Revised National Curriculum Statement Grades R-9 (Schools) - Grade Four
Learning Area: Life Orientation
Learning Outcome 1: Health Promotion
The learner will be able to make informed decisions regarding personal, community and environmental health.
Assessment standards
We know this when the learner:
- Investigates menus from various cultures and suggests plans for healthy meals.
- Explores and reports on links between a healthy environment and personal health.
- Explains children’s health rights and responsibilities, and suggests ways in which to apply these in a familiar situation.
- Lists and explains traffic rules relevant to road users.
Learning Outcome 2: Social Development
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to constitutional rights and responsibilities, and to show an understanding of diverse cultures and religions.
Assessment standards
We know this when the learner:
- Discusses children’s rights and responsibilities as stipulated in the South African Constitution.
- Identifies and explains stereotype, discrimination and bias.
- Compares the relationship between elders and children in a variety of situations in different cultural contexts.
- Comments on moral lessons selected from the narratives of a range of cultural groups in South Africa.
- Discusses significant places and buildings in a variety of religions.
Learning Outcome 3: Personal Development
The learner will be able to use acquired life skills to achieve and extend personal potential to respond effectively to challenges in his or her world.
Assessment standards
We know this when the learner:
- Identifies own strengths and those of others, and explains how to convert less successful experiences into positive learning experiences.
- Explains why other persons’ bodies should be respected.
- Considers and interprets the emotions of others.
- Demonstrates the ability to select and apply useful responses in conflict situations.
- Reflects on and learns from own personal experience of working in a group.
- Applies appropriate study skills.
Learning Outcome 4: Physical Development and Movement
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of, and participate in, activities that promote movement and physical development.
Assessment standards
We know this when the learner:
- Participates in a variety of simplified invasion games.
- Demonstrates different ways to locomote, rotate, elevate and balance, using various parts of the body, with control.
- Demonstrates basic field and track athletics techniques.
- Performs rhythmic movements with awareness of posture.
- Identifies dangers and responsible safety measures in and around water.