Download Ethiopian new Curriculum grade 1 amharic Student Textbook PDF

Writers

The textbook is authored by a team of educators with expertise in Amharic language.

• Meaza Tarekegn Workneh
• Eshetu Girma Haile Giorgis
• Yusuf Maru Ferej

Publisher

Published by the Ministry of Education of Ethiopia published in 2014 E.C (2021/22 G.C)

Country of Origin

Ethiopia: The content is tailored to the Ethiopian context

Pages

The textbook contains 133 pages, organized into several units that cover a range of topics.

Total Units

The textbook includes 10 units.

Curriculum

The textbook follows the Ethiopian New curriculum student textbook.

File Size

The digital file size of the textbook is 18 MB, available in PDF format

The primary objective is to equip young learners with the skills necessary for reading, writing, and speaking Amharic. The purpose is to foster early literacy in the language, encouraging effective communication and comprehension from a young age.

The textbook has 10 chapters, carefully structured to help children recognize sounds, form words, and develop communication skills step by step. Chapters are:

• Chapter 1: ቤተሰብ (Family)
• Chapter 2: ቤት (House)
• Chapter 3: ትምህርት ቤት (School)
• Chapter 4: ጓደኛሞች (Friends)
• Chapter 5: ተክሎች (Plants)
• Chapter 6: የመንገድ ደህንነት (Road Safety)
• Chapter 7: ተረት (Storytelling)
• Chapter 8: ምግብ (Food)
• Chapter 9: የግል ንፅህና አጠባበቅ (Personal Hygiene)
• Chapter 10: የቤት እንሰሳት (Pets)

Chapters breakdown

Chapter 1 – Family (ቤተሰብ)

• Learn the concept of writing through listening and discussion.
• Identify and list common words.
• Recognize new Amharic letters/sounds.
• Practice correct formation of alphabet letters.
• Develop proper pencil and pen handling.

Chapter 2 – House (ቤት)

• Understand messages from simple stories.
• Sort and identify household items.
• Recognize new letters and sounds.
• Match letters with sounds.
• Write and form two-letter words.

Chapter 3 – School (ትምህርት ቤት)

• Predict stories by looking at pictures.
• Understand simple stories through listening.
• Learn school-related common words.
• Read new letters.
• Associate letters with sounds.
• Form simple three-letter words.

Chapter 4 – Friends (ጓደኛሞች)

• Listen and explain messages from short passages.
• Predict stories through illustrations.
• Recognize and define common words.
• Read new sounds/letters.
• Match sounds with letters.

Chapter 5 – Plants (ተክሎች)

• Listen and explain key messages.
• Recognize and distinguish letters and sounds.
• Combine/separate sounds to form words.
• Write short single-sentence statements.
• Define everyday words.

Chapter 6 – Road Safety (የመንገድ ደህንነት)

• Explain safety-related messages.
• Form new words.
• Construct short sentences.
• Learn how to remove suffixes from words.

Chapter 7 – Story (ተረት)

• Retell passages they’ve heard.
• Read new words within a text.
• Combine and separate letters to form words.
• Write and read short sentences.
• Practice removing suffixes.

Chapter 8 – Food (ምግብ)

• Identify the main idea of simple texts.
• List different types of food.
• Read by separating and combining words.
• Recognize and read common words.

Chapter 9 – Personal Hygiene (የግል ንፅህና አጠባበቅ)

• Explain hygiene messages from passages.
• Form new words with newly learned letters.
• Combine and separate sounds when reading.
• Learn vocabulary related to cleanliness.
• Practice building and breaking apart two-letter words.

Chapter 10 – Pets (የቤት እንሰሳት)

• Relate stories to real-life experiences.
• Pronounce new words aloud.
• Read three-letter words.
• Practice words formed from new letters.
• Learn how to remove extensions (suffixes).

The book is highly beneficial for Grade 1 students learning Amharic. It employs engaging methods to introduce language concepts, making it suitable for young learners and providing a structured approach to building a solid linguistic foundation.