curriculum and assessment policy statement (caps) - Department of ...

Content Area Content Clarification / Notes / Activities / Examples Recommended ResourcesApproximateDurationSuggested FormalAssessmentContinued ‣ The teacher says a house number, address or telephone numberof a learner. The learner whose number or address it is mustrespond.‣ When completing the attendance register the teacher may askquestions such as: “Is the learner with the telephone number435-6256 here today?” “Is the learner that lives in Mandela drive123 here today?”‣ Learners use number symbol flash cards to pack their housenumber or telephone number in sequence.‣ Role-play conversations on a play telephone. Learners phonesomeone special.Space and Shape Build 3-D objects • Let learners build own construction by copying from a givenconstruction exampleMeasurement Length • Estimate the length of different objectsKinaesthetic‣ Learners arrange themselves from shortest to tallest. Comparetheir height with the heights of their friends.‣ Play “Follow the leader” games. The tallest performs an actionwhile others behind him/her copy. Turn the whole row around sothe shortest now is the leader.‣ Let learners compare their hands and feet to see whose are thelongest/shortest.Estimate and then measure:‣ Learners estimate which object is long and which one is shorte.g. the length of the table or the piece of string.‣ Estimate which object is the longest or shortest e.g. the pencil orthe wax crayon.‣ Let learners guess which objects would be longer e.g. 2 strawslaid end-to-end or three paperclips laid end -to-end.‣ Pose question such as: “Which is longer/longest, the pencil orthe piece of string?” etc.‣ Which chair is the farthest away from the teacher’s desk?‣ How many pencils can fit on the long side of the teacher’s desk?‣ How many steps do you have to take to the door?‣ How many matchboxes, filled with sand, will fill this box?‣ How many egg-cups full of water will fill this glass?‣ Here are four learners and three chairs. How many more chairsdo we need?The telephone number should be the contactnumber of the parent or guardian and could be a cellphone numberAttendance registerNumber symbol flash cardsorLarge number symbols made from cardboardPlay telephoneBuilding blocksLego blocksAny other construction equipment.Objects with different lengths such as:Pencils, wax crayon, pieces of string (of which one iscurled up), table, books, straws, paperclips (foldedopen and curled up) etc.1 dayThereafterongoing2 daysorOnly select afew activitiesData HandlingCollect and sortobjects (alone and/oras a member of agroup or team) in theenvironment• Introduce the concept of data handling by collecting objects inthe class or environment according to stated features forexample:‣ Collect items in the classroom and sort them according to specific Objects collected in the classroom such as books,1 day51 | P age