Free PCTB-approved Class 1 textbooks for all subjects. Class 1 is where formal schooling begins — these books build the reading, writing, and numeracy foundations that support every year of education that follows.
All Class 1 books follow the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) syllabus. Federal Board (FBISE), Sindh, and KPK editions are also available for most subjects.
Alphabet recognition and phonics (A–Z sounds), three and four-letter word reading, simple sentences, basic comprehension, and introduction to pencil control for letter writing. Class 1 English lays the foundation for all future English literacy.
Recognition and writing of all Urdu huroof (letters) in their various forms, simple Urdu word reading, basic sentence construction, and introduction to Urdu calligraphy pen grip and letter strokes.
Numbers 1 to 100, counting forwards and backwards, basic addition and subtraction within 20, recognition of shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle), and introduction to measurement using non-standard units.
My body and five senses, my family and home, my school and community, common animals and their sounds, weather and seasons, days of the week, and months of the year.
Recognition of Arabic alphabet and basic Quranic letters, Kalima Tayyiba and Kalima Shahadat with meanings, basic duas for daily activities (eating, sleeping, entering home), and stories of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for young children.
Colouring within lines, tracing shapes, basic free-hand drawing of familiar objects (house, tree, sun, flower), and introduction to primary colours and simple colour mixing activities.
By the end of Class 1, students following the PCTB curriculum should be able to achieve these key learning outcomes:
Read simple three and four-letter English words independently
Recognise and write all Urdu letters in their basic form
Count confidently from 1 to 100 and back
Add and subtract single-digit numbers correctly
Identify all basic shapes by name and properties
Name the five senses and their corresponding body organs
Know the days of the week and months of the year in order
Recite Kalima Tayyiba and basic daily duas correctly
Class 1 is when literacy begins. Read the English and Urdu textbooks aloud with your child every evening for 15 minutes. Point to each word as you read it. Children who are read to daily in Class 1 become independent readers significantly faster than those who are not.
Class 1 Mathematics uses physical objects — count beans, stack coins, use fingers. Children at age 5-6 learn numerical concepts through handling real objects, not just looking at digits on a page. The textbook follows physical understanding, not the other way around.
Writing Urdu letters correctly takes months of daily practice for Class 1 students. Use the textbook's tracing exercises every day, and supplement with lined Urdu exercise books. Correct letter formation habits formed in Class 1 persist for life.
Class 1 students are building self-confidence as learners for the first time. Every correct letter written, every word read, every sum solved correctly deserves genuine praise. Confident learners in Class 1 become motivated students throughout their school careers.
Children at Class 1 age have attention spans of 15-20 minutes for formal learning. Two 20-minute sessions at home are far more productive than one 45-minute session where the child loses focus. Stop while it is still enjoyable — they will want to come back.
Alphabet songs, counting rhymes, and number chants are not just entertainment — they build phonemic awareness and number sense through auditory memory. Many children who struggle with written phonics respond excellently to song-based learning.