Foundations For Learning

Foundations

For

Learning

Foundation Phase

Literacy

Lesson plans

First term

Grade 2

Kindly send any response that you may have to:

Dr Jennifer J Joshua

E-mail: joshua.j@.za

Department of Education

Sol Plaatje House

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Pretoria

South Africa

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Pretoria

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Tel: +27 12 312 6220

Fax: +27 12 312 6222

.za

? Department of Education

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Grade 2 LITERACY: First Term Lesson Plan

Table of Contents

1 Introduction..........................................................................................................4

2 Literacy (Home Language) .................................................................................9

? Oral / Listening and Speaking.....................................................................9

? Phonics / Handwriting.................................................................................9

? Reading.......................................................................................................10

? Writing.........................................................................................................13

? Homework...................................................................................................14

? Use of Themes / Contexts...........................................................................14

? Resources...................................................................................................14

? Group Teaching / Group Work.....................................................................15

3 First Term

? Overview of Lesson Plans...........................................................................17

? Overview of Assessment Tasks...................................................................19

? Lesson Plans

? Week 1: Overview..................................................................................21

? Week 1: Lesson plans............................................................................22

? Week 2: Overview..................................................................................33

? Week 2: Lesson plans............................................................................34

? Overview of Assessment Task 1............................................................40

? Week 3: Overview..................................................................................41

? Week 3: Lesson plans............................................................................42

? Week 4: Overview..................................................................................49

? Week 4: Lesson plans............................................................................50

? Overview of Assessment Task 2............................................................57

? Week 5: Overview..................................................................................59

? Week 5: Lesson plans............................................................................60

? Week 6: Overview..................................................................................67

? Week 6: Lesson plans............................................................................68

? Overview of Assessment Task 3............................................................74

? Week 7: Overview..................................................................................75

? Week 7: Lesson plans............................................................................76

? Week 8: Overview..................................................................................83

? Week 8: Lesson plans............................................................................84

? Overview of Assessment Task 4............................................................89

? Week 9: Overview..................................................................................91

? Week 9: Lesson plans............................................................................92

? Week 10: Overview................................................................................99

? Week 10: Lesson plans..........................................................................100

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Annexures

? Annexure 1: An example of one day¡¯s Literacy lesson................................108

? Annexure 2: An example of a Phonics Plan for Grade 2.............................110

? Annexure 3: List of 100 Most Common High Frequency Words.................111

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INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

The Foundations for Learning Assessment Framework which was distributed to all schools during

2008 contained ¡°milestones¡± for each grade. These milestones explain the content (knowledge,

concepts and skills) embedded in the Learning Outcomes and Assessment Standards of the NCS,

and indicate the expected level of achievement of learners at the end of each term. This document

contains Lesson Plans based on the milestones.

How do these Lesson Plans link to the Curriculum

and the Foundations for Learning Campaign?

These Lesson Plans have been developed using:

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The NCS Learning Outcomes and Assessment Standards as the starting point

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The Milestones and

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Government Gazette 30880 of 14 March 2008, which outlines the Foundations for Learning

Campaign, details the minimum expectations for the teaching of Literacy and Numeracy

(Languages and Mathematics) as well as providing timetabling and resourcing suggestions.

The following table provides an example of how these three documents are linked for Grade 2

Literacy (Home Language):

Learning Outcomes

Milestones

for Literacy

Grades 1- 3

LO 1 Listening

LO 2 Speaking

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LO 3 Reading and

Viewing

LO 5 Thinking and

Reasoning

LO 6 Language Structure

and Usage

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LO 4 Writing

LO 5 Thinking and

Reasoning

LO 6 Language Structure

and Usage

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Oral

Reading

Phonics

Writing

Handwriting

Government Gazette: Daily Teacher

Activities for Literacy Grade 2

Grade 2 time

allocation in

Gazette

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Oral work at the beginning of the day

10 min daily

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Listening and Speaking

10 min twice a

week

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Shared reading or shared writing

Word and sentence level work

Group, guided and independent

reading/writing

Reading and

Writing Focus

time: 1 hour

daily

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Shared reading or shared writing

Word and sentence level work

Group, guided and independent

reading/writing

Handwriting

Writing

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Handwriting:

10 min twice a

week

Writing: 20

min three

times a week

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Grade 2 LITERACY: First Term Lesson Plan

How do I use the time allocated for Literacy?

The Government Gazette No 30880 provides the following breakdown of the formal teaching

allocations for Numeracy and Literacy in the Foundation Phase per day:

Grade

Daily total or

Numeracy

Daily total

for

Literacy

Home

Language

Literacy

First

Additional

Language

Literacy

Grade 1

1 hour 30 minutes

1 hour 50 minutes

1 hour 40 minutes

10 minutes

Grade 2

1 hour 30 minutes

1 hour 50 minutes

1 hour 30 minutes

20 minutes

Grade 3

1 hour 45 minutes

2 hours

1 hour 30 minutes

30 minutes

Allowance

should be

made for

reading for

enjoyment for

30 minutes per

day

The Gazette further guides teachers by detailing the different aspects of language that should be

contained in the Daily Teacher Activities, together with a time allocation.

Government Gazette:

Daily Teacher Activities for Literacy Grade 2

Daily Time

Allocation in

Gazette

Weekly Time

Allocation in

Gazette

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Oral work at the beginning of the day.

10 min per day

50 min per week

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Listening and Speaking

10 min twice a

week

20 min per week

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Reading and Writing Focus Time:

60 min per day :

5 hours per week

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o

o

Shared reading or shared writing

Word and sentence level work

Group, guided and independent reading/

writing.

o

o

o

15 min

15 min

30 min

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Handwriting

10 min twice a

week

20 min per week

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Writing

20 min three times

a week

60 min per week

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Reading for Enjoyment

30 min per day

However in practice:

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Because language activities are closely linked, certain activities often go together, for example,

during the Reading and Writing time while some learners are busy doing writing, the teacher is

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