Measurement

Circumference of a circle

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

Collect different circular objects. Using a string and a ruler, measure their circumference and record.
Trace and draw a circular object and then measure its circumference.
Enjoy measuring circumferences of circular objects.

Learners are guided to collect different circular objects. Using a string and a ruler, measure their circumference and record.
In groups, learners are guided to trace and draw a circular object and then measure its circumference

What is circumference?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 99
Ruler
Circular objects
Strings
Digital devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Diameter and radius
Relationship between circumference and diameter

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

Collect different circular objects. Using a string and a ruler, measure their diameter radius and record.
Trace and draw a circular object and then measure their diameter and radius.
Enjoy measuring diameter and radius of circular objects.

Learners are guided to collect different circular objects. Using a string and a ruler, measure their diameter radius and record
Learners are guided to trace and draw a circular object and then measure their diameter and radius.
Learners to take a walk outside the classroom, draw perfect circles using wood ash and determine their diameter, radius and circumference.

What is diameter? What is radius?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 100
Ruler
Circular objects
Strings
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 23-24

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Measurement

Area; Area of triangles
Area of combined shapes

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

State the formula of working out area of triangles.
Work out the area of different parts of triangles.
Appreciate the formula of working out area of triangles and rectangles.

In groups, pairs or as individual's learners are guided to state the formula of working out area of triangles.
Learners are guided to work out the area of different parts of triangles

What is the formula of working out area of triangles?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 105-107
Ruler
Multiplication tables
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 108-109

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Area of combined shapes
Capacity; Relationship between millimetres and litres

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

Draw combined shapes of rectangles, squares and triangles.
Determine the area of the figures they have drawn
Enjoy of calculating area of combined shapes.

Learners are guided to draw combined shapes of rectangles, squares and triangles
Learners are guided to determine the area of the figures they have drawn

How do you calculate the area of combined shapes?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 108-109
Multiplication tables
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 112-113

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Relationship between cubic centimetres and litres
Relationship between cubic centimetres into millilitres.

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

State the relationship between cubic centimetres and litres.
Do an experiment that will show the relationship between cubic centimetres and litres.
Appreciate the relationship between millimetres and litres.

In pairs, learners are state the relationship between cubic centimetres and litres.
In groups, learners to do an experiment that will show the relationship between cubic centimetres and litres.

What is the relationship between cubic centimetres and litres?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 113
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 113-114

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Convert litres into millilitres
Converting millilitres into litres

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

Identify the formula of converting litres into millilitres
Convert litres into millilitres.
Have fun and enjoy converting millimetres into centimetres.

Individually, learners to identify the formula of converting litres into millilitres
In groups, learners are guided to convert litres into millilitres.
Learners are guided to use digital device, search for a game involving capacity and play the game.

How do you convert litres into millilitres?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 114-115
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 115-116

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Converting litres into cubic centimetres
Converting cubic centimetres into litres.

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

Identify the formula of converting litres into cubic centimetres.
Convert litres into cubic centimetres.
Have fun and enjoy converting litres into cubic centimetres.

Individually, learners to identify the formula of converting litres into cubic centimetres
In groups, learners are guided to convert litres into cubic centimetres
Individually, learners are guided to do practice exercise 4 on page 117

How do you convert litres into cubic centimetres?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 117
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 118

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Converting millilitres into cubic centimetres
Converting cubic centimetres into millilitres

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

Identify the formula of converting millilitres into cubic centimetres
Convert millilitres into cubic centimetres.
Have fun and enjoy converting millilitres into cubic centimetres.

Individually, learners to identify the formula of converting millilitres into cubic centimetres.
In groups, learners are guided to convert millilitres into cubic centimetres
Individually, learners are guided to do practice exercise 6 on page 119

How do you convert millilitres into cubic centimetres?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 119
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 120

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Measurement

Mass; Tonne as a unit of measuring mass
Items measured in tonnes

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

State the figure on page 121 about John's truck.
Share their opinion with other people.
Appreciate and respect each other opinion.

Learners are guided to state the figure on page 121 about John's truck.
In groups or pairs, learners to share their opinion with other people.

Which unit of measurement is used to measure large amounts of masses?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 121
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 121-122

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Relationship between the kilogram and the tonne
Estimating mass in tonnes

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

State the relationship between kilogram and the tonne.
Demonstrate the formula that you will use to determine the relationship between kilogram and the tonne.
Appreciate the relationship between kilogram and the tonne.

In pairs, learners are guided to state the relationship between kilogram and the tonne.
In groups, learners are guided to demonstrate the formula that you will use to determine the relationship between kilogram and the tonne.

What is the relationship between kilogram and tonne?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 122
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 123

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Converting kilograms to tonnes
Converting tonnes to kilograms

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

Identify the formula of converting kilograms to tonnes
Convert kilograms to tonnes.
Have fun and enjoy converting kilograms to tonnes.

Individually, learners to identify the formula of converting kilograms to tonnes.
In groups, learners are guided to convert kilograms to tonnes.
Learners to use digital devices, search for a video clip on converting kilograms to tonnes.

How do you convert kilograms to tonnes?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 123-124
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 124-125

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Addition of mass in tonnes and kilograms.
Subtraction of mass in tonnes and kilograms

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

Work out addition involving mass in tonnes and kilograms.
Determine the mass of items in tonnes and kilograms using addition.
Have fun and enjoy working out mass of items in tonnes and kilograms using addition.

Learners are guided to work out addition involving mass in tonnes and kilograms.
Learners are guided to determine the mass of items in tonnes and kilograms using addition
Individually, learners to do practice Exercise 5 on page 126

How do you add mass in tonnes and kilograms?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 125-126
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 127-128

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Multiplication of mass in tonnes and kilograms
Division of mass in tonnes and kilograms

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

Work out multiplication involving mass in tonnes and kilograms.
Determine the mass of items in tonnes and kilograms using subtraction.
Have fun and enjoy working out mass of items in tonnes and kilograms using subtraction.

Learners are guided to work out multiplication involving mass in tonnes and kilograms.
Learners are guided to determine the mass of items in tonnes and kilograms using multiplication
Individually, learners to do practice Exercise 7 on page 129

How do you multiply mass in tonnes and kilograms?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 128-129
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 129-130

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Measurement

Time; Identifying time in a.m and p.m
Writing time in a.m and p.m

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

Look at the pictures in learner's book and read thee time in each clock face.
Study and discuss the a.m and p.m time chart on page 131
Have fun identifying time in a.m and p.m

In groups, learners are guided to look at the pictures in learner's book and read thee time in each clock face.
In groups, learners to study and discuss the a.m and p.m time chart on page 131

What time of the day do you eat your lunch?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 131-132
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg.133

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

24-hour clock system
Converting time from 12-hour clock system to 24-hour clock system

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

Study and discuss the 24-hour clock system chart on page 134
Practice writing time in 24-hour clock system.
Enjoy writing and reading time in 24-hour clock system.

In groups, learners are guided to study and discuss the 24-hour clock system chart on page 134
Learners are guided to practice writing time in 24-hour clock system.

What do you notice about the time in a.m and p.m when read in 24- hours clock system?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 134-135
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 135-136

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Converting time from 24-hour clock system to 12-hour clock system
Travel Timetables

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

Identify how to convert time from 24-hour clock system to 12-hour clock system.
Convert time from 24-hour clock system to 12-hour clock system.
Have fun and enjoy converting time from 24-hour clock system to 12-hour clock system.

Learners are guided to
identify how to convert time from 24-hour clock system to 12-hour clock system.
In pairs, learners are guided to convert time from 24-hour clock system to 12-hour clock system.
Individually, learners are guided to do practice exercise 5 on page 137

How do you convert time from 24-hour clock system to 12-hour clock system?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 136-137
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 138-129

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Travel Timetables
Money; Price list

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

Record the time they carry out different activities at school.
Write the time in 12 or 24-hour clock system
Appreciate the importance of keeping time in day to day activities.

In pairs, groups or individual's learners are guided to record the time they carry out different activities at school.
In groups, learners are guided to write the time in 12 or 24-hour clock system.

How do you calculate the time taken by a bus, train or plane from the departure time to arrival time?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 140-141
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 142-143
Ruler

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Budget
Factors to consider when preparing a budget

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

Define a budget.
State the importance of a budget.
Work out total income and expenses.
Appreciate the importance of a budget.

Learners are guided to define a budget
In groups, learners are guided to state the importance of a budget.
Individually, learners to work out total income and expenses

What us a budget? Why is it important to prepare a budget?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 143
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 144

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Factors to consider when preparing a budget
Profit
Profit

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

Make flashcards on factors to consider when preparing a budget.
Work out practice exercise 2
Appreciate the importance of preparing a budget.

Learners are guided to make flashcards on factors to consider when preparing a budget
In groups, pairs or as individual's learners are guided to work out practice exercise 2

How will the factors enable them to achieve our budgeting plan?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 144-145
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 146
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 146-147

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Measurement

Loss

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

Explain the meaning of loss.
Read the story on learner's book and answer the questions that follow.
Appreciate the formula of calculating loss.

Learners are guided to explain the meaning of loss
Learners are guided to read the story on learner's book and answer the questions that follow

How do you calculate loss?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 148
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 148-149

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement

Types of taxes
Income tax

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

Define tax.
Discuss the importance of tax to the government.
Appreciate the importance of tax

Learners are guided to define tax
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the importance of tax to the government

What is tax?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 149
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 150

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Measurement

Income tax
Value Added Tax (VAT)

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

Find out other types of income taxed imposed by the government.
Work out income tax of different salaries.
Appreciate the use of income tax

Learners to use digital devices to find out other types of income taxed imposed by the government.
Learners are guided to work out income tax of different salaries

How does the deducted money help the government?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 150-151
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 151-152

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Measurement
Geometry

Value Added Tax (VAT)
Lines; Constructing parallel lines

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

State the importance of Value Added Tax (VAT)
Use digital devices, search for a video clip on budget.
Work out Practice Exercise 6
Appreciate the importance of Value Added Tax (VAT)

Learners are guided to state the importance of Value Added Tax (VAT)
Learners are guided to use digital devices, search for a video clip on budget
Learners are guided to work out Practice Exercise 6

What is the importance of Value Added Tax (VAT)?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 152-153
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 154

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Geometry

Lines; Constructing parallel lines

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

Outline the procedure of constructing parallel lines.
Construct parallel lines.
Have fun and enjoy constructing parallel lines.

Learners are guided to outline the procedure of constructing parallel lines
In groups, learners to construct parallel lines

How do you construct parallel lines?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 154-155
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 155

Geometry

Bisecting a line

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

Explain the meaning of bisecting a lines.
Trace the lines on learner's book.
Have fun and enjoy bisecting a line.

In groups, learners are guided to explain the meaning of bisecting a lines
Learners are guided to trace the lines on learner's book.

What is bisecting a line?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 1
56
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 156-157

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometry

Bisecting a line
Constructing of perpendicular lines

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

Outline the procedure of bisecting a line using compass.
Work out Practice exercise 2 on learner's book
Have fun and enjoy bisecting a line.

In groups, learners are guided to outline the procedure of bisecting a line using compass.
Individually, learners to work out Practice exercise 2 on learner's book

How do you bisect a line?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 156-158
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 158

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometry

Constructing of perpendicular lines
Angles; Angles on a straight line

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

Outline the procedure of constructing of perpendicular lines.
Use digital devices, search for a video on lines.
Work out Practice exercise 3 on learner's book
Have fun and enjoy bisecting a line.

In groups, learners to outline the procedure of constructing of perpendicular lines
In groups, learners are guided to use digital devices, search for a video on lines.
In pairs, learners to work out Practice exercise 3 on learner's book

How do you construct perpendicular lines?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 159-160
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 161

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometry

Angles; Angles on a straight line
Measuring angles on a straight line

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

Identify the angles in the diagram on learner's book.
Work out practice exercise 1
Appreciate the use of angles on a straight line

Individually, learners to identify the angles in the diagram on learner's book
In groups, learners are guided to work out practice exercise 1

How do you identify angles on a straight line?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 162
Ruler
Digital devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometry

Measuring angles on a straight line
Angles in a triangle

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

Measure the angles on learner's book using a protractor.
Calculate the size of the angles marked by letters on learner's book.
Work out practice exercise 2.
Appreciate the importance of measuring angles on a straight line.

Learners are guided to measure the angles on learner's book using a protractor
Learners are guided to calculate the size of the angles marked by letters on learner's book.
Learners are guided to work out practice exercise 2

How do you work out the size of angles?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 164-165
Ruler
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 165-167

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometry

3-D Objects; 3-D objects in the environment

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

Identify the shape of different objects in the environment.
Draw different objects in the environment.
Appreciate different 3-D objects in the environment.

In groups, learners are guided to identify the shape of different objects in the environment
Individually, learners to draw different objects in the environment

What are 3-D objects?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 168
Ruler
Digital devices

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Geometry

Edges, faces and vertices
Cubes

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

Explain the meaning of edges, faces and vertices.
Draw edges, faces and vertices of squares and rectangles.
Appreciate the importance of edges, faces and vertices.

Individually, learners to explain the meaning of edges, faces and vertices
In groups, learners are guided to draw edges, faces and vertices of squares and rectangles

What are edges, faces and vertices?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 169
Ruler
Digital devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

Geometry

Cuboids
Cylinders

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

Define a cuboid.
Use locally available materials and model a cuboid.
Calculate the number of faces, vertices and edges of cuboids
Have fun and enjoy modelling a cuboid

Learners are guided to define a cuboid
Learners are guided to use locally available materials and model a cuboid
Individually, learners to calculate the number of faces, vertices and edges of cuboids

What is a cuboid?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 170
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 171

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Geometry
Data Handling

Pyramids
Bar graphs; Representing data using frequency tables

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

Define a pyramid
Use locally available materials and model a pyramid
Calculate the number of faces, vertices and edges of pyramids
Have fun and enjoy modelling a pyramid

Learners are guided to define a pyramid
Learners are guided to use locally available materials and model a pyramid
Individually, learners to calculate the number of faces, vertices and edges of pyramid

What is a pyramid?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 171-173
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 174-175

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Data Handling

Representing data through piling
Representing data using bar graphs

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

Identify data through piling
Represent data through piling
Work out practice exercise 2
Appreciate the importance of representing data through piling.

In groups, learners to identify data through piling
In groups, learners to represent data through piling
In pairs, learners are guided to work out practice exercise 2

How do you represent data through piling?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg.176-177
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 177-179

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Data Handling
Algebra
Algebra
Algebra

Interpreting information from bar graphs
Inequalities; Forming simple inequalities
Forming simple inequalities
Simplifying simple inequalities

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

Explain how to interpret information from bar graphs.
Interpreting information from bar graphs.
Work out practice exercise 4
Have fun and enjoy interpreting information from bar graphs.

Individually, learners are guided to explain how to interpret information from bar graphs
In groups, learners to interpreting information from bar graphs
In pairs, learners are guided to work out practice exercise 4

How do you interpret information from bar graphs?

Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 180-183
Digital devices
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 184-185
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 186
Mentor Mathematics Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 187-188

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