Curriculum Home Page Welcome to our ECD/Foundation Phase Website!

The Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Foundation Phase Curriculum sub-directorate of the Eastern Cape covers Grades 1 - 3, as well as Grade R. Foundation Phase is the first phase of the General Education and Training Band (GET) of schooling. Grade R is not yet compulsory. (See White Paper 5.)

The core function of the ECD/Foundation Phase Curriculum sub-directorate is to plan, develop, support and monitor the implementation of curriculum policies.

 

Policies & Guidelines
Classroom Resources
News
Photo Gallery
Internet Resources
Contact Details
Miscellaneous

CAPS Documents
(You will be transferred to the relevant web page of the National Department of Education.)

National Curriculum Statement (NCS) - all Learning Areas

(You will be transferred to the relevant web page of the National Department of Education.)

Foundations for Learning - Government Gazette 30880 - 14 March 2008 
Foundations for Learning - Assessment Framework
NCS Foundation Phase Assessment Guidelines, Grades R - 3
Eastern Cape Provincial Assessment Guidelines for Foundation Phase, Grades R - 3 (2008)
  Foundation Phase Schedules
(You will be transferred to the Examinations web page of the Eastern Cape Department of Education.)
Eastern Cape DoE Assessment Instructions (Kindly take note of the ones relevant to Foundation Phase.)
(You will be transferred to the Examinations web page of the Eastern Cape Department of Education.)

NCS Assessment Guidelines: National Policy & Guidelines for all Learning Areas

(You will be transferred to the relevant web page of the National Department of Education.)

NCS Development of Learning Programmes

(You will be transferred to the relevant web page of the National Department of Education.)

White Paper 5: Early Childhood Development
White Paper 6: Inclusive Education

Age Requirements for Admission to an Ordinary Public School

  Age Requirements for Admission to an Ordinary Public School (Amendment)

 

Interactive Workbooks: English FAL and Mathematics (Grades 1 and 3)
(You will be transferred to a Google Document. Download from there and install on your computers. The file size is 272 Mb - it will take some time to download.)
CAPS Workbooks
(You will be transferred to the relevant web page of the National Department of Education.)
Numeracy Handbook for Foundation Phase Teachers: Grades R - 3
Eastern Cape Guidelines for the teaching of Grade R
Teaching Reading In The Early Grades: A Teacher's Manual 09 January 2008
Gr. 1 Baseline Assessment - January 2010 
   
Learner Attainment Targets (LATs)
  Languages  Afrikaans English isiXhosa seSotho
   

 

Gr. R Gr. R Gr. R Gr. R
  Gr. 1 Gr. 1 Gr. 1 Gr. 1
 

Gr. 2 Deel 1

Gr. 2 Deel 2

Gr. 2 Part 1

Gr. 2 Part 2

Gr. 2 Gr. 2
  Gr. 3
(Huistaal)
Gr. 3
(Eerste Addisionele Taal)
Gr. 3
(Home Language
Gr. 3
(First Additional Language)
Gr. 3 Gr. 3
   
  Numeracy     Grade R Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
                                                                   Grade R Doc Part 1
Part 2
Part 1
Part 2
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
   
  Life Skills  Grade R Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
                                                                   Not yet available Grade 1 Doc Grade 2 Doc Grade 3 Doc
   
Lesson Plans        
  Grade R    Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
    Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Cover Page
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
           
  Grades 1 - 3            
  Term 1: Numeracy Life Skills Literacy
        English isiXhosa Afrikaans seSotho
  Grade 1  Lesson Plans  Lesson Plans Not yet available Not yet available Not yet available Not yet available
  Grade 2 Lesson Plans   Lesson Plans Not yet available Not yet available Not yet available Not yet available
  Grade 3 Not yet available   Lesson Plans  Not yet available  Not yet available  Not yet available  Not yet available
  Term 2: Numeracy Life Skills Literacy
        English isiXhosa Afrikaans seSotho
  Grade 1 1. Notes to teachers
2. Lesson Plans
1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines
3. Work Schedule
4. Lesson Plans
1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines
3. Lesson Plans
1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines

3. Lesson Plans
 1. Notas aan onderwysers
2. Lesplanne
 1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines
3. Work Schedule
4. Lesson Plans
  Grade 2 1. Notes to teachers
2. Lesson Plans
1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines
3. Work Schedule
4. Lesson Plans
1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines
3. Lesson Plans
1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines

3. Lesson Plans
1. Notas aan onderwysers
2. Lesplanne
 1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines
3. Work Schedule
4. Lesson Plans
  Grade 3 1. Notes for teachers
2. Lesson Plans
1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines
3. Work Schedule
4. Lesson Plans
5. Assessment Task
6. Worksheet
1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines
3. Lesson Plans
4. Lesson Plan 01
5. Lesson Plan 02
6. Lesson Plan 03
7. Lesson Plan 04
8. Lesson Plan 05
9. Lesson Plan 06
10. Lesson Plan 07
11. Lesson Plan 08
1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines
3. Lesson Plan 01
4. Lesson Plan 02
5. Lesson Plan 03
6. Lesson Plan 04
7. Lesson Plan 05
8. Lesson Plan 06
9. Lesson Plan 07
10. Lesson Plan 08
11. Lesson Plan 09
12. Lesson Plan 10
1. Notas aan onderwysers
2. Lesplanne
 1. Notes to teachers
2. Guidelines
3. Work Schedule
4. Lesson Plans
 
  Term 3: Numeracy Life Skills Literacy
        English isiXhosa (HL) Afrikaans (HT) seSotho (HL)
  Grade R See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R) See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R) See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R) 1. Cover Page & Introduction
2. Lesson Plans
See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R) See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R)
  Grade 1 Lesson Plans
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Lesson Plans 1. HL: Cover Page and Introduction
2. HL: Lesson Plans
1. Cover Page & Introduction
2. Lesson Plans
1. Dekblad en Inleiding
2. Water
3. Besoedeling
4. Veiligheid
1. Cover Page and Introduction
2. Lesson Plans
3. Work Schedule
  Grade 2 Lesson Plans Lesson Plans 1. HL: Cover Page and Introduction
2. HL: Lesson Plans
1. Cover Page & Introduction
2. Lesson Plans
1. Besoedeling & Plante
2. Water en Sanitasie
3. Veiligheid (Brand)
1. Cover Page and Introduction
2. Lesson Plans
3. Work Schedule
  Grade 3 Lesson Plans Lesson Plans 1. HL: Cover Page and Introduction
2. HL: Lesson Plans

1. FAL: Cover Page & Introduction
2. FAL: Lesson Plans
1. Cover Page & Introduction
2. Lesson Plans
1. Dekblad en Inleiding
2. Water
3. Besoedeling
4. Veiligheid
1. Cover Page and Introduction
2. Lesson Plans
3. Work Schedule
  Term 4: Numeracy Life Skills Literacy
        English isiXhosa (HL) Afrikaans (HT) seSotho (HL)
  Grade R  See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R)  See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R) See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R) See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R) See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R) See above: Lesson Plans (Grade R)
  Grade 1  Lesson Plans  Lesson Plans  HL: Lesson Plans  Lesson Plans  Lesson Plans  Lesson Plans
  Grade 2 Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Lesson Plans HL: Lesson Plans Lesson Plans Lesson Plans Lesson Plans
  Grade 3 Lesson Plans Lesson Plans HL: Lesson Plans
FAL: Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans Lesson Plans Lesson Plans

 

  Numeracy Lesson Plan Task Team 

 Grade 1

Grade 2 Grade 3

N Stoto, L McCullum, K Torr, C Wessels

L Knickelbein, G Suttie

L Bell, S Putzier, C Jooste

  Foundation Phase Manipulatives Workshop 

Elmarie Lombard from Supedi Trust facilitated the Manipulatives Workshop at Kuswag Primary School in East London on 29 August 2009. Elmarie demonstrated the use of Cuisenaire Rods (number rods), dominoes, Base-10 blocks, etc to develop counting, sequencing, graphing, measuring and basic mathematics operations in the five Learning Outcomes in Numeracy. Every school in the Eastern Cape received two sets of eight Cuisenaire Rods from the provincial Department of Education.  


Elmarie in Action.

  Grade R Mental Maths Booklet Workshop 

2400 Grade R teachers from Cluster B, King William's Town and Cradock have received a Mental Maths booklet to promote the oral mental mathematical skills of learners in Grade R. Dreyer Lötter from SA Mental Maths facilitated the workshop.   

     
     

    Country of Origin
Thutong - official website of the National Department of Education. Excellent Resources. Proudly South African
abcteach American
Starfall: Learning to read - online exercises American
Create your own handwriting worksheets for the classroom American
Mathematics American
Colouring in - an online activity American
Colouring in - more activities American
Kids' Health - Life Skills information American
Your Parenting - Tips and tools for happy families Proudly South African
Online educational games American
Lines of Symmetry  

 

 

 Provincial Office

 

       
    Chief Education Specialist    
    Dr. T. Reddy    
    Tel: 040 608 4780    
    Fax:040 608 4525    
       
           
 ECD (Gr. R)  Numeracy  Literacy  Life Skills
Vacant
DCES DCES DCES DCES
Ms. W. Pretorius Vacant Ms. N.P. Manxiwa Ms. P.Z. Ngculu
Tel: 040 608 4663 Tel: 040 608 4662 Tel: 040 608 4666 Tel: 040 608 4667
Fax: 040 608 4525 Fax: 040 608 4525 Fax: 040 608 4525 Fax: 040 608 4525
       

 District Co-ordinators

 
 DISTRICT  OFFICIAL  PHONE  FAX

Butterworth

N Tyamzashe 

0474910646

0474910355/3291

Cofimvaba

AN Rwetshe

0478740422

0478780422

Cradock

CP Van Wyk

0488813105

0488813189

Dutywa

N Mkruqulwa

0474895000

0474892423

East London

P Lefume

0437613440

0437613440

Fort Beaufort

R vd Schyf

0466452964

0466452783

Graaff-Reinet

E Voster

0498072200/203

0498072254/8072224

Grahamstown

L Matthews

0466033229

0466223224

King William's Town

NT Ngxingo

0436425923

0436425937

Lady Frere

MN Tyatyeka

0478780009

0478780224

Libode

EN Pakati

0475311065

0475311047/5323505

Lusikisiki

GN Ndabankulu

0392531065

0392531422

Maluti

N Ndaba

0392560111

0392560866

Mbizana

T Matshoba

0392510126

0392510423

Mt Fletcher

T Ngaleka

0392570048

0392570956/584

Mt Frere

OZ Sisilana

0392550005

0392550006/795

Mthatha

M Bidla

0475371978

0475371978/5313540

Ngcobo

N Msulwa

0475481099

0475481257

Port Elizabeth

A Smith

0415861082

0415858304

Queenstown

N Xashimba

0408421970

0408422085

Qumbu

AN Flatela

0475530108

0475530111

Sterkspruit

M Beis

0516110172

0516110364

Uitenhage

NT Qongqo

0419954000

0419954121

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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