FIRST TERM ENGLISH STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY ONE (1)

WEEK 1: PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS

• Identify and name sounds made by various animals.

SPEECH WORK – Simple greetings and commands.

1. Greetings at home
2. Greetings at school
3. Simple commands at home and school.

STRUCTURE

VOCABULARY – new words

READING – Oral and written comprehension.

1. Story telling e.g. the tortoise and the dog
2. Picture reading e.g. Identification of subject

WRITING – writing of alphabets.

WEEK 2: PHONEMIC AWARENESS

• Produce and identify sounds in given words correctly e.g. /a//b/d/.

SPEECH WORK – pronunciation of words:

1. /I:/ beat.
2. /):/ floor
3. /)i/ toy
4. /au/fowl.

STRUCTURE – identification of personal self.

VOCABULARY – New words

READING – picture reading e.g. who is this? This is my mother.

WRITING – writing of alphabets. (Continued).

WEEK 3: PHONEMIC AWARENESS

• Identify rhyming words.
• Blend sounds to form one. Syllable words e.g. ex, to my, do etc.

SPEECH WORK – identification of objects in the classroom and compound.

VOCABULARY – New words

READING – reading names of objects inside the classroom and the school compound.

STRUCTURE – identification with emphasis on the articles “a” and “an” e.g.  This is a book; this is an orange etc.

WRITING – writing of alphabets. (Continued).

WEEK 4: PHONEMIC AWARENESS

• Build rhythmic word families

SPEECH WORK – Naming of objects in the kitchen e.g. cup, spoon etc.

VOCABULARY – New words

READING – pictorial reading of objects on the road.

 STRUCTURE – use of object in the kitchen e.g. knife is used for cutting

WRITING – writing of first alphabets or letter of all the objects mentioned for the week. E.g. knife, cup.

WEEK 5: PHONEMIC AWARENESS

• Songs and rhymes

SPEECH WORK – Counting 1 -5 in words e.g. 1 – One, 2 – TWO etc.

VOCABULARY – New words

READING – Identification of objects – picture reading. This is a ball.

 STRUCTURE – Matching of words and figure 1 for one, 3 for three etc.

WRITING – writing of two letter words e.g. an, is, it.

WEEK 6: PHONICS

• Names of all upper and lower cases letters of the alphabets.

SPEECH WORK – identification/ pronunciation of names of objects such as:

1. /D/ – dog, pot.
2. /a:/ – farm; fart

VOCABULARY – New words

READING – Pictorial reading of objects that go with “an”.

 STRUCTURE – identification of objects with emphasis on the articles “a” and “an” continued

WRITING – writing of two letter words e.g. an, is, it. (Continued).

WEEK 7: PHONICS

• Blending sounds of letter to form words e.g. /v/ -an (to form VAN; or /c/ – an (to form CAN) or /c/ – at to form CAT); etc.

SPEECH WORK – introduction of persons (self) e.g. I am a girl.

VOCABULARY – New words

READING – reading column of introduction by pictures.

 STRUCTURE – differentiation of sex e.g. she is a girl, he is a boy. Who is this?

WRITING – writing of two letter words e.g. an, is, it. (Continued).

WEEK 8: PHONICS

• Identification of familiar sounds in words e.g. house/mouse; try/fry; cat/bat/hat

SPEECH WORK – introduction of persons (self) e.g. I am a girl.

VOCABULARY – New words

READING – reading column of introduction by pictures.

 STRUCTURE – differentiation of sex e.g. she is a girl, he is a boy. Who is this?

WRITING – writing of two letter words e.g. an, is, it. (Continued).

WEEK 9: PHONICS

• Use sounds of letters to form three – letter words e.g. mat, man, dog etc.

SPEECH WORK – identification/ pronunciation of names of objects such as:

1. /a:/ – park; pack
2. /ᴂ/ – cap, fan.

VOCABULARY – New words

READING – picture reading of introduction of persons.

 STRUCTURE – more on simple commands e.g.

1. Bring that book
2. Give me that ruler/pen please.

WRITING – writing of two letter words e.g. an, is, it. (Continued).

WEEK 10: PHONICS

• Use letters – sound correspondence to build and read unfamiliar words.

 SPEECH WORK – identification/ pronunciation of names of objects such as:

1. /Ʌ/ – cup; hut
2. /a: / – park; pack.

VOCABULARY – New words

READING – picture reading of introduction of persons.

 STRUCTURE – more on simple commands e.g.

1. Bring that book
2. Give me that ruler/pen please.

WRITING – writing of two letter words e.g. an, is, it. (Continued).

WEEK 11: PHONICS

• Use letters – sound correspondence to build and read unfamiliar words.

 SPEECH WORK – identification/ pronunciation of names of objects such as:

• /Ʌ/ – cup; hut
• /a: / – park; pack.

VOCABULARY – New words

 FLUENCY READING: naming objects – picture reading.

 STRUCTURE – Revision of area of difficulty

WRITING – writing of two letter words e.g. an, is, it. (Continued).

WEEK 12:   REVISION AND EXAMINATION