VIPKID 1 Overview
VIPKID 1 Overview
VIPKID 1 Overview
The Foundation
Lesson 5:
Language VIPKID
Arts
Learning Lesson 2:
Language
Cycle 1 Arts
Lesson 4:
Language Lesson 3:
Arts Language
Arts
Review
Lesson 6:
Assessment Lesson 1:
Social Studies
&
Science
Lesson 5:
Math
VIPKID
Learning Lesson 2:
Social Studies
Cycle 2 &
Science
Lesson 4:
Math Lesson 3:
SS & S
Review
Level 1 Introduction
Level 1 Introduction
Students in Level 1 will develop a foundation in the key areas of English language
learning. Level 1 consists of 12 units, each unit containing 12 lessons broken down into
learning cycles of six classes each. This introduction also includes Level 0. Level 0 was a
later addition to the VIPKID curriculum, has only one unit, and is introduced as Unit 0 in this
book.
Reading:
Level 1 students will begin their journey into reading by learning the names of the 26
letters of the alphabet. After confidence in letter recognition is reached, students will
begin learning individual phonics sounds, blending them together to form three letter
words. When each of the phonics sounds are mastered, students will practice their new
skills with simple phonics readers, adding phonics blends to their reading arsenal.
Target Example
Unit 0 26 letter names of the alphabet This letter is A. This is big A. This is small a.
26 letter sounds; three letter word A sounds /a/. /a/, /a/, apple. /c/+/a/+/t/=
Unit 1-8
blending cat
phonics readers; phonics blends Let’s practice reading the blend “th”. The
Unit 9-12
cat sat on a mat.
Target Example
Basic introductory dialogue (Teacher) What is your name?
Unit 0
(Student) My name is Meg.
Follow one step commands; (Command) Draw a line from big A to small
answers in one word answer but a.
Unit 1-8 repeats in complete sentences (Student) apple
(Teacher) Good! This is an apple.
(Student) This is an apple.
Follow two step commands; (Command) Clap your hands and touch
answers in simple but complete your head.
Unit 9-12
sentences (Teacher) What do you like to eat?
(Student) I like to eat rice.
Writing:
The VIPKID curriculum teaches writing in the classroom through tracing. True writing
practice comes in the form of the at-home workbook. Parents are encouraged to be sure
their child completes the appropriate workbook pages each week.
Level 1 Objectives
Target Content:
Target Description
400 vocabulary words Vocabulary words introduced and reviewed in
Vocabulary many different situations throughout the VIPKID
curriculum
100 sentence patterns Use and understand sentence patterns
Sentence
introduced in a variety of ways; conversation,
Patterns
not memorization
45 commands Listen to and understand commands important
Commands
to the classroom and real life
Letter 26 letters Name and recognizie all big and small letters of
Recognition the alphabet
26 letters including long Identify and produce the phonics sounds of all
Phonics
and short vowels letters of the alphabet including long and short
Sounds
vowels; blend sounds together to create three
(Letters)
letter words
Phonics 15 blends Read four letter words including blends, apply
Sounds blend rules and pronunciation to a variety of
(Blends) words
Sight Words 16 sight words Recognize and read sight words from memory
Additional Skills:
Pronunciation
VIPKID students develop excellent pronunciation, as North American accented English
is modelled by the foreign teacher each and every class. VIPKID teachers are trained to
correct pronunciation in a gentle, effective manner.
Incidental Language
Incidental language is learned through conversation. Because VIPKID teachers are native
English speakers, students learn vocabulary and sentence structures through casual
conversation. For example, a teacher who encourages a student by saying, “Wonderful!”
will soon teach their student this word as well as the meaning.
Critical Thinking
The VIPKID curriculum purposefully introduces and reviews target content (vocabulary,
sentence patterns, etc) in different situations and contexts. This is to encourage the
student to use the learned language, not merely memorize question and answer patterns.
VIPKID students have better listening comprehension and speaking skills because they
can use their knowledge in many different ways.
Science & Social In Level 1, units are broken up into Science and Social Studies,
Studies Math, and Language Arts. All areas of study contain important
vocabulary and sentence patterns, as well information that is
Math important to the student’s cognitive development. These topics
also assure that the VIPKID student is learning knowledge that is
Reading Skills important in daily life as well as interesting and engaging.
Reading Skills
Letter Recognition
Language Skills
Vocabulary Sentence Patterns Commands
Language Skills
Vocabulary Sentence Patterns Commands
Reading Skills
Science &
Phonics Reading Skills Social Studies:
- Blend letter sounds My Family
Gg, Ii, Dd, Cc together to read Friends and Action
two and three letter Verbs
Math:
words
Many and a Few
Shapes and
Patterns
Language Skills
Vocabulary Sentence Patterns Commands
iguana Triangle
igloo Rectangle -What sound does it start with? Repeat after me.
ink It starts with ____. Your turn!
guitar -Which letter is missing? Give me five!
goat ____ is missing. What comes next?
garlic -Which letters match?
dog Big _ and small _ match.
door -What do you see?
duck I see a ___.
desk I see a ___ and a ____.
car -What can the ___ do?
cat The (noun) can (verb).
carrot -What can the ___ and the ___ do?
candle The noun and the noun can verb.
Mommy -Do you see many or a few___?
Daddy I see (many/a few) ____.
sister -Do you see a ___ or a ___?
brother I see a ____.
family
jump
read
eat
swim
play
friend(s)
many
a few
Circle
Square
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Reading Skills
Science &
Phonics Reading Skills Social Studies:
- Blend letter sounds
Ee, Tt, Ss, Ll together to read Body Parts
two and three letter Clothes
Math:
words
Does or Doesn’t
Belong
Sorting Clothes
Language Skills
Vocabulary Sentence Patterns Commands
Grading Sizes
Numbers 6-10
Language Skills
Vocabulary Sentence Patterns Commands
rabbit -What sound does ___ make?
ruler ___makes the sound ____. Say the letter name.
robot -What do you have? Say the letter sound.
rice I have a ___. Speak loudly.
king -Where is the ___? Speak quietly.
ketchup The ____ is (between) the ____ and the Sit down, please.
kite ____. Look!
key The ___ is (to the right of/left of) the ___. Listen!
fox -What do you hear? Smell the ___.
x-ray I hear a ____. Taste the ___.
ox I hear a/an ____ and a/an ____. What’s missing?
jacket -Does it (look/sound)(good/bad)? What’s hiding?
jar It (looks/sounds)(good/bad). Count the ___(s).
jeans -What do you smell? Draw a line to the
jam I smell a/an ____. ___.
see I smell a/an ____ and a/an ____.
hear -What do you taste?
eye(s) I taste a ____.
ear(s) I taste a/an ____ and a/an ____.
smell -Does it (look/sound)(good/bad)?
taste It (looks/sounds)(good/bad).
nose -How does ___ look?
mouth __ looks (small/big).
small -Which is (big/smaller/ smallest), the
smaller (noun) or the (noun)?
smallest The (noun) is (big/smaller/ smallest).
big -What number is it?
Numbers 6-10 It is number ___.
-How many ____do you see?
I see (#)(noun(s)).
Common
Language Skills
Vocabulary Sentence Patterns Commands
ox -Where is the ___?
octopus The ____ is (in front of/between/to Draw a line to the __.
ostrich the right of/to the left of) the ____. What’s hiding?
zebra -How does ___ look? Say the beginning letter of
zero It looks (adjective/adverb). the word ___.
zucchini -Which picture begins with the letter Say the beginning sound
zoo ___? of the word ____.
zipper ___ begins with the letter ___. Find the ____.
yurt -What is the beginning letter of the Eyes on me.
yogurt word ___? Click the picture of ___.
yak The beginning letter is ___. Show me your hands.
yam -What sound does letter ___ make?
notebook Letter ___makes the sound ___.
newspaper -Can you find the ___?
nose I (can/can’t) find the ___.
necklace -What can (person) do in the
house (place)?
apartment (Person) can (verb) in the (noun).
living room -Does it fit?
bedroom Yes, it does./No, it doesn’t.
bathroom -Does the ___ fit in the ___?
kitchen Yes, the ___ fits in the ___./
bed No, the ___ doesn’t fit in the ____.
sofa -Why not?
doesn’t fit It is too (big/small).
fit
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Language Skills
Vocabulary Sentence Patterns Commands
quail -Do you see the ___? I want the ____.
queen Yes, I see the ___./ No, I don’t see Give it to me!
question the ___. Show me the ____.
quilt -Where is the ____? Find the ____.
umbrella The ___ is (in front of/between/to the Start your engines!
underwear right of/to the left of) the ____. Drive the ___.
uncle -Do you like the ____? Find the (adjective)(noun).
oatmeal Yes, I do./No, I don’t. Circle the picture of the
oboe -Why? (noun).
ocean Because it is ____.
emu -Can you find the ____?
equal Here it is./ I can’t find it.
email -What can the ___ do?
bus The ___ can (drive/fly/float).
bicycle -Where?
train -On the ____.
airplane -What does the ___ have?
car The (mode of transport) has ____.
road -Is it (fast/slow)?
track It’s ____.
sky -What comes next?
wheels The (size) (mode of transportation)
legs comes next.
fast -Is it (big/smaller/
slow smallest/small/
big bigger/biggest)?
smaller It’s ____.
smallest/
small
bigger
biggest
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Language Skills
Vocabulary Sentence Patterns Commands
acorn -Do you like the ____? Think about it.
apron Yes, I do./No, I don’t. What do you think?
angel -Why do you/don’t you like the Take the ___.
ape ____? Give it back!
ice I do/don’t like the ___ because it is Ask me a question.
ice cream ____. Answer the question.
island -What do you like about the ___? Describe the ____.
UFO I like the ___. Tell me about the ____.
ukulele -What do you want?
unicorn I want ___.
jump -Do you want to eat ___?
swim Yes, I do./ No, I don’t.
march -Is it food?
bread Yes, it’s food./ No, it’s not food.
orange -Which picture is food/not food?
potato(es) This picture is food/not food.
onion -Is it (food group)?
milk Yes, it’s (food group)./ No, it’s not
yogurt (food group).
cake -Which picture is (food group)?
candy This picture is (food group).
food
not food
fruit
vegetables
dairy
grains
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Growth and
Change
Language Skills
Vocabulary Sentence Patterns
sit young -What do we see?
go younger We see the pig sit/go. When a ____ grows, what does it
barn old -Where is the pig sitting? become?
garden older The pig is sitting on the (object). When a/an ____ grows, it becomes
apple tree -Where is the pig going? a/an ____.
store The pig is going on the (place). -When a/an ___ grows up, what does
corn -How does the pig go to the it become?
cucumber (place)? When a/an ____ grows up, it be-
carrot The big goes to the (place) by comes a/an ____.
cabbage (mode of transportation). -What is it?
broccoli -What do we see? It is a ____.
pepper We see the ___. -What does a/an (age description)
potato -Where do we go? (person/thing) become after it
beans We go to the ___. grows?
corn -What is the (person) seeing? A/An (age description)(person/thing)
carrot The (person) is seeing the ___. becomes a/an (age description)
nuts -Where is the (person)going? (person/thing).
fruit The (person) is going to the ____. -Can you tell me the correct order?
baby -What do we have? The correct order is ___, ____, ____.
child We have ____.
adult -What is the (person) eating?
grow The (person) is eating ___.
grow up -What are you eating?
seed I am eating ____.
sprout -who is it?
plant It is a/an ____.
tree
Common
Language Skills
Vocabulary Sentence Patterns Commands
bird light -Where is it? -Where are we? Tell me the
seal long The ____ is (on top/on We are at (the) ____. ending letter
monkey short the bottom/to the left/ -How does ___ look? of the word
polar bear to the right). __ looks (long/short/narrow/ ___.
frog narrow -Tell me about the ___. wide/heavy/ light).
goat wide The _____ is ____ and -Which is (long/short/nar-
kitten tiny ____. row/wide/longer/shorter/ Measure the
fox huge -What can the (animal) heavier/ lighter), the (noun) ____.
puppy heavy do? or the (noun)?
seal next The (animal) can (verb). The (noun) is (long/short/
cub tall -What can the (person) narrow/wide/longer/shorter/
dolphin do? heavier/ lighter).
baby The (person) can (verb). -Which is (longer/shorter/
spider -When a ___ grows, heavier/lighter), the (noun)
web what does it become? or the (noun)?
frog When a ____ grows, it The (noun) is (longer/shorter/
pond becomes a ____. heavier/lighter).
hospital -Where is the _____? -Which is the (longest/short-
bakery The ____ is in the (place). est/ heaviest/lightest), the
park -What can the ____ do? (noun) or the (noun)?
school The ____ can (verb). The (noun) is (longest/short-
home -Do you like to (verb)? est/heaviest/lightest).
restaurant Yes, I do./No, I don’t. How tall am I?
heavy/ier/est -Where am I? You are (#) centimeters tall.
light/er/est You are at (the) ____. How tall are you?
long/er/est -Where are you? I am (#) centimeters tall.
short/er/est I am at (the) ____. How wide is it?
centimeters (cm) It is (#) centimeters wide.
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