University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Natural Science. Umthamo 1: Process Skills
In this umthamo teachers are asked to think carefully about science and scientists. The outcomes provide teachers an opportunity to: * develop their own science literacy * reconsider some ideas about the abilities of young children * identify and describe science process skills * present a lesson that develops science process skills. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Mathematics. Umthamo 5 Developing and Using Number Concepts
In this umthamo we ask:"How do learners think about number?' We explore learners' thinking. And begin to start the process of thinking more carefully about how young children develop their mathematical ideas, skills, and attitudes. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Technology Education. Umthamo 6: Making Moves
This umthamo discusses the various elements and aspects of movement related to technology. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Technology Education. Umthamo 5: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
This umthamo discusses technology and environmental education and the tensions between the two in real world issues. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Technology Education. Umthamo 4: Differentiated Group Work - Joining and Fastening
The focus in this umthamo will be on the process of joining things. Joining and fastening is a very important part of making. It would be impossible to join things without using materials and special tools. This umthamo will also suggest interesting approaches to group work. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Technology Education. Umthamo 3: Processes and Processing
This umthamo shows how important technology processes are as part of our daily lives. In particular we focus on the ways in which we process foods. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Technology Education. Umthamo 2: An Introduction to Graphic Communication
In this second Technology Education umthamo, we focus on drawing. We will be looking at how different ways of writing and pictures are a form of communication. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Technology Education. Umthamo 1: An Introduction to Technology Education
In this strand we will be looking at ways to encourage the development of technological literacy in our primary school learners. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Natural Science. Umthamo 6: Gardening and Guarding Our Heritage Plants
This umthamo aims to increase understanding of the natural environment around the school and will explore the rich floral heritage of the Eastern Cape. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Natural Science. Umthamo 5: Fair Tests
The outcome of this umthamo relate to integrating the way children think and work scientifically in the classroom. There will be a focus on experimenting, as well as the related process skills of using time relationships and controlling and manipulating variables. Teachers will also be asked to reflect on their role as they help learners develop these science skills. more