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Content Area Content Clarification / Notes / Activities/ExamplesRecommended Resourceso “Which of the circles is the smallest? sand/on the floor/groundApproximateDurationSuggested FormalAssessmentRecognise and identify thenumber symbol andnumber name that involvenumber 1 to 8.ContinuedSymmetry in selfwith focus on the“front and back”concepts• Develop the awareness that one’s body has two sides and that each sidecan move independentlyExamples:1. Explain how the body is divided into two through the middle. Allow the learnersto experience this in a mirror.2. A rope could also be hung from the top of the learner’s head to the bottom ofhis/her toes to show that the body is divided in to two parts.3. Point out all the body parts that a person has two of (the one side/the other sideor the left / the right).4. Point out all the body parts that a person has only one of e.g. mouth, nose, andnavel but cut in half the parts look exactly the same.5. Learners execute instructions e.g. “place the hand of one side on the knee of theother side” or “place the left foot on the chair”.6. Point out that people and objects have a front and a back.7. Symmetrical control: The learners will be able to control both sides of the bodyby doing the following exercises:- Marching, lifting the knees high, stiff ‘tin soldier’ marching.- Cross arms, cross legs while marching.- Moving in response to music or an imaginary situation e.g. walking in mud,on ice, on hot bricks, etc.- Moving with a partner i.e. sitting on the carpet, feet together e.g. sawing atree, pushing/pulling a heavy load, rowing a boat.Learners should perform instructions with closed eyes.Action songs/rhymes e.g. “I put my leftfoot in”MirrorRope1 daysSolve addition andsubtraction problems orally,using story sums andcounters/objects withanswers up to the number 8.Understands to order andcompare collections ofobjects using “morethan/less than” and “equalto” that involve number 1-10Distinguish the location of asound (auditory pattern)Recognise, identify andname a rectangle.Recognise visible propertiesof a rectangle informally.Recognise and identify whiteGain knowledge of theposition of two or moreobjects in relation to thelearner.Understand that thecollecting and sorting ofobjects can eventually berepresented in a graph.93 | P age