This document contains a social sciences lesson plan for Grade 4 students at Thulisa Primary School. The lesson plan covers a unit on water in South Africa over several class periods. Key topics that will be taught include different sources of fresh water, how people access and store water, water pollution, and the water use cycle. Lessons will involve class discussions, activities, and informal assessments such as matching, filling in blanks, listing, drawing, and diagramming. The teacher aims to make the lessons accessible to all learners.

1. SOCIAL SCIENCES LESSON PLAN
EKURHULENI SOUTH
SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4
TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 4
DATE 10 – 13 October 2016 GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES:
Pictures to illustrate sources of
fresh water and Illustrated flow
charts of the natural water cycle
and cycles of water use
SPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.
Learners understand the interaction between
society and the natural environment
Teachers activity
Introduce topic to learners
by asking them:
What activities do you do
every morning before you go
to school?
What do we do in the
morning and in the evening
so that we clean and fresh
Introduce topic to learners
by placing pictures on
board of the activities of
farming, making a
product in a factory,
mining, electricity
generation, gardening e.g
Botanical Gardens, parks
or sports fields.
The way in which people use water in their daily life
Water’, ‘hygiene’, ‘food preparation’, ‘enjoyment’,
‘maintenance’, ‘waste removal’.
ASSESSMENT
(FORMAL OR INFORMAL)
Class-Activity
Uses ofwater
Daily uses in personal lives
1. List six uses of water at home.
2. Name other ways you
FORM METHOD TOOL
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
Class-Activity
Other uses – such as farming, factories, mines,
electricity generation, gardens and recreation
Match column A with column B
Column A Column B
1. Farming A. For production of energy to
turn turbines
2. Mining B. For watering of plants
3. Electricity
generation
C. For watering of grass on
fields and in parks
4. Conservation D. For watering crops,giving to
animals, cleaning equipment
5. Recreation E. For extracting minerals and
washing debris away
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
HOME-WORK Inclusivity
Learners who struggle to write at grade level can draw and tabulate pictures to illustrate their
personal uses of water instead of tabulating sentences.

2. SOCIAL SCIENCES LESSON PLAN
EKURHULENI SOUTH
SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4
TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 2
DATE 14-15 October 2016 GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES:
Pictures to illustrate sources of
fresh water and Illustrated flow
charts of the natural water cycle
and cycles of water use
SPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.
CONTENT TO
BE TAUGHT
The different sources of salt water and fresh water on earth.
salt water’, ‘fresh water’, ‘sea’, ‘ocean’, ‘land’, ‘river’,
‘lake’, ‘saline’, ‘water vapour’, glacier’, ‘liquid’.
ASSESSMENT
(FORMAL OR INFORMAL)
Class-Activity
Water as a resource
Salt water and fresh water on earth
Match column A with column B
Column A Column B
1. Fresh water A. Useful things that people need
and use in their lives
2. Salt water B. When heating changes a liquid
into a gas called vapour.
3. Evaporation C. Water that contains salts which
are not good for most plants
and animals
4. Resources D. Water that people and animals
can drink
FORM METHOD TOOL
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
Class-Activity
The natural water cycle: from sea to land and back
to sea
Fill in with the missing words
1. Water in the sea and rivers is heated up by the
sun.
2. The water evaporates and turns into water
vapour. This rises.
3. The water vapour cools as it gets higher and
condenses to form clouds.
4. When more and more water condenses, the
water droplets become heavy and fall as rain.
5. The water then falls on the land and joins
rivers and lakes or falls on the ground to help
plants grow and becomes ground water.
6. Ground water can also flow back into rivers
and seas.
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
HOME-WORK Inclusivity
Allow extra time for research for learners who struggle with grade level pace. Learners who
struggle to give verbal presentations may present written tasks.

3. SOCIAL SCIENCES LESSON PLAN
EKURHULENI SOUTH
SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4
TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 2
DATE GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES:
Pictures of rain, rivers, streams,
wetlands, lakes and underground
water. Dictionaries
SPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.
CONTENT TO
BE TAUGHT
The differences between the different sources of
fresh water on the earth.
ASSESSMENT
(FORMAL OR INFORMAL)
Class-Activity
Fresh water in nature: rain, rivers, streams,
wetlands, lakes and underground
1. Complete these sentences:
a. A stream is ….
b. A lake is ….
c. A River ….
d. A wetland is ….
2. Draw a simple diagram to show how rain
water gets into lakes, streams and rivers
FORM METHOD TOOL
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
Class-Activity
Storing water:
1. List six things that you use to store water at
home.
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
HOME-WORK Inclusivity

4. SOCIAL SCIENCES LESSON PLAN
EKURHULENI SOUTH
SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4
TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 4
DATE GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES:
Pictures to illustrate sources of
fresh water
SPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.
CONTENT TO
BE TAUGHT
The ways in which fresh water is stored in dams,
water tanks, buckets and pots for personal and
other uses.
ASSESSMENT
(FORMAL OR INFORMAL)
Class-Activity
Why people need to store water
1. Write down five reasons why people need to
store water.
a. People need to store water to use it later
when
People need to store water to make it cold
so that will drink when is hot.
b. People need to store water in big tank to
water their farms
c. People need to store water in their dam for
their animals to drink
d. People need to store water for recreation
FORM METHOD TOOL
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
Class-Activity
Ways of storing water – such as in dams, water
tanks, buckets and pots
1. Name five ways of storing water at home.
a. Water storage
b. Dam
c. Water tank
d. Bucket
e. Pot
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
HOME-WORK Inclusivity
Learners who struggle with grade level pace may be given a map of South Africa with
dams already indicated on it. Labeling is only required. Learners with visual
impairment must sit in front of classroom.

5. SOCIAL SCIENCES LESSON PLAN
EKURHULENI SOUTH
SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4
TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 2
DATE GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES: Pictures to
illustrate sources of fresh waterSPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.
CONTENT TO
BE TAUGHT
How people in rural communities collect water from
natural water sources and the challenges they face.
ASSESSMENT
(FORMAL OR INFORMAL)
Class-Activity
Howpeople get their water
Rivers,streams and springs – people collecting and
carrying water directly from natural sources
1. Discuss five ways how people get their water at
their homes.
2. How many percent of water people get in taps in yard?
3. How many percent of water people get from public tap?
4. How many percent of water people get from river,
borehole and water truck?
FORM METHOD TOOL
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
Class-Activity
Boreholes and wells – getting water from
underground
Fill in with missing words
1. We know that water soaks into the ground.
2. People dig or drill holes to reach the underground
water.
3. A well is a hole in the ground. People lower
buckets into wells to collect water.
4. Boreholes are usually much deeper than well.
5. People use drilling machines to make boreholes.
6. They use pumps to pump water out of the
boreholes.
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
HOME-WORK Inclusivity

6. SOCIAL SCIENCES LESSON PLAN
EKURHULENI SOUTH
SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4
TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 4
DATE GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES: Pictures to
illustrate sources of fresh waterSPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.
CONTENT TO
BE TAUGHT
How people collect water in alternative ways - using
boreholes and wells to collect groundwater.
ASSESSMENT
(FORMAL OR INFORMAL)
Class-Activity
Trucks with water containers for places that do not have
other sources
1. How people get water at places that do not have other
source?
2. How many times water delivered to place that have no
other way of getting water?
3. What people use to take water from truck to their
homes?
FORM METHOD TOOL
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
Class-Activity
Taps – water travels along pipes from big dams to
purification plants,reservoirs and finally to taps in
communities, homes and other buildings
1. Draw seven steps showing the journey of water from
rein to taps use the following words : rein, taps,
pumping station,water treatment, dams, river and
reservoir
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
HOME-WORK Inclusivity
Step7: Taps
Step 6: pumping station
Step 5: Resevoir
Step 4: Water treatment
Step 3: River
Step 2: Dams
Step 1: Rein

7. SOCIAL SCIENCES LESSON PLAN
EKURHULENI SOUTH
SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4
TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 4
DATE GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES: keeping water
clean/polluting water/ using water
wisely
SPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.
CONTENT TO
BE TAUGHT
How water gets polluted by human usage and waste,
and an introduction to how sewage is managed.
ASSESSMENT
(FORMAL OR INFORMAL)
Class-Activity
Pollution and wastewater
Personal, daily practices that pollute water
Fill in with missing words
1. Soaps and cleaning products from houses villages
wash into rivers.
2. Cleaning substances contain chemicals that pollute
water and make unsafe to drink.
3. People burn fuels that let off chemicals and dirt
into air, which then become part of the water cycle.
4. People toilet may leak into rivers. Toilet waste
contain harmful bacteria
FORM METHOD TOOL
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
Class-Activity
Factory and farming waste
1. What waste water from factories and farms
contains?
2. Where the polluted water does flows?
3. Why farmers use fertilizers for?
4. Explain why farmer use sprays on their crops?
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
Class-Activity
Wastewater and sewage recycling
1. What is sewage?
2. Explain what is sewage treatment work is
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
Class-Activity
The water use cycle: howwater, taken from the
natural cycle, is used and returned to the sea
1. Draw and explains diagram of waste water and
sewage recycling.
Informal
Activity
Written
Work
Memo
HOME-WORK Inclusivity
Learners who struggle to work in groups may work by themselves on a poster.