TPN3704
Assignment 50
EXCEPTIONAL ANSWERS
Due 23 September 2025
,TPN3704 Assignment 50 (PORTFOLIO)
Due: 23 September 2025
1. Independent Lesson Plan (APPENDIX E)
An independent lesson plan for the Foundation Phase is a meticulously crafted
pedagogical blueprint demonstrating a student teacher's autonomous capability in
designing and delivering instruction. This autonomous planning rigorously aligns with
the South African Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) (Department of
Basic Education, 2011), ensuring curricular fidelity. The subsequent example of an
independent lesson plan for a Grade 2 mathematics lesson on addition is conceived to
embody inclusivity, active engagement, and practical responsiveness to the inherent
complexities of real-world South African classroom environments.
Lesson Plan: Addition with Everyday Objects
• Subject: Mathematics
• Grade: 2
• Topic: Addition within 20
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Learning Objective: Learners will proficiently add single-digit numbers, utilizing
concrete manipulatives, and accurately record their mathematical solutions.
• Resources: Recycled bottle caps (serving as counters), whiteboard, dry-erase
markers, worksheets featuring scaffolded addition problems, and contextualized
picture cards (e.g., images of local fruits, indigenous animals).
• Contextual Factors: This lesson is designed for a class of 32 learners within a
semi-urban school setting. The demographic includes 6 isiZulu home-language
speakers, necessitating linguistic scaffolding, and 3 learners identified with
, specific attention difficulties requiring differentiated engagement strategies. The
school environment is characterized by limited access to advanced educational
technology, compensated by the abundant availability of cost-effective local
materials, such as bottle caps.
Lesson Structure (Guided by the 5E Model, Bybee, 1987):
• Engage (5 minutes): Initiate the lesson by presenting a simple, real-world
addition scenario (e.g., "Thandi has 3 apples, and Sipho gives her 2 more. How
many apples does Thandi have now?"). Display corresponding picture cards to
visually stimulate interest and activate prior knowledge related to counting.
• Explore (10 minutes): Distribute bottle caps to pairs or small groups of learners.
Present several addition problems (e.g., "5 + 3 =", "7 + 4 ="). Instruct learners to
use the bottle caps to physically model and solve these problems. Circulate,
observing their strategies and encouraging discussion amongst peers.
• Explain (10 minutes): Transition to the whiteboard. Demonstrate the addition
process explicitly, correlating the physical manipulation of bottle caps with
numerical representation. Utilize clear visuals (e.g., drawing "4 apples +2 apples
=6 apples") to concretize the abstract concept of addition. Introduce the plus sign
(+) and equals sign (=).
• Elaborate (10 minutes): Provide learners with a worksheet containing a series
of addition problems. Encourage them to utilize the picture cards as visual
support or continue employing the bottle caps as manipulatives if required. This
phase promotes the application of newly acquired knowledge in a semi-
independent context.
• Evaluate (10 minutes): Collect and conduct a rapid analysis of the completed
worksheets to assess accuracy. Additionally, individually select learners to
verbally explain their solution process for one specific addition problem. This dual
approach evaluates both procedural fluency and conceptual understanding.
Assignment 50
EXCEPTIONAL ANSWERS
Due 23 September 2025
,TPN3704 Assignment 50 (PORTFOLIO)
Due: 23 September 2025
1. Independent Lesson Plan (APPENDIX E)
An independent lesson plan for the Foundation Phase is a meticulously crafted
pedagogical blueprint demonstrating a student teacher's autonomous capability in
designing and delivering instruction. This autonomous planning rigorously aligns with
the South African Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) (Department of
Basic Education, 2011), ensuring curricular fidelity. The subsequent example of an
independent lesson plan for a Grade 2 mathematics lesson on addition is conceived to
embody inclusivity, active engagement, and practical responsiveness to the inherent
complexities of real-world South African classroom environments.
Lesson Plan: Addition with Everyday Objects
• Subject: Mathematics
• Grade: 2
• Topic: Addition within 20
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Learning Objective: Learners will proficiently add single-digit numbers, utilizing
concrete manipulatives, and accurately record their mathematical solutions.
• Resources: Recycled bottle caps (serving as counters), whiteboard, dry-erase
markers, worksheets featuring scaffolded addition problems, and contextualized
picture cards (e.g., images of local fruits, indigenous animals).
• Contextual Factors: This lesson is designed for a class of 32 learners within a
semi-urban school setting. The demographic includes 6 isiZulu home-language
speakers, necessitating linguistic scaffolding, and 3 learners identified with
, specific attention difficulties requiring differentiated engagement strategies. The
school environment is characterized by limited access to advanced educational
technology, compensated by the abundant availability of cost-effective local
materials, such as bottle caps.
Lesson Structure (Guided by the 5E Model, Bybee, 1987):
• Engage (5 minutes): Initiate the lesson by presenting a simple, real-world
addition scenario (e.g., "Thandi has 3 apples, and Sipho gives her 2 more. How
many apples does Thandi have now?"). Display corresponding picture cards to
visually stimulate interest and activate prior knowledge related to counting.
• Explore (10 minutes): Distribute bottle caps to pairs or small groups of learners.
Present several addition problems (e.g., "5 + 3 =", "7 + 4 ="). Instruct learners to
use the bottle caps to physically model and solve these problems. Circulate,
observing their strategies and encouraging discussion amongst peers.
• Explain (10 minutes): Transition to the whiteboard. Demonstrate the addition
process explicitly, correlating the physical manipulation of bottle caps with
numerical representation. Utilize clear visuals (e.g., drawing "4 apples +2 apples
=6 apples") to concretize the abstract concept of addition. Introduce the plus sign
(+) and equals sign (=).
• Elaborate (10 minutes): Provide learners with a worksheet containing a series
of addition problems. Encourage them to utilize the picture cards as visual
support or continue employing the bottle caps as manipulatives if required. This
phase promotes the application of newly acquired knowledge in a semi-
independent context.
• Evaluate (10 minutes): Collect and conduct a rapid analysis of the completed
worksheets to assess accuracy. Additionally, individually select learners to
verbally explain their solution process for one specific addition problem. This dual
approach evaluates both procedural fluency and conceptual understanding.
