Life Skills (Foundation Phase) : Grade R

Life Skills is the backbone to teaching and learning in Foundation Phase, It encapsulates all foundational skills which is imperative to learn to read, write, (perceptual development) reason and think critically. It focusses on the holistic development of the learner. Namely, cognitively, emotionally, physically, intellectually, socially and aesthetically. Furthermore, it also develops the foundational skills and meta-language for access into the Curriculum in Intermediate Phase for Social Science, Technology and Natural Science. Additionally, it develops 21st century skills such as creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, flexibility and communication (language acquisition, read and write).