Foundation Phase : Grade 1
The SUBJECT are taught in the Foundation Phase, namely:
- English – 10 hours per week
Or 7 hours English and 3 hours additional language
Mathematics (7 hours per week)
- Life Skills (7 hours per week) which includes
- Beginning Knowledge (1 hours)
- Creative Arts (Visual Arts & Music) (2 hours)
- Physical Education (2 hours)
- Personal and Social Well-being (1)
This is broken down as follows:
| Programme requirements | Progression guidelines | |
|---|---|---|
| Home Language | A learner should obtain the following minimum standards: | |
| Maths | Home Language (HL) | (Adequate Achievement) (50%-59%) |
| First Additional Language | (Moderate Achievement) (40%-49%) | |
| Life Skills | Mathematics | (Moderate Achievement) (40%-49%) |
| Teaching time per week: 23 hours | SBA = 100 % of total mark/final progression mark |
| 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) | 4 hours 30minutes |
| Shared Reading: 15 minutes per day for 3 days (45 minutes) | ||
| Group Reading: 30 minutes per day (2 groups each for 15minutes) for 5 days (2 hour 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 |