Platinum Life Skills

Grade 6

Teaching Plan

Tel: 021 532 6000 ● Email: ● ●

1

Term 1

Study area / Chapter
number / Chapter title / Learner’s Book
Page / CAPS Topic/s
covered / Time
allocation
Personal and Social
Well-being
(1½ hours per week.
This includes 30 minutes weekly reading session.) / 1 / Positive self-esteem / 4 / Topic 1:
Development of
the self / 4 hours
2 / Abilities, interests and
potential / 10 / Topic 1:
Development of
the self / 2 hours
3 / Peer pressure / 16 / Topic 1:
Development of
the self / 3 hours
4 / How you can help when
people are fighting / 20 / Topic 1:
Development of
the self / 3 hours
Formal Assessment:
Assignment / 54 / Topic 1:
Development of
the self / 1.5 hours
Physical Education
(1 hour per week) / 5 / Striking and fielding games / 24 / 3 hours
Formal Assessment:
Movement performance / 56 / 1 hour
Striking and fielding games / 24 / 4 hours
Formal Assessment:
Movement performance / 56 / 2 hours
Creative Arts:
Performing Arts
(1 hour per week) / 6 / Dance, drama and music / 34 / Topic 1:
Warm up and play
Topic 2:
Improvise and
create
Topic 3:
Read, interpret and perform
Topic 4:
Appreciate and reflect on / 10 hours
Creative Arts: Visual Arts
(½ hour per week) / 7 / Appreciate and create
visual art / 48 / Topic 1:
Visual literacy
Topic 2:
Create in 2D
Topic 3:
Create in 3D / 5 hours
Formal Assessment:
Visual Arts / 57 / Included in Visual Arts time

1

Term 2

Study area / Chapter
number / Chapter title / Learner’s Book
Page / CAPS Topic/s
covered / Time
allocation
Personal and Social
Well-being
(1½ hours per week. This includes 30 minutes weekly reading session.) / 8 / Self-management skills / 60 / Topic 1:
Development of
the self / 3 hours
9 / Bullying / 64 / Topic 2:
Social responsibility / 3 hours
10 / Cultural rites of passage / 70 / Topic 2:
Social responsibility / 4.5 hours
11 / People’s dignity in
different religions / 78 / Topic 2:
Social responsibility / 3 hours
Formal Assessment: Test / 104 / 1.5 hours
Physical Education
(1 hour per week) / 12 / Physical fitness / 80 / 4 hours
Formal Assessment:
Movement performance / 106 / 1 hour
Target games / 80 / 2 hours
Formal Assessment:
Movement performance / 106 / 1 hours
Creative Arts:
Performing Arts
(1 hour per week) / 13 / Dance, drama and music / 88 / Topic 1:
Warm up and play
Topic 2:
Improvise and
create
Topic 3:
Read, interpret andperform
Topic 4:
Appreciate and reflect on / 10 hours
Formal Assessment:
Performing Arts / 107 / Included in
Performing Arts time
Creative Arts: Visual Arts
(½ hour per week) / 14 / Appreciate and create
visual art / 98 / Topic 1:
Visual literacy
Topic 2:
Create in 2D
Topic 3:
Create in 3D / 5 hours

1

Term 3

Study area / Chapter
number / Chapter title / Learner’s Book
Page / CAPS Topic/s
covered / Time
allocation
Personal and Social
Well-being
(1½ hours per week. This includes 30 minutes weekly reading session.) / 15 / Caring for animals / 110 / Topic 2:
Social responsibility / 3 hours
16 / Caring for people / 114 / Topic 3:
Health and
environmental
responsibility / 3 hours
17 / Nation building and cultural heritage / 118 / Topic 3:
Health and
environmental
responsibility / 4.5 hours
18 / No to gender stereotyping, sexism and abuse / 124 / Topic 3:
Health and
environmental
responsibility / 3 hours
Formal Assessment: Project / 152 / Topic 2:
Social responsibility / 1.5 hours
Physical Education
(1 hour per week) / 19 / Rhythmic movements / 128 / 3 hours
Formal Assessment:
Movement performance / 154 / 2 hours
Rhythmic movements / 128 / 3 hours
Formal Assessment:
Movement performance / 154 / 2 hours
Creative Arts:
Performing Arts
(1 hour per week) / 20 / Dance, drama and music / 134 / Topic 1:
Warm up and play
Topic 2:
Improviseand create
Topic 3:
Read, interpret
and perform
Topic 4:
Appreciate and reflect on / 10 hours
Creative Arts: Visual Arts
(½ hour per week) / 21 / Appreciate and create
visual art / 146 / Topic 1:
Visual literacy
Topic 2:
Create in 2D
Topic 3:
Create in 3D / 5 hours
Formal Assessment:
Visual Arts / 155 / Included in Visual Arts time

1

Term 4

Study area / Chapter
number / Chapter title / Learner’s Book
Page / CAPS Topic/s
covered / Time
allocation
Personal and Social
Well-being
(1½ hours per week. This includes 30 minutes weekly reading session.) / 22 / Basic first aid / 158 / Topic 3:
Health and
environmental
responsibility / 1.5 hours
23 / Food hygiene / 162 / Topic 3:
Health and
environmental
responsibility / 4.5 hours
24 / Communicable diseases / 168 / Topic 3:
Health and
environmental
responsibility / 4.5 hours
25 / HIV and AIDS / 176 / Topic 3:
Health and
environmental
responsibility / 1.5 hours
Formal Assessment: Exam Practice / 202 / 3 hours
Physical Education
(1 hour per week) / 26 / Movement sequences and
swimming / 180 / 3 hours
Formal Assessment:
Movement performance / 206 / 2 hours
Movement sequences and
swimming / 180 / 3 hours
Formal Assessment:
Movement performance / 206 / 2 hours
Creative Arts:
Performing Arts
(1 hour per week) / 27 / Dance, drama and music / 186 / Topic 1:
Warm up and play
Topic 2:
Improviseand create
Topic 3:
Read, interpret
and perform
Topic 4:
Appreciate and reflect on / 10 hours
Formal Assessment:
Performing Arts / 207 / Included in
Performing
Arts time
Creative Arts: Visual Arts
(½ hour per week) / 28 / Appreciate and create
visual art / 196 / Topic 1:
Visual literacy
Topic 2:
Create in 2D
Topic 3:
Create in 3D / 5 hours

1