Note to Teacher, Parent/Guardian 

Dear Teachers, Parents and Guardians, 

The Grade One Integrated Studies provides a year of interaction, related to the new National Standards Curriculum. 

The introduction of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) to the curriculum shows that interesting times are ahead as it relates to children’s learning. This book among other things seeks to encourage participation in areas such as: 

• Collecting and recording data using various age appropriate media. 

• Discovering the difference between man made and natural resources. 

• Observing and comparing objects by size, texture, taste and smell. 

• Observing, drawing and recording objects and dates as the children explore the environment, especially on field trips. 

• Observe, draw and record answers to questions. 

• Familiarise themselves with different groups at school and use discarded materials to create models. 

• Measure using non standard materials. 

• Generally taking a hands-on approach to learning. 

We hope the Grade One students will have a great year at learning as they communicate, create, collect, calculate, compare, explore, discover, record, observe, draw conclusions and share their knowledge using the STEM approach. 

Teachers and parents will find this book useful. Children will find it quite interesting. 

Enjoy every minute of it!