Importance of teaching leadership skills in the Foundation Phase provides vital insights for teachers who are faced daily with the demanding task of teaching learners. Teachers required making appropriate time in the classroom to develop different leadership skills on learners. It is very important to develop this book because teachers need to know that it is crucial to develop leadership skills in all subjects so that learners will show the area where he or she can lead. Learners can be taught leadership skills at a young age because their mind is still young, curious and on the lookout for an identity. Through guidance of the teacher learner will also learn how to communicate effectively, strategize, handle complicated situations, not be suppressed, and plan everything in advance. All of this is part of leadership. The aim of this book is to provide teachers with abilities through which they can develop a wide range variety of competencies that will prepare learners with basic leadership skills to enable them to live, work independently and interact with others within and outside school environment. It also encourages Foundation Phase teachers that it is important to teach children different leadership skills at an early stage. The content of the book gives information that importance of teaching leadership skills in early grade encourages learners to take actions that help the group to complete its tasks successfully and maintain effective working relationships among its members. For any group to be successful, both task- leader ship ac t ions and group maintenance-leadership actions have to be provided amongst children. It is important to note that any member of a group may become a leader by taking these necessary actions i.e., the teacher is not necessarily the leader, the various leadership actions may be provided by different group members in other words the teacher may decide to share various aspects of leadership with class members.