Child Rights and Responsibilities Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Listening Comprehension: Oral Narratives

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

Identify ways to improve pronunciation
Recognize sounds, words and phrases correctly
Appreciate the rights and responsibilities of children

Learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Construct sentences orally using words related to the theme

What are the rights and responsibilities of children?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 1-6

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Sounds: /?/ as in cup, but ; /?? / as in fast, far, hard, car

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

Use words and phrases related to the theme correctly
Say tongue twisters as fast as they can
Recite a poem about the rights and responsibilities of children

learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Identify words and phrases containing the sounds /?/ /?? / from a print or audio text

What are tongue twisters?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.1-6

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Extensive reading

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

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow
Use reference materials from the children's section systematically to find necessary information
Discuss in groups the story they have read

learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Select appropriate print and non-print reference materials (dictionaries, junior encyclopedias and subject specific encyclopedia

Why do you read books?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.7-10

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Use of Reference Materials

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

Read the passage My Rights and Responsibilities and answer the questions that follow
Use digital devices to find meaning of words from the passage
Circle words in a puzzle in groups/ pairs

Learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Look for information related to the theme from reference materials

Why do you read books?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 7-10

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Use of Reference Materials

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

Read the passage My Rights and Responsibilities and answer the questions that follow
Use digital devices to find meaning of words from the passage
Circle words in a puzzle in groups/ pairs

Learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Look for information related to the theme from reference materials

Why do you read books?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 7-10

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Grammar in Use

Word Classes

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

Identify demonstrative determiners in a variety of texts
Look at the pictures and read sentences
Create sentences using demonstrative determiners

learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Identify demonstrative determiners from a text

Which words do we use to show that an object is far or near?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.11-14

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Grammar in Use

Demonstrative Determiners this, that, these, those

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

Explain the difference between these and this
Use demonstrative determiners correctly
Read articles in newspapers and identify demonstrative determiners

learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Construct sentences using demonstrative determiners in small groups.
Make sentences containing demonstrative determiners from a substitution table

What is the difference between this and these?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 11-14

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Writing

Functional Writing

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

Look at the class registration form and read it carefully in pairs
Record specific details in a variety of forms
Discuss the details in the registration forms by answering the questions

learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Select the information to be filled in a form in pairs.
Fill a form related to the theme using the following details: Personal information, school information, Parents/Guardians details, Religion/County information, favourite sport/hobby among others

Why is it important to fill forms accurately?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.15-17

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Writing

Filling Forms

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

Use digital device to design a form and fill it with necessary required information
Use the internet to find simple forms
Share their work with the teacher and others

Learner is guided in groups to discuss the importance of filling forms correctly

Have you ever prepared a digital form?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 15-17

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

National Celebrations Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Listening Comprehension: Dialogue

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

Look at the picture and interpret what could be happening in pairs
Respond to information from an oral text
Formulate words that start with sound b and sound p

In groups, learners to Listen to audio-visual recordings of dialogue containing the sounds /b/ /p/.

What are words that start with sound b and sound p?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 18-21

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Sounds /b/ as Labour /p/ as party, patriotic, history

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

Carefully listen to a dialogue between Melanie and Manoa
Role-play the conversation in pairs
Enjoy typing the main points of the conversation in their digital device

In groups, learners to Identify words with these sounds: /p/ /b/ from print materials such as newspapers, magazines

Why should we listen carefully?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 18-21

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading: Reading Comprehension Oral Narrative

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

Read the passage Jamuhuri Day Celebrations
Identify characters, places and events in a story for comprehension
Have fun using a dictionary to find the meaning of words

Learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Make predictions of what a story is about; what happens next in a story using the title/pictures in a story.
Infer the meaning of words from the context

Which national holidays do you know?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 22- 26

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading: Reading Comprehension Oral Narrative

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

Read the passage Jamuhuri Day Celebrations
Identify characters, places and events in a story for comprehension
Have fun using a dictionary to find the meaning of words

Learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Make predictions of what a story is about; what happens next in a story using the title/pictures in a story.
Infer the meaning of words from the context

Which national holidays do you know?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 22- 26

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading: Reading Comprehension Poem of About 5 stanzas

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

Read the poem about Our Heroes and Heroines and answer the questions that follow
Recite the poem in groups and record themselves
Appreciate national holidays as they watch a video of national celebration

The learner is guided individually or in groups to read poems of not more than five stanzas.

who are the heroes and heroines you know?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 22-26

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Collective nouns

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

Identify what are collective nouns
Use collective nouns in sentences correctly.
Have fun reading a passage and underlining collective nouns

The learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Watch a video clip in which collective nouns (myself, ourselves) have been used in sentences.
Pick out the collective nouns and list them, in pairs

What are collective nouns?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 26-28

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Reflexive pronouns

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

Identify what are reflexive pronouns
Use reflexive pronouns in sentences correctly.
Enjoy filing puzzles using reflexive pronouns

In groups, Learners to;
Watch a video clip in which reflexive pronouns (myself, ourselves) have been used in sentences.
Pick out the reflexive pronouns and list them

How do you emphasise that you did something on your own?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 29-32

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Writing

Creative Writing: Open ended Compositions (100-150 words)

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

Select relevant points to plan how to write a story about a national celebration
Discuss with a classmate the points they will include in the first paragraph
Enjoy writing the first paragraph using the plan and points

In groups, learners to brainstorm and discuss possible point to include in their composition.

How do we express ideas on different topics?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 32-33

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Writing

Creative Writing: Open ended Compositions (100-150 words)

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

Find and read an open ended composition from the internet
Write an open ended compositions creatively
Appreciate creativity by comprehensively writing a good open-ended compositions

earner is guided individually or in groups to:
Write the first paragraph in pairs while observing correct punctuation and spelling.

Complete the composition individually

How do we express ideas on different topics?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 32-33

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Etiquette Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Polite Words Phrases and Expressions

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

Look at the picture and discuss them with a friend
Identify polite words, phrases and expressions
Appreciate the role of polite words in speaking

Learners in groups to Listen to correct pronunciation of sounds, phrases and expressions from the teacher, audio-visual recordings among others

What are some of the polite expressions you use when talking to others?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 34-37

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Sounds: /??/ as in boy, noise

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

Listen for specific sounds in words, phrases and expressions in the dialogue
Form sentences using polite words and phrases
Appreciate polite words by reciting a poem

Learners to practice saying the sound /??/ in words.
Say words containing the sound /??/ in words and phrases.

Why should you use polite expressions when talking to others?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 34-37

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Sounds: /??/ as in boy, noise

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

Listen for specific sounds in words, phrases and expressions in the dialogue
Form sentences using polite words and phrases
Appreciate polite words by reciting a poem

Learners to practice saying the sound /??/ in words.
Say words containing the sound /??/ in words and phrases.

Why should you use polite expressions when talking to others?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 34-37

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading Comprehension

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

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow
Use a dictionary to find the meaning of words
Relate events in the story with their life experiences

Learners individually or in groups to make predictions on a story when reading.

Which things do you predict or visualize in a story?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 38-41

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Narrative of About 400 words

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

Predict events in a text for comprehension
Narrate a story of about 400 words
Enjoy writing the story and share with a friend

In groups, Learners to Use their imagination to visualise the events in a story

How do you plan a visual story?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 40-41

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment

Grammar in Use

Language Pattern: Use of too

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

Identify the difference in the use of too... And to

In pairs /in groups learners to Make sentences with too

What is the difference in the use of too... and to

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 41-43

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Grammar in Use

Language Pattern: Use of Must/Should with an Adverb/Adverbial

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

Identify sentences in which the language patterns are used
Combine words to form correct sentences
Enjoy reading a poem and discuss what it is about with a friend

In pairs /in group learners to Construct sentences using:

Why is it important to use sentences correctly?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.44-46

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Writing

Mechanics of Writing

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

Identify text written in joined letters or cursive script.
Read a script written in cursive
Copy words in the cursive handwriting

The learner is guided individually or in groups to:
Copy words, sentences and paragraphs in their books

What is cursive script?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.46-48

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Writing

Handwriting Joined/ (cursive script)

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

Create a story out of pictures shown
Write legibly using joined letters/cursive script.
Share the work with the teacher and others to comment

In groups, learner to Observe visuals/pictures and compose a story of about (120 -160 words)

How can you improve your handwriting?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 46-48

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Road Accidents - Prevention Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Word Stress (contrast between, nouns/verbs, verb /adjectives)

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

Look at the picture and discuss in pairs/groups
List words whose meaning differs according to pronunciation
Enjoy listening to the poem about Road Safety For Everyone

In groups, learners to recite a poem and apply the correct stress on words.
Listen/watch to an audio visual material on pronunciation.
List the words that are stressed

Why does word have different meanings at times?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.49-52

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Sounds : /t/ as in fatal, /d/ as in first aid, pedestrian, road

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

Differentiate between an adjective and a verb
Construct sentences orally using adjectives and verbs
Be entertained playing a game on adjectives and verbs.

individually or in groups learners to:
Say words containing the sounds /t/ and /d/.
Construct sentences orally using the new vocabulary.

what is the difference between an adjective and a verb?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.52-54

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Sounds : /t/ as in fatal, /d/ as in first aid, pedestrian, road

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

Differentiate between an adjective and a verb
Construct sentences orally using adjectives and verbs
Be entertained playing a game on adjectives and verbs.

individually or in groups learners to:
Say words containing the sounds /t/ and /d/.
Construct sentences orally using the new vocabulary.

what is the difference between an adjective and a verb?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.52-54

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading

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

List the visuals in the classroom.
Make predictions based on visuals for comprehension.
Enjoy writing a story based on the visuals and read the story in class

In groups, Learners to view pictures, illustrations, posters, videos, pictures maps mnemonics, and symbols among others in small groups

What are visuals?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 55-58

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Comprehension ( Visuals)

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

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow
Describe the picture that comes to mind after reading the comprehension
Appreciate road safety by writing a poem about it

The learner to describe and interpret visuals correctly in pairs or small groups.
Preview and make predictions based on pictures, illustrations, titles and experiences

How can you use pictures to communicate?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.55-58

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Personal and possessive Pronouns

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

Differentiate between possessive personal pronouns
Identify possessive forms in print or digital texts.
Have fun constructing sentences using personal and possessive pronouns

learners individually and in groups to simulate, dramatise or role play a conversation featuring possessive forms

What is the difference between possessive personal pronouns?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.59-63

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Pronouns Use of belong to ...

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

Read a conversation between Musa and Makau
Listen to a song on possessive pronouns
Appreciate word classes by composing a poem using the possessive pronouns

Learners in pairs to watch videos/songs involving the use of possessive pronouns/ belong to.
Compose songs based on the use of personal and possessive pronouns.

Which words show something belongs to a person?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.59-63

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Writing

Functional Writing

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

Read keenly the friendly letter
Identify the components of a friendly letter
Have fun typing the components of a friendly letter on their digital device

Learner is guided individually or in groups to read a sample friendly letter in small groups and pick out the parts such as address, salutation, date, complementary close among others

What is a friendly leter?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 64-66

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Writing

A Reply to a Friendly Letter

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

Write a reply to a friendly letter using the correct format
Use digital devices to search the sample of friendly letters from the internet
Enjoy showing others how to write a friendly letter

Learners in pairs to write a reply to a sample friendly letter using the correct format

Which words show something belongs to a person?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 64-66

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking

Traditional Foods Listening Comprehension: Sound /e/ as in energy, diet, recipe

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

Identify the foods displayed in the picture
Listen to the teacher read a speech about traditional foods
Recognize sounds, words and phrases correctly

The learner is guided individually or in groups to listen to a speech and pick out words containing sound /e/.

What traditional foods do you know?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.67-69

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking

Traditional Foods Listening Comprehension: Sound /e/ as in energy, diet, recipe

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

Identify the foods displayed in the picture
Listen to the teacher read a speech about traditional foods
Recognize sounds, words and phrases correctly

The learner is guided individually or in groups to listen to a speech and pick out words containing sound /e/.

What traditional foods do you know?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.67-69

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking

Listening Comprehension: Adjectives

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

Explain with examples what adjectives are
Listen for the main idea and specific details for effective communication
Have fun recognizing adjectives from newspapers and the internet

Learner to listen to a poem with various adjectives describing traditional foods. Recite the poem in pairs and pick out adjectives

What are some examples of adjectives?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg. 70-71

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Extensive Reading

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

Read the passage on Magic Cassava and answer the questions that follow
Select relevant reading materials from a collection of books
Enjoy using the internet to research on a collection of books

Learners to preview a text to determine suitability

Why is it necessary to read many books?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.72-74

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment

Reading

Fiction and Non Fiction Materials (1000-1250 Words)

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

Read a variety of materials for fluency
Form a reading club with their friends
Desire to visit the library regularly

The learner individually or in groups to Select fiction and non-fiction reading materials (both print and non-print)

What is a library?

KICD English Curriculum Design
Queenex English Learner's Book Pg.75-77

Reading aloud Dictation Oral interviews Question and answer Teacher-made tests Peer assessment Self-assessment