Primary 1 Scheme of Work 2026: New Curriculum Subjects & Downloads

Looking for a Primary 1 Scheme of Work for the new Nigerian curriculum without opening dozens of unrelated pages? This directory brings our current Primary 1 subject and option schemes into one place, with a short preview of what is inside each one before you click through.

Primary 1 deserves careful planning. A six-year-old does not need a scheme that merely says “Topic: Addition” or “Topic: Reading” and leaves the teacher to guess the learning journey. At this stage, lessons should build small, dependable foundations: recognising sounds, reading meaningfully, understanding number, observing the environment, expressing ideas, developing healthy habits and learning how to participate in a community.

What makes our Primary 1 schemes different?

Each scheme is organised around the revised curriculum’s teaching structure rather than a bare list of headings. The weekly tables identify the Topic/Theme, Focal Competencies, Skills, Performance Objectives, Learning Activities and Resources. This makes the scheme useful both to the teacher preparing a lesson and to the head teacher checking whether classroom work is actually moving toward the expected learner outcome.

We also keep the language at the level of the curriculum while arranging the work so teachers can see a realistic progression across First, Second and Third Terms. Revision and assessment are not used as filler weeks; the main teaching weeks carry the actual curriculum content.

How a Primary 1 teacher can use the scheme

1. Start with the weekly performance objective. It tells you what the pupil should be able to demonstrate, say, identify, read, write, count, compare or do.
2. Check the topic/content beside it. This prevents a lesson from becoming wider or harder than the curriculum requires.
3. Use the learning activity as a teaching direction, not a script. You can adapt examples to your pupils, language context and available classroom materials.
4. Assess the objective, not just copied notes. If the objective says pupils should identify, sort, read or demonstrate, assessment should let them perform that action.

Primary 1 Scheme of Work 2026 – subject directory

There are 13 files in our current Primary 1 release because language and religious-study choices are presented as separate downloadable options. A school does not place every option on one pupil’s timetable; use the files that apply to your programme.

Arabic Language Scheme of Work

Across the year, pupils meet areas including النُّطْقُ بِالْأَصْوَاتِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ: التَّمْيِيزُ السَّمْعِيُّ and النُّطْقُ بِالْأَصْوَاتِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ: تَشَابُهُ الشَّكْلِ; الْحَرَكَاتُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ: التَّنْوِينُ and الْحَرَكََاتُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ: التَّنْوِينُ وَالشَّدَّةُ; and التَّسَامُحُ وَالِاعْتِذَارُ and قِرَاءَةُ الْأَحْجَامِ وَالْأَشْكَالِ وَالْأَلْوَانِ وَالْأَيَّامِ وَالْأَشْهُرِ. View the Arabic Language scheme and download page →

Basic Science Scheme of Work

The scheme starts from child-friendly foundations such as Our Environment and Things in and Around the Home; Shapes: Construction and Living Things: Grouping; and Technology: Uses and Safe Handling and Measuring Things: Length. View the Basic Science scheme and download page →

Christian Religious Studies Scheme of Work

Its weekly sequence introduces God the Creator and GOD IS OUR FATHER: GOD’S ROLE AS FATHER; Jesus Our Saviour and Jesus Our Saviour: Response; and Jesus Calls Us Brothers, Sisters and Friends: Jesus Our Friend and Jesus Commands Us to Love. View the Christian Religious Studies scheme and download page →

Cultural and Creative Arts Scheme of Work

Across the year, pupils meet areas including Letters and Numbers: Letters and Colours: Colouring Shapes and Objects; Decorative Artwork and Paper Crafts: Making and Colouring; and Culture: Types and Body Beautification. View the Cultural and Creative Arts scheme and download page →

English Studies Scheme of Work

Across the year, pupils meet areas including Phonemic Awareness (Identifying Sounds) and Phonological Awareness; Phonemic Awareness (Songs and Rhymes) and Sound Clusters; and Phonemic Awareness (Songs and Rhymes) and Phonological Awareness. View the English Studies scheme and download page →

Hausa Language Scheme of Work

Its weekly sequence introduces Dokokin Makaranta and GININ KALMA: GAƁOƁI UKU ZUWA HUƊU; Ginin Jumla and GINA NAU’O’IN JUMLA: JUMLAR TAMBAYAU; and Tantance Girman Abubuwa and ALAMOMIN ƘASAR NIJERIYA. View the Hausa Language scheme and download page →

Igbo Language Scheme of Work

The scheme starts from child-friendly foundations such as ỌDỊDỊ AKWỤKWỌ ỌGỤGỤ: USORO ỌGỤGỤ NA NLEKỌTA and AGBA/KỌLỌ DỊ ICHE ICHE: OJ IJI AGBA; ỌGỤGỤ OGE: ỤBỌCHỊ NA IZU N’ALA IGBO and ỌGỤGỤ OGE: OMUME N’OGE DỊ ICHE ICHE; and EKELE N’ỌNỌDỤ DỊ ICHE ICHE: NZAGHACHI and ỌNỤỌGỤGỤ: ỊGỤ EGO. View the Igbo Language scheme and download page →

Islamic Studies Scheme of Work

Its weekly sequence introduces Arabic Alphabets: Second Set and QUR’ANIC RECITATION: SURAH AL-FATIHAH – GUIDED RECITATION; QUR’ANIC RECITATION: SURAH AL-FALAQ – LISTENING AND PRONUNCIATION and QUR’ANIC RECITATION: SURAH AL-IKHLAS – GUIDED RECITATION; and Purification: Taharah and Purification: Al-Wudu (Ablution): Purposes. View the Islamic Studies scheme and download page →

Mathematics Scheme of Work

Its weekly sequence introduces Whole Numbers 1-5 and Whole Numbers: Quantitative Aptitude on Ordering; Whole Numbers 1-99 and Whole Numbers: Quantitative Aptitude on Addition and Subtraction; and Two Dimensional Shapes and Data Collection: Presenting Simple Class Data. View the Mathematics scheme and download page →

Nigerian History Scheme of Work

The scheme starts from child-friendly foundations such as Meaning and Importance of History: Family Identity and Peoples and Places in the Community: Tolerance; Heroes and Heroines in the Community: Contributions and Heroes and Heroines in the Community: Qualities; and Traditional Title Holders: Types and Traditional Title Holders: Respect. View the Nigerian History scheme and download page →

Physical and Health Education Scheme of Work

The scheme starts from child-friendly foundations such as Moving Our Body Parts 2: Safety Precautions and Running: Shuttle Run; Swimming: Water Adjustment and Entry/Exit and Local Games: Cat and Rat; and Toilet Hygiene: Benefits and Health and Hygiene: Care of the Teeth. View the Physical and Health Education scheme and download page →

Social and Citizenship Studies Scheme of Work

Across the year, pupils meet areas including Leadership At Home and National Identity and Symbols: National Symbols; Culture: Material and Non-Material Culture and Introduction to Nigeria: Diversity and Flag Colours; and Attitude and Values: Practice and Money: Uses, Spending and Saving. View the Social and Citizenship Studies scheme and download page →

Yoruba Language Scheme of Work

Across the year, pupils meet areas including ATỌ́NÀ ÌWÉ KÍKÀ: ÀKỌ́LÉ ATI IBẸ̀RẸ̀ KÍKÀ and ÀWỌ̀: ÌDÁMỌ̀ NÍ ÀYÍKÁ; ÌṢẸ̀DÁ Ọ̀RỌ̀ YORÙBÁ: KÍKÀ and ÀFIHÀN ARA-ẸNI: ILÉ-Ẹ̀KỌ́ ATI KÍLÁÀSÌ; and ÌKÍNI: OLÙKỌ́ ATI AKẸ́KỌ̀Ọ́ and ÌBÉÈRÈ ATI ÌDÁHÙN LÓRÍ ÌJÍRÒRÒ: ÌDÁHÙN. View the Yoruba Language scheme and download page →

Does this replace the national curriculum?

No. The curriculum is the source framework; the scheme is the implementation plan. If you need to check the approved Primary 1 subject structure or download the curriculum documents themselves, use our Primary 1 New National Curriculum guide or go straight to the Primary 1 curriculum download page.

Primary 1 planning questions teachers often ask

Does one pupil take Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba?

No. The approved structure provides for one Nigerian Language as applicable. Separate files are available so schools can use the language that applies to them.

Should a pupil take both CRS and Islamic Studies?

No. The approved offering distinguishes the applicable religious-study option according to the pupil.

Can I use the scheme to prepare lesson notes?

Yes. The weekly objectives, activities and resources are a strong starting point for lesson-note preparation, but a lesson note should still expand the teaching steps, examples, assessment and differentiation appropriate to your class.

For the national subject list across all school levels, see our full list of subjects in Nigeria’s revised curriculum. For the rollout timeline and what changes in 2026/2027, read the new curriculum implementation guide.