This is the Grade R Prescribed Poetry and Rhymes, a free Grade R reading resource in PDF format for South African Foundation Phase classrooms and for parents teaching at home. It is not tied to one term, so it can be used at any point in the Grade R year. The file runs to 2 pages and falls under Home Language. It is set out for the 2026 school year and can be printed as it is.
The following document, Grade R Prescribed Poetry and Rhymes.pdf, is the full document.
Grade R Resource Brief
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Grade R Prescribed Poetry and Rhymes is a Grade R reading resource. Grade R is the reception year of the South African Foundation Phase, the year before Grade 1, and the work is built around play, routine and the first formal skills in Home Language, Mathematics and Life Skills. The document opens with: “Pitter patter, pitter patter,”
The file is 2 pages long and is not tied to a single term. Every page carries a footer linking back to mycourses.co.za, so a printed copy can always be traced back to where it came from. Print it single-sided if learners are going to write on it.
Used as part of the Home Language programme, this reading resource gives a Grade R class structured practice rather than loose activities. Work through it in order: the pages build on each other, and the early ones assume less than the later ones. For a parent at home, one or two pages a day is enough at this age.
GradeR
SubjectHome Language
PhaseFoundation Phase
CurriculumSouth African (CAPS)
TermAll terms
Pages2
School Year2026
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