Course curriculum

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Welcome to the course
- How to use this course
- The Key to Mastering Afrikaans?
- Please note for Grade 1
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Term 1 Week 1
- Day 1. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 2. Practice the greetings (groetvorme). Parents say the greeting in Afr and learner answers in Eng
- Day 3. Practice colours (kleure) in Afrikaans
- Day 4. Revise the poem “TWEE”
- Day 5. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 1 Week 2
- Day 6. Practice the shapes (Circle / sirkel).
- Day 7. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- **Day 8. Practice My Face. (e.g Head/Kop)
- Day 9. Practice Body Parts (Liggaamsdele) e.g. oog/eye
- Day 10. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 1 Week 3
- Day 11. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 12. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 13. Ek hou myself skoon (Praat in volsinne, bv. Dit is 'n borsel)
- Day 15. Days of the week. Clap each word in syllables, e.g. Woens-dag (2 dele), Sa-ter-dag (3 dele), ens
- Day 16. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 1 Week 4
- Assessments: Follow the assessment plan for this week's assessments
- Day 17. Revise: Ligaamsdele
- ***Day 17. Revise: My Gesig
- Day 17. Revise Getalle
- Day 17: Revise Vorms
- Day 18. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 19. My gesin
- Day 20. Ek hou myself skoon
- Day 20. Dae van die week
- Day 21. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 1 Week 5
- Assessments: Follow the assessment plan for this week's assessments
- ***Day 22. Revise beginning and end sounds (begin en eindklanke), lettergrepe (syllables)
- Day 23. Revise vorms
- Day 23. Revise kleure
- ***Day 24. Follow instruction in Afrikaans e.g. “Kleur die sirkel blou in/Teken ‘n rooi vierkant.
- Day 25. Same Afrikaans activity as yesterday.
- Day 26. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 1 Week 6
- Assessments: Follow the assessment plan for this week's assessments
- Day 27. Gouelokkies en die 3 bere.
- ***Day 27. Practise these sentences
- Day 28. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 29. Gouelokkies en die 3 bere.
- ***Day 29. Practise these sentences
- Day 29. Practise “Meervoude/Plurals”
- Day 30 Practise the page “Begin klanke/ Beginning sounds”
- Day 31. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 1 Week 7
- ***Day 32. Revise the story of Goulokkies en die drie Bere
- Day 32. Revise Dae van die week
- Day 33. Revise beginklanke
- Day 33. Revise Meervoude
- ***Day 34. Revise slides "Practice these sentences"
- Day 34. Revise slides Klere
- Day 35. Revise slides Klere again
- Day 35. Revise slides Seisoene
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TERM 1 ASSESSMENT
- Week 5: Recite the poem TWEE by heart
- Week 6: Name the body parts (liggaamsdele)
- Week 6: Show the correct numbers (getalle)
- Week 6: Identify the shapes (vorms)
- Week 6: Identify the greetings (groetvorme)
- Week 7: Know beginning sounds (beginklanke) and ending sounds (eindklanke)
- ***Week 7: Clap the syllables of Afrikaans words
- Week 7: Count how many words is in an Afrikaans sentence
- Week 8: Follow written instructions in Afrikaans
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Term 2 Week 1
- Day 1. Practise the vocabulary of skool
- Day 1. Revise klere slides
- ***Day 2. Practice begin en eindklanke
- Day 3. Practice the poem "Skool toe"
- Day 3. Practice the vocabulary of stationery (skryfbehoeftes)
- Day 4. Practice the syllables in words, e.g
- Day 5. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do this instead!
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Term 2 Week 2
- Day 6. Revise numbers (getalle)
- Day 6. Revise seasons (Seisoene)
- Day 6. Focus on "eindklanke" (end sounds) bv. huis-s, hout-t
- Day 7. Revise days of the week (Dae van die week)
- Day 8. Read the story "Die drie varkies" and practise the vocabulary (woordeskat)
- Day 8. Revise the poem "Skool toe"
- Day 8. Revise Days of the Week (Dae van die Week)
- Day 9. Revise the poem "Skool toe" again
- Day 9. Revise the " Drie Varkies" Story
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Term 2 Week 3
- Notice: Preparation for Term 2 Assessments starts now
- Day 10. Revise the story "Drie Varkies" & Vocabulary (Woordeskat)
- Day 10. Revise the poem "Skool toe"
- Day 10. Revise days of the week (dae van die week). Say the day of the week in English and learner must answer in Afrikaans.
- Day 11. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do this instead!
- Day 12. Practise verbs (Werkwoorde) vocabulary. Ask learner to demonstrate the action e.g hardloop.
- Day 13. Learn Plurals (Meervoude) slides
- Day 13. Hersien begin en eindklanke (v-varkie, w-wolf)
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Term 2 Week 4
- Read the assessment plan for Term 2
- Day 14. Practice fruit and vegetables (vrugte en groente) vocabulary
- Day 14. Revise Verbs (Werkwoorde)
- Day 15. Revise the story "Drie Varkies". Ask learner questions in Afrikaans and learner must answer in Afrikaans, e.g "Van wat is die eerste huisie gebou?" , "Wie is die slegte dier in die storie?" etc.
- Day 15. Know the poem/gedig "Twee" for Assessment
- Day 16. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 17. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 2 Week 5
- Day 18. Revise " Dae van die Week" for assessment.
- Day 18. Revise "Vrugte en Groente"
- Day 18. Revise " Drie Varkies"
- Day 19. Revise "Dae van die Week" for assessment
- Day 20. Revise "Dae van die Week" for Assessment.
- Day 20. Revise "Vrugte en Groente". Ask learners questions, e.g "Waarvan hou jy?, Waarvan hou jy nie?, Watter kleur is die lemoen? Learners muyst answer in full Afrikaans sentences.
- Day 21. Practice syllables (plurals). Use the vocabulary of the stiry "Drie Varkies", e.g "bak/ste/ne, Vry/dag" etc.
- Day 21. Revise stationery (skryfbehoeftes)
- Day 21. Count from 1-10 and 10-1 in Afrikaans
- Day 22. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 2 Week 6
- Day 23. See Term 2 Assessment plan
- Day 23. Revise school (skool)
- Day 23. Revise stationery (skryfbehoeftes)
- Day 24. See Term 2 Assessment plan.
- Day 24. Revise fruit and vegetables (vrugte en groente)
- Day 24. Revise Verbs (wekrwoorde)
- Day 25. See term 2 Assessment plan
- Day 25. Revise Three Little Pigs (Drie klein varkies)
- Day 25. Revise syllables (lettergrepe)
- Day 26. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 2 Week 7
- Day 27. Revise syllables (lettergrepe) for assessment. Use the stationary (skryfbehoeftes) slides
- Day 28. Revise colours (kleure) for assessment
- Day 28. Revise shapes (vorms) for assessment
- Day 29. Revise the Three little pigs (Drie klein varkies). Know th eorder of the story and ask learners questions about story for assessment
- Day 30. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 2 Week 8
- Day 31. Revise seasons (seisoene) slides. Ask questions for example, "How does the weather look today? Hoe lyk die weer vandag?" or "In which season is it hot?, In watter seisoen is dit warm?"
- Day 32. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 33. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 34. Learn Pets Vocabulary (troeteldiere woordeskat)
- Day 35. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 2 Week 9
- Day 36. Learn day and night (dag en nag). Ask questions, "What do we do in the day/night?, Wat doen ons in die dag/nag?
- Day 37. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 38. Revise "Drie Varkies" learner should be able to tell the story
- Day 39. Focus on syllables "lettergrepe". Maandag - Maan/dag, varkies - vark/ies.
- Day 40. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 1 Week 10
- Day 41. Revise Feelings and Emotions (Gevoelens en Emosies)
- Day 41. Revise My Body (My Liggaam)
- Day 42. Revise Pets (Troeteldiere)
- Day 42. Revise Day and Night (Dag en Nag)
- Day 43. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 44. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 45. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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TERM 2 ASSESSMENT
- Week 5. Gedig opsê: Skool toe
- Week 6. Dae van die week (answer in Afrikaans)
- Week 7. Identifiseer die korrekte woord wat pas by die prent (skool en skryfbehoeftes woordeskat).
- Week 7. Beantwoord vrae (vrugte woordeskat).
- Week 7. Demonstreer aksies (werkwoorde woordeskat).
- Week 8. Klap die lettergrepe (Die Drie Varkies en skryfbehoeftes woordeskat).
- Week 8. Beantwoord vrae oor die storie (Die Drie Varkies).
- Week 8. Volg skriftelike instruksies (Die Drie Varkies, vorms en kleure woordeskat).
- Week 8. Rangskik prente in die korrekte volgorde (Die Drie Varkies).
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Term 3 Week 1
- Day 1. Practise the story "Rooi Hennetjie" vocabulary (woordeskat)
- Day 1. Practise beginning and end sounds (begin en eindklanke)
- Day 2. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 3. Practise the poem "Eendjies"
- Day 3. Revise emotions (emosies)
- Day 4. Revise the poem "Eendjies"
- Day 4. Revise colours (kleure)
- Day 4. Revise shapes (vorms)
- Day 4. revise numbers (getalle)
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Term 3 Week 2
- Day 5. Revise Pets (Troeteldiere)
- Day 6. Revise seasons (seisoene)
- Day 6. Revise beginning and end sounds (begin en eindklanke) of seisoene (seasons)
- Day 7. Revise the plurals (meervoude) of farm animals (plaasdiere)
- Day 8. Revise the story "Die Rooi Hennetjie". Ask questions in Afrikaans e.g. "Waar bly die diere in die storie?, Hoeveel korrels graan het die rooi hennetjie opgetel?, Watter kleur is die kat?, Hoeveel kuikentjies het die rooi hennetjie?" etc.
- Day 9. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do this instead!
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Term 3 Week 3
- Notice: Preparation for Term 3 Assessments starts now
- Day 10. Revise the poem "Eendjies".
- Day 11. Revise farm animals (plaasdiere).
- Day 11. Revise Beginning and End sounds (begin en eindklanke) of words, e.g skaap.
- Day 12. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do this instead!
- Day 13. Revise the story " Die Rooi Hennetjie"
- Day 14. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do this instead!
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Term 3 Week 4
- Notice: Preparation for Term 3 Assessments
- Day 15. Revise Gedig Eendjies for assessment
- Day 15. Revise story "Rooi Hennetjie". Ask questions in Afrikaans and learner must answer in Afrikaans
- Day 16. Practise sense (sintuie). Name and show 5 senses.
- Day 17. Revise gedig eendjies for assessment
- Day 17. Practise senses "sintuie" e.g Wat gebruik jy om te hoor? Te sien? ens.
- Day 18. Revise seasons (seisoene)
- Day 19. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do this instead!
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Term 3 Week 5
- Look at the assessment plan to see which subjects are being assessed this week.
- Day 20. Practice SPort vocabulary. Repeat the sentences
- Day 20. Practise Pets
- Day 20. Practise Farm Animals
- Day 21. Revise Sport. Focus on beginning and end sound of words, e.g Tennis
- Day 22. Revise Seisoene. Ask questions about the seasons and identify the pictures
- Day 23. Revise "Rooi Hennetjie" vocabulary.
- Day 23. Revise emotions
- Day 23. Revise Big and Small
- Day 24. Revise "Rooi Hennetjie"
- Day 24. Revise Verbs (werkwoorde). Combine with Sport, e.g demonstrate: "Skop die sokkerbal"
- Day 25. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 3 Week 7
- Day 31. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 32. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 33. Follow Instructions in Afrikaans e.g. "Wys vir my die venster/, bring you tas / klap jou hande" etc.
- Day 34. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 35. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 3 Week 8
- Day 1. Revise clothes (klere)
- Day 1. Revise my family (my gesin)
- Day 2. Revise groetvorme (greetings)
- Day 2. Revise Seisoene (seasons)
- Day 2. Revise weather (weer)
- Day 3. Practice poem "My vliegtuig"
- Day 4. Practice poem "My vliegtuig" again
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Term 3 Week 9
- Day 5. Revise stationery (skryfbehoeftes)
- Day 6. Revise school (skool) vocabulary
- Day 7. Revise fruit and vegetables (vrugte en groente)
- Day 8. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 9. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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TERM 3 ASSESSMENT
- Week 5. Recite poem Eendjies by heart
- Week 6. Emosies
- Week 6. Groot en Klein
- Week 6. Troeteldiere en plaasdiere (getal en hoeveelheid)
- Week 6. Identifiseer: seisoene en sportsoorte
- Week 7. Kein rooi hennetjie: Beantwoord vrae, meervoude en tel die woorde in ‘n sin.
- Week 7. Sintuie
- Week 7. Eindklanke
- Week 7. Lees eenvoudige sinne. (Use vocabulary in all Afrikaans slides and videos)
- Week 8. No Afrikaans Assessment for This Week.
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Term 4 Week 1
- Day 1. Practice poem "My Vliegtuig"
- Day 2. Read the new Afrikaans story " Die ruspe wat so honger was"
- Day 3. Learn "Die ruspe wat so honger was" woordeskat
- Day 3. Revise the story "Die ruspe wat so honger was"
- Day 4. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 5. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 4 Week 2
- Day 6. Revise Poem "My Vliegtuig"
- Day 7. Revise "Die ruspe wat so honger was". Ask questions about the story in Afrikaans.
- Day 8. Practise Meervoude about "Die Ruspe wat so honger was".
- Day 8. Practise begin and eindklanke about "Die Ruspe wat so honger was".
- Day 9. Practice the vocabulary (woordeskat) of "Die ruspe wat so honger was".
- Day 10. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 4 Week 3
- Day 11. Revise "Die ruspe wat so honger was". Ask questions in Afrikaans and learner answers in Afrikaans. E.g "Wat het uit die eier gekom?", Wat het die ruspe gedoen nadat hy die blaar geëet het
- Day 12. Practise the vocabulary of "My huis & Kamers in ons huis". Read with learner and identify.
- Day 13. Revise the poem "My Vliegtuig"
- Day 14. Practise the vocabulary of "Vervoer". Read the words with learner and identify the transport.
- Day 14. Use "vervoer" vocabulary. Focus on beginning and end sounds (begin en eindklanke) and syllables (lettergrepe). E.g. Trein, mo/tor/fiets
- Day 15. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 4 Week 4
- Day 16. Revise vocabulary of "My huis" and "Kamers in ons huis". Practise syllables (lettergrepe) e.g bad/ka/mer.
- Day 17. Revise the story "Die ruspe wat so honger was"
- Day 18. Revise colours (kleure)
- Day 18. Revise plurals (meervoude), e.g "een ruspe - twee ruspes"
- Day 18. Revise gedig "My Vliegtuig"
- Day 19. Revise vocabulary of "vervoer". Focus on beginning and end sounds (begin en eindklank)
- Day 19. Revise numbers (getalle). Ask learners in Afrikaans e.g. "Teken twee treine" etc.
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Term 4 Week 5
- Day 21. Revise transport (vervoer)
- Day 21. Revise colours (kleure)
- Day 21. Revise plurals (meervoude)
- Day 22. Revise houses (huise en kamers in ons huis)
- Day 22. Revise how to say in Afrikaans, "Ek hou van ..." and "Ek hou nie van ... nie."
- Day 23. Revise "Die ruspe wat so honger was". Ask questions in Afrikaans and learners must answer in Afrikaans.
- Day 24. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
- Day 25. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 4 Week 6
- Day 26. Revise "DIe ruspe wat so honger was". Ask the learner any questions about the story
- Day 27. Revise meervoude (plurals)
- Day 27. Revise begin en eindklanke (beginning and end sounds)
- Day 28. Revise lettergrepe (syllables)
- Day 28 Revise lees 'n sin en transkripsie (read a sentence and transcription)e
- Day 29. Revise getalle (numbers)
- Day 29. Revise vorms (shapes)
- Day 30. Revise My family (my familie/my gesin)
- Day 30. Revise body parts (liggaamsdele)
- Day 31. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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Term 4 Week 7
- Assessments concluding
- Day 32. Revise all poems (gedigte) slides
- Day 33. Practise beginning and end sounds (begin en eindklanke). Use people in my community vocabulary.
- Day 34. Practise vocabulary of People in my community (mense in my gemeenskap)
- Day 35. Practise syllables (lettergrepe). Use vocabulary of people in my community e.g Dok/ter.
- Day 36. No Afrikaans Activity for Today. Do This Instead!
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TERM 4 ASSESSMENT
- Week 4. Know all Gedigte (poems) by heart. Answer questions about them
- Week 5. Huise. Kamers in ons huis
- Week 5. Kos (Ruspe wat so honger was- beantwoord vrae mondelings)
- Week 5. Tipes Vervoer (types of transport)
- Week 6. Mondelinge vrae: (Ruspe wat so honger was) Meervoude, lettergrepe en beginklanke (Ruspe wat so honger was en vervoer woordeskat)

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