ESSENTIAL Our World and Our People is an integrated subject that brings together facts, ideas and concepts from interrelated subjects of the Social Sciences. ESSENTIAL Our World and Our People Primary Book 1 meets the full requirements of the current New Standards-based curriculum by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) with a problem-solving approach to learning. It provides full coverage of all indicators outlined in the curriculum. The ESSENTIAL Our World and Our People Primary 1 Teacher’s Guide offers the approaches, methods, strategies, and appropriate relevant teaching and learning resources to ensure that every learner benefits from the teaching and learning process. A variety of resources (low or no cost) are provided for use in your lessons. Each theme in the Learner’s Book contains activities that will help your learners achieve the objectives of that theme. They are designed to develop a range of skills and you can adapt individual tasks to the needs of each learner. You will need additional activities to broaden the learning experience, some tailored to the needs of more or less able learners and others to add variety and depth to various topics. Helpful links have been provided to help the teacher find and acquire additional knowledge to help the learners. Answers to all exercises in the Learner’s Book have been provided. ESSENTIAL, your guarantee of success!