Grade 1

​​I] COMPRHENSIONS 
 
Basic reading passages, mostly stories and some informative

Core Learning:

• Understanding start and end of a sentence.
• Comprehending the question and locating suitable answers.
• Significant impact on the child’s reading skills, coordination of hand motor skills.
• Affects pace of writing.
• Also involves framing answers as per questions.
• Exposes the child to various questions.

        - True or False
        - Tick  the  correct answer
        - Choose  the  correct  word  from  the  bracket.
 
II] GRAMMAR
 
The most fundamental elements which are crucial for sentence formation.

• A or An
• Singular or Plural
• Helper Verb Usage (am/is/are, was/were, has/have, this/that, these/those)
• Nouns [ proper nouns and common nouns]
• Verbs [doing words]
• Adjectives [describing words]
• Pronouns [personal]
• Prepositions
• Punctuations
• Conjunctions

Understanding of Grammar in sentences:
        - Mother took sam to the park.
        - Mother took Sam to the park.

[ Understanding usage of Proper noun as a part of punctuations].

Use of Adjectives:
        - Mary watches cartoons.
        - Mary watches funny cartoons.

The concept of applying Adjectives to speaking and writing sentences is taught along with the topic.
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III] CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
 

• Vocabulary words - Replacing basic words and learning new words

        - Happy – cheerful
        - Tina is a cheerful girl.
        - ​Many- several
        - I have several wonderful toys.

• Similes - Basic learning of similes followed by application:

        - The tree is as tall as a giraffe.
        - The bag is as light as a feather.
        - Mother is as pretty as a princess.
        - Father is as busy as a bee.
        - The park was big.

Simile: The park was as big as an airport.
Simile & Vocabulary: The park was as huge as an airport.