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 kids!

Welcome to the 7th edition of little issue

The Little Issue

WIN! • A BOOK UP FOR GRABS

YES! YOU ARE SPECIAL • Reading an ‘affirmation card’ can help you feel better, especially if you feel upset, sad or discouraged

How to safely cross the road Ungayiwela njani indlela ngokukhuselekileyo

Where do you live? • A map is a picture of a place, drawn from above. The closer you look at it, the more detail you will see.

CHOOSE A WORD

What’s your favourite? • These pictures are from stories in the magazine

SAVE THE HARMLESS PANGOLIN!

Let’s play

Magic number 5

Which position?

BAKE! BANANA PANCAKES

Find the edges on these shapes • Look at these shapes. Do they have straight or round edges?

RANGOON PRIMARY SCHOOL

YOUR HEALTHY TEETH

Little Ant’s Big Plan • A little ant has a big plan, and his love for reading saves the day!

The best street in the world / Esona sitalato sigqwesileyo ehlabathini

Koketso loses the chickens / Koketso o lahlehelwa ke dikgoho

EISH! WHAT A WEEK

FUN AND GAMES