AB Grade 1 English Curriculum
Give your Grade 1 child the support they need to build strong reading, writing, and communication skills that match exactly what Alberta schools are teaching this year.
About Grade 1 Alberta English
Alberta Grade 1 English follows the Alberta Programs of Study, organized around oral language, reading, writing, and word study. Students work on listening and speaking, phonics and decoding, reading simple texts, and building early writing skills including spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. StudyPug provides step-by-step lessons and guided practice for every strand so your child can keep up with and get ahead of what their class is covering.
- Strands covered: Oral Language, Reading, Writing, and Word Study including phonics and vocabulary
- Lessons and step-by-step explanations for every Grade 1 English topic
- Practice problems and worked examples aligned to the Alberta Programs of Study
- Accessible on any device so your child can learn at home or on the go
Curriculum topics by strand
Lessons and practice organized by strand, aligned to the Alberta Programs of Study for Grade 1 English.
AB Grade 1 English Topics
- Oral Language: Listening and speaking skills, sharing oral stories, following two-step instructions, discussing verbal and non-verbal communication, and presenting poems and dramatizations.
- Reading: Phonics and decoding, reading left to right with one-to-one word matching, identifying story elements, reading high-frequency words, and reading simple decodable and predictable texts independently.
- Word Study: Phonemic awareness, letter-sound relationships, consonant and vowel patterns, syllables, compound words, rhyming, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, and spelling 125 high-frequency words.
- Writing: Forming sentences with complete thoughts, applying capital letters and end punctuation, printing letters and words, spelling patterns, sensory language, and gathering and recording factual information.
- Vocabulary and Comprehension: Identifying tier 2 and tier 3 words, describing story elements and main ideas, making predictions, sequencing events, and connecting texts to personal experiences.
How StudyPug Helps AB Grade 1 English Students
When your child gets stuck on a phonics rule or a writing task, StudyPug breaks the skill into small, clear steps with worked examples and practice problems they can try right away. Whether the challenge is blending sounds, spelling a high-frequency word, or writing a telling sentence, there is a lesson ready to help. You can explore our grade 1 ela help to find the right starting point for your child.
Parents can also look ahead or back to check readiness. Reviewing the ab kindergarten ela curriculum can help confirm that foundational skills are solid, while the ab grade 2 ela curriculum shows what is coming next so your family can plan ahead.
Aligned to AB Grade 1 English Curriculum
Every lesson on StudyPug is built to match the Alberta Programs of Study for Grade 1 English. The strands, skills, and learning expectations follow the same sequence Alberta teachers use, so the practice your child does on StudyPug reinforces exactly what is being taught in class rather than introducing unfamiliar approaches.
Written by the StudyPug English Team
Last updated June 5, 2026
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