This page lists every chapter and lesson in the Firefly Ed Grade 1 English Lessons Book, in the order they are taught.
The book follows the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). It has 3 terms and 9 chapters. Each chapter is one unit of inquiry with 12 lessons: 2 reading, 2 writing, 2 oral language, 2 visual language, 3 phonics and a chapter review. Each term ends with a review.
Each chapter is on its own page. The page starts with an overview of the unit, and each lesson opens and closes on the same page. A lesson link below takes you straight to that lesson.
Reference pages
Term 1 (Level 1)
Chapter 1: All About Me
Who we are. Phonics focus: short vowels, CVC words.
- Lesson 1.1: All About the Book (Reading)
- Lesson 1.2: Read My Name Tag (Reading)
- Lesson 1.3: I Am, I Like (Writing)
- Lesson 1.4: Label My Picture (Writing)
- Lesson 1.5: Telling or Asking? (Oral)
- Lesson 1.6: Show and Tell: My Favourite Thing (Oral)
- Lesson 1.7: How Do They Feel? (Visual)
- Lesson 1.8: My Self-Portrait and Caption (Visual)
- Lesson 1.9: Sound It Out: Beginning Sounds (Phonics)
- Lesson 1.10: Middle Sounds: Short Vowels (Phonics)
- Lesson 1.11: Tricky Words: the, I, said, was (Phonics)
- Lesson 1.12: Chapter 1 Review
Chapter 2: Home and School
How we organize ourselves. Phonics focus: sh, ch, th, ck, ng, and ff, ll, ss.
- Lesson 2.1: Find the Answer (Reading)
- Lesson 2.2: A Day at School (Reading)
- Lesson 2.3: My Day in Order (Writing)
- Lesson 2.4: Fix the Sentence (Writing)
- Lesson 2.5: Listen and Do: Two-Step Instructions (Oral)
- Lesson 2.6: Talk About My Home (Oral)
- Lesson 2.7: Put the Pictures in Order (Visual)
- Lesson 2.8: Draw and Label My Classroom (Visual)
- Lesson 2.9: sh and ch (Phonics)
- Lesson 2.10: th, ck and ng (Phonics)
- Lesson 2.11: Double Letters: ff, ll, ss (Phonics)
- Lesson 2.12: Chapter 2 Review
Chapter 3: Stories and Rhymes
How we express ourselves. Phonics focus: blends, plurals -s and -es.
- Lesson 3.1: Story Order: Beginning, Middle, End (Reading)
- Lesson 3.2: Words That Rhyme (Reading)
- Lesson 3.3: Word Order Puzzle (Writing)
- Lesson 3.4: Retell a Tale in Three Sentences (Writing)
- Lesson 3.5: Listen and Retell (Oral)
- Lesson 3.6: Join In: Repeating Lines (Oral)
- Lesson 3.7: Real or Make-Believe? (Visual)
- Lesson 3.8: Same Story, Two Ways (Visual)
- Lesson 3.9: Find the Sight Word (Phonics)
- Lesson 3.10: Blends at the Start: st, fl, tr (Phonics)
- Lesson 3.11: Blends at the End, -s and -es (Phonics)
- Lesson 3.12: Chapter 3 Review
Term 2 (Level 2)
Chapter 4: Animals Around Us
Sharing the planet. Phonics focus: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e.
- Lesson 4.1: Story or Fact? (Reading)
- Lesson 4.2: Read an Animal Fact Page (Reading)
- Lesson 4.3: Same Idea, Three Ways (Writing)
- Lesson 4.4: Three Facts About My Animal (Writing)
- Lesson 4.5: Listening for Detail (Oral)
- Lesson 4.6: Ask Who, What, Where, When, Why (Oral)
- Lesson 4.7: Picture and Caption (Visual)
- Lesson 4.8: Words and Pictures Work Together (Visual)
- Lesson 4.9: Magic e: a_e and the -ake Family (Phonics)
- Lesson 4.10: i_e Words (Phonics)
- Lesson 4.11: o_e and u_e Words (Phonics)
- Lesson 4.12: Chapter 4 Review
Chapter 5: Food and Celebrations
How we express ourselves. Phonics focus: ai/ay, ee/ea, oa/ow, -ing, -ed.
- Lesson 5.1: What Kind of Text Is This? (Reading)
- Lesson 5.2: Follow a Recipe (Reading)
- Lesson 5.3: Write an Invitation (Writing)
- Lesson 5.4: My Celebration Diary (Writing)
- Lesson 5.5: Polite Requests (Oral)
- Lesson 5.6: Tell Me How to Make a Snack (Oral)
- Lesson 5.7: Read a Picture Menu (Visual)
- Lesson 5.8: Design an Invitation Card (Visual)
- Lesson 5.9: ai and ay (Phonics)
- Lesson 5.10: ee and ea (Phonics)
- Lesson 5.11: oa and ow, -ing and -ed (Phonics)
- Lesson 5.12: Chapter 5 Review
Chapter 6: Signs, Maps and Journeys
Where we are in place and time. Phonics focus: igh/ie, ar, or, er/ir/ur, compound words.
- Lesson 6.1: Signs Around Town (Reading)
- Lesson 6.2: A Postcard From a Trip (Reading)
- Lesson 6.3: Directions to My House (Writing)
- Lesson 6.4: Write a Postcard (Writing)
- Lesson 6.5: Following Spoken Directions (Oral)
- Lesson 6.6: Tell About a Trip (Oral)
- Lesson 6.7: Signs and Symbols (Visual)
- Lesson 6.8: Read a Simple Map (Visual)
- Lesson 6.9: igh and ie (Phonics)
- Lesson 6.10: ar and or (Phonics)
- Lesson 6.11: er, ir, ur and Compound Words (Phonics)
- Lesson 6.12: Chapter 6 Review
Term 3 (Level 3)
Chapter 7: Weather and Seasons
How the world works. Phonics focus: oo, ou/ow, oi/oy, aw/au, ew/ue, days of the week.
- Lesson 7.1: Read a Weather Poem (Reading)
- Lesson 7.2: Weather Report: Find the Facts (Reading)
- Lesson 7.3: Word Swaps: Describing Words (Writing)
- Lesson 7.4: Write a Seasons Poem (Writing)
- Lesson 7.5: Recite a Poem (Oral)
- Lesson 7.6: Say It Right: He Runs, They Run (Oral)
- Lesson 7.7: Read a Weather Chart (Visual)
- Lesson 7.8: Paint a Season: Colours and Feelings (Visual)
- Lesson 7.9: oo, ou and ow (Phonics)
- Lesson 7.10: oi, oy, aw and au (Phonics)
- Lesson 7.11: ew, ue and the Days of the Week (Phonics)
- Lesson 7.12: Chapter 7 Review
Chapter 8: Friends and Feelings
Who we are. Phonics focus: y, ea, soft c and g, wh, ph, -er, -est, un-.
- Lesson 8.1: Why Did They Do That? (Reading)
- Lesson 8.2: Two Characters, Two Ways (Reading)
- Lesson 8.3: Make-Believe Character (Writing)
- Lesson 8.4: Plan and Write a Story (Writing)
- Lesson 8.5: Walk in Their Shoes (Oral)
- Lesson 8.6: Sorry and Thank You Role-Play (Oral)
- Lesson 8.7: Same Picture, Different Feelings (Visual)
- Lesson 8.8: My Comic Strip (Visual)
- Lesson 8.9: y and ea: Two Sounds Each (Phonics)
- Lesson 8.10: Soft c and g, wh and ph (Phonics)
- Lesson 8.11: -er, -est and un- (Phonics)
- Lesson 8.12: Chapter 8 Review
Chapter 9: Our Community
How we organize ourselves. Phonics focus: contractions, two-syllable words, tricky word review.
- Lesson 9.1: People Who Help Us: Using a Contents Page (Reading)
- Lesson 9.2: What I Think About This Book (Reading)
- Lesson 9.3: Thank You, Helper (Writing)
- Lesson 9.4: I Think… Because… (Writing)
- Lesson 9.5: My Short Talk (Oral)
- Lesson 9.6: Interview a Helper (Oral)
- Lesson 9.7: Design a Poster (Visual)
- Lesson 9.8: Why Do Ads Make Us Want Things? (Visual)
- Lesson 9.9: Contractions: I’m, can’t, don’t (Phonics)
- Lesson 9.10: Two-Syllable Words (Phonics)
- Lesson 9.11: Tricky Words: Year Review (Phonics)
- Lesson 9.12: Chapter 9 Review
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