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Saskatchewan · Grade 1

English Language Arts

The province has added a final Reading Scope and Sequence for Kindergarten to Grade 3, with draft Oral Language and Writing scopes and sequences (2026) open for feedback.

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

CRComprehend and Respond

Texts on identity, community and responsibility; messages in graphs, icons and pictures; retell heard texts; read and relate sequence, problems and solutions

CCCompose and Create

Create texts about identity and community; speak clearly in logical order; write and share stories or informational texts of five or more sentences

ARAssess and Reflect on Language Abilities

With guidance, identify what skilled readers and writers do; set and monitor communication goals