CAPS Grade R
School Readiness Programme
Based on the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement.
Designed to confidently meet all the CAPS requirements listed by the Department of Basic Education.
The programme is theme-based (see the themes here) and consists of a folder for each child and a guidebook for the teacher for each of the four terms.
Age group 5 - 6.
The Folders
Every term the child receives:
A full colour folder containing:
1 x A4 Life Skills Topics activity pad,
1 x A5 activity pad (alternating terms mathematics and language),
1 x A2 poster,
16 x A6 mathematics cards and 16 x A7 language cards.
1 x A3 folded end-of-term report.
All the CAPS folders are available in English and Afrikaans.
The Guidebooks
There is a comprehensive guidebook each term for the teacher.
The guidebook is divided into 5 sections:
Section 1 Language (CAPS information and requirements, A5 pad activities, etc.)
Section 2 Mathematics (CAPS information and requirements, A5 pad activities, etc.)
Section 3 Life skills (5 day plans, A4 pad activities, enrichment activities, etc.)
Section 4 Resources (stencils, games and patterns)
Section 5 Assessment (requirements and checklists)
At this time the CAPS guidebooks are only available in English.
The Summer Term 1 has 11 topics:
About me
At school
In the classroom
Books
Days of the week
My body
Healthy living
Summer
Shapes
Primary colours
Pets
The Autumn Term 2 has 11 topics:
Home
Safety
My family
Weather
Autumn
Sound
Sight
Touch
Taste and smell
Secondary colours
Shapes
The Winter Term 3 has 10 topics:
Winter
Transport
Jobs people do
Water
Fruit
Vegetables
Dairy farming
Wool farming
Health environment
Out in space
The Spring Term 4 has 9 topics:
Spring
Birds
Reptiles (and frogs)
Dinosaurs
African wild animals
Sport
Opposites
Solid shapes
Light and dark colours
​The theme-based programmes from Day By Day ECD are developed and produced in South Africa. Available in English and Afrikaans.
The current price list is in the drop-down menu for this page or take a look here.​
Contact us and we will send you a complete week (one theme) of material by email. Includes the guidebook pages and activity sheets.