Teaching Resources
Classroom Printables
14 wall charts in English, siSwati, Xitsonga and isiZulu — print on A4 and the classroom walls become part of the curriculum.
Our Day at Bethel
Gives children a predictable visual rhythm for the day; teachers point to the current block at each transition so children learn sequence and time words.
14 items
Open & print →How Do I Feel Today?
Builds emotional vocabulary in all home languages; used every morning ring when each child points to or names how they feel, and during conflict resolution.
8 items
Open & print →What Is the Weather Today?
Used daily at morning ring: a child (the weather watcher) moves an arrow or peg to today's weather, learning observation words in all four languages.
7 items
Open & print →We Count 1 to 10
Daily counting frieze above the board; teachers count the objects aloud in English and home languages, children touch-count during maths ring.
10 items
Open & print →Our Colours
Colour recognition and naming in four languages; teachers play 'find something red' games and children match clothing and objects to the chart.
10 items
Open & print →Shapes All Around Us
Links each shape to an object children see every day, supporting Grade R maths (space and shape) and shape-hunt games in the classroom and yard.
8 items
Open & print →My Body
Supports body-awareness songs (Head, Shoulders) and health talks; teachers point to the child figure and children touch the matching part on themselves.
10 items
Open & print →We Greet Each Other
Anchors the daily greeting routine at arrival and home time; teachers rotate the greeting language through the week so every child hears their home language.
5 items
Open & print →In Our Class We...
Positive behaviour anchor referred to at morning ring and whenever redirection is needed; children learn the rules as chants, so every rule states what TO do.
8 items
Open & print →We Wash Our Hands!
Posted at the basins at child height; teachers walk through the steps aloud at every wash time until children can chant them independently.
5 items
Open & print →Our Class Helpers
Gives every child a turn at real responsibility; name cards move to a new job each week, building confidence, routine and ownership of the classroom.
8 items
Open & print →Our Birthdays
Children find their name and photo under their birth month; teachers use it at morning ring to teach month names and sequence in all four languages.
12 items
Open & print →We Play Safely
Safety anchor for playground time and meal times; teachers review it before going outside and point to the matching rule after any incident.
6 items
Open & print →Our ABC
Supports CAPS Grade R English phonics; each letter pairs with a word and a picture children know from Hazyview life, so letter sounds attach to real things.
26 items
Open & print →Before you print — language check
Single words are dictionary-checked. These items should be read by a siSwati and a Xitsonga speaking staff member first:
- emotions_chart siSwati: 'Ngidzabukile' (sad), 'Ngitfukutsele' (angry), 'Ngikhatsele' (tired), 'Ngithulile' (calm) — derived from isiZulu cognates using regular siSwati sound shifts; verify perfect-tense forms with a native speaker.
- emotions_chart Xitsonga: 'Ndzi ni gome' (sad), 'Ndzi hlamarile' (surprised), 'Ndzi rhulile' (calm) — verify idiomatic first-person forms.
- emotions_chart 'Excited': rendered as 'very happy' in all three languages (kakhulu/ngopfu intensifier) because no distinct child-level word exists — confirm this is acceptable.
- weather_chart siSwati: 'Kuyabandza' (cold) and 'Kunesiphepho' (storm) — verify; Xitsonga 'xihuhuri' means whirlwind/strong wind and is used here for storm — confirm best child-level storm word (alternative: 'xidzedze' or 'mpfula ya matimba').
- numbers_frieze: Xitsonga variants tsevu/ntsevu (6) and kaye/nkaye (9); siSwati imfica/yimfica (9) — confirm the form used in local Foundation Phase materials.
- colours_chart Xitsonga: 'phepule' (purple) and 'pinki' (pink) are loan renderings — verify local spelling; 'ribungu' (brown) and 'lamula' (orange) verified against VIV Magazine colour list but confirm classroom currency.
- colours_chart isiZulu: 'bubende' (purple) — some schools prefer the loan 'phephuli'; confirm local preference.
- shapes_chart: all Xitsonga shape terms except nyeleti (star) and mbilu (heart) need native-speaker check — 'xirhendzevutana' (circle), 'xikwere' (square), 'nkhutlunharhu' (triangle), 'xikwere xo leha' (rectangle, descriptive), 'xiyimo xa tandza' (oval, descriptive 'egg shape'), 'dayimani' (diamond).
- shapes_chart siSwati: 'indingilizi' (circle), 'sikwele' (square), 'unxantsatfu' (triangle), 'unxande' (rectangle), 'simo selicandza' (oval, descriptive), 'idayimane' (diamond) — verify against siSwati Foundation Phase maths terminology.
- shapes_chart isiZulu: 'i-oveli' and 'idayimane' are loanwords — confirm DBE-approved forms.
- body_parts_chart siSwati: 'imphumulo' (nose), 'iminwe' (fingers), 'imilente' (legs) — verify; body_parts_chart Xitsonga: 'mikondzo' (feet) — nkondzo can also mean footprint; confirm 'mikondzo' vs 'milenge' for feet.
- classroom_rules: every siSwati and Xitsonga sentence line must be proofread by a native speaker before printing — single words in this pack are dictionary-grounded, but full sentences (concords, tense) were composed and carry grammar risk.
- birthday_chart siSwati: March and July-December names (Indlovu-lenkhulu, Kholwane, Ingci, Inyoni, Imphala, Lweti, Ingongoni) follow published lists but spellings vary between sources — verify capitalisation and hyphenation locally.
- greetings_poster Xitsonga: 'Avuxeni' is strictly a morning greeting used generally as hello; confirm whether the school prefers 'Xewani' as the all-day greeting.
