TPF3703 Assignment 4 Portfolio 51 2025 (Answer Guide) - Due 29 August 2025

TPF3703 Assignment 4 Portfolio 51 2025 (Answer Guide) - Due 29 August 2025 1. Introduction The Foundation Phase (Grades R–3) plays a pivotal role in shaping a child’s academic, cognitive, social, and emotional development. It is during this phase that learners begin to build the foundational competencies necessary for lifelong learning, including literacy, numeracy, language development, and scientific inquiry. As such, effective lesson planning and implementation in this phase is not only essential but central to the success of inclusive, learner-centred teaching in South African classrooms. This assignment presents a series of ten practical lessons developed for Grade 2 and Grade 3 learners, in alignment with the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) and UNISA’s module requirements. Each lesson was carefully designed to respond to specific learning outcomes and developmental principles in early childhood education. These lessons were created and, where applicable, taught in real classroom contexts under the guidance of mentor teachers, offering an opportunity for both theoretical application and reflective practice. The lessons cover multiple learning areas including Mathematics (MFP1501, IFP3701), Language and Literacy (RFP2601, HLT3701, TPF3703), and Life Skills/Natural Science (RDF2601). Each lesson plan incorporates clear objectives, appropriate Grade-level resources, learner-centred strategies, differentiation techniques, and assessment tools aimed at evaluating key developmental concepts such as: