For Grade 2 teachers planning the week of Monday 2 to Friday 6 November 2026 (Term 4 Week 5).
This week we will be starting the Weeks 5 and 6 Maths block (numbers to 200, multiplying by 3 and 5, money, measurement and data), learning the national anthem and coat of arms in Life Skills, and starting the English FAL theme Bullying and appearance with the -oo- sound.
Remember to plan when you will give the Maths SBA written task for Weeks 5 and 6, have the words of the national anthem and a picture of the coat of arms ready, and prepare -oo- picture cards. Talk to learners about telling a trusted adult if someone bullies them. Check workbook page numbers against the edition your class uses.
Where this week fits
- Term 4 runs from 6 October to 9 December 2026, so this is the fifth week of the term. There are no public holidays this week.
- Mathematics: this is the first week of the Weeks 5 and 6 block in the ATP. The block has an SBA task, so plan when you will give it over the two weeks.
- Life Skills: follow the Week 5 column of the Term 4 ATP.
- English FAL: follow the Week 5 column of the Term 4 ATP.
Grade 2 Mathematics
Counting and estimating to 200, place value, facts to 20, add and subtract to 99, multiplying by 3 and 5, money and measurement problems, and pictographs.
Grade 2 Life Skills
Topic: National anthem and coat of arms. Singing the anthem, the five languages in it, the coat of arms, clay models, music that tells a story, and jumping and skipping in PE.
Grade 2 English FAL
Theme: Bullying and appearance. Words about how we look, sight words break, mean, remember, wonder and help, the -oo- sound, inferences in shared reading, and writing frames about a bully.
Pacing note
If your class is behind, do not skip ahead to keep up with these plans. Finish the current topic, carry unfinished work into next week and use the daily mental maths and oral sessions to keep revising. If you are ahead, use the extension activities in each plan.
Other Foundation Phase grades this week: Grade R, Grade 1, Grade 3
Useful links
- DBE 2023/2024 Foundation Phase ATPs
- DBE 2026 workbooks for Terms 3 and 4
- DBE 2026 school calendar (PDF)
- Grade 2 ATPs 2023 to 2024 on caps123
- How to use the Foundation Phase annual teaching plans
- Foundation Phase CAPS assessment made simple
- More Foundation Phase English FAL lesson plans
caps123.co.za is not an official DBE page. These plans are based on DBE documents. Always check the official DBE documents and your school and provincial assessment programme.