Primary 1 / Year 1 English Curriculum
Alpha Brain teaches Primary 1 (Year 1) English through 12 dojos and 46 short narrated levels, for children aged 5–6.
Coverage spans Phonics, Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Reading & Comprehension, Composition & Writing and Listening & Speaking.
Every level is matched to both the Nigerian NERDC primary curriculum and the British Key Stage 1, and plays in a browser or the installed app.
- Class (Nigeria)
- Primary 1
- Year group (UK)
- Year 1
- Stage (UK)
- Key Stage 1
- Age
- 5–6
- Dojos
- 12
- Levels
- 46
Primary 1 English topics
Phonics
Sound Blender
Blend c-a-t into cat
5 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which word matches the picture?”
- “Spell the word you hear.”
Two-Letter Dojo
sh, ch, th & more
5 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which digraph is in thin?”
- “Which digraph is in food?”
- “Which digraph is in coat?”
Rhyme Time
Words that sound the same
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which words rhyme with ten?”
- “Which word rhymes with pan?”
- “Which word rhymes with log?”
Vocabulary
Star Words
High-frequency words
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Name It
Words for things
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Opposites
Words that contrast
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which is the opposite of night?”
- “Which is the opposite of big?”
- “Which is the opposite of dark?”
Spelling
Spell Cat
Find the missing letter
5 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Spell the word you hear.”
Grammar
Naming & Doing
Nouns and verbs
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which word is a noun?”
- “Which word is a verb?”
Punctuation
Capitals
Capitals & full stops
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which sentence has the right punctuation?”
Reading & Comprehension
Story Pictures
Picture-led stories
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Who shared food with Emeka?”
- “What did the goat eat?”
- “What did the boy do?”
Composition & Writing
Word Order
Build a sentence
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Drag the words in order to make a sentence.”
Listening & Speaking
Big Ears
Listen & match
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Listen, then pick the picture.”
What a level is like
Every level is 10 questions long and takes a few minutes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration rather than robotic text-to-speech, and answers are tapped, dragged or typed on a number pad rather than written, so a child who is still learning to read can play unaided.
Most dojos open with a short lesson before the questions start. Get one wrong and the level teaches the step you missed before showing the answer, and you can play the level again — the questions vary on each replay, so it is practice rather than memorising a fixed sheet. Levels are scored out of three stars.
Primary 1 English questions parents ask
- What does Alpha Brain cover in Primary 1 English?
- Alpha Brain teaches Primary 1 (Year 1) English through 12 dojos and 46 short narrated levels, for children aged 5–6. The topics are Sound Blender, Two-Letter, Rhyme Time, Star Words and 8 more, grouped under Phonics, Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Reading & Comprehension, Composition & Writing and Listening & Speaking.
- What is Primary 1 in the British system?
- Primary 1 in Nigeria matches Year 1 in the UK, which sits in Key Stage 1, for children aged 5–6. Alpha Brain teaches both from the same English levels, so a family moving between the two systems keeps its progress.
- Is the Primary 1 English content aligned to the NERDC curriculum?
- Yes. Every English dojo is tagged to a NERDC strand — at Primary 1 that is Phonics, Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Reading & Comprehension, Composition & Writing and Listening & Speaking — and the same levels are matched to the British Key Stage 1 programme of study.
- How many English levels are there for Primary 1?
- 46 levels across 12 dojos at Primary 1 / Year 1, at 10 questions a level — about 460 questions. A level takes a few minutes, so it fits a school night.
- Can a child who cannot read yet use the Primary 1 English levels?
- Yes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration, and answers are tapped or dragged rather than written, so a 5–6 year old can play Primary 1 English without reading the screen.
- How much does Alpha Brain cost?
- Alpha Brain costs ₦15,000 per year for a child, and a 3-day free trial unlocks when you invite three friends. That covers all three subjects — Maths, English and Science — from Nursery 1 to Primary 6, not just English.
Play Primary 1 English tonight
Create an account, pick Primary 1 in Settings, and your child starts on the first level of whichever dojo you choose.
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