Primary 1

Tuition Classes for Primary 1 (English & Mathematics)

Help your child to get a solid start to primary school education with our Primary 1 tuition classes.

 

Our curriculum and lessons are designed to ensure that your child is not only able to master the content and skills included in the MOE Primary 1 syllabus, but is also encouraged to speak up, ask questions, and further explore themes and concepts he or she is interested in via our unique learning approach.

Class Duration: 1 hour 45 mins

Class Size: Maximum 12 students

Check out our Young Explorer Camps held during the school holidays, where we explore science and math in the world around us!

What to Expect from Our Tuition Classes (English & Mathematics)

Write On!

Students develop the essential skills of writing, reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition as well as proficiency in grammar rules as covered in the MOE Primary 1 syllabus. Your child will be equipped with an arsenal of writing techniques to draw from when writing compositions and other text types. We get your child interested in writing by inquiring into children’s books, learning best writing and characterisation techniques and how to emulate them.

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Raising Readers

We incorporate passages taken from literary works and non-fiction into our curriculum, exposing your child to different text types while honing his or her reading comprehension skills.

GETTING GRAMMAR RIGHT

We help your child build a strong language foundation through a variety of language exercises that help to reinforce grammar rules.

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BE HEARD

Our lessons encourage your child to be an active listener and an articulate speaker, developing his or her own voice and perspective. Presentations and mini projects are integrated into our lessons to hone your child’s critical thinking and public speaking skills.

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Be Curious

A broad range of exploratory themes (e.g., sustainability, automation and engineering) are introduced over the school year to broaden your child’s knowledge about different issues around the world, encouraging him or her to think beyond the classroom academia.

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Themes and Language Skills

Through the course of our Primary 1 English programme, your child can look forward to learning the following:

  • Creative writing of different themes and text types (e.g., story behind names)
  • Generating ideas based on given themes and pictures
  • Structuring a narrative story based on beginning, middle and end
  • Applying basic writing techniques such as dialogue
  • Reading comprehension and cloze passages which cover a range of themes and are rich in vocabulary
  • Location of clues in the passage to answer questions
  • Construction of grammatical answers
  • Identify keywords in questions (e.g., identify the subject)
 
  • Grammar topics such as comparatives and superlatives, adjectives, connectors, present tense and past continuous tense
 
  • Interactive in-class discussions and presentations
  • Mini projects and exhibitions for students to present what they have learnt
 
  • Themes covered during the academic year include:
    • Identity and Confidence
    • Young Game Changers
    • History and Exploration
    • Travel and Adventure
 
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Assessment Framework for Primary 1 English Tuition

Throughout the academic term, there will be informal classroom assessments conducted to better guide and boost each student’s learning journey.

  • Application of Writing Techniques

    Written exercises in which children demonstrate proficiency in application of writing techniques (e.g., character descriptions and story structure) are conducted throughout the term. Compositions are assessed using rubrics aligned with local school requirements.

  • Application of Grammar Concepts

    Written tasks that require children to recall and apply their understanding of grammar concepts taught in the prior weeks and for teachers to track children’s mastery of the concepts are conducted weekly. Examples of tasks include multiple-choice questions, sentence construction or cloze passages.

  • Oral Communication

    Children are evaluated on their clarity of expression and organisation of ideas once a term using rubrics aligned with local school requirements.

  • Language Review

    Children recall and apply what they have learnt by completing a review paper comprising various language tasks such as multiple-choice questions, sentence synthesis, cloze passages and comprehension open-ended exercises. Teachers use the performance of the children in each section of the paper to determine areas of improvement for each child.

At the end of each term, learning snapshots are also distributed to students and parents on the following:

 

General Behaviour, Attitudes and Dispositions

  • Children’s traits are evaluated based on general classroom observations throughout the term. Children are assessed to be either developing, proficient or exceptional in the various areas.

Proficiency in Reading, Writing and Speaking

  • Children’s mastery of reading, writing and speaking skills based on performance in classroom activities and written tasks are evaluated and recorded. Children are assessed to be either developing, proficient or exceptional in the various areas such as application of answering techniques, accuracy of sentences and originality of ideas, as well as confidence and fluency in expression of personal thoughts and opinions.

FAQs about Primary 1 English

What are the key areas covered in Primary 1 English?

Primary 1 English focuses on building foundational skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Topics include basic grammar, sentence construction, and vocabulary development.

Parents can support by encouraging daily reading, helping with spelling and grammar exercises, and practising simple writing tasks to reinforce what is taught in school.

Students may struggle with new grammar rules, sentence construction, and comprehension, but consistent practice and guidance can help them master English.

Tuition classes can reinforce classroom learning and provide additional support in areas like comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar, helping children gain confidence in learning the language.

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Understanding Maths In The World

Weekly investigative problems help your child to see how maths applies in real-world situations and are used to familiarise your child with problem-solving heuristics.

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Engaging In Hands-On Learning

We give your child a fun learning experience by using manipulatives, interactive activities and class projects.

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Using Heuristics

Your child will learn different methods aligned with the MOE syllabus to tackle problem sums.

REGULAR REVIEW

Ensure your child gets the most out of each lesson through our three-pronged Readiness-Engagement-Mastery approach. Enable your child to reflect on and evaluate his or her own learning via mastery checkpoints in the form of fun puzzles, short quizzes or activities.

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Be Challenged

Stretch activities, which include more challenging problems to topics introduced in class, help your child to explore math concepts on a deeper level.

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Concepts and Skills

Some math concepts and skills that your child can look forward to in our Kindergarten 1 Maths programme include:

  • Numbers
    • Numbers up to 100
    • Number facts, puzzles, activities
  • Ordinal numbers and position
  • Multiplication and division of whole numbers
  • Measurement and Geometry
    • Length
    • Time
    • Money
    • Shapes and patterns
  • Statistics
    • Picture graphs
 
  • Draw a model
    • Part-whole model
  • Act it out
    • Use of concrete objects to represent people or items in a given math problem
 
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Assessment Framework for Primary 1 Math Tuition

The assessment framework and review are based on the Singapore MOE Primary Mathematics syllabus with clear curriculum learning outcomes. At The Eton Academy, there are weekly learning outcomes, summative assessments and formative assessments:

Summative Assessments

  • Learning Snapshots:

    Assesses learning disposition and attainment levels of learning outcomes from first 8 weeks of term, given out during week 10

  • Term Review:

    Assesses application of learning outcomes from the past in a formal assessment setting at the end of the term

Formative Assessments

  • Lesson Review:

    Weekly assessment of this week’s learning outcomes at the end of the week’s lesson

  • Mental Mathematics:

    Weekly assessment of past learning outcomes required for success in the week’s lesson

  • Homework:

    Weekly assessment of student’s ability to apply concepts independently