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Products and Processes, Grade 3 - Term 4 - Life Skills, Natural Science…
Products and Processes
Social Sciences (SS)
Looks at people, places, communities and how they live and work together.
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Natural Science finds out where raw materials come from while Technology explores how they are transformed and Social Science investigate the people, jobs and community needs involved. Together students learn to understand how useful products are and why they matter. 
Department of Basic Education (DBE). (2011). Curriculum and Assessment Policy statement (CAPS): Life Skills. Foundation Phase Grade R-3. Pretoria: DBE. (pp 8-9, 57)
Naude. M, & Meier. C. (Eds). (2025). Teaching Life Skills in the Foundation Phase (3rd ed). Van Schaik Publishers.
Pakombwele. A, & Tsakeni. M. (2022). The teaching of science process skills in early childhood development classroom. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 10(4). 273- 280. https://doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2022.100402
Questioning, Predicting, Observing, comparing, investigating and communicating.
(DBE.2011: Pakombwele & Tsakeni. 2022)
Key concepts: Farmers, factory workers, and brickmakers contribute to producing goods.
Inquiry activity: Study pictures of workers and talk about their roles.
Skills: Ask questions.
Value: Respect workers and their contributions
Ref: CAPS Document. Department of Basic Education. Life Skills. (2011). Page 8-9 !
Key concepts: Products meet people's everyday needs.
Inquiry activity: Identify where sugar and bricks are used at home or in the community.
Skills: Identify, discuss and explain
Value: Appreciate how products help our community
Ref: CAPS Document. Department of Basic Education. Life Skills. (2011). Page 57.
Key concepts: Clay is moulded, dried and fired to make bricks.
Inquiry activity: Draw or model the stages of brickmaking and explain the tools used.
Skills: Investigate, design and problem solve.
Value: Work safely and use resources responsibly.
Ref: CAPS Document. Department of Basic Education. Life Skills. (2011). Page 57
Key concepts: Processing and machinery help transform sugarcane into sweet sugar.
Inquiry activity: Arrange picture cards showing the different stages of the sugar production from start to finish.
Skills: Investigate, sequence, design and problem solve.
Value: Creativity, safety, responsible use of materials.
Ref: CAPS Document. Department of Basic Education. Life Skills. (2011). Page 8-9, 57
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Key concepts: Sugarcane is a plant raw material used to produce sugar.
Inquiry activity: Observe and compare sugarcane and sugar. Describe their colour, appearance and texture.
Skills: Observe, compare and describe.
Value: Appreciate plants and where they come from.
Ref: CAPS Document. Department of Basic Education. Life Skills. (2011). Page 8-9.
Key concepts: Clay can be shaped and processed to make bricks.
Inquiry activity: Compare clay with a finished brick. What has chaged?
Skills: Observe, compare and predict.
Value: Care for our natural resources.
Ref: CAPS Document. Department of Basic Education. Life Skills. (2011). Page 57
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