Video Library

A playground

Grade R (5-year-olds), Esikhisini Primary School, Pretoria (Attridgeville), South Africa, Teacher: Sibongilo Mnisi

This video captures a range of activities—running, climbing, see-sawing—during a child-directed, outside play time.

The Dance Club

Grade 2 (seven-year-olds)

Esikhisini Primary School

Pretoria (Attrideville), South Africa

Teacher: Kabezwane Chezi

During an English vocabulary lesson, Kabezwane Chezi has her second graders act out a number of clubs to help them understand the meaning of the word club.

A man with a big tummy

Grade 2 (seven-year-olds)

Esikhisini Primary School

Pretoria (Attrideville), South Africa

Teacher: Kabezwane Chezi

During an English lesson, Kabezwane Chezi uses movement to help her students learn about the lower case letters b and d.

Explore Day

Grade 5 (ten-year-olds)

Nova Pioneer Ormede

Johannesburg, South Africa

Teacher: Firdous Ismail Karolia

Every Friday at Nova Pioneer Ormede is “Explore Day” where students engage in long term projects. Firdous Ismail Karolia’s Grade 5 learners are exploring the Soweto Marathon (which Firdous and some of her colleagues will be running), and have decided to make a 3-dimensional model of the race’s route.

How much does she weigh?

Grade 2 (seven-year-olds)

Nova Pioneer Ormede

Johannesburg, South Africa

Teacher: Nuhaa Ismail

In a lesson on measurement, Nuhaa Ismail asks her Grade 2 learners to estimate in small groups the weight of a classmate.

You Can Ring a Bell

Grade 2 (seven-year-olds)

Nova Pioneer Ormede

Johannesburg, South Africa

Teacher: Nuhaa Ismail

In a small group, four of Nuhaa Ismail’s Grade 2 learners collaborate to come up with phrases that include “ing.”

I Want You to Explain to Them

Plant Scientists