English curriculum (Foreign Teachers)

Overview learning content : Grade 1
Term 2, 2011 School Year

 

Social Studies

Places on a Map

North, South, East, West, mountains, waterfall, river, forest, lakes, volcano, desert, compass, hills, bridge, road, field, farm, ocean, beach, island

Occupations

Doctor, nurse, fire fighter, police officer, dentist, teacher, vet, shopkeeper, baker, cook, artist, actor, waiter/waitress, hairdresser, pilot, writer, farmer, artist, cleaner, musician, singer.

Extension :

astronaut, office worker, lawyer, builder, scientist, businessman, pharmacist, barber.

Maths

Numeracy skills

Numbers 50-100

Counting patterns

(2’s, 5’s, and 10’s)

Ordinal numbers

  • Short form: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th,9th, 10th.
  • Long form: First, second third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, tenth, last.

Months of the year

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Digital and analog time

Telling time words: minute hand, hour hand, minute, hour, o'clock, half past, am, pm, morning, afternoon, evening.

Comparatives / superlatives

Small-smaller-smallest, big-bigger-biggest, long-longer-longest, short-shorter-shortest, tall-taller-tallest.

Solving word problems

Revision of instructional phrases. Solving simple word problems involving addition and subtraction.
Recognizing: Altogether, add, subtract, plus, minus, equals

Phonics

Lesson 6

in the book. All short vowel sounds

Lesson 7

“st” and “ck” sounds

Lesson 8

Double consonant blends

Lesson 10

Long “a” sound and magic “e”

Lesson 11

Long “e” sound

Lesson 12

Long “I” sound and magic “e”

Lesson 13

Long “o” sound and magic “e”

Lesson 14

Long “u” sound

Lesson 15

“sh” sound

Lesson 16

“th” sound

Lesson 9

Sounds to learn (no test)

Revision

Revision

Individual Speaking Exams

Speaking

Science

Weather

sun-sunny, rain-rainy,
wind-windy, cloud-cloudy, storm-stormy, snow-snowy, thunder, lightning, flood

It’s all around.
Day and Night

air, water, lake, river, pond, sky, day, night, light, sea.

Heat, Sound and Light.

cook, dry, warm, loud, soft, dark, light-teach different sources of light e.g sunlight, lamps, torch etc

Push and Pull.
Turn it on and off.

pull, push, light, heavy, energy, electricity, batteries, sockets, switch, plug.

Music Department

Group A: Music Theory 6: Music Theory 6: Musical symbols - Treble Clef
Group B: Piano

Group A: Piano
Group B: Music Theory 6: Musical symbols - Treble Clef

Group A: Singing: Children Running
Group B: Piano

Group A: Piano
Group B: Singing: Children Running

Music Theory Midterm Exam

Assemble

Singing: A Hurry Up Song

Assemble

Music Theory 7: Syllable Names / Kodaly hand signs

Group A: Piano
Group B: Music Theory 8: Musical symbols: bar and bar line

Group A: Music Theory 8: Musical symbols: bar and bar line
Group B: Piano

Group A: Piano
Group B: Singing: A B C Song / Mary Had a Little Lamb

Group A: Singing: A B C Song / Mary Had a Little Lamb
Group B: Piano

Group A: Piano (Practical Exam)
Group B: Music Theory 9 & 10: Time signature: 4/4 , 3/4, 2/4

Group A: Music Theory 9 & 10: Time signature: 4/4 , 3/4, 2/4
Group B: Piano (Practical Exam)

Final Exams