The theme manual is intended only as a guideline. A weekly lesson plan is provided, but you must adapt and change it to suit your situation and personal circ*mstances.
The lessons are written in the order of the daily programme for preschool. Grade R teachers will need to adapt the order to their specific daily programme.
Stories have been included but are not meant to restrict or limit you, and you should add your own stories too. Some of the stories are a guide and you will need to add more detail when you tell the story to the learners.
The lesson plans are detailed with a list of all the requirements you will need and how to present the activity including an introduction, body and conclusion for each lesson.
Each lesson is linked to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement for Grade R with integration indicated.
Although the books are written in English any wording that will be presented to the learners is in English and Afrikaans.
- Different kinds of air transport
- Aeroplanes
- Air travel
- Helicopters and hot air balloons
- People who work at the airport
- Autumn in the garden
- Autumn weather
- Autumn clothing
- Autumn as a season
- Animals in Autumn
- New school feelings
- School equipment
- My classroom
- Classroom activities and routines
- The school building
- Structure of a bird
- Different kinds of birds
- What do birds eat
- Kinds of nests
- Life cycle of a bird
- Use of birds and feathers
Caring for our world
Concepts:
- What is energy
- Caring for the environment
- Recycling
- Reuse
- Reduce
- Carbon footprint
Related topic: Healthy environment
- The meaning of Christmas
- Christmas decorations
- Christmas food and Christmas table decorations
- Christmas gifts
- Christmas in other countries
- The circus
- Clowns
- Circus animals
- Circus acts
- Other circus acts
See Also
Letter R Preschool Activities (And Free Preschool Lesson Plan: R is for Recycle!) • Lovin' Life with Littles22 Pre-Writing Activities for PreschoolersTeneo Online School | Pre Primary | Grade RWhat to Look for in a Grade R Preschool Homeschool Curriculum- Clothes - Kinds of and clothes of different family members
- History of clothes
- Use of clothing
- Clothing for different seasons
- Caring for your clothes
- How clothes are made. Different clothing material
- Clothes for specific purposes
- Hats and shoes
Colours
Concepts: Use the sub-headings for each colour you discuss
- Colour information - colour names, colour mixing, shades
- Red, pink, orange, yellow, gold (warm colours)
- Food
- Items
- Nature
- Messages
- Animals
- Feelings
- Blue, turquoise, purple and violet (cool colours)
- Green
- Black, grey, brown, white
Colour red (Valentine's day)
Concepts:
- Red is a colour
- Red food
- Red in nature
- Red in our world
- Red means danger
- Day and night skies and sounds
- Day skies and sounds
- Night skies and sounds
- Day and night routines
- Day time routines and activities
- Night time routines and activities
- Ways of seeing at night
- Day and night cycle
- People who work at night
- Night animals
- What are dinosaurs? (Fossils and extinction)
- General dinosaur information
- Meat eating dinosaurs - Theropods
- Plant eating dinosaurs - Sauropods
- Tyrannosaurus Rex - the most well-known and largest dinosaur
- Meaning of Easter
- Easter celebrations
- Easter symbols
- Easter eggs
- Easter in different cultures
- Cow
- Chicken (and other farm birds such as ducks, geese and turkeys)
- Sheep
- Pigs
- The farm, farmer and other farm animals
- Use of fire
- Causes of fire
- Fire using our senses
- Properties of fire
- Fire safety
- What to do in a fire emergency
- Ways to extinguish a fire
- Fire fighters
- Names and value of fruit
- Fruits can be divided into summer and winter fruits
- Fruit is healthy because:
- Structure of a fruit
- Ways of eating fruit
- Preserving of fruit
- Packaging of fruit
- Products and use of fruit
- What is an insect?
- Bees
- Snails
- Ants and termites
- Ladybirds and beetles
- Butterflies and moths
- Spiders
- Structure of the hand
- Use of our hands
- Care of my hands
- Hand decorations
- Communication using hands
- Hand messages
- Hand gestures from other cultures and religions
- Jobs using hands
- Other hands in our world
The hospital and the doctor
Concepts:
- Visiting the clinic or the hospital
- The doctor
- The nurse
- The hospital
- Other people who work at a hospital
- Any extra information
Related topics: Community workers
- Bus
- Trains
- Bicycles and motor bikes
- Road safety
- Trucks
- Animal transport
- Emergency transport
- My face
- My body
- Caring for my body
- I am special
- I have feelings
Related topics: Healthy habits
- What is a family?
- Mother
- Father
- Brothers and sisters
- Extended family
- Different kinds of homes
- Around your home
- Kitchen
- Bedroom
- Bathroom
- Living area and dining room
- Big and small
- Up and down
- Under and over/ above and below
- Long (tall) and short
- Hard and soft
- Rough and smooth
- Other opposites
- Characteristics of reptiles
- Snakes
- Lizards and chameleons
- Crocodiles and alligators
- Tortoises and turtles
- Home safety
- School safety
- City and road safety
- Fire, water, electrical and sun safety
- Stranger danger and abuse
- The beach
- Beach and sea activities
- Under the sea - fish and sharks
- Under the sea - other sea creatures
- On the sea - boats and ships
- Sight - Eyes
- Taste - Mouth
- Hear - Ears
- Smell - Nose
- Touch - Hands/skin
- Circles
- Rectangles
- Square
- Triangle
- Other shapes / all shapes
Shopping and Money
Concepts:
- Shopping procedures
- At the shop
- Money
- The supermarket
- Different kinds of shops (select a few to discuss with the learners)
- People who work at shops
South Africa
Concepts:
- South African symbols
- Different cultures represented in SA
- Traditional crafts
- Musical instruments and dances
- Traditional clothes
- Homes - traditional
- Homes - conventional
- Different kinds of sports
- Balls
- Sporting equipment
- Sporting people
- Olympics and Paralympics
- Signs of Spring
- Weather
- Flowers
- Garden visitors
- Clothing
- Changes in animals
- Summer clothes
- Summer in the garden and summer weather
- Ways of keeping cool
- Summer food
- Summer activities and sun protection
Teeth and the dentist
Concepts:
- Caring for your teeth
- Structure of a tooth
- How to brush your teeth
- The dentist
- Visiting the dentist
Related topics: Jobs people do
- The universe and space travel
- Moon
- Stars
- Sun
- Other planets
- Structure of a tree
- Wood and its uses
- Value of trees
- Products of trees
- Animals and trees
- Cultural and religious uses of trees and their products
- Conservation of trees
- Food the grows under the ground
- Animals that live under the ground
- Soil and stones
- Nature under the ground
- Under the city
- Different kinds of vegetables
- Parts of the vegetable
- What part of the vegetable can we eat?
- Ways of preparing and eating vegetables
- Value of vegetables
- Growing vegetables
- Buying and packaging vegetables
- Uses of water
- Water sources and water (rain) clothes
- Water cycle and properties of water
- Water in our world
- Water recreation
- Fish
- Frogs
- Frogs- life cycle
- Crocodiles, hippo, ducks, birds and insects
- Elephants
- Giraffe
- Monkey
- Cats - Lions, leopards and cheetah
- What is a wild animal?
- Winter clothing
- Ways of keeping warm
- Winter food
- Winter outside
- Animals in winter
