Grade 1
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| 01 | Story | My own special donkey (A story by Patricia Hall) |
Home Language English Listening and speaking: Listens to stories and expresses feelings about the story (T3) |
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| 02 | Counting donkeys (Addition bonds 6-9) |
Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Addition and Subtraction (T2) |
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| 03 | Counting apples (Addition bonds 4-9) |
Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Addition and subtraction (T2) |
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| 04 | Song | The donkey song (Words and music by Patricia Hall) |
Life skills Creative arts: Improvise and interpret: Singing songs using contrasts (T2) |
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| 05 | Discussion and colouring-in | Caring for a donkey | Life Skills Beginning Knowledge and Personal and Social Well-being: Pets: Treating animals appropriately (T3) |
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| Grade 2 | |||||
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| 06 | Story and discussion | Dudley the dissatisfied donkey (A story by Yvette Thompson) |
Life skills Personal and Social Well-being: Everyone is special: People are similar and people are different (T1) |
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| 07 | Poem and phonics worksheet | Home Language English Reading and Phonics: Reads words from phonics lessons in sentences and other texts. (T3) |
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| 08 | Counting carrots (Addition and subtraction bonds 10-15) |
Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Addition and subtraction: Practise number bonds to 15 (T2) |
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| 09 | Numberline (Subtraction bonds 6–10) |
Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Addition and subtraction: Practise number bonds to 10 (T1) |
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| 10 | My favourite donkey pictures | Mathematics Space and Shape: 2-D shapes; Data Handling: Analyse and interpret data(T4) |
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| 11 | Animal transport | Beginning Knowledge Transport – uses of different kinds of transport: Animal transport (T3) |
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| Grade 3 | |||||
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| 12 | Vuyo and Unam (A story by Arjan Bogaers) |
Life Skills Personal and Social Well-being: Feelings: Recognising feelings (T1) |
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| 12a | Practising punctuation (Based on the story Vuyo and Unam) |
English Home Language Writing: Uses punctuation correctly(T4) |
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| 13 | Bedding for your donkeys (Working with money) |
Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Money: Solve money problems (T1) |
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| 14 | The donkey club (Shapes and measurement) |
Mathematics Measurement: Length: Introducing formal measurement ; Space and Shape: 2-D shapes (T3) |
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| 15 | A day at Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary (Time) |
Mathematics Measurement: Time Telling the time (T4) |
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| 16 | Carts and wagons | Life Skills Beginning Knowledge: Animals and creatures that help us: Animals that work for us: Donkeys and horses (T4) |
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| 17 | Poetry - limericks | Donkey limericks (by Patricia Hall) | Creative arts Performing Arts: Improvise and interpret: Poetry performances in groups (T4) |
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| Grade 4 | |||||
| File name | Lesson name | CAPS | |||
| 18 | Story and discussion | Jesus rides on a donkey (The Gospel of Mark, chapter 11:1–10) |
Life skills Personal and Social Well-being: Social Responsibility: Knowledge of major religions in South Africa (T3) |
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| 18a | Story sequence worksheet | The story in sequence (Based on Jesus rides on a donkey) |
English Home Language: Listening and speaking: Retells a story: Retells event in correct sequence. (T1) |
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| 19 | Short Story | Vuyo and Unam (A story by Arjan Bogaers) |
English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads a short story (T1) |
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| 19a | Comprehension (Based on the story Vuyo and Unam) |
English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads short story: Understands the vocabulary (T4) |
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| 19b | Working with adjectives (Based on the story Vuyo and Unam) |
English Home Language Language structures and conventions: Word level work (T2) |
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| 20 | Information text | Caring for a donkey | English Home Language Reading and viewing: Information text with visuals (T4) |
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| 20a | Word search (Based on Caring for a donkey) |
English Home Language Reading and reviewing: Uses the dictionary to check spelling and meanings of words (T2) |
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| 21 | Meet the Eseltjiesrus donkeys | Mathematics Data Handling: Analysing, interpreting and reporting data (T3) |
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| 22 | Treats (Symmetry) |
Mathematics Shape and space: Symmetry: Recognize, draw and describe line(s) of symmetry in 2-D shapes |
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| 23 | Choosing the best measurement (Working with mm, cm, m & km) |
Mathematics Measurement: Length: Units (T2) |
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| 24 | Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary (Add, subtract and multiply) |
Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships. Mixed operations with 2-digit numbers (T1) |
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| 25 | The farrier comes to visit (Money: multiply and divide) |
Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Whole numbers: Solving problems: Solve problems in financial context (T1) |
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| 26 | Discussion (Donkey parts) | The parts of a donkey | Natural Science: Life and living: Structures of plants and animals: Structure of animals (T1) |
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| 26a | Discussion (Donkey parts in detail) | My body parts (Written from the donkey’s perspective ) |
Natural Science: Life and living: Structures of plants and animals: Structure of animals (T1) |
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| 26b | Picture with labels | The parts of a donkey | Natural Science: Life and living: Structures of plants and animals: Structure of animals (T1) |
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| 26c | Picture and worksheet | Label the parts of a donkey | Natural Science: Life and living: Structures of plants and animals: Structure of animals (T1) |
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| Grade 5 | |||||
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| 27 | Story | Dudley the dissatisfied donkey (A story by Yvette Thomson) |
English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads a story (T4) |
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| 27a | Working with suffixes (Based on the story Dudley the dissatisfied donkey) |
English Home Language Language structures and conventions: Word level work (T4) |
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| 27b | Animals and birds of South Africa (Based on the story Dudley the dissatisfied donkey) |
Natural Science Life and living: Plants and animals on earth: Many different plants and animals (T1) |
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| 28 | Story and discussion | How the donkey got its cross | Life skills: Personal and Social Well-being: Social responsibility: Festivals and customs of a variety of religions in South Africa (T3) |
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| 29 | Poem and discussion | The African mama (A poem by Elisabeth D Svendsen) |
English Home Language: Reading and Viewing: Identifies rhyme and rhythm (T2) |
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| 30 | Writing an advertisement | Make your own donkey sanctuary advertisement (Mini project) |
English Home Language Writing an advertisement: Writing and presenting (T3) |
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| 31 | Discussion (Info) | General donkey information | English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads an information text: Discusses central idea and specific details (T1) |
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| 31a | Mindmap worksheet | Mindmap (Based on General donkey information) |
English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads information text: Uses a mind-map to summarise information (T1) |
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| 31b | Crossword (Based on General donkey information) |
English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads information text: Uses a dictionary for vocabulary development (T1) |
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| 32 | Poem and grammar (Introducing adverbs) |
English Home Language Language structures and conventions: Word level work: adverbs (T2) |
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| 33 | Caring for your donkeys’ feet (Multiples and factors) |
Mathematics: Numbers, operations and relationships: Mental Mathematics: Multiples and factors. |
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| 34 | Feeding your donkeys (Number sentences) |
Mathematics: Patterns, functions and algebra: Number sentences: Write number sentences to describe problem situations (T1) |
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| 35 | The cost of caring for your donkey (Solving problems) |
Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Whole numbers: Solving problems (T2) |
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| 36 | Discussion(History) | A brief history of donkeys in South Africa | Social Science History: How early African farmers lived: Agriculture crops and livestock (T2) |
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| 37 | Play script | The Precious gift (A play based on a story by Peta Jones. Adapted by Patricia Hall.) |
Life Skills: Creative arts: Performing Arts: Read, interpret and perform: Drama presentation (T4) |
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| Grade 6 | |||||
| File name | Lesson name | CAPS | |||
| 38 | Story | My own special donkey (A story by Patricia Hall) |
English Home Language Reading: Reads a story (T4) |
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| 38a | Direct speech worksheet (Based on the story My own special donkey) |
English Home Language Language structures and conventions: Sentence level work: direct speech (T3) |
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| 39 | Measuring the donkeys at Eseltjiesrus (Working with mm, cm and m) |
Mathematics Data handling: Collecting and organising data (T1) |
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| 40 | The size of donkeys at Eseltjiesrus (Handling data) |
Mathematics Data handling: Representing data (T1) |
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| 41 | Poem | The Ethiopian donkey (A poem by Elisabeth D Svendsen) |
English Home Language Reading: Reads a peom (T4) |
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| 42 | Discussion(Value of donkeys) | The value of donkeys | Life Skills Personal and social well-being: Social responsibility: Caring for animals (T3) |
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| 43 | Visual arts activity | Felt donkey | Life Skills Creative Arts: Visual Arts: Create in 3D, figures with animals. (T1) |
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