Life Skills Teaching in the Foundation Phase: 1 Personal and Social Well-Being

LIFE SKILLS TEACHING IN THE
FOUNDATION PHASE: 1 PERSONAL
AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING

Table of Contents
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 : Significance of social-emotional well being and social competence in developmental
stage of child...........................................................................................................................3
1.2: How to achieve below elements in Foundation Phase Classroom to promote the sense of
social and emotional learning within children .......................................................................3
1.3: Reflect understanding about interpersonal interactions..................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1: Explain the culture of wellness in classroom..................................................................4
2.2: Interview response of a teacher.......................................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
3.1: Effective resources of Foundation Phase Classroom......................................................5
3.2: Characteristics of learners in a diverse classroom ..........................................................6
3.3: Three multiple intelligences included by teacher in lesson to encourage the participation
of learners ..............................................................................................................................6
3.4: Promotion of personal and social skills of learners ........................................................6
TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................7
4.1:Identify barrier in process of learning and describe its impact on personal and social well-
being.......................................................................................................................................7
4.2: Support provided by teacher to cope up with then barrier to the learning......................7
4.3: Five reasons of diversification in South Africa which can prove to be challenging for
learners in Foundation Phase..................................................................................................7
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................8

TASK 1
1.1 : Significance of social-emotional well being and social competence in developmental stage
of child
It is important to develop social-emotional well-being within children and adolescents at
early age as it has been revealed by many studies that socially competent and emotionally well-
developed children generally have more advantage of gaining success in education field,
attaining effective and good future employment and they can establish more stable and secure
relationships in society in comparison to that who does not developed social competence and
social-emotional well-being (Amirudin and Muzaki, 2019). Emotionally developed children are
less likely to involve in criminal activities, mental health problems and does not involve towards
substance use. It helps children to challenge and overcome major obstacles in developmental
process in schools which protect them from developing major behavioural problems like
aggression, disruptive behaviour, non-compliant attitude, etc. Good emotional and social
development develop the sense of belonging which reflect positive affect, helps to achieve good
academic performance and improve self-efficacy.
1.2: How to achieve below elements in Foundation Phase Classroom to promote the sense of
social and emotional learning within children
Teacher instruction: Teachers plays a vital role in developing social-emotional well-being
among the children under their care. Teacher instructions can help them to learn skills to regulate
their own emotions as well as can guide them to show their emotions in an appropriate manner.
Positive interaction of children with teacher helps them to develop social competence through
social learning process.
Student engagement: Active participation to classrooms and pay attention to teacher's lessons
can help children to develop the sense of belonging. Their engagement and interest can be
enhanced by creating a supportive atmosphere, share life experiences with them and by
stimulating discussions with them.
Parent's participation: Parents can help their children to develop social and emotional well-
being by showing them warmth and affection. Parents can provide their children a model of
gentle behaviour and make them able to interact positively with peers (Bølling and et. al., 2019).