Social Studies in Lower 5The basis of Social Studies at this level focuses greatly on the highlighted theme for the year 'The World of Change.'
Some subcategories of the theme will be broken down into Media and Information, Understanding Change, Building a Nation: Making Choices. The topics that will be covered in Term 1 are: 1. Media 2. The significance of media in society 3. Forms of technology for communication and technology 4. National Emblems and Celebrations: Independence Day, World Literacy Day, Republic Day, World Teachers' Day, First People's Day, National Budget Day 5. How ICT has influenced change in society and how it may change in the coming years 6. Celebrations: Ramleela, World Food Day, Divali, All Saints Day, All Souls Day, Universal Children's Day, Christmas TERM 2 TOPICS 1. Elections & Government 2. Patriotism 3. Valentine's Day 4. Carnival & Ash Wednesday 5. Seasons & Climatic Zones TERM 3 TOPICS - Celebrations - Easter; Shouter Baptist Day; Eid-ul-Fitr; Labour Day; Corpus Cristi - History of Trinidad and Tobago |