Grade 3 Afrikaans First Additional Language | IEB

Support your child’s growing language skills with Aspire Online School’s Grade 3 Afrikaans First Additional Language subject.

Building on Grade 2 foundations, learners practise communicating in familiar situations, read simple texts and express their ideas in writing. Activities encourage greater independence while developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

Learning areas include:

• Listening: Understand short stories, follow instructions and identify key information.
• Speaking: Participate in short conversations, answer questions and describe familiar experiences.
• Vocabulary: Expand the words and phrases used to discuss everyday topics.
• Phonics and spelling: Recognise common sound patterns and practise spelling familiar words.
• Reading and comprehension: Read simple texts with growing confidence and answer questions about their meaning.
• Writing: Create simple sentences and short, supported paragraphs about familiar topics.
• Language use: Practise basic sentence structures, punctuation and common word forms in context.

Suitable for Grade 3 learners developing Afrikaans as a First Additional Language within Aspire’s IEB pathway.