KBSM Primary School Living Skills

EDUCATION MINISTRY MALAYSIA

SYLLAB US F O R
SECO ND AR Y SCH O O L
INTEG RAT ED CURR IC ULUM

Primary Schools
Living Skills

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

EDUCATION MINISTRY MALAYSIA
2004

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A. INTRODUCTION

Living Skills for Primary Schools (KHSR) is a subject taught at Level ll in

the Integrated Curriculum for Primary School (KBSR). This subject is
formulated to instill technology awareness through the mastery of practical
skills and knowledge while cultivating positive attitude based upon
technology and entrepreneurship.

Formation of a technology and entrepreneurship oriented society is in

consistent with the aspiration of the country and suitable with current
technological and entrepreneurship development. Therefore, efforts made
through education will enable society to be aware of technological
development and be able to cope with the challenges. As an initial step to
produce a society inclined towards these, practical skills based on design,
technology and entrepreneurship are exposed to pupils through this
subject.

In this subject, the main focus is to master the skills of Design and
Technology as well as Business and Entrepreneurship. The skills in Design
and Technology as well as Business and Entrepreneurship enable pupils to
come out with creative, innovative and inventive ideas. Pupils carry out
activities like recognizing basic shapes, designing, understanding product
function and initiating projects using range of materials like wood, metal,
recycled materials and introduction to electric and electronic components.
In addition, pupils could do basic maintenance and repair of equipment,
tools and furniture. Pupils are also trained to sew, alter clothing, planting
and caring of ornamental plants, keep pet fish and plant vegetables. The
Business and Entrepreneurship field stresses upon the entrepreneurship
elements in business transactions. This activity provides chance to pupils
to practice smart consumer attitude.

From the aspect of individual development, KHSR helps to fulfill pupils’

natural instinct and the curiosity to try equipment, tools and machines that
exist all around them. This provides opportunity for pupils to try, invent,
modify, operate and examine the various technological products that suit
their intellectual development. Pupils have also the chance to carry out
transactions.

Through this subject also, positive attitude among pupils could be nurtured.
Through the activities carried out, pupils have the chance to practice good
work culture like giving priority to safety, systematic, cooperative,
responsible and disciplined working style. Apart from that, KHSR also gives
space for pupils to expand imagination and creativity besides exposing and
encouraging them towards entrepreneurship. This subject also creates
awareness for pupil the necessity to look after environment and
appreciation for work in the field of engineering, design and business.

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All of these would contribute to the desire in producing a balanced and

harmonious society as enshrined in the National Education Philosophy.

B. AIM

The aim of Living Skills for Primary School subject is to enable pupils to
acquire basic skills and knowledge based on technology and
entrepreneurship so that they can carry out do-it-yourself work, to invent
and have tendency towards doing business as well as implementing good
attitude and work culture.

C. OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this subject are to enable pupils to:
1. Know and practice security measures at work place.
2. Choose the right equipment and tools and use them with the right
technique.
3. Design basic form in the 2D and 3D format.
4. Understand function and external form of a product.
5. Assemble the construction set model and analyze component.
6. Design and produce simple products from various recycled
materials.
7. Identify electric and electronic components.
8. Maintain and repair minor damages to equipment, tools, furniture
and part of building.
9. Alter clothing and produce stitched articles.
10. Produce and care for ornamental plants, keep pet fish and plant
vegetables.
11. Plan and manage systematic sale and practice business ethics.
12. Manage work, money and effective expenditure.
13. Practice smart and responsible consumer attitude.
14. Have interest in business.
15. Expand creative and innovative efforts.
16. Practice good attitude and work culture.

D. CONTENT ORGANISATION
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The subject content is composed based on two area of study i.e.

Design and Technology, and Business and Entrepreneurship. Field of
study comprises several learning unit containing topics based on skills and
knowledge. The description of field of study and list of learning units are
listed below:

1. Design Form and Technology

This area of study aims to enable pupil to design and produce product
based upon to ideas creative. Creative mind formation carried out through
activity spot basis forms, design, understand function and product design
follow his suitability. Knowledge of technology, building material and
component electricity and electronic also is molded supply steady and form
mind creative and innovative. Pupil also doing things maintain and repair
little damage to easy equipment and machine by carry out work do-it-
yourself. Pupil also be exposed into practice ornamental plant cultivation
and vegetable and ornamental fish care. Pupil give way repair clothing and
produce stitch article. Safety practice at the place workshop work and
management also absorbed during doing things this.

1.1 Workshop Security And Organization

a. Regulation safety

b. Workshop organization

1.2 Creativity and Invention

a. Creativity introduction

b. Design study and product functionality

c. Problem solving

d. Project production invention

e. Documenting

1.3 Design and Production Project

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a. To design and produce combination project wood with material

recycling non-metal

b. To design and produce metal-based project and material recycling

1.4 Electricity and Electronic

a. Project production electric

b. Electronic project production

1.5 Repair And Maintenance

a. Equipment maintenance hand

b. Part of the building maintenance

c. Maintenance and repair the damage to easy work

d. Maintenance and repair the damage in furniture

1.6 Stitch

a. Repair clothing

b. Article production

1.7 Ornamental Plant

a. Introduction

b. Seed election

c. Cultivation

e. Care

1.8 Ornamental Fish

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a. Introduction

b. Former preparation

c. Management

1.9 Crop Vegetable

a. Site preparation

b. Cultivation and care

c. Harvest

2. Business And Entrepreneurship

This area of study aims to foster pupil interest and awareness in

business and entrepreneurship through trade activity. The skill learning
derivative through planning, managing and recording sales.
Pupil also be exposed some risks in business article. Entrepreneurship
element and wise consumer attitude give in focus activity business
venture.

2.1 Sale Article

a. Target group

b. Kinds of stuff suitable to be sold

c. Source of supply

2.2 Planning And Provides Sales

a. Make sales plan

b. Provide sale article

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2.3 Promote Sale

a. Promotion through packaging

b. Promotion through poster

c. Promotion through catalogue

2.4 Manage Sale

a. Serving the customer

b. Get message

c. Arrangement of goods

2.5 Recorded Sale

a. Recorded of goods

b. Recorded income and expenditure

c. Count profit or loss

2.6 Manage Person Expenditure

a. Recorded income and expenditure

b. Planning expenditure

2.7 Risk In Business

a. Risk and way decrease

2.8 Wise Consumer Attitude

a. Get goods information

b. Business ethics and consumer right