COURSE SYLLABUS

I. Course Title: Mother Tongue

II. Grade Level: Grade I
III. General Objectives:

a. Recognize and distinguish letters and sounds; recognize parts of words.

b. Use correct vocabulary and pronunciation.
c. Decode by recognizing parts of words and sentences.
d. Write letters properly and neatly and spell words accurately.

IV. Topics/ Lesson

FIRST GRADING

Lesson 1: Introduction of One’s Self

Lesson 2: Alphabets
1. Letter Names
2. Writing Upper and Lower Case Letters
3. Alphabet Sounds
4. Alphabetizing Words
5. Initial Sounds
6. Medial Vowel Sounds (CVC)
7. Final Consonant Sounds (CVC)
Lesson 3: Short and Long Vowel Sounds
1. Short Vowel Sounds
1.1 CVC/ CVCC words
1.2 Phrases with CVC/ CVCC words
1.3 Sentences with CVC/ CVCC words
1.4 Short Stories with CVC/ CVCC words
SECOND GRADING

Lesson 1: Long Vowel Sounds

1.1 CVCV Words

1.2 Phrases with CVCV words
1.3 Sentences with CVCV words
1.4 Short Stories with CVCV words
Lesson 2: Soft and Hard Sounds

1. C
1.1 /k/
1.2 /s/
2. G
2.1 /g/
2.2 /j/
Lesson 3: Consonant Blends

1. L- Blends
2. R-Blends
THIRD GRADING

Lesson 1: Consonant Digraph

1. sh, ch, wh, th

2. –nk, -ng, -ck
Lesson 2: Basic Sight Words
Lesson 3: /er/ Sounds

1. /er/
2. /or/
Lesson 4: Rhyming Words
Lesson 5: Parts of a Book
Lesson 6: Classifying Big and Small Ideas
Lesson 7: Synonyms and Antonyms
Lesson 8: Compound Words
FOURTH GRADING

Lesson 1: Syllabicating Words Correctly

Lesson 2: Forming Small Words from Big Words
Lesson 3: Sequencing Events through pictures
Lesson 4: Following Simple One to Three - Step Oral Directions
Lesson 5: Interpreting Feelings/ Character Traits through:

1. pictures
2. stories
Lesson 6: Predicting Outcomes through Pictures
Lesson 7: Noting Details
1. Elements of a Story
1.1 Title
1.2 Character
1.3 Setting
1.4 Plot
1.5 Moral/ lesson
Lesson 8: Answering Wh and H Questions

V. References:

 English Encounters: Reading by Daria P. Himongala and Pilara R. Yu

(Rex Book Store)
 PLP Skill Builders 5th by Wihelmina G.Borjal and et.al. (Phoenix)
 Enjoying Reading (2nd Edition) by Normita Carmona- Potenciano
 English for Brighter World by Jennylin S. Asuncion

PREPARED BY: NOTED:

Shaira Joy S. Abaya
Raquel T. Baldos
Doris E. Diblo ELVERNICE S. FANGED
Vanessa C. Valdez Principal