Life Skills Learner Aid Grade 2
Life Skills
Learner Aid
Grade 2
CAPS aligned
H Erasmus
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Colour by numbers
1 – brown 2 – black 3 – pink 4 – red 5 – purple 6 – yellow 7 – orange 8 – green
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Activity 9
I laughed at my friend when they were sad. I asked my friend if they needed help.
I let my friend take the ±rst turn. I shared my sweets with my friend.
I told the truth. I shouted at my friend.
I interrupted my friend while they were talking. I was bossy.
I gave my friend a hug when they got hurt. I gossiped about my friend to someone else.
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Activity 17
A guide dog must be obedient by learning to sit, lie down, walk, stand, or stay.
A guide dog must bite other people.
A guide dog must know how to use lifts and escalators.
A guide dog must run quickly across a busy street.
A guide dog must pull on their harness to walk faster.
A guide dog must know when a traf±c light is red or green.
A guide dog must go to other people when they call.
A guide dog must walk around any obstacles in the road.
A guide dog must know how to use stairs.
A guide dog must know how to turn left or right.
Activity 23
Cut out the pictures and paste them in the correct column in your workbook.
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Activity 25
Do not eat too much junk food. You could become overweight and feel tired.
If adults smoke near you, stand far away from them so you do not inhale the smoke.
Never drink alcohol. If you drink at a young age, it could cause brain damage.
Too much screen time is not good for you. It can affect your sleep and make it dif±cult for you to concentrate.
When you sleep, your brain relaxes and your body grows. Too little sleep will make you grumpy and you will begin to forget things.
Look after yourself by staying clean and neat. Wash every day, brush your teeth and your hair.
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Activity 35
Squirrels gather nuts throughout summer and sleep during winter when there is no food. They wake up from time to time to eat.
Snakes are cold-blooded and cannot warm themselves up in winter. They ±nd a place between leaves on the ground or in cracks in rocks to keep warm during the cold.
Snails seal off their shells with a layer of dry slime. This keeps them safe during winter, especially when food is scarce because of snow.
Some frogs dig a hole in the sand in which to sleep, while others stay underwater. Sometimes they will wake up to swim and ±nd food.
Activity 37
donkey
horse
duck goose
chicken cow
sheep pig
goat
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hippo crocodile impala giraffe
cheetah leopard baboon lion
kudu buffalo rhino blue wildebeest
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Fitness game
Start 20 jumping jacks 10 frog hops Skip 10 times
Jump up and down 10 times
Jump 5 steps to the left
10 counts
2 minutes jog in place
Lift each knee 10 times
Balance on left foot 20 arm circles
counts
rope
jumping jacks