NPPE schemes Class 3 - Oxford · Example of a Plan for a Continuous Writing Lesson School Class Date Time Subject Roll Ngolo 2B 2/4/04 8.20 English 32 Topic: Writing

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In the schemes of work

The number of lessons given in the schemes of work is an estimation of how long it would take to teach each topic. Each teacher should use this as a guide and progress at the pace of the pupils.

The learning/teaching materials given here are only suggestions. Teachers are advised to use what is locally available.

Similarly, the learning/teaching activities are just suggestions. Other suitable activities should be used.

All the references made in these schemes are from the above mentioned course books.

Teacher’s Books also available!

Contents

New Progressive Primary English, Book 3 .......... 6

Kiswahili Sanifu, Book 3 .................................. 28

Progressive Primary Mathematics, Book 3 ...... 40

Our Lives Today: Social Studies, Book 3 ........... 48

Science in Action, Book 3 ................................ 58

Living in Christ, Book 3 ................................... 62

New Progressive Primary English, Book 4 ........ 74

Kiswahili Sanifu, Book 4 ................................ 104

Progressive Primary Mathematics, Book 4 .... 134

Our Lives Today: Social Studies, Book 4 ......... 148

Science in Action, Book 4 .............................. 166

Living in Christ, Book 4 ................................. 174

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Example of a Plan for an Oral Lesson

School Class Date Time Subject Roll

Ngolo 2B 7/4/04 8.50 English 32

Topic: Oral work

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, the pupils will:(a) be able to use the pattern THIS/THAT is…..(b) know the meanings of the words plastic bag, purple, grey, orange and brown and be able to use them in correct and meaningful sentences

References: New Progressive Primary English, Teacher’s Book for Standard 2, Unit 3, pp 10 – 11;

New Progressive Primary English Pupil’s Book for Standard 2, Unit 3, pp 12 – 13.

Learning aids: Objects or pictures of purple, grey, orange, brown; a plastic bag

Lesson Development

Step 1: Introduction and practice of language pattern(a) Introduce the pattern THIS/THAT is …… Hold up a pen and use this to describe the pen. Say: This is a pencil. Step back from the objects. Point at it and say: That is a pencil.(b) Practise the pattern asking the whole class to identify objects, e.g. pens, pencils,

balls, etc. Then ask individual pupils to answer. Encourage them to answer in full sentences.

Step 2: Introduction of new vocabulary(a) Introduce and practise the word plastic bag(b) Show the pupils a plastic bag and ask them what it is used for.(c) Revise the colours that pupils already know.(d) Point at objects and ask what colour they are.(e) Introduce the colours purple, grey, orange and brown.(f) Ask the pupils to show you the colours using a variety of objects in and around the

classroom.

ConclusionWrite some of the pupils’ sentences containing each of the words taught in step 2 and help them to read the sentences.

Example of a Plan for a Reading Lesson

School Class Date Time Subject Roll

Ngolo Std 6 2/4/04 8.20 English 35

Topic: Reading Comprehension

Objectives: By the end of the lesson the pupils will have read the passage What weather do you like? silently and answered the oral questions on it.

Reference: New Progressive Primary English, Teacher’s Book for Standard 6, Unit 19, pp. 95 – 96.

Learning aids: New Progressive Primary English Pupil’s Book for Standard 6, pp 96 – 97.

A weather chart, Oxford Primary Dictionary for East Africa.

Lesson development

Step 1: Revision/introduction of reading vocabulary(a) Revise the following new words, using flashcards: weather; climate; stormy;

rainbow; windy; rainy; wet; hot; cold; warm.(b) Write lightning and thunder on the blackboard. Tell the pupils that they must

find out their meanings when they read the story.

Step 2: Introduction to the passage(a) Ask the pupils to discuss the weather using words such as hot, cold, warm, cool,

wet, windy or rainy – whichever is appropriate. Ask them to describe a time when the weather was different. What was it like? What do they like/not like about the weather and why? Accept their suggestions as is appropriate.

(b) Tell pupils to open their books on page 97 and look at the picture. Let them say what they think is happening. (The bus is stuck in the mud. People are helping him push the bus out of the mud).

Step 3: Silent reading and oral questionsThe teacher reads the story to the class. The pupils then read it again silently and answer the oral questions. Possible answers. (i) No, she hates chilly weather. (ii) It is unlikely to rain yet his animals have no pasture. (iii) There is certainly going to be a storm. (iv) He is a bus driver. (v) Maize and other crops.

ConclusionPupils should read the story again and write the answers to the comprehension questions for homework. They should discuss these in their groups in the next lesson.

Example of a Plan for a Continuous Writing Lesson School Class Date Time Subject Roll Ngolo 2B 2/4/04 8.20 English 32 Topic: Writing

Objective: By the end of the lesson, the pupils will have written a guided composition entitled My House.Reference: New Progressive Primary English, Teacher’s Book for Standard 2 Unit 28, p. 109. New Progressive Primary English, Pupils’ Book for Standard 2 Unit 28 p. 125.Learning aids: Real objects or pictures of different items at home such as chairs, table, sofa, jiko, lamps, television, calabashes, torches, flasks, pillows, pillowcases, water tanks,

cupboards.

Lesson development

Step 1: Introduction to the topic(a) Let the pupils talk about their homes. Ask them what their houses are made of.(b) Let the pupils look at the pictures on pages 120 and 121 of their books. Help them to identify the items found in different parts of a house.

• Kitchen or cooking area – jiko, gourd, kettle.• Living room or sitting room – table, television, mat, sofa, stool.• Bedroom or sleeping area – bed, mattress, pillows.• The lantern can be found in any part of the house

Step 2: Oral preparation(a) Display a sketch of the items found in the teacher’s house. Name the items and what they are used for e.g. radio (listening to news/music), flask (putting water or tea), etc. Get

the pupils to make similar statements about items found in their homes. Write the key words on the blackboard.(b) Let one pupil compose the complete description, orally using the same guiding questions and write this on the blackboard.

Things in my house What they are used for

Jiko cooking Kettle heating water/tea Flask putting water/tea Bed sleeping on Gourd a container

Step 3: Writing(a) Clear the blackboard model. Let the pupils write about their house using the outline in their books. Let the pupils write the answers to the questions in continuous prose.(b) The teacher goes round to help the pupils as necessary.

ConclusionLet the pupils exchange their books and check each other’s work in pairs. Encourage the pupils to read out loud what they have written.

LESSONS TOPICS OBJECTIVES TEACHING/LEARNING LEARNING/ REFERENCES REMARKS ACTIVITIES TEACHING AIDS

6NOT FOR SALE For use with New Progressive Primary English Standard Three

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Revision

Oral work

Reading

Writing

Oral work

1-2

3

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5

1-2

The learners should be able to revise the work covered in Class Two.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns• Past continuous tense, e.g. What

was Wambui doing?• Present continuous tense, e.g.

What are they doing now?• Present simple tense, e.g. What

do they do?

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘A new class’

fluently and accurately and answer oral and comprehension questions.

• read the stories in the ‘Have fun’ section for enjoyment.

The learners should be able to:• write down correct answers to the

questions given.• copy the given paragraph in the

handwriting section neatly and legibly.

The learners should be able to:• construct correct sentences

using the pattern will/shall for invitations, e.g. Will you play football with us? Shall I help you to pack the cake?

• pronounce and construct sentences using new words, e.g. shelf, notice, drawer, library etc.

• Asking and answering oral questions.• Revising previous term’s exam papers.• Recording important points.

• Talk about holiday experiences.• Talk about their new class.• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Pronounce the new words, e.g. cross,

mark, etc.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Recite a simple rhyme.

• Revise the new words learnt during the previous lesson.

• Talk about their experiences on opening day.

• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s Book.• Read aloud as the pupils follow and

read the passage silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Asking and answering oral questions.• Recording answers to given exercises.• Copying a paragraph.• Writing sentences of their own.

• Talk about a parents day.• Listening to a comprehension

passage.• Explaining new words.• Pronouncing new words.• Constructing sentences.• Asking and answering oral questions.

• Past exam papers.

• Word cards.• Sentence cards.

• Pictures in the Pupil’s Book.

• The national flag.

• Paragraph in the Pupil’s Book.

• Sentences in the Pupil’s Book.

• Objects, e.g. a broom, a duster, a desk with drawers, shelf, notice board, timetable.


NPPE Pupil’s and Teacher’s Book 2.

NPPE Pupil’s Book 3, pp 1–6NPPE Teacher’s Book 3, pp 1–5





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New Progressive Primary English Standard ThreeSchemes of Work

Term 1

NOT FOR SALE For use with New Progressive Primary English Standard Three

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Writing

Oral work

Reading

Writing

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘A special

uniform’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

• read the conversation in the ‘Have fun’ section for enjoyment.


questions given.• copy the given words.• write down the paragraph read by

the teacher neatly and legibly.• write sentences about their first day

in school.

The learners should be able to:• construct correct sentences using

the patterns when and as as conjunctions in sentences.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. breath, handkerchief, dustbin etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Time to wash’

fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

• read the story in the ‘Have fun’ section for enjoyment.


questions given.

• Revise the new words learnt in the previous lesson.

• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s Book.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Read the passage aloud as the pupils

follow silently and also read.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Copy words and a paragraph.• Record answers.

• Practise the present simple tense in a simple health quiz.

• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s Book.

• Construct sentences.• Pronounce the new words.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise new words.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Read the passage.• Explain the meanings of the new words.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Write sentences.


• Word cards.

• Paragraph in the Teacher’s Book.

• Questions in the Pupil’s Book.


• Sentence cards.• A handkerchief, dustbin,

water.


• Flash cards.

Sentences in the Teacher’s Book.






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Library

Oral work

Reading

Writing

Oral work

The learners should be able to• read the storybook ‘Stars in the

Air’ fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.


the pattern have to, e.g. We have to take care of our health.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. ambulance, ward, syringe etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘A thief in the

ward’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.



questions given.• copy the given sentences accurately

and legibly.• make posters with health messages.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• present continuous tense, e.g.

What is/are he/she/they doing? He/she is/they are cutting grass.

• rejoinder beginning with So, e.g. Okelo likes working hard. So do I.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. work, throw, fight, labour etc.

• Reading silently.• Asking and answering oral questions.• Retelling the story.

• Talk about a visit to a hospital, dispensary etc.


• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Read the story aloud.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Make posters.• Draw pictures.

• Talk about the work done at home and in school.

• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s Book.

• Constructing sentences.• Pronouncing new words.• Asking and answering oral questions.

Storybook.

• Pictures of syringe, needle, ambulance, ward and bandage.

• Flash cards.• A hospital-related poster.


• Word cards.• Flash cards.

• Pencils.• Coloured pencils/crayons.• Sentences in the Pupil’s

Book.• Pair of scissors.• Paste.

• Pictures.• Posters on child labour.• Pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Flash cards.• Rope.• Ball.

Stars in the Air;OUP, Nairobi.

NPPE Pupil’s Book 3, pp 16–18

NPPE Teacher’s Book 3, pp 15–18







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Reading

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Revision and Testing

Oral work

Reading

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Child labour’




questions given.• write down correct sentences of

their own.

The learners should be able to revise the work covered between weeks 1 and 5 and answer the set questions.

The learners should be able to: • construct correct sentences using

may or perhaps.• construct questions with do,

e.g. Do you help your friends?• pronounce and construct correct

sentences using the new words, e.g. remind, tank, trough etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Can we help in

the house?’ fluently and accurately and answer oral questions.


• Revise the new words learnt.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Read the given passage.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Role-play.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.

• Ask and answer oral questions for clarification.

• Pupils to write down correct answers to the set questions.

• Listening to a story.• Talking about the pictures in the

Pupil’s Book.• Asking and answering oral questions.• Pronouncing new words.• Constructing sentences.• Role-playing.


• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about what the pupils do at

home.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Read aloud.• Dramatize the story of Matu and

Metho.


• Posters.• Word cards.

Questions in the Pupil’s Book.

• Pencils and other writing materials, e.g. answer sheets.

• Water tank.• Water pails.• Sentence cards.• Word cards.• Pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.






NPPE Teacher’s and Pupil’s Book 3, Units 1–5.





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Writing

Oral work

Reading

Writing

Library

Oral work


questions given.• draw a home.


apostrophe to show possession.• construct sentences using show +

adjective, e.g. Show me a white chicken.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. handle, share etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘The family lunch’




given questions.• write down dictated sentences

accurately and neatly.

The learners should be able to read the storybook fluently and accurately for enjoyment.


imperatives with put, e.g. Put the water in the glass.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. position, left-hand side, opposite etc.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Drawing a picture.


• Talk about members of the family.• Listen to a story.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Demonstrate given actions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Read the passage.• Ask and answer oral questions.


• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Retell the story.


• Demonstrate the given actions.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Sentences in the Teacher’s Book.

• Pencils.• Coloured pencils.

• A tank, water tap, padlock, a handle.

• Word cards.• Pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Story in the Teacher’s

Book.

Pictures in the Pupil’s Book.


• Storybook.

• A bottle of ink/water.• Pictures.• Maps.• Flash cards.








Matano and Makumi; OUP, Nairobi.



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Reading

Writing

Oral work

Reading

Writing

Revision and Testing/ Exam

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Where is the

meat?’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


questions given.• write a letter to their friend

accurately.• write dictated sentences correctly

and neatly.• draw the given pattern correctly.


questions with where, e.g. Where is the book?

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. behind, past, across, beyond etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Dangerous rivers’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


questions given.• write down correct instructions.• write down dictated sentences

correctly and neatly.

The learners should be able to revise and answer the questions set from the work covered in Term One.


Book.• Read aloud.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Draw patterns.

• Describe positions of various objects in the classroom.



• Ask and answer oral questions.• Revise new words.• Talk about a trip.• Read aloud.


• Revise the work covered.• Ask and answer questions for

clarification.• Write the test.



• Chairs.• Tables.• Map.• Calendar.• Word cards.



• Test items/questions.• Writing materials, e.g.

pens, pencils and answer sheets.










NPPE Pupil’s and Teacher’s Book 3, Units 1–10.

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Revision

Oral work

Reading

Writing

Oral work

1

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4

5

1-2

The learners should be able to revise the work covered in Term One.


negative questions, e.g. Don’t you have a …? Haven’t you …?

• construct questions such as ‘What are you doing/making?’

• make sentences reflexive pronouns following direct objects, e.g. The children made the kites themselves.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. kite, cart, width, wheel etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Making a kite’

fluently and accurately and answer oral questions.


questions given.• copy the given sentences neatly and

legibly.

The learners should be able to:• construct sentences using how

many?• construct sentences using past

continuous tense, e.g. As I was getting my ticket, the train arrived.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. train, engine, wagon etc.

• Asking and answering oral questions.• Revising Term One exam paper.• Noting down important points.


• Talk about toys or other things the pupils have made.

• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Demonstrate given actions.• Ask and answer oral questions.


Book.• Talk about the games the pupils

played during the last holiday.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Copy sentences.

• Talk about the signs in the Pupil’s Book and other road signs.


• Past exam paper.

• Toys, e.g. cars, dolls, teddy bears.

• Materials for making a kite.

• Word cards.



• A sample ticket.• Flash cards.• Pictures of a train, an

engine, a railway line, a railway station.








NPPE Pupil’s Book 3, pp 50, 52–54

NPPE Teacher’s Book 3, pp 48, 50–52


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Term 2


3-4

5

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3

4

Reading

Writing

Oral work

Reading

Writing

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Your ticket,

please’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

• recite the poem ‘Jumatatu’ in the ‘Have fun’ section for enjoyment.

The learners should be able to:• write down correct sentences

about the train.• write down correct answers to the

questions given.• write down dictated sentences

accurately and legibly.


noun clause after where, e.g. This is where I get off the bus.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. pedestrians, truck, trailer etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘The truck driver’

fluently and accurately and answer oral comprehension questions.

• read the story in the ‘Have fun’ section fluently and accurately for enjoyment.


questions given.• copy the given sentences correctly.• draw a truck.


• Revise the new words learnt.• Read aloud as the pupil’s follow and

read silently.• Pronounce the new words.• Recite a poem.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Record answers.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Write down sentences.




Book.• Read aloud as the pupils follow and

read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Copy sentences.• Draw a picture.



• Toys or pictures of cars, trucks and tankers.

• Pictures of traffic lights and goods on a bus or a lorry.

• Flash cards.



• Pencils and coloured pencils/crayons.










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Library

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Reading

Writing

Oral work

The learners should be able to read the storybook ‘At the showground’ fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to:• use noun clauses with which/that

in sentences, e.g. Juma lost the toy which/that Mrs Mwathi bought last week.

• construct correct sentences using reflexive pronouns, e.g. He swept the compound himself.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. countryside, valley, shade etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘If we cut down

all trees …’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

• recite the poem in the ‘Have fun’’ section fluently for enjoyment.


questions given.• copy the given paragraph correctly.• complete a crossword puzzle.


have to/had to, e.g. We have to keep our school clean.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. care, ditch, narrow, deep.


• Talk about the uses of trees.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Demonstrate the given actions.• Ask and answer oral questions.


Book.• Talk about trees.• Read aloud as the pupils follow and

read silently.• Recite a poem.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Copy a paragraph.

• Tell riddles and puzzles.• Talk about the environment.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Storybook.

• Trees.• Pictures showing

natural environments, e.g. forests, valleys and mountains.

• Flash cards.• Sentence cards.


Sentences in the Pupil’s Book.

• Word cards.• A map.• Nature corner.• Features in the school

compound.• Pictures of a cave, hill,

valley and ditch.

At the showground; OUP, Nairobi.









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Reading

Writing

Revision and testing

Oral work

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘In the cave’


• read the story in the ‘Have fun’ section fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.


questions given.• copy the sentences dictated

accurately and neatly.• write down their own sentences.• draw a picture of the school clearly.

The learners should be able to revise the work covered between weeks 1 and 5 and answer the set questions.

The learners should be able to:• construct sentences using know

how to/show me how to …, e.g. Do you know how to clean a wound? Show me how to paint a picture.

• use when as a conjunction in sentences, e.g. When we eat good food, we become strong and healthy.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. diseases, typhoid, wound etc.


Book.• Talk about going for a walk in the

natural surroundings.• Read aloud as the pupils follow and


• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Draw.

• Ask and answer oral questions for clarification.

• Write down correct answers to the questions set.

• Talk about experiences at a clinic.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.



• Pencils.

Pencils and other writing materials, e.g. answer sheets.

• Flash cards.• Sentence cards.• Health posters.• Soap and washing

powder.• Fruits.• Immunization card.• Health corner.• Poster showing a

balanced diet.








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Reading

Writing

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Stop diseases!’

accurately and fluently and answer comprehension questions.

• recite the limerick type of fun poem for enjoyment.


questions given.• copy dictated sentences correctly.• write down correct sentences.


the pattern: What’s the matter with you/her/him/them?

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. antiseptic, bruise, and electric shock.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Dressing

can be dangerous!’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.



questions given.• copy the given sentences correctly

and legibly.






• Talk about accidents and their causes.


• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about the activities the pupils do

at home.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Read the passage aloud slowly.• Ask and answer oral questions.




• Flash cards.• Word cards.• Picture of someone in a

plaster cast.• Soap, antiseptic, cloth.• Picture of someone

giving first aid.


Sentences in the Pupil’s Book.











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Oral work

Reading

Writing

Oral work

The learners should be able to read the storybook ‘The Muddy Muddy Wedding’ fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to:• construct correct sentences using the

conjunction although, e.g. Although I was tired I completed the work.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. cross, potholes, speed limit etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Not another

accident!’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

• read the story in the ‘Have fun’ section fluently for enjoyment.


questions given.• write down dictated jokes neatly

and legibly.• draw a traffic sign.


the pattern: like + verb (ing), e.g. I like dancing.

• construct sentences using present continuous tense, e.g. I am reading a storybook.

• make sentences with rejoinders beginning with So, e.g. So do you.

• make questions with know how, e.g. Do you know how to swim?


• Read a conversation in pairs.• Draw a road in the sand.• Practise safe road crossing.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about road accidents.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s



• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Draw a traffic sign.

• Describe the pictures in the Pupil’s Book.

• Talk about what the pupils do on school days and on the days they do not go to school.

• Talk about the things the pupils like doing.

• Demonstrate the given actions in pairs.

Storybook.

• Pictures of people crossing roads.

• Road signs and symbols.• Pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Word cards.• Sentence cards.


• Jokes in the Teacher’s Book.

• Word cards.• Flash cards.• Shears.• Picture of a swimming

pool.• Cartwheel.• A chart showing

ordinals.

The Muddy Muddy Wedding; OUP, Nairobi.









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• use the pattern imperative + indirect object + how + infinitive in sentences, e.g. They showed/taught us how to trim the hedge.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. hedge, shears, trim etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Let’s go

swimming’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

• read and tell the jokes in the Pupil’s Book.


questions given.• copy the given sentences legibly

and neatly.

The learners should be able to revise and answer questions set from the work covered in terms One and Two.


• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about what the pupils do at

home.• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Tell jokes.• Ask and answer oral questions.


• Revise the work covered.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Revise past exam papers.• Write the test.


• Jokes in the Pupil’s Book.


• Test items/questions.• Writing materials, e.g.

pens, pencils and answer sheets.






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The learners should be able to revise the work covered in Term Two.

The learners should be able to:• use the apostrophe in sentences

to indicate possession, e.g. The plumber’s tools.

• construct correct sentences using relative clauses with who, e.g. A person who flies an aeroplane is a pilot.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. electrician, barber, baker etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Do we need

money?’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

• read the stories in the ‘Have fun’ section fluently and accurately for enjoyment.


questions given.• write about what they would like to

be when they finish school.• write correct sentences to describe

the given pictures.


present perfect continuous, e.g. I have been writing a letter.

• make sentences using reflexive pronouns following direct objects in singular and plural forms,

• Asking and answering oral questions.• Revising Term Two exam paper.• Recording important points.


• Talk about the jobs parents do.• Explain the meanings of the new

words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.




• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Write down correct sentences.

• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s Book in pairs.

• Talk about passing on information.• Demonstrate the given actions.• Explain the meanings of the new

words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.

Past exam paper.


• Hammer.• Plumb line.• Toy gun.• Flash cards.



• Word cards.• Post office.• Flash cards.• Envelopes.• Stamps.• Postcards.• A parcel.• A picture of a letter box.










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e.g. I made the postcard myself. We made the cart ourselves.

• construct sentences with be able to, e.g. Will you be able to carry the parcels from the post office?

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. postcard, dial, send etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘At the post

office’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

• read the conversation in the ‘Have fun’ section fluently and accurately for enjoyment.


questions given.• copy the given post office address

and the one read by the teacher.• draw an envelope correctly.• copy the given letter.


present tense with unless.• sentences containing either … or

…• use the conjunction So sentences.• make sentences using adverbs just/

already/yet/still.• pronounce and construct correct

sentences using new words, e.g. stadium, spectator, cheer, tug of war etc.

• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about writing a letter to

someone.• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Read aloud and in turns.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Asking and answering oral questions.• Recording answers.• Copying an address.• Drawing.

• Reading jokes in pairs.• Telling jokes.• Demonstrate the given actions.• Explain the meanings of the new


• Telephone booth.


• Pencils.• Crayons.• Pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.


• Flash cards.• Ball.• Bean bags.• A rope.







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The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Sports Day’




questions given.• copy the given sentences correctly.• write about a fun game the pupils

played with their friends.

The learners should be able to:• construct sentences using either

… or …, e.g. I can use either a mobile phone or a calculator.

• make sentences containing may and perhaps, e.g. The scratch card is perhaps in your bag. The scratch card may be in your bag.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. scratch card, charger, internet, plug etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Press the green

button’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.



Book.• Talk about a sports day.• Read aloud and in turns.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Write a fun game.

• Talk about the given pictures.• Talk about a mobile phone.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Demonstrate the given actions.• Explain the meanings of the new



Book.• Talk about mobile phones.• Read aloud and in turns.• Ask and answer oral questions.


• ‘Have fun’ section.


• Flash cards.• Word cards.• Mobile phone.• Scratch card.• Batteries.• Charger.• Calculator.


• ‘Have fun’ section.









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questions given.• copy the given sentences accurately.

The learners should be able to read the storybook ‘A big surprise’ fluently and accurately and for enjoyment.

The learners should be able to:• use could in sentences, e.g She

could hear a lion roar in the forest.• construct sentences using too …

to …, e.g. Mkasha is too tired to water the cows.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. bray, neigh, chatter, hiss, chirp etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘A hippo must be

hollow!’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

• recite the poem in the ‘Have fun’ section fluently for enjoyment.

The learners should be able to:• write correct answers to the

questions given.• copy the given sentences correctly.

The learners should be able to revise the work between weeks 1 and 5 and write a test.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Copy the given sentences.

• Reading silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Retell the story.• Dramatize the story.

• Listen to a story and answer questions.• Talk about animals.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Explain meanings of the new words.• Pronounce the new words.• Demonstrate the given sounds.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.


Book.• Recite the poem.• Read aloud and in turns.• Ask and answer oral questions.


• Revising the work covered.• Asking questions for clarification.• Writing a test.


Storybook.

• Sentence cards.• Flash cards.• Pictures of animals.• A thick stick.• Audio tapes.


• Poem in the ‘Have fun’ section.


• Pens.• Answer sheets.• Test items.


A big surprise; OUP, Nairobi.







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conjunctions because and as, e.g. The cows drowned because the river was flooded. The bridge collapsed as it was weak.

• use conditional clause If + simple present in sentences, e.g. If it rains heavily, the river will overflow.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. disaster, landslide, overflow, drown etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘A bad storm’


• recite the poem in the ‘Have fun’ section fluently and for enjoyment.


questions given.• copy the given sentences neatly.


and or but.• pronounce and construct correct

sentences using new words, e.g. ashamed, limp, horrible etc.


• Talk about the weather today.• Listen to the weather forecast read

by the teacher.• Explain the meanings of the new

words.• Pronounce new words.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Construct sentences.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Discuss the picture in the Pupil’s Book.• Read aloud and in turns.• Talk about a storm.• Recite a poem.• Ask and answer oral questions.



• Demonstrate actions.• Explain the meanings of the new


• Pictures of flooded places, landslides, drought etc.

• Flash cards.• Word cards.

• Poem in the Pupil’s Book.


• Pictures of animals in the Pupil’s Book.

• Flash cards.









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Reading

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Library

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Hare and

Hyena’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.




correctly.


past tense of irregular verbs, e.g. go - went; see - saw.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. blunt, sad, trap etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘Lion and Mouse’ and

answer comprehension questions.• read the excerpt in the ‘Read on’

section.


questions given.• write down correct prices of the

given items.

The learners should be able to read the storybook ‘Wild Otoyo’ fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.

• Revise the new words.• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Read aloud and in turns.• Dramatize the reading.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Copy dictated sentences.

• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s Book in pairs.

• Talk about the football match using the given words.

• Explain the meanings of the new words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Read aloud and in turns.• Play the maze game in pairs.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Write the prices of items.

• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Dramatize the story.




• Flash cards.• Charts.


• Fun spot.


• Storybook.











Wild Otoyo; OUP, Nairobi.

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greetings for festivals and special days.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. event, prepare, cultural, variety etc.

The learners should be able to:• read the passage ‘A cultural

event’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

• read the story in the ‘Have fun’ section fluently and accurately for enjoyment.

The learners should be able to:• write correct answers to the


accurately and neatly.• write a letter to a friend.

The learners should be able to revise and write correct answers to the questions set from the work covered between Term One and Term Three.


• Talk about a cultural event.• Explain the meanings of the new

words.• Pronounce the new words.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Construct sentences.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about the food the pupils eat at

home and during parties.• Read aloud and in turns.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Write down dictated sentences.• Write a letter.

• Revise the work covered.• Ask questions for clarification.• Write the exam.

• Traditional dresses.• Flash cards.• Word cards.• Clay pots, calabash,

gourd.• Pictures of dishes of

sorghum, ugali, okra etc.



• Pens.• Answer sheets.• Test items/questions.








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NPPE schemes Class 3 - Oxford · Example of a Plan for a Continuous Writing Lesson School Class Date Time Subject Roll Ngolo 2B 2/4/04 8.20 English 32 Topic: Writing