The Little Issue

A creative, fun magazine for schoolchildren aged five to nine years old in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu and Sesotho. Filled with bedtime stories, competitions, and richly imagined, colourful activities, jokes and riddles, recipes and crafts. The content is smartly aligned with the South African Department of Education’s CAPS outcomes and is designed to raise literacy levels in this key age group. The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) carries out an international survey of fourth grade students every five years and South Africa placed at the bottom of the table in 2011 and 2016, with 78% of children in that age group being unable to read for meaning. The publication is an initiative of The Big Issue organisation.

Hello readers!

YOUNG MINDS MATTER

The Little Issue

READ ME A STORY • GIRL POWA! The kids in these stories speak out and find their strength.

What is public transport? • Public transport is transport that anybody can use. You have to pay to use it.

Which way? • Circle all the transport facing right. Draw an X on the transport facing left.

ABOUT ME

Games we play

Imidlalo esiyidlalayo

Clever Cat’s Word Search

Cook with Clever Cat!

WHAT ARE THE RULES? • Reads these rights and responsibilities in South Africa. Talk to your friends about what each one means.

Elephant shrews

Ready to ride?

BE A MATHS STAR

Ooo, heavy. Wow, so light! Ooo, swaar. Sjoe, so lig!

Can you solve it? Ungakwazi ukuyixazulula?

Rangoon Primary School’s Andy Trapp

WHAT GENES HAVE YOU GOT?

GRAÇA’S DREAM • Read the story in the 11 official languages spoken in South Africa at www.bookdash.org

The Feast

Idili

The cat with the trombone

Katse e nang le terombouno

The missing sandwich

SILLY STUFF