Xitsonga Mathematics CAPS Document Grades R kavo-121

This is the Xitsonga Mathematics CAPS Document (Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement) for the Foundation Phase, Grades R, issued by the South African Department of Basic Education. It sets out what must be taught, learnt and assessed in Xitsonga Mathematics across Grades R, and is relevant for the 2026 and 2027 school years. It sets out the same five Mathematics content areas used across the Foundation Phase, namely Numbers, Operations and Relationships, Patterns, Functions and Algebra, Space and Shape (Geometry), Measurement, and Data Handling, adapted for the Grade R classroom and presented in Xitsonga.

The following document, Xitsonga Mathematics CAPS Document Grades R.pdf, is the full document.

CAPS Document Brief

Xitsonga Mathematics CAPS Document Grades R kavo-121

The document defines Mathematics as a human activity involving observing, representing and investigating patterns and quantitative relationships, and it organises Grade R content into the five Foundation Phase content areas: Numbers, Operations and Relationships, Patterns, Functions and Algebra, Space and Shape (Geometry), Measurement, and Data Handling, presented in Xitsonga.

The document runs to 278 pages and follows the standard three-part CAPS structure: Section 1 gives the introduction and background, Section 2 explains the definition, purpose, skills and content overview for Mathematics in the Foundation Phase and specifically for Grade R, and Section 3 provides the detailed weekly and term-by-term content, teaching guidelines and assessment requirements for Grade R.

The specific aims are to build young learners’ number sense, spatial awareness and early problem-solving skills through play-based and concrete activities, and to prepare them for the more formal mathematics content of Grades 1 to 3. The document details the knowledge and skills Grade R learners should develop in each content area across the school year.

Grade R

Subject Xitsonga Mathematics

Phase Foundation Phase

Curriculum South African (CAPS)

School Years 2026 and 2027

Download PDF