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WK LSN STRAND SUB-STRAND LESSON LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING EXPERIENCES KEY INQUIRY QUESTIONS LEARNING RESOURCES ASSESSMENT METHODS REFLECTION
1 1
Performing and Displaying
Singing Games - Kenyan Style - Props used in singing games
Singing Games - Kenyan Style - Collecting props from surroundings
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify props used in singing games
- Name items used as props
- Show interest in singing games
- Look at pictures of singing games
- Identify props in the pictures
- Discuss items that can be used as props
1. What are props? 2. Why do we use props in singing games?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 50
- Pictures of singing games
- Various props
- Charts
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 51
- Locally available materials
- Collection bags
- Open space
- Observation - Oral questions - Practical demonstration
1 2
Performing and Displaying
Singing Games - Kenyan Style - Improvising props
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Collect pieces of clothes for props
- Make props from clothes
- Show creativity in making props
- Collect pieces of clothes
- Use clothes to make props
- Collect other materials for making props
How can we make our own props?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 51
- Old clothes
- Scissors
- String
- Other materials
- Practical tests - Observation - Peer assessment
1 3
Performing and Displaying
Singing Games - Kenyan Style - Performance in circles
Singing Games - Kenyan Style - Observing safety
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify circle formation
- Perform singing games in circles
- Appreciate pattern formations
- Look at pictures of circle formations
- Discuss how singing games are performed
- Identify singing games from community
Why do we form circles in singing games?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 52
- Open space
- Props
- Pictures
- Safety charts
- First aid kit
- Observation - Practical tests - Peer assessment
2 1
Performing and Displaying
Singing Games - Kenyan Style - Choosing and preparing
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Choose a singing game from community
- Get props for the game
- Practice songs and patterns
- Choose singing game from community
- Get props to be used
- Practice the songs
- Practice the patterns
How do we prepare for a performance?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 52
- Props
- Song charts
- Open space
- Observation - Practical tests - Peer assessment
2 2
Performing and Displaying
Singing Games - Kenyan Style - Natwaie valua ulaya
Singing Games - Kenyan Style - Gakunyukunyu kabeabea
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify Natwaie valua ulaya game
- Perform the singing game
- Enjoy performing singing games
- Look at picture of the game
- Perform Natwaie valua ulaya with teacher
- Observe safety during performance
What singing games do you know?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 53
- Song lyrics
- Props
- Open space
- Digital devices
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 54
- Practical tests - Observation - Aural tests
2 3
Performing and Displaying
Singing Games - Kenyan Style - Recording and sharing
Singing Games - Kenyan Style - Assessing performance skills
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Perform singing game from Kenyan community
- Record the singing game
- Share recordings with class
- Perform singing game in groups
- Record the singing game
- Share recording in class
Why do we record our performances?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 54
- Digital devices
- Recording equipment
- Props
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 55
- Assessment checklist
- Open space
- Practical tests - Peer assessment - Observation
3 1
Performing and Displaying
Throwing and Catching - Identifying actions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Define throwing
- Define catching
- Show interest in throwing and catching
- Look at pictures of children throwing
- Discuss what throwing means
- Discuss what catching means
What is throwing and catching?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 57
- Pictures
- Balls
- Open space
- Observation - Oral questions - Practical demonstration
3 2
Performing and Displaying
Throwing and Catching - Items for throwing
Throwing and Catching - Identifying materials
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify items for throwing in school
- Name safe items for throwing
- Appreciate safe play items
- Identify items in school for throwing
- Discuss which items are safe
- Sort safe and unsafe items
Which items can we use for throwing?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 57
- Various school items
- Pictures
- Charts
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 58
- Waste paper
- Old clothes
- Carrier bags
- Observation - Oral questions - Practical tests
3 3
Performing and Displaying
Throwing and Catching - Collecting materials safely
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Collect locally available materials
- Handle materials safely
- Show responsibility in collecting
- Safely collect locally available materials
- Gather waste paper, strings, carrier bags
- Discuss safety when collecting
How do we collect materials safely?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 58
- Collection bags
- Waste materials
- Safety guidelines
- Observation - Practical tests - Fieldwork reports
4 1
Performing and Displaying
Throwing and Catching - Improvising a ball
Throwing and Catching - Completing the ball
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Follow steps to make a ball
- Crumple paper for ball making
- Show creativity in making ball
- Collect waste paper
- Crumple paper
- Cover with old newspaper
How do we make a ball?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 59
- Waste paper
- Old newspapers
- Carrier bags
- String
- Completed papers
- Practical tests - Observation - Peer assessment
4 2
Performing and Displaying
Throwing and Catching - Overhand and underarm throw
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Hold ball with one hand
- Throw using overhand method
- Throw using underarm method
- Use ball made to practice
- Face partner and throw ball
- Practice overhand and underarm throws
How do we throw a ball?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 60
- Improvised balls
- Open space
- Partners
- Practical tests - Observation - Peer assessment
4 3
Performing and Displaying
Throwing and Catching - Catching high and low balls
Throwing and Catching - Circle throwing and catching
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Reach hands out for ball
- Catch high balls
- Catch low balls
- Partner reaches hands towards ball
- Grab ball and bring to body
- Practice catching high and low balls
How do we catch a ball safely?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 60
- Balls
- Open space
- Partners
- Group markers
- Practical tests - Observation - Peer assessment
5 1
Performing and Displaying
Throwing and Catching - Dodge ball game
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Play dodge ball game
- Throw balls while avoiding being hit
- Show sportsmanship in games
- Play dodge ball game
- Throw balls at each other
- Try to avoid being hit
What games use throwing and catching?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 61
- Soft balls
- Open space
- Boundary markers
- Observation - Practical tests - Participatory assessment
5 2
Performing and Displaying
Throwing and Catching - Throw ball relay
Throwing and Catching - Making ball at home
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Form a circle for relay
- Pass ball to next classmate
- Celebrate team success
- Form a circle
- Start with ball and throw to next
- Clap if ball goes around without dropping
How do relay games work?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 61
- Balls
- Open space
- Circle markers
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 62
- Home materials
- Ball-making guide
- Parent guide
- Practical tests - Observation - Participatory assessment
5 3
Performing and Displaying
Throwing and Catching - Assessing skills
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify materials for ball making
- Improvise a ball
- Perform throwing and catching
- Reflect on learning
- Identify materials used to improvise ball
- Improvise ball from materials
- Perform throwing and catching
- Complete self-assessment
What have we learned about throwing and catching?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 62
- Assessment checklist
- Ball materials
- Open space
- Practical tests - Self-assessment - Peer assessment
6 1
Performing and Displaying
Paper Craft - Items made from paper
Paper Craft - Collecting various types of paper
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify items made from paper
- Name paper craft items
- Show interest in paper craft
- Look at pictures of paper items
- Discuss what items are made of
- Name various paper craft items
What can we make with paper?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 63
- Pictures
- Paper craft samples
- Charts
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 64
- Various papers
- Collection bags
- Sorting trays
- Observation - Oral questions - Practical demonstration
6 2
Performing and Displaying
Paper Craft - Making paper toys using pleating
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Use pleating technique
- Make paper toys of flowers
- Show creativity in paper craft
- Make paper toys of flowers using pleating
- Practice pleating technique
- Create different flower designs
How do we pleat paper?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 64
- Coloured paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Practical tests - Observation - Portfolio
6 3
Performing and Displaying
Paper Craft - Making animal paper toys
Paper Craft - Folding paper to make classroom items
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Make animal paper toys
- Use pleating for animals
- Appreciate paper craft variety
- Make animal paper toys using pleating
- Create different animals
- Display animal toys
What animals can we make?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 64
- Coloured paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Animal pictures
- Paper
- Folding guides
- Classroom items
- Practical tests - Observation - Peer assessment
7 1
Performing and Displaying
Paper Craft - Making paper insects
Paper Craft - Making furniture items
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Make paper insects using folding
- Follow folding steps
- Appreciate insect variety
- Make paper insects using folding technique
- Follow steps shown
- Create different insects
What insects can we make?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 65
- Coloured paper
- Folding guides
- Insect pictures
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 66
- Paper
- Reference materials
- Practical tests - Observation - Peer assessment
7 2
Performing and Displaying
Paper Craft - Using paper toys
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Play with paper items made
- Narrate about paper items
- Enjoy paper craft creations
- Play with paper items
- Narrate to peers about items
- Display best paper craft work
How do we use our paper toys?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 66
- Paper toys
- Display area
- Class portfolio
- Observation - Peer assessment - Oral presentations
7 3
Performing and Displaying
Paper Craft - Assessing paper craft skills
Log Roll and T-Balance - What are log roll and T-balance
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify paper craft items
- Make items using pleating and folding
- Reflect on paper craft learning
- Identify items made using paper craft
- Make items using pleating technique
- Make items using folding technique
- Complete self-assessment
What have we learned about paper craft?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 66
- Assessment checklist
- Paper materials
- Craft samples
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 68
- Pictures
- Video clips
- Charts
- Practical tests - Self-assessment - Portfolio
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9 2
Performing and Displaying
Log Roll and T-Balance - Watching videos
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Watch videos on log roll
- Watch videos on T-balance
- Identify movements from videos
- Watch videos with teacher/guardian
- Identify log roll from videos
- Identify T-balance from videos
Why do we watch videos before practicing?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 68
- Digital devices
- Video clips
- Projector
- Observation - Oral questions - Aural tests
9 3
Performing and Displaying
Log Roll and T-Balance - Rolling like a log
Log Roll and T-Balance - T shape balance
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Define log roll
- Understand rolling motion
- Appreciate body movements
- Look at picture of a log
- Discuss rolling logs
- Understand log roll concept
How does a log roll?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 69
- Pictures of logs
- Real logs
- Charts
- Letter T chart
- Pictures of T-balance
- Mirrors
- Observation - Oral questions - Practical demonstration
10 1
Performing and Displaying
Log Roll and T-Balance - Collecting materials for markers
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Collect materials for markers
- Share materials with classmates
- Value cooperation
- Collect coloured clothes, rags, waste paper
- Collect coloured carrier bags and strings
- Share materials with classmates
Why do we need markers?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 70
- Old clothes
- Rags
- Waste paper
- Carrier bags
- Observation - Practical tests - Fieldwork reports
10 2
Performing and Displaying
Log Roll and T-Balance - Creating markers
Log Roll and T-Balance - Completing markers
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Arrange materials for markers
- Put materials inside carrier bags
- Show creativity in marker making
- Arrange materials for making markers
- Put waste papers, rags inside carrier bag
- Fill carrier bag
How do we make markers?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 70
- Carrier bags
- Waste materials
- String
- Completed markers
- Open space
- Practical tests - Observation - Peer assessment
10 3
Performing and Displaying
Log Roll and T-Balance - Starting position
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Lie down on mat properly
- Keep body straight
- Extend arms over head
- Lie down on mat or soft ground
- Keep body straight
- Extend arms over head
- Keep legs together
How do we start a log roll?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 71
- Mats
- Soft ground
- Open space
- Practical tests - Observation - Peer assessment
11 1
Performing and Displaying
Log Roll and T-Balance - Rolling motion
Log Roll and T-Balance - T-balance position
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Tilt body to one side
- Roll over completely
- Return to starting position
- Tilt body and roll to one side
- Roll over completely
- Finish with starting position
- Talk about performance
How do we roll our bodies?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 71
- Mats
- Open space
- Markers
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 72
- Balance aids
- Practical tests - Observation - Peer assessment
11 2
Performing and Displaying
Log Roll and T-Balance - Practice in different directions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Mark field using markers
- Practice log roll and T-balance
- Perform in different directions
- Mark field using improvised markers
- Practice log roll and T-balance
- Practice in forward, backward, left, right
Why practice in different directions?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 72
- Markers
- Mats
- Open space
- Practical tests - Observation - Participatory assessment
11 3
Performing and Displaying
Log Roll and T-Balance - I Like to Balance song
Log Roll and T-Balance - Enjoying movements
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Sing "I Like to Balance"
- Use Brother John tune
- Perform while singing
- Sing "I Like to Balance" song
- Use Brother John tune
- Perform T-balance while singing
How do songs help us learn?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 73
- Song lyrics
- Musical instruments
- Open space
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 74
- Mats
- Markers
- Aural tests - Practical tests - Observation
12 1
Performing and Displaying
Log Roll and T-Balance - Assessing gymnastics skills
Songs - The Wheels on the Bus
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify log roll and T-balance
- Make markers for performance
- Perform movements
- Reflect on learning
- Identify log roll and T-balance
- Make markers for use
- Perform log roll
- Perform T-balance
- Complete self and peer assessment
What have we learned about gymnastics?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 75
- Assessment checklist
- Mats
- Markers
- Open space
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 77
- Song charts
- Pictures
- Musical instruments
- Practical tests - Self-assessment - Peer assessment
12 2
Performing and Displaying
Songs - Actions in The Wheels on the Bus
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Show opening and shutting actions
- Sing with appropriate actions
- Express song meanings through movement
- Show actions of opening and shutting door
- Sing song with actions
- Perform movements clearly
How do actions help us understand songs?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 78
- Song lyrics
- Open space
- Props
- Practical tests - Observation - Aural tests
12 3
Performing and Displaying
Songs - Throw the Ball
Songs - I Do Them All
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Stand in lines facing each other
- Sing Throw the Ball
- Perform with Mulberry Bush tune
- Stand in lines facing one another
- Sing Throw the Ball with actions
- Use Mulberry Bush tune
Why do we stand in formations?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 79
- Song charts
- Open space
- Balls
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 80
- Song lyrics
- Pictures
- Hygiene items
- Aural tests - Practical tests - Observation
13 1
Performing and Displaying
Songs - Singing action songs of choice
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Choose an action song
- Identify song message
- Sing with expressions
- Sing action song of choice
- Discuss what song is about
- Sing song with expressions
What is your favorite action song?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 81
- Various song charts
- Musical instruments
- Open space
- Aural tests - Practical tests - Observation
13 2
Performing and Displaying
Songs - Singing softly and loudly
Songs - Recording performances
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Sing action song softly
- Sing action song loudly
- Understand singing dynamics
- Sing action song of choice
- Sing softly then loudly
- Understand volume control
How do we change our singing volume?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 81
- Song charts
- Recording devices
- Musical instruments
- Digital devices
- Recording equipment
- Aural tests - Practical tests - Observation
13 3
Performing and Displaying
Songs - Assessing song performance
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Describe messages in action songs
- Sing action songs with techniques
- Reflect on song learning
- Identify messages in action songs
- Perform action songs in unison
- Apply performance techniques
- Complete self-assessment
What have we learned about action songs?
- KLB Creative Activities Grade 1 pg. 82
- Assessment checklist
- Song charts
- Recording devices
- Aural tests - Self-assessment - Practical tests

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