Curriculum first. Curiosity throughout.
Wild World is a supplementary learning resource, not a replacement for CAPS teaching. Educators select the subject knowledge and learning objectives; the Field Journal provides memorable contexts for investigation, application and reflection.
Teach in class
Explicit teaching, discussion, investigation, modelling and misconception correction.
Make connections
Use selected Mission activities to link classroom learning with animals, local environments and other subjects.
Practise independently
Complete remaining Mission activities after final classroom use, with manageable, staggered homework.
Four ways into the curriculum
Schools may use one subject pathway or coordinate several without treating the journal as a worksheet to complete sequentially.
Natural Sciences and Technology
Habitats, life cycles, food relationships, ecosystems and scientific enquiry.
Social Sciences: Geography
World mapping, climate and vegetation, trade, land use and people-environment connections.
English Home Language
Observation, reading, explanation, research, narrative, persuasion and revision.
Life Skills: Creative Arts - Visual Arts
Observation, line, shape, tone, texture, composition and independent illustration.
English First Additional Language requires its own adaptations. Grade 7 has a different Senior Phase subject structure.
Different grades. Appropriate pathways.
The same journal offers different curriculum opportunities. We are developing these deliberately, rather than claiming a completed course for every grade.
Habitats, observation, map basics and supported communication.
Food chains, life cycles, African places and growing independence.
Four ten-lesson subject pathways and a teacher dashboard.
Targeted conservation and evidence-led enquiry where CAPS fit is sound.
Thoughtfully designed for real classrooms
Paper first, screen second
The Field Journal and A3 world map are central. The Explorer’s Companion provides optional links, investigations and printable drawing practice.
Flexible across subjects
Keep a Mission open until its final use in any participating subject. Stagger deadlines to aim for roughly 20-30 minutes of homework in a normal week.
Local and global
Connect Botswana, South Africa and Rwanda with global destinations, while comparing the environments learners know.
Reusable Explorer Passport
Children can write a country or region and date. Around 30 spaces can support journeys across several books; stamps are not required.
How a school might begin
Explore
Review the journal, editions and Grade 6 pathways.
Plan
Choose the subject fit and align lessons with your ATP.
Pilot
Try a few Missions and review pupil work and feasibility.
Refine
Adapt the route using teacher feedback and school priorities.
This opportunity guide is not an endorsement by the South African Department of Basic Education and does not claim full CAPS coverage.