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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community Interdependence

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community Interdependence

In every village, town, or city, people need each other. We all have different skills and jobs, but we work best when we work together. That’s what community interdependence means—helping each other so everyone benefits. 🤝🏡💪

👨‍🌾 Traditional Activities That Bring People Together

In the past, people didn’t do everything alone. They helped one another in many ways. These are some of the traditional activities that communities did together:

• 👰 Weddings – preparing food and decorating

• ⚰️ Phekolo – helping the family after a funeral

• ⛏️ Digging graves – done together before a funeral

• 🕯️ Funerals – all neighbours came to show support

• 🔥 Collecting firewood – people helped gather fuel

• 🛖 Thatching huts – building traditional homes together

• 💉 Vaccinating animals – taking care of livestock

• 👩‍🌾 Letsholo – coming together to farm a family’s field

• 🌾 Majako & Letsema – working in turns to help each other farm

• 🐄 Dehorning cattle – done with help from neighbours

• 👶 Mantsho a ngwana – preparing for a newborn baby

All these activities showed teamwork, care, and unity.

🪘 Traditional Groups That Helped the Community

In the past, special groups were formed to do certain tasks for the community. Here are some examples:

• ⛏️ Diphiri – dug graves before a funeral

• 🏹 Mophato – protected the village and hunted dangerous wild animals

• 🧹 Ward members – cleaned their area and built shelters

These groups helped make life easier and safer for everyone in the village.

🔁 How Community Task Groups Have Changed

Long ago, people used to:

• Mophato – plough the chief’s fields with oxen

• Mophato – guard the village from danger like wild animals or thieves

• Ward members – build shelters and maintain the ward

Today, things are different:

• 🚜 Tractors are used instead of men ploughing by hand

• 👮 Police now protect the village instead of Mophato

• 🏠 VDC (Village Development Committee) builds shelters, not ward members

Even though roles have changed, the spirit of helping remains strong!

🧑‍🔧 Modern Community Task Groups

Communities today still work together using organized groups. These groups do many helpful things:

• 🛠️ Village Development Committee (VDC) – builds houses and community buildings

• 🧍 Scouts – pick up litter, donate blood, help others, entertain

• 👩‍🏫 Parents Teachers Association (PTA) – raise school funds and support teachers

• 🏠 Home-Based Care – take care of AIDS patients at home

• 🚑 Red Cross – give first aid and help during emergencies

• 🐾 Wildlife Clubs – teach about nature and how to protect animals

• 📋 Board of Governors – help manage schools

• 🏫 Class Groups – help improve the classroom and support teachers

• 🌍 Girl Guides – help in the community, donate blood, and give first aid

• ⛪ Religious groups – support those in need and offer counselling

🏗️ Services Provided by the Community

Communities also help by providing services that make life better for everyone. These include:

• ⛪ Building churches and places of worship – for prayer and spiritual support

• 🛖 Building shelters at the kgotla – where village meetings and decisions happen

• 🚰 Digging boreholes or wells – to provide clean water for all

• 🧒 Helping orphans and the poor – giving food, clothes, and school supplies

• 👵 Caring for the elderly – making sure older people are safe and supported

• 🧹 Organizing cleaning campaigns – keeping the village clean and tidy

• 🚧 Building roads and footpaths – making it easier for people to travel

• 🎉 Planning events and festivals – bringing people together to celebrate

• 📚 Starting libraries or learning centres – helping children and adults read and learn

• 🛝 Creating playgrounds and safe spaces for children

• 🚑 Offering emergency help and first aid when someone is hurt or sick

• 👩‍🏫 Supporting schools – donating supplies and helping with repairs

• 🌿 Planting trees and community gardens – protecting the environment and growing food

• 🧵 Organizing skills training – like sewing or farming, to help people earn money

💬 Let’s Think About It:

• What activity have you seen people do together in your village or town?

• Can you name a group in your community that helps others?

• How can you help someone in your neighbourhood this week?

#Standard4 #CulturalStudies #Community #WorkingTogether #HelpingEachOther

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family

Families are meant to be places of love 💖, care 🤗, and support 💪. But sometimes, problems happen. People may argue, feel sad, or stop working together. In this lesson, we’ll explore the challenges families face and how they can find peace again.

🧾 Common Family Problems

Here are some issues that many families may experience:

• Quarrelling 😠 – frequent arguments or shouting

• Laziness 😴 – when someone avoids helping at home

• Unemployment 💼❌ – when no one has a job

• Financial problems 💸 – not having enough money for needs

• Lack of cooperation 🧍🧍 – family members refusing to work together

• Diseases 🤒 – sickness that makes life difficult

• Marital problems 💔 – when parents argue or stop loving each other

These problems can make the home feel sad or stressful. But families can work through them with care and support.

⚡ What Causes Family Conflicts?

A conflict is when two or more people disagree and argue. In families, it often happens because of:

• Laziness – one person avoids doing chores

• Rudeness – speaking badly or without respect

• Lack of cooperation – not helping each other

• Poor communication – not talking or listening properly

• Selfishness – only thinking about yourself

• Self-centeredness – believing you are more important than others

• Different opinions – when people think very differently and don’t agree

Understanding these causes helps us know how to prevent conflict before it starts.

💥 Effects of Conflict on the Family

Family fights and problems can cause a lot of damage, such as:

• Divorce 💔 – when parents separate

• Passion killing 😢 – serious violence that ends someone’s life

• Street children (bo bashi) 🚶 – kids who run away from home

• Violence 👊 – hitting or hurting each other

• Emotional problems 😞 – sadness, fear, or anger that lasts a long time

• Failing at school 📉 – children can’t concentrate on their studies

That’s why it’s important to solve problems early and respectfully.

🛠️ How Can Families Solve Conflicts?

Here are ways families can bring peace back home:

• 🗣️ Talk about the problem with everyone involved

• 🤝 Work together to find a solution

• 🧠 Understand each other’s feelings

• 🙋 Respect everyone’s ideas, even if you don’t agree

• 🚫 Avoid blaming others

• 👂 Listen to everyone’s side of the story

When family members talk kindly and listen well, problems can be solved easily.

🏘️ What Can the Community Do to Help?

Sometimes, families need help from outside the home. The community can support families by:

• 👴👵 Asking elders or village leaders to help solve problems

• 🧑‍⚕️ Giving counseling or advice to the people involved

• 🧓 Offering respectful and fair solutions

• 🤲 Creating safe spaces where people feel heard and helped

Communities work best when people care about one another and help families heal together 💞

💬 Let’s Reflect:

• What is one thing that causes conflict at home?

• How can you help your family solve a small problem?

• Who in your community helps families that are struggling?

💡 Remember: Every family has problems sometimes. What matters is how the problems are solved 💕🤝

#Standard4 #CulturalStudies #FamilyMatters #ConflictResolution #CommunityHelp

👦 Myself

Values

Every day, the choices we make and how we treat others show the kind of person we are. That’s where values come in! Let’s explore what values are and how they help us at home, at school, and in our community 🏠🏫🌍.

💡 What Are Values?

Values are the good beliefs and behaviours that guide how we act. They help us decide what is right and what is wrong. They are like a light 💡 inside us that helps us do good things every day!

❤️ Personal Values

Personal values are the good qualities that make you a good person. They help you treat others well and make good choices. Here are some examples:

• Kindness 😊 – being nice and gentle to others

• Helpfulness 🤝 – offering to help without being asked

• Caring 💕 – looking after others when they are sad or sick

• Trustworthiness 🗝️ – people know they can count on you

• Respect 🙇 – treating others politely and listening to them

• Honesty 🗣️ – telling the truth and not hiding it

• Patience ⏳ – staying calm when things take time

• Forgiveness 💧 – letting go when someone says sorry

• Bravery 🦁 – doing what is right, even when it is scary

• Responsibility 📚 – doing your work and keeping promises

These values help you become someone that others look up to 🌟

🎯 Why Personal Values Matter

Personal values are important because:

✨ They show who you really are
🤗 They help you make and keep friends
🏡 They help you live happily in your family and community
🌱 They help you grow into a better person
💪 They guide your actions every day
🌟 They help others trust and respect you

🏘️ Community Values

Community values help people in a village, school, or country live together in peace. They are values that everyone in the community shares. Here are some examples:

• Respect 🙏 – listening and being polite to others

• Kindness 🧡 – helping others with a warm heart

• Botho 🤝 – treating others with love and humanity

• Helpfulness 🧺 – working together and sharing

• Hospitality 🍽️ – making visitors feel welcome

• Self-reliance 💼 – doing things for yourself when you can

• Justice ⚖️ – making sure things are fair for everyone

• Compassion 💓 – caring when someone is hurting

• Teamwork 🤼 – working together to do something

• Unity 🌍 – standing together as one big family

⚖️ Comparing Personal and Community Values

Let’s look at the difference:

Personal Values	Community Values
About you 👦	About everyone 👥
Help you be your best self 🌟	Help everyone live in peace 🤝
Example: kindness, honesty 💌	Example: botho, teamwork 🕊️

Many personal values are also part of community values. When you are kind or respectful, you help the whole community!

How We Show Values in Daily Life

Here’s how we live out values every day:

• 👋 Respect: Greeting elders with a smile

• 🤲 Kindness: Sharing what you have

• 💪 Helpfulness: Helping someone carry heavy things

• 🧹 Responsibility: Cleaning your classroom without being told

• 💓 Compassion: Comforting a friend who is crying

• 🧒 Honesty: Telling the truth, even if you might get into trouble

When we do these things, we make the people around us feel loved and respected 💖

📖 A Short Story: “Lebo and the Lost Pencil”

One morning, Lebo found a pencil on the ground near her desk. It was colourful and new. She was tempted to keep it, but something inside her said, “What if someone is looking for it?”

Lebo raised her hand and gave it to the teacher.

“Thank you!” said Neo. “That pencil is mine!”

Later that day, Neo helped Lebo pack her books. They smiled at each other, and a new friendship began—all because Lebo chose honesty over selfishness.

Doing the right thing always brings something good! 🌈

💬 Let’s Think:

• What personal value do you use the most?

• Can you name a time you showed kindness or honesty?

• What new value would you like to start practicing today

#Standard4 #CulturalStudies #Values #Kindness #Botho #Respect #Honesty #Community

🌾 Plant Growth

🌾 Let’s Help Our Plants Grow!

Have you ever planted something and watched it grow?
Maybe beans, maize 🌽, or even flowers 🌸?

Growing plants is not just about putting seeds in soil and waiting. Plants need care, the right environment, and protection from harm. In this lesson, we’ll discover what plants need to grow well—and how we can protect them so they give us food, shade, and fresh air!

🪴 What Helps Plants Grow?

For a seed to germinate it needs five important things:

1️⃣ Water 💧 – Water softens the seed coat and helps it sprout. It also helps the plant carry nutrients from the soil to the leaves.
2️⃣ Air 🌬️ – Plants need air in the soil, especially oxygen, for the roots to breathe and grow.
3️⃣ Sunlight ☀️ – Plants use sunlight to make their own food through a process called photosynthesis.
4️⃣ Warmth 🌡️ – Most seeds won’t grow in soil that is too cold. Warmth helps them germinate quickly.
5️⃣ Nutrients from soil 🧂 – These are natural minerals found in soil that help plants grow tall and healthy.

🌿 Plants Help the Soil Too!

Plants are not only good for food—they help the land. Their roots hold the soil in place and prevent it from being blown away by the wind or washed away by rain. This is called soil conservation.

When we cut down too many trees and clear bushes carelessly, we increase the risk of soil erosion, where fertile soil is lost and crops cannot grow.

🌞 What Conditions Help Plants Grow Best?

Let’s do a little comparison:

Good Conditions	Poor Conditions
Moist soil with enough water 💧	Dry, salty, or flooded soil 🧂💦
Sunlight daily ☀️	Total darkness or deep shade 🌑
Loam soil rich in nutrients 🌱	Sandy or clay soil with little food for plants
Warm environment 🌡️	Too hot or too cold conditions 🥶🥵
Air in the soil 🌬️	Wet, tightly packed soil with no air 💦

🧪 Try this:
Plant 3 bean seeds in different containers—one in dry soil, one in salty water, and one in healthy loam soil. Water each the same and see which one grows best!

🐛 Common Pests That Harm Crops

Now let’s talk about pests. Pests are insects or animals that destroy crops by eating them, digging the roots, or carrying diseases. Here are some common examples:

🐜 Ants

• They dig tunnels near the roots and disturb the soil

• Sometimes carry aphids that damage leaves

🐛 Caterpillars

• They eat leaves, leaving large holes

• Can strip a whole plant of its leaves if not stopped

🐁 Rats and Mice

• Dig around plant roots and eat seeds

• Destroy storehouses and grain sacks

🦗 Locusts

• Come in large numbers

• Can destroy entire fields in just days by chewing leaves and stems

🪳 Aphids

• Very tiny insects found on the underside of leaves

• Suck the juices from the plant and weaken it

🕷️ Red spider mites

• Very small, often found in dry areas

• Leave tiny webs and suck the sap from leaves

🛡️ How Do We Protect Crops from Pests?

Here are safe and smart ways to defend our crops:

🧤 Keep the field clean – Remove weeds and plant waste that pests hide in
🧼 Remove damaged or diseased plants quickly
🪲 Use safe insecticides (only with an adult’s help)
🌿 Try natural methods like sprinkling ash or crushed garlic around plants
🚫 Don’t overwater—wet conditions attract many pests
🚜 Rotate crops – Change the kind of crops planted each season to confuse pests

🧠 Let’s Remember!

• 🌱 Plants need sunlight, water, air, warmth, and nutrients to grow well

• 🌳 Trees and grasses protect the soil from erosion

• 🐛 Pests destroy crops by chewing, digging, or sucking plant parts

• 🛡️ We can protect our crops using clean farming, natural methods, and safe pesticides

#BrainyBana #ProtectOurPlants #PestControl #Standard4Science #SoilAndGrowth #SmartFarming #PlantPower 🌾🌽🐛

⚡Energy

⚡ Let's Talk About Energy!

Energy is the power that helps us do work.
We use energy to cook 🍲, light our homes 💡, charge phones 🔋, ride cars 🚗, and even kick a football ⚽.

We may not see energy with our eyes, but we see what it does. It moves things, heats things, and powers everything around us!

🌞 Where Does Energy Come From?

The main source of all energy is the sun 🌞. Even wood, petrol, and wind get their energy from the sun in one way or another.

There are different types of energy sources:

• 🔥 Fuels (wood, paraffin, petrol, gas, coal, diesel)

• ⚡ Electricity

• 💨 Wind

• ☀️ Solar (from the sun)

🗺️ What Sources of Energy Are Used in Botswana?

Let’s travel around the country and see what people use for energy in different places!

1️⃣ In Villages 🏡

• 🔌 Electricity is used for lighting, TV, fridges, and charging phones

• 🔥 Wood, gas, paraffin are used for cooking and heating water

2️⃣ In Cattleposts (Meraka) 🐄

• 🔥 Wood and paraffin are used for cooking and heating

• 🛻 Petrol or diesel is used to power boreholes and water pumps

3️⃣ In Lands (Masimo) 🌽

• 🔥 Paraffin and wood are used for cooking and boiling water

• 🚜 Petrol and diesel power tractors and water pumps

4️⃣ In Towns and Cities 🌆

• 💡 Electricity is the main source—used for cooking, lights, fans, computers, etc.

• 🔥 Gas, paraffin, and solar power are also used in homes

• 🏙️ Some homes use solar panels to warm water

🤔 Why Are Some Fuels Used More Than Others?

Different places use different fuels based on:

💸 Cost: Is it cheap or expensive?
🛒 Availability: Is it easy to find or buy?
🚚 Transport: Is it easy to carry or deliver?
🌫️ Smoke/smell: Does it produce too much smoke or smell bad?
🧯 Safety: Is it dangerous to use?

📝 For example:
In towns, electricity is common because it’s already installed.
In cattleposts, people use paraffin or wood because it’s easy to get.

Encourage learners to ask at home:

“What kind of energy do we mostly use to cook here?”
“Why do we use it instead of something else?”

💡 Ways to Save Energy (Conserve Energy)

Energy is not free! We must not waste it. Here are ways we can save energy at home and school:

🛋️ Sit near the fire instead of lighting extra lamps
♻️ Switch off lights when not in use
💡 Don’t light fires or paraffin lamps in the daytime
🧥 Wear warm clothes in winter instead of using heaters
🚲 Walk or cycle to school instead of using a car
🔌 Use only the appliances you need

🧠 Let’s Remember!

• Energy is the power that helps us do work

• It comes from fuels, sun, wind, and electricity

• Botswana uses different energy sources in different places

• Some fuels are used more because they are cheap or easy to find

• We must save energy by not wasting it!

#BrainyBana #EnergyInBotswana #Standard4Science #SaveEnergy #SolarPower #ScienceIsFun #CleanEnergy

🪴 Soil

🪴 Soil: What’s Really Inside It?

Grab a spade and let’s dig into the world of soil! 🧑🏾‍🌾🪓
Have you ever touched soil in your garden or outside your classroom?

It may look like just brown dirt—but it’s actually made of many important parts that help plants grow! 🌱

In this lesson, we’ll explore what soil is really made of—and find out which soil is best for helping plants grow big and strong.

What Is Soil Made Of?

Soil isn’t just “dirt.” It’s a mix of four very special ingredients:

1️⃣ Inorganic Matter – Tiny bits of broken-down rock 🪨
2️⃣ Organic Matter – Rotten plants, leaves, and animal remains 🍂
3️⃣ Water – To keep plants alive and healthy 💦
4️⃣ Air – Found in the spaces between soil particles 🌬️

📊 Most soil is made of:

• 45% Inorganic matter

• 5% Organic matter

• 25% Water

• 25% Air

🔍 How Can We See What’s Inside Soil?

Let’s do a fun experiment:

🧪 Step 1: Scoop up some soil from your garden 🧑🏾‍🌾
🧪 Step 2: Pour it into a clear glass or jar
🧪 Step 3: Add water and shake it well
🧪 Step 4: Let it settle for a few hours

⏳ What do you see?

• Heavy bits (sand and rocks) sink to the bottom

• Water stays in the middle

• Rotten plant bits float on top

• Tiny bubbles may appear—showing air was in the soil!

💧 Does Soil Contain Water?

Even dry soil has a little bit of water in it! Here’s how to check:

🧪 Put dry soil in a glass bottle and heat it carefully (with a teacher or adult).
👀 You’ll see tiny droplets of water forming inside the bottle.

That’s proof—soil stores water! 💦

🌬️ Does Soil Contain Air?

Yes, it does!

Try this:

🧪 Fill a glass with dry soil
🧪 Pour water slowly over it
👀 Bubbles will rise to the top—those bubbles are air escaping!

The spaces between soil pieces hold air, and that’s good for plant roots!

🌱 Which Soil Helps Plants Grow Best?

Let’s meet the 3 soil types:

🥄 Sandy Soil – Feels rough, drains water quickly
🥄 Clay Soil – Sticky and heavy, holds too much water
🥄 Loam Soil – A perfect mix that keeps just enough water and air

When you plant the same seed in all three, which one grows best?

✅ Loam soil wins! It’s soft, rich, and full of nutrients—just what plants need to grow tall and healthy! 🌻

🧠 Let’s Remember!

• Soil is made of rocks, water, air, and organic matter

• We can explore what’s inside soil by using clear jars and water

• Even dry soil holds air and water

• Loam soil is the best for growing most plants

• Clay is too sticky, and sandy soil is too dry

#BrainyBana #SoilScience #Standard4Botswana #LoamSoilWins #SpadeAndLearn 🧑🏾‍🌾🪓 #PlantGrowthFun

💦Water

💦 Clean Water, Healthy Life! 

Water is a clear liquid that has no colour, smell, or taste. We use it every day to drink 🥤, cook 🍲, clean 🧼, and grow food 🥬.
Without water, plants, animals, and people cannot survive!

Botswana is a semi-arid country 🌵. That means we don’t get much rain, and the land is often dry. Because of this, it is very important that we keep our water clean and use it wisely.

But not all water is safe to drink. Let’s find out why—and how we can make it clean! 💦

🤢 When Water Is Unsafe

Even if water looks clear, it might still be unsafe. Water from rivers 🏞️, dams, or broken pipes may carry:

• Rubbish and litter 🗑️

• Germs that cause sickness 🦠

• Animal droppings 🐄

Drinking dirty water can make us very sick 🤒. It can cause stomach pain or diarrhoea. That’s why we must always clean it before drinking.

🧪 How We Clean Water

There are simple ways to make water safe. Let’s look at four helpful methods 👇

🔥 Boiling

Boiling means heating water until it bubbles and steams ♨️.

We boil water for 10 to 15 minutes. The heat kills any germs or tiny creatures we cannot see.

After boiling, let the water cool and pour it into a clean, covered container 🫙 to keep it safe.

🪣 Sedimentation

Sedimentation means letting water sit still for a few hours. Mud and sand slowly sink to the bottom ⬇️.

Then, we pour out the clean water from the top—but don’t forget to boil it afterwards!

🧴 Using Jik (Chlorine)

Jik is a type of chlorine that helps kill germs in water 🧴.

Here’s how to use it safely:

• Add 1 teaspoon 🥄 of Jik to 20 litres of clear water

• Let the water stand overnight 🌙

• Always ask an adult for help!

Never drink water that has just been mixed—wait until it is safe.

🧺 Filtration

Filtration means using something like a cloth or sand filter to catch dirt.

You can make a simple sand filter using:

• A plastic bottle

• Cotton wool, sand, and stones 🪨

Dirty water is poured in at the top and comes out cleaner from the bottom. You still need to boil it after filtering to remove germs.

💦 Water Is Precious—Let’s Save It!

Here are some smart ways to save water:

• 🧼 Close taps tightly

• 🪥 Use a cup to brush your teeth

• 🪣 Collect rainwater in buckets

• 🛠️ Report leaking taps or pipes

• ♻️ Reuse water for watering plants

🧠 Let’s Remember!

• Water is a clear liquid we all need to stay alive

• Some water may carry germs and make us sick

• Boiling, sedimentation, Jik, and filtration help clean water

• Botswana is a semi-arid country—we must use every drop wisely 

#BrainyBana #WaterIsLife #CleanWaterBotswana #ScienceForKids #Standard4Science #SafeWater #SemiAridClimate 💦

🌍✨Planets

🌍✨ Exploring the Planets in the Universe

Have you ever looked up at the sky and wondered what else is out there besides the sun and moon? 🌞🌝
Well… there’s a whole family of planets spinning around the sun, just like Earth!

Let’s take a fun trip through our solar system and meet all the planets one by one. 🚀👨🏾‍🚀

🌞 What Is the Solar System?

The solar system is made up of the sun and the nine planets that move around it. Each planet moves in a round path called an orbit.

🪐 Some planets are big, some are small. Some are hot, and others are cold.
We live on one of these planets—🌍 Earth!

🌟 Meet the Planets!

Let’s start from the closest planet to the sun and go all the way to the furthest one:

1️⃣ Mercury – Tiny and very hot!
2️⃣ Venus – Bright and full of thick clouds
3️⃣ Earth – Our home, where people, animals, and plants live
4️⃣ Mars – The red rocky planet
5️⃣ Jupiter – The biggest planet of all
6️⃣ Saturn – Has rings around it 🌈
7️⃣ Uranus – A cool, blue gas planet
8️⃣ Neptune – Very far and very cold
9️⃣ Pluto – The smallest and coldest planet ❄️

🔭 Fun Planet Facts

• All planets move around the sun in orbits

• The closer a planet is to the sun, the hotter it is

• The further away a planet is from the sun, the colder it gets

• Jupiter is the largest planet

• Pluto is the smallest and coldest one

• Earth is the only planet we know that has life 🌱👫

🌈 Easy Way to Remember the Planets (from the sun)

Try this funny sentence to help you remember their order:

"My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas"

🔡 Each word stands for a planet:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

🧠 Let’s Remember

✔️ There are nine planets in the solar system
✔️ All planets move around the sun in orbits
✔️ Earth is the only planet where people live
✔️ The further a planet is from the sun, the colder it gets
✔️ Pluto is the smallest; Jupiter is the largest

#BrainyBana #Standard4Science #Planets #SolarSystem #SpaceExplorers #FunWithScience

🌧️ Measuring Rainfall

🌧️Rainfall

Have you ever watched raindrops fall from the sky and wondered how people know how much rain fell?
Today, we’ll learn how to measure rainfall and why rain is important for plants, animals, and people

🌧️ What Is Rainfall?

Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls in a certain place during a certain time. It is measured in millimetres (mm).
For example, if 20 mm of rain falls in Gaborone, that means the rainwater is 20 mm deep in a container.

🧪 How Do We Measure Rainfall?

We use a special tool called a rain-gauge to measure rainfall.

A rain-gauge collects rain in a small container. To make sure the measurement is correct, the rain-gauge is placed:

✔️ In an open space (not under trees or roofs)
✔️ 30 cm above the ground
✔️ Away from anything that might splash water into it

Once rain is collected, we check how much is inside the gauge and write it down in millimetres (mm).

Why Is Rain Important?

Rain helps plants grow and gives us fresh water to drink. But too much or too little rain can cause problems.

Here are some effects of rain on the environment:

🌱 When it rains well:

• Grass and crops grow

• Animals have water to drink

• Rivers and dams get filled

• Soil becomes healthy and plants look green

⚠️ When there is too much rain (flooding):

• Water can wash away houses and roads

• Soil can be carried away

• Livestock and wild animals can drown

🥵 When there is no rain (drought):

• Grass dries up

• Crops fail

• Animals die because there is no water or food

🧠 Let’s Remember!

🔹 A rain-gauge is used to measure rainfall
🔹 Rainfall is measured in millimetres (mm)
🔹 Rain helps plants, animals, and people
🔹 Too much or too little rain can harm the environment

#BrainyBana #Standard4Science #Rainfall #WeatherBotswana #ScienceForKids #RainMatters

🧹Caring for Our Surroundings

🧽Managing Waste

Today we are going to learn how to take care of our surroundings by managing waste in smart and creative ways. Let's discover how waste affects our environment, what landfills and dumping sites are, and how we can turn rubbish into useful things!

🚮 What Is Waste?

Waste is rubbish or anything we no longer want or need. It can be things like:

• Empty plastic bottles 🧴

• Rotten food 🍌

• Old clothes 👕

• Broken toys 🧸

• Paper, cans, and wrappers 🗞️🥫

👀 You might see waste at home, at school, or even on the street!

⚠️ What Does Waste Do to Our Environment?

When we throw rubbish everywhere, our surroundings become:

• Dirty and smelly 😷

• Full of harmful germs 🦠

• Dangerous to animals who might eat it 🐄

• Bad for plants because waste can block sunlight or water 🌱

• Ugly to look at 😞

💡 Did you know? Smoke and wastewater from factories also count as waste! They pollute the air and water, making it hard for plants and animals to survive.

🕳️ What Is a Landfill?

A landfill is a large hole or pit dug in the ground where waste is buried. It is usually far away from homes and towns because waste can smell bad or be dangerous.

🛠️ Before waste is buried in a landfill, it is sorted and covered with soil to keep it from smelling or spreading.

A landfill can later be turned into something useful—like a park or sports field!

🗑️ What Is a Dumping Site?

A dumping site is similar to a landfill but not as deep or organized. It is a place where waste is collected, sorted, and sometimes recycled.

🚛 Some waste from homes is taken to dumping sites using garbage trucks.
🏡 These sites should be kept far from homes, schools, and places where people gather.

📌 Difference between landfill and dumping site:

• Landfills are deeper and cleaner.

• Dumping sites are open and sometimes messy.

• Both help reduce waste in the community.

♻️ Using Waste to Make New Things

Did you know that not all waste has to be thrown away? Some things can be reused or turned into fun and useful household items!

Here are some amazing examples:

• 🎨 Plastic flowers from bottles

• 🥁 Musical instruments from tins and wires

• 🪴 Plant pots from old cans

• 🛝 Toys like swings, catapults and wire cars

• 🗑️ Rubbish bins made from old buckets

• 🐦 Bird feeders from plastic containers

📸

👩🏾‍🎨 Be creative! Try making one at home with help from an adult. It’s fun and good for the planet!

🧠 Let’s Remember

✔ Waste is anything we no longer need
✔ Waste makes our surroundings dirty and unsafe
✔ Landfills and dumping sites help manage waste
✔ Some waste can be used to make new things
✔ We all have a role to keep our environment clean

#BrainyBana #Standard4Science #WasteManagement #CleanBotswana #RecycleAndReuse #LoveYourEnvironment

🧯 Hazardous Substances

🧯 Handling Dangerous Things at Home

Some things at home can be dangerous if we are not careful. We must learn how to handle and store them safely to avoid accidents. Let’s find out how! 🛑

⚠️ What Are Hazardous Materials?

Hazardous materials are things that can hurt you, make you sick, or even cause a fire if not handled properly.

🧨 Examples of hazardous household items:

• 🔪 Knives – can cut you

• 🔥 Matches – can cause fire

• 🧴 Cleaning liquids – some are poisonous

• 🛢 Paraffin – used for cooking but catches fire easily

• 🔌 Electric cords – can shock you if wires are open

• 🔨 Tools – like hammers or saws can injure your hands

🛠️ How to Handle Dangerous Things Safely

✅ Always ask an adult before using any tool or chemical
✅ Use tools carefully – never run or play with sharp objects
✅ Keep matches and paraffin out of children’s reach
✅ Never mix chemicals or put them in bottles meant for drinking
✅ Turn off stoves and unplug irons when not in use

🧺 How to Store Dangerous Items

🔒 Locked cupboards – Keep tools, medicine, and chemicals safely locked away
🏷️ Label bottles – So no one drinks or touches the wrong thing
📦 Store cleaning things high up – away from children
🚫 Do not leave sharp tools lying around

✏️ Activity Time!

🧴 List 3 dangerous items you’ve seen at home.
🔒 Draw or describe how you can store each one safely.

#ScienceST3 #HomeSafety #HazardousItems #SafeStorage #ProtectChildren #BrainyBana

👷Protective Clothing

👷 Staying Safe with Protective Clothing

Some jobs are risky, but people stay safe by wearing special clothes called protective clothing! Let’s find out what these clothes are and who uses them. 🛡️

🧤 What Is Protective Clothing?

Protective clothing is worn to keep people safe from getting hurt or sick. It can protect different parts of the body like the head, hands, feet, and eyes.

🧤 Examples of Protective Clothing:

🧢 Protective Item	🛡️ Use
👷 Helmet	Protects the head from falling things
🧤 Gloves	Keep hands safe from cuts, heat, or germs
👓 Goggles	Protect the eyes from dust or chemicals
👢 Gumboots	Keep feet dry and safe from mud or liquids
🧥 Lab coat	Covers clothes and protects from spills
🧑‍🍳 Apron	Keeps clothes clean while cooking or cleaning
🧢 Hairnet	Keeps hair away from food or machines
😷 Face mask	Blocks germs from entering the mouth or nose
🦺 Reflective vest	Helps others see you, especially in the dark

🧑‍🔧 Jobs That Use Protective Clothing

Let’s look at some workers who wear protective clothes and why they need them:

👨‍🏭 Worker	👕 Protective Clothing	🛡️ Why It's Important
👷 Builder	Helmet, boots, vest	To protect the head and feet from falling things
🚒 Firefighter	Fire suit, gloves, boots	To protect from fire and heat
🧑‍⚕️ Nurse	Gloves, mask, coat	To stay safe from germs
🧑‍🔬 Scientist	Lab coat, goggles	To protect eyes and skin from chemicals
👨‍🍳 Cook	Apron, gloves, hairnet	To stay clean and avoid dropping hair in food

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🛡️ People Who Help Keep Us Safe

Some groups and workers protect our safety every day.
Here are some safety heroes in our community:

👮 Police officers – Keep law and order
🚒 Firefighters – Help during fires and accidents
🏥 Health workers – Care for sick people
🪖 Soldiers – Protect the country
👩‍🏫 Teachers – Teach us rules and safety in school

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🌟 Summary

✅ Protective clothing keeps people safe while working
✅ Different jobs need different types of safety gear
✅ Police, firefighters, nurses, and more help protect our lives and homes every day

✏️ Activity Time!

👕 Draw and name 3 people who wear protective clothing.
✍️ Write what each one wears and why.

#Science#ProtectiveClothing #SafetyJobs #Standard3Blog #BrainyBana #StaySafe #BotswanaSafety

🛑 Safety on the Road

🛑 Safety on the Road

Let’s learn how to stay safe on the road! 🚸
Road signs and markings are like traffic helpers. They tell drivers and people walking where to go, when to stop, and how to stay safe.

🚦 What Are Road Signs?

Road signs are symbols we see on the road that give us important information.

Examples of Road Signs:

🛑 Sign	✍️ What it Means
🚫 Stop	Stop and look both ways
🚸 Pedestrian	People may be crossing
⚠️ Yield	Give way to others
🚗 Speed Limit	Drive at a safe speed
🚭 No Entry	Do not go this way

⚪ Road Markings

Road markings are lines, arrows, and symbols painted on the road. They help cars and people stay in the correct places.

👣 Zebra crossing – A place where people can cross safely
➡️ Arrows – Show which way cars should go
📏 Lines – Separate the lanes for cars

⚠️ Warning Signs

Warning signs tell us to be careful. They help us know that there’s danger ahead!

Common Warning Signs:

• 🐄 Animal crossing – Watch out for cows or donkeys on the road

• 🚧 Roadworks – Men are fixing the road

• 🔺 Slippery road – Be careful, the road may be wet or sandy

• 🚦 Traffic lights ahead – Get ready to stop or go

✏️ Activity Time!

🎨 Draw 3 road signs you know.
✍️ Label each one and write what it means.

#Safety #RoadSigns #Standard3Science #BrainyBana #Botswana #TrafficRules #ChildSafety

🐾 Ourselves and Other Animals

🐾 Ourselves and Other Animals

Animals are living things, just like us! 🐾
They move, eat, grow, and need air to breathe. Some animals live with people, and others live far away in the wild. Let’s learn all about them! 🎉

🏠 Domestic Animals

Domestic animals are animals that live with people. We take care of them, and they help us too!

Examples of domestic animals:

• 🐄 Cow

• 🐐 Goat

• 🐓 Chicken

• 🐕 Dog

• 🐎 Donkey

Why we love them:

• They give us milk, eggs, and meat

• Donkeys and oxen help us carry loads or plough fields

• Dogs guard our homes

• We can sell them or their products to make money

🌳 Wild Animals

Wild animals live in the bush, rivers, or parks. They do not live with people and they find their own food and shelter.

Examples of wild animals:

• 🐘 Elephant

• 🦁 Lion

• 🐆 Leopard

• 🐊 Crocodile

• 🐒 Baboon

Why wild animals are important:

• They help keep nature in balance

• Tourists visit Botswana to see them

• Some give us medicine and useful materials

🌍 Animal Homes: Habitats

Every animal has a place it calls home. This is called a habitat — a space where the animal finds food, water, and shelter.

Let’s explore different habitats and the animals that live in them! 👇🏾

🌊 In Water

Animals that live in rivers, dams, and ponds. They are great swimmers!
Examples:

• 🐊 Crocodile

• 🦛 Hippo

• 🐟 Fish

• 🐸 Frog

• 🦦 Otter

🪹 In Nests

Animals that build or live in nests to stay safe and raise babies.
Examples:

• 🐦 Weaver bird

• 🪿 Ostrich

• 🦉 Owl

• 🐤 Swallow

• 🕊️ Dove

🪨 On Rocks

Animals that love rocky hills, caves, or cliffs.
Examples:

• 🦎 Lizard

• 🐹 Rock rabbit (dassie)

• 🐒 Baboon

• 🐆 Leopard

• 🐍 Snake

🌳 On Trees

Animals that live in or move through trees.
Examples:

• 🐒 Monkey

• 🐦 Hornbill

• 🐛 Caterpillar

• 🐾 Bush baby

• 🐿️ Squirrel

🕳️ Underground

Animals that dig and live in burrows or holes.
Examples:

• 🦡 Mole

• 🐜 Ant

• 🐛 Termite

• 🦣 Aardvark

• 🐗 Warthog

🌾 On Open Land

These animals live on farms or in the savanna.
Examples:

• 🐄 Cow

• 🐐 Goat

• 🦒 Giraffe

• 🦓 Zebra

• 🐘 Elephant

⚠️ How Animals Can Be Harmful

While animals are helpful, some can be destructive too!

Examples:

• 🐊 Crocodiles and 🦁 lions can hurt or kill people and animals

• 🐗 Warthogs and 🦛 hippos can destroy crops

• 🐕 Dogs can bite people

• 🐍 Snakes can be dangerous and poisonous

🎨 Fun Activity

1. Draw three wild animals and three domestic animals

2. Write down where each animal lives

3. Circle the ones you’ve seen in real life!

#Standard3 #ScienceST3 #Animals #Habitats #BotswanaWildlife #DomesticAndWild #BrainyBana

🌱 Plant Growth

 Thank you! Here's your next BrainyBana blog post for Standard 3 Science, covering the full topic of Plant Growth in a child-friendly, blog-style format using the images and objectives you've shared.

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🌱Learning How Plants Grow

🫘 1. What Do Seeds Look Like?

Seeds come in many shapes, sizes, colours and textures.
Some are soft, some are hard.
Some are smooth, others are rough)

💧 2. Dry vs. Soaked Seeds

Dry Seeds	Soaked Seeds
Hard and small	Soft and bigger
Do not split easily	Split easily

⏱️ 3. Time Taken to Germinate

• Seeds do not all grow at the same time.

• Some germinate fast (e.g., beans), others take longer.

• Most take 5–7 days to sprout if conditions are good (warmth, water, and air).

☀️ 4. Light vs. Darkness

Plants need light to grow strong and green.

• In light → seedlings grow well.

• In darkness → they grow tall but become thin and yellow.

Try this:
Put one seed in a box and the other in the sun. Water both and watch what happens!

🥕 5. Common Vegetables

These vegetables are found in Botswana:

• Cabbage

• Carrot

• Thepe (pig weed)

• Rothwe (single-leafed cleome)

• Delele (corchorus)

🌍 Vegetables give us vitamins and minerals that keep our bodies healthy.

🌱 6. Planting Vegetables

Before planting:

• Remove weeds

• Dig and loosen soil

• Add manure

• Level the soil

🌿 7. Caring for Vegetable Crops

To help vegetables grow well, we must:

• Water them

• Remove weeds

• Add manure

• Control insects

• Thin crowded seedlings

• Harvest when they’re ready

#Standard3 #Science #PlantGrowth #Vegetables #SeedGermination #BrainyBana #BotswanaSyllabus

🌱 Soil

🌱 Soil Erosion and Conservation

Soil erosion is when the top layer of soil is washed or blown away by running water 💧 or strong wind 🌬️.

🌀 Wind and water take away fertile soil, leaving behind land that is poor and dry.

💧 Effects of Running Water on Soil

• 💦 Running water forms gullies (deep cuts in the land)

• 🌾 Bare land on slopes loses soil faster than flat, covered land

• 🌊 Soil is carried into rivers and dams, making them muddy

🌬️ Effects of Wind on Soil

• 🌪️ Strong winds blow away dry soil

• 🌫️ Dust storms can carry fertile soil far away

• 🌵 Wind erosion happens more when there are no plants covering the ground

🌳 Causes of Soil Erosion

• ❌ Cutting down trees and grass

• ❌ Bush fires that burn plant cover

• ❌ Overstocking animals who eat all the grass

• ❌ Ploughing down the slope instead of across

• ❌ Leaving soil bare and uncovered

📍 Effects on Our Environment

• 🌱 Plants don’t grow well without fertile topsoil

• 🕳️ Gullies and bare patches appear

• 🐄 Animals suffer from lack of grass

• 🏞️ Rivers and dams fill with mud

🤺 Soil Conservation: How to Protect Soil

Here’s how we can be soil savers! 💪🌍

• 🌿 Plant grass and trees to hold the soil

• 🪵 Use mulch (cut grass or dry leaves) to cover the soil

• 🐐 Don’t let animals eat all the grass in one place

• ↔️ Plough across slopes, not down

• 🔥 Avoid burning grass and trees

#Standard3 #Science #SoilErosion #SoilConservation #NaturalResources #BrainyBana #ScienceST3 #ProtectOurLand

💧Water Pollution

💧 Water Pollution

💦 Why Water Is Important

Water helps us to:

• Drink and stay alive 💧

• Cook, clean, and wash 🍲🧼

• Grow crops and feed animals 🌱🐄

Botswana does not have a lot of water, so we must take good care of the little we have.

🛑 How Water Can Be Polluted

Pollution happens when dirty or harmful things enter water.

❌ Things that pollute water:

• Washing clothes and bodies in rivers

• Throwing rubbish into dams and streams

• Letting dirty water from toilets, farms, and factories run into rivers

• Using too many chemicals on crops

• Animal waste (like cow dung) entering water

♻️ How to Get Rid of Dirty Water

Safe ways to dispose dirty water:

• ✅ Use non-chemical water to water plants

• ✅ Pour dirty water into a soak pit

• ✅ Pump chemical water into a sewage dam

• ✅ Recycle dirty water so it can be used again

🚫 How to Prevent Water Pollution

✔️ Use toilets instead of bushes
✔️ Do not wash in rivers
✔️ Do not throw chemicals or rubbish in water
✔️ Find safe ways to reuse or throw away dirty water
✔️ Plant trees to protect soil and reduce erosion

😷 Water-Borne Diseases

Water that is polluted can make us sick. These are called water-borne diseases.

⚠️ Examples:

• Cholera – causes vomiting and diarrhoea

• Bilharzia – comes from water with snails, causes blood in urine and weakness

• Typhoid & Dysentery – make the stomach hurt and cause fever

💡 Malaria is not water-borne, but mosquitoes breed in water and spread it.

#Standard3 #Science #WaterCare #NaturalResources #BrainyBana #BotswanaSyllabus #PrimarySchool #PollutionPrevention

🌕 Shadows and the Moon

🌕 Shadows and the Moon

☀️ How Shadows Are Formed

When light shines on an object and the light cannot pass through, a dark shape appears behind it. This shape is called a shadow.

🔦 Light rays travel in a straight line.
📕 If something blocks the light, it creates a shadow behind it.

🕶️ Shadows Change with the Sun

Shadows are longest in the early morning and late afternoon.
They are shortest at midday when the sun is high in the sky.

In the morning, shadows fall to the west.
In the evening, they fall to the east.

🌑 Changes in the Moon

The moon is a big ball that moves around the Earth.
We can only see the part of the moon that sunlight shines on.

🌒 When the moon is growing bigger, we say it is waxing.
🌘 When it is getting smaller, we say it is waning.

🌗 Phases of the Moon

Here are the different shapes of the moon we see from Earth:

• 🌕 Full moon – fully bright

• 🌓 Half moon – half lit, half dark

• 🌑 Dark moon – not visible

• 🌙 Crescent moon – curved like a banana

🌙 Does the Moon Make Its Own Light?

❌ No!
The moon does not produce light.
It reflects sunlight – that’s why we can see it shining.

🧠 Summary

• 🌞 Shadows form when light is blocked

• 🌄 Shadows change size and direction during the day

• 🕰️ People can use shadows to tell time

• 🌙 The moon reflects light from the sun

• 🌕 The shape of the moon changes each night

#Standard3 #Science #Shadows #Moon #BrainyBana #BotswanaCurriculum #PrimaryScience #LightAndSpace

💨Wind

💨 What is Wind?

Wind is moving air. We cannot see it, but we can feel it.
We can hear it blowing through tree branches or see it move things like clothes on a line.

🌬️ Fun Fact: Wind can lift and move things like leaves, paper, and dust!

🧭 Wind Has Direction

Wind doesn't just blow anyhow—it has a direction.

👉 We can tell which way the wind is blowing by:

• Watching smoke from a fire

• Dropping dry soil and seeing where it goes

• Looking at clothes or flags blowing in the wind

🧪 How to Tell Wind Direction

Here are some easy ways to figure out where the wind is blowing from:

1. 🔥 Watch smoke from a fire or chimney

2. ✋ Drop dry soil from your hand

3. 🧺 Watch clothes or flags blowing

4. 🧭 Use a compass or a wind vane

🛠️ What is a Wind Vane?

A wind vane is a tool used to show the direction from which the wind is blowing.

🧭 It uses the compass points: North, South, East, West.
The arrow on the vane points where the wind comes from.

🌪️ Effects of Wind on the Environment

Wind can help us—but it can also cause problems.

✔️ Good things wind does:

• Spreads seeds to grow new plants

• Helps bring rain by moving clouds

❌ Bad things wind can do:

• Blow soil away (soil erosion)

• Destroy crops and houses

• Blow dust into drinking water, making it muddy

🌧️ Summary

• 🌬️ Wind is air in motion

• 🔄 Wind has direction and we can find out its direction

• 🧭 A wind vane shows us where the wind is blowing from

• 🌍 Wind affects the environment in good and bad ways

#Standard3 #Science #Wind #Weather #EnvironmentalEffects #BrainyBana #PrimarySchool #BotswanaSyllabus

🌦️Weather

🌦️Weather

🌤️ What is Weather?

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time. It changes every day. Some days are hot, some are rainy, others are cold or windy.

☀️ Examples of weather:

• Hot and sunny

• Cloudy

• Rainy

• Cold and windy

🍧 We eat ice cream and watermelon when it's hot.
☕ We drink hot tea when it’s cold.

🌀 What are Seasons?

A season is a time of the year with special weather. In Botswana, we have four seasons. Each lasts three months.

📅 Seasons in Botswana:

• 🌸 Spring – September, October, November

• ☀️ Summer – December, January, February

• 🍂 Autumn – March, April, May

• ❄️ Winter – June, July, August

Let’s explore each season with pictures and facts!

🌸 1. Spring

🌼 Spring comes after winter.
🌤️ The weather becomes warmer, but nights are still cool.
🌬️ It can be windy and dusty.
🌧️ We often get our first rains in this season.

🌱 Nature and Farming:

• Plants begin to grow new leaves and flowers.

• 🌾 Some trees and crops are planted.

• 👦 Early ploughing and planting begin.

☀️ 2. Summer

🔥 Summer is the hottest season.
☀️ Days are sunny and long, and nights are short and warm.
🌧️ Rain falls often.
🌿 Plants grow fast and green.

👩🏾‍🌾 Farmers’ Work:

• Main planting time in Botswana.

• Rain helps crops grow.

• 🌻 Fields become full of green plants and colourful flowers.

🍂 3. Autumn

🍁 Days start getting shorter and cooler.
🌙 Nights become longer.
🌦️ Rainfall becomes less and less.
🍂 Leaves change colour and fall.

🧺 Activities in Autumn:

• Time for harvesting fruits and vegetables.

• People eat watermelon and green mealies.

• Farmers return crop remains to the soil.

❄️ 4. Winter

🧊 Winter is the coldest season.
🌬️ There’s usually no rain.
🌙 Nights are very long, and days are short.
🍃 Many trees lose their leaves.

🪵 What Happens in Winter?

• Farmers do winter ploughing – they turn leftover plants into the soil.

• People wear warm clothes.

• We drink warm drinks and stay near heat.

🐄 Extra Fact: Calving Time

During summer, it is also the time when many animals like cows, goats, and sheep give birth to their babies.

🧠 Summary

Season	Weather	What Happens
Spring	Warm, windy, rainy	Planting begins, flowers grow
Summer	Hot, rainy	Main planting season, animals give birth
Autumn	Cool, less rain	Harvest time, leaves fall
Winter	Cold, dry	Trees lose leaves, winter ploughing starts

#Standard3 #Science #Weather #Seasons #BotswanaSyllabus #PrimarySchool #BrainyBana #EnvironmentalLearning

📘 Maele le Manatetshapuo

💭 MAELE LE MANATETSHAPUO (Wise Sayings & Figures of Speech)

1. 🌳 Go nna meriti e tsididi

2. 🌊 Go ya ka dinakana bodibeng

3. 🍽️ Go ja yo mongwe direthe

4. 🌵 Go tlhaba kgole kgobe ka mutlwa

5. 💪🏽 Go nyema moko

6. 🌀 Go pitikologa kae yo mongwe

7. 💔 Go nyema moko

8. 🍲 Go ja nakaladi ya kobolela

9. 🐐 Go ja makaikaigo ja tlhogo

10. 🐤 Go nna disanyana

11. 🧂 Go inisa yo mongwe ka je

12. 🔪 Go tlhanola direthe

13. 💨 Go ya legofegofe

14. 🍳 Go apeela thukhwi le mala

15. 😂 Go segelwa fa lefureng

16. 🍖 Go ipagololela mogodu

17. 🕳️ Go epa pitso

18. ⚡ Go itoma sankatlhe

19. 👀 Go lebela motho kwa tlase

20. 👋🏽 Go dumedisa mhikwana

21. 🧺 Go tlhoka thari

22. 👂🏽 Go tlhwaya tsebe

23. 🧥 Go apara kobo ka letshoba

24. 🐄 Go di gama o sa di tlhapela

25. 🐍 Go latlhela tlhware logonnyana

26. 🤲🏽 Go tshwara mala ka letsogo

27. 🌅 Masa a rwele mahube

28. 😓 Go lelela kgama le mogogoro

29. ❤️‍🔥 Go sisa pelo

30. 👀 Go nna matlho a koma

31. 😌 Go itira tlhagala ya tlhogo

32. 🕳️ Go lala digobo

33. 🌱 Ga go a jwalwa go gasitswe

34. 🪨 Go tshwarisa letlapa

35. 👃🏽 Go ja motho nko e sa butswa

36. 🐦 Go kgotla motshitshi

37. 🎯 Go tlhaba motho podi matseba

38. 🕳️ Go jela mo sekorobaneng

39. 👵🏽 Go dira yo mongwe kokwana robala

40. 🐘 Go kgaola yo mongwe molebo wa nko

41. 💦 Go nna mariba-a-kgokong

42. 🤤 Go nona pelo ka mathe

43. 🦶🏽 Go apaya ka lonao

44. 🚲 Go palama kukama

45. 🍞 Go iphaga dikoro

46. 🦵🏽 Go roba mosetsana leoto

47. 🐾 Go tshwara phage ka mangana

48. 👂🏽 Go tlhwaya tsebe

49. 🐑 Go ja nku meno

50. 🔓 Go ntsha yo mongwe lenyololo

📜DIANE TSA SETSWANA (PROVERBS)

DIANE TSA SETSWANA (Proverbs)

1. 🪶 Bogwera go rupa jwa thupa

2. 🌙 Ga go na kgomo ya boroko

3. 👶🏽 Ngwana o sa leleng o swela tharing

4. 🕵🏽‍♂️ Ngwana fa a lelela legodu o le mo neele

5. 🌑 Lemme ga le bolae, go bolaya lefifi

6. 🌩️ Bana ba tladi ba anywela leratleng

7. 🤝 Mabogo dinku, a a thebana

8. 💨 Molemo wa mosi ke go o tlogela

9. 🗯️ Lefoko ga le boe, go boa monwana

10. 🐜 Maoto a nong ke phofa

11. 🙅🏽‍♀️ Mphemphe e a lapisa, motho o kgonwa ke sa gagwe

12. 🌱 Lore lo ojwa lo sa le metsi

13. 🐢 Phudufudu ga e tlhatlhelwe mme lemipi la yone le fetwa ke la podi

14. 📣 Phatlaphatla e a iphatlaletsa, kgobakgoba e a ikgobokanyetsa

15. 🙏🏽 Modimo ga o je nkabo

16. 🌧️ Moroka o sita ka pula

17. 🌌 Montsamaisa bosigo ke mo leboga bo sele

18. 🐾 Ntswanyana ya maitaya sebata e bonwa mabotabotong

19. 🐄 Tloga-tloga e tloga gale modisa wa kgomo o bolola nayo

20. 🌊 Tlou e tlotse noka tlowana

21. 🌵 Ntlhomola mmutlwa ga se nkuta lonao

22. 👑 Senampatshwane sa morwadia kgosi se bonwa motlhang bojale bo aloga

23. 🧙🏽‍♀️ Moloi ga a mmala

24. 🐄 Dikgomo go kubetsana tsa lesaka

25. ❄️ Moeng wa mariga o adingwa mpa

26. 🔪 Mong wa thipa re ja nae, re lebala mmesi

27. 👗 Mosadi fa a inama o a be a ikantse mosese wa marago

28. 🤐 Mosadi o sa tloleng o itshaba thosola

29. 🔥 Molelo wa Modimo ga o ke o tingwa

30. 🎒 Se nkganang se nthola morwalo

31. 🌤️ Se a re go tlogelwa tsatsing se ikise meriting

32. 🌧️ Mosele wa pula o etšwa go sale gale

33. 🤱🏽 Nkgodi go lelalwa yo o tshotseng

34. 🛖 Motse re feta wa balala, wa boruakgomo re tsena ka one

35. 🦅 Kgori e bona lee, lerapo ga e le bone

36. 🌽 Molema-thite ga se mhodi

37. 🚙 Motshega-kgarejwana ke motsei wa yone

38. 🌳 Ditlhare di na tsotlhe

39. 🐐 Mosito wa photi o tsosa di letseng

40. 🦏 Tshukudu ya feta marwana, dipounama di botlhoko

41. 💔 Le pelong ga le tshetse

42. 🔥 Molelo o fisa baori ba one

43. 🏘️ Matlo go šwa mabapi

44. 🚫 Ga e ke e phetsolela nageng

45. 🍼 E e mašwi ga e itsale

46. 🐕 Sedikwa ke ntša-pedi ga se thata

47. 🦚 Kgaka-kgolo ga ke na mebala, mebala e dikgakaneng

48. ☠️ Bontsi bo bolaya noga

49. 🐅 Tau e iphutha metlhala e le nosi, fa e na le ditawana mafaratlhatlha

50. 🏃🏽 Lobelo ga se lwa motlogapele, ke lwa mong wa lone

🍽️🥦Food and Nutrition

Let’s Eat Smart!

🎯 What are we learning today?
We’re learning about the food we eat every day — where it comes from, how it helps us, and how to create a balanced meal that keeps our bodies strong, healthy, and happy.

🌾 Where Does Food Come From?

Food comes from two main sources:

🌱 Plant Food
This includes things like:

• Maize 🌽

• Beans 🫘

• Fruits 🍎🍌

• Vegetables 🥬🥕

• Rice 🍚

🐮 Animal Food
This includes:

• Meat 🍖

• Milk 🥛

• Eggs 🥚

• Fish 🐟

• Chicken 🍗

➡️ So when we eat, we should try to include food from both plants and animals.

🍲 The 3 Food Groups

Our body needs different types of food to work well. Let’s meet the 3 food groups:

1️⃣ Energy-Giving Foods ⚡

These give us the energy to walk, run, jump and even think!
Examples:

• Maize meal

• Rice

• Bread

• Oil

• Sugar

➡️ These are your fuel — like petrol for a car!

2️⃣ Body-Building Foods 💪

These help your body grow and get stronger. They also help fix the body when we get hurt.
Examples:

• Meat

• Milk

• Eggs

• Beans

• Chicken

• Fish

➡️ These foods are like building blocks for your bones and muscles.

3️⃣ Protective Foods 🛡️

These protect the body from getting sick. They help us fight off diseases.
Examples:

• Fruits (🍊 oranges, 🍎 apples)

• Vegetables (🥕 carrots, 🥦 spinach)

➡️ These are your body’s little doctors!

🥗 What is a Balanced Diet?

A balanced diet means eating the right amount of all 3 food groups in each meal.
We should not eat too much of one group and forget the others.

➡️ Your plate should have:

• Something for energy

• Something to help you grow

• Something to protect you from sickness

🍱 Planning Meals for the Day

Let’s plan a healthy day of eating:

🍳 Breakfast:

• Porridge (energy)

• Milk (body-building)

• Banana (protective)

🍛 Lunch:

• Rice (energy)

• Chicken or beans (body-building)

• Spinach (protective)

🥪 Snack:

• Bread with peanut butter (energy + body-building)

• Orange (protective)

🍲 Dinner:

• Pap (energy)

• Fish or eggs (body-building)

• Cabbage or pumpkin (protective)

➡️ Eating well helps us stay smart in class, active on the playground, and healthy at home!

✏️ Summary

Let’s remember what we learned:

✅ Food comes from plants 🌽 and animals 🐮
✅ There are 3 food groups:

• Energy-giving = power to move

• Body-building = help us grow

• Protective = keep us from getting sick
  ✅ A balanced diet has all 3 food groups
  ✅ We should plan our meals to include different types of food every day

🤔 Quick Challenge:

Can you make your own balanced plate using food you eat at home?
Draw it and label each part as energy, body-building or protective food!

#FoodAndNutrition #BalancedDiet #HealthyEating #Standard3 #LowerPrimary #BotswanaSyllabus #BrainyBana

🗑️Our Surroundings

🗑️Waste Management

What Is Waste?

Waste is anything we don’t want or need anymore. We usually throw it away.

📦 Examples of waste:

• Banana peels 🍌

• Empty tins and plastic bottles 🧃🥫

• Worn out clothes👟

• Old papers and plastic bags 📄🛍️

• Used food cans

• Used cooking oil

• Broken toys

• Used take-away containers

😷 What Can Waste Do to Our Environment?

If we throw waste everywhere, it makes our surroundings dirty, smelly, and unsafe.

🛑 Waste can:

• Attract rats and flies 🐀

• Carry germs that spread diseases like cholera 🤒

• Block drains

• Make the air and water unsafe🏞️

• Cause harm to animals if they eat the waste

🕳️ What Is a Landfill?

A landfill is a big piece of land where waste and rubbish are buried in the ground.

People throw waste into bins, then garbage trucks collect it and take it to the landfill. There, the waste is spread out, pressed down, and covered with soil to stop flies and bad smells.

✅ After many years, a landfill can become a park or sports field.

🟫 What Is a Dumping Site?

A dumping site is a place where people throw rubbish anywhere, like in open fields, behind houses, or by the road.

Differences between a landfill and a dumping site

Feature	Landfill	Dumping Site
Type of Place	Planned and organized	Unplanned and often illegal
Managed By	Government or waste management services	Usually not managed at all
Cleanliness	Cleaner, covered with soil to reduce smell and flies	Very dirty, smelly, and full of germs
Location	Built in special areas away from people	Often found behind homes, in bushes, or roadsides
Health Risk	Lower risk of disease if managed well	High risk of disease and pests
Environmental Impact	Less harmful if properly managed	Very harmful to the environment

📝 Both landfills and dumping sites help keep waste in one place so that it doesn’t spread everywhere.

🧃🪵 Useful Things We Can Make from Waste

Not all waste is useless! We can reuse some items to make new things at home or school.

🧠 Examples of things made from waste:

• Old mayonnaise jar → Flower pot 🌸

• Plastic bottle → Bird feeder 🐦

• Wire and sticks → Toy cars and slingshots 🚗🎯

• Fabric scraps → Dolls or decorations 🎀

💡This is called reusing – giving waste a new job instead of throwing it away.

🧼 How to Manage Waste Properly

#BrainyWasteHero #ScienceWithBrainyBana #CleanSurroundings #WasteManagement #PrimaryScienceBW #ReuseReduceRecycle

🗑️Care of the Surroundings

🗑️ What is Waste?

Waste is anything we no longer need and throw away. We call it rubbish or garbage.

🧺 Examples of Waste:

• Empty drink cans 🥫

• Used paper 📝

• Plastic bottles 🍼

• Food peels 🍌🍊

• Old clothes 👕

• Broken toys 🧸

• Plastic bags 🛍️

• Used tyres 🚗

• Empty mayonnaise jars 🫙

If waste is thrown everywhere, it makes our homes, schools, and villages dirty and unsafe.

♻️ The 3 Rs: Smart Ways to Manage Waste

The 3 Rs are three smart and helpful ways we can use to manage waste in our environment.
They help us keep our surroundings clean and reduce the amount of rubbish we create.

Let’s look at each one!

🔻 1. Reduce

Reducing waste means using fewer things so that we make less waste.

🧠 For example:

• Buying one big bottle of cooking oil instead of many small ones.

• Carrying your own shopping basket instead of using a plastic bag every time.

🎉 This helps us save money and protect the environment!

🔁 2. Re-use

Re-using waste means using something again instead of throwing it away after one use.

🧠 For example:

• Using an empty mayonnaise jar as a flower pot 🌸

• Re-using old clothes as cleaning cloths 🧽

• Turning used tyres into garden chairs or swings 🛞

🎉 This gives waste a new job and reduces the amount we throw away!

🔄 3. Recycle

Recycling waste means changing waste into something new and useful.

🧠 For example:

• Old cans can be melted and made into new cans 🥫

• Plastic bottles can be used to make chairs, toys, or buckets 🪑🧸🪣

• Paper can be turned into new books and boxes 📦📚

🎉 Recycling helps save resources and keeps our environment clean.

😷 Why Should We Manage Waste Properly?

If we do not handle waste the right way:

• It makes our surroundings dirty

• It pollutes the water we drink

• It can carry germs that make us sick

• It can block roads and paths

• It is expensive to clean up and remove

🧠 Quick Quiz – Can You Answer?

✅ Which of the 3 Rs means using something again?
✅ What can an old tyre be used for?
✅ Which R turns waste into something new?

📚 Summary

• Waste is anything we no longer need and throw away.

• The 3 Rs (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle) are ways of managing waste.

• Reducing waste means using fewer things so that we make less waste.

• Re-using waste means using something again instead of throwing it away.

• Recycling waste means turning waste into something new and useful.

• Managing waste helps keep our surroundings clean and safe.

#BrainyBanaScience #WasteManagement #ReduceReuseRecycle #SmartKidsGoGreen #KeepBotswanaClean