Our English for Kids Elementary courses follow a flexible, modular curriculum that allows us to adapt lessons to the English level and needs of each class. By combining and tailoring different learning modules based on the children’s abilities and prior exposure to English, we ensure that lessons are appropriately challenging, engaging, and effective for all students.
Please note: if your child’s certificate indicates Years 2/3 or Years 3/4, please refer to both sections below, as the curriculum may include modules drawn from both levels to best reflect the content covered during the course.
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Summary Corso Elementare Year 1 (EY1)
Summary Corso Elementare Year 2 (EY2)
Summary Corso Elementare Year 3 (EY3)
Summary Corso Elementare Years 4/5 (EY4/5)
Summary of In Class Projects (1st/2nd Grade at Feraboli and Arcadia Schools)
Summary of In Class Projects (3rd/4th Grade at Scostati, Feraboli and Arcadia Schools)
Elementare Year 1 (EY1) summary:
Grammar:
- Capital versus lower case letters
(Each grammar point is taught using games and lots of practice!)
Phonics:
- short vowels: a, i, e, o, u (example: link)
- long vowels: ai, ee, oa, ue, ie (example: link)
- consonants: s, t, p, n, c (k), h, r, m, d, g, l, f, b, w, x, y, z
- digraphs: oo, OO, th, TH, sh, ch
The method we use for teaching phonics is based on the Jolly Learning method which has four components in each lesson: letter sounds, letter formation, blending, identifying sounds. Every sound is taught with a song, movement, set of vocabulary and a unique craft project.
Tricky words (link)
I, the, he she, it, we, me be, to, do, of, was
General English, Speaking and Listening Comprehension:
Autumn basket: craft activity (see link, link2)
Christmas Activity: craft activity plus guided speech (see link)
Easter basket: craft activity plus guided speech (see link)
Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer: the seasons will be taught using a 4 creative workshops and sand painting to learn the colors and simple vocabulary. Read here for more information.
Numbers and colours: activities to reinforce colors and numbers in every lesson
Reading Comprehension:
Book club: first graders will read 15 books from the Little Words phonics readers series – example attached. (see link)
Sentence structures:
I can see…
Can you see…
Please may I have…
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Elementare Year 2 (EY2) Summary:
Grammar:
- nouns: place, person, thing, proper/common nouns
- alphabetically order
- Uppercase/lowercase
(Each grammar point is taught using games and lots of practice!)
Phonics:
- short vowels: a, i, e, o, u (example: link)
- long vowels: ai, ee, oa, ue, ie (example: link)
- magic e: a_e, e_e, o_e, i_e, u_e (example: link)
- digraphs: ng, oo/OO, th/TH, ch, sh (example: link)
(Every sound is taught with a song, movement, set of vocabulary and a unique craft project)
Tricky words:
Blue level: I, the, he she, it, we, me be, to, do, of, was
General English, Speaking and Listening Comprehension:
Autumn page: vocabulary plus listening comprehension
Autumn basket: craft activity (see link, link2)
Christmas Activity: craft actvity plus guided speech (see link)
Winter page: vocabulary plus listening comprehension/speaking (see link, link2)
Spring page: vocabulary plus listening comprehension/speaking (see link, link2)
Easter basket: craft activity plus guided speech (see link)
Family members, days of the week and months of the year: follow up to proper nouns
Fruit and vegetables
Reading Comprehension:
Book club: second graders will read 15 books from the Orange level phonics readers – example attached. (see link)
Sentence Structures:
I can see…
Can you see…
I like/I don’t like/Do you like…?
End-of-Year Questionnaire Two great reasons to fill out this questionnaire: share your feedback on how this year went and reserve your child’s place for next year! Please also let us know your preferred days—your input is incredibly helpful in planning and organizing the upcoming schedule.
Elementare Year 3 (EY3) Summary:
Grammar:
- review proper and common nouns
- Just add s rule for plurals, irregular plurals, spelling change plurals
- subject pronouns (video: link)
- there is, there are (affirmative, negative and question forms) (video: link)
- verb to be (affirmative, negative, question forms)
(Each grammar point is taught using games and lots of practice!)
Phonics:
- alternative spelling er/ir/ur
- alternative spellings oi/oy (video: link)
- soft g
- soft c (video: link)
- ph or f
- ie, igh, i_e, y
- ai, ay, a_e
(Every alternative spelling is taught using a song and a set of vocabulary words)
Tricky words: (video: link)
Review blue and yellow tricky words
Teach Red level tricky words including: what, when, have, little, like, only, give, live, did, down, by, one
General English, Speaking and Listening Comprehension:
FunLab cafe: including fruit, vegetables, sweets, meals and table components (video: link)
In Autumn I Wear: craft activity plus guided speech plus writing activity (video: link)
In Winter I wear: craft activity plus guided speech plus writing activity (video: link)
In Spring I wear: craft activity plus guided speech plus writing activity (video: link)
In summer I wear: craft activity plus guided speech
Telling time: o’clock, half past, quarter past, and quarter to
Adjectives: including 12 opposites and weather and emotions related vocabulary
Reading Comprehension:
Book club: third graders will read the yellow level readers and start the green level readers from Jolly Learning
Sentence structures:
In winter (summer, autumn, spring) I wear… (video: link)
I like/I don’t like/ What’s the weather like today? (video: link)
How do you feel today? (video: link)
What time is it? It is…. (video: link)
How many…? Are there…? Is there….? (video: link)
End-of-Year Questionnaire Two great reasons to fill out this questionnaire: share your feedback on how this year went and reserve your child’s place for next year! Please also let us know your preferred days—your input is incredibly helpful in planning and organizing the upcoming schedule.
Elementare Year 4/5 (EY4/5) Summary:
EY5 Summary 2025-2026:
Grammar:
- Review: Just add s rule for plurals, irregular plurals, spelling change plurals
- Review: subject pronouns (video: link)
- Review: there is, there are (affirmative, negative and question forms) (video: link)
- Review: verb to be (affirmative, negative, question forms)
- New content: present simple (affirmative, negative, question forms)
- New content: present continuous (affirmative, negative, question forms)
- New content: prepositions of place
- New content: in/on/at with time (video: link)
- New content: parts of speech including nouns, verbs and adjectives
(Each grammar point is taught using games and lots of practice!)
Phonics:
- alternative spelling er/ir/ur
- alternative spellings oi/oy (video: link)
- soft g
- soft c (video: link)
- ph or f (video: link)
(Every alternative spelling is taught using a song and a set of vocabulary words)
Tricky words: (video: link)
Review blue, yellow and red level tricky words
Teach green level tricky words including: why, where, who, which, any, many, more, before, other, were, because, want (video: link)
General English, Speaking and Listening Comprehension:
In Autumn I Wear: craft activity plus guided speech plus writing activity (video: link)
In Winter I wear: craft activity plus guided speech plus writing activity (video: link)
In Spring I wear: craft activity plus guided speech plus writing activity (video: link)
In summer I wear: craft activity plus guided speech
Telling time: o’clock, half past, quarter past, and quarter to
Adjectives: including 24 opposites, weather vocabulary, emotions
Parts of the day (video: link)
Parts of the house: including rooms and furniture
Sentence structures:
In winter (summer, autumn, spring) I wear… (video: link)
I like/I don’t like/ What’s the weather like today? (video: link)
How do you feel today? (video: link)
What time is it? It is…. (video: link)
How many…? Are there…? Is there….? (video: link)
What are you doing? (video: link)
End-of-Year Questionnaire Two great reasons to fill out this questionnaire: share your feedback on how this year went and reserve your child’s place for next year! Please also let us know your preferred days—your input is incredibly helpful in planning and organizing the upcoming schedule.
First/Second grade IN CLASS PROJECTS summary 2025-2026 (Feraboli and Arcadia):
Phonics:
- short vowels: a, i, e, o, u (example: link)
- long vowels: ai, ee, oa, ue, ie (example: link)
- digraphs: th/TH, ch, sh (example: link)
(Every sound is taught with a song, movement, set of vocabulary and a unique craft project)
General English, Speaking and Listening Comprehension:
- spring vocabulary plus craft project
- summer vocabulary plus craft project
Project summary: All classes were divided into two groups containing between 10 to 12 children. The sessions lasted 40 minutes per group. All groups were run in a circle time format or around a table in order to guarantee one on one interaction which each child during every lesson. The general format of the lessons was to introduce a sound and its spelling pattern and then ask the children learn words that fit into the model. We used music and video to reinforce the concept. It was great to see the children apply the rules when reading from the Jolly Learning orange level books!
End-of-Year Questionnaire Two great reasons to fill out this questionnaire: share your feedback on how this year went and reserve your child’s place for next year! Please also let us know your preferred days—your input is incredibly helpful in planning and organizing the upcoming schedule.
Third/Fourth grade IN CLASS PROJECTS summary 2025-2026 (Scostati, Feraboli and Arcadia):
Grammar:
- Plurals – just add s
- subject pronouns (video: link)
- there is, there are (affirmative, negative and question forms) (video: link)
- verb to be (affirmative, negative, question forms)
- present simple (affirmative, negative, question forms)
General English, Speaking and Listening Comprehension:
FunLab cafe: including fruit, vegetables, sweets, meals and table components
In Autumn I Wear: craft activity plus guided speech plus writing activity (video: link)
In Winter I wear: craft activity plus guided speech plus writing activity (video: link)
In Spring I wear: craft activity plus guided speech plus writing activity (video: link)
In summer I wear: craft activity plus guided speech
Adjectives: weather and emotions related vocabulary
Sentence structures:
In winter (summer, autumn, spring) I wear… (video: link)
I like/I don’t like/ What’s the weather like today? (video: link)
How do you feel today? (video: link)
What time is it? It is…. (video: link)
How many…? Are there…? Is there….? (video: link)
Project summary: All classes were divided into two groups containing between 10 to 12 children. The sessions lasted between 40 to 45 minutes per group. All groups were run in a circle time format or around a table in order to guarantee one on one interaction which each child during every lesson. The general format of the lessons was to introduce vocabulary and then ask the children to use grammar structures plus the new vocabulary in order to put together complete sentences and interact each other in English! Watch the videos and see how great your children are!
End-of-Year Questionnaire Two great reasons to fill out this questionnaire: share your feedback on how this year went and reserve your child’s place for next year! Please also let us know your preferred days—your input is incredibly helpful in planning and organizing the upcoming schedule.
