English

Home Language and Life Skills

2
Term 4

Learner :
 2
Term 4

English
Home Language and Life Skills

Learner’s Activity Book

 Acknowledgements
This integrated programme for Home Language and Life Skills was developed by a Funda Wande team,
in collaboration with individuals from the curriculum directorates of the Department of Education
in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Limpopo, academics and teachers.

The development of these books was made possible through the financial support
of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Endowment, the FEM Education Foundation,
the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the Zenex Foundation.

Image credits:

Many thanks to Anja Stoeckigt for her contribution to the

primary illustrations found in this book.

Other illustrations provided by: Patrick Latimer: pp. 11, 41, 43, 45-46, 70 and 72; Crazy Cat: pp. 17, 32, 116-
121 and 145; Nelri Malan: pp 49, 84, 87 and 93; Alex Latimer: pp. 55, 64, 131, 160 and 163; Jiggs Snaddon-
Wood: pp. 108, 154-159 and 171; Creative House: p. 179;
Rassie Erasmus: phonic words.

Cover: Anja Stoeckigt

Photo credits:
WikiCommons: Page 3: South African Tourism (Big Hole at Kimberley), Page 4: South African Tourism
(Mapungubwe), Page 6: Dareen Glaville (Mandela Sculpture in KZN), Page 7: South African Tourism
(Robben Island), Page 23: Picasa (Table Mountain Cable Car), Page 40: David Stanley (rock art), Page
137: James St. John (reflective cat eyes), Page166: kunjan detroja (Hindu wedding); Shutterstock: Page
4: Ian Richter (Hartbeespoort Dam), Page 5: Volodymyr Burdiak (Big 5); iStock: Page 5: HomoCosmicos
(Soweto Towers), Page 14: FrankRamspott (map of South Africa), Page 23: LaylaBird (happy woman),
Page 29: ManoAfrica (Union Buildings), Page 52: Maica (quill cursive writing), Page 90: Ig0rZh (sunset),
Page 128: Kim Marriott (spotted eagle owl); Page 6: Clive Reid (Golden Gate National Park); Page 8:
South African National Government (Coat of Arms); Page 42: World History Encyclopedia /Jade Koekoe
(clay tablet from Mesopotamia); Page 44: Leo Reynolds (wooden block letters); Page 67: Funda Wande
Media Team (map on phone); NASA: Page 90 (moon), Page 99 (International Space Station); Page 99:
ESA/Hubble (stars); Page 143: Vincent van Gogh (Starry Night ).

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 Contents
Week 1 South Africa, our special home 1

Week 2 South Africa, our special home 23

Week 3 Keeping in touch 39

Week 4 Keeping in touch 61

Week 5 What happens at night 77

Week 6 What happens at night 99

Week 7 Night animals 115

Week 8 Night animals 137

Week 9 Special times with family 153

 Icons

Reading Writing Phonics

Beginning Knowledge Creative Arts Independent Work

Colour Write Cut

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South Africa,
our special home
Weeks 1 and 2

1
 All around
the country Limpopo

North Mpumalanga
West Gauteng

Free State
KwaZulu-
Natal

Northern Cape

Eastern Cape
Western Cape

Shall we pretend we are going on a road trip around

South Africa?

What interesting things could we see in each province?

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In the Northern Cape, the Big Hole in

Kimberley was a diamond mine and
is now a museum.

Northern Cape

Western Cape

The Western Cape is well known for its natural

beauty.

Table Mountain in Cape Town is famous all

over the world.
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 In North West, we could enjoy some water sports at
Hartbeespoort Dam. The dam wall was built in 1896.

In Limpopo we could learn about an ancient

civilisation at Mapungubwe. People built a city there
a thousand years ago.

Limpopo

North
West

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Mpumalanga is famous for the Kruger National Park,

the biggest wildlife park in South Africa.

Mpumalanga
Gauteng

Gauteng has many interesting places to visit. The

water towers in Soweto used to be a power station.
Nowadays, you can bungee jump from the towers.
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 On the way through the Free State we can visit the
Golden Gate National Park. The mountains shine like
gold in the sun.

Free State
KwaZulu-
Natal

[Image of Mandela Sculpture]

In KwaZulu-Natal,
there is a special
sculpture
that helps us to
remember our first
president,
Nelson Mandela.

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The Eastern Cape has many

wonderful things to see. The
beaches at Gqeberha are a
good place to relax.

[Image of E Cape and PE

beaches]

Western Cape Eastern Cape

And back to the Western

Cape. We can learn
[Image of Robben Island] more about South
Africa’s history by
visiting Robben Island.

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Let’s learn about South Africa

Provinces:
Capitals: Northern Cape
Pretoria and Cape Town Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Other important cities:
North West
Johannesburg, Durban
and Bloemfontein Gauteng
Limpopo
LimpopoFree State
Coat of Arms Mpumalanga
KwaZulu-Natal
Mpumalanga
North
West Gauteng

Free State KwaZulu-

What do we produce? Natal
• Mining, manufacturing Northern
• Maize, fruit, sugar Cape

Atlantic
Ocean Eastern Cape
Indian Ocean
Western Cape

11
Oceans: Indian Ocean,
Atlantic Ocean

Climate:
• Most of South Africa:
Summer rain Official
• Western Cape: languages
Winter rain

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Handwriting

Ss Ff
Sentence: language specific.

Letters in 1 minute

Rule a line.

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South Africa is special

Match the pictures and sentences.

We have so many
different cultures.

Sawubona
Molweni Goeie
We believe that Hello môre Thobela
girls and boys can
do any job.

We have 11 different
languages.

We can vote for

our leaders.

I think South Africa is special because

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Stick the sentence strip.

I painted a rainbow nation map.

I talked about the colours of the

rainbow.

I made coloured fingerprints.

I filled the map with a rainbow.

I drew somewhere I want to visit in

South Africa.

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Compasses

Look at the map

on page 2.
Which province names
include compass directions?
Where does the sun rise
and set?
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All about
Give information about your province.

Important towns:

Most common languages:

What we produce:

Our weather:

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My country
Read the poem. Answer the questions.

I love my country!
It’s like our flag.
Blue like the oceans and the sky.
Green like the crops and forests.
Yellow like the minerals from our mines.
Red, black and white like the courage
of our people,
Moving forward in unity.

What do you love about your country?

What do you love about your province?

.
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Compasses
What did you find out?

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Timed word reading

How many words can you read in a minute?

PHONICS LANGUAGE SPECIFIC

Highest score: words

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My news
Write something you learnt about South Africa.

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Read in pairs

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VisIT
SOUTH AFRICA
Wildlife up close people
Friendly

Perfect weather

Great food

Wonderful beaches

Outdoor a
dventures

Travel to
South Africa
and f ind out
for yourself !

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Handwriting

Ll Ii
Sentence: language specific.

Letters in 1 minute

Rule a line.

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Compare the flags

Colours Shapes Pictures
South Africa Horizontal
stripes
Diagonal
stripes
Triangle
Star
Zimbabwe H
 orizontal
stripes
D
 iagonal
stripes
Triangle
Star
Namibia Horizontal
stripes
D
 iagonal
stripes
Triangle
Star
Lesotho Horizontal
stripes
Diagonal
stripes
Triangle
Star

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Stick the sentence strip.

I designed a flag for my class.

I talked about the colours to use

on the flag.

I talked about a picture to draw on

the flag.

I helped to draw and colour the flag.

I worked well with my group.

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The Union Buildings

This building was built in

1910 and is still used by the
South African government.
Where is this building?
Whose office is here?

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VisIT

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Our National Anthem

Read the words with your teacher.
Practise the anthem.

Nkosi sikelel’ Afrika

Maluphakanyisw’ uphondo lwayo
Yizwa imithandazo yethu
Nkosi sikelela thina lusapho lwayo

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso

O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho
O se boloke (Ntate) o se boloke setjhaba sa heso
Setjhaba sa South Afrika (South Afrika)

Uit die blou van onse hemel

Uit die diepte van ons see
Oor ons ewige gebergtes
Waar die kranse antwoord gee

Sounds the call to come together

And united we shall stand
Let us live and strive for freedom
In South Africa our land

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Comprehension
Read the story All around the country.

1  here can you see Table Mountain?

W
О Eastern Cape О Western Cape О Northern Cape

2  here do the mountains shine like gold?

W
О Limpopo О Mpumalanga О Free State

3 Put the provinces in the order they were visited.

8 KwaZulu-Natal
Western Cape
Limpopo
Eastern Cape
North West
Free State
Mpumalanga
Northern Cape
Gauteng

4 Which place would you like to visit the most?

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The Union Buildings

What did you find out?

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Dictation

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My news
Write something you learnt about your province.

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Read in pairs

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Keeping in touch
Weeks 3 and 4

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The history
of writing

Before there was writing, people had to tell

each other everything they needed to know.
They also had to remember what they had
heard.

Later, people drew pictures to help

remember what had happened. We can still
see some of these pictures in caves.

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Drawing pictures took a long time, so people

started to make simple symbols that stood
for ideas.

If they wanted to tell someone about heat or

light, they might draw a picture of the sun.

fish

ox

sun

grain

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About 5 000 years ago, the rulers of

Mesopotamia used a sharp stick to
make marks on clay. This tablet gives
information about crops. The circle was
a way of counting.

Egyptians started drawing symbols that

connected to sounds in speech. This kind
of writing was called hieroglyphics. They
wrote on paper made from reeds.

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In China, people use symbols to stand for ideas.

Look at all the ideas in the symbol for listen!
The Chinese write from the top to the bottom
of the page.
listen

ears eyes

one

king
heart

Arabic is written and read from right to left.

Arabic writing has 28 letters which stand
for sounds.

I feel happy when my

granny tells us stories
in the evening.

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Many languages are written using the

alphabet that was first used in Ancient
Rome. There are 26 letters in this alphabet.
Each letter stands for a sound. We read
this alphabet from left to right, from the
top to the bottom of the page.

This alphabet can be written in lots of

different styles.
h el lo!
molweni goeie
môre
Dumelang sawubona

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Writing is very important. People can read things

that were written anywhere in the world.

Writing also helps us to share our ideas and

words with people who will come after us.

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Write like an Ancient Egyptian

Long ago in Egypt people used a picture
writing called hieroglyphics.

The symbols were written on special paper

called papyrus.

Look at the hieroglyphics alphabet. Can you

write your name using these symbols?

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Handwriting

Rr Mm
Sentence: language specific.

Letters in 1 minute

Rule a line.

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Secret messages
Give each letter a number and write a secret
message using this code.
a b c d e f
1 2 3
g h i j k l

m n o p q r

s t u v w x

y z

Message:

Here are some other fun ways to write a

secret message:
• 
Write words backwards, e.g.
Monday = yadnom
• 
Use a matchstick and lemon juice to
write on paper. The message will be
invisible until you put it in the hot sun.

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Stick the sentence strip.

I made a Chinese fan.

I looked at Chinese art.

I painted a nature picture on

my paper.

I copied Chinese writing on it.

I folded the paper to make a

Chinese fan.

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How writing has changed

Long ago
people wrote with
pens and ink. Their
writing had a lot of curls.
Nowadays, people use
simpler styles of writing.
Ask an elder to tell you
about writing when
they were at school.

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A letter
Write a letter about secret writing.

[Name of school]
[Name of school]
[Town]
[Town]
[Post code]
[Post code]
[Date]
[Date]
Dear
This week we learnt about

My favourite part was

See if you can work out this message:

Your friend,

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Talking drums

Long ago, people used drums

to send signals to people far
away. The signals warned
other people of danger or
passed on good news.

Every drum beat meant

something special. People
were trained to beat the drums
and send messages.

Nowadays, drums are used

mostly for ceremonies, music
and dancing.

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How writing
has changed
What did you find out?

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Timed word reading

How many words can you read in a minute?

PHONICS LANGUAGE SPECIFIC

Highest score: words

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My news
Write about something you learned about writing.

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Read in pairs

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Giving clear directions

How do we tell people how to get to places?

go straight
between

behind
turn right

turn left

along go past
next to
cross

What other words can you use to give directions?

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Handwriting

Uu Yy
Sentence: language specific.

Letters in 1 minute

Rule a line.

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Understanding without words

We can share information without talking.
Look at the picture and see how these people are
using their bodies to “talk”.

Match the words to the correct part of the picture.

I don’t
That way! know

I understand

Hello! Where?

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Stick the sentence strip.

I drew a mood picture.

I folded my paper in half carefully.

I chose warm colours for one half

of the picture.
I chose cool colours for the other
half of the picture.

I tidied away all my tools.

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Maps

Maps can help us to

find our way around. Sometimes,
maps are on paper. Maps can also be
on a phone, tablet or computer.
Look for a map of your area. Can
you find your school on it?

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PHONICS LANGUAGE SPECIFIC

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Write a poem
Use the letters to write a poem.

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Directions
Read the directions. Where is Paul going?
1. Start at Paul’s house. Walk along Main Road.
2. Cross West Street and Hadeda Avenue.
3. After the restaurant, turn left.
4. Walk along School Road.
5. Go past Jennilee’s house and the police station.
6. Your destination is on your right. Where are you?

Protea Street
Tutu Park
Hadeda Avenue

School Road

Madiba Street
Key
Jennilee’s
House Playground

Police Station

Jabu Ndlovu Street

House
Paul’s
West Street

House
Supermarket

Restaurant

Main Road
School

Give your partner directions to go from school to

somewhere on the map.
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Comprehension
Look at the map on page 70.
1  he supermarket is on
T .
О Jabu Ndlouvu Street О Protea Street

2 Jennilee’s house is on .
О School Road О West Street

3  aul’s house is on
P .
О Madiba Street О Main Road

4  he police station is on
T .
О Hadeda Avenue О Madiba Street

5 The police station is О east О west of the school.

6 The school is on Road.

7  is on the corner
of School Road and Main Road.

8 If you are at Tutu Park, you need to walk down

Street or Protea Street
to reach the school.

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Maps
What did you find out?

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Dictation

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My news
Write about something fun you did at
school this week.

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Read in pairs

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What happens
at night
Weeks 5 and 6

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Sipho’s dream

One night Sipho had a strange dream. He dreamed

that he met an old man. In his dream the old man
spoke to him.

The next morning Sipho told granny about his dream.

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Granny asked Sipho what the man looked like. Then

she showed Sipho a photo of his grandfather.

“I think this is a very special dream,” said Granny.

Sipho told Granny, “The old man told me that I must

watch Khumbul’ekhaya on TV with you.”

That’s the
man in my
dream! This is your
grandfather.

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That night Sipho and his granny watched

Khumbul’ekhaya on TV. An old lady appeared on the
screen. “I’m looking for my brother’s family,” she said.

Sipho’s granny gasped. “Hawu!” she said, “That is a

picture of your grandfather!”

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I’m looking
for my
brother’s
family.

It’s your
grandfather’s
little sister.

The lady on TV said, “I am Duduzile Gumede. My

brother’s name is Bheki Gumede. We lived in Eshowe.”

“I can’t believe it!” said Granny. She called the

number right then.
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The Khumbul’ekhaya TV crew brought Duduzile to

Granny’s house. The two old ladies sat and talked
and talked. They cried and hugged each other and
laughed and cried again.
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Duduzile hugged Sipho and said he looked just like

his grandfather.

Sipho said “He made us find you. In my dream.”

“Maybe he did,” said Granny and she smiled.

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Making bread
Bakers work at night to make bread
that is fresh in the morning. Bread takes
a long time to make because the yeast
needs to grow and make the bread fluffy.

1 Mix yeast 2 Mix in flour

with water and salt
and wait till and knead
it bubbles. it until it is
smooth.

3 Leave till 4 Put into tins

it grows to and let rise
twice its again.
size.

5 Bake in a 6 The bread

hot oven. is ready to
be packed
and sold.

What kind of bread do you like?

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Handwriting

Aa Xx
Sentence: language specific.

Letters in 1 minute

Rule a line.

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Yeast experiment
What happens when we
add yeast to sugar water?

1 What do you think will happen to the balloon? Why?

2 Watch the balloon carefully for 10 minutes. What do you see?

3 Put your ear next to the balloon. What do you hear?

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Stick the sentence strip.

I made a dream jar.

I drew stars, moons and suns and

coloured them in.

I cut the shapes out carefully.

I decorated my jar with the shapes.

I wrote dreams on paper and put

them in the jar.

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The sky above us

The sky is a huge

layer of gas, called the
atmosphere. It looks
different at different times
of the day.
Why does the sky look blue
in the day but dark
at night?

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A recipe
Write a recipe for a sandwich.

What to do:

4 

5 

Enjoy your sandwich!

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My hopes and dreams

Write one answer in each block.

School Friends
I hope … I hope …

When I grow up For the earth

I wish … I wish …

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The sky above us

What did you find out?

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Timed word reading

How many words can you read in a minute?

PHONICS LANGUAGE SPECIFIC

Highest score: words

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My news
Write about your dream job.

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Read in pairs

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The night sky

The moon Stars

The moon is the easiest thing Stars are huge, glowing balls of
to see because it looks the gas. They give off their own light.
biggest. The moon goes around The closest star to Earth is the
the Earth. It has no light of its Sun. At night most of the small
own. We can see the light of the lights we see in the sky are stars.
Sun reflected off the surface of Most stars are very, very far away.
the moon.

Man-made objects The Milky Way

You can sometimes see satellites The Milky Way is the galaxy
moving across the sky. When that we live in. It is a grouping
the Sun shines on them, you of about 200 billion stars. At
can see them in the night sky. night it looks like a bright white
On some nights, you can see stripe in the sky.
the International Space Station
without a telescope for a few
minutes. Look for a bright, fast
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Handwriting
Copy and rule a line.
Three sentences here to be copied below.
Three sentences here to be copied below.
Three sentences here to be copied below.

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What’s in the night sky?

1  True or false?
There are billions of stars in our galaxy.

The Moon has no light of its own.

2  ✔ if it gives off its own light.

✘ if it reflects the sun’s.
О Sun О Milky way
О Space station О Satellites
О Stars
3  Match the words to the pictures.

satellite galaxy ball of glowing gas

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Stick the sentence strip.

I made a black and white picture.

I planned my picture on scrap paper.

I cut shapes out of newspaper and

white paper.

I stuck the shapes onto black paper.

I tided up afterwards.

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Look at the moon

The moon
doesn’t always look
the same. Sometimes we
can see the whole moon,
and sometimes only
a part of it.
Why does the moon
look different at
different times?
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My dream
Write a story about a dream.

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Going to bed

Talk about the

pictures.
Which of these do you
do at night? Use the
words first, then and
next as you talk.

Write one other thing you do:

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Comprehension
Read the story Sipho’s Dream.
1  ipho’s dream was...
S
О happy О strange О scary

2 Sipho told Granny they must...

О watch TV
О look for his aunty
О talk about the dream

3  he lady on the TV was Sipho’s...

T
О granny О mother О grandfather’s sister

4 Write numbers to put the events in order.

О A lady was looking for her brother.
О Sipho and Granny met the lady.
О Granny called the number on the TV.
О Sipho and Granny watched TV together.

5 I think Sipho felt and

when he met Duduzile, because
.

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Look at the moon

What did you find out?

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Dictation

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My news
Write about what you do before you go to sleep.

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Read in pairs

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Night animals
Weeks 7 and 8

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The owl story

Once upon a time, long, long ago, a very old lady

had come to the end of her life. Her life had been
very happy.

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She lay in her bed wishing to hear

the owl call one last time.

The owl heard her wish. He called to

her “Woo, wooo! Woo wooo!” he said.
Then he flew off to hunt for rats.

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The old woman’s son felt sad that his mother had
died. He thought it was the owl’s fault that his old
mother had died.
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He told people who lived near him to chase owls

away. He said that if he had chased the owl away
his mother would still be alive. The people chased the
owls away from the village.

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The owls flew away from the village. They went to

hunt rats in other places.

The few rats in the village had been hiding from the
owls. But the owls were gone. The rats ran out of
their holes.
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The rats ate all the food in the village.

They grew fat and had lots of baby rats.
Then snakes came to eat the rats.

That is why, where people chase owls away, there

are lots of rats that eat their food. And there are
many snakes that come to eat the rats.

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Night creatures
Read about these creatures that come
out at night.
How it moves What it eats Body covering
Jackal Walks, trots,
Small buck,
runs
reptiles, Brown and
insects, birds, black fur
Can run at
fruit, berries
60 kph
Porcupine Walks,
waddles, runs Bark, bulbs,
fallen fruit and Fur and quills
Can run at roots
3 kph
Owl Flies, hops on
Rats, mice,
small
the ground
mammals and
Feathers
birds, insects,
Can fly at
especially
60 kph
moths
Aardvark Ants and
Walks, runs
termites that
Coarse hairs
it digs out
Can run at far apart
with its strong
40 kph
sharp claws

Which creature would you find the most scary? Why?

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Handwriting

PP Gg
Sentence: language specific.

Letters in 1 minute

Rule a line.

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More about night creatures

Match the words and creatures.

softest
lightest
sharpest

fastest eats only

meat

eats meat eats only

and plants plants

Why do you think owls catch and eat moths?

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Stick the sentence strip.

I made a night creature picture.

I coloured my paper with a

colourful background.

I covered the background with

thick black crayon.
I scratched a picture so that the
background showed through.

I told my friends about my picture.

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Owls

Owls are common

birds in most of South
Africa. They hunt
mostly at night and
can see very well in the
dark. They hunt rats
and mice.
How can owls help
people?

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Night creatures
Write about a creature that
comes out at night.
These words may help you:
food prey night it looks… size it moves …

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Day or night?
When are these animals most active?
Match the creatures to the scene.

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Owls
What did you find out?

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Timed word reading

How many words can you read in a minute?

PHONICS LANGUAGE SPECIFIC

Highest score: words

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My news
Write about a night creature you have seen.

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Read in pairs

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Seeing in the dark

Animals that are active at night
can see in the dark.

An owl has very big The pupil of a

eyes. They take up half crocodile’s eye is like a
the space in its head. slit. It can get wider to
let in more light.

Have you ever seen

animal eyes shining in
the dark? What animal
did you see?

Cats have a layer in

their eyes that reflects
light. This helps them
to hunt in the dark.

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Handwriting

Oo Jj
Sentence: language specific.

Letters in 1 minute

Rule a line.

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Eyes
What happens to your eyes in the light?
eyelid
1 L ook at your
partner’s eyes. eyelashes
Can you see all
pupil
the parts?
iris
2  o out into the
G
sunlight.
3  ne partner: close your eyes and cover them with
O
your hands. Count to 10 slowly.
4  pen your eyes and let your partner look at your
O
pupils (the black part of the eye).

How does the size of the pupil change in the light?

Does this mean it lets in more or less light?

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Stick the sentence strip.

I made a porcupine.

I painted sticks to look like

porcupine quills.

I modelled a porcupine body out

of clay.
I made eyes, nose and feet and
stuck the quills into the body.

I showed my friends my porcupine.

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Starry Night

Last term we looked at a painting by Vincent

van Gogh called “Sunflowers”. This painting
by him is called “Starry Night”.
What colours can you see in this painting?
How does it make you feel?

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An animal fable
Write your own story about an animal.
Use these words:
Once upon a time In the end

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Facts about porcupines

Read the paragraph by yourself.

Porcupines have sharp quills on their backs. These

quills are made from hairs that are joined together.
Most porcupines have about 30 000 quills.

When baby porcupines are born, their quills are soft.

They take about five days to get hard.

Porcupines use their quills to protect themselves.

They stamp their feet and shake their quills to
frighten away other animals. If the animal doesn’t
go away, the porcupine runs backwards so their
sharp quills get stuck in the other animal.

A porcupine can grow new quills when their quills

fall out.

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Comprehension
Read Facts about porcupines on your own.
1  orcupine quills are made from
P .
О hair О thorns О sticks

2 Write T for True and F for False.

Porcupines protect themselves by
Stamping their feet
Biting other animals
Shaking their quills
Running into the other animal
3  an newborn porcupines protect themselves?
C
О Yes О No
Why?

4 How many quills do porcupines have?

5  an porcupines lose all their quills? Give a reason

C
for your answer.

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Starry Night
What did you find out?

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Dictation

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My news
Write about an animal you would like to see.

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Read in pairs

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Special times
with family
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Dora the flower girl

Dora’s mother told her that her aunt would be getting

married in the December holidays and that she
wanted Dora to be a flower girl at the wedding.

Dora was very excited. She had never been to

KwaZulu-Natal where her aunt lived.
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“Yo!” she said, “Me, a flower girl! I can’t wait to tell my

friends!” She danced around and waved her arms in
the air. Her mother and granny laughed.

Then Dora asked, “What does a flower girl do? What

will I wear?”
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Her mother said, “We will get you a beautiful dress

with a big bow at the back and you will wear flowers
in your hair. You’ll have an important part in the
wedding.”

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Suddenly Dora was worried. “Will I be flower girl by

myself? I think I might be a bit nervous to be in the
church by myself.”

“Don’t worry,” said her mother, “Your cousin Zandile

will be a flower girl too. You will both walk into the
church in front of the bride.”

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Dora’s mother told her that the church ceremony

would be just the first part of the wedding. She said,
“Then we will all have a wedding party. There will be
a really big white tent. There will be lots of good food
to eat and you and Zandile can dance.”

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Granny said the next day they would go to the

traditional ceremony at the groom’s home. “We will
get you some special clothes and you will do some
traditional dancing with all the other girls.

“It will be the best weekend of my life!” said Dora.

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Find out about festivals

Hindus celebrate Diwali,
the Festival of Light,
at the beginning of
November. Prayers last
for 3 to 5 days. People
light diya lamps.

Muslims celebrate
Eid Al-Fitr at the end
of Ramadan. The dates
change each year.
Celebrations last for 3
days. They give gifts to
family and food to the
poor.

Christians celebrate
Christmas on 25
December, to remember
the birth of Jesus. They
decorate their homes
and go to church.

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Handwriting

Bb Dd
Sentence: language specific.

Letters in 1 minute

Rule a line.

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Special festivals
Fill in the table.

Diwali Eid Al-Fitr Christmas

When?

How
long?

What
people
do 1

What
people
do 2

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Stick the sentence strip.

I made a puppet.

I looked at different kinds of

wedding clothes.

I planned my puppet.

I drew and coloured my puppet.

I cut out my puppet and stuck it

on the stick.

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Wedding traditions

Different cultures celebrate

weddings in different ways.
Find out about some wedding
traditions in your family.
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My family’s celebration
Write about a celebration in your family.

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What have I learnt?

Talk about what you learnt in these themes.

I am special Soil

What we need to live Transport

The
seasons South Africa

Animal
homes Dreams

Which theme did you enjoy the most?

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Comprehension
Read the story of Dora the flower girl.
1 Who told Dora about the wedding?
О her mother О her granny О Zandile
2 What special clothes will Dora wear?
О a white dress
О flowers in her hair
О a coloured dress

3 The story .
О is happening now
О has happened already
О is still going to happen

4 What does a flower girl do at a wedding?

5 Where will the traditional ceremony be held?

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Wedding traditions
What did you find out?

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Timed word reading

How many words can you read in a minute?

PHONICS LANGUAGE SPECIFIC

Highest score: words

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My news
Write about your favourite theme this year.

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Read in pairs

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 Cut-out pages

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 We can learn more about South Africa’s

WEEK 2
history by visiting Robben Island.

Shall we pretend we are going on

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a road trip around South Africa?
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 Before there was writing, people had

to tell each other everything they

needed to know. They also had to

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remember what they had heard.
sun

moon

tree

mountain

water

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 Writing helps us to share our

ideas and words with people

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who will come after us.
 Sipho told granny, “The old man

told me that I must watch

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Khumbul’ekhaya on TV with you.”
 The two old ladies sat and

talked and talked. They cried

and hugged each other and

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laughed and cried again.
 Once upon a time a very old lady

had come to the end of her life.

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Her life had been very happy.
 That is why, where people chase owls

away, there are lots of rats that

eat their food. And there are many

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snakes that come to eat the rats.
 Dora’s mother told her that her aunt

would be getting married in the December

holidays and that she wanted Dora

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to be a flower girl at the wedding.
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