CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENT (CAPS)

1. SUBJECTS IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE

1.1. FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

1.2. LIFE SKILLS

1.2.1. Beginning Knowledge

1.2.2. Creative Arts

1.2.3. Personal and Social Being

1.2.4. Physical Education

1.3. MATHEMATICS

1.4. HOME LANGUAGE

2. PRINCIPLES

2.1. Progression

2.2. Active annd Critical Learning

2.3. High Knowledge

2.4. High Skills

3. ASSESSMENT

3.1. Informal Or Daily Assessments

3.2. Formal Assessment

4. GRADES IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE

4.1. Grade R

4.2. Grade 1

4.3. Grade 2

4.4. Grade 3

5. CONTENT AREAS

5.1. Numbers, Operations and Relationship

5.1.1. *Counting *Number Symbols and Names *Place Values *Problem Solving Techniques *Addition and Subtraction *Division *Money *Mental Maths

5.2. Patterns,Functions and Algebra

5.2.1. *Geometric Patterns *Number Patterns

5.3. Space and Shapes (Geometry)

5.3.1. *3 D Objects *Symmetry *Position and Views *2 D Shapes

5.4. Measurements

5.4.1. *Mass *Perimeter and Area *Capacity/Volume *Length *Time

5.5. Data Handling

5.5.1. *Interpret Data *Represent Data *Collect Data and Organize Data

6. SKILLS

6.1. Listening Skills

6.2. Communication Skills

6.3. Thinking skills

6.4. Reasoning Skills

6.5. Number Vocabulary

6.6. Number Concept

7. GUIDELINES FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

7.1. Whole Class Activity

7.2. Small Group Teaching

7.3. Independent Reading

8. LEARNERS WITH BARRIERS TO LEARNING

8.1. Practical Examples

8.2. Activity Based Learning