Republic of Namibia MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE HOME ECOLOGY TRAINING MANUAL SENIOR PRIMARY PHASE GRADES 5 - 7 Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) Private Bag 2034 Okahandja Namibia © Copyright NIED, Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, 2015 Home Ecology Training Manual Grades 5 - 7 ISBN: 0-86976-864-6 Printed by NIED Website: http://www.nied.edu.na Publication date: 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1 ..............................................................................................................................1 Orientation of trainees ........................................................................................................1 1.1 What is a workshop? ...............................................................................................1 1.2 Your obligation as a facilitator ..................................................................................1 1.3 Goals .......................................................................................................................2 1.4 Objectives ................................................................................................................2 1.5 Programme – Time-table .........................................................................................2 1.6 Content ....................................................................................................................3 1.7 Activities ..................................................................................................................3 PART 2 ..............................................................................................................................4 Training programme and time table ....................................................................................4 2.1 Workshop programme .............................................................................................4 2.2 Workshop activities ..................................................................................................5 2.2.1 Aims of the syllabus .................................................................................................5 2.2.2 Period allocation per topic........................................................................................5 2.2.3 Year planner ............................................................................................................6 2.2.4 Lesson planning ......................................................................................................6 2.2.5 Practical work ........................................................................................................ 13 2.2.6 Lesson presentation .............................................................................................. 15 2.2.7 Assessment ........................................................................................................... 15 ANNEXE 1: Assessment Record Sheet for Grades 5-7 .................................................. 17 ANNEXE 2: Examples of practical articles ...................................................................... 18 ANNEXE 3: Registration form for Home Ecology training workshop ............................... 20 ANNEXE 4: Example of attendance list .......................................................................... 21 PART 1 Orientation of trainees 1.1 What is a workshop? Workshops are occasions when people with a problem in common come together to pool experience and find answers. The emphasis is on ‘work’. A ‘shop’ is a place for exchanging items for something of similar worth. So a workshop depends on the exchange of ideas between all participants who, collectively, may have far more experience in the subject than the facilitator. A workshop can also be a room or a building in which goods are manufactured or repaired. It can also be a meeting at which a group of people engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project. To enable participants to work seriously they may need to be away from their normal setting. Successful workshops have an end product that has been shaped by the participants during their time together. In these ways workshops differ from seminars or conferences. In a seminar or conference there are teachers and an audience; a few people do most of the talking. The others mostly listen and learn. 1.2 Your obligation as a facilitator As a teacher for Home Ecology your role is crucial for the success of implementing the revised syllabus. Therefore, it is important that you fully understand the content of the training and what desirable results should be. Your first obligation is to fully understand several things the scope and sequence of Senior Primary school Home Ecology the content of the revised Home Ecology syllabus important changes in the curriculum compared to the previous one how cross-curricular issue are integrated in the syllabus the urgency of developing key skills with each learner how to construct teaching and learning in an integrated manner how to prepare learners to develop basic investigation skills the importance of learning support materials and preparations for teaching the significance of the national subject policy guide for Home Sciences to support teaching. How applicable and useful will the training be? The training is developed around the revised Senior Primary Grades 5 -7 syllabuses for Home Ecology Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 1 1.3 Goals What are goals? Goals are broader statements that indicate what the trainer would like to achieve by the end of the training programme. It expresses the intentions of the trainer and the training exercise. The following are goals for training. 1. To deliver training to all Grades 5-7 Home Ecology teachers in Namibia. 2. To introduce the revised curriculum materials to all teachers. 3. To help teachers to understand and apply the new curriculum in their teaching 1.4 Objectives What are objectives? Objectives are statements which indicate what the teachers should know and be able to do at the end of the training. The following are the objectives that the trainer is aiming to achieve in the training: By the end of the training the teachers should be able to: explain the principles and rationale for senior primary Home Ecology use all curriculum documents appropriately and with confidence as a teacher explain changes to the new curriculum (learning content and assessment) set questions using structured questions considering various levels of assessment domains and objectives plan how to teach the concept Home Ecology use teachers’ guide as support material and know how to use it use National Policy Guide for Home Sciences as reference document regarding professional growth and class management practice how to integrate a current cross-curricular issue through proper planning apply basic scientific investigation skills in Home Ecology (It is worth noting that objectives should be measurable, observable, relevant and do-able – perhaps behavior that indicates a change in attitude and the acquisition of skills. The effect of the workshop can be measurable so it can be evaluated.) 1.5 Programme – Time-table The programme and activities are in a certain sequence for obvious reasons. Some things should be learned or done before the others in order to create understanding and help trainees to see and experience the training in the right context. Your time-table is the pace setter to ensure that you get through the content and to allow people to work faster and diligently. There will be no time to waste as teachers are used to that in classrooms. You should not spend much time on one aspect and rush through the next. It may well happen that you save time on some topics and only then you can add time allocated to the next ones. Thus, pay attention and adhere to time allocated to activities. Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 2 1.6 Content What is the content of training? These are issues selected to train teachers on. You will see that they will be: exposed to important curriculum policy documents and guided to do lesson planning, assessment and so on. The content refers to the work to be done during the training which implies the covering of the entire scope of the revised curriculum and will help teachers across the country to understand and teach in a similar manner. 1.7 Activities Trainees What do we mean by activities in the context of training? The training is designed to be trainee-centered and the idea is to allow trainees to have hands-on experience of the things they are expected to do in the real situation. For instance, they will: study the syllabus look at the syllabus guides plan, prepare and present lessons plan and prepare for practical work and construct articles learn by doing how to do constructive assessment The entire above are scheduled as different activities during the workshop Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 3 PART 2 Training programme and time table 2.1 Workshop programme Time 08:30 – 09:00 09:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:30 10:30 – 11:30 11:30 – 12:30 12:30 – 13:00 13:00 – 14:00 14:00 – 15:00 15:00 – 15:15 15:15 – 16:00 08:30 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:30 10:30 – 13:00 13:00 – 14:00 14:00 – 15:00 15:00 – 15:15 15:15 – 16:00 08:30 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:30 10:30 – 13:00 13:00 – 14:00 14:00 – 15:00 15:00 – 15:15 15:15 – 16:00 08:30 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:30 10:30 – 13:00 13:00 – 14:0 14:00 – 16:00 Day 1 Item Facilitator Registration Opening & Welcome Introduction Modus operandi Part 1 - Orientation of trainees Part 2.1 – Program & time table Tea Break Part 2.2 – Workshop activities 1-3 Lesson preparation tools Lesson presentation Lunch Lesson preparation – Activity 4 – Grade 5 Tea Break Lesson presentation Grade 5 Day 2 Lesson preparation & presentation - 6/7 Tea Break Lesson preparation & presentation - 6/7 Lunch Introduction to practical work IT Tools/ Waste Tea Break Exploring the net for articles Homework: Selection of articles per theme per Grade. Collection of waste to construct articles with Day 3 Workshop activity 4 Construction of articles Tea Break Construction of articles continues… Lunch Construction of articles continues… Tea Break Lesson preparation and presentation of articles… Homework: Finishing off of articles Day 4 CASS forms/ Topic tasks/ projects assignments & tests Syllabus pp.10-29 Tea Break Assessment of articles & marking grid Lunch Flee market Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 4 “ 2.2 Workshop activities Note: The most important part in learning a new skill is practising. To organise this in a workshop takes time. You must make sure that participants have as many opportunities for practice as possible. For people to learn new skills, they need to practice in situations as near as possible to reality. Through simulations it can be helpful, especially if practice in the field is not available. This is a revised syllabus and many schools, even some regions did not offer this subject at all. It will not be compared with the old syllabus, but be seen as a new subject that is to be newly implemented. Thus each and every teacher must study the whole syllabus to acquaint themselves with the content thereof. Some of the activities will be based on the above mentioned. Rationale for content changes The curriculum review initiated the reintroduction of the technical subjects as well as the introduction of the new subjects Health and Social Care, Hairdressing and Hospitality in the Home Science field of study in the Secondary phase. Primary school Home Ecology aims to feed these subjects in secondary schools. Home Ecology will also be compulsory for both boys and girls if and when it is chosen by a specific school. Content changes thus also aimed NOT to be gender biased. 2.2.1 Aims of the syllabus Activity 1 (15 min) Acquaint yourselves with the aims of the syllabus on p.2 The facilitator allocates two aims per group to study and report on. 2.2.2 Period allocation per topic Activity 2 (15 min) Summary of content Each group will study two components per grade. The group then determines and allocates the total number of periods that will be needed to address the competencies in each component. Each group reports their findings to the house. Answers will be scrutinised an indicated on the summary of content. These answers will be needed for the next activity. Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 5 2.2.3 Year planner Activity 3 (30 min) The group draws up a year planner and gives feedback to the house. Each participant then completes a scheme of work as homework. (Participants may choose the Grade themselves) You have three periods per week for Home Ecology (one single and one double period). Use your school calendar for 2016, the clean year plan form provided, the summary of content with the periods indicated as well as the syllabus for the content to draw up the year plan. (Take into consideration holidays, school functions and the time lost for the duration of examinations) This is just an example – changes may occur since every school has its own unique situation. Once you are back at school, you will have to draw up your own schedule according to the procedures of your school. Use a clean page and compile your own scheme of work according the way it is done at your school. To be handed in the next day so it could be used to compile a generic to be included in the teachers training manual. ______________________________________________________________________ 2.2.4 Lesson planning “Education is sharing” WHAT DO WE WANT TO SHARE ? Our knowledge (activity – sharing info on memory) A teacher is seen as a successful educator if he/she shares 80% of their knowledge with 80% of their students in a class during a lesson Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 6 To share successfully, you need TOOLS!!! knowledge of 1. The learning process maximum absorption of stimuli through the senses (activity – experience your senses) the learning curve – short term memory vs. long term memory chunking, the triangle of learning (activity – recalling information) examples – see handout 2. Teaching aids anything that will strengthen the first process importance of teaching aids – icebreaker “strange words” examples of teaching aids – see handout 3. The components of a lesson syllabus objectives & competencies lesson content determined by the competencies the reference/ support material to be used 4. Assessment indicates whether learning took place or NOT! used to consolidate the information learned examples – see handout Questions Before you start with your lesson, always ask yourself the following questions: 1. Does the learner know anything about the topic OR will they hear it for the first time? 2. What knowledge do I need to convey? 3. How will I do that? 4. Did I succeed – how will I know? Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 7 Lesson planning form – example from the National Standards TEACHER: SUBJECT: THEME AND TOPIC: GRADE: DATE: TEACHING AIDS AND RESOURCES TO BE USED: LEARNING OBJECTIVES WITH THE LESSON: Learners will: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… COMPETENCIES (Refer to Syllabus): Learners should be able to: ………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... PRESENTATION OF THE LESSON: 1. Monitoring of homework done: …………………………………………………..………………………………………………………..……. ………………………………………………………………………………...……………..………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. An appropriate short introduction:…………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………......................................................................................................................................... 3. Presentation of subject content and learning tasks:……………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Consolidation…………………………………………………………………………………….………… ……….………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK / TASK / EXERCISES …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP LEARNERS’ ENGLISH READING AND WRITING SKILLS IN THE SUBJECT: Reading activities…………..………………………………………………………………………………… Writing activities:………………………………………………………………………….…………….…… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 8 Lesson example TEACHER: C Blom GRADE: 5A DATE: 15/03/2015 SUBJECT: Home Ecology THEME AND TOPIC: 1.1 Introduce the subject Home Ecology TEACHING AIDS AND RESOURCES TO BE USED: Poster/pictures/worksheet/chalkboard LEARNING OBJECTIVES WITH THE LESSON: Learners will: Be introduced to the subject Home Ecology and its four components COMPETENCIES (Refer to Syllabus): Learners should be able to: Define Home Ecology List the four components of Home Ecology: Food and Nutrition/ Resource management/ Family studies/ Craftwork PRESENTATION OF THE LESSON: 1. Monitoring of homework done: Introductory lesson, no homework done yet 2. An appropriate short introduction Compare what will be studied in Home Ecology with what are being studied in other subjects by analyzing the name of the subject. Supply new terms on cards Define Home Ecology as: “The study of the interaction between a family and their home environment” 3. Presentation of subject content and learning tasks: Learners work in groups. Supply each group with pictures of the different components like items or activities that can be found in a home. (one for each learner) Let them study the pictures and construct a short sentence about it. Draw the frame of a house on a poster/ chalk board and divide in four compartments. Each learner paste his/her picture in the most appropriate compartment and give a reason for their choice. Learners suggest possible names for each compartment. Teacher supply correct ones (on cards) Review the poster and make the necessary changes on learners’ suggestions 4. Consolidation: Disseminate pictures, including names of the components, the subject and terminology to be used in the definition, between learners. They rearrange to construct the information needed to complete the topic. Teacher assists with questions. ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK / TASK / EXERCISES Learners complete questions on the worksheet/ draw house in book and complete the task Paste pictures or make drawings in each compartment to complete the task Define Home Ecology in their own words – complete work not finished in class for homework OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP LEARNERS’ ENGLISH READING AND WRITING SKILLS IN THE SUBJECT: Reading activities: Reading words on the cards and poster Writing activities: Write own definition and answer questions in writing Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 9 Example of a worksheet Subject: Home Ecology Grade: 5A Date: 03 March 2015 Topic: Introduction to the subject Home Ecology _______________________________________________________________________ Complete the following diagram that illustrates the subject Home Ecology 1. Fill in the names of the different components that we study in Home Ecology. Choose from the list of words provided. study/food and nutrition/interaction/resource management/home environment/ family studies/craftwork/a family (Where learners have to work in a book, teachers write words on a poster or on the chalkboard or on cards that can be stuck to the chalkboard) 2. Paste pictures or make drawings of items and or activities that will fit each component 3. Define Home Ecology. (Choose words from the list provided in question 1) to help you to formulate/construct the definition ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……/10 Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 10 Marking Sheet Question 1 Food and nutrition Resource management Family studies Craftwork √ √ √ √ (1x4) Question 2 Learners paste down pictures or make a drawing in each of the compartments One mark there is a picture/ drawing on the right place, otherwise no mark (√) one mark each for a picture in the right compartment (1x4) Question 3 Definition: Home Ecology is the study of the interaction between a family and their home environment (√√) two marks for the definition (1x2) TOTAL [10] _____________________________________________________________________ This worksheet could also account for 15 Marks The marking sheet will look like this: Question 1 Food and nutrition Resource management Family studies Craftwork √ √ √ √ (1x4) Question 2 Learners paste down pictures or make a drawing in each of the compartments One mark there is a picture/ drawing on the right place, otherwise no mark (√√) two marks each for the pictures in the right compartment (2x4) here you can differentiate between who put more effort into their work have more pictures or more examples drawn or even examples other than the normal which still adheres to what is required Question 3 Definition: Home Ecology is the study of the interaction between a family and their home environment (√√) two marks for the definition (1x2) Extra mark Can be given to learners for neatness of work or even aesthetics for those who adds colour to their work to finish it off. (x1) TOTAL [15] Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 11 Possible test questions You have to assess what the competencies prescribe. Competencies: define Home Ecology list the four components of Home Ecology - Food and Nutrition - Resource Management - Family studies - Craftwork You could ask the following questions: 1. Define Home Ecology /2 OR /4 2. List the four components of Home Ecology /4 (8) 3. From the list provided, choose and fill the correct words into the open spaces to complete the definition for Home Ecology (family/ environment/ interaction/ study) Home Ecology is ………………. of the …………………… between a ………………. and their home……………….. /4 4. Study the pictures below and list the Home Ecology component which each one presents a)………………………….... c)…………………………….. b)……………………………... d)………………………………/4 (8) Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 12 How many periods will you use for this lesson? Now look at your summary of content Did you plan enough periods for this topic? Will you be able to complete this work within one OR two periods Activity 4 Lesson preparation: Each group received a handout with the topics for Grade 5 – 7. The group works out the lessons for each one of the topics and then presents it to the house for scrutiny. THESE are the lessons that will be included in the teacher’s guide for the teachers training. Tutors will now have to train the teachers on: 1. Lesson preparation - There might be teachers who would like to plan their own lessons instead of using the ones in the guide and also remember that each school’s situation is unique. 2. Lesson presentation – for both those who chooses the lessons in the guide as well as those who would want to plan their own lessons. Assignment 1. For the rest of the day, each group works out the lessons for the topics which have been assigned to them, up till afternoon tea break, starting with the Grade 5 topics. Grade 5 lessons will then be presented after tea break 2. For homework, teachers can start working on Grades 6/7 topics. This process will continue the next day. Lessons will be presented in between. The lesson planning sessions will continue for all the Grades 6/7 topics as well up till the afternoon tea break. 3. All lessons scrutinised will be handed in to the facilitators. These lessons will be included in the Teacher Training guides. 2.2.5 Practical work Compare the practical work to be done in Grade 5 – 7 in the summary of content on pp.7 in the syllabus It is also important to note, as indicated on pp.18, that the use of natural and recycled material is highly recommended Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 13 GRADE 5 - weaving - plaiting - paper art (to entertain small children) GRADE 6 - weaving bead work plaiting painting or drawing wire work GRADE 7 - weaving bead work knotting knitting clay work Definitions 1. weaving form a fabric or a fabric item by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them, as is done in "textiles woven from linen or wool" synonyms: invent, make up, fabricate, put together, construct, create, contrive,spin 2. plaiting form (hair, straw, rope, or other material) into a plait or plaits. "her hair had been plaited and coiled at the back of her head" 3. beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them with a sewing needle or beading needle and thread or thin wire, or sewing them to cloth. 4. drawing a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint. "a series of charcoal drawings on white paper" synonyms: sketch, picture, illustration, outline, design, plan, artist's impression; 5. painting the action or skill of using paint, either in a picture or as decoration. "pastels require a different approach to painting" a painted picture. synonyms picture, portrayal, image, sketch, cartoon, artwork; 6. knotting the action or craft of tying knots in yarn to make carpets or other decorative items. 7. knitting to make a fabric or garment by intertwining yarn or thread in a series of connected loopseit her by hand with knitting needles (or pencils, sticks, your hand or on a machine.) 8. wirework a work of wires, especially : meshwork, netting, or grillwork of wire 9. clay work fine-grained, firm sticky earthy material that is plastic and can be made into different shapes when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery. “salt-dough” could also be used for school projects. Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 14 10. paper art is the collection of art forms employing paper or card as the primary artistic medium for the creation of three-dimensional objects. It is the most widely used material in arts and crafts. It lends itself to a wide range of techniques, as it can for instance be folded, cut, glued, molded, stitched, or layered IT Integration Participants practically discovers the website Pinterest Pinterest: Discover and save creative ideas https://www.pinterest.com/ Pinterest is a visual discovery tool that you can use to find ideas for all your projects and interests. Opening of “Gift bag” Participants open the “Gift bag” and displays the articles in their group. These are examples of articles made by learners in Grade 5 – 7. This will be the type of practical articles that learners are to produce. This is a revenue generating idea. Assignment Participants were requested to bring with some waste and natural materials from their environment that could be used to construct or produce an article for craftwork. For the rest of the day and for homework, all participants explore Pinterest, the handouts and the textbooks on display, to find an article that can be constructed/ produced for each technique by learners in Grade 5 – 7. Each participant will have to construct these articles to be used as examples for the Teacher Training workshop. Remember to bring along your materials to the workshop for the next day. Activity 5 In the respective groups, facilitate, demonstrate and construct the samples and the articles/ items. The group leader will be in control of the toolkit. The last session of the day will be used for the planning of the practical lesson. For homework participants will finish off the articles not completed. 2.2.6 Lesson presentation Activity 6 Participants present the practical lessons during the first session of the last day, 2.2.7 Assessment Icebreaker – ”Funny man” Group discussions on assessment activities. The importance of properly defined assessment tasks Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 15 Activity 7 Participants were requested to bring along examples of assessment activities – samples drawn up by the teacher and samples completed by the learners. This will now be evaluated in the groups. Compare and scrutinise the assignment example drawn up by the teacher. Compare and scrutinise the examples completed by the learners. Use the assessment rubrics provided in the syllabus on pp. 27 - 29 to compare the marks allocated to the practical items completed by the learners. Complete the assessment form for the articles constructed. Select the best one in the group and present to the house. Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 16 ANNEXE 1: Assessment record sheet for Grades 5-7 . ASSESSMENT RECORDSHEET HOME ECOLOGY Grade:….…….. School…………………………………………………….…………………… Teacher………….........……………………………….. Topic Test Topic Task Topic Task End-of-term test Term Mark Topic Test Topic Task Craft Work Term Mark 15 20 30 100 20 25 25 30 100 20 20 60 100 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 17 300 50 Promotion Mark Term Mark 15 End-of-year examination End-of-term test 20 2 Total of Term Marks Continuous Assessment (300÷6) Craft Work PROMOTION MARK Topic Task 1 Name of Learner Term3 Topic Task No Term 2 Topic Test Term 1 Year……..……….. 50 100 ANNEXE 2: Examples of practical articles Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 18 Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 19 ANNEXE 3: Registration form for Home Ecology training workshop No Surname and name Gender School 0 Blom Charlotte Female Tobias Hainyeko PS Mobile number 0812456789 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 20 email address [email protected] Signature ANNEXE 4: Example of attendance list Home Ecology training workshop Attendance List Region: ………………………………… Date: ……………………………. Facilitators: ……………………………. Venue: ………………………….. SIGNATURE No NAME Day 1 Day 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Home Ecology Training Manual, Grades 5-7, NIED 2015 21 Day 3 Day 4 The National Institute for Educational Development P/Bag 2034 Okahandja NAMIBIA Telephone: +264 62 509000 Facsimile: +264 62 509073 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.nied.edu.na © NIED 2015
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