CAPS Grade R Programme
This programme is based on the
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS)
There are currently two variations of our CAPS Grade R Programme
CAPS GRADE R REGULAR
This is our ORIGINAL GRADE R PROGRAMME.
The material for the children is available in English and Afrikaans.
Each child receives a folder every term containing:
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An A4 tear-off pad with the Life Skills activity sheets.
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Also in the A4 pad are individual rubrics for assessment.
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An A5 tear-off pad with alternating terms Language or Mathematics activity sheets.
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An A2 poster to complete.
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A set of A6 cards (Mathematics).
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A set of A7 cards (Language).
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An end-of-term report.
CAPS GRADE R PREMIUM
This is our NEW GRADE R PROGRAMME.
The material for the children is available in English and Afrikaans.
Each child receives a folder every term containing:
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An A4 tear-off pad with colour cut-outs used to complete activities.
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Also in the A4 pad are individual rubrics for assessment.
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An A4 Language book.
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An A4 Mathematics book.
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An A2 poster to complete.
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An end-of-term report.
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Other items detailed below.
The material for the children is available in English and Afrikaans
More about CAPS Grade R Premium - there are three main elements to this theme-based programme
CHILDRENS MATERIAL
As mentioned above, each child receives a folder every term with the items listed above. The other items vary from term to term.
Summer term:
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A set of A6 colour Mathematics cards.
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A set of A7 colour Language cards.
Autumn term:
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A set of A6 colour Mathematics cards.
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A set of A7 colour Language cards.
Winter term:
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A set of A7 colour Language cards.
Spring term:
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An end-of-year certificate
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A Yearbook.​​
GUIDEBOOKS
There is a GUIDEBOOK for each term containing:
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A planning and preparation page for each theme.
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Detailed daily plans, which include:
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Topic discussions.
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Teacher-directed activities for Life Skills, Language and Mathematics.
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Ideas for topic-based free play and routines and art activities.
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Each day is carefully curated around the topic, the skills and concepts in the activity books and meeting the CAPS requirements.
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ONLINE RESOURCES
An essential companion to the guidebooks, the ONLINE RESOURCES contain:
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Games and stencils to print.
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Directions for art activities.
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Links to songs and stories.
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A picture gallery for each theme, etc.
These are all part of the daily plans and not random.
Also, there are class rubrics for assessment.
There is a HOME PAGE for each guidebook and this is where the ONLINE RESOURCES are found. Available FREE to current customers only.
Improved assessment tools
GRADE R REQUIREMENTS LIST
We have developed a unique CAPS Grade R requirements list - using the CAPS document - which gives each requirement a reference number.
The list shows where in the programme each requirement is met, i.e. in the activity books or in the daily plan.
REFERENCE NUMBERS
The requirement and its reference number are found on the activity sheets and in the guidebook with each part of the daily plan.
ASESSMENT RUBRICS
These reference numbers are then carried over to the assessment rubrics. We include two types of rubrics:
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Individual rubrics (found in the tear-off pad for each child).
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Class rubrics (found in the online resources to download and print).
The same requirements listed in the rubrics are carried over to the end-of-term report.
The CAPS Premium cards
These cards are very different in concept and content to our original cards.
They are designed as a collectable resource for the teacher.
From January 2026 the entire range of cards will also be available to purchase separately.
CAPS PREMIUM MATHS CARDS
The Mathematics cards are comprised of numbers, shapes and colours.
They are printed on A6 using good quality paper and there are six in a set.
Each child gets one set in their folder.
CAPS PREMIUM LANGUAGE CARDS
The Language cards are comprised of letters, colours and rhyming words.
They are printed on A7 using good quality paper and there are twelve in a set.
Each child gets one set in their folder.
What are the themes or topics?
The programme mainly follows the topics laid down in the CAPS document.
A few themes are combined and a few new themes are added for variety.
CAPS REGULAR SUMMER TERM
Eleven themes in the order they appear:
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About me
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At school
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In the classroom
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Books
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Days of the week
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My body
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Healthy living
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Summer
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Shapes
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Primary colours
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Pets
CAPS PREMIUM SUMMER TERM
Ten themes in the order they appear:
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About me
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At school
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In the classroom
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Books
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Days of the week
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My body
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Healthy living
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Summer
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Shapes
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Pets
CAPS REGULAR AUTUMN TERM
Eleven themes in the order they appear:
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Home
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Safety
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My family
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Weather
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Autumn
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Sound
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Sight
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Touch
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Taste and smell
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Secondary colours
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Shapes
CAPS PREMIUM AUTUMN TERM
Ten themes in the order they appear:
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Home
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Safety
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My family
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Weather
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Autumn
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Senses week 1
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Sense week 2
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Creepy crawlies
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Nocturnal animals
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Colours
CAPS REGULAR WINTER TERM
Ten themes in the order they appear:
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Winter
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Transport
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Jobs people do
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Water
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Fruit
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Vegetables
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Dairy farming
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Wool farming
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Healthy environment
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Out in space
CAPS PREMIUM WINTER TERM
Nine themes in the order they appear:
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Winter
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Transport
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Jobs people do
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Water
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Fruit
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Vegetables
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Dairy and wool farming
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Healthy environment
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Out in space
CAPS REGULAR SPRING TERM
Seven themes in the order they appear:
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Spring
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Birds
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Reptiles and frogs
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Dinosaurs
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African wild animals
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Sport
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Opposites
CAPS PREMIUM SUMMER TERM
Seven themes in the order they appear:
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Spring
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Birds
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Reptiles and frogs
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Dinosaurs
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African wild animals
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Sport
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Opposites
One more thing ...
One-A-Day Chart Books
CHART BOOKS
Our range of loose A3 charts have been replaced by spiral-bound A3 Chart Books which are specifically curated to accompany each guidebook.
Why books?
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This makes it much easier to keep the charts together and to find the chart you need.
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Each Chart Book is specific to an age group. This makes it easier to provide charts relevant to each age group.
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Text is in English and Afrikaans.
ONE-A-DAY
What do we mean by One-A-Day?
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Our guidebooks contain five daily plans for each theme.
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The Chart Books contain a chart specifically created for each of those five days, usually for the theme discussion.
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So, for example, if the guidebook has ten themes, that is fifty daily plans. The accompanying Chart Book will have fifty charts.
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No more searching for a relevant chart!
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Text is in English and Afrikaans.
WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR?
All classrooms have charts that are left on display. Don't be so boring! These Chart Books have more functions and add variety:
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They can be used during the theme discussion.
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They can be used to discuss the concept of the day.
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They can be be displayed standing up or propped up and changed each day.
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The children can page through them.
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Always something new to look at!
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Text is in English and Afrikaans.
