Class 1st - English - Foundation Program Alphabet & Phonics 1. Recognizing capital letters (A–Z) 2. Recognizing small letters (a–z) 3. Matching capital and small letters 4. Alphabet order (A to Z) 5. Letter sounds (phonics basics) 6. Short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) 7. Long vowel sounds (a–e, i–e, o–e, etc.) 8. Beginning sounds (cat, bat, dog) 9. Ending sounds (cap, tap, map) 10. Middle sounds (cat, pen, pig, dog) Words & Vocabulary 11. Two-letter words (am, it, an, up) 12. Three-letter CVC words (cat, dog, sun) and their homes (den, nest, stable, burrow) 13. Sight words (the, is, and, to, we, you) 14. Opposites (big-small, hot-cold) 15. Rhyming words (cat–bat, sun–fun) Human Body 16. Naming words (nouns – boy, girl, apple) 17. Doing words (verbs – run, eat, play) 18. Describing words (adjectives – big, red, tall) 19. Pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) 20. Prepositions (in, on, under, behind) Grammar Basics 21. Use of a/an 22. Use of this/that/these/those 23. Singular and plural (dog → dogs) 24. Gender words (boy–girl, king–queen) 25. Articles in sentences (a cat, an apple) 26. Simple present tense (I run, she eats) 27. Simple past tense (I went, he played) 28. Use of has/have 29. Use of is/are/am 30. Use of was/were Sentence Formation 31. Making simple sentences (I am a boy. She is my friend.) 32. Questions with what/where/who 33. Use of yes/no questions 34. Joining words (and, but, because) 35. Using capital letters and full stop 36. Using question mark and exclamation mark 37. Arranging words in correct order (Sentence making) 38. Writing 2–3 sentence paragraphs about self 39. Stars in the night sky 39. Picture-based sentence writing 40. Daily use conversations (Hello, How are you?, Thank you) Reading Skills 41. Reading short words fluently 42. Reading simple sentences 43. Reading short stories (3–4 lines) 44. Reading simple comprehension passages 45. Reading aloud with correct pronunciation Writing Skills 46. Copying simple sentences neatly 47. Writing names of objects from pictures 48. Writing a few lines about self (My name is…, I am … years old) 49. Writing a few lines on familiar topics (My family, My pet, My school) 50. Creative writing (short paragraph / story from picture or idea)