Revised National Curriculum Statement Grades R-9 (Schools) - Grade Two
Learning Area: Social Sciences (History)
Learning Outcome 1: Historical Enquiry
The learner will be able to use enquiry skills to investigate the past and present.
Assessment standards
The learner asks ‘what’, ‘when’, and ‘where’ questions about aspects of the past.
We know this when the learner:
- Obtains information from historical sources provided by the teacher (e.g. pictures, photographs, objects, people) [works with sources].
- Answers simple questions about stories of the past [answers the question].
- Describes orally and in short sentences aspects of the past that have been learned from sources, makes models, creates drawings, acts and dances [communicates the answer].
Learning Outcome 2: Historical Knowledge and Understanding
The learner will be able to demonstrate historical knowledge and understanding.
Assessment standards
We know this when the learner:
- Understands the difference between past and present, then and now [chronology and time].
- Explains concepts such as old, new, past, present, future [chronology and time].
Learning Outcome 3: Historical Interpretation
The learner will be able to interpret aspects of history.
Assessment standards
We know this when the learner:
- Retells a story about people and events in the past [source interpretation].
- Begins to distinguish between fantasy and reality [source interpretation].
- Chooses, describes and talks about an object that represents the past (e.g. photographs or pictures of grandparents, or items used for cultural celebrations or for specific purposes) [representation of the past].