DBE CAPS 2026 Subject Hub · Grades R–12

English Home Language — CAPS Lesson Plans, Worksheets & 2026 ATPs

Official South African DBE CAPS English Home Language Annual Teaching Plans (ATPs), 60-minute lesson plans, toner-safe A4 learner worksheets, and 20-mark SBA test memorandums across Grades R to 12.

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English Home Language by Grade (Grades R–12)

Click any grade below for the full 40-week Term 1–4 Annual Teaching Plan and printable A4 classroom packs.

Grade R · Foundation Phase

Grade R English Home Language

Term 1 Focus: Listening & Speaking · Emergent Literacy · Phonemic Awareness (Beginning Sounds) (Foundation Phase Grades R–3)

Week 1: Listening to daily stories, songs, and action rhymes; responding to simple oral questions (Grade R Foundation Phase)

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Grade 1 · Foundation Phase

Grade 1 English Home Language

Term 1 Focus: Listening & Speaking · Single Letter Phonics (s, a, t, p, i, n) · Shared Reading & Handwriting (Foundation Phase Grades R–3)

Week 1: Oral daily news: Sharing personal news in 2–3 complete sentences using correct past tense (Grade 1 Foundation Phase)

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Grade 2 · Foundation Phase

Grade 2 English Home Language

Term 1 Focus: Listening & Speaking · Vowel Digraphs (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa) · Paragraph Reading & Writing (Foundation Phase Grades R–3)

Week 1: Oral recount: Sharing holiday and weekend news using time connectors (First, Next, Then, Finally) (Grade 2 Foundation Phase)

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Grade 3 · Foundation Phase

Grade 3 English Home Language

Term 1 Focus: Listening & Speaking · Complex Phonics & Trigraphs (-tch, -dge, igh) · Multi-Paragraph Writing (Foundation Phase Grades R–3)

Week 1: Oral presentation: Prepared 2-minute talk on a personal interest or heritage topic with visual aids (Grade 3 Foundation Phase)

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Grade 4 · Intermediate Phase