Basic 1Basic 1 Ghanaian Language NotesOpen a topic to read the notes, copy the key parts into your notebook and do the exercises.SongsSinging Songs in Our LanguageIn this topic you will sing songs in your Ghanaian language. You will listen for names of places, people and animals in the songs.RhymesRhymes in Our LanguageIn this topic you will say rhymes of seven or more lines in your Ghanaian language with actions.Story TellingTelling StoriesIn this topic you will listen to stories. You will talk about the characters and what happened.Pre-Reading ActivitiesThings in the Home and SchoolIn this topic you will name and talk about things in the home and at school in your Ghanaian language.Print ConceptsTaking Care of BooksIn this topic you will learn how to hold, open and care for a book.Phonological and Phonemic AwarenessSounds in WordsIn this topic you will listen for sounds at the beginning, middle and end of words.PenmanshipWriting Patterns and LettersIn this topic you will move your wrist well to draw patterns and write letters.Labelling Items in the EnvironmentLabelling Things Around UsIn this topic you will write labels for things in the classroom and say what they are used for.CapitalizationCapital LettersIn this topic you will learn to write capital letters correctly.ReadingReading Simple SentencesIn this topic you will read short sentences of three or four words.Reading AloudReading AloudIn this topic you will read short sentences aloud clearly so others can hear.Reading Aloud with ExpressionIn this topic you will read sentences aloud with feeling and answer questions about them.