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