can see the Talking about To tell which Word search
traffic easily. road and river side of the road
accidents in you must ride Drama
- Use the Guyana, their your bicycle. Role-playing
pedestrian causes and how
crossing they could be Work in groups Science
avoided. to prepare a Colours of the
Cyclists pictograph traffic light.
Ride bicycles Role- playing showing how
with bells and travelling safely pupils in your Colours to be
brakes. on our roads, class come to worn at nights
rivers, air with school. when travelling
an emphasis on on the road.
traffic rules.
Ride on the left Repeating the Art
hand side of words of the Draw the
the road. kerb drill and pedestrian
miming same. crossing
Passengers Draw the slogan
Don’t get on or “When using o with the eyes and
off a vehicle the road; Use feet.
when it is your before
moving. your
Fasten your Discussing with

Bus Walk Ride Car
seat belts when pupils the
you travel by importance of How Pupils travel
car. the slogan, how To school.
it could help us
Keep heads and to travel safely
hands inside on the road.
vehicles.
Discussing how
Water to use the road. Boy Girl
- Wear life
jackets when Taking a tour to Answer the
travelling observe traffic following
signs. questions based
on the pictograph
1. How many
pupils walk to
school?
- Always
observe/obey 2. How many pupils
Buoys. come by car to school?
Avoid 3. Three pupils come

sandbanks. by …….. to
school.
Air
Always fasten L A N D S C W
your seat belts
O D O T A I E
Observe the no
smoking sign O A O S R L Y
The Kerb Drill K N S S E A P

and pedestrian
crossing help F G W V L K L
us to use the
road safely. O E A B Y L A
The Kerb Drill O R I D E A N

Look right, look
left, look right T M R U T W E
again; and if
the road is
clear across
Find these
words in the
search above
Foot walk plane

danger air fly
look safety
travel cars rides
lands
Safely.
Walk quickly
across, do not
run.
Traffic rules
must be
obeyed to
avoid accidents
and save lives
Name the
traffic signs.
Dealing with Tell in his or Role-playing Show A stranger is a Discussing who Work in groups Drama
strangers. her own words ways of dealing appreciation person whom is a stranger. to make up Role-playing
who is a with a stranger for the need to you do not rules of ways of
stranger. when he/she be careful know. Discussing ways dealing with Language Arts
approaches around how strangers strangers. Sentence
them. strangers. When dealing can be harmful Completion
Discuss ways in with strangers to you. Write a Sentence
which they can Observing and we should be sentence to say Construction.
be safe when discussing what careful. Discussing the who is a
dealing with is happening in picture on page stranger. Comprehension
strangers. the picture. Some ways of 28 of the text Picture Study
being safe are:- “Social Studies Draw a cartoon
List reasons A. Avoid going for our children to show how Writing
why they must with strangers Book 2. you would deal Avoiding going
be careful with a stranger with strangers
when meeting B. Try always Answering oral who offers you
strangers. to walk in and written a ride in his/her Art
groups questions on car. Drawing
the picture. cartoons.
C. avoid Complete this
accepting gifts Role-playing sentence.
and rides from incidents of I must be
strangers. strangers careful when
approaching dealing with
pupils and what strangers
these pupils because…………
did. ………………………
……………………….
……………….
We must be Discussing
careful when reasons why
dealing with they must be
strangers careful when
because they meeting and
can be harmful. dealing with
Strangers can strangers.
kidnap you.
People can also
be murdered or
injured by
strangers.
The ethnic Naming the Identifying Showing love Guyanese Discussing and Working in Mathematics
groups of ethnic groups children who and respect for people are naming the groups to Counting
Guyana in Guyana. belong to all Guyanese. from six ethnic ethnic groups prepare folio children in the
different ethnic groups of Guyana on ethnic class who
groups. groups. belong to
- Amerindians Matching particular
Collecting Showing - Europeans pictures of ethnic groups
pictures of appreciation - Africans people with and
people from for people from - Portuguese ethnic groups. representing
different ethnic other ethnic - Indians this using sets.
groups. groups. - Chinese
Vocabulary
Amerindian,
European,
African,
Portuguese,
East Indian,
Chinese
Art/Craft
Drawing
someone
from a
particular
ethnic group.
Religious Name the three Writing the Show The three Discussing the Match places of Art and Craft
Celebrations in major religions names of the consideration major religions various worship with e.g. Making
Guyana in Guyana. three major for other in Guyana are religious religion Folio on the
religions in religious beliefs Hinuism, celebrations. Hindu Mosque various
Name the Guyana. by listening Christianity and Christian Temple religious
places where while others Islam. Touring the Muslim Church celebrations
these people Drawing their share their various places Making cards
worship. places of views. Place of of worship. and
worship. worship Complete the decorations
List some Show Guyanese Making models sentences. for the
religious Drawing and appreciation observe various or collecting (1) Diwali is a various
celebrations we naming the for religious religious pictures of the religious religious
have in symbols on the celebrations by celebrations. various places national celebration.
Guyana. places of saying how When we of worship. holiday
worship of the they are participate in celebrated by
three major important to these Discussing the the …………
religious us. celebrations significance of
groups. they help to these
unite us. celebrations.
Role-playing
any religious
celebration. Each Dramatising (2) During the Mathematics
celebration has activities are Youman Nabi e.g. Counting
its own done during the ……………… the various
significance. the various share meat religious
celebrations. holidays we
celebrate as
Guyanese.
Some Inviting
celebrations resource Language Arts
are:- persons to e.g. Spelling
Hindu – Diwali speak to pupils word
and Hindu, Muslim,
Church.
Making
sentences with
words e.g. The
Hindu worship
in a temple.
Drama
Role play any
National List important Writing Show Guyana Naming some Work in groups to Mathematics
Festivals days which are sentences appreciation celebrates important days prepare a folio on Sets
observed in about any for national many that are National
Guyana. national day. holidays by important days. observed in Observances. Vocabulary
participating in Some of these Guyana. Martyrs,
Tell the Collecting and activities to are:- Write two Mashramani,
importance of sorting pictures mark their Boxing Day – Discussing the sentences to Republic,
these national that depict how celebration. Celebration on significance of show the Christmas
days. national days 1st January these days. importance of Workders,
are celebrated. Republic Day any National Diwali,
Naming Guyana Miming scenes Holidays. Phagwah
persons that Miming/role became a of national Match Column A
are associated Playing scenes republic on 23rd observances, with Column B. Language Arts
with different showing how February, 1970. e.g. May Day Sentence
national days. national days The Republic Rally, Column A Construction
are celebrated. celebration is Mashramani Kites Subject and
called Celebrations. Verb
Compiling a Mashramani. Hubert Critchlow Agreement
folio of Mashramani is Naming Oral
National an Amerindian persons Slaves Comprehension
celebrations. word that associated with
means some Diyas Art and Craft
Making cards “Celebration important days, Making
for various after hard co- e.g. Labour Column B costumes
occasions. operative Day- Freedom Day Making diyas
work” H.N. Critchlow Makin cards for
Labour day different
occasions.
Many activities Collecting, Easter Day Physical
are held to sorting and Education
mark this discussing Diwali Dancing
celebration. pictures
depicting Write two
May Day/ special days, sentences
Labour Day e.g. Muslims about your
This day is also attending the favourite
called Mosque,, national
Workers’ Day Lighted diyas in holiday.
It is celebrated homes and
on 1st May. yards. Role-play
On May Day activities of any
workers parade Participating in national
along the school activities holiday.
streets. to mark special
They dress in days, e.g. Kite Make cards for
red and white. flying at Easter, various
Various occasions.
Indian Arrival competitions at
Day Mashramani
time.
This day is
observed on 5th
May.
The first batch
of East Indian
Immigrants
arrived on this
day.
Diwali Writing
This celebration sentences
is called the about these
Festival of national
Lights. It holidays.
commemorates
Lord Rama’s
return from
exile. Hindus
clean their
houses,
prepare
sweetmeats
and light diyas.
Youman Nabi
On this day
Muslims
celebrate the
birth and death
anniversary of
the Prophet
Mohamed.
They attend
their Mosques
and say
prayers.
Independence
Day
Guyana
became an
independent
country on the
26th May, 1966.
Before we
became
independent,
the country
was ruled by
Britain. We
have a flag-
raising
ceremony to
mark this
occasion.
Eid-ul-Adha
This is a Muslim
holiday. It is
celebrated to
remember
Abraham’s
faith. a young
healthy bull is
killed and the
meat is
distributed.
Emancipation
Day
This day is
observed on 1st
August. It
marks the
freedom of
slaves. a folk
festival is held
on that day.
Good Friday –
The Crucifixion
of Jesus Christ
is remembered.
Easter Monday
This day is
observed by
the fling of
kites which
symbolize the
resurrection of
Jesus Christ.
Christmas Day
This day is
celebrated on
25th December.
It marks the
birth of Jesus
Christ.
The Weather Define the term

weather.
List the types of

weather
conditions that
are in Guyana.
Discuss how Collecting and Co-operate Weather Defining he Make a Art and Craft
weather sorting pictures with one describes how weather and weather chart. Making weather
conditions which show the another by an area is at a naming the (Group chart.
affect our lives. effect of the collecting certain time. different assignment) Compiling folios.
weather on our pictures that Weather weather
Identify the lives. show the changes from conditions in Name two Language Arts
different types effects of the day to day Guyana. types of Subject and Verb
of clothes that Making a weather on our weather that Agreement.
should be worn weather chart. lives Guyana has Making a chart we have in Comprehension.
for the different types to show the Guyana.
different types Show of weather daily conditions Science
of weather willingness by conditions. of the place. Write two Weather Patterns.
conditions. participating in These are sentences t
class discussion sunny, rainy, Collecting and show how
Name basic about how the windy, cloudy sorting pictures weather can be
crops grown in weather affects of clothing helpful and
Guyana and our lives. Weather can be worn for harmful.
discuss the both useful and different
types of harmful to us. weather Compile a folio
weather Too much rain conditions. on the effects
conditions can flood our of weather on
needed for the yards and our Collecting and our lives.
growth of such crops may die. sorting pictures
crops. which show the Paste in your
Too much rain effect of the books pictures
can flood our weather on our of clothing
yards and our lives. worn for
crops may die. different
Too much weather
sunshine conditions.
causes drought.
Drought Discussing the Write the name
There is little or pictures. under each
no water and garment, and
crops and Listing some say for which
livestock may basic type of weather
die. agricultural it is worn.
crops.
The Farmers
depend on the Observing
Rain for their pictures of
crops to grow, agricultural
and on the activities done
sunshine to during specific
ripen the crops. weather
Children need conditions
sunny weather
to play. Discussing
types of
During rainy weather
weather we use conditions
umbrellas and needed for the
raincoats. growing of our
These help to basic crops
protect us from
the rain.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ATTITUDE STRATEGIES KNOWLEDGE
Activities for Naming and Observing and Co-operate by Different The Rain Explain how Poetry
the Different discussing recording participating in activities are They say we too much rain The rain
Weather activities that effects of the class carried out ought to love would affect
Conditions. need rainy, various discussion. during the the rain. our crops. Language Arts
windy, sunny weather on different That beats Comprehension
and cloudy activities. Show respect weather upon the Name an Sentence
weather. for others by conditions. window pain. activity that Construction
Illustrating an listening to They say it you can do (Oral and
activity that is other pupils as Rainy Weather makes the when it is written)
carried out they discuss the - Planting of green grass raining.
during one of activities that rice. grow, Art and Craft
the weather need the And all the little Complete the Illustrations
conditions. various - Filling of rivers flow. following Sorting pictures
weather reservoirs. But what of The farmer
conditions. me? needs rainy Mathematics
- Rearing of It doesn’t make weather to Sets
fishes in pond. me grow, you …………… Additions and
see Subtractions.
- Collecting They say the On Easter
water for rain would Monday the
domestic use. soon be o’er ……… weather
And we can helps us to fly
play upon the our kites.
shore
But hours and If the farmer
hour have does not get
passed away sun or rain his
Since it began plants would
to rain today. ……………
Discussing the
poems.
Answering oral
and written
questions
based on the
poem.
Sunny Weather (The Teacher

- Ripening of may set these
fruits and questions)
grains.
- Playing of
games, e.g.
Cricket.
- Planting of
Cassava.
- Reaping of
Rice.
Windy Weather
- Flying kites.
- Drying of
Clothes.
Weather Naming the Drawing a rain Co-operate A rainguage is Naming Complete the
Instruments instruments guage and a with each other used measure instrument that following :- Art/Craft
which are used thermometer when using the amount of are used to A Drawing
to measure weather rainfall measure thermometer is weather
rainfall and Demonstrating instruments. rainfall and used to instruments
temperature the use of the A thermometer temperature. measure ……….
rainguage and is used to Spelling
the measure Demonstrating A rainguage is Rainfall
thermometer temperature the use of used to Temperature
weather measure ………. Rainguage
Temperature is instruments instrument
how hot or cold measure.
something is.
Climate Change Explaining how Collecting Supporting Climate refers Explaining the
climatic change pictures of each other in to the terms climate
affects life in flood and forest times of natural conditions of and climatic
Guyana fires in Guyana. disasters the change.
atmosphere
over a long Discussing the
period of time. effects of long
In Guyana we periods of
experience long sunshine and
periods of rainfall on
rainfall (La Guyana.
nina) and
sunshine (el
nino)
Long periods of
rainfall leads to
flooding.

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TOPIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT METHOD/ EVALUATION INTEGRATION

Food Supply: Column B Health

Communication. B. Building Policeman

These persons Collecting used books T-Togetherness

These help you

Draw and write

It is the right of The Litter Bin

(Teacher can all

Fasten your Discussing with

Avoid 3. Three pupils come

The Kerb Drill K N S S E A P

The Kerb Drill O R I D E A N

Foot walk plane

The Weather Define the term

List the types of

Sunny Weather (The Teacher

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