Measurement; Area

Units of measuring area

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Make 4 pegs using sticks.
Stick one peg on the ground by hitting using a stone or a hammer, tie a rope around the peg.
Using the procedure in learner's book, measure the ground areas.
Enjoy learning outside the classroom.

Outside the classroom, learners are guided to make 4 pegs using sticks.
As a class, learners to stick one peg on the ground by hitting using a stone or a hammer, tie a rope around the peg.
As a class, learners to use the procedure in learner's book, measure the ground areas

What is the area covered by the four pegs?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 90-91
Ruler
Digital devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement; Area

Units of measuring area

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Study the shape representing a square piece of land.
Calculate the area of the plot of land.
State the relationship between metre squared and an acre.
Appreciate the relationship between metre squared and an acre.

In pairs, learners are guided to study the shape representing a square piece of land.
In pairs, learners are guided to calculate the area of the plot of land.
In pairs, learners are guided to state the relationship between metre squared and an acre

What is the relationship between metre squared and an acre?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 91-92
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 92-93

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement; Area

Area of plane figures; Rectangle
Parallelogram

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Draw a rectangle.
State the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle.
Work out the area of various rectangles.
Have fun and enjoy calculating the area of a rectangle.

In pairs or individually, learners to draw a rectangle.
In pairs or individually, learners to state the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle.
In pairs or individually, learners to work out the area of various rectangles

What is the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 93-95
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 96-98

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Measurement; Area

Rhombus
Trapezium

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Trace or draw a rhombus on a piece of paper.
State the formula for calculating the area of a rhombus.
Work out the area of various rhombus.
Have fun and enjoy calculating the area a rhombus.

In pairs or individually, learners to trace or draw a rhombus on a piece of paper
In pairs or individually, learners to state the formula for calculating the area of a rhombus.
In pairs or individually, learners to work out the area of various rhombus.

What is the formula for calculating the area of a rhombus?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 98-101
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 101-103

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement; Area

Circle

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Watch a video from the link in learner's book.
Draw a circle as shown in learner's book.
Do Activity 8 in learner's book and determine the area of the rectangle.
Appreciate the use of digital devices.

In groups, learners to watch a video from the link in learner's book.
In groups, learners to draw a circle as shown in learner's book
In groups, learners to do Activity 8 in learner's book and determine the area of the rectangle

What do you notice between the width and the radius of a circle?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 103-104
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 104-106

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement; Area
Volume and capacity

Area of borders
Area of combined shapes
Measurement and volume

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Trace or draw a picture frame on a piece of paper.
State the formula for calculating the area of boarders.
Work out the area of various borders.
Have fun and enjoy calculating the area boarders.

In pairs or individually, learners to trace or draw a picture frame on a piece of paper
In pairs or individually, learners to state the formula for calculating the area of boarders.
In pairs or individually, learners to work out the area of various boarders.

What is the formula for calculating the area of a boarder?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 106-107
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 108-110
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 111-112
Pieces of paper

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Volume and capacity

Converting units of measuring volume
Volume of a cube

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the relationship between centimetres cuboid and metres cuboid.
Identify the formula of converting cube to centimeter.
Convert metres to centimetres and vice versa.
Appreciate the relationship between centimetres cuboid and metres cuboid.

Individually, learners to state the relationship between centimetres cuboid and metres cuboid
Individually, learners to identify the formula of converting cube to centimeter
Individually, learners to convert metres to centimetres and vice versa

What is the relationship between centimetres cuboid and metres cuboid?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 112
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 113

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Volume and capacity

Volume of a cuboid
Volume of a cylinder

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Make or draw a cuboid.
Measure the length, width and height of the cuboid using a ruler.
Calculate the volume of the cuboid formed using the measurements.
Enjoy calculating the volume of cuboid.

In groups, learners to make or draw a cuboid.
In groups, learners to measure the length, width and height of the cuboid using a ruler.
Learners to calculate the volume of the cuboid formed using the measurements.

What is a cuboid? How do you calculate the volume of cuboid?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 36-37
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 114-115

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Capacity
Time, distance and speed

Relationship between volume and capacity
Time

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define capacity.
State the relationship between volume and capacity.
Outline the formula of converting volume and capacity.
Convert volume to capacity and vice versa.
Appreciate the relationship between volume and capacity.

Learners to define capacity.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to state the relationship between volume and capacity.
In groups, in pairs or individually, learners are guided to outline the formula of converting volume and capacity
In groups, in pairs or individually, learners are guided to convert volume to capacity and vice versa

What is the relationship between volume and capacity? How do you convert volume to capacity and vice versa?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 115-118
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 119

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Time, distance and speed

Conversion of units of time
Distance

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Create a conversion table on units of time.
Convert hours into minutes and vice versa.
Appreciate the importance of reading time.

Learners to create a conversion table on units of time.
Learners to convert hours into minutes and vice versa.

1 hour has how many minutes?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 119-120
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 121-122

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Time, distance and speed
Temperature

Speed
Conversion of units of speed
Establishing temperature as either hot, warm or cold

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss how long it will take him/her to reach their school.
Estimate the distance from their school to his/her home.
Calculate the speeds in km/h or m/s
Enjoy calculating speed in km/h or m/s.

In groups, learners to discuss how long it will take him/her to reach their school.
In groups, learners to estimate the distance from their school to his/her home.
Learners to calculate the speeds in km/h or m/s

What is the distance covered by a bus travelling at the speed of 80km/h and takes 3 hours?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 123-124
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 124-126
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 127-129

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Temperature

Measuring temperature
Conversion of units of temperature

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the tools used to measure temperature.
Compare temperature using hotter, warmer, colder and same as in different situations.
Work out temperature in degree Celsius and kelvin.
Appreciate the tools used to measure temperature.

In groups, learners are guided to identify the tools used to measure temperature.
Learners to compare temperature using hotter, warmer, colder and same as in different situations
Learners to work out temperature in degree Celsius and kelvin

What is temperature?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 129-131
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 131-133

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Money

Profit

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define profit.
Select a retailer and a customer and role play the story in learner's book.
Have fun and enjoy role playing.

Learners to define profit.
In groups or in pairs, learners to select a retailer and a customer and role play the story in learner's book

What is profit?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 133-134
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 134-135

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Money

Loss

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the term loss.
Select a retailer and a customer and role play the story in learner's book.
Have fun and enjoy role playing.

Learners to define loss.
In groups or in pairs, learners to select a retailer and a customer and role play the story in learner's book

What is loss?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 136
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 136-137
Ruler

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Money

Discount
Discount

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the term discount.
Read and role play the dialogue between a shopkeeper and a customer.
Answer the questions that follow.
Have fun and enjoy role playing.

Learners to define term discount.
In groups, learners to read and role play the dialogue between a shopkeeper and a customer. Answer the questions that follow.

What is discount?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 139-140
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 140-142
Assessment books

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Money
Postal charges

Commission
Bills
Inland postal charges

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the term commission.
State the formula commission and percentage commission.
Calculate the commission and percentage commission.
Enjoy calculating commission and percentage commission.

Learners to define the term commission.
Learners are guided to state the formula commission and percentage commission.
Learners are guided to calculate the commission and percentage commission

What is the formula of calculating percentage commission?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 142-144
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 144
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 146

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Postal charges
International postal charges

Inland postal charges
Surface mail

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the formula of working out inland postal charges.
Work out inland postal charges.
Appreciate the formula of working out inland postal charges.

Learners are guided to identify the formula of working out inland postal charges.
Learners to work out inland postal charges

What is the formula of calculating inland postal charges?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 147-149
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 149-152
Ruler

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

International postal charges

Airmail
Surface airlifted mail

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the term airmail.
Draw the table of the airmail in learner's book.
Calculate the airmail.
Have fun and enjoy calculating airmail.

Learners to define the term airmail.
Learners are guided to draw the table of the airmail in learner's book.
Learners to calculate the airmail.

What is airmail?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 152-154
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

International postal charges

Surface airlifted mail
Postal orders

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the procedure of calculating surface airlifted mail.
Calculate the surface airlifted mail.
Have fun and enjoy calculating surface airlifted mail.

Learners are guided to state the procedure of calculating surface airlifted mail.
Learners are guided to calculate the surface airlifted mail.

How do you calculate surface airlifted?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

International postal charges

Postal orders
Mobile money transaction

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the procedure of calculating surface airlifted mail.
Calculate the surface airlifted mail.
Have fun and enjoy calculating surface airlifted mail.

Learners are guided to state the procedure of calculating surface airlifted mail.
Learners are guided to calculate the surface airlifted mail

How do you calculate postal orders?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

International postal charges
Geometry
Geometry

Mobile money transaction
Angles; Measuring angles
Angles; Measuring angles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the procedure of calculating mobile money transactions
Calculate mobile money transaction.
Have fun and enjoy calculating mobile money transaction.

Learners are guided to State the procedure of calculating mobile money transactions
Learners are guided to Calculate mobile money transaction

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

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Geometry

Angles on a straight line
Angles at a Point

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Draw the figure on learner

Learners are guided to draw the figure on learner

What are adjacent angles?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

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Geometry

Angles at a Point
Angles on a transversal

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Use an IT device to watch a video clip on how to draw angles at a point.
Draw angles at a point.
Appreciate angles at a point

In groups, learners to use an IT device to watch a video clip on how to draw angles at a point.
Learners to draw angles at a point.

How do you draw angles at a point?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometry

Angles on a transversal
Angles in a parallelogram

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of alternate, corresponding and vertically opposite angles.
Draw alternate angles, corresponding angles and vertically opposite angles.
Enjoy forming angles on a transversal.

Learners to explain the meaning of alternate, corresponding and vertically opposite angles.
Learners are guided to draw alternate angles, corresponding angles and vertically opposite angles

How do you form angles on a transversal?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometry

Angles in a parallelogram
Polygons

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define a parallelogram.
Draw a parallelogram as shown in learner

Learners to define a parallelogram.
Learners are guided to draw a parallelogram as shown in learner

Do the angles on a parallelogram bisect each other?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometry

Interior and exterior angles of polygons
Relationship between interior angles, exterior angles and number of sides of polygons

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Draw the shapes in learner

In groups, learners are guided to draw the shapes in learner

What are interior polygons?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometry
Geometrical Construction

Relationship between interior angles, exterior angles and number of sides of polygons
Measuring angles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Trace then extend each polygon on one side to have an exterior angle.
Measure the size of the exterior angle in each polygon.
Copy and complete the table in learner

In groups, learners to trace then extend each polygon on one side to have an exterior angle.
In groups, learners to measure the size of the exterior angle in each polygon.
Learners to copy and complete the table in learner

What is the relationship between interior angles, exterior angles and number of sides of polygons?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometrical Construction

Bisecting Angles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define an acute angle.
Draw an acute Work out activity 2 in learner

Learners to define an acute angle.
Individually, learners to draw an acute.    Appreciate the drawing of angles.

What is an acute angle?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometrical Construction

Construction of angles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Watch a video on construction of angles.
Use the links in learner`s book. Enjoy watching the video on construction of angles.

In groups, learners to watch a video on construction of angles
Learners to use the links in learner`s book.

What have you learnt about construction of angles in the video?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

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Geometrical Construction

Constructing triangles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Draw line AB = 4.5 cm
Do activity 4 in learner

Individually, learners to draw line AB = 4.5 cm
Individually, learner to do activity 4 in learner

How do you construct triangles?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

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Geometrical Construction
Data handling and probability

Constructing circles
Data collection

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Watch a video on construction of circles.
Construct the circles on the video.
Enjoy using digital devices.

In groups, learners to watch a video on construction of circles.
Learners are guided to construct the circles on the video.

How do you construct circles?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

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Data handling and probability

Frequency distribution table
Choosing a scale

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Draw a frequency distribution table.
Use the data previously collected and fill in the frequency distribution table.
Appreciate frequency distribution table.

Learners to draw a frequency distribution table.
In groups, learners to use the data previously collected on the number of learners present in their groups to fill in a frequency distribution table.

What are the uses of frequency distribution table?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

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Data handling and probability

Pictographs
Bar graphs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of pictographs.
Fill in the table in learner

Learners to explain the meaning of pictographs.
Individually or in pairs, learners to fill in the table in learner

What is a pictograph?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

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Data handling and probability

Pie charts

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define a pie chart.    Draw a pie chart and  Do activity 6 in learner`s book.  Enjoy doing activity 6.

Learners are guided to define a pie chart.
In groups, learners to do activity 6 in learner`s book

What is a pie chart?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

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Data handling and probability

Line graph
Travel graphs
Travel graphs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of a line graph.
Do Activity in learner`s book.  Appreciate line graph. 

Learners are guided to explain the meaning of a line graph.
Individually, learners to do Activity in learner`s book.

What is a line graph?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

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