This is the 2023/24 Annual Teaching Plan for Grade 10 Consumer Studies. The year covers the consumer, food and nutrition, entrepreneurship, clothing, fibres and fabrics, and housing and interior, with practical lessons in food or sewing.
Each term is set out week by week, with Terms 1 to 3 running 11 weeks and Term 4 running 10 weeks. Each term lists CAPS topics, concepts and skills, pre-knowledge, practical lessons and formal SBA tasks.
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What the Consumer Studies Grade 10 ATP covers
Term 1
- Kitchen or sewing room equipment
- Consumer needs, wants, rights and responsibilities
- Decision making and buyer behaviour
- Sustainable consumption
- Nutrients and the food guide pyramid
- Daily meal planning for young adults
- Food spoilage and micro-organisms
Formal assessment: Task 1: March controlled test. Skills test after lessons leading to it (marks added in Term 4).
Term 2
- Food hygiene and food safety
- Food storage and kitchen pests
- What an entrepreneur is
- Planning for small-scale production
- Costing a product
- Marketing and the 5 P marketing mix
- Practical: scones, muffins, pancakes, crumpets
Formal assessment: Task 3: practical lessons 1 to 4. Task 2: mid-year examination.
Term 3
- Young adults' choice of clothing
- Clothing labels and care labels
- Adaptive clothing for people with disabilities
- Natural fibres for clothing and furnishing
- Textile blends
- Advising consumers on buying textiles
- Practical: cupcakes, egg dishes, vegetables, salads
Formal assessment: Task 5: practical lessons 5 to 8. Task 4: September controlled test.
Term 4
- Factors influencing housing decisions
- Types of housing and title
- Location, safety and functionality of housing
- Ergonomics in design
- Universal design
- Revision
Formal assessment: PAT examination. November examination.
Source: Department of Basic Education, 2023/24 Annual Teaching Plans. DBE Circular S19 of 2025 keeps the 2023/24 ATPs in use, with some exclusions, so check with your school or district for any changes.