This is a very basic
Grade 1 South African syllabus outline that I put together for my own use. I
found the online one wordy and confusing.
Please note that this is my own guide and is by no means an official
syllabus!
For the full South
African Grade 1 Revised National Curriculum Statement Guide, visit - http://wced.pgwc.gov.za/ncs/grade1/gr1_la.html
MATHEMATICS
Numbers and Relationships
-Counts forwards and backwards in ones from any number between 0 and 100
AND tens from any multiple of 10 between 0 and 100.
-Knows and reads number symbols from 1 to at least 100 and writes number
names from 1 to at least 34.
-Solves money problems involving totals and change in rands and cents.
-Calculations, using appropriate symbols, to solve problems in addition
and subtraction with whole numbers and solutions to at least 34.
-Performs mental calculations in addition and subtraction for numbers to
at least 10.
-Doubling and halving.
Patterns and Algebra
-Copies and extends simple patterns using physical objects and drawings
(e.g. using colours and shapes).
-Copies and extends simple number sequences to at least 100.
-Identifies, describes and copies geometric patterns.
Geometry
-Recognises, identifies and names two-dimensional shapes and
three-dimensional objects including boxes (prisms), balls (spheres), triangles,
rectangles and circles.
-Describes and compares two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional
objects according to size; objects that roll or slide and shapes that have
straight or round edges.
-Recognises symmetry in self and own environment with focus on ‘left’,
‘right’, ‘front’ and ‘back’.
-Describes and acts out one three-dimensional object in relation to
another e.g. ‘in front of ’ or ‘behind’.
Measurement
-Describes the time of day using vocabulary such as ‘early’, ‘late
morning’, ‘afternoon’ and ‘night’.
-Compares events in terms of the length of time they take (longer,
shorter, faster, slower).
-Sequences events using language such as ‘yesterday’, ‘today’ and
‘tomorrow’.
-Places birthdays on a calendar.
-Estimates, measures, compares and orders objects using measures in mass
(e.g. bricks, sand bags); capacity (e.g. spoons, cups) and length (e.g. hand
spans, footsteps).
Data Handling
-Collects objects according to given criteria or categories and sorts
objects according to one attribute e.g. ‘Sort crayons into colours.’).
-Draws a picture as a record of collected objects.
-Describes own collection of objects, explains how it was sorted, and
answers questions about it.
HOME LANGUAGE
Listening
-Listens to instructions and responds appropriately and listens to
messages and conveys them correctly.
Listens without interrupting, taking turns to speak and asking questions
for clarification.
-Listens with enjoyment to short stories, rhymes, poems and songs and
can listen for the main idea and important details in the story;
act out parts of story, song or rhyme; join in choruses; draw a picture
of the story and writes a few words about it; put pictures in right sequence
and matches captions with pictures; answer open questions about the story and
expresses feelings about the story.
-Phonic awareness by distinguishing between different sounds at the
beginning of words; recognising rhyming words and recognising plurals (‘s’ and
‘es’), ‘-ing’ and ‘-ed’ at the end of words.
Speaking
-Talks about personal experiences, feelings and news. Communicates ideas using interesting
descriptions and action words. Sings,
recites, act out and mimes songs, poems and rhymes. Uses language imaginatively for fun and
fantasy. Passes on messages. Recounts in sequence personal experiences. Tells a familiar short story that has a
beginning, middle and ending, using pictures for support if necessary.
Contributes to group discussions.
-Predicts from the cover of a book what the story is about; uses
illustrations to interpret the meaning of stories and tells a story;
interprets information including simple tables and graphical images
found in print, media and advertising such as calendars and rosters.
-Role-plays reading - holds a book the right way up; turns pages
appropriately; looks at words and pictures and uses pictures to construct
ideas.
-Makes meaning of written text - reads a story with the parent and
discusses the main idea, identifies the details, says whether the story was
liked and why.
-Recognises letters and words and makes meaning of written text - reads
simple written materials; reads own writing; uses phonic and word recognition
skills to decode new or unfamiliar words in context.
-Develops phonic awareness -
recognises and names letters of the alphabet; understands the difference
between letter names and letter sounds; segments simple words with single
initial consonants and short vowels (e.g. f-at, c-at, m-at, h-at, s-at); recognises
the ‘silent e’ in common words such as ‘cake’; recognises two letter blends at
the beginning of words (e.g. gr-een, bl-ow); recognises common consonant
diagraphs at the beginning and end of words (e.g. sh, th, ch); recognises
high-frequency sight words such as ‘the’, ‘a’, ‘to’, ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘like’ and
including own name and print in the environment.
-Reads picture books with simple captions for information and enjoyment.
Writing
-Manipulates writing tools effectively; develops letter formation and
handwriting skills, tracing and copying words; forms letters of the alphabet
successfully.
-Writes for different purposes: compiles lists; writes simple labels or
captions for drawings; creates simple texts such as birthday cards;
organises information in simple graphical forms, such as a chart or
roster;
-Contributes ideas to a group writing a story (initially with parent as
scribe); writes and reads own draft to others, and starts to make revisions.
-Writes so that others can understand: uses letters to form single words
and short sentences; leaves spaces between words; uses left to right, top to
bottom orientation to print; writes own sentences; starts to use basic
punctuation (capital letters and full stops). Forms the plural of familiar
words and uses capital letters for names.
-Begins to build vocabulary and starts to spell words so that they can
be read and understood by others: writes words that represent familiar people,
places and things; spells common words correctly; attempts to spell unfamiliar
words using knowledge of phonics;
builds own word bank and personal dictionary.
-Writes simple sentences: uses punctuation - a capital letter at the
beginning of a sentence and a full stop at the end; uses nouns, pronouns (I,
you, she, he, etc.) and prepositions correctly; uses simple present and past
tenses correctly.
Thinking and Reasoning
-Understands concepts such as quantity, size, shape, direction, colour,
speed, time, age, sequence;
-Understands and uses language for logic and reasoning, such as cause
and effect; classifies information; identifies parts from the whole (e.g. parts
of a bicycle, parts of a plant); identifies similarities and differences, using
appropriate language (e.g. like, the same as, different from).
-Uses language to investigate and explore: asks questions and searches
for explanations; offers explanations and solutions; solves picture and word
puzzles.
SECOND LANGUAGE
Not necessary until
Grade 3 unless you want to start earlier.
OTHER SUBJECTS
The other subjects
for Grade 1 such as Arts, Management, Life Orientation, Technology, Natural
Science, History and Geography are pretty much part of a homeschoolers everyday
life. I found them pointless to read, but if you’d like to make sure, you can
find all the details on the link provided at the top of this page.
SOME RECOMMENDED
Grade 1 ALL-IN-ONE
Integrated Learning Programmes package (available in English and Afrikaans from
Kalahari.net or CNA countrywide)
Consists of Teacher’s
Guide, Resource Book, Literacy, Numeracy and Life Skills Workbooks
Little Footprints in Our Land is an excellent literature
based curriculum for ages 4-8.
Online Reading
Programmes-
Ideas for
Implementing Living Math in a Home Environment-
THIS PAGE WAS
LAST UPDATED APRIL 2007