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Continued‣ At home the learner should be encouraged to fetch all thespoons, or knifes, or forks out of the drawer.Semi-concrete using 2-D shapesShow the learners a picture and ask questions related to the picture.Examples:‣ “What is the little girl holding in her hand?”‣ “How many people are in the boat?” etc.A large picture to discuss (poster)Symmetry in selfwith focus on “one side/ theother side’’ leading to left andright• Develop the awareness that one’s body has two sidesKinaestheticEmphasize the concepts of “one side/the other side”Let the learners:‣ The teacher talks to the learners about the front of the bodyand the back of the body as well as the top and the bottom ofthe body.‣ Look at themselves in a mirror in which they can see theirwhole body.‣ Identify which of their body parts on the one side are also onthe other side of their body.‣ Touch parts of their bodies as required e.g. “Touch your toes,touch your feet, touch your legs” .Learners can also do thisexercise with their eyes closed.‣ Touch one part of his/her body with another part e.g. “Touchyour knee with your nose etc”Concrete using 3-D objects‣ Use the split pin figure /mannequin to demonstrate the twosides of the body that move independently.‣ Build puzzles with a body image picture on them.LearnersLong length mirrorThe teacher can make the split pinfigure/mannequin from hard cardboard1 dayPatterns and Functions Create own patterns • Create own patterns1 dayKinaestheticLet the learners create a pattern using:‣ Their bodies e.g. boy, girl, boy........‣ Sit, stand, sit ...Concrete using 3-D objects‣ Box, block, box......‣ Peg, counter, peg.....Semi –concrete using 2-D shapes‣ Their thumbs to print a colour border with paint e.g. blue, red,blue ......... along the top edge of their papers.Measurement Days of a week Teacher teaches learners a song or a rhyme about the days of the week.Repeat every day as weather chart is discussed.LearnersBoxes and blocksBlue and red paint or any other coloursyou have available.Song: Days of the week Continued10 | P age