LIFE ORIENTATION: PLANNING & PREPARATION

TERM & Time

GRADE 7 8 9 X 1 2 3 X 4 Week 5 3 hours
SEE WCED TAP allocation
TEACHERS TERM 3 WEEK 5
Teaching Methodologies & Classroom
Topic / Content / Concepts / Skills Resources / LTSM
Management Skills
(WHAT I am going to (WHAT I am going to use to
(HOW I am going to
teach/guide/support…) teach/guide/support…)
teach/guide/support…)
Topic: Health, Social and Introduction: • Activity sheets Websites
Environmental Responsibility In the previous lesson we started with the • Notes
act of Volunteerism, how to • Websites Visit the following
Content: Contributions of community- care and support the vulnerable in our information website for volunteer
based and non-profitable society. We also touched on the different opportunities in
organisations to social and organisations that helps people different countries:
environmental health and sustainable living with HIV/AIDS and were impacted
development negatively by COVID 19. https://www.gviafrica.
co.za/blog/15-
Concepts: Learners need to answer the following volunteer-
➢ Volunteerism questions: opportunities-for-
➢ Environmental health • What qualities do you need to make teens/
➢ Sustainable development a difference in the lives of others?
• Why do you think it makes such a big https://aware.org.za/
Skills: impact if children become activists
for change? https://youtu.be/nj9LN
• Why can’t everyday not be jB5i4Q
Mandela Day?

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PARENTS • Volunteerism • In our previous lesson we dealt with the Use good practices in your
Becoming a responsible citizen is only positive consequences of volunteering. community/work/broader community as
one reason your child should get • Further food for thought: examples to explain or describe goodwill
involved in volunteering. The rewards ➢ This is one way that our children of people.
young volunteers reap are often just as may experience our diverse Basic Hygiene Protocols for
great as the ones they give to cultures in our Volunteering
others. Our children hear and see the country/communities • Maintain a social distance of at
most terrible things daily (disasters, ➢ It is also a way to expose our least 1.5 m-2 m.
diseases, poverty, gender-based children to the real world and to • Wash your hands regularly with
violence and ‘citizens’ breaking and experience how different people soap and water for 20 seconds or
destroying properties). with their different roots work use 70% alcohol -based hand
Volunteering could provide them an
together to create an amazing and sanitizer regularly.
outlet to help others in need. It can
wonderful country. • Wear a cloth facemask whenever
remind them that they can make a
difference. ➢ We are currently experiencing a you are in public.
Volunteering can take on many pandemic – which offers • Do not volunteer if you feel sick
different forms opportunities to get involved
volunteering.
• Participating in programmes
• giving
• helping
• influencing people and ourselves.
Support your child and engage with
them in conversation about their
volunteer experiences.
Make volunteering a family effort, use
it to create a family bond.
LEARNERS’ • Read and study your notes.
ACTIVITIES • Visit the websites to do research.
• Do the activities and reflect on the positive impacts volunteerism might have on your life.

It is important that you realise that you should not only be successful in your work and personal lives, but you need to learn what it
means to be a citizen of our country. Our constitutional values like democratic decision-making, social justice and equal
opportunity requires active participation for us to have a successfully functioning country.
Think about the following
The best way to make the world a stronger, more loving place if we give of our time and skills to help others.

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Informal Activities
Assessment
Values taught Self-Awareness, Self-confidence, Caring, Compassion, Kindness, Empathy, Gratitude and Community Responsibility.

INFORMATION / NOTES
Concepts

Volunteerism: The practice of doing work for good causes, without being paid for it OR the practice of giving one's time or talents for
charitable, educational, or other worthwhile activities, especially in one's community.

Environmental health: It is the science and practice of preventing human injury and illness and promoting well-being by different actions. It
focuses on the interrelationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters healthy and safe
communities.

Sustainable Development -: It is the idea that human societies must live and meet their needs without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs
‘Sustainable Development is the organizing principle for meeting human development goals while simultaneously sustaining the ability of natural
systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depends.’ Wikipedia

EXAMPLES;
To use recycled •Air Pollution
materials or renewable
resources when Environmental •Water Pollution
building issues •Climate change and soil erosion
•Wildlife Persevation
Food gardens: To
teach the •Lack of Education
vulnarable/less
fortunate to grow their •Poverty
own gradens to have Social issues •Crime
access to a nutritious
diet •Unequal access to basic health care

Define the term “environmental health issues”.

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ACTIVITY ONE

Define the following:

1) Less privileged
2) In he context of HIVD and AIDS:
• Affected
• Infected

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ACTIVTY TWO - HOMEWORK (PREVIOUS lesson)

Creating awareness and being an activist to fight underage drinking

AWARE.ORG is an NPO with a comprehensive website. They offer services in areas around South Africa; however, they are not a community -
based organisation.

• Do research about this organisation and create a hashtag (#) to create awareness amongst your fellow teens.

1. What is the main focus of AWARE.ORG?

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2. Who is the primary target group fofr al their interventions?

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3. Share your #(hashtag) to create awareness regarding volunteering and also underage drinking.
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4. List FOUR ways how you can get involve in volunteering.
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5. Find any ONE NGOs or NPOs or CBOs in your community or abroad that you would like to get involve in. State THREE reasons.

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We are all connected.

BECOME A SOCIAL AND When we do well, it
ADVOCATE, LOBBY, SAY UBUNTU
ENVIRONMENTAL spreads out; it is for the
NO TO CRIME I AM, BECAUSE YOU ARE whole of humanity
ACTIVIST
Archbishop TutuTutu

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