Year 1 -

Stage 1 - Year 1

Students in Year 1 learn the painti akhar and their sounds using games, stories and interactive activities. They begin to learn how to write two and three letter words using objects commonly found at home and at school.

Term 1

1. Introducing friends

Students introduce themselves to other students using visual supports such as photos/pictures. They construct a speech to introduce their friend to the class, listen to a story and play a game.

Teaching and learning resources:

Lesson materials including story, games and worksheets
Story- Chotu and friends
About me T-shirt
About me worksheet
Back to school worksheet

2. Guess who?

Students create a character profile for a famous personality. They compete with others individually or in groups using simple yes and no questions or games to try and guess the name of each other’s chosen personality.

Teaching and learning resources:

Lesson materials including games to improve vocabulary
Sound charades game from ESL kids games.

3. Games and songs

Students, in groups, play games, sing songs and poems in Punjabi. They build communication skills and use them to have conversations and discussion with each other.

Teaching and learning resources:

Lesson materials including games, songs, videos and apps.

Term 2

4. Colours, shapes and numbers

Students learn new Punjabi vocabulary – colours, shapes and numbers (ginti). They play games, listen to poems and stories and watch videos to make learning fun and engaging.

Teaching and learning resources:

Lesson materials including story, poem, games and videos
Learn numbers in Punjabi -Ginti (Little Owl resources)
Interactive ginti game– match up
Story- play with shapes
Interactive colours game- spin the wheel
Ginti game– snakes and ladders
Colour in by shapes (Harpreet Sandhu)
Names of colours in Punjabi (Harpreet Sandhu)
Colour in by numbers
The rung song activity (Punjabi Fruition)
Bingo game– modify for ginti learning (ESL for beginners)

5. Home time

Students build their vocabulary with names in Punjabi of things found commonly at home. They listen to a story of a rabbit who becomes a chef, play games and watch videos of children cooking simple dishes at home.

Teaching and learning resources:

Lesson materials including links to games, stories and videos
Story- rabbit becomes a chef
Things found at home student worksheet
Research task– my favourite food
House chores– student worksheet
Game- match the food item to its ingredient

6. Animals and birds around us

Students learn the names of animals and birds from India and Australia in Punjabi. They learn about animal habitats and food they eat with a visit to the local zoo. At the zoo they get to meet native Australian animals close and listen to the experts to learn more about them.