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Donkey Nibbles
Resources for teachers
The resource pack, Donkey Nibbles, is intended for the primary school classroom. It includes information, pictures, stories, poems and worksheets, all on the theme of donkeys – available in English and Afrikaans.
Dear Teacher
The pack can be used in every grade throughout the primary school as there is something for everyone. This second edition of the resource pack has been aligned to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). It upholds the CAPS emphasis on teaching language in an integrated way and through a text-based approach.
All the resource pack materials are available as a free download – download the complete pack as a ZIP file, or browse the contents below and download individual files. Answer sheets are listed below the worksheet they are intended for.
Contents
| File Name | Lesson name | CAPS | |||
| 01 | Story | My own special donkey (A story by Patricia Hall) | Home Language English Listening and speaking: Listens to stories and expresses feelings about the story (T3) | ||
| 02 | Counting donkeys (Addition bonds 6-9) | Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Addition and Subtraction (T2) | |||
| 03 | Counting apples (Addition bonds 4-9) | Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Addition and subtraction (T2) | |||
| 04 | Song | The donkey song (Words and music by Patricia Hall) | Life skills Creative arts: Improvise and interpret: Singing songs using contrasts (T2) | ||
| 05 | Discussion and colouring-in | Caring for a donkey | Life Skills Beginning Knowledge and Personal and Social Well-being: Pets: Treating animals appropriately (T3) | ||
| Grade 2 | |||||
| File Name | Lesson name | CAPS | |||
| 06 | Story and discussion | Dudley the dissatisfied donkey (A story by Yvette Thompson) | Life skills Personal and Social Well-being: Everyone is special: People are similar and people are different (T1) | ||
| 07 | Poem and phonics worksheet | Home Language English Reading and Phonics: Reads words from phonics lessons in sentences and other texts. (T3) | |||
| 08 | Counting carrots (Addition and subtraction bonds 10-15) | Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Addition and subtraction: Practise number bonds to 15 (T2) | |||
| 09 | Numberline (Subtraction bonds 6–10) | Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Addition and subtraction: Practise number bonds to 10 (T1) | |||
| 10 | My favourite donkey pictures | Mathematics Space and Shape: 2-D shapes; Data Handling: Analyse and interpret data(T4) | |||
| 11 | Animal transport | Beginning Knowledge Transport – uses of different kinds of transport: Animal transport (T3) | |||
| Grade 3 | |||||
| File Name | Lesson name | CAPS | |||
| 12 | Vuyo and Unam (A story by Arjan Bogaers) | Life Skills Personal and Social Well-being: Feelings: Recognising feelings (T1) | |||
| 12a | Practising punctuation (Based on the story Vuyo and Unam) | English Home Language Writing: Uses punctuation correctly(T4) | |||
| 13 | Bedding for your donkeys (Working with money) | Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Money: Solve money problems (T1) | |||
| 14 | The donkey club (Shapes and measurement) | Mathematics Measurement: Length: Introducing formal measurement ; Space and Shape: 2-D shapes (T3) | |||
| 15 | A day at Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary (Time) | Mathematics Measurement: Time Telling the time (T4) | |||
| 16 | Carts and wagons | Life Skills Beginning Knowledge: Animals and creatures that help us: Animals that work for us: Donkeys and horses (T4) | |||
| 17 | Poetry – limericks | Donkey limericks (by Patricia Hall) | Creative arts Performing Arts: Improvise and interpret: Poetry performances in groups (T4) | ||
| Grade 4 | |||||
| File name | Lesson name | CAPS | |||
| 18 | Story and discussion | Jesus rides on a donkey (The Gospel of Mark, chapter 11:1–10) | Life skills Personal and Social Well-being: Social Responsibility: Knowledge of major religions in South Africa (T3) | ||
| 18a | Story sequence worksheet | The story in sequence (Based on Jesus rides on a donkey) | English Home Language: Listening and speaking: Retells a story: Retells event in correct sequence. (T1) | ||
| 19 | Short Story | Vuyo and Unam (A story by Arjan Bogaers) | English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads a short story (T1) | ||
| 19a | Comprehension (Based on the story Vuyo and Unam) | English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads short story: Understands the vocabulary (T4) | |||
| 19b | Working with adjectives (Based on the story Vuyo and Unam) | English Home Language Language structures and conventions: Word level work (T2) | |||
| 20 | Information text | Caring for a donkey | English Home Language Reading and viewing: Information text with visuals (T4) | ||
| 20a | Word search (Based on Caring for a donkey) | English Home Language Reading and reviewing: Uses the dictionary to check spelling and meanings of words (T2) | |||
| 21 | Meet the Eseltjiesrus donkeys | Mathematics Data Handling: Analysing, interpreting and reporting data (T3) | |||
| 22 | Treats (Symmetry) | Mathematics Shape and space: Symmetry: Recognize, draw and describe line(s) of symmetry in 2-D shapes | |||
| 23 | Choosing the best measurement (Working with mm, cm, m & km) | Mathematics Measurement: Length: Units (T2) | |||
| 24 | Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary (Add, subtract and multiply) | Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships. Mixed operations with 2-digit numbers (T1) | |||
| 25 | The farrier comes to visit (Money: multiply and divide) | Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Whole numbers: Solving problems: Solve problems in financial context (T1) | |||
| 26 | Discussion (Donkey parts) | The parts of a donkey | Natural Science: Life and living: Structures of plants and animals: Structure of animals (T1) | ||
| 26a | Discussion (Donkey parts in detail) | My body parts (Written from the donkey’s perspective ) | Natural Science: Life and living: Structures of plants and animals: Structure of animals (T1) | ||
| 26b | Picture with labels | The parts of a donkey | Natural Science: Life and living: Structures of plants and animals: Structure of animals (T1) | ||
| 26c | Picture and worksheet | Label the parts of a donkey | Natural Science: Life and living: Structures of plants and animals: Structure of animals (T1) | ||
| Grade 5 | |||||
| File name | Lesson name | CAPS | |||
| 27 | Story | Dudley the dissatisfied donkey (A story by Yvette Thomson) | English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads a story (T4) | ||
| 27a | Working with suffixes (Based on the story Dudley the dissatisfied donkey) | English Home Language Language structures and conventions: Word level work (T4) | |||
| 27b | Animals and birds of South Africa (Based on the story Dudley the dissatisfied donkey) | Natural Science Life and living: Plants and animals on earth: Many different plants and animals (T1) | |||
| 28 | Story and discussion | How the donkey got its cross | Life skills: Personal and Social Well-being: Social responsibility: Festivals and customs of a variety of religions in South Africa (T3) | ||
| 29 | Poem and discussion | The African mama (A poem by Elisabeth D Svendsen) | English Home Language: Reading and Viewing: Identifies rhyme and rhythm (T2) | ||
| 30 | Writing an advertisement | Make your own donkey sanctuary advertisement (Mini project) | English Home Language Writing an advertisement: Writing and presenting (T3) | ||
| 31 | Discussion (Info) | General donkey information | English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads an information text: Discusses central idea and specific details (T1) | ||
| 31a | Mindmap worksheet | Mindmap (Based on General donkey information) | English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads information text: Uses a mind-map to summarise information (T1) | ||
| 31b | Crossword (Based on General donkey information) | English Home Language Reading and viewing: Reads information text: Uses a dictionary for vocabulary development (T1) | |||
| 32 | Poem and grammar (Introducing adverbs) | English Home Language Language structures and conventions: Word level work: adverbs (T2) | |||
| 33 | Caring for your donkeys’ feet (Multiples and factors) | Mathematics: Numbers, operations and relationships: Mental Mathematics: Multiples and factors. | |||
| 34 | Feeding your donkeys (Number sentences) | Mathematics: Patterns, functions and algebra: Number sentences: Write number sentences to describe problem situations (T1) | |||
| 35 | The cost of caring for your donkey (Solving problems) | Mathematics Numbers, operations and relationships: Whole numbers: Solving problems (T2) | |||
| 36 | Discussion(History) | A brief history of donkeys in South Africa | Social Science History: How early African farmers lived: Agriculture crops and livestock (T2) | ||
| 37 | Play script | The Precious gift (A play based on a story by Peta Jones. Adapted by Patricia Hall.) | Life Skills: Creative arts: Performing Arts: Read, interpret and perform: Drama presentation (T4) | ||
| Grade 6 | |||||
| File name | Lesson name | CAPS | |||
| 38 | Story | My own special donkey (A story by Patricia Hall) | English Home Language Reading: Reads a story (T4) | ||
| 38a | Direct speech worksheet (Based on the story My own special donkey) | English Home Language Language structures and conventions: Sentence level work: direct speech (T3) | |||
| 39 | Measuring the donkeys at Eseltjiesrus (Working with mm, cm and m) | Mathematics Data handling: Collecting and organising data (T1) | |||
| 40 | The size of donkeys at Eseltjiesrus (Handling data) | Mathematics Data handling: Representing data (T1) | |||
| 41 | Poem | The Ethiopian donkey (A poem by Elisabeth D Svendsen) | English Home Language Reading: Reads a peom (T4) | ||
| 42 | Discussion(Value of donkeys) | The value of donkeys | Life Skills Personal and social well-being: Social responsibility: Caring for animals (T3) | ||
| 43 | Visual arts activity | Felt donkey | Life Skills Creative Arts: Visual Arts: Create in 3D, figures with animals. (T1) | ||
| Lêerbenoeming | Lesbenoeming | KABV (CAPS) | |||
| 01 | Storie | My eie spesiale donkie | Lewensvaardigheid Persoonlike en sosiale welsyn: Troeteldiere: Hoe om jou troeteldier te versorg (K3) | ||
| 02 | Tel die donkies (Optel verbindings 6–9) | Wiskunde Getalle, bewerkings en verwantskappe: Optelling en aftrekking (T2) | |||
| 03 | Tel die appels (Optel verbindings 4–9) | Wiskunde Getalle, bewerkings en verwantskappe: Optelling en aftrekking (T2) | |||
| 04 | Lied | Die donkie se lied | Lewensvaardigheid Skeppende kunste: Improviseer en interpreteer: Sing liedjies en gebruik kontraste: (K2) | ||
| 05 | Bespreking en in-kleur | Versorging van ʼn donkie | Lewensvaardigheid Aanvangskennis en Persoonlike en sosiale welsyn: Troeteldiere: Hoe om jou troeteldier te versorg (K3) | ||
| Graad 2 | |||||
| Lêerbenoeming | Lesbenoeming | KABV (CAPS) | |||
| 06 | Storie en bespreking | Daantjie die ontevrede donkie (Yvette Thompson) | Lewensvaardigheid Persoonlike en sosiale welsyn: Almal is spesiaal: Mense is dieselfde en ook verskillend (K1) | ||
| 07 | Gedigte | Donkie gedigte | Afrikaans Huistaal Luister en praat: Druk gevoelens uit oor ‘n storie of gedig. (K2) | ||
| 08 | Tel die wortels (Optel en aftrek verbindings 10–15) | Wiskunde Getalle, bewerkings en verwantskappe: Optelling en aftrekking: Inoefening van getalkombinasies tot 15 (K2) | |||
| 09 | Genommerde donkies Aftrek (verbindings 6–9) | Wiskunde Getalle, bewerkings en verwantskappe: Optelling en aftrekking: Inoefening van getalkombinasies tot 10 (K2) | |||
| 10 | My gunsteling prentjies van donkies (Ruimte en vorm ; Datahantering) | Wiskunde Ruimte en vorm: 2-D vorms; Datahantering: Ontleed en interpreteer data K4) | |||
| 11 | Diere as vervoermiddel | Lewensvaardigheid Aanvangskennis: Vervoer: Die gebruik van verskillende soorte vervoer (K3) | |||
| Graad 3 | |||||
| Lêerbenoeming | Lesbenoeming | KABV (CAPS) | |||
| 12 | Storie en bespreking | Vuyo en Unam (Arjan Bogaers) | Lewensvaardigheid Persoonlike en sosiale welsyn: Gevoelens: Herken gevoelens (K1) | ||
| 12a | Oefen leestekens Gebaseer op die storie Vuyo en Unam | Afrikaans Huistaal Skryf: Gebruik leestekens korrek. (K4) | |||
| 13 | Geld werkvel | Beddegoed vir jou donkies (Werk met geld) | Wiskunde Getalle, Bewerkings en Verwantskappe: Geld: Oplossing van geldprobleme | ||
| 14 | Die donkieklub (Vorm en meting) | Wiskunde Meetkunde: Lengte: Bekendstelling van formele meting; Ruimte en vorm: 2-D vorms (K3) | |||
| 15 | ʼn Dag by Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary (Tyd) | Wiskunde Meting: Tyd: Lees die tyd (K2) | |||
| 16 | Bespreking en in-kleur | Karretjies en waens | Lewensvaardigheid Aanvangskennis: Diere en kreature wat ons help: Diere wat vir ons werk: Donkies en perde | ||
| Graad 4 | |||||
| Lêerbenoeming | Lesbenoeming | KABV (CAPS) | |||
| 17 | Storie en bespreking | Jesus ry op ʼn donkie (Die Evangelie van Markus, hoofstuk 11:1–10) | Lewensvaardigheid Persoonlike en Sosiale Welsyn: Sosiale verantwoordelikheid: Kennis van religieë (K3) | ||
| 17a | Storie volgorde werkvel | Werk met paragrawe en volgorde (Gebaseer op die storie Jesus ry op ’n donkie) | Afrikaans Huistaal Luister en praat: Hervertel van ′n storie: Hervertel gebeure in die korrekte volgorde (K1) | ||
| 18 | Storie | Vuyo en Unam (Arjan Bogaers) | Afrikaans Huistaal Lees en kyk: Lees ′n storie: (K1) | ||
| 18a | Begripstoets (Gebaseer op die storie Vuyo en Unam) | Afrikaans Huistaal Lees en kyk: Lees kontemporêre stories: Lees en kyk vir begrip (K2) | |||
| 18b | Werk met byvoeglike naamwoorde (Gebaseer op die storie Vuyo en Unam) | Afrikaans Huistaal Taalstrukture en konvensies:Werk met sinne: Byvoeglike naamwoorde (K1) | |||
| 19 | Informatiewe tekste | Versorging van ʼn donkie | Afrikaans Huistaal Lees en Kyk: Lees ′n informatiewe tekste(K3) | ||
| 19a | Soek die woorde (Gebaseer op Versorging van ʼn donkie) | Afrikaans Huistaal Lees en kyk: Taalstrukture en konvensies: Spelling en spelpatrone (K2) | |||
| 20 | Ontmoet die Eseltjiesrus donkies | Wiskunde Datahantering: Analise, interpretasie en verslagdoening (K3) | |||
| 21 | Lekkernye (Simmetrie) | Wiskunde Ruimte en vorm: Simmetrie: Herken, teken en beskryf die simmetrielyn/e in 2-D vorms | |||
| 22 | Kies die beste maateenheid (Werk met mm, cm, m en km) | Wiskunde Meting: Lengte: Eenhede (K2) | |||
| 23 | Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary (Optel, aftrek en vermenigvuldig) | Wiskunde Getalle, bewerkings en verwantskappe: Heelgetalle: Optelling en aftrekking: (K1) | |||
| 24 | Die hoefsmid kom kuier (Geld, vermenigvuldig en deel) | Wiskunde Getalle, bewerkings en verwantskappe: Heelgetalle: Vermenigvuldiging en deling: Probleemoplossing (K1) | |||
| 25 | Bespreking (Donkie ligaamsdele) | Die donkie se liggaamsdele | Natuurwetenskappe Lewe en lewende dinge: Strukture van plante en diere: Strukture van diere (K1) | ||
| 25a | Prent met etikette | Die donkie se liggaamsdele | Natuurwetenskappe Lewe en lewende dinge: Strukture van plante en diere: Strukture van diere (K1) | ||
| 25b | Prent en werkvel | Die donkie se liggaamsdele | Natuurwetenskappe Lewe en lewende dinge: Strukture van plante en diere: Strukture van diere (K1) | ||
| Graad 5 | |||||
| Lêerbenoeming | Lesbenoeming | KABV (CAPS) | |||
| 26 | Storie | Daantjie die ontevrede donkie (Yvette Thompson) | Afrikaans Huistaal Lees en kyk: Lees ′n storie (K4) | ||
| 26a | Diere en voëls van Suid Afrika. (Gebaseer op Daantjie die ontevrede donkie) | Natuurwetenskappe Lewe en lewende dinge: Plante en diere op die aarde: Baie verskillende plante en diere | |||
| 26b | Inleiding tot woordsoorte (Gebaseer op die storie Daantjie die ontevrede donkie) | Afrikaans Huistaal Taalstrukture en konvensies: Werk met sinne: Woordsoorte in konteks (K1) | |||
| 27 | Storie en bespreking | Waar die donkie se kruis vandaan kom | Lewensvaardigheid Persoonlike en sosiale welsyn: Sosiale verantwoordelikheid: Feeste en gebruike van ʼn verskeidenheid religieë (T3) | ||
| 28 | Skryf ′n advertensie | Maak jou eie donkietoevlugsoord pamflet (Taak) | Afrikaans Huistaal Skryf en aanbied: Skryf ′n advertensie: (K3) | ||
| 29 | Bespreking (Inligting) | Algemene inligting oor donkies | Afrikaans Huistaal Lees en kyk: Lees ′n inligtingsteks: Bespreek sentrale idee en besonderhede (T1) | ||
| 29a | Kopkaart (Gebaseer op Algemene inligting oor donkies) | Afrikaans Huistaal Lees en kyk: Lees ′n inligtingsteks: Gebruik ′n kopkaart om inligting op te som (T1) | |||
| 29b | Blokkiesraaisel (Gebaseer op Algemene inligting oor donkies) | Afrikaans Huistaal Lees en kyk: Lees ′n inligtingsteks: Gebruik ′n woordeboek vir woordeskat-ontwikkeling,(T1) | |||
| 30 | Versorg jou donkies se hoewe (Veelvoude en faktore van 4) | Wiskunde Getalle, Bewerkings en Verwantskappe: Hoofrekene: Veelvoude en faktore | |||
| 31 | Voer jou donkie (Getallesinne) | Wiskunde Patrone, Funksies en Algebra: Getallesinne: Skryf getallesinne om ʼn probleemsituasie te beskryf (T1) | |||
| 32 | Hoeveel dit kos om die donkies te versorg (Probleemoplossing) | Wiskunde Getalle, bewerkings en verwantskappe: Heelgetalle: Probleemoplossing: Los probleme wat heelgetalle behels in konteks op (K2) | |||
| 33 | Bespreking (Geskiedenis) | ʼn Kort geskiedenis van donkies in Suid-Afrika | Sosiale Wetenskappe Geskiedenis: Die eerste landbouers in Suider-Afrika: Landbou: gesaaides en lewende hawe (K2) | ||
| 34 | Toneelstuk | Die kosbare geskenk | Lewensvaardigheid Skeppende kunste: Uitvoerende kunste: Lees, interpreteer en opvoer: Drama opvoering (T4) | ||
| Graad 6 | |||||
| Lêerbenoeming | Lesbenoeming | KABV (CAPS) | |||
| 35 | Storie | My eie spesiale donkie (Patricia Hall) | Afrikaans Huistaal Lees en kyk: Lees ′n kort fiktiewe storie (K3) | ||
| 35a | Agtervoegsels (Gebaseer op die storie My eie spesiale donkie) | Afrikaans Huistaal Taalstrukture en konvensies: Werk met woorde: agtervoegsels (K1) | |||
| 35b | Direkte rede (Gebaseer op die storie My eie spesiale donkie) | Afrikaans Huistaal Taalstrukture en konvensies: Werk met sinne: Direkte en indirekte rede (K3) | |||
| 36 | Meet die donkies by Eseltjiesrus (Werk met millimeters, sentimeters en meters) | Wiskunde Datahantering: Versameling en organisasie van data (K1) | |||
| 37 | Die grootte van donkies by Eseltjiesrus (Datahantering) | Wiskunde Datahantering: Voorstelling van data (K1) | |||
| 38 | Gedig | Lekkerlaglangoor (Suenel Holloway) | Afrikaans Huistaal Lees en kyk: Lees ′n gedig (K4) | ||
| 39 | Bespreking (Waarde van donkies) | Die waarde van donkies | Lewensvaardigheid Sosiale verantwoordelikheid: Versorging van diere (K3) | ||
| 40 | Visuele kuns taak | Vilt donkie patroon | Lewensvaardigheid Visuele kuns: 3D-ontwerpe, figure met diere (K1) | ||
Visit the Sanctuary
We highly recommend that you visit Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary, if possible, so that learners can have first-hand experience of the donkeys. Our school programme can be tailor-made to fit the needs of groups, including special needs classes. The programme is available to learners from pre-school to junior high school.
The visit will allow them the opportunity to learn about donkeys’ needs and how to best care for them and other animals. They will also be given an opportunity to touch the donkeys. Other features of the programme include a story and the completion of worksheets.
