If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H.

Christiano If you don’t aim at something, you will never hit anything. – El. H. Christiano
CLASS I
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
City Montessori School, Lucknow MORAL EDUCATION:
1. To enable the students to develop good habits and character right from childhood.
2. To enable the students to learn basic manners and etiquette.
3. To enable the students to know and practice certain values like caring, sharing,
Syllabus 2024 – 2025 generosity, friendliness, thankfulness, cooperation etc. during their growing years.
4. To enable them to appreciate the beauty of the creation and to be grateful to its
creator (God).
Class I ENGLISH:
1. To develop in pupils the ability to express themselves in intelligible and acceptable
Page forms of English.
S.No. Subject 2. To encourage fluent self-expression – in speech and writing.
Number
3. To develop the habit of micro-skills of listening.
1. 3 4. To develop the ability to read aloud intelligibly and to read silently with
Moral Education understanding.
5. To form enduring reading habits and to extend the range of their ideas by the
reading of factual and imaginative writing.
2. English 4 6. To enable the students to appreciate the literary work of various writers.
7. To enable the students to develop their phonetics, pronunciation and voice
modulation skills.
3. Hindi 9 8. To develop an elegant cursive handwriting.
HINDI:
4. Mathematics 12 1. To impart the knowledge of the structure of the language.
2. To enable the students to use idioms and phrases appropriately through their
regular use and practice.
3. To develop the ability to use difficult literary terms appropriately and pronounce
5. Environmental Studies 14 them correctly.
4. To enable the students to understand and to speak flawlessly.
6. Art & Craft 16 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES:
1. To help the children to understand the world they live in.
2. To develop the qualities of cooperation, generosity and sympathetic outlook.
7. Computational Thinking & ICT 16 3. To develop the love for nature, travels and knowledge about other countries.
4. To develop a scientific attitude in the learners.
5. To acquaint the children with the wonderful achievements of science.
6. To provide basic knowledge of the things around us.
MATHEMATICS:
1. To develop the skills in mathematical computations and calculations.
2. To develop a scientific attitude to analyse any situation logically.
3. To develop the ability of presenting a thought with exactness and brevity.
4. To enable the pupils to put forth arguments when convinced about their
correctness without hesitation.
5. To help the children to appreciate the geometrical and symmetrical shapes of the
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CLASS I
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & ICT: The Sad Monkey
1. To develop logical and analytical thinking. Activity – Making cards on Various Festivals
2. To enable the students to comprehend the concepts and practices of computer 6 November
studies. Lesson: Truthfulness 28-31
3. To help the students to comprehend and to apply the fundamental concepts. The Truthful King Solomon
4. To develop the detailed insight of applications of computer. 7 December
5. To develop the ability to solve problems using both structured and modular Lesson: Forgiveness 32-36
approach. Archana’s Doll
8 January
MORAL EDUCATION Lesson: Cooperation
37-41
The Cooperation of the Ants
Moral Education Lessons (Grade I)
Name of the Textbook: (Revised Edition 2024)
Revision of cooperative games and prayers.
9 February
Author: Dr Foo M Mohajer
Lesson – Sacrifice 42-48
Publisher: Royale Publishers The Sacrificing Couple
In addition, the following virtues should be discussed while explaining the
MARCH – SEPTEMBER chapters: Kindness, Caring, Responsibility, Happiness and Fairness.
Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Number MORAL EDUCATION IS A GRADED SUBJECT.
1 March – May
Lesson: God The Creator
The Trusting Dog 1-7 ENGLISH
Activity – Ground Rules (Oral)
Talk about manners and discipline.
(Grammar, Composition and Comprehension)
2 July MARCH – SEPTEMBER
Lesson: Love God’s Creatures 8-11 S.No. Name of the Topic
Rohit and the Loving Cat March – May
3 August 1 Alphabetical Order (Revision of all the Phonic Sounds)
Lesson: Courage 2 A / An /The
12-15 3 Opposites
Leon Saves the Little Bird
Activity – CMS Motto and Mission (Oral) 4 One and Many – s, es and ies
4 September 5 Comprehension
Lesson: Generosity July
16-21
The Generous Manu 6 Nouns
Activity – Making cards for Teachers’ Day 7 Punctuation
In addition, the following virtues should be discussed while explaining the 8 Sentence
chapters: Sharing, Caring, Friendship, Peace, Unity, Creativity, Helpfulness, Manners, 9 Comprehension
Courtesy, Obedience. August
Note: 10 Gender
1. CMS philosophy to be taught orally during the Prayer Assembly. 11 Comprehension
2. Co-operative games – Two games minimum will be mastered by each child 12 Picture Composition
every month. September
3. Making cards for various occasions. 13 Pronouns
14 Picture Composition
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
Revision
5 October
22-27
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CLASS I
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY Salient Features of the Reading Programme
October  To encourage the reading habit, the children are provided with a set of selected
15 Adjectives storybooks as part of the class library.
 The children may be allowed to read their own books in addition to those provided as
16 Picture Composition
part of the class library.
17 Comprehension  Students can keep a record of the books read in the pages provided in the school diary.
November  Children can be encouraged by rewarding them on the basis of the number of books
18 Verbs read.
19 is, am, are  Children may be encouraged to read online on the CMS Reading app.
20 Adding ‘- ing’ to verbs
21 Comprehension
December ENGLISH
22 Verbs (-ed) (Fitzroy Reading Programme)
23 Will Name of the Textbook: 1. Fitzroy Readers Stories (11-20)
24 Have, Has, Had 2. Fitzroy Word Skills 2 (Enlarge Edition)
25 Comprehension 3. Poetry Anthology – Grade 1
26 Composition Authors: Faye Berryman and Phillip O’ Carroll
January
Publisher: Saar Education (I) Pvt. Ltd.
27 Prepositions MARCH – SEPTEMBER
28 Comprehension Serial Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
February Number Number
29 Composition March-May
30 Comprehension 1 Fitzroy Intervention Worksheets
Revision 2 1 Jump or Jiggle (Poem) Oral 1
Note: July
1. During continuous assessments the grammar topics taught in the previous months 3 Story 11 The Animals 1-16
may also be assessed for 2 marks. 4 2 Strange Talk (Poem) Oral 2-3
2. All grammar topics to be taught through stories, comprehension passages (preferably August
cloze passages), poems, songs, etc. Skill based exercises should be taken up. 5 Story 12 My Lost Bear 17-32
3. The teachers may refer to ‘Anytime English Grammar and Composition-1 (Candid
6 Story 13 The Frog and the Fly 33-48
– Happy Time Series)’ to give additional practice for the prescribed grammar topics.
4. Comprehension and Composition should be reflected in the language notebook. A 7 3 The Mulberry Bush (Poem) Oral 4-5
separate notebook for ‘Creative Writing’ is not required. September
5. Conversation may be practised with the learners throughout the year. 8 Story 14 The Girl and the Boy 49-64
6. To enhance the writing skill of the learners the teachers may refer to page nos. 35-64 9 4 Smiling is Infectious (Poem) Oral 6-7
of the supplementary reader Guided Reading Program student book 2.
Primary Children’s Reading Programme OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
We all know the value of reading. Reading involves the recognition of words and the Serial Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
understanding of their meaning. The more a child reads, the more it enriches Number Number
vocabulary, feeds imagination and improves written and spoken expression. Indeed, October
since English is a second language for us, reading is a wonderful way to immerse our 10 Story 15 Tall and Small 65-80
children in the language. Immersion, as we know, is how we all learnt as toddlers and 11 5 Today’s My Favourite Holiday (Poem) Oral 8-9
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CLASS I
November JULY  Read Aloud – Where is My Mitten?
12 Story 16 Buns and Eggs 81-96  Conversation Themes –
13 6 What You Can Do (Poem) Oral 10-11  Vacations (Refer to: Beach Time!, Page no. 19)
 Seasons (Refer to: All Year Long, Page no. 63)
December
AUGUST -  Read Aloud – The Night Owl and the Sleepy Squirrel
14 Story 17 The Fish 97-112 SEPTEMBER  Conversation Themes –
15 7 Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face (Poem) Oral 12-13  Sea Animals (Refer to: See the Sea Animals: A Class Journal,
January Page no. 43)
16 Story 18 Dad and the Kids 113-128  Friends (Refer to: Meet Ollie, Page no. 7)
17 8 I Took My Doggy for A Walk (Poem) Oral 14-15
February OCTOBER – MARCH (SECOND TERM)
18 Story 19 Mark and Mars 129-144 Suggested Name of the Theme
Months
19 Story 20 Wombat (Oral) 145-160
OCTOBER -  Read Aloud – What did the Bear Share?
Revision NOVEMBER  Conversation Themes –
Please note:  Visit to a Park (Refer to: My Day at the Park, Page no. 55)
1. Dictation to be taken from Fitzroy Intervention Worksheets and Fitzroy Readers.  My Grandparents (Refer to: Grandma’s Farm, Page no. 29)
2. Paragraph Dictation should be conducted from the second term. DECEMBER  Read Aloud – The Dictionary of Fruits and Vegetables
3. No Dictation to be conducted from the supplementary reader.  Conversation Theme –
. The learners will also be assessed on the following components:  Modes of Transport (Refer to – My Truck is Stuck, Page no. 13)
Reading - 5 marks (any age appropriate passage and NOT from  My Favourite Pet Animal (Refer to – What a Puppy Needs, Page
the Fitzroy Readers) no. 47)
Dictation - 5 marks JANUARY -  Read Aloud – Two Squirrels
Handwriting - 1 mark FEBRUARY  Conversation Themes –
Recitation - 5 marks (any prescribed poem)  Siblings (Refer to – The Three Brothers, Page no. 25)
5. The exercises in the Word Skills Book related to the chapters of the Fitzroy  My Favourite Sport (Refer to – What’s the Sport?, Page no. 57)
Readers should be taken up as per the recommended sequence.
6. The learners should be encouraged to read the stories on their own. Note: (i) Teachers must take up different activities and discussions based on the content
7. No guided reading should be done. available on the C.M.S Reading App (Freadom).
8. Songs from ‘Melodies in Rhymes’ should be taken up every month. (ii) The remaining reading passages in Guided Reading Programme Short Reads
Plus (Student Book 2) may also be taken up in the class to give more practice
to the learners as they are phonetically aligned.
ENGLISH (iii) The elements of Reading will be assessed in each term.
READING AND CONVERSATION
Name of the Textbook: Guided Reading Programme
Short Reads Plus (Student Book 2)
Publisher: Scholastic
APRIL – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Name of the Theme
Months
APRIL-MAY  Read Aloud – Indoor Fun
 Conversation Themes –
 Myself (Refer to: Where is Jax?, Page no. 5)
 My Favourite Toy (Refer to: Molly and her Robot, Page no. 9)

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CLASS I

fganh September
Name of the Textbooks: 1. fdaty fganh ikB~; iqLrd va] v%] ¡ dh ek=k,¡
,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & 1 4
2. ¼vuqLokj] vuqukfld vkSj folxZ dk iz;ksx½ 46-52
(Term I & Term II)
Authors: 1. _rq flag
xk¡o dfork ¼ekSf[kd½
2. d`".k xksiky vkfcn ckjg[kM+h ¼ekSf[kd½ 59-60
Publishers: 1. fdMy oYMZ ifCyds’ku
2. U;weSu ifCyf'kax gkml Qwyksa ds uke & dey] xqykc] lwjteq[kh] xqM+gy]
pesyh] csyk
TERM I
MARCH – SEPTEMBER 6 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & y{e.k vkSj lathouh cwVh 30
Chapter Revision
Name of the Topic Page
Number
March – May TERM II
banz/kuq"k ¼jax Hkfj, & xfrfof/k½ 87 OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
October
1 o.kZekyk ;kn djsa 7
>.Mk dfork ¼ekSf[kd½ 47
Loj] O;atu rFkk vkxr /ofu;k¡ ¼o.kZekyk½ 8-9 7 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & dkSjo vkSj ik.Mo 35
2 fcuk ek=k okys 'kCn ¼vekf=d “kCn½ 10-13
Qyksa ds uke & vke] vukj] iihrk] yhph]
¼Loj vkSj mudh ek=kvksa dh igpku½ uk'kikrh] dsyk] lsc] rjcwt] vaxwj] larjk
3 v & bZ dh ek=k 14-24 'kgjksa ds uke & y[kuÅ] t;iqj] vkxjk] eqacbZ]
eNyh & dfork ¼ekSf[kd½ fnYyh] paMhx<+] gSnjkckn] dksydkrk ¼”kgjksa ds
1, 2 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & Jh jke dFkk] Hkjr 5, 10 fo’k; esa le>k;k tk;sxk½
July fnuksa ds uke & jfookj] lkseokj] eaxyokj] cq/kokj]
m & ,s dh ek=k 25-37
xq#okj] “kqØokj] “kfuokj
esjh uS;k dfork ¼ekSf[kd½ November
5 la;qDrk{kj ¼ekSf[kd vH;kl½ 56-57 ek=k ifjp; 53

8 jsQ] insu dk Kku ¼ekSf[kd vH;kl½ 66-67 opu cnfy, & ikS/kk] xsan] rkjk] xkM+h] Nkrk] frryh]
,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & f'koth dk /kuq"k] jko.k vkSj pwgk] FkSyk] ia[kk] ijh
3, 4
tVk;q
14, 19 jaxksa ds uke ¼xfrfof/k iqLrd esa vkSj mRrj iqfLrdk esa
August vH;kl dk;Z½ 87

vks] vkS] _ dh ek=k 38-45 yky] gjk] uhyk] ihyk] ukjaxh] tkequh] cSaxuh] dkyk
6 la;qDr O;atu ¼fyf[kr½ 61-63 1&10 rd dh fxurh fgUnh ds vadks o 'kCnksa esa
7 M+ vkSj <+ dk iz;ksx ¼dsoy le>kus ds fy,½ 64-65 fy[kuk rFkk cksyuk 54-55

5 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & guqeku 24 fxurh xhr ¼ekSf[kd½

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CLASS I
8 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & nzks.kkpk;Z 40
December MATHEMATICS
iw.kZ fojke fpg~u Name of the Textbook: SMILE MATHS 1
(Coursebook & Workbook)
11 vuks[kk [ksy ¼fyf[kr½ 76-79 Term I and Term II
¼iz'u & mÙkj iqLrd esa½ Publisher: SAAR Education (I) Pvt. Ltd.
11&20 rd dh fxurh fgUnh ds vadksa o 'kCnksa esa TERM I
fy[kuk rFkk cksyuk MARCH – SEPTEMBER
Serial Chapter Hands-on apparatus that
foykse 'kCn & lqcg] vkuk] vanj] Åij] fe=] xhyk] Number No.
Name of the Chapter Page
may be used
mBuk] vehj] gkj] “kqHk March – May
9 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & vtqZu 43
1. 1
Numbers, Numerals and
1-19
Unifix cubes, Dice, Ice cream
January Operations up to 10 sticks, Real objects
6 lfCt+;ksa dk jktk dkSu\ ¼ekSf[kd½ 80-86 2. 2
Numbers and Numerals
20-38
Unifix cubes, Cups and Beans,
up to 20 Number cards
Qy&lfCt+;k¡ ¼xfrfof/k½ 88
July
lfCt+;ksa ds uke & xktj] eVj] VekVj] vkyw] xksHkh] Adding Numbers up to Unifix cubes, Cups and Beans,
3. 3 39-53
ikyd] ykSdh] fHkaMh] cSaxu] ijoy 20 Using Tools Number cards
ekSle ds uke & clar] xzh’e] o’kkZ] “kjn] gsear] f”kf”kj 4. 4
Subtracting Numbers up
54-75
Unifix cubes, Ice cream sticks,
to 20 Using Tools Number cards
¼ekSf[kd½
August
fp= v/;;u ¼5 okD;½ Numbers and Numerals Unifix cubes, Ice cream sticks,
10 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & ,dyO; 46 5. 5
up to 99
76-96
Dice, Cups and Beans
February September
10 Åij ;k uhps ¼fyf[kr½ 71-75 Adding Numbers up to
97- Unifix cubes, Ice cream sticks,
fuca/k ¼5 okD;½ ¼esjh ek¡] esjk ifjp;] esjk ?kj & buesa 6. 6 99 Using Tools (without
regrouping)
117 Cups and Beans
ls dksbZ ,d½ Revision
Revision
Mental Maths: Tables of 2, 3, 4 and 5
esjh ubZ lqys[k ekyk ¼U;w eSu Hkkx&1½
Term I Term II TERM II
i`"B 1 & 14 i`"B 15 & 24 OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
Serial Chapter Hands-on apparatus that
funsZ'k% • izR;sd ekg ^esjh ubZ lqys[k ekyk* ls nks i`"B djk;s tk,¡xsA Number No.
Name of the Chapter Page
may be used
• ^,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt* ls izfr ekg ,d dgkuh ¼dsoy ekSf[kd½ i<+kbZ October
tk,xh ,oa mlls izkIr f'k{kk le>kbZ tk,xhA Subtracting Numbers
Unifix cubes, Ice cream sticks,
• Nk=ksa dh iBu&ikBu fØ;k ij /;ku fn;k tk,xkA 7. 7 upto 99 Using Tools 1-17
Dice, Cups and Beans
(without regrouping)
• izR;sd ikB ls beyk vo’; djk;k tk,xkA November
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CLASS I
December OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
Measuring tape, Ruler, Beam Hands-on apparatus that may
Measurements: Length, Month Topics
9. 8 18-39 Balance, Weights and be used
Mass and Capacity Subtraction facts upto 10, Number
Measuring cans Unifix cubes,
January–February October Bonds (Quick exercises based on
10 x 10 grid, Number cards
basic rules), Tables of 6 and 7
2D and 3D shapes and Real
10. 10 Shapes and Patterns 50-60 Names of days, months, Telling Time, Flashcards, Calendar,
objects November
Tables of 8, 9 and 10 Clock Model
Toys, Real objects, Different 10 x 10 grid, Measuring tape,
11. 11 Handling Data 61-68 Measurement (Comparison) and
shapes December Ruler, Beam Balance, Weights
Dodging Tables 6 to 10
Revision and Measuring cans
Mental Maths: Tables of 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 January –
Recognition of Shapes and Patterns 2D and 3D Shapes
 Book: Book of Tables February
Revision (Tables of 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10)
Publisher: Future Kids Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Relevant pages of the book may be done as per the prescribed
Page Numbers:
syllabus for both the terms.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Name of the Textbook: Understanding Our Environment
Note: No separate notebook needs to be maintained. All written work has to be done (Term I and Term II)
in the prescribed Coursebook and the Workbook.
Authors: Ms Nalini Arora and Dr (Fr.) Thomas T.O.CMI
Publisher: Arya Book Depot
TERM I
MENTAL MATHEMATICS (ORAL) MARCH – SEPTEMBER
(Timed – Maths Drill)
Chapter No. Name of the Chapter Page
MARCH – SEPTEMBER
March – May
Hands-on apparatus that
Month Topics 1 About Me* 7
may be used
Count on and Back, Before, After and 2 My Wonderful Body 10
Between, Number Names 1 to 20, Greater 3 My Family* 18
March – Dice, Unifix cubes, Number
than and Less than, One more / One less,
May cards 8 The Clothes We Wear 57
Two more / Two less, Ascending and
Descending Order, Comparisons July
Table of 2, Number Names 1 to 100, Tens Unifix cubes, 4 Our Neighbours and Friends 26
July and Ones, Skip counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10 x 10 grid, Cups and 5 The Food We Eat 33
10’s Beans, Number cards
Number Bonds (Addition upto 10) August
Addition Facts upto 10 (Addition Table) – 9 The World of Plants* 65
Doubles, Concept of 1 more, Concept of 2 10 Plants are Useful 72
August – Unifix cubes,
more and Concept of 3 more, Table of 3
September 10 x 10 grid, Number cards September
Adding 10 to a given number without
counting, Concept of 0 (zero), Tables of 4 7 My House 49
and 5 11 Communication* 80
Revision (Tables of 2, 3, 4 and 5) Project: Clothes We Wear / The Food We Eat
Note: Project to be done in August.

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CLASS I
ART & CRAFT
TERM II Name of the Textbook: New Let’s Draw and Colour with
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY Alphabet Part 1 – Revised Edition
Chapter No. Name of the Chapter Page Publisher: Newman Publishing House
October ART AND CRAFT IS A GRADED SUBJECT.
1 Water 7  The break-up of the syllabus may be done by the teachers at the
6 Air – My Need* (Term I Book) 42 branch level.
November
4 Keeping Clean* 27
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & ICT
5 Staying Healthy and Safe 34
Name of the Textbook: Tekie Accelerate Grade 1 (Term I and II)
December
Publisher: Uolo Ed Tech Pvt. Ltd.
2 Our Neigbourhood 14
3 People Who Help Us 21 TERM I
January MARCH – SEPTEMBER (Term I Textbook)
7 Travelling Time 52 Chapter
9 Weather and Seasons* 67 Name of the Chapter Page
Number
February March – May
6 The World of Animals 42 1 Computer - A Machine 1
8 The World Around Me* 61 2 Uses of a Computer 16
Revision
July
Project: People Who Help Us/The World of Animals
3 Parts of a Computer 27
Note: Project to be done in February.
August
*The chapters are to be taken up orally and no written work is expected for these
chapters. Written work for the other chapters may be done in the textbook itself. 4 Using a Computer 38
No notebook to be maintained, work to be done in the textbook only. September
GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT WORK 5 Using a Mouse 49
1. Children have to make Project files or Scrap books. REVISION
2. They can collect pictures, draw and paint or make a collage.
3. They can be asked to explain their ideas in writing.
TERM II
4. Children’s work can be graded according to neatness of presentation and clarity of
ideas. OCTOBER– FEBRUARY (Term II Textbook)
5. The children can explain their projects orally in the class or in the School Assembly. October

EVS IS A GRADED SUBJECT. 1 Using a Keyboard 1

November
2 Fun with Paint 14
3 The World of AI 27
December
4 Introduction to Coding 33

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CLASS I
January
5 Exploring code.org 41
February
6 Command and Sequence 49
REVISION
The written work based on the prescribed pages may be done in the notebooks
every month.

CDs to be used:
1. Educational Activities
2. Basic Maths
3. Learn Tables
4. English Grammar
5. My First Incredible Amazing Dictionary

NOTE: CONTINUOUS EVALUATION WILL BE THERE IN CLASSES I AND II.

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