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Survival Guide to the

foUnDAtion PhAseCurriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS)

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CONTENTS 1

Contents

Introduction to the CAPS for the Foundation Phase ................................................ 2

Maths Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6

Language Introduction ....................................................................................................... 8

Life Skills Introduction .................................................................................................... 10

Phase overview for Home Language ......................................................................... 12

Phase overview for First Additional Language ....................................................... 24

Phase overview for Mathematics ................................................................................ 34

Phase overview for Life Skills ...................................................................................... 60

Survival Guide to the

capS for the foundation phase

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2 Survival Guide to the CAPS for the Foundation Phase

Dear Foundation Phase Teacher

To support you in the implementation of the new Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS), Maskew Miller Longman offers you this handy guide filled with useful information. You will find for each of the Foundation Phase subjects an overview and valuable teaching informa-tion. This information is taken from the CAPS documents released in June 2011. It is not intended to be comprehensive and teachers should always consult the full information in the actual CAPS documents.

Introduction to the CAPS for the Foundation Phase The purpose of the CAPS is to replace the previous Subject Statements, Learning Programme Guidelines and Subject Assessment Guidelines to offer teachers with a single document for each subject outlining the teaching and assessment requirements for that subject. The terminology Learning Outcomes and Assessment Standards are no longer used.

Instructional time

Instructional time for subjects in the Foundation Phase is as indicated in the table below:

Subject time allocation per week (hourS)

Languages Gr 12: 10 total. Gr 3: 11 total

HL: Gr 13: 7 minimum, 8 maximum

FAL: Gr 12: 2 minimum, 3 maximum Gr 3: 3 minimum, 4 maximum

Mathematics 7

Life Skills

Beginningknowledge

CreativeArts

PhysicalEducation

PersonalandSocialWell-being

6 (7 in Gr 3)

1 (2 in Gr 3)

2

2

1

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INTRODUCTION 3

Assessment

There are no examinations in Foundation Phase. The rating scale to be used is:

code deScription of competence %

7 Outstanding achievement 80100%

6 Meritorious achievement 7079%

5 Substantial achievement 6069%

4 Adequate achievement 5059%

3 Moderate achievement 4049%

2 Elementary achievement 3039%

1 Not achieved 029%

There are no formal assessment tasks for Grade R. As part of the formal assessment for Mathematics and Home Language, there will also be Annual National Assessment tasks (ANAs).

number of formal aSSeSSment taSkS

Grade Subject term 1 term 2 term 3 term 4 total

1 Home Language 1 2 2 2 7

1 First Additional Language 1 1 1 1 4

1 Mathematics 1 2 2 2 7 +Baseline

1 Life Skills 1 1 1 1 4

2 Home Language 1 2 2 2 7

2 First Additional Language 1 1 2 1 5

2 Mathematics 1 2 2 3 8 + ANA

2 Life Skills 1 1 1 1 4

3 Home Language 1 3 3 2 9

3 First Additional Language 1 2 2 1 6

3 Mathematics 1 3 3 3 10 + ANA

3 Life Skills 1 1 1 1 4

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5 Survival Guide to the CAPS for the Foundation Phase

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6 Survival Guide to the CAPS for the Foundation Phase

Maths Introduction

Annual National Assessments (ANAs)

The Department of Education has introduced ANAs in Numeracy/Mathematics and Literacy/Language. Countries across the world use annual national standardized testing to sum up each learners development and learning achievements. The data on learner achievement in standardized tests is useful for designing and implementing intervention programs aimed at improving classroom learning and teaching.

International surveys such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) have shown that South African learners struggle with problems involving numbers and number patterns whereas they have less difficulty with Measurement and Space and Shape.

The Foundation Phase Mathematics CAPS

Time Allocation

This is clearly stated now it was not previously included in the NCS.

Provides an in depth breakdown of the number of weeks, hours and lessons that should be spent on Mathematics.

It is suggested that 3 or more lessons per week are dedicated to Number and the rest of the time per week spent on the other Content Areas.

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MATHS INTRODUCTION 7

Weighting of Content Areas

A suggested time allocation for each Content Area is provided. Numbers, Operations and Relationships take up more than 50% of the notional time in order to allow learners to develop effective number sense and confi dence in operating with numbers. It is suggested that pattern work entails largely Number Patterns to strengthen number competency.

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3

numbers, operations and relationships

65% 60% 58%

patterns, functions and algebra

10% 10% 10%

Space and Shape (Geometry)

11% 13% 13%

measurement 9% 12% 14%

data handling (Statistics)

5% 5% 5%

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Language Introduction

Annual National Assessments (ANAs)Learners struggle most with the tasks relating to Writing and Language use. Teachers need to ensure that learners are given enough practice with these types of tasks.

Foundation Phase CAPS: Home LanguageIn the Foundation Phase, the skills in the Home Language CAPS curriculum are:

Listening and speaking Reading and phonics Writing and handwriting

Integrated into all the above language skills are: Thinking and Reasoning and Language Structure and Use.

The Department of Basic Education does not prescribe how to break down the time into the different components although the following is the suggested minimum amount of time for each grade:

Grade 1 home lanGuaGe total per week

listening & Speaking 15 minutes per day for 3 days 45 minutes

reading & phonics Phonics: 15 minutes per day for 5 days (1 hour 15 minutes) Shared Reading: 15 minutes per day for 3 days (45 minutes) Group Reading: 30 minutes per day (2 groups each for 15 minutes) for five days (2 hour 30 minutes)

4 hrs 30 minutes

handwriting 15 minutes per day for 4 days 1 hour

writing 15 minutes per day for 3 days 45 minutes

Total per week 7 hours

Grade 2 home lanGuaGe total per week

listening & Speaking 15 minutes per day fo