ENGLISH SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY FIVE TERM I – III

WK PD TOPIC / SUB TOPIC COMPETENCES CONTENT METHODS LIFE SKILLS SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONA REFERENCE
ACTIVITIES L MATERIALS
1 6pds PUNCTUATION The learner; ▪ Capital letters ▪ Observation ▪ Problem solving ▪ Punctuating the ▪ Tenses and parts
▪ Uses the taught ▪ Full stop ▪ Look and say ▪ Taking decision given sentences of speech
punctuation marks ▪ Inverted commas ▪ Brain storming correctly ▪ Detailed English
correctly. ▪ Question mark ▪ Direct method Grammar PP 8-
▪ Writes well punctuated ▪ Exclamation mark 10
sentences ▪ Apostrophe ▪ MK precise
▪ Comma
4pds NOUNS Learners should be able to:- ▪ Explanation ▪ Critical thinking ▪ Underlining nouns in ▪ ▪ Revision English
▪ Identifies types of nouns ▪ Proper nouns ▪ Question & given sentences be R. Forrest PP
▪ Construct correct ▪ Common nouns answer ▪ Completing 138-146
sentences using the ▪ Collective nouns ▪ Discussion sentences using the ▪ PLE revision
nouns ▪ Abstract nouns approach given nouns notes by A.
▪ PLE guide by
Baraza
8pds ▪ Vehicle repair Learners should be able to:- ▪ Vocabulary ▪ Observation ▪ Problem solving ▪ Identifying common ▪ Picture of a P.5 Eng syllabus P.6
and (i) Use the given ▪ Engine, tyre, steering ▪ Look and say ▪ Effective parts of vehicle car engine Advanced learner’s
maintenance vocabulary to construct wheel, windscreen, boot, ▪ Brain storming communication ▪ Describing parts of a ▪ Old tyre dictionary
a) parts of a oral sentences mirror, seat belt, wiper, ▪ Direct method vehicle ▪ Old
vehicle (ii) Pronounces the words head lamp, indicators, ▪ Constructing steering
b) Equipment correctly. spokes, bakes bell, sentences about wheel
used in vehicle (iii) Use the structures peddle parts of a vehicle ▪ Picture of a
repair given to make oral and ▪ Structural patterns ▪ Creating stories wind
written sentences. ▪ Comprehension about parts of a screen
(iv) Answers the questions ▪ Guided composition vehicle ▪ Picture of a
about the passage ▪ Revision exercises ▪ Using vocabulary car boot
correctly. instructures
▪ Spelling words
correctly.
10pd ▪ Nouns The learner; ▪ Nouns that take ‘s’ ▪ Explanation ▪ Effective ▪ Writing sentences ▪ Books DEG PP 90 – 96
s (singular & Forms plurals of given ▪ Nouns that take ‘es’ ▪ Question communication ▪ Reading ▪ Pens
singular nouns correctly ▪ Nouns that end with ‘y’ and answer ▪ Critical thinking sentences ▪ Rulers
Constructs sentences in and change the ‘y’ to ‘I’ ▪ Discussion ▪ Pieces of
plural form and add ‘es’ chalk
▪ Nouns that end with ‘y’ ▪ Tomatoes
and add ‘s’ ▪ A chart with
▪ Nouns that end with ‘o’ different
and add ‘es’ nouns in
▪ Nouns that end with ‘o’ singular and
and take ‘s’ plural form
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 ▪ Nouns that end with ‘f’ or
‘fe’ change ‘f’ to v and
add ‘es’
▪ Nouns that are
exceptional e.g. cloth,
dwarf
▪ Nouns that change their
vowels e.g. man – men
4pds ▪ The learner; ▪ ▪ Question ▪ Critical thinking
Pronounces the words and answer
correctly ▪ Discussion
Writes the correct form of
the abbreviated and
contracted words.
Writes the correct opposites
of words
FORMATION OF Learners should be able to:- ▪ Formation of abstract ▪ ▪ ▪ Forming abstract ▪ Tenses and parts of
ABSTRACT ▪ Form abstract nouns nouns: nouns speech by M
NOUNS from the given nouns ▪ By adding suffixes e.g. ▪ Pronouncing the Kateregga
▪ Use the nouns in ness, ess, tion, ment, words correctly DEG pg 84 – 88
sentences correctly sion
▪ Exceptional abstract
nouns ending with ‘t’
‘cy’ etc
Print media The learner; VOCABULARY ▪ Observation ▪ Effective ▪ Talking about ▪ Newspaper Pupils’ English
Uses the given vocabulary in ▪ Cartoon, puzzle, story, ▪ Look & say communication different items s course books
sentences news, announcement, ▪ Brain ▪ Critical thinking related to print ▪ Simple Advanced learners’
Constructs sentences using advertisement, storming ▪ Creative thinking media story books dictionary
the appropriate structures newspaper, magazine, ▪ Direct ▪ Reading different ▪ Puzzles
i.e. using who, which, whom back page, front page, method texts related to print ▪ Magazines
The … which reporter, article editorial, media
Using …. an/a columnist, editor, ▪ Writing articles
journalist, column adverts and stories
crossword, media, ▪ Asking and
brochure, pullout, answering questions
newsletter ▪ Spelling words
▪ Advertisement correctly
▪ Passage
▪ Guided composition
▪ Revision exercises
4pds GENDER Learners should be able to:- Types of gender ▪ Naming types of ▪ The New
▪ Masculine gender First Aid in

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 ▪ Identify the types of ▪ Feminine ▪ Giving opposites English PP
gender ▪ Common of gender nouns 9-14
▪ Give the opposite of the ▪ Neuter ▪ Giving young ▪ Detailed
different gender ▪ Young ones of gender ones of gender English
▪ Name the young ones of nouns nouns Grammar
gender nouns ▪ Opposite of gender ▪ Teachers’
nouns collection
TRAVELING ▪ The learner; ▪ Vocabulary further about Look and say Effective ▪ Acting dialogues on Advanced learners’
▪ Describes different means fare, conductor, ticket, Brainstorming communication travelling dictionary
of travel using the given seat, cycle speed, fast, Direct method Assertiveness ▪ Reading texts on Pupils’ English
vocabulary reduce, arrive, reach, Question and Decision making traveling course books
▪ Uses the vocabulary leave, departure, answer ▪ Asking and p.5 Eng syllabus
given to construct destination, luggage, answering questions
sentences passenger, travel, taxi, on travel charts
▪ Constructs own structures coach, by ▪ Writing imaginative
▪ Dialogue compositions on
▪ Passage traveling
▪ Travel chart ▪ Spelling words
▪ Composition writing correctly
ADVERBS Learners should be able to ▪ Define adverbs ▪ Explanation ▪ Effective ▪ Using adverbs ▪ Chart Tenses & parts of
Define & give examples of ▪ Types of adverbs ▪ Question & communication correctly in oral showing speech pg 86
adverbs ▪ Formation of adverbs by answer ▪ Critical thinking and written adverbs First aid in Eng
Use given adverbs in adding ‘ly’ ▪ Discussion sentences series pg 72
sentence construction ▪ Irregular formation of ▪ Forming adverb s Detailed English
Use adjectival qualifiers in adverbs grammar pg
sentences correctly ▪ The use of adjectival
qualifiers
Conjunctions ▪ Learners should be ▪ Either …or… Explanation Effective ▪ Joining given Chalkboard Mk précises English
able to construct ▪ Neither…..nor Question and communication sentences illustrations pg 104
sentences using the ▪ So….that answer Critical thinking
given conjunctions ▪ Too……to Discussion
▪ Join sentences ▪ Both….and
correctly using given ▪ Because
conjunctions ▪ Although
▪ While
Tenses The learner’ Present simple tense ▪ Brainstormin ▪ Effective ▪ Constructing ▪ Text books Eng. Aid Bk 5
Constructs sentences in Present continuous tense g communication sentences DEG pg 17
present simple tense Past simple tense ▪ Questions ▪ Assertiveness Basic working
correctly. and answer ▪ Critical thinking grammar pg 20 – 24
Constructs sentences in
present continuous tense

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 Changes sentences from
present simple to past
simple tense
Constructs sentences in
negative affirmative and
interrogative form
Writes the active and
passive voices
Supplies the question tags
to the given statements
TERM TWO
LETTER WRITING  The learner;  Vocabulary invite letter,  Observation Effective Asking and answering Real objects Advanced learners’
1  Identifies components of envelope, address, card,  Look and say communication questions on personal Envelops, dictionary
8 a personal letter using occasion, party, guest,  Dramatization Creative thinking letters invitation cards Pupils’ English
Pds the given vocabulary host, hostess, ceremony, Critical thinking Writing personal Text books course book
 Writes letters using the affectionate, sincerely, letters
acceptable grammar yours, dear, sender., Spelling words
rules receiver, writer, friend, correctly
 Answers questions reply, Reading text related to
about the given letter  Writing letters letter writing
 Comprehension
12 TENSES: Learners should be able to:-  Future Simple.  Explanation Effective Constructing oral and Tenses and parts of
 Construct sentences  Future continuous.  Question and communication written sentences speech
Pds using the given tense. answer Detailed English
 Construct sentences in  Brainstorming Grammar book..
negative, interrogative
and affirmative form.
 Write the active and
passive voices of the
tenses.
 Supply question tags to
the given statements.
COMMUNICATION  The leaner; The post office  Observation Effective Role playing Envelops Advanced leaners’
THE POST OFFICE  Use given vocabulary in Vocabulary post, stamp,  Look & say communication Telephone activities Stamps dictionary
THE TELEPHONE letter, box, directory, Critical thinking Demonstrating how to
sentence construction  Brainstorming
THE INTERNET package, money, order, use a telephone Pupils’ English
 Answers questions  Question and
about the given texts private box, parcel, answer Reading texts about course book
about communication telegram, mail, aerogram,  Dramatization using a telephone
 Writes composition on post office box, box rental  Discussion Writing texts related to
communication office, registered letter. telephone
Dialogue Spelling words
Passage correctly
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 Guided composition
The telephone Mobile phones Pupils’ English
Vocabulary  Brainstorming Role playing Airtime cards course book
Telephone, mobile,  Look and say Effective Telephone activities Coins Simple story books
telephone, teleface, airtime,  Explanation communication Demonstrating how to Pay phones
landline, fixed line, receiver,  Observation Critical thinking use a telephone
handset, network, mast,  Question and Reading texts about
toxins, telephone, directory, answer using a telephone
dial, airtime card, call, Writing texts related to
subscriber’s identification, telephone
module (sim) card, load Spelling words
Passage correctly
Composition
The internet
Vocabulary email, website, Acting dialogues and Advanced learners’
delete, save, open, scroll,  Direct method Effective conversations on dictionary
folder, surfing, computer,  Look and say communication suing the internet Pupils’ English
internet café, service fee, Critical thinking Reading email course book
 Brainstorming
virus, google, yahoo, messages
 Observation
search, page, access, sign Asking and answering P.5 English syllabus
in, sign out, log, internet questions
explorer, search engine. Writing email
messages
Spelling words
correctly
VOICES  Changing sentences Voices in  Explanation Effective Changing sentences Detailed English
from active to passive Present tenses  Question and communication from active to passive grammar
voice Past tenses answer voice in different
Future tenses tenses
ADJECTIVES  Learners should be to Comparison of adjectives  Discussion Constructing Detailed English
define adjectives Kinds of adjectives  Observation sentences using grammar pg 123
correctly Forms of adjectives adjectives
 Identify adjectives in Use of positive degree with Using the given
sentences as…..as, not so…as. degrees to construct
 Make the correct Comparative degree with sentences
comparative and than Arranging adjectives
superlative degree of Order of adjectives correctly
adjectives
 Construct correct
sentences using as….as

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  Make correct sentences
using adjectival
qualifiers
Pronouns  Definition Classes  Effective Joining sentences Mk précise English
 Classes of personal First person communicatio using relative
pronouns 2nd person pronouns n pronouns
 Forms of personal 3rd person pronouns
pronouns Forms
12 Subjective
pds Objectives
Possessive
Culture The learner; Nationalities Observation Self-awareness Acting situation games Pictures P.5 English syllabus
a)Nationalities Use the vocabulary in Vocabulary Look and say Friendship formation related to nationalities showing Advanced learners’
b)Languages sentences Ugandan, Tanzanian, Brainstorming Assertiveness Reading and different cultural dictionary
Reads different texts Kenyan, Rwandan, Direct method answering questions wear Pupils’ English
related to culture Sudanese, German, Dramatization on nationalities Simple story course book
8 Answers questions about French, English, Scottish, Writing guided books
pds given texts related to American composition on
culture Guided composition nationalities
Writes compositions about Passage Completing sentences
culture Languages on nationalities
Vocabulary
Luganda, lumasaka, Observation Self-awareness Reading different texts
runyakitara, luo, iteso, Brainstorming Friendship formation related to languages.
Kiswahili, French, latin, Explanation Assertiveness Writing imaginative
ibo, lingala, kinyrwanda Dramatization compositions
Passage Writing sentence
Guided composition transformations
Dialogue Spelling words
correctly
Completing the
structures
CONJUNCTIONS. Learners should be able to:- The use of:  Explanation. Effective Constructing oral and Tenses and parts of
 Construct sentences Enough, so…that , in order  Question and communication written sentences speech pg. 100.
correctly using the given to, so as, as ..as…., answer. correctly. PLE Guide by
10 conjunctions. the….the Baraza pg. 113
First Aid in English
Pds series PP. 89.
CONDITIONALS Learners should be able to:-  If I  Explanation. - Constructing oral and MK Precise
(Ifs)  Construct sentences  If II  Question and Effective written sentences Grammar.
 using “If 1.”  Unless answer. communication correctly.
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 pds  Construct sentences - Using ‘unless’ in Junior English
using “If II.” place of ‘If’ correctly. Composition and
 Use “Unless” in the Grammar.
place of “if clause.”
Revision English by
RonaldForest PP.
20 – 22.
10 Abbreviation and  Writing abbreviations in C/o, P.O, sms, ATM, Sim, Brainstorming Effective Writing in full and in Chart showing Mk precise English
Pds contractions full a/c, i.e., Ref, wef, via, PTO, communication short abbreviations
 Writing contractions Co, Ltd, Pm, am, NB etc

 Similes The learner compares  Similes Effective Making comparisons The new first aid in
things which are alike communication English pg 112, 113

TERM III
1 PEACE AND - The learner constructs - Vocabulary - Observation - Problem solving - Constructing - Pictures of Pupils’ English
SECURITY sentences using - Peace, security, judge - Look and say sentences police men course books
- Acting situations - Hand crafts
- Bible
- Quran

- The learner’ - Vocabulary - Observation - Nonviolent - Acting conversations - Pictures of Pupils’ English
- Construct sentences - Peace, security judge, - Look and say conflict resolution and dialogues policemen course books
using the given magistrate, report, - Explanation - Interpersonal - Reading stories - Guns, arrows,
vocabulary statement, offence, - Dramatization relationships - Telling and re telling and wrong
- Pronounces reads and offend, handcuff, crime, - Discussion stories doers
listens to new words cell, arrest, court, witness, - Asking and
correctly defense, gun, arrows, answering questions
- Uses new words in - Passage writing guided
structures - Dialogue composition
- Answering questions - Guided compositions drawing scenes
about dialogue related to peace and
security

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 (SERVICES) - The leaner’ - Vocabulary bank, bank - Look and say - Decision making - Describing the - ATM cards Advanced learners’
BANKING - Pronounces reads and manager, bank book, - Observation - Negotiation process of playing - Dictionaries dictionary
listens to new words teller, deposit, withdraw, - Explanation - Effective banking situations - Simple story Pupils’ English
correctly credit, save, safe, - Question and communication - Acting dialogues and books course book
- Reads the passage balance, account, bank answer conversations on - Text books
accurately statement, bounce, - Dramatization banking
- Uses the structures cashier, withdraw form, - Reading and
correctly deposit form, ATM card, interpreting
machine, cheque, information related to
- Dialogue banking
- Conversation
- Passage
- Guided composition
- Structures
- Using : Neither….nor
- Using …as soon as..
SPEECHES - Learners should be able - Direct and Indirect - Explanation - Effective - Identify sentences in - P.L.E Guide in
to:- speech. - Discussion communication direct speech. English by Baraza
- Punctuate the sentences - Use of: - Question and - Critical thinking - Changing adverb, PP. 140 – 145
in direct speech correctly. - Present simple tense. answer pronouns and verbs Writing English
10 - Change adverbs, - Present continuous tense from direct to indirect composition by
pds pronouns and verbs from - Present perfect tense. speech. Katerega
direct to indirect speech. - Past simple. - - Changing PP. 35 – 45.
- Change sentences from sentences from English AID 5 PP.
direct to indirect speech. direct to indirect 56 – 60
speech.
PREPOSITIONS - Learners should be able - Prepositions - Explanation - Effective - Answering oral and - Tenses and parts
to:- - e.g. against, in, of, over, - Direct method communication written questions. ofspeech PP. 94 –
- Identify prepositions in beside, (s), on, under, - Question and - Critical thinking 99.
sentences. across, among, between answer PLE Guide book by
e.t.c - BarazaPP. 89 – 90.
MK. Precise
Grammar.
MODAL VERBS - Learners should be able - Can, may, might, must, - Question and - Effective - Construction of oral - Oxford dictionary
to; shall, should, will, answer communication and written
- Construct oral sentences would - Explanation sentences correctly
correctly
- Using modal verbs in
- Use the verbs in negative
sentences correctly

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 - Use the past form of
‘must’ in oral and written
sentences correctly
CONJUNCTIONS - The learner - As soon as - Explanation - Effective - Joining sentences - Chalkboard Detailed English
- Defines the term - Immediately - Questions and communication using the given illustration grammar
conjunction - The moment answer - Critical thinking conjunction
- Joins sentences using the - And so - Discussion
given conjunction - And neither approach
- Looking forward to
- As long as/ so long as
- Provided
- Not only…..
- But also……
- Hardly had/ scarcely had/
barely had/ no sooner
had..
PROVERBS - The learner completes - Proverbs - - Critical thinking - The new first aid in
- Popular sayings correctly English pg 112 –
113
Essential English
bk6 pg 66
HOMOPHONES - The learner defines the - Examples of homophones - Observation - Effective - Identifying words - Chart Mk precise
term - Meat – meet - Look and say communication with the same sound illustrations
- Homophones - Bare – bear - Brainstorming - Problem solving - Using homophones
- Identifies different - Blew – blue in sentences.
homophones - Cell – sell
- Dairy – diary
- Scene – seen
- See – sea
- Right – write
- Read – reed
- Oar – ore
- Missed – mist
- Fair – fare
ANALOGIES - The learner - Cat is to kitten as sheep is - Question and - Problem solving - Completing the given - Books English in progress
- Completes the given to lamb answer - Critical thinking sentences with
sentences with correct - Food is to famine as - Discussion correct analogies
analogies water is to drought approach
- Nose is to smell as
tongue is to taste

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SYNONYMS - The learner defines the - Example of synonyms - Observation - Effective - Identifying words - Chart Mk precise
term synonyms - Abandon – leave - Look and say communication with the same illustrations
- Identifies different - Abrupt – sudden - Brainstorming - Problem solving meaning
synonyms - Annual – yearly - Using the synonyms
- Brief – short in sentences
- Drowsy – sleepy
- Accurate – correct

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