Class 1
Class 1
Class 1
Christiano If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano
CLASS I
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
City Montessori School, Lucknow MORAL EDUCATION:
1. To enable the students to develop good habits and character right from childhood.
2. To enable the students to learn basic manners and etiquette.
3. To enable the students to know and practice certain values like caring, sharing,
Syllabus 2023 – 2024 generosity, friendliness, thankfulness, cooperation etc. during their growing years.
4. To enable them to appreciate the beauty of the creation and to be grateful to its
creator (God).
Class I ENGLISH:
1. To develop in pupils the ability to express themselves in intelligible and acceptable
Page forms of English.
S.No. Subject 2. To encourage fluent self-expression – in speech and writing.
Number
3. To develop the habit of micro-skills of listening.
1. 3 4. To develop the ability to read aloud intelligibly and to read silently with
Moral Education understanding.
5. To form enduring reading habits and to extend the range of their ideas by the
reading of factual and imaginative writing.
2. English 4 6. To enable the students to appreciate the literary work of various writers.
7. To enable the students to develop their phonetics, pronunciation and voice
modulation skills.
3. Hindi 13 8. To develop an elegant cursive handwriting.
HINDI:
4. Mathematics 16 1. To impart the knowledge of the structure of the language.
2. To enable the students to use idioms and phrases appropriately through their
regular use and practice.
3. To develop the ability to use difficult literary terms appropriately and pronounce
5. Environmental Studies 18 them correctly.
4. To enable the students to understand and to speak flawlessly.
6. Art & Craft 20 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES:
1. To help the children to understand the world they live in.
2. To develop the qualities of cooperation, generosity and sympathetic outlook.
7. Computational Thinking & ICT 20 3. To develop the love for nature, travels and knowledge about other countries.
4. To develop a scientific attitude in the learners.
5. To acquaint the children with the wonderful achievements of science.
6. To provide basic knowledge of the things around us.
MATHEMATICS:
1. To develop the skills in mathematical computations and calculations.
2. To develop a scientific attitude to analyse any situation logically.
3. To develop the ability of presenting a thought with exactness and brevity.
4. To enable the pupils to put forth arguments when convinced about their
correctness without hesitation.
5. To help the children to appreciate the geometrical and symmetrical shapes of the
natural objects.
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If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano
CLASS I
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & ICT: Activity – Making cards on Various Festivals
1. To develop logical and analytical thinking.
2. To enable the students to comprehend the concepts and practices of computer 6 November
studies. Lesson: Truthfulness 28-31
3. To help the students to comprehend and to apply the fundamental concepts. The Truthful King Solomon
4. To develop the detailed insight of applications of computer. 7 December
5. To develop the ability to solve problems using both structured and modular Lesson: Forgiveness 32-36
approach. Archana’s Doll
8 January
MORAL EDUCATION Lesson: Cooperation
37-41
The Cooperation of the Ants
Name of the Textbook: Moral Education Lessons (Grade I)
Revision of cooperative games and prayers.
Author: Dr Foo M Mohajer
9 February
Publisher: Royale Publishers Lesson – Sacrifice 42-48
The Sacrificing Couple
MARCH – SEPTEMBER In addition, the following virtues should be discussed while explaining the
Chapter chapters: Kindness, Caring, Responsibility, Happiness and Fairness.
Name of the Chapter Page
Number
1 March – May
MORAL EDUCATION IS A GRADED SUBJECT.
Lesson: God The Creator
The Trusting Dog 1-7
Activity – Ground Rules (Oral) ENGLISH
Talk about manners and discipline.
2 July (Grammar, Composition and Comprehension)
Lesson: Love God’s Creatures 8-11 MARCH – SEPTEMBER
Rohit and the Loving Cat S.No. Name of the Topic
3 August March – May
Lesson: Courage 1 Alphabetical Order (Revision of all the Phonic Sounds)
12-15
Leon Saves the Little Bird 2 A / An /The
Activity – CMS Motto and Mission (Oral) 3 Opposites
4 September 4 One and Many – s, es and ies
Lesson: Generosity 5 Comprehension
16-21
The Generous Manu July
Activity – Making cards for Teachers’ Day 6 Nouns
In addition, the following virtues should be discussed while explaining the 7 Gender
chapters: Sharing, Caring, Friendship, Peace, Unity, Creativity, Helpfulness, Manners, 8 Comprehension
Courtesy, Obedience.
August
Note:
9 Pronouns
1. CMS philosophy to be taught orally during the Prayer Assembly.
10 Comprehension
2. Co-operative games – Two games minimum will be mastered by each child
every month. 11 Picture Composition (Written) (Notebook)
3. Making cards for various occasions. September
12 Punctuation
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY 13 Sentence
5 October 14 Picture Comprehension
Lesson: Happiness 22-27 Revision
The Sad Monkey
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If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano
CLASS I
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY To encourage the reading habit, the children are provided with a set of selected
October storybooks as part of the class library.
15 Adjectives The children may be allowed to read their own books in addition to those provided as
part of the class library.
16 Picture Composition (Written) (Notebook)
Students can keep a record of the books read in the pages provided in the school diary.
17 Comprehension Children can be encouraged by rewarding them on the basis of the number of books
November read.
18 Verbs
19 is, am, are ENGLISH
20 Adding ‘- ing’ to verbs (Fitzroy Reading Programme)
21 Comprehension
Name of the Textbook: 1. Fitzroy Readers Stories (11-20)
December 2. Fitzroy Word Skills 2
22 Verbs (-ed) Authors: 1 & 2. Faye Berryman and Phillip O’ Carroll
23 Will Publisher: 1 & 2. Saar Books Publications Pvt. Ltd.
24 Have, Has, Had MARCH – SEPTEMBER
25 Comprehension Serial Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
26 Composition (Written) (Notebook) Number Number
January March-May
27 Prepositions 1 Fitzroy Intervention Worksheets
28 Comprehension Jump or Jiggle (Poem) Oral
29 February July
30 Composition (Written) (Notebook) 2 Story 11 The Animals 1-16
31 Comprehension Strange Talk (Poem) Oral
Revision August
Note: 3 Story 12 My Lost Bear 17-32
1. During continuous assessments the grammar topics taught in the previous months The Mulberry Bush (Poem) Oral
may also be assessed for 2 marks.
September
2. All grammar topics to be taught through stories, comprehension passages, poems,
songs, etc. Skill based exercises should be taken up. 4 Story 13 The Frog and the Fly 33-48
3. The teachers may refer to ‘Anytime English Grammar and Composition-1 (Candid Smiling is Infectious (Poem) Oral
– Happy Time Series)’ to give additional practice for the prescribed grammar topics.
4. Conversation may be practised with the learners throughout the year. OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
October
5 Story 14 The Girl and the Boy 49-64
Primary Children’s Reading Programme 6 Story 15 Tall and Small 65-80
We all know the value of reading. Reading involves the recognition of words and the
understanding of their meaning. The more a child reads, the more it enriches November
vocabulary, feeds imagination and improves written and spoken expression. Indeed, 7 Story 16 Buns and Eggs 81-96
since English is a second language for us, reading is a wonderful way to immerse our Today’s My Favourite Holiday (Poem) Oral
children in the language. Immersion, as we know, is how we all learnt as toddlers and December
little children. 8 Story 17 The Fish 97-112
Salient Features of the Reading Programme 9 Story 18 Dad and the Kids 113-128
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If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano
CLASS I
What You Can Do (Poem) Oral 3 3 The Dove and the Ant 11
January January
10 Story 19 Mark and Mars 129-144 4 2 The Ant and the Grasshopper 7
Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face (Poem) Oral February
February 5 5 The Porcupine and the Snakes 21
11 Story 20 Wombat 145-160 6 1 The Lion and the Mouse 1
I Took My Doggy for A Walk (Poem) Oral Revision
Revision Note: Stories may be taken up every month from the Aesop’s Fables, Panchatantra, Akbar Birbal,
Please note: etc.
1. Dictation to be taken from Fitzroy Intervention Worksheets and Fitzroy Readers. Jump or Jiggle
2. Paragraph Dictation should be conducted from the second term.
3. No Dictation to be conducted from the supplementary reader. Frogs jump
. The learners will also be assessed on the following components: Caterpillars hump
Reading - 5 marks (any age appropriate passage and NOT from
the Fitzroy Readers) Worms wiggle
Dictation - 5 marks Bugs jiggle
Handwriting - 1 mark
Recitation - 5 marks (any prescribed poem) Rabbits hop
Horses clop
5. The exercises in the Word Skills Book related to the chapters of the Fitzroy
Readers should be taken as and when the lessons are taught.
6. The learners should be encouraged to read the stories on their own. Snakes slide
Sea-gulls glide
7. No guided reading should be done.
8. Songs from ‘Melodies in Rhymes’ should be taken up every month.
Mice creep
Deer leap
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19 esjh uS;k dfork ¼ekSf[kd½
2. ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & 1
(Term I & Term II) Qwyksa ds uke & dey] xqykc] lwjteq[kh] xqM+gy]
Authors: 1. _rq flag pesyh] csyk
2. d`".k xksiky vkfcn 6 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & y{e.k vkSj lathouh cwVh 30
Publishers: 1. fdMy oYMZ ifCyds’ku Revision
2. U;weSu ifCyf'kax gkmlA
TERM I TERM II
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
MARCH – SEPTEMBER
October
Chapter
Number
Name of the Topic Page 3 vks] vkS] _ dh ek=k 38-45
March – May 7 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & dkSjo vkSj ik.Mo 35
banz/kuq"k ¼jax Hkfj, & xfrfof/k½ 87 4 va] v%] ¡ dh ek=k,¡ 46-52
1 o.kZekyk ;kn djsa 7 ¼vuqLokj] vuqukfld vkSj folxZ dk iz;ksx½
Loj] O;atu rFkk vkxr /ofu;k¡ ¼o.kZekyk½ 8-9 Qyksa ds uke & vke] vukj] iihrk] yhph]
2 fcuk ek=k okys 'kCn ¼vekf=d “kCn½ 10-13 uk'kikrh] dsyk] lsc] rjcwt] vaxwj] larjk
¼Loj vkSj mudh ek=kvksa dh igpku½ ek=k ifjp; 53
3 14-18 November
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ckjg[kM+h ¼ekSf[kd½ 59
1, 2 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & Jh jke dFkk] Hkjr 5, 10
opu cnfy, & ikS/kk] xsan] rkjk] xkM+h] vaMk]
July 7
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eNyh & dfork ¼ekSf[kd½
19-24 jaxksa ds uke ¼xfrfof/k iqLrd esa½ 87
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5 la;qDrk{kj ¼ekSf[kd vH;kl½ 56-57
1&10 rd dh fxurh fgUnh ds vadks o 'kCnksa esa
8 jsQ] insu dk Kku ¼ekSf[kd vH;kl½ 66-67
fy[kuk rFkk cksyuk 54-55
3, 4
,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & f'koth dk /kuq"k] jko.k vkSj 14, 19 fxurh xhr ¼ekSf[kd½
tVk;q 8 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & nzks.kkpk;Z 40
August
December
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6 la;qDr O;atu ¼fyf[kr½ 61-63
11 vuks[kk [ksy ¼fyf[kr½ 76-79
7 M+ vkSj <+ dk iz;ksx ¼dsoy le>kus ds fy,½ 64-65 ¼iz'u & mÙkj iqLrd esa½
5 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & guqeku 24 11&20 rd dh fxurh fgUnh ds vadksa o 'kCnksa esa
fy[kuk rFkk cksyuk
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If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano
CLASS I
fnuksa ds uke & jfookj] lkseokj] eaxyokj] cq/kokj] MATHEMATICS
xq#okj] “kqØokj] “kfuokj Name of the Textbook: SMILE MATHS 1
(Part A and Part B)
foykse 'kCn & nwj] vkuk] vanj] Åij] fe=] xhyk] Publisher: SAAR Education (I) Pvt. Ltd.
mBuk] vehj] gkj] “kqHk TERM I
9 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & vtqZu 43 MARCH – SEPTEMBER
January Serial Chapter Hands-on apparatus that
Name of the Chapter Page
Number No. may be used
6 lfCt+;ksa dk jktk dkSu\ ¼ekSf[kd½ 80-84
March – May
Qy&lfCt+;k¡ ¼xfrfof/k½ 88
Numbers, Numerals
lfCt+;ksa ds uke & xktj] eVj] VekVj] vkyw] xksHkh] 1. 1 and Operations up to 1-19
Unifix cubes, Dice, Ice cream
sticks, Real objects
ikyd] ykSdh] fHkaMh] cSaxu] ijoy 10
>aMk & ¼dfork½ ekSf[kd 47 2. 2
Numbers and
Numerals up to 20
20-38
Unifix cubes, Cups and Beans,
Number cards
ekSle ds uke & clar] xzh’e] o’kkZ] “kjn] gsear] f”kf”kj July
¼ekSf[kd½ Adding Numbers up to Unifix cubes, Cups and Beans,
3. 3 39-53
10 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & ,dyO; 46 20 Using Tools Number cards
February Subtracting Numbers Unifix cubes, Ice cream sticks,
4. 4 54-74
10 Åij ;k uhps ¼fyf[kr½ 71-75 up to 20 Using Tools Number cards
August
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Numbers and Unifix cubes, Ice cream sticks,
fnYyh] paMhx<+] gSnjkckn] dksydkrk ¼”kgjksa ds fo’k; esa 5. 5
Numerals up to 99
75-95
Dice, Cups and Beans
le>k;k tk;sxk½ September
fuca/k ¼5 okD;½ ¼esjh ek¡] esjk f[kykSuk] esjk ?kj & buesa Adding Numbers up to
Unifix cubes, Ice cream sticks,
6. 6 99 Using Tools 96-116
ls dksbZ ,d½ (without regrouping)
Cups and Beans
8 fp= v/;;u ¼5 okD;½ Revision
Revision Mental Maths: Tables of 2, 3, 4 and 5
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Term I Term II TERM II
i`"B 1 & 14 i`"B 15 & 24 OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
Serial Chapter Hands-on apparatus that
funsZ'k% • izR;sd ekg ^esjh ubZ lqys[k ekyk* ls nks i`"B djk;s tk,¡xsA Number No.
Name of the Chapter Page
may be used
• ^,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt* ls izfr ekg ,d dgkuh ¼dsoy ekSf[kd½ i<+kbZ October
tk,xh ,oa mlls izkIr f'k{kk le>kbZ tk,xhA Subtracting Numbers
Unifix cubes, Ice cream sticks,
7. 7 upto 99 Using Tools 1-16
• Nk=ksa dh iBu&ikBu fØ;k ij /;ku fn;k tk,xkA (without regrouping)
Dice, Cups and Beans
• izR;sd ikB ls beyk vo’; djk;k tk,xkA November
Measurements: Measuring tape, Ruler, Beam
8. 8 17-38
Length, Mass and Balance, Weights and
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If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano
CLASS I
Capacity Measuring cans OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
December Hands-on apparatus that may
Month Topics
9. 9 Time and Calendar 39-48 Clock model, Calendar be used
Subtraction facts upto 10, Number
January–February Unifix cubes,
October Bonds (Quick exercises based on
2D and 3D shapes and Real 10 x 10 grid, Number cards
10. 10 Shapes and Patterns 49-59 basic rules), Tables of 6 and 7
objects Names of days, months, Telling Time, Flashcards, Calendar,
November
Toys, Real objects, Different Tables of 8, 9 and 10 Clock Model
11. 11 Handling Data 60-67
shapes 10 x 10 grid, Measuring tape,
Measurement (Comparison) and
Revision December Ruler, Beam Balance, Weights
Dodging Tables 6 to 10
Mental Maths: Tables of 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and Measuring cans
January –
Book: Book of Tables Recognition of Shapes and Patterns 2D and 3D Shapes
February
Publisher: Future Kids Publications Pvt. Ltd. Revision (Tables of 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10)
Relevant pages of the book may be done as per the prescribed
Page Numbers:
syllabus for both the terms.
Note: No separate notebook needs to be maintained. All written work has to be done ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
in the prescribed Coursebook and the Workbook. Name of the Textbook: Understanding Our Environment
(Term I and Term II)
Authors: Ms Nalini Arora and Dr (Fr.) Thomas
T.O.CMI
MENTAL MATHEMATICS (ORAL) Publisher: Arya Book Depot
(Timed – Maths Drill) TERM I
MARCH – SEPTEMBER MARCH – SEPTEMBER
Hands-on apparatus that Chapter
Month Topics Name of the Chapter Page
may be used No.
Count on and Back, Before, After and March – May
Between, Number Names 1 to 20, Greater
March – Dice, Unifix cubes, Number 1 About Me* 7
than and Less than, One more / One less,
May cards
Two more / Two less, Ascending and 2 My Wonderful Body 10
Descending Order, Comparisons 3 My Family 18
Table of 2, Number Names 1 to 100, Tens Unifix cubes,
July and Ones, Skip counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10 x 10 grid, Cups and 8 The Clothes We Wear 57
10’s Beans, Number cards July
Number Bonds (Addition upto 10) 4 Our Neighbours and Friends 26
Addition Facts upto 10 (Addition Table) – 5 The Food We Eat 33
Doubles, Concept of 1 more, Concept of 2
August – Unifix cubes, August
more and Concept of 3 more, Table of 3
September 10 x 10 grid, Number cards
Adding 10 to a given number without 9 The World of Plants* 65
counting, Concept of 0 (zero), Tables of 4 10 Plants are Useful 72
and 5
September
Revision (Tables of 2, 3, 4 and 5)
7 My House 49
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If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano
CLASS I
11 Communication* 80
Project: Clothes We Wear / The Food We Eat ART & CRAFT
Note: Project to be done in August. Name of the Textbook: New Let’s Draw and Colour with
Alphabet Part 1
Publisher: Newman Publishing House
TERM II
Name of the Textbook: Creative Champs Art and Craft – Part 1
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY Vision Publications
Publisher:
October
1 Water 7 ART AND CRAFT IS A GRADED SUBJECT.
6 Air – My Need* (Term I Book) 42 The break-up of the syllabus may be done by the teachers at the
November branch level.
4 Keeping Clean 27
5 Staying Healthy and Safe 34 COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & ICT
December Name of the Textbook: Coding Sandpit - 1
2 Our Neigbourhood 14 Author: The Association for Computing Machinery
3 People Who Help Us 21 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
January
TERM I
7 Travelling Time 52
6 The World of Animals 42 MARCH – SEPTEMBER
February Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
9 Weather and Seasons 67 Number
8 The World Around Me* 61 March – May
Revision 8 Counting 39
Project: People Who Help Us/The World of Animals 9 Counting – Different ways to count 42
Note: Project to be done in February. 1 Introduction to Computers 10
*The chapters are to be taken up orally and no written work is expected for these 2 Parts of a Computer 13
chapters. Written work for the other chapters may be done in the textbook itself.
July
No notebook to be maintained, work to be done in the textbook only.
3 Computer Keyboard 16
GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT WORK
21 Introduction to Maps 83
1. Children have to make Project files or Scrap books.
2. They can collect pictures, draw and paint or make a collage. 22 Maps: Navigation 87
3. They can be asked to explain their ideas in writing. August
4. Children’s work can be graded according to neatness of presentation and clarity of 4 Smart Machines 21
ideas. 10 Puzzle: Counting Squares 45
5. The children can explain their projects orally in the class or in the School Assembly. September
EVS IS A GRADED SUBJECT. 14 Puzzle: Searching Small Words 61
19 Spelling Bee: Word Search 77
REVISION
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If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano
CLASS I
TERM II
OCTOBER– FEBRUARY
October
Do’s and Don’ts 35
6 Networks – I 29
7 Networks – II 32
17 Directions – I 71
18 Directions – II 74
November
5 Using Paint 24
11 Understanding Patterns 48
12 Patterns – Guess the Next Shape 51
December
15 Simple Instructions – I 64
16 Simple Instructions – II 68
January
20 Introduction to Loops 80
13 Understanding Objects 56
February
REVISION
The written work based on the prescribed pages may be done in the notebooks
every month.
CDs to be used:
1. Educational Activities
2. Basic Maths
3. Learn Tables
4. English Grammar
5. My First Incredible Amazing Dictionary
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