Browse resources for Grades R to 3. Choose a collection, subject or language below.
The Foundation Phase covers Grades R–3 in South African public schools. CAPS subjects in this phase typically include Home Language, First Additional Language, Mathematics, and Life Skills (with Grade R organised around a more integrated day). Use the hubs below for lesson plans and subject guides — always match the grade, term, and language your class needs.
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- Foundation Phase Mathematics lesson plans (and subject hub: Foundation Phase Mathematics)
- Life Skills lesson plans (Weeks 1–10)
- Foundation Phase English Home Language lesson plans
- Foundation Phase English FAL
- Grade 4 Life Skills (Intermediate Phase): cultures and moral lessons
CAPS123 is not the Department of Basic Education. Confirm ATPs and CAPS documents on education.gov.za when you plan assessment.
Lesson-plan collections
- Life Skills lesson plans
- Foundation Phase Mathematics lesson plans
- English Home Language lesson plans
- English First Additional Language lesson plans
- Afrikaans First Additional Language lesson plans
- Coding and Robotics lesson plans for Grades 1 to 3
Subjects and languages
- Mathematics
- Life Skills
- English First Additional Language
- Afrikaans Home Language
- isiNdebele Home Language
- isiZulu Home Language
- isiXhosa Home Language
- Sesotho Home Language
- Sepedi Home Language
- Siswati Home Language
- Tshivenda Home Language
- itsonga Home Language
- Setswana Home Language
Check the grade, subject, term and current Department of Basic Education requirements before using or adapting a resource.