JP Resource-Book (Gr1Readiness) Mar.2015

Republic of Namibia
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Teachers’ Resource Book
Grade 1 Readiness
Worksheets
2015
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Teachers’ Resource Book containing suggested school readiness worksheets was
developed under the auspices of the National Institute for Educational Development (NIED)
and supports the teachers’ manual - A School Readiness/Preparatory Programme (5 Weeks).
The following people are acknowledged:
Alina Niipare EO Lower Primary - NIED

Jo Coghlan VSO volunteer junior primary literacy advisor – NIED
Junior primary panel members
Junior primary advisory teachers
Grade 1 teachers who participated in the consultative process
The worksheet activities contained in this resource book have been used with permission
from original authors. NIED wishes to acknowledge the following publishers and developers
of websites:
Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd

Pearson Holdings South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Longman Namibia (Pty) Ltd
www.shirleys-preschool-activities.com
www.teachervision.com (Family Education Network)
www.yourparenting.co.za
www.dltk-kids.com
www.first-school.ws
www.abcteach.com
www.k-3teacherresources.com
www.lessonsense.com
www.activityvillage.co.uk
www.kidzone.ws
www.kidslearningstation.com
www.tlsbooks.com
Ministry of Education
National Institute for Educational Development (NIED)
Private Bag 2034
Okahandja
Namibia
© Copyright NIED, Ministry of Education, 2011

Teachers’ Resource Book
ISBN: 978-99945-2-030-5
Printed by NIED
Website: http://www.nied.edu.na
Publication date: 2011

First Edition
1
Name _____________________________ Date___________
Colour the animal that is different from the others.
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2
Name ___________________________________ Date _______________
Find all the rabbits and colour them in. Then colour in the whole picture.
Page 34 Learning Through Play – A School Readiness Programme; MC Grové & HMAM Hauptfleisch;
First published by Kagiso Education, ©Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd. Available for purchase from
Longman Namibia (Pty) Ltd. Permission has been granted by the publisher to copy this page for
classroom use.
3
Name _______________________________ Date_____________
More or Less
Colour the group that has more.
Worksheet provided by www.tlsbooks.com Permission has been granted to copy this page for classroom use.
4
Name _________________________ Date____________
Same Size
Look at the shapes in each row below. Circle the shape in each row
that is the same size as the first shape.
Sizes Worksheets | © Copyright KidsLearningStation.com |www.kidslearningstation.com

Permission has been granted to copy this page for classroom use.
5
Name ______________________ Date_________
Match the Frogs

Draw a line from the frog on the left to the matching frog on the right.
Copyright ©2009 T. Smith Publishing. All rights reserved. www.tlsbooks.com

Permission has been granted to copy this page for classroom use. Graphic ©2009 JupiterImages Corp.
6
Name___________________________ Date___________
Cut out the jigsaw pieces then fit them together to make the zebra
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7
Name____________________ Date__________________
What is happening here? Tell the story. Colour in the pictures.

Now cut out the pictures and put them in the right order.
Page 50 Stepping Stones – A School Readiness Programme Part 2 Workbook MC Grové & HMAM Hauptfleisch;
First Published by Kagiso Education, © Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd. Available for purchase from Longman
Namibia (Pty) Ltd. Permission has been granted by the publisher to copy this page for classroom use.
8
Name____________________________ Date____________
What is happening here? Tell the story. How did the story end?
Cut out the pictures and put them in the correct order.
Page 13 Learning Through Play – A School Readiness Programme MC Grové & HMAM Hauptfleisch; First published
by Kagiso Education, © Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd. Available for purchase from Longman Namibia (Pty) Ltd.
Permission has been granted by the publisher to copy this page for classroom use.
GREAT HINT FOR TEACHING LEFT AND RIGHT …
LEFT thumb and pointer makes the letter “L” when held up
9
left right
Name ______________________________
10
Date____________
Colour all the fish that swim to the left.
Name ______________________
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11
Name ____________________________ Date____________
Big and Small
Look at the shapes in each of the four sections. Circle the small shape
in each section. Draw a line under the big shape in each section.
Sizes Worksheets | © Copyright KidsLearningStation.com | www.kidslearningstation.com

12
Name ____________________________ Date___________
Long and Short
Look at the pictures in each of the four sections. Underline the long
picture in each section. Circle the short picture in each section.
Sizes Worksheets | © Copyright KidsLearningStation.com I www.kidslearningstation.com

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14
Name___________________________ Date____________
Trace the lines of each shape and say their names out loud.
circle
square
triangle
rectangle
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16
Name______________________________ Date______________
Cut out the cards, make up a game and mime the emotions on the faces.
afraid angry
1
6
N
a
m
calm curious
e
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_ Flashcards—Facial Expressions and Feelings
©2006abcteach.com
_ Copyrighted materials from abcteach.com are used with permission and may not redistributed or sold
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Name_____________________________ Date______________
Cut out the cards, make up a game and mime the emotions on the faces.
disgusted happy
sad surprised
Flashcards—Facial Expressions and Feelings

©2006abcteach.com
Copyrighted materials from abcteach.com are used with permission and may not redistributed or sold
Date___________________
Name______________________________________ 18
Label the body parts.
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19
Name _______________________________ Date ___________
Complete the pictures so that they look like the one at the top.
Page 52 Stepping Stones – A School Readiness Programme Part 1 Workbook MC Grové & HMAM Hauptfleisch;
First published by Kagiso Education, © Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd. Available for purchase from Longman
20
Playing Directions: For 3 or 4 players
1. Photocopy worksheets 20 and 21

2. Paste onto cardboard and laminate
if possible
3. Cut out and place face down
4. Each player takes 3 dominos
5. Player 1 puts down a domino face
up
6. Player 2 tries to match one of the
pictures by placing a domino next
to the first.
7. If he/she can’t he/she picks up
another domino
8. Continue taking turns putting down
dominos or picking up from the pile
until a player wins
9. To win, a player has to get rid of all
his/her dominos or, if no-one can,
the player with the least number of
dominos wins
21
Permission has been granted by www.dltk-cards.com to copy this page for classroom use.
22
23
Name _____________________________ Date_____________
What is happening here? Tell the story. How did the story end?
Colour the pictures. Cut out the pictures and put them in order.
Page 27 Learning Through Play – A School Readiness Programme MC Grové & HMAM Hauptfleisch; First published by Kagiso
Education, © Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd. Available for purchase from Longman Namibia (Pty) Ltd.
24
Trace the Giraffe

Visual perception and fine motor skills worksheet
Name____________________________________ Date__________
This giraffe has a long neck!
Trace the broken lines.
Then finish colouring the picture.
Copyright © 2010 T.Smith Publishing. All rights reserved. Graphics © 2010 Jupiterimages Corp.
Permission has been granted from www.tlsbooks.com to copy this page for classroom use.
25
Name_______________________________________ Date_____________
Things That Go Together #2
Things That Go Together

Draw a line between the things that go together.
Draw your line inside the path provided between the items.
Colour the pictures.

Permission has been granted to copy this page for classroom use Graphics ©2009 JupiterImages Corp.
26
27
28
Name __________________________ Date_________
Count the number of fish. Colour in the same number of

circles above the fish in the rectangle. Count the number of
octopus and snails. Colour in the circles.
Name_______________________________
Cut out the giraffes. Order from
shortest to tallest. Order from
tallest to shortest. Stick onto
paper.
© www.lessonsense.com
29
30
Name________________________ Date______________
Which picture doesn’t fit in? Which one can’t you eat?
Which picture doesn’t fit in? What can’t you wear?
Which picture doesn’t fit in? Which one isn’t a pet?
31
Name:_______________________ Date:_______________
Circle the object on the left that belongs to the set on the right.
32
Permission has been granted by www.k-3teacherresources.com to copy this page for classroom use.
33
34
Gingerbread Man Sequence Activity

Photocopy worksheets 32, 33 and 34 (1 set per group of learners) and cut out
pictures.
Read or tell the story of the Gingerbread Man.
Learners listen to the story again and arrange the pictures in sequence.
Learners re-tell the story using the pictures.
Enlarge pictures for whole class activity.
35
Name _____________________ Date______________
Which way must the aeroplanes go to get to their sheds? Trace

each line with a different coloured crayon.
Page 58 Learning Through Play – A School Readiness Programme MC Grové & HMAM Hauptfleisch; First published by
Kagiso Education, © Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd. Available for purchase from Longman Namibia (Pty) Ltd.
36
Name________________________ Date______________
Which belong together? Join those that belong together
with a crayon.
37
Name______________________________ Date__________
Which way must they go? Draw a line from the birds to their
nests.
Page 47 Learning Through Play – A School Readiness Programme MC Grové & HMAM Hauptfleisch; First
published by Kagiso Education, © Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd. Available for purchase from Longman
38
39
40
Name_______________________________ Date__________
_______ Shape Patterns ______________
___that comes
Study the pattern in each row then draw the shape
next. ______________
______________
______________
______________
______________

Photocopy twice to make one set of 18 cards. Make enough sets for each group of learners. Place cards face down. Play ‘Concentration’.
Play
www.ActivityVillage.co.uk – Keeping Kids Busy

41
43
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44
Name ________________________Date______________
Cut out each card then match the dots with the pictures.
45
Name ________________________ Date______________

Cut out each card then match the dots with the pictures.
46
Name _____________ Date___________

Cut out each card then match the word with the number.
Permission has been granted by www.k-3teacherresources.com to copy this page for classroom use
Cut out each card then match the word with the number.
number.___________________
47
48
Name________________________________
48Date __________________
Counting Animals to Five

Count the animals in each row. Write the number in the box.
Copywrite ©2010 T. Smith Publishing. All rights reserved. Graphics ©2010 JupiterImages Corp
Permission has been granted by www.tlsbooks.com to copy this page for classroom use.
49
Name __________________________________ Date___________
Draw the same number of objects in the open sets.
Page 10 Learning Through Play – A School Readiness Programme MC Grové & HMAM Hauptfleisch; First
published by Kagiso Education, © Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd. Available for purchase from
Longman Namibia (Pty) Ltd. Permission has been granted by the publisher to copy this page for classroom use.
50
Permission has been granted by www.teachervision.com to copy this page for classroom use.
Name___________________________ Date_________________
Paste two eyes, a nose and a mouth onto the girl’s face.
51
©lessonsense.com Permission has been granted to copy this page for classroom use.
Name___________________________ Date_________________
Paste two eyes, a nose and a mouth onto the boy’s face.
52
Name___________________________ Date_________________
Colour in and cut out the eyes, noses and mouths. Paste them onto the faces of the boy and girl.
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Teachers’ Resource Book

Alina Niipare EO Lower Primary - NIED

Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd

© Copyright NIED, Ministry of Education, 2011

Publication date: 2011

Name _________________________ Date____________

Sizes Worksheets | © Copyright KidsLearningStation.com |www.kidslearningstation.com

Name ______________________ Date_________

Match the Frogs

Copyright ©2009 T. Smith Publishing. All rights reserved. www.tlsbooks.com

What is happening here? Tell the story. Colour in the pictures.

Name ____________________________ Date____________

Big and Small

Sizes Worksheets | © Copyright KidsLearningStation.com | www.kidslearningstation.com

Long and Short

Sizes Worksheets | © Copyright KidsLearningStation.com I www.kidslearningstation.com

Flashcards—Facial Expressions and Feelings

Playing Directions: For 3 or 4 players

1. Photocopy worksheets 20 and 21

Trace the Giraffe

This giraffe has a long neck!

Trace the broken lines.

Then finish colouring the picture.

Things That Go Together

Copyright ©2009 T. Smith Publishing. All rights reserved. www.tlsbooks.com

Name __________________________ Date_________

Count the number of fish. Colour in the same number of

Which picture doesn’t fit in? What can’t you wear?

Which picture doesn’t fit in? Which one isn’t a pet?

Gingerbread Man Sequence Activity

Name _____________________ Date______________

Which way must the aeroplanes go to get to their sheds? Trace

Copyright ©2005 T. Smith Publishing. All rights reserved. www.tlsbooks.com

www.ActivityVillage.co.uk – Keeping Kids Busy

Name ________________________ Date______________

Name _____________ Date___________

Counting Animals to Five

Draw the same number of objects in the open sets.

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