Ukrainian Primary Schools
Read about Schools in Ukraine Level A1 Elementary
- Ukrainian children start their school at the age of six.
- Primary schools teach children from 6 to 10 years old in grades 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- From 3 to 5 children may attend kindergartens.
- There the children draw and paint, sing, dance and listen to the stories and play games.
- In primary school children study different subjects.
- They study Maths, Ukrainian, Reading, IT, Science, PE, Music, Art and Handicrafts.
- Children start learning English in the first grade.
- In Ukraine schools have got numbers.
- The school year begins in September and is over in May.
- Classes usually start at half past eight (8:30).
- Children have lunch in the school canteen.
- Boys and girls usually wear a school uniform in primary school.
- Children play during breaks.
- Sometimes children go on school trips with their teachers.
- They visit museums, theatres and places of interest.
grade – клас
school trip – шкільна поїздка
visit – відвідувати
museum – музей
theatre – театр
place of interest – визначне місце
Answer the questions
- Do Ukrainian children start school at the age of five or six?
- What do children do in a kindergarten?
- What subjects do Ukrainian children study in primary school?
- When do boys and girls start learning English?
- Have schools in Ukraine got numbers or names?
- When does the school year begin?
- Must children wear a school uniform in Ukraine?
- When do classes usually start?
- Where do children have lunch?
- What do children do during breaks?
- Who do boys and girls go on school trips with?
- What do they visit?