Primary 1

Primary 1

The Right Start to Enriching Learning

The Right Start to Enriching Learning

Our programmes help your child develop the confidence to settle in well to the primary school environment.

Learning is informed by a strong sense of interest-building and helps your child to expand his or her awareness of people, places and things that are part of primary school curriculum as well as the wider world around him or her.

 

 

Our programmes help your child develop the confidence to settle in well to the primary school environment.

Learning is informed by a strong sense of interest-building and helping your child to expand his or her awareness of people, places and things that are part of primary school curriculum as well as the wider world around him or her.

 

 

Programme Outlines

 



 

English

Lesson Duration: 1 hr 45 mins
Class size: 10 - 12 students


 

 

A strong foundation in Primary 1 will help students to manage key changes in the pace of learning in primary school.

A focus on helping your child to build confidence in reading, writing and speaking helps your child enjoy all aspects of learning with a safe space to ask questions and explore interests.

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Content and Language Mastery


Students will learn basic grammar rules and thematic vocabulary that will help them to build a strong foundation in the language. These include:

  • Parts of speech (such as pronouns, superlative adjectives, etc.)
  • Tenses
  • Idioms and synonyms

Skills and Techniques


Students refine their skills in the following key areas:

Speaking

  • Develop their own personal opinions and gain confidence in public speaking

Reading and writing

  • Identify main ideas and key details of texts, as well as learn answering techniques
  • Write a story with a logical sequence of events based on a series of pictures
  • Learn basic writing techniques such as five-senses description and dialogue to make their stories more vivid and interesting

For more on TLL’s approach to honing writing skills, click here.

Contextualised Learning


Students will be introduced to a wide variety of themes that will help them to contextualise their learning in the real world and raise their social awareness. Key themes include:

  • Technology and science
  • Captivating cities
  • Sport and entertainment

Download our programme brochure for the full curriculum details.


 

Mathematics

Lesson Duration: 1 hr 45 mins
Class size: 10 - 12 students


 

 

Learn essential mathematical concepts and arithmetic skills with fun activities, worksheets and in-class projects and games. Every lesson is filled with math skills that enrich day-to-day life as well, including examples such as telling time and counting money. 

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Content Mastery


  • Students will master foundational concepts in Number Sense, Four operations, Ordinal Numbers, Money, Length, Time, 2D Shapes, Patterns and Picture Graphs
  • Students will apply heuristics such as Make A List, Draw a Diagram and Restate the Problem to solve word problems

 

Skills and Techniques


  • Students will present word problems pictorially by drawing part-whole and comparison models
  • Students will apply heuristics including Make A List, Find A Pattern and Restate the Problem in problem solving
  • Students will use different measuring tools such as measuring tape and ruler to measure lengths and use a ruler to draw line segments
  • Students will develop critical thinking skills through topical challenging problems and Math Olympiad handouts

Applied Learning


  • Students will use manipulatives and in-class activities to carry out performance tasks in class, such as collecting data from classmates to apply to graph plotting and data analysis exercises
  • Students will revisit concepts using our in-house concept cards kit, termly story-based revision booklets and takeaways
  • Students will appreciate the real-life application of Math through arts, crafts and presentations such as presenting the designed architecture based on the concept of shapes and patterns

Download our programme brochure for the full curriculum details.

 

 

Parent & Student Stories

 


“Teachers are cheerful and kind-hearted, and shower her with lots of encouragement."

 

 

"Valerie really enjoys her lessons at The Learning Lab! She always shares with me that her teachers are cheerful and kind-hearted, and shower her with lots of encouragement. In addition to the nurturing environment, I am also extremely satisfied with the curriculum here.

In English classes, Valerie is taught specific writing techniques and introduced to model compositions, which enable her to digest and understand concepts more readily.

Her composition has since improved from 58% to 95%, in a short span of half a year! Presentations conducted termly also offer Valerie a valuable edge in honing her public speaking skills.

As a parent, I am heartened to know that my child is in good hands and am confident that she will be able to excel academically and beyond."

- MS AUDREY TEA

Parent of P3 student, Enrolled in English

 


“Finding the world beyond the classroom.”

 

 

"Recalling the lessons I’ve had in Paris 1 or New York 5, the most valuable one I gained was the sense that the world is my oyster.

I took English from P4 to S4, and the fondest moments have been those where my teachers and I discussed the many happenings outside of the classroom.

Be it my teacher’s fondness for architectural marvels across the world as a window shedding light on the ebbs and flows of the global economy, or her entertaining stories of her childhood encouraging reflection on our own educations, I have learnt much more than just English itself.

I am privileged to feel like I can now feel the pulse of this vast world, becoming an active participant in it, and in large part I have because TLL encouraged me to find this world beyond the classroom."

- GLORIA CHUA

TLL student from 2004 -2010

 

 

 

 

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