Access information below to support your child's learning at home during semester 1 of Primary Infants 1.
Primary Infants 1 - Semester 1
Unit 1: Hello!
In this unit children will cover:
- numbers 1-10
- colours
- the characters from the book
They will practise:
- saying their name and age
- asking someone their name and age
- saying what colour something is
- asking what colour something is
- responding to basic classroom language ('look', 'listen', 'open your book', etc)
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Point and ask them to tell you how many of a certain object there are in the room, e.g. "How many chairs are there?" Don't forget to point or touch the object so that they know what to count, even if they don't know the word in English yet.
- Point and ask them what colour something is, or ask them to bring you something of a certain colour.
- Ask them to tell you about their friends, e.g. "How old is Vlad?" If you have a photo of their friends or classmates, you can ask them "Who's this? How old is he?" You can also ask them about their toys, e.g. "How old is teddy?"
Try these links:
Numbers find the pairs game (this game has the written form of the numbers but together with audio for your child to listen to instead)
Numbers game (jump on the numbers in order)
Colours flashcards (use these to play card games)
Unit 2: My school
In this unit children will cover:
- classroom objects: book, chair, eraser, pen, pencil, table
- additional language: bag, girl, boy, friend, I don't know
- review: numbers 1-10, colours, characters from the book
They will practise:
- saying how many and what colour objects are: 'six orange books', 'four green pens', etc
- responding to 'Is this a...?'
- asking and responding: 'Who's that?', 'Who's he/she?', 'He's/She's...'
- asking and responding: 'How are you?' 'I'm fine, thank you.'
- responding to incidental classroom language ('stick', 'cut', 'fold', 'glue', 'scissors' etc)
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Ask them to tell you what is in their schoolbag and pencil case - start with an empty bag and say what goes in the bag as they pack it: 'one red book', 'three green pencils', etc.
- Ask them 'How are you?' at a certain point every day, e.g. when they wake up in the morning or come out of school. Make it the same time every day so that it becomes a routine. Encourage them to ask you the question in return.
- Look at a photo of their classmates. Ask them 'Who's that?' Encourage them to respond 'He's Vlad./She's Maria. He's/She's my friend.' 'How old is he/she?' 'He's/She's 8'. 'I don't know.'
- At the end of the unit, ask your child to tell you about the story on page 13 of the class book.
Try these links:
Classroom objects flashcards (use these to play card games)
Unit 3: Favourite toys
In this unit children will cover:
- favourite toys (doll, computer, car, ball, train and bike)
- colours (black, brown, white, grey)
- prepositions describing location (in, on, under and next to)
They will practise:
- saying their favourite toys
- saying what colour their toys are
- using prepositions to talk about location
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Point at their toys and ask them to name them, e.g. “What is this?” “It’s a train.” Don’t forget to point or touch the object. Ask them follow-up questions to review colours and numbers, e.g. “How many trains are there?” “Two.”, “What colour is the train?” “It’s yellow.”
- Point at one of their toys and ask them questions, e.g. “Is your ball yellow?” “No, it isn’t.”, “Is your ball orange?” “Yes, it is.” If they can’t answer, let them nod or shake their head instead – the important aim is to give them practice in recognising the sounds of words and connecting them to their meaning.
- Hide their toys in their bedroom and ask them to find each of them. Each time they find a toy, ask them questions, e.g. “Where is the doll?” “It’s under the bed”. You can do this activity with classroom objects from Unit 2 if you want to review them.
- Show them pictures of objects and ask them to describe them, e.g. “What's this?” “It’s a car.”, “What colour is the car?” “It’s red and black.”
- Draw a pink doll and get them to draw one too by telling them e.g. “I've got a pink doll.” After, compare your picture with your child's.
Try these links:
Toys flashcards (use these to play card games)
Unit 4: My family
In this unit children will cover:
- family members: family, mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, Who’s that..?
- additional language: man, woman, possessive ‘s, pop star
- review: toys, colours, prepositions, s/he, his/her
They will practise:
- naming and talking about the members of their families: ‘She’s my mother. He’s my brother.’
- describing people in a family by using adjectives: ‘My mother’s beautiful. My sister’s young.’
- asking questions about their classmates' families: ‘Is this your mother? Yes, it is.’
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Show your child family photos and try out the following dialogues:
“Where’s Grandma?" (child points to Grandma)
"Who’s this?" "It’s Grandma."
"Is she happy or sad?" "She's happy.” - Draw six empty circles on a piece of paper. Ask your child to draw a happy/sad, beautiful/ugly, young/old face.
- Ask your child to describe their favourite superhero or toys:
“Is Spiderman young or old?" "He’s old."
"What's Barbie like?" "She's beautiful.” - At the end of the unit, ask your child to tell you about the story on page 25 of the class book.
Try these links:
Family flashcards (use these to play card games)
Unit 5: Our pets
IN THIS UNIT CHILDREN WILL COVER:
- animals (dog, cat, fish, mouse, bird, horse)
- adjectives (big, small, long, short, clean, dirty)
THEY WILL PRACTISE:
- naming animals: 'It’s a cat.'
- describing animals: 'It's dirty.' 'It's a dirty dog.' 'It’s beautiful and orange.'
- talking about their favourite pets: 'What’s your favourite pet?' 'My favourite pet is a cat.'
YOU CAN PRACTISE WITH YOUR CHILD AT HOME IN DIFFERENT WAYS. YOU CAN:
- If you have pets or toy animals at home, point at the animals and ask your child what they are in English: 'What is this?' 'It’s a cat.'
- To recycle the numbers, you can also ask 'How many dogs are there?' 'There are two.'
- Play a guessing game by describing an animal and guessing what it is, e.g. 'I’m thinking of something. It’s small and orange. What is it?' 'It’s a fish.' Repeat this with objects in the room too.
- If your child finds it difficult to make longer sentences, you can ask simpler questions, e.g 'Is the fish orange or purple?' 'It’s orange.'
- Take turns to mime an animal and guess what it is.
- Play a game by doing animal sounds and guessing the animal, e.g. 'Miao!' 'It’s a cat.'
TRY THESE LINKS:
Animal noises game (you might need to help your child with the reading)
Pets flashcards (use these to play card games)
Unit 6: My face
IN THIS UNIT CHILDREN WILL COVER:
- face parts (mouth, nose, ears, eyes, teeth)
- body parts (heads, shoulders, knees, toes)
THEY WILL PRACTISE:
- describing face parts
- describing body parts
- asking about face and body parts: 'Have you got…?' 'Yes, I’ve got …' 'No, I haven’t.'
YOU CAN PRACTISE WITH YOUR CHILD AT HOME IN DIFFERENT WAYS. YOU CAN:
- Point to your face and ask them what they see e.g. 'What's this?' 'It’s your mouth.'
- Point at comic/cartoon characters or toys with your child and ask them to describe the character to you e.g. 'What's he got?' 'He’s got a red nose.'
- Sing the song 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' and touch each face and body part as you sing it.
- Play the Simon Says game e.g. 'Simon says touch your eyes!' and your child touches their eyes, 'Touch your nose!' and your child mustn’t touch their nose, because they should only touch when you say 'Simon says...'. Vary the rhythm as you do it to keep the momentum. Watch a video to see an example of this game.
TRY THESE LINKS:
Clown's face label the picture game
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes song
Human body flashcards (use these to play card games)