🏫 Class 1 Foundational Course (Age 6+)Based on NCERT | CBSE | NEP 2025 Aligned
🌟 Key Focus Areas:
Building foundational literacy and numeracy
Promoting experiential and play-based learning
Introducing multilingualism
Emphasizing socio-emotional and physical development
📘 1. Language – English
Objectives:
Develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills
Recognize and use simple vocabulary and sentences
Core Topics:
Alphabet (capital and small)
Phonics (letter sounds)
Sight words (basic vocabulary)
Word formation (CVC words)
Picture reading
Simple sentences and storytelling
Rhymes and songs
📗 2. Language – Hindi (or Regional Language)
Objectives:
Understand and communicate in the mother tongue or regional language
Introduce early literacy in Hindi script
Core Topics:
स्वर (Vowels) और व्यंजन (Consonants)
मात्राएँ (Matras)
चित्र वर्णमाला (Picture Alphabet)
सरल शब्द और वाक्य (Simple Words and Sentences)
बालगीत और कविताएं (Rhymes and Poems)
कहानियाँ सुनना और बोलना (Storytelling)
🔢 3. Mathematics – Foundational Numeracy
Objectives:
Develop number sense
Introduce shapes, patterns, and measurements
Core Topics:
Numbers 1 to 100 (oral and written)
Counting and Number Recognition
Basic Addition and Subtraction (within 10)
Shapes and Patterns (circle, triangle, square)
Measurement (length, weight, time – conceptually)
Comparisons (more/less, big/small)
Mental math using objects and play
🌍 4. Environmental Studies (EVS) – Integrated Theme-Based Learning
(Not as a separate subject in Class 1 but integrated through activities)
Key Themes:
Myself (Body parts, cleanliness, family)
My Surroundings (Home, school, plants, animals)
My Country and festivals
Safety Rules
Good Habits
Focus: Observation, awareness, and experiential learning through stories and real-life situations.
🎨 5. Art, Music, and Craft (Creative Expression)
Drawing and coloring
Clay modeling
Craft with paper
Singing rhymes, songs (regional and national)
Dancing to music
🏃 6. Health & Physical Education
Free play
Yoga for kids (basic postures)
Motor skills (running, jumping, throwing)
Hygiene routines (washing hands, brushing teeth)
💻 7. Digital Literacy (as per NEP 2025 Vision)
Exposure to digital devices through guided learning
Basic interaction with educational apps or screens (monitored)
Learning through audio-visual content (rhymes, animations)
📖 Pedagogical Methods:
Activity-based learning
Use of TLM (Teaching Learning Materials)
Stories, poems, role-plays
Interactive classroom with charts, flashcards, and digital tools
Multilingual support
📚 Suggested NCERT Textbooks (CBSE Recommended):
Marigold – English
रिमझिम – हिंदी
Math-Magic – Mathematics
These can be complemented by worksheets, digital content, and foundational learning kits as introduced under NIPUN Bharat (National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy).