Primary 4

Students will learn about the stories and historical records of Singapore. They will also learn the reasons for the founding of Singapore as a trading port.

This is a teacher-facilitated resource for Chapter 1 of the Social Studies Primary 4A textbook of the 2020 syllabus. This resource is designed to support students who require auditory and visual support to read the textbook. Teachers are encouraged to assign this resource only to students who require additional support in reading the Social Studies textbook.

Students will learn about Sang Nila Utama and the renaming of Temasek based on a historical record, the Sejarah Melayu. The Sejarah Melayu is important in passing the story of Sang Nila Utama and the renaming of Temasek from generation to generation.

Students will learn that artefacts can tell us about life in early Singapore. They will also learn about the process of locating and collecting artefacts in archaeology.

Students will learn that artefacts can tell us about early Singapore. They will also learn how to use the 5W1H questions to locate and collect information about artefacts.

Students will apply their learning on gathering information by reading a map, reading a picture and using the 5W1H questions.

Students will learn about Longyamen, a narrow strait that was found in the waters off Temasek, according to stories and historical records of Singapore.

Students will learn about Major William Farquhar and the role he played in Singapore’s development.

 Students  will learn about the reasons for the founding of Singapore as a trading port. 

Students will learn about the four aspects of inquiry-based learning and how to apply inquiry in learning Social Studies and the world around us. 

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1 & 2)

Students will learn about the places where settlers came from. They will also learn the reasons why settlers came to Singapore and made it their home.

This is a teacher-facilitated resource for Chapter 2 of the Social Studies Primary 4A textbook of the 2020 syllabus. This lesson is designed to support students who require auditory and visual support to read the textbook. Teachers are encouraged to assign this resource only to students who require additional support in reading the Social Studies textbook.

Students will learn to make careful observations and gather information from various sources to learn about the places where settlers in Singapore came from and their occupations. 

Students will learn what monsoons are and how traders relied on monsoons to travel to and from Singapore in the past.

This lesson serves as a template for the Primary 4 Performance Task, where students work in groups to explore the contributions of early settlers to Singapore's growth and examine how their legacies are reflected in the names of streets and places today.  This lesson was co-developed by SSP and teachers from Townsville Primary School, Fern Green Primary School, Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Singapore Chinese Girls' School and Punggol Green Primary School.

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1 & 2)

Collaboration (CCI 3 & 4)

Information Skills (CCI 5)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn about the lives and contributions of the settlers who came to Singapore.

This is a teacher-facilitated resource for Chapter 3 of the Social Studies Primary 4A textbook. This lesson is designed to support students who require auditory and visual support to read the textbook. Teachers are encouraged to assign this resource only to students who require additional support in reading the Social Studies textbook.

Students will learn the legacy of Major William Farquhar through his contributions to Singapore from 1819 to 1824.

Students will learn that different people contributed to Singapore's early growth. 

Students will learn how Mr Tan Tock Seng, one of Singapore's settlers and community leaders, contributed to Singapore's growth.

Students will learn about the contributions of some female settlers to the growth of Singapore.

Students will learn about P. Govindasamy Pillai and his contributions to the community.

Students will learn how Mr Tan Kah Kee, one of Singapore's settlers and community leaders, contributed to improving the lives of people in Singapore. 

They will also apply the S.U.R.E framework in one of the activities. 

Students will learn about the contributions of the settlers who lived in a port town and the origins of the Hajjah Fatimah Mosque. They will also learn that places in Singapore were named after settlers to remember their contributions to Singapore’s growth.

Students will learn how the contributions of our early settlers, Gan Eng Seng, Hajjah Fatimah, John Edwin Tessensohn and Veerasamy Naidoo are reflected in Singapore today. 

Students will learn the value of resilience, and compare the experiences of students in the past with the experiences of students in the present in Singapore’s schools. 

Students will learn about where the early Arab settlers came from and how they had contributed to Singapore’s growth.

Students will learn how the early settlers from Arabia and the Malay Archipelago contributed to the heritage of Kampong Glam.

Students will learn to recognise the features of the Chinese architectural style. They will also learn how the early Chinese settlers influenced the architectural styles in Singapore. 

Students will learn to recognise the features of the Chinese architectural style and how the contributions of the early Chinese settlers are reflected today in Singapore's architectural styles.  

Students will learn to recognise the unique features of the classical European architectural style and how they have influenced the architecture of some buildings in Singapore. 

Students will learn to recognise the features of the Malay architectural style. They will also learn that some buildings in Singapore are built in the Malay architectural style. 

Students will learn to recognise the unique features of the Sikh architectural style. 

Students will learn how housing and language in Singapore have changed over time to meet the needs of different people. 

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Adaptive Thinking (CAIT 3)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

This quiz aims to consolidate students' learning from Chapters 1 to 3 of the Primary 4 Social Studies textbook.

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1 & 2)

Students will learn about the fall of Singapore and the Japanese Occupation.

This is a teacher-facilitated resource for Chapter 4 of the Social Studies Primary 4B textbook. This lesson is designed to support students who require auditory and visual support to read the textbook. Teachers are encouraged to assign this resource only to students who require additional support in reading the Social Studies textbook.

Students will determine the reliability and relevance of sources. Reliable information refers to information that is correct or true. Relevant information refers to information that is closely connected with what is being discussed. 

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1)

Information Skills (CCI 5)

Students will learn that people in Singapore experienced shortage of food during the Japanese Occupation. Students will also learn how they coped with the shortage of food. 

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Inventive Thinking (CAIT 5)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn how the Japanese Occupation affected the lives of students in schools. They will also learn that the students had to learn the Japanese language and the Japanese national anthem during that time.

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Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn how the Japanese Occupation of Singapore affected the lives of people in Singapore.

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Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will continue to learn how the Japanese Occupation impacted the lives of people in Singapore.

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Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will continue to learn how the Japanese Occupation impacted the lives of people in Singapore. 

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1)

Adaptive Thinking (CAIT 3) 

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn how people, such as Mr Lim Bo Seng, contributed during the war.

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Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn how people, such as Lieutenant Adnan bin Saidi, contributed during the war.

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Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn how people, such as Mrs Elizabeth Choy, showed courage and contributed to Singapore during the war. 

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Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn about the contributions of Mr Mamoru Shinozaki, a Japanese government official in Singapore during the Japanese Occupation.

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 2)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn about the contributions of the different people during the Japanese Occupation through inquiry-based learning.

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn about Singapore's journey towards independence.

This is a teacher-facilitated resource  for Chapter 5 of the Social Studies Primary 4B textbook. This lesson is designed to support students who require auditory and visual support to read the textbook. Teachers are encouraged to assign this resource only to students who require additional support in reading the Social Studies textbook.

Students will learn how leaders are chosen through an election process.

This is a teacher-facilitated lesson for Primary 4 Chapter 5 (Journey Towards Independence) of the 2020 syllabus. Please refer to periods 3 and 4 lesson idea in the TLG for more information.

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1 & 2)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn about key events that happened between 1945 and 1959 as Singapore moved towards self-government.

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1 & 2)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn about the reasons for Singapore’s merger with Malaya in 1963.

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn about the reasons for Singapore’s separation from Malaysia.

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Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn more about the life of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, from his childhood to how he became a leader.

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1 & 2)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

2023 marks the 100th birth anniversary of our founding Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. This lesson includes two videos supported by the Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism, which commemorate the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew for his legacy and vision in shaping Singapore's bilingual policy. 

Students will find out more about Mr Lee Kuan Yew's bilingual journey and how different people in our society practise bilingualism. 

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Inventive Thinking (CAIT 5)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Cross-Cultural Literacy (CGC 5)

Students will explore ways they can contribute to Singapore's development and progress. This is an extended activity to be conducted at the end of P4 Chapter 5 (Period 10). 

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Critical Thinking (CAIT 1)

Civic Literacy (CGC 1)

Students will learn how education has evolved in Singapore over the past 60 years.

Students will learn how our shared spaces like five-footways, void decks, and integrated developments reflect the ways in which people within a community have interacted over time.