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Pre-Unit

Animals & Insects

By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to: • Talk about pictures of animals found ant home and the

neighbourhood• Recite rhymes and poems about animals and insects• Draw, paint, colour, model, cut out pictures of different

animals • Identify and imitate sounds made by different animals

and birds.

Pre-Unit

Counting & Sorting

By the end of this Counting topic, the learner should be able to:

• Count in order form 1-10 or up to 20• Write numbers 1-20• Perform simple additions up to 10• Count through actions (jumping, skipping, clapping,

bouncing, nodding, stamping, and others)• Learn and recite counting poems, rhymes and songs• Listen to counting stories• Learn and play counting games • Sort and match number names, number values, and

number symbols• Complete puzzles of number values and symbols• Order number cards in sequence or the correct number

of objects against the number • Count objects in groups of ones, twos, threes, fours• Use their body parts to learn number value skills (one

head, two hands, five fingers, ten toes)

Pre-Unit

Family & Home

By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to: • Identify and name members of the family• Identify and name objects and things found in the

home• Sing songs, recite poems, and dance to music about

the home and family• Tell stories, read pictures and role play about the

people found in the home and family.• Dramatise a home setting and roles of different

members of their family • Describe family members• Name objects and people at home • Colour, paint, draw, or cut out drawings of family

members

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Food

By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to: • Identify different food• Develop vocabulary• Discuss the smell taste, colour of different food and the

ones eaten raw and the ones eaten when cooked• Demonstrate preparation of different types of food• Use their senses of smell, taste, and touch to identify

types of food• Paint, model, draw, trace, colour, and cut out different

types of food• Learn songs, poems, and stories related to foods

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Standard 1

Our Body

KIE - Science Unit 1, 2; English Unit 6; By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Name some external parts of the human body• Identify some external parts of the human body• Use correct vocabulary to name parts of the body• Use sentence structures appropriately• Recite rhymes/poetry about parts of the body• State ways of keeping the body clean• Write simple sentences to describe position/direction• Read sentences about parts of the body• Write names of parts of the body and match them to

pictures• Form plural words from singular words• Write legibly and neatly

Standard 1

Plants

KIE - Science Unit 3By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Name some plants found in the locality• Identify main parts of a plant• Identify some edible plants and the parts that can be eaten

by human beings

Standard 1

The Farm

KIE - Science Unit 5 ; English Unit 12By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Name the tools and animals in the home• Describe the animals and tools at home, and their use• Use the sentence structures correctly• Form noun plurals from the singular nouns given• Write simple sentences• Match words/sentences with pictures• Draw some tools/animals found in the home• Write legibly and neatly

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Standard 1

The Home

KIE - English Unit 2By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Listen and respond to names of things in the home• Talk about things in the home• Use vocabulary and sentence structures correctly• Use the given structures to ask and answer questions• Recite rhymes and play language games relating to the

home• Draw and name objects in the home• Write names of objects found in the home• Draw patterns and write the letters of the alphabet• Write legibly and neatly

Standard 1

Time

KIE - English Unit 9, 10By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to: Time:

• Listen to and respond to the time they do things at home and in school

• Talk about the time they do some activities at home and in school

• Use the given vocabulary in sentences• Use time phrases correctly in given sentence structures • Read time correctly• Sing songs/recite rhymes/poems relating to time• Draw clock faces showing the hour and half past the hour• Write legibly and neatly

Months of the Year: • State the names of the months of the year• Use the sentence structures correctly• Use ordinals correctly • Use the simple past tense correctly• Recite rhymes/poems related to months of the year• Write the months of the year• Write legibly and neatly • State the names of the seasons of the year

Standard 1

Travel

KIE - English Unit 13By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Use the given vocabulary correctly• Use the sentence structures correctly• Sing songs/recite rhymes and poems relating to travel• Read words/sentences/texts relating to travel• Model/draw/paint things relating to travel• Write words/sentences correctly• Write legibly and neatly

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Standard 1

Wild Animals

KIE - Science Unit 5; English Unit 15 By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Name wild animals correctly• Talk about common wild animals • Use the sentence structures appropriately• Identify the sounds made by different animals • Recite poems/rhymes on wild animals • Match names to pictures of animals• Form plural words from singular words• Write legibly and neatly • Identify external parts of big animals (eye, ear, mouth,

nose, leg, tail, horn)

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Standard 2

Parts of the Body

KIE - Science Unit 1; English Unit 9By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to: Parts of the Body

• Name and point at various body parts• Use the given vocabulary correctly• Use the sentence structures appropriately• Recite poem/rhymes and sing related songs• Read a short passage on parts of the body • Write simple sentences to describe parts of the body• Draw and name parts of the body

Senses • Name the senses (smell, taste, touch, sight, hearing)• Name the sense organs • Identify things using the senses

Standard 2

Plants

KIE - Science Unit 3By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Plant seeds• Observe germinating seeds• Care for plants in the locality• Identify different types of leaves

Standard 2

The Farm

KIE - By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Use vocabulary correctly• Use sentence structures to describe things in the shamba• Recite poems/rhymes and sing songs relating to activities

and things in the shamba• Read short passages and answer oral questions • Write answers to comprehension questions• Write simple guided compositions• Write legibly and neatly

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Standard 2

The Home

KIE - English Unit 7, 17By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Talk about home and activities in the home• Name common things around the home• Use correct sentence structures to describe the objects

and activities at home• Recite rhymes/poems• Read simple texts relating to home and home activities • Draw some of the objects and label them• Read and write simple sentences using appropriate

sentence structures• Write legibly and neatly

Standard 2

Time

KIE - English Unit 5By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to: Time:

• Use vocabulary accurately• Use the sentence structures correctly• Use time phrases correctly to tell the time• Recite rhymes, poems, and sing songs• Read short sentences/passages and answer questions • Write simple sentences • Write legibly and neatly

Standard 2

Travel

KIE - English Unit 11By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Talk about travel • Use correct vocabulary to describe travel• Use the sentence structures appropriately • Recite rhymes/poems and sing songs relating to travel• Draw/paint pictures relating to travel• Read short passages/texts/paragraphs relating to travel• Answer simple comprehension questions • Write simple sentences relating to travel• Write legibly and neatly

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Standard 2

Wild Animals

KIE - Science 5; English Unit 16 By the end of the unit the learner should be able to:

• Use the given vocabulary appropriately• Use the sentence structures appropriately• Read short passages/texts relating to wild animals and answer comprehension questions• Write simple sentences to describe the animals• Recite poems/sing songs and play relating language games• Write legibly and neatly

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Standard 3

Energy

KIE - Science Unit 9 By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to: Light:

• Reflect light Sound:

• Identify direction of sound• Understand that sound moves in all directions• Listen and respond to description of position and direction• Identify the meaning of special sounds

Energy: • Measure temperature in degrees celsius

Standard 3

Health, Hygiene& Disease

KIE - Science Unit 1, 2; English Unit 2, 9By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to: Good Health:

• Identify requirements of good health (food, rest, sleep, exercise, medical care)

Sense of Sight:• Compare strength of eyes • Use sight to compare distance and size of objects (near/far,

big/small) Gestures:

• Use facial and body gestures to communicate (appropriately in the community)

Disease: • Listen to and respond to talks and messages relating to

diseases• Talk about diseases that they know

Standard 3

Transport

KIE - English Unit 7, 10 By the end of this topic the learner should be able to:

• Use vocabulary relating to transport in correct sentences• Identify road signs• State ways of showing courtesy and honesty when

travelling

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Standard 4

Energy

KIE - Science 9By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Describe uses of light• Describe the importance of proper lighting in a house

(see clearly, safety, discourage pests, read comfortably)• Identify ways of lighting a house (such as windows,

translucent roofs, artificial lighting)• Identify source of heat (such as sun, fire, electricity,

gas)• Explain uses of heat (such as cooking, warming,

ironing, drying)

Standard 4

Matter

KIE - Science Unit 10By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Investigate floating and sinking• Investigate factors that affect floating and sinking

(shape, size, type of material)• Demonstrate the relationship between pressure and

depth in liquids

Standard 4

Teeth

KIE - Science Unit 1By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Identify the different types of teeth (incisors, canines, premolar, molar)

• State the functions of different types of teeth • Describe shedding of teeth (deciduous, permanent)

Standard 4

The Workshop

KIE - Science Unit 11; English Unit 11By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Use simple tools safely• Describe how to maintain simple tools

• Clean after use• Sharpen cutting tools• Oil, grease

• Describe (demonstrate?) proper use of tools• Identify proper storage of tools

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Standard 5

Animals

KIE - Science Unit 5By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to: • Explain the meaning of invertebrates and invertebrates• Classify vertebrates and give examples of each group• Observe and list some characteristics of the groups of

vertebrates• Name some common invertebrates

Standard 5Human Body

KIE - Science Unit 1By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Identify main parts of Breathing System and state functions of each

• Identify main parts of Digestive System and state functions of each

Standard 5

Properties of Matter

KIE - Science Unit 9By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• List the states of matter (solid, liquid, gas)• Identify characteristics of matter (shape, volume, mass)• Investigate effects of heat on matter (change of state,

melting, evaporation, condensation, freezing, expansion and contraction)

• Measure temperature in degrees celsius

Standard 5

The Sea

KIE - English Unit 11By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to: •

Standard 5

The Weather

KIE - Science Unit 4By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Identify different weather instruments • State the use of different weather instruments• Construct and use different weather instruments

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Standard 6-8

Energy

KIE - Standard 6 Science Unit 9 Standard 7 Science Unit 8 Standard 8 Science Unit 8

• Energy• Explain what energy is• Describe the different types of energy (sound, chemical, magnetic,

light, heat, electrical)• State methods of conserving energy• Appreciate the need to conserve• Light:

• Describe how light travels• Identify transparent, translucent and opaque materials• Demonstrate reflection of light• Investigate refraction of light (using source light and shiny/smooth

surface)• Investigate apparent bending of light in air and water• Demonstrate making a rainbow

• Electricity:• Name sources of electricity• Make a simple circuit• Investigate good and poor conductors of electricity• Identify electrical appliances (home) and their uses• Describe safety measures when dealing with electricity (not

touching switches w/ wet hands, not putting sticks, wires, pencils into sockets, not overloading sockets)

• Demonstrate safety measures when there is lightning• Transforming

• Describe transformation of energy (electric circuit, food, burning fuels, radio, simple electro-magnetic)

•• Conserving

• State methods of conserving energy (use sparingly, energy-efficient devices, renewable energy)

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Standard 6-8

Human Body

KIE - Standard 6 Standard 7 Science Unit 1 Standard 8 Science Unit 1

• Reproductive System:• Identify some parts of the reproductive system and state functions of

each• Describe physical changes during adolescence• Explain fertilization in human beings• Discuss the development of the foetus• Describe the process of birth

• Circulatory System:• Identify parts of the Circulatory System • Describe components of blood and their functions• Identify the types of blood vessels and their functions• Describe structure and function of the heart

• Endocrine System: • Identify the main excretory organs and their waste products

Vocabulary:• Reproductive: female (ovary, oviduct, uterus, vagina), male (testis, urethra,

penis), zygote, embryo, foetus, placenta, umbilical cord, amniotic fluid• Circulatory: heart, blood, vessels (aorta, venacava, valves, pulmonary vein

and artery), plasma, red blood cells, veins, capillaries, auricles, ventricles• Endocrine: skin (epidermis, dermis, sweat), lungs (nose, trachea, carbon

dioxide), kidney (ureter, bladder, urethra, urine)

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Standard 6-8

Matter

KIE - Standard 6 Science Unit 10 Standard 7 Science Unit 9 Standard 8

• Matter • List the states of matter• Identify characteristics of matter

• Composition of air• Name components of air• State some uses of air

• Dissolving solids in water• Identify solids that dissolve and those that do not dissolve in water

(using: sugar, salt, sand, flour)• Mixing liquids

• Identify liquids which mix and those that donʼt mix (using: water, kerosene, fresh milk, cooking oil)

• Magnetic and non-magnetic materials• Identify magnetic and non-magnetic materials

• Temperature• Investigate effects of heat on matter• Measure temperature in degrees celsius

• Separating mixtures• Separate mixtures (winnowing, sieving, picking, filtering, decanting,

use of magnets, evaporation)

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Standard 6-8

Plants

KIE - Standard 6 Science Unit 3; English Unit 12 Standard 7 Science Unit 4 Standard 8 Science Unit 3

• Draw and label parts of a flower• Classify plants • Classify crops• Describe pollination and fertilization (meaning and fusion)• Draw and label parts of a seed (monocot and dicot)• Name weeds and control of weeds• Name external plant parts and their function (roots, leaves,

flower)• Investigate conditions necessary for germination• Explain interdependence between plants• Explain interdependence between plants and animals• Explain what a food chain is• Explain meaning of crop pests• Identify some crop pests, their effects and control measures • Explain how plants are adapted to their environment (dry

areas, wet areas)• Identify signs of unhealthy crops• State effects of crop diseases

Standard 6-8

Solar System

KIE - Standard 6 Standard 7 Standard 8 English Unit 14Vocabulary: Asteroids, atmosphere, axis, celestial, comets, condense, constellation, copernicus, density, eclipse, ellipse, full moon, galaxy, gravity, hemisphere, mass, meteor, meteorite, new moon, orbit, oxygen, phases, planet, revolution, rotation, satellite, shuttle, solar system, space astronaut, space probe, star, terrestrial, tilt, universe, vapour, wane, wax, weight

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Standard 6-8

Work Made Easier

KIE - Standard 6 Unit 11 Standard 7 Science Unit 10 Standard 8 Science Unit 9• Force and Motion: move objects and stop objects in motion

• State what force is• State what a unit of force is (Newton)

• Friction: • Investigate friction• State advantages and disadvantages of friction • Demonstrate ways of reducing and increasing friction

• Levers:• Identify positions of fulcrum, load, and effort in different

levers (claw hammer, crowbar, wheel barrow, spade)• Simple Machines:

• Investigate how inclined planes make work easier (ladder, staircase, winding uphill road)

• Investigate how single fixed pulleys (such as a flag pole)make work easier

• Name six simple machines and give examples of each• Name different cutting and digging tools and the work they

do

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