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Basic Grammar

Ages 5–10 • 36 lessons • Flexible pace • Level: Basic

Quick Overview

  • Nouns & pronouns
  • Verbs & tenses
  • Adjectives
  • Prepositions
  • Punctuation

Learning Outcomes

  • Write simple sentences
  • Use punctuation correctly
  • Build clear grammar basics

Detailed Curriculum

Lessons in this stage
  • Lesson 1 — Nouns: people, places, things
  • Lesson 2 — Pronouns: he/she/they
  • Lesson 3 — Make a simple sentence (noun + verb)
  • Lesson 4 — Verb choice: is/are
  • Lesson 5 — Fix sentence basics (caps + full stop)
  • Lesson 6 — Revision: sentence foundations
What we learn
  • Identify nouns and verbs
  • Build simple sentences
  • Use capitals and full stops
Class activities
  • Sentence building
  • Word sorting
  • Editing basics
Home practice
  • Write 3 simple sentences
  • Capitals + full stop check
Lessons in this stage
  • Lesson 7 — Verbs: action words
  • Lesson 8 — Adjectives: describing words
  • Lesson 9 — Add an adjective
  • Lesson 10 — Articles: a/an/the
  • Lesson 11 — Capital letters check
  • Lesson 12 — Revision: meaning builders
What we learn
  • Use adjectives to add detail
  • Choose a/an/the correctly
  • Replace nouns with pronouns
Class activities
  • Add-detail sentences
  • Article choice practice
  • Pronoun swap
Home practice
  • Write 3 detailed sentences
  • Article check
Lessons in this stage
  • Lesson 13 — Prepositions: in/on/under
  • Lesson 14 — Adverbs: how/when
  • Lesson 15 — Add a preposition phrase
  • Lesson 16 — Choose the correct preposition
  • Lesson 17 — Edit for adverbs
  • Lesson 18 — Revision: where/when/how
What we learn
  • Use prepositions for place
  • Use adverbs for how/when
  • Add phrases to sentences
Class activities
  • Preposition games
  • Adverb edits
  • Sentence expansion
Home practice
  • Add 2 phrases to a sentence
  • Preposition review
Lessons in this stage
  • Lesson 19 — Conjunctions: and/but/because
  • Lesson 20 — Plurals: s/es
  • Lesson 21 — Singular vs plural
  • Lesson 22 — Join two sentences
  • Lesson 23 — Fix run-on sentences
  • Lesson 24 — Revision: longer sentences
What we learn
  • Use conjunctions to join ideas
  • Make plurals
  • Fix run-on sentences
Class activities
  • Join sentences practice
  • Plural sorting
  • Run-on fixes
Home practice
  • Write 2 joined sentences
  • Plural check
Lessons in this stage
  • Lesson 25 — Question words
  • Lesson 26 — Question marks
  • Lesson 27 — Questions vs statements
  • Lesson 28 — Edit question sentences
  • Lesson 29 — Exclamations
  • Lesson 30 — Revision: punctuation
What we learn
  • Use question words
  • Punctuate questions and statements
  • Use exclamations
Class activities
  • Question practice
  • Punctuation editing
  • Sentence sorting
Home practice
  • Write 3 questions
  • Punctuation check
Lessons in this stage
  • Lesson 31 — Past/present/future
  • Lesson 32 — Irregular verbs: go/went
  • Lesson 33 — Time words: yesterday/tomorrow
  • Lesson 34 — Choose the correct tense
  • Lesson 35 — Fix tense mistakes
  • Lesson 36 — Revision: tenses
What we learn
  • Recognize simple tenses
  • Use time words
  • Fix tense mistakes
Class activities
  • Tense choice practice
  • Sentence editing
  • Time word sorting
Home practice
  • Write sentences in 3 tenses
  • Tense check
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