Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v5 - Grade 1
Measurement: time (days, weeks) and money (coins) – Week 7 focus
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Measurement: time (days, weeks) and money (coins) – Week 7 focus
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Subject: Mathematics
Class: Grade 1
Term: 3rd Term
Week: 7
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This week, we explore two very important ideas that we use every single day: time and money. We will learn about the days of the week, which help us understand our schedule – when we come to school, when it's the weekend, and when special things happen. In South Africa, knowing the days helps us plan for everything, from a Saturday soccer game to a special family lunch on Sunday. We will also learn about the coins we use in South Africa to buy things. Understanding money is a vital life skill, whether it's buying a sweet at the local spaza shop, saving for a toy, or understanding the prices at the tuck shop.
Part A: Time - Days of the Week What is a week? A week is a group of 7 days that always follow each other in the same order. After 7 days, a new week starts again with the same days in the same order. We use the days of the week to know what we are doing each day.
The seven days of the week are: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday We can remember them with a song (to the tune of 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday too, Thursday, Friday, all for you. Saturday, Sunday, that's the end, Now let's say the days again! School Days and Weekends School Days (Weekdays): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. These are the days we usually come to school.
Weekend: Saturday and Sunday. These are the days we usually rest and play. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow These words help us talk about time.
Today: This is the day that is happening right now.
Yesterday: This was the day that came before today.
Tomorrow: This is the day that will come after today.
Question: If today is Wednesday, what day was yesterday and what day will be tomorrow?
Thinking Process:
Find Wednesday in our list of days.
Yesterday means we look at the day before it. The day before Wednesday is Tuesday.
Tomorrow means we look at the day after it. The day after Wednesday is Thursday.
Answer: Yesterday was Tuesday, and tomorrow will be Thursday.
Part B: Money - South African Coins
What is money?
Money is what we use to buy things we need and want, like food, clothes, and toys. In South Africa, our money is called Rand and cents.
Meet the Coins
Let's look at the coins we use. Each one looks different and is worth a different amount.
10 cents (10c): A small, bronze-coloured coin. It has an Arum Lily flower on it.
20 cents (20c): A slightly bigger, bronze-coloured coin. It has a Protea, South Africa's national flower, on it.
50 cents (50c): A big, bronze-coloured coin. It has a beautiful Strelitzia flower (also called a 'bird of paradise' flower) on it.
1 Rand (R1): A silver-coloured coin. It has our national animal, the Springbok, on it.
2 Rand (R2): A silver-coloured coin, a bit thicker than the R
1. It has a Kudu on it.
5 Rand (R5): A big, thick coin that is gold-coloured on the inside and silver-coloured on the outside. It has a Black Wildebeest on it.
Cents and Rands
Cents are the smaller parts of our money. We need 100 cents to make 1 Rand.
100c = R1