Little Footprints
South Africa in Stories

Child Literature Lesson Plans

The settings of the stories range from rural to city, seashore to desert and they were chosen to depict the diverse population of our Rainbow Nation and the variation in our country’s landscape, flora and fauna.

Most of the selected South African children’s stories, with a few exceptions, have been written by local authors.

The child literature lesson plans in Little Footprints are intended to enrich your family's reading of the story books. We hope that reading them will bring you and your children together in a time of intimacy and sharing, as you introduce them to the world of books and enhance their awareness of their country around them.

"Children are made readers in the laps of their parents" (Emily Buchwald)

Listening to stories will also develop your children’s imaginations and will help them to appreciate basic moral values.

Little Footprints is aimed primarily at children between the ages of four and eight, but younger and older siblings are sure to enjoy the stories and joining in with the activities too. The lessons are easily adaptable for older children.

The child literature lesson plans vary from story to story, according to the subject-matter of each book. However, they are divided into the following categories:

• Bible - lessons and memory verses


• Copywork – handwriting exercises


• Social Studies


• Geography


• Science & Nature


• Language


• Maths


• Readiness Skills


• Life-skills


• Art


• Crafts


• Cooking

Each book is summarized at the beginning of the lessons, and additional resources to complement it are listed.

All you will need to add to these child literature lesson plans is an age-appropriate maths and phonics program, if your children are ready for that.

A language arts program following the ideas of the 18th century educator, Charlotte Mason is also included for your convenience.

THE STORY BOOKS

These child literature lesson plans are created for carefully selected, high quality children’s literature that will ignite your children’s thought environment and enrich them in knowledge and character.

In this updated edition (2006), some newly published South African story books have replaced some of the out of print books. However, since the out of print titles are still available in libraries, we have included them as optional Bonus Lessons at the end of the Guide, giving you six additional child literature lesson plans to enjoy.

We supply the Enrichment Guide, a large South African map outline and 24 of the essential books - the remaining 6 books are available from local or online bookstores and the library.

However, should you prefer NOT to buy the books, most of them are also available through the library system. This makes Little Footprints an affordable South African homeschool curriculum choice.

Most of the stories have also been published in Afrikaans, although in some cases the Afrikaans version is out of print and therefore only available through the library system.

Sample child literature lesson plans - At the Crossroads

PICTURE DISCS

At the back of the Little Footprints Enrichment Guide there are picture discs, one for each story, which you may photocopy for your own children’s use. On completion of each story, the appropriate disc should be placed on the South African map, which is included with the curriculum. In this way your children will develop a good sense of the geographical setting of each story and have a visual reminder of what they have learnt.


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TESTIMONIALS

Liewe Shirley Baie dankie vir jou en Wendy vir die Little Footprints Kurrikulum. Ons geniet dit baie. Dis seker nou al 2jaar wat ons Little Footprints doen, ja, ons doen dit maar stadig en rustig. Net vir die wat wonder of mens kan Little Footprints in Afrikaans, ja en weer ‘n keer JA! Daar is so baie dinge om te ontdek en te doen, so baie mooi boeke om te lees. Al is die program in Engels was dit nog nooit ‘n probleem vir ons nie. Die meeste boekies is in Afrikaans beskikbaar en die wat net in Engels te kry is vertaal ek maar soos ek lees...( Lees verder ) Liefde Merinda Nagel (Boston, Bellville) Mamma van Herdo 9, Marco 6 en Isabella 10maande

ORDERING LITTLE FOOTPRINTS

There are three options for ordering the child literature lesson plans in the Little Footprints South African homeschool curriculum. Choose which option best suits your pocket.

Please note that the order form containing the booklist will be supplied to you on receipt of a deposit. Prices exclude postage and packaging. After you have submitted the form below, details of how to go about ordering will be emailed to you.

Option 1: Enrichment Guide and map - R650 (+R75 postage)

Option 2: Enrichment Guide, map + 24 essential books - R2 230 (+ R150 postage)

Option 3: Enrichment Guide + any combination – variable

Please note that prices are subject to change without notice. Please confirm when you order.