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                          SOCIAL STUDIES SCHEMES OF WORK        STD 6          TERM 3 2020/2021
WK LESSON TOPIC SUB-TOPIC OBJECTIVES LEARNING ACTIVITIES LEARNING RESOURCES EVALUATION REMARKS
1,2                                       Opening and Revisions        
   3 LAW, PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION Factors that promote peace  The learner should identify factors that promote peace in society
  • Define the terms laws, peace, conflicts and conflict resolution.
  • Identify factors that promote peace in society.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 181-182
  • Relevant magazines / photographs.
  • Local environment

Oral questions

Written assignments

 
   4 LAW, PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION Factors that undermine peace The learner should state factors that undermine peace. 
  • State factors that undermine or make it difficult for peace to exist in the society.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 182-183
  • Relevant magazines / photographs.

Oral questions

Written assignments

 
   5 LAW, PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION Importance of peace

The learner should:

  1. State the importance of peace.
  2. Appreciate the need for peace in the society.
  • State the importance of peace in the society.
  • Lead learners to appreciate the need for peace
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 183-184
  • Local surrounding
  • Activity in the book

Oral questions

Written assignments

 
2  1 LAW, PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION                            C . A . T
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 184-185

Oral questions

Written assignments

 
   2 THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA Functions of the body in charge of elections in Kenya. The learner should state the functions of the body in charge of elections in Kenya.
  • Describe independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)
  • State the functions of (IEBC)
  • -Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 186
  • Relevant magazines / photographs.

Oral questions

Written assignments

 
   3 THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA The civic electoral process in Kenya The learner should outline the civic electoral process in Kenya
  • Discuss the conditions that a civic candidate must meet in a civic electoral process.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 187

Oral questions

Written assignments

 
   4 THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA  The civic electoral process. The learner should describe the civic electoral process
  • The learner should describe the civic electoral process
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 188-189
  • A voters card

Oral questions

Written assignments

 
   5 THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA  How one may loose a civic seat The learner should explain how one may lose  civic seat
  • State circumstances that may make a person lose a civic seat.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 189
  • Relevant photographs

Oral questions

Written assignments

 
 3  1 THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA                           C. A .T     
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 189

Oral questions

Written assignments

 
   2 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Major physical features in Eastern Africa The learner should identify major physical features in Eastern Africa.
  • Identify major physical features in Eastern Africa.
  • Learners do a teacher made test on major physical features.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 12-15
  • A map of Eastern Africa showing physical features.
   
   3 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT  Formation of major physical features  The learner should identify major physical features in Eastern Africa.
  • Describe the formation of major physical features
  1. Mountain block
  2. Volcano
  3. Rift valleys
  4. Lakes
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 15-20
  • Diagrams of physical features
Teacher made test  
   4 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT  Relief regions of Eastern Africa  The learner should describe the relief regions of Eastern Africa.
  • Describe the relief regions of Eastern Africa.
  1. The coastal plains and low lands
  2. The plateaus
  3. The highlands and mountains
  4. The Rift Valley
  5. The Lake Victoria basin
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 21-23
  • A map of Eastern Africa showing relief regions.

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   5 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT  Climate 

The learner should;

  • Identify some weather measuring instruments.
  • State factors influencing climate in Eastern Africa.
  • Identify some weather measuring instruments
  • State factors influencing climate in Eastern Africa.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 25-32
  • Diagrams in the pupils book

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
4  1-5                                MID-TERM EXAMS AND REVISION       
5  1 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Characteristics of climatic regions of Eastern Africa The learner should describe the characteristics of climatic regions of Eastern Africa.
  • Describe the characteristics of climatic regions of Eastern Africa.
  • Test on characteristics of climatic regions of Eastern Africa.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 34-37
  • Statistics tables

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   2 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT  The vegetation 

The learner should;

  • Describe the types of vegetation in Eastern Africa.
  • State factors influencing vegetation distribution.
  • Describe types of vegetation found in Eastern Africa.
  • State factors influencing vegetation distribution
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 39-44
  • Diagrams and photographs

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
 
   3 PEOPLE AND POPULATION  The Bantu  The learner should classify the Bantu speakers of Eastern Africa.
  • Classify the Bantu speakers found in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 46-48
  • Map of eastern Africa

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   4 PEOPLE AND POPULATION   The Nilotes  The learner should classify the Nilotic speakers of Eastern Africa.
  • Classify the Bantu speakers found in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Sudan
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 49-50

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
 
   5 PEOPLE AND POPULATION   The Cushites  The learner should classify the Cushitic speakers of Eastern Africa.  Classify the Bantu speakers found in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Somalia.   
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 52

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
6  1 PEOPLE AND POPULATION  Origin and migration of the Bantus

The learner should:

  1. Trace the origin and migration routes of the Bantus
  2. State the reason for migration.
  • Trace the origin of the Bantus
  • Trace the migration route used by the Bantus
  • State the reason for migration.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 47-49
  • A Map of Eastern Africa showing the migration routes

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   2 PEOPLE AND POPULATION   Origin and migration of the Nilotes

The learner should:

  1. Trace the origin and migration routes of the Nilotes
  2. State the reason for migration.
  • Trace the origin of the Nilotes
  • Trace the migration route used by the Nilotes
  • State the reason for migration.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 49-51
  • A Map of Eastern Africa

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   3 PEOPLE AND POPULATION   Origin and migration of the Cushites 

The learner should:

  1. Trace the origin and migration routes of the Cushites
  2. State the reason for migration.
  • Trace the origin of the Cushites
  • Trace the migration route used by the Cushites
  • State the reason for migration.
 
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 51-52
  • A Map of Eastern Africa

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   4 PEOPLE AND POPULATION   Origin and migration of the Semites 

The learner should:

  1. Trace the origin and migration routes of the Semites
  2. State the reason for migration.
  • Trace the origin of the Semites
  • Trace the migration route used by the Semites
  • State the reason for migration
 
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 52-53
  • A Map of Eastern Africa

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   5 PEOPLE AND POPULATION   Factors influencing population distribution in eastern Africa The learner should explain factors influencing population distribution                                                                                         
  • Explain factors influencing population distribution in Eastern Africa.
 
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 56-60
  • A Map of Eastern Africa

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
7  1 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Maize growing in Kenya and Tanzania

The learner should:

  1. State the conditions that favor the growth of maize.
  2. Identify maize growing areas in Kenya and Tanzania.
  • State the conditions that favor the growth of maize.
  • Identify maize growing areas in Kenya and Tanzania.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 74-76
  • A Map of Eastern Africa 

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   2 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES  Bananas growing in Kenya and Uganda   

The learner should:

  1. State the conditions that favor the growth of bananas.
  2. Identify banana growing areas in Kenya and Uganda.
 
  • State the conditions that favor the growth of banana.
  • Identify banana growing areas in Kenya and Uganda.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 76-78
  • A Map of Eastern Africa

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   3 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES  Sugarcane growing in Kenya and Sudan 

The learner should:

  1. State the conditions that favor the growth of sugarcane.
  2. Identify sugarcane growing areas in Kenya and Sudan.
 
  • State the conditions that favor the growth of sugarcane.
  • Identify sugarcane growing areas in Kenya and Sudan.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 79-81
  • A Map of Eastern Africa

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   4 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES  Beef farming in Kenya and Tanzania

The learner should:

  1. Identify areas where beef farming is practiced in Kenya and Tanzania.
  2. Problems facing beef farming 
  • Identify areas where beef farming is practiced in Kenya and Tanzania.
  • State the contribution of beef farming to the economy.
  • State problems facing beef farming in Kenya and Tanzania.
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 81-85
  • A Map of Eastern Africa

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
   5 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES  Fishing

The learner should:

  1. Identify the inland fishing areas in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
  2. Identify main sea fishing grounds in Kenya and Tanzania.
  • Identify the inland fishing areas in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
  • Identify main sea/marine fishing grounds in Tanzania and Kenya.
  • State problems facing inland and sea fishing. 
  • Our lives Today S/S book 6 page 86-89
  • A Map of Eastern Africa
  • Pictures in the book

Oral questions

Teacher made test

 
8                                  Revision and Preparations for End Term Exams  
9                                                 EXAMS AND CLOSING  
                    SOCIAL STUDIES SCHEMES OF WORK    STD 7   TERM 3    2020/2021
WEEK LESSON TOPIC SUB TOPIC OBJECTIVES T/L ACTIVITIES RESOURCES T/L AIDS REMARK
 1  1-5                        Opening and Revisions
 2  1-5 Political development and systems. Colonial administration in Africa.
The struggle for independence in Africa
The learner should be able to:
Identify systems of colonial administration.
Describe the colonial systems of administration in Africa.
State effects of colonial rule in Africa.
Describe the struggle for independence in Africa and Zimbabwe.
Appreciate the efforts made in the struggle for independence.

Review the previous lessons.
Ask and answer oral questions.
Discuss the different systems of colonial administration.
Guide learners to state effects of colonial rule.
Describe struggle for independence in Ghana and Zimbabwe.

Map of Africa
Atlas
Flow charts
pictures

Our lives today pg. 157 – 176
Teacher’s guide pg. 1 & 2
Quick reading pg. 139 - 149

 
 3  1-5 Political development and systems. Contribution of prominent leaders.
Present systems of government in Kenya and Swaziland

Organization of African Union.
African unity.

Should be able to:
Describe the contribution of African prominent leaders in the struggle of independence.
Describe the present system of government in Swaziland.

Review the previous lesson.
View pictures of prominent leaders.
Name prominent leaders and the countries they came from.

Pictures from pupils book
Resource person

Our lives today pg. 170 – 181
Teacher’s guide pg. 113 - 120

 
 4  1-5 Citizenship Commonly abused drugs, effects and ways to curb drug and substance abuse.

Should be able to:
Name the commonly abused drugs.
State effects of drugs and substance abuse to the society.
State possible ways to curbing drugs and substance abuse

Review the previous lesson
Ask and answer questions.
Observe pictures.
Discuss commonly abused drugs.
Discuss the effects of drugs and substance abuse.
State possible ways of curbing drugs and substance abuse.

Pictures
News paper cutting

Our lives today pg. 184 – 186
Teacher’s guide pg. 121 – 125
Quick reading pg. 164 - 166

 
 5  1-5   Incision of people with special needs in the society. Collective responsibilities. Should be able to:
State ways to ensure inclusion of persons with special needs in the society. Demonstrate ways in which Christians can demonstrate collective responsibilities for the benefits of the society.
develop the attitude towards people with special needs 

Review the previous lesson.
Observe pictures/ photos/real items.
Discuss various needs of persons with special needs. 
suggest how persons with special needs can be attended to in various aspects in the community today.
Ask and answer questions.

Pictures in pupils book

Our lives today pg. 187 – 190

Teacher’s guide pg. 123 – 125

Quick reading pg. 166-167

 
 6  1-5 Democracy and human rights. Benefits of democracy and abuse of human rights.
State the importance of respecting human rights.
Appreciate the needs to respect human rights.
Able to:
State the benefits of democracy.
Identify ways in which human rights are abused.
State the importance of respecting human right.
Appreciate the needs to respect human rights                                                                  

Review the previous lesson.
Observe pictures.
Ask oral questions.
Discuss benefits of democracy
Discuss ways in which human rights are abused.
State the importance of human rights.  

Pictures in pupils book

Our lives today pg. 192 – 196
Teachers guide pg. 126 – 130
Quick reading pg. 168 - 169

 
 7  1-5 Law peace and conflict resolution. Causes of conflict in the society 
Ways of resolving conflicts.
Should be able to:
State causes of conflict in the society.
State ways of resolving conflicts.
Demonstrate ability and willingness to resolve disputes in and out of the school.                                                                                                                

Review the previous lesson. Define conflicts and conflict resolution.
Identify causes of conflict.
Demonstrate on ways in which conflict arise.
Discuss ways of resolving conflicts in the society.
Dramatize scene in court.
writing notes.

Resource persons.
Pictures in the pupils book

Our lives today pg. 198 – 202
Teacher’s guide pg. 130 – 132
Quick reading pg. 170 - 172

 
 8  1-5 The government of Kenya Meaning of constitution.
The Kenyan constitution.
Importance of Kenyan constitution.
Parliamentary electoral process in Kenya.

Able to;
Define the term constitution.
State elements of Kenyan constitution.
Discuss the importance of the Kenyan constitution.
Explain the parliamentary electoral process in Kenya.                                                                                             

Review the previous lesson.
Define the term constitution.
State elements of Kenyan court
Discuss the importance of Kenyan constitution.
Talk from Resource person.
Discuss the electoral process.
Write notes.

Resource person pictures.
Constitution

Our lives today pg. 203 – 210
Teachers guide pg. 133 – 136
Quick reading pg. 172 - 176

 
 9  1-5   How one may loose a parliamentary seat.
Role of a citizen in electoral process.
Importance of participating in elections.
Responsibility of the government to its citizens.

Able to:
Explain how one may loose a parliamentary seat.
Identify role of citizens in the electoral process.
State the importance of citizens in parliamentary in electoral process.
Identify responsibility of the government to its citizens.
Appreciate the responsibilities of government to its citizens.            

Review the previous lesson.
Observe pictures
Explain in how one can loose a parliamentary seat.
Guide learner to identify the role of citizens to the electoral process.
State importance of participation in electoral process.
Explain responsibilities of parliament to its citizens.
Write notes.

Kenyan constitution.
Pictures
Resource person.

Our lives today pg. 207 – 211
Teachers guide pg. 135 – 140
Quick reading pg. 177 - 182

 
 10                                        End Term III Exams and Closing