Summary GRT1501 ASSIGNMENT 2 2023

The Head of Department at a school where you have been appointed at the beginning of the year requested you to develop a sample Life Skills lesson plan to use in the coming workshop scheduled for the following week. Using the lesson plan structure provided, plan/create an art lesson to be presented at the workshop as requested by the HoD. As you plan, you should not forget that the Grade R learning programme consists of integrated activities including Mathematics, Life Skills and Home Language QUESTION 2: (40) 2.1 Critically discuss the difference you have noted or which you are aware of between a Grade R classroom at a rural school and a Grade R classroom at a private school or in an affluent area. (10) 2.2 Sketch the indoor layout plan/structure of your new Grade R class, showing how you have set up the areas. All areas should be clearly labelled. (10) 2.3 Using your response from 2.2, explain how you would plan / lay out your Grade R classroom in the schooling context of your choice. (10) 2.4 Explain your understanding of an outdoor learning environment and provide TWO (2) examples of the resources that can be found in the outdoor learning environment and their uses. (10) QUESTION 3: (40) 3.1 Compare the method of teaching a Grade R class and that of a Grade 1 class, and explain the difference in the teaching methodology. (10) 3.2 Design an outdoor play station for your Grade R lesson, with a theme of your choice. 3.3 What aspects of the Grade R learners’ physical, cognitive, social and emotional skills are developed through outdoor play? (5) 3.4 Critically discuss why outdoor play is important for Grade R learners. (10)