Facilitator’s Guide G03 ~ Life Skills
2.2.3 Written lesson preparation To ensure that you understand the lesson, allow yourself sufficient time to prepare beforehand. Make a list of all the learning support materials that you will need to present the lesson effectively. The use of learning support material in the Foundation Phase is very important. When learners use their eyes, ears, nose, hands and other body parts while learning, they learn better. Therefore it is vital that you incorporate these materials into the lesson. 2.2.4 Creating a pleasant learning area As part of your planning for the year you must also create a learning area for the learner to use. It can be anywhere in the house; a bedroom, a corner of the kitchen or dining room, etc. Use the following ideas to create a pleasant area: 1. Choose an area that will be ideal for studying and learning. It does not have to be in the learner’s bedroom. You can choose any area that will meet the learner’s unique needs. 2. Take down the paintings on the walls and replace it with learning material and educational posters, for example, posters with forms, the alphabet, numbers, etc. 3. The learning area must be fitted with a table that will be big enough to use for writing, using a tablet, doing a project or doing art. There must also be enough space for books and stationery. 4. Ensure that there are comfortable chairs for you and the learner. 5. Create a special area (if the space is available) that can be used for reading, researching projects on a computer, playing educational games or painting. This space will also be valuable if you are homeschooling more than one learner. One learner can be kept busy there while the other learner’s lesson is being presented. 6. Move a bookcase or cupboard into the learning area to keep books, learning materials and stationery in. If there is not enough space for the cupboard in the learning area, another room can be used. A bookcase or cupboard will help your to keep the learning area tidy and will contribute to the quality of the lesson. Organising the bookcase or cupboard: 1. Use part of the space in the cupboard for art supplies, such as paint brushes, paint, coloured paper, small boxes, glue and scissors. 2. Use another part of the space for stationery, such as pens, pencils, erasers, sharpeners and rulers. 3. Use a section of the space for the learning material received from Impaq. It will be a good idea to organise the learning material per subject. 3. Assessment All assessment information can be found in the Grade 3 Portfolio Book. 4. The learner’s portfolio A portfolio is a file in which the facilitator keeps a compilation of the learner’s work in order to organise and file his/her attempts, progress, and achievements for future reference. It is of the utmost importance to keep this portfolio up to date and safe, even after the school year has been completed. Remember that the portfolio is proof of the learner’s school career.
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