The National Curriculum Statement Grades R – 12, implemented in January 2012, represents a policy statement for learning and teaching in South African schools and comprises of the National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for each approved school subject. 
This curriculum aims to ensure that children acquire and apply knowledge and skills in ways that are meaningful to their own lives.

LEGO Education has spent years researching and developing specialised LEGO kits and curriculum material to engage pupils in activities that assist with the conceptualisation of many concepts required in the subjects offered at school.  Hands on Technologies has worked extensively with CAPS documentation and has aligned the curriculum content of subjects (listed below) accordingly.

• Foundation Phase:-  Mathematics, Language and Life Skills

Using LEGO and DUPLO products in conjunction with curricular workbooks developed by Hands On in South Africa, teachers will be amazed at just how much of the curriculum content can be taught with this unique product. 
Curricular workbooks include:       

Back to Basics with Bricks
Soft Bricks
Theme Sets
Builder One
Builder Two

( For more detailed info on these, go to curricular options )

• Intermediate Phase:- Mathematics, Natural Science, Technology and integration with other subjects such as Languages, Geography, Life Orientation. 

How does LEGO Education material integrate with CAPS?
Natural Science and Technology
Grade 4 (link to pdf)
Grade 5 (link to pdf)
Grade 6 (link to pdf)

Integration with other subjects:  auditory and visual memory/discrimination, vocabulary development, problem solving, measurement, graphing, data handling, divergent thinking, concept development, and many more.

• Senior Phase:- Technology , Mathematics, Science 

How does LEGO Education material integrate with CAPS?
Technology
Grade 7 (link to pdf)
Grade 8 (link to pdf)
Grade 9 (link to pdf)

What makes this learning experience so unique?

The teachers receive:

• A teacher’s guide for working with the kits and learner content
• Conceptual guides
• Year plans & Lesson plans
• Extension activities & Research ideas
• Assessment sheets / rubrics

The learners receive:

Curricular workbooks ( or electronic copies ) with:

• an introduction to new concepts
• guided investigation activities
• model building using the concepts
• design, make and test exercises
• extension activities
• portfolio work
• assessment rubrics

The schools receive:

• Kits that last for years
• Re-useable technology equipment that is neat and easy to store
• Full colour building instructions for numerous models
• Training for the teachers