Algebra

Algebraic expressions; Forming algebraic expressions

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

Collect all the pens, pencils and rulers and classify the items according to their similarities and differences.
Form algebraic expressions.
Enjoy forming algebraic expressions.

In groups, learners are guided to collect all the pens, pencils and rulers and classify the items according to their similarities and differences.
In pairs, learners are guided to form algebraic expressions.

What are algebraic expressions?

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Algebra

Simplifying algebraic expressions
Linear equations; Forming linear equations in one unknown

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

Simplify algebraic expressions using the BODMAS rule.
Use digital device, search for a video clip on application of algebraic expressions. Use the link in learner` book.

Individually, learners are guided to simplify algebraic expressions using the BODMAS rule.
In groups, learners are guided to use digital device, search for a video clip on application of algebraic expressions. Use the link in learner

How do you calculate the sum of three consecutive numbers if the smallest number is x?

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Algebra

Solving linear equations in one unknown
Application of linear equations

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

Use a digital device to watch a video on solving linear equations.
Solve linear equations in one unknown.
Enjoy solving linear equations in one unknown.

In groups, learners to use a digital device to watch a video on solving linear equations.
Individually, learners are guided to solve linear equations in one unknown

What is the unknown in 3x

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Algebra

Linear inequalities; Forming linear inequality in one unknown
Illustrations of simple inequalities on a number line

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

Use inequality cards to complete simple inequality statements.
Use inequality cards/objects to form simple linear inequalities with one unknown.
Enjoy forming linear inequality in one unknown

In groups, learners are guided to use inequality cards to complete simple inequality statements.
In groups, learners are guided to use inequality cards/objects to form simple linear inequalities with one unknown

What is the value of x in the inequality below 3x -15 > 10?

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Algebra

Compound inequality statements in one unknown
Illustration of compound inequalities on a number line

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

Explain the meaning of compound inequalities.
Use inequality cards to complete compound inequality statements.
Solve each question by forming and solving an appropriate inequality.

In groups, learners are guided to explain the meaning of compound inequalities.
In groups, learners to use inequality cards to complete compound inequality statements.
Individually, learners to solve each question by forming and solving an appropriate inequality.

What is compound inequalities?

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Measurements
Measurement; Length

Pythagorean relationship; Identifying Pythagorean relationship
Application of Pythagorean relationship in real life
Converting units of length

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

Use a digital device, search for the names of the sides of a right-angled triangle.
Identify Pythagorean relationship.
Recognize the sides of a right-angled triangle in different situations
Contemplate working easily using Pythagorean theory.

In groups, learners to use digital device, search for the names of the sides of a right-angled triangle.
In groups, learners are guided to recognize the sides of a right-angled triangle in different situations.
In groups, learners are guided to identify Pythagorean relationship.

What is the hypotenuse in a right angle triangle whose height is 3 and base 4? Calculate the hypotenuse of the triangle where height is x and base is y?

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Measurement; Length

Operation involving units of length

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

Measure the width of their classroom using a metre rule.
Work out addition involving length.
Appreciate the use of addition and subtraction .

In groups, learners are guided to measure the width of their classroom using a metre rule
In pairs, learners to work out addition and subtraction of length

The length of 2 ropes is 98m 62cm and 33m 66dm 12cm. What is the total length of the ropes?

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Measurement; Length

Multiplication and division of length

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

Make or cut 5m 24cm of thread/string.
Cut the thread/string into 4 equal parts.
Outline the procedure to work out multiplication of length.
Work out multiplication of length.
Appreciate the use of multiplication.

In groups, learners are guided to make or cut 5m 24cm of thread/string
In groups, learners are guided to cut the thread/string into 4 equal parts.
Learners are guided to outline the procedure to work out multiplication of length.
Learners are guided to work out multiplication of length.

How do you work out multiplication involving length?

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Measurement; Length

Multiplication and division of length
Perimeter of plane figures

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

Watch a video on relays, use the link in leaner's book.
Discuss how the race takes place.
Identify the field events that make use of length to determine a winner.
Appreciate the use of digital resources.

Learners to watch a video on relays, use the link in leaner's book
In groups, learners are guided to discuss how the race takes place
In groups, learners are guided to identify the field events that make use of length to determine a winner

How would you measure the lengths for the participants in various events?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 84
Place value chart
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 84-85

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Measurement; Length

Perimeter of plane figures
Circumference of a circle

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

Use a tape measure to measure the distance round their classroom.
Outline the procedure to work out the perimeter of various figures.
Have fun and enjoy working out perimeters of various figures.

In groups, learners to use a tape measure to measure the distance round their classroom.
Learners are guided to outline the procedure to work out the perimeter of various figures.

How do you determine the perimeter of a triangle with sides of lengths 3m, 4m and 5m?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 85
Place value chart
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 86

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Measurement; Length

Circumference of a circle
Perimeter of combined shapes

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

Identify four circular objects in their school, for example a wall clock.
Measure the circumference and diameter of the objects.
Have fun and enjoy measuring circumference and diameter of the objects.

In groups, learners to identify four circular objects in their school, for example a wall clock.
In groups, learners to measure the circumference and diameter of the objects

What is the circumference of your classroom wall clock?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 86-87
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 87
Assessment books
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 88

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Measurement; Length
Measurement; Area

Perimeter of combined shapes
Units of measuring area

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

Determine the perimeter of a combined shape.
Calculate the perimeter of the various figures.
Enjoy calculating perimeter of a combined shapes.

Individually, learners to determine the perimeter of a combined shape.
Individually, learners to calculate the perimeter of the various figures

What have you learnt about combined shapes?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 88-90
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 90-91

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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

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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

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Measurement; Area

Circle
Area of borders

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
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 106-107

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Measurement; Area
Volume and capacity

Area of combined shapes
Measurement and volume

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

Draw and make cutouts of different shapes.
State the formula for calculating the area of combined shapes.
Work out the area of various combined shapes.
Have fun and enjoy calculating the area combined shapes.

In groups, learners to draw and make cutouts of different shapes, such as, squares, rectangles and circles.
In groups, learners to state the formula for calculating the area of combined shapes.
In groups, learners to work out the area of various combined shapes

What is the formula for calculating the area of combined shapes?

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

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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

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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

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Time, distance and speed

Conversion of units of time
Distance
Speed

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
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 123-124

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Time, distance and speed
International postal charges

Conversion of units of speed
Surface airlifted mail

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

State the formula of converting km/h to m/s
Convert km/h to m/s and vice versa.
Enjoy converting km/h to m/s and vice versa.

Learners are guided to state the formula of converting km/h to m/s.
Learners are guided to convert km/h to m/s and vice versa.

How do you convert km/h to m/s and vice versa?

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

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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?

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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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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