Elementary Science

Elementary Science 

• contains information and knowledge of the "Člověk a jeho svět" subject (Human World) taught in the 1st to 3rd grade as well as selected cross-curricular topics (průřezová témata) and parts emphasizing key competences,
• contains traditional, proven chapters as well as innovative themes reflecting the changes brought about by the school reform in progress,
• enables development of all key competences and coverage of all the cross-curricular topics of the Framework Basic Education Programme in combination with other courses of Fraus Publishing for elementary schools (ie the Czech Language and Mathematics).

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Elementary Social Sciences 

• continues in the Elementary Science course,
• contains information and knowledge of the "Člověk a jeho svět" subject taught in the 4th and 5th grade in the areas of humanities and social sciences
• stresses the children's activity and development of practical skills,
• emphasizes tasks that continuously develop the capability to observe, record and sort information while the encyclopaedic summaries play a secondary role,
• is closely connected with the Příroda textbook (Nature/Elementary Biology for 4th and 5th grade). Both textbooks contain the same topics viewed from various angles and with various stresses which enable to use them for project-based learning.

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Nature/Elementary Biology 

• continues in the Elementary Science course,
• contains information and knowledge of the "Člověk a jeho svět" subject taught in the 4th and 5th grade in the area of natural sciences
• leads pupils to active learning about the Nature and natural regularities especially based on observations and experiments
• emphasizes especially understanding of relations and connections both in the animate and inanimate nature
• develops skills necessary for learning about the nature
• is closely connected with the Společnost textbook (Elementary Social Sciences for 4th and 5th grade). Both textbooks contain the same topics viewed from various angles and with various stresses which enable to use them for project-based learning.

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