CBSE Syllabus for Class 1

The CBSE Syllabus for Class 1 is developed to generate curiosity and interest amongst the CBSE Class 1 students with stories and poetry.  The main focus is to prepare the students in a way that they can express their viewpoints clearly and confidently. The CBSE Syllabus will also help create interest in the students in reading books and developing the required language skills. 

The CBSE prepares the syllabus for the academic year of Class 1 for all the foundation subjects including English, Maths, Hindi, EVS, GK, Arts, health, and physical education as subjects in an academic year. 

Let’s discuss the syllabus for all as follows  

English:

The textbook for Class 1 should not contain more than 10 comprehensive units and poems. For the workbook also the same number of corresponding worksheets as the number of comprehensive units of the textbook is advised. The syllabus should cover the basics of English communication including reading and picture comprehension, writing, English dictation, grammar, vocabulary, textual comprehension (Literature), and other remedial sections. The supplementary reader has eight pieces meant for the self-study of students to promote reading for information and pleasure. The syllabus also includes the sub-topics: Writing new and unseen sentences, letter, Paragraph, picture comprehension, reports, etc. The grammar section includes new or unseen objective-type questions on applied grammar. For the vocabulary segment, the students learn the correct use of words and phrases given in the coursebook.The main sections to be focussed are the areas in which the students feel difficulties in writing, grammar, and spelling. The books for English CBSE Class 1 include English- New Broadway Literature Reader & main coursebook1 (Oxford) or New Communication in English – 1, Class 1 by Ratna Sagar. The syllabus has been set with the objective to build up a student to be proficient in the language and be able to understand. It focuses on the fluent communication of words in English. 

Environmental Studies(EVS):

The EVS will consist of topics that will cover basic concepts related to the social environment around us. The students are given activities to understand the subject thoroughly. The curriculum includes topics like weather and seasons, food and water, travel and safety, the human body, plants, clothes, my family, and school. The books that are recommended for EVS include- Living in Harmony by Sumathi Sudhakar (Oxford), Wonder World Environment Studies (Indiannica learning).

Mathematics:

The mathematics syllabus for Class 1 includes mental maths, basic mathematical operation, understanding, and application of the same for use in real life. It is designed to help the students perform basic mathematical calculations easily. The maths syllabus for CBSE Class 1 includes are Numbers 0 to 100, Bonds Addition and Subtraction, Ordinal numbers and positions, Plane and solid shapes, Length and Weight- the distinction between fat, thin, high, low, near, far, tall, short. Comparing Numbers Graphs Calendar and Time- narrates the sequence of events in a day, differentiate between time- earlier and later, Data handling- collect, represent and interpret data such as measuring the arm length or circumference of the head using a paper strip, Money- identifies common coins and currency notes and their addition. 

After learning these the students must be able to group objects into tens and ones,  different shapes and sizes like boxes, cones, balls, pebbles, or pipes to understand geometry. 

Health and Physical Education:

This is a new subject introduced for teaching the importance of good health and awareness about physical education at an early stage. Health and physical education is designed to address the health and physical fitness needs of the students. The syllabus for the same includes the topics like  Body awareness- description of self and surroundings, identification of body parts, correct posture, different types of fundamental movements, cleanliness of body, and its importance, Growth and development of body with exercise and playing, Food and nutrition: need of food, identification of food items, eating habits, healthy diet, developing the culture of sharing, Safety and security: the importance of water in the body, proper use and cleanliness of toilets, and healthy habits like washing hands before and after meals. 

Topics in General Knowledge(GK):

General knowledge includes topics like basic Gk having one-word answers like animals, festivals of India, odd one out, spot the difference, save electricity, save water, the national symbol of India, important dates of the year,  living spaces, sources of water, modes of transport,etc. The books recommended by CBSE are- Brain Vita Updated by Nassem Khan (publisher Rohan Book C.)

Art and Craft:

This subject is to enhance the artistic side of the students by teaching them to draw different shapes and the basic knowledge of primary and secondary colours, drawing and colouring of different objects. The reference book for the same is- Optima All New Art by Joel Gill (G. Ram Books). 

Hindi:

The syllabus for the Hindi subject includes the chapters in the form of stories and poems to help the students learn and practice the language with exercises and worksheets.