Grade 1 Courses: Where Decoding Becomes Reading
Grade 1 is the year the pieces join up. Sounds become words, counting becomes adding, and a child starts reading a question rather than waiting to be told what it says.
Each subject runs as two units of two lessons, with three difficulty levels inside every lesson so the same lesson works on a hard day and an easy one.
- 9 courses36 lessons213 activities3 levels each
Choose a subject
- EEnglishSounds before words, words before sentences, sentences before comprehension.2 units · 4 lessons
- UUrduحروف سے الفاظ، الفاظ سے جملے، پھر قواعد اور مطالعہ۔2 units · 4 lessons
- MMathsNumber sense first, then operations, then the problems that use them.2 units · 4 lessons
- SScienceObserve, sort, then explain. Each unit builds on the one before it.2 units · 4 lessons
- IIslamic StudiesBelief, then practice, then the manners that come out of both.2 units · 4 lessons
- PPakistan StudiesOur symbols, then our land, then how the country came to be.2 units · 4 lessons
- GGeneral KnowledgeThe everyday world first, then the wider one.2 units · 4 lessons
- HHealth & FoodHabits first, then the reasons behind them.2 units · 4 lessons
- AArt & RhymesColour and shape first, then pattern, then the crafts they build into.2 units · 4 lessons
What each subject covers at Grade 1
Every subject is taught as an ordered sequence of units rather than a pile of activities. These are the units your child works through at this level.
- English2 units · 4 lessons
- Words and Action Words · Plurals, Days and Months
- Urdu2 units · 4 lessons
- الفاظ اور جملے · متضاد اور گنتی
- Maths2 units · 4 lessons
- Adding and Taking Away · Working to 20
- Science2 units · 4 lessons
- Living Things and My Body · Air, Water and Weather
- Islamic Studies2 units · 4 lessons
- Kalma and the Five Pillars · Names of Allah and Daily Duas
- Pakistan Studies2 units · 4 lessons
- Quaid and the Provinces · Heroes, Money and the Capital
- General Knowledge2 units · 4 lessons
- Days, Months and Seasons · Animals and Useful Tools
- Health & Food2 units · 4 lessons
- My Body and Food Groups · Germs and Staying Safe
- Art & Rhymes2 units · 4 lessons
- Rhymes and Colour Mixing · Shapes into Pictures
The two things that stall Grade 1
- Sight words break the rules a child has just learned. Said, come and one cannot be sounded out, and they need recognising instead of decoding.
- Adding past ten is where fingers run out. The number line and ten frame activities exist for exactly this moment, because a child who only counts on will hit a wall at twenty.
- Practice frequency matters more than session length. Ten minutes most days beats an hour once a week, reliably.
Questions parents ask
- How do the levels work?
- Every lesson has Explorer, Challenger and Champion. Explorer gives more picture support, Champion is a real stretch and is worth double points.
- Are the questions the same every time?
- No. Each attempt draws a fresh set, and questions a child got wrong are more likely to come back.
- Do we need an account?
- No. An account only adds saving progress across devices and the parent report.