ECD/Foundation Phase Guidelines

The following Guideline documents will be of much help to enhance your teaching and assessment of learners in this phase:

Grade R 

• The Role of Grade R in Strengthening Literacy and Numeracy in Foundation Phase

• Daily Programme

• Exemplar of a Lesson Plan

• Observation Tools:

  • Languages

  • Life Skills

  • Mathematics

• Exemplars of Holistic Assessment Rubrics

• Exemplar of a Grade R Report form

• Numeracy Handbook for Foundation Phase Teachers: Grades R - 3

• Assessment and Life Skills Training Manual

• Handwriting Guideline: Grades R - 3

Grades 1 - 3

• Assessment Framework for Foundation Phase

• Languages: Exemplars for Teaching Plans and Recording Sheets

• Life Skills:

  • Guidelines for the teaching of Life Skills (24 Mb)

  • Exemplars for Teaching Plans and Recording Sheets

  • Rubrics

• Mathematics:

  • Numeracy Handbook for Foundation Phase Teachers: Grades R - 3

  • Exemplars for Teaching Plans and Recording Sheets

  • Developing Fluency in Multiplication and Division the Foundation Phase

  • Mathematical Proficiency
    (Development of a strong sense of number and the role of problems in teaching Mathematics in Grade 3)

• School Based Assessment (SBA) School Monitoring Checklist:

  • Languages

  • Life Skills

  • Mathematics

• Progression Schedules: It is recommended that schools use SASAMS

  • Grade 1

  • Grade 2

  • Grade 3

• Handwriting Guideline: Grades R - 3