Free Grade 1 English Course
Sounds before words, words before sentences, sentences before comprehension.
- 2 units4 lessons25 written activitiesExplorer, Challenger, Champion
Unit 1: Words and Action Words
2 lessonsUnit 2: Plurals, Days and Months
2 lessonsWhat the Grade 1 English course covers
Decoding turns into reading here. Sight words and rhyme come first because they carry the words that do not sound out, then action words, then the two pieces of grammar a Grade 1 child actually uses: making things plural, and the days and months.
The Grade 1 English course is two units, taken in order: Words and Action Words and Plurals, Days and Months.
That is 4 numbered lessons and 25 written questions, about 20 minutes of teaching altogether, which usually spreads across a week or two. Lessons can be replayed and the questions are dealt fresh each time.
This is step 3 of 7 in English. Nothing is locked, so if these lessons are easy the next grade is one tap away, and if they are hard the grade below is too.
How English is taught here
English on this site is a reading course before it is anything else. Children start with the sounds letters make rather than their names, move to blending those sounds into whole words, and only then meet sentences, punctuation and the parts of speech that describe them.
How English runs from playgroup to Grade 5 sets out the full sequence and where this course sits in it.
Levels and scoring
Each lesson plays at Explorer, Challenger or Champion. Only first-try answers count towards stars, so a retry never inflates a score, and a lesson is mastered at 90 percent at Challenger or above. See how a lesson works for the full explanation.
Questions parents ask
How long does the Grade 1 English course take?
4 lessons and 25 questions, about 20 minutes of teaching. There is no streak to maintain and no deadline, so it can be done in one sitting or spread out.
What age is Grade 1 English for?
Ages 5 to 6 is the guide, but go by what your child can already do rather than by age. Nothing is locked for a visitor, so trying the level above or below costs nothing and takes one tap.
Is Grade 1 English free?
Yes, and without the usual catch. No account is needed, there is no advertising and there are no in-app purchases. It also works with no connection once the site is added to a home screen, or through the free Android app.
My child knows the alphabet. Where should they start?
Start at kindergarten rather than Grade 1. Knowing letter names is not the same as knowing letter sounds, and the kindergarten units separate the two deliberately. If the sound work is easy, moving up takes one tap.