1.11 Rooibos tea

Natural sciences

Grade 4

Life and way of living

Module 12

Rooibos tea

Rooibos Tea – a useful plant

The Rooibos tea plant is a useful plant with wonderful properties. Infusions made from it are not only taken as tea, but can be used successfully in beauty products. Listen well to what your educator tells you about it, so that you can set up a memory chart on rooibos tea. Make a drawing of a rooibos tea plant in the middle of the page.Write these captions around the drawing: Habitat, Growth, Care, Appearance.Your educator will write the facts on the chalkboard. You have to write it in the correct places, so try to remember what you hear.

Arrange a tea tray (group work) and serve tea to your teacher in the proper way!

Memorandum

Present lesson, show pictures, etc. The memory chart is a summary of what has been learnt. This exercise teaches learners how to compile a memory chart.

• Make a drawing of a rooibos tea plant in the middle of the page.
• Write four captions around the drawing: Habitat, Growth; Care; Appearance
• Write these facts concerning habitat on the chalkboard and have the learners
• memorise them.

• Clanwilliam
• Sederberg mountains
• Winter rainfall
• Sandy soil
• Erase the information from the board and let the learners write it down from memory.
• Repeat this procedure for the rest of the factual information.

Appearance

• Delicate plant
• Needle-like leaves

Growth

• Seed
• Seedling
• Plant
• Harvest
• Bind in sheaves

• Shred
• Dry

Care

• Sensitive plant
• Protect from wind
• Protect from insects
• Control weeds