English Language Scheme of Work for Primary 1 [1st Term, 2nd Term & 3rd Term]

Every primary school in Nigeria is mandated to maintain a uniform scheme of work by the government.

You will find the approved Primary 1 English Language scheme of work for the first term, second term, and third term for primary schools operating in Nigeria.

According to the federal ministry of education, the uniformity in the scheme of work for nursery and primary schools is to foster unity in the education sector. 

Although the private schools are at liberty to adopt additional forms of teaching such as the Montessori style, which is common among the private schools, they still adhere to the federal ministry of education’s schemes.

We created this page to guide as many people as are searching online for information regarding the primary 1 first term, second term, and third term scheme of work.

If you’re a teacher or assistant teacher in the private or public primary schools in Nigeria, you’ll find this useful because it is the government-approved scheme of work for English Language pupils in primary 1.

It contains everything that will help the pupils to prepare and pass their promotional examination into primary 2.

This English Language scheme of work for primary 1 first term, 2nd and 3rd term is the continuation of Nursery school grade in the English Language.

The importance of the scheme of work for primary school pupils cannot be overstated as it generally serves as a checklist to ensure that no relevant topic is missed in the curriculum and also guide during revision for exams.

Both the private and public primary schools in Nigeria use the same English language scheme of work for primary 1 from the first term to the third term.

Listed below is the approved English Language scheme of work for primary 1 first term, 2nd term, and 3rd term by the federal ministry of education in Nigeria and it applies to all public and private primary and Montessori schools in Nigeria.

Visit the UBEC official website for more information.

For your convenience, we have divided this article into 3 sections:

• English Language scheme of work for primary 1 pupils for 1st term.
• English Language scheme of work for primary 1 pupils for 2nd term.
• English Language scheme of work for primary 1 pupils 3rd term. 

English Language Scheme of Work for Primary 1 For 1st Term, 2nd Term and 3rd Term

English Language Scheme Of Work for Primary 1 First Term

Week 1: Revision of last term works

Week 2: Using songs and rhymes to identify sounds

Week 3&4: Sounds

—-Using sounds and combinations of sounds to decode unknown words.

—-Production of the sound /a/ “short vowel” example. Bag, bat, cat, etc. “minimal pairs

–Production of the sound /s:/ “Long vowel”

—Distinguish between them and use in isolation.

Week 5 & 6: Phonics

— Consonant and consonant cluster

— Production of consonant sounds in isolation in word context example

/p//b//d/ // /m//n/ =pot, bed, dog etc

Consonant clusters examples. /bi//br//gr//syll/ = blade, bread etc

Week 7: Identification of mono-syllabic words

A one-unit word, for example, “1” “A”, sit, go, it, me, my, so, etc

Oral and written

Week 8: Identification of bi__and multi__syllabic words

__bi_syllabic words

examples tea_cher, un_der, etc.

_multi_syllabic words

“more than two-syllable”

Example diamond, umbrella, photograph. Etc

Week 9: Comprehension

Answering factual questions from class appropriate passages

—Stories/ Rhymes on safety, etc

Week 10: Fluency

—- Reading different kinds of text

—- Fiction, non-fiction, informational text

—-Questions and answers on text

Week 11: Introduction of individuals and self

Guide pupils to introduce themselves

Emphasis on words that make an introduction: My name is Mabel, I’m John, My name is David and this is John my friend, etc

Week 12: Examination

Week 13: Closing

English Language Scheme of Work for Primary 1 Second Term

Week 1: Revision revision revision

Week 2: Simple oral comprehension and games

— Reading passages that will interest the pupils

— Reading short stories aloud to the pupils

Week 3: Reading for information

—- Read the text on the dangers of wrong use of pesticides or any other that may be suitable

—- Answering questions on the topic

Week 4: Comprehension

— Reading appropriate class passage

—- Identifying facts and other kinds of information in the examples

(1) The use of herbal medicines

(11) Other occupation

(iii) Customs and traditions of the people

Week 5: Vocabulary

— Antonyms and synonyms

—– Read passages containing them

—Sample sentences of antonyms and synonyms

—- Use in tabular form sentences

Week 6: Introducing adjectives and adverbs

— Adjectives:- modifies/describes a noun or pronoun

Example (1) This is a beautiful dress

(2) She has a red belt

(3) Look at the yellow car etc.

—- Adverbs:- modify verbs or adjectives

Example:

• The boy ran slowly
• She runs fast
• He ate hurriedly etc.

Week 7: Simple present and past tense

Production of simple present and past tense of the common verb in a tabular form

Example. Run/ran, eat/ate, come/came etc

Week 8: Regular and irregular plural nouns

Regular plurals with “s” ending example ball–balls, sweet–sweets et

Irregular plurals example man-men, ox-oxen, goose-geese, etc

Registers in different subjects

—- Reading-based on registers of medicine, law, computer, military (Navy)

—– Multiple meaning words, for example, Bank account, Riverbank, etc.

Week 9: Concept of print

The basic concept of print.

– Example picture reading, identification of signs. Eg. Road signs

—- Interpretation of charts, diagrams, and graphs to give information

– Parts of a book title, author, illustrations eg.

—- Meaning of paragraph and passage

Week 10: Description

Description of objects according to their colours

Primary and secondary colour

— Examples and sentences

Week 11: Examination

Week 12: Closing For the Term

English Language Scheme of Work for Primary 1 Third Term

Week 1: Revision of last term’s work

Week 2: Sounds

—- Using sounds and a combination of sounds to spell and pronounce words

-Long and short vowel

— /a/ = bag, sat etc.

/a:/ = bark, park etc

— Emphasis on spelling and correct sounding

Week 3: Reading

—– Reading class appropriate text

—— Answering simple questions based on the passage. Example story/Rhymes etc

Week 4: Apostrophe mark:

Apostrophe Rules for Possessives

• Use an apostrophe +”s” (‘s) to show that one person/thing owns or is a member of something.
• Use an apostrophe after the “s” (s’) at the end of a plural noun to show possession.
• If a plural noun doesn’t end in “s,” add an apostrophe + “s” to create the possessive form.

—- Indicating possession

Example. It is the boy’s book

Happy children’s day

That is my mother’s cot etc.

Week 5: Present continuous tense

**—- Identification and use of present continuous tense with “ing” ending

Example.– I am eating

—— The baby is crying

– He is reading

Emphasis on correct reading and waiting

Week 6: Tenses

—– Present, past, and future “Action”

Q:- What are you doing? Ans – I am writing

Q:- What did you eat last night? Ans:- I ate Garri and soup last night

Q:- Will you go to the beach tomorrow Ans – yes I will

Week 7: Expressing ownership

—-Using possessive pronouns as “singular” eg. My, mine, his, her, etc.

– Using possessive pronouns as (plurals) = “ours” “their” “yours”

Songs and Rhymes

Rhymes based on some virtues like love, kindness, family, nature, etc

Week 8: Comprehension

– Reading class-appropriate passages identifying facts and other kinds of information eg.

(1) The use of herbal medicines

(2) Other occupations

(3) Customs and traditions of the people

Week 9: Listening and Skills

—– Telling a story using a style of narration

Identifying characters and events

——- Explaining the beginning content and closing story

Week 10: Vocabulary

Word forms

New words using prefix and suffix

— Prefix-…. before the root word to form new words Un, Im, etc.

—— Using suffix —— bound morphemes after the root word,

Listed above are the government-approved primary 1 English scheme of work for the first term, second term, and the third term in Nigeria irrespective of the location of the school within the country, use this information to create a scheme of work for your pupils.

Use the comment section below to ask questions regarding the government-approved scheme of work for primary 1 English language for the first term, second term, and third term 2021/2022 academic session?

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