This course has been developed in association with the Ministry of Education and written by a team of experienced Bahamian teachers and teacher educators.
This course comprises six Students' Books and accompanying Teacher's Guides. The themes of the books are as follows:
- Book 1 Myself, my family, my school
- Book 2 My community
- Book 3 My island home
- Book 4 The Bahamas, our country
- Book 5 Neighbouring lands
- Book 6 Bahamians, citizens of the world
Teacher's Guide, Books 1-3
Teacher's Guide, Books 4-6
Features of the Teacher's Guide include:
Step-by-step advise for busy teachers on how to teach every theme and maximise use of the material in the Students' Book;
Ideas on how to extend activities and provide extra practice so that children of all abilities can enjoy learning;
Guidance on how to integrate Social Studies into other areas of the curriculum;
Suggestions on how to use local resources to supplement the text;
A rationale for Books 1-3 and a summary of each theme.
Also available for use with this course is the Longman School Atlas for The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.