People learn and are influenced by the place and the people around them. In a country like South Africa many people have learned from stories told to them. These stories carry information and ideas about life and living and shared customs, traditions and memories from parents to children. In this lesson will find out about historical places and the natural environment that is part of our country’s heritage. The lesson ends with a case study of Pretoria. Members of our communities can be used to learn about the past and we will learn how to get these stories by asking them questions.

Learners will collect information about their local area by collecting information from various sources, namely; pictures, research and writings, stories, interviews and objects. The local area examined as part of this section of the curriculum will differ from area to area and even from school to school. 

For more information on your local history visit SAHO’s places section

Of importance is that learners cultivate the skill of finding information using various sources. SAHO has used Pretoria as an example local history. SAHO’s head offices are in Pretoria. The aim of this section is finding different kinds of information that tell us about the past and present. 

SAHO is still developing content for this section. It is part of the Department of Education’s CAPS document for 2011. Please email us any content suggestions or lesson plans.

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