MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

SCHEMES OF WORK

SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES

GRADE: 7 TERM: 1 YEAR: 2024

WEE SUB- GENERAL KNOWLED
TOPIC SKILLS VALUES METHODS REFERENCES
K TOPIC OUTCOME GE
DEMOCRATIC -What is -Describe democracy  Democracy -Identification of -Characteristics of o Oxford (let’s
GOVERNANC democracy -Mention  Rule of law, gender and sex democracy o Small group do)pupils book
E -Elections characteristics of freedom, roles -Appreciate discussion grade (7)
 What is fair -Identification of o Demonstratio Long man social
democracy human rights
democr elections human rights n studies
1 acy -Explain how -Application Grade seven
o role play
 Electio democracy protects -Identification pupils book /page
ns and promotes human  -Classification 1-6 .
rights Social studies
syllabus 1-7
DEMOCRATIC Members of -Describe ways in -Rule of law Identification of - Appreciate ways o Field trip Oxford (let’s do)
GOVERNANC parliament which women and and respecting human rights in which women o Small group pupils book grade
E girls are discriminated human rights and girls are discussion (7)
Members of Political -Decision o Demonstratio Long man social
against discriminated
parliament parties making, job n studies
-Explain forms of opportunities, against Grade seven
2 o Project.
Political parties child abuse. access to pupils book page
-Describe types of resources, 6-8
child labour access to Social studies
education syllabus 1-7
Defilement,
rape,
3 DEMOCRATIC Democracy -Describe democracy -access to -Identification of - Appreciate ways o Field trip Oxford (let’s
GOVERNANC and human -Mention education gender and sex in which women o Small group do )pupils book
E rights characteristics of -Defilement, roles and girls are discussion grade (7)
Democracy and - rape, child -Identification of o Demonstratio Long man social
democracy discriminated
human rights Discriminati labour, child human rights n studies
-Discrimination on against -Explain how neglect, -Application against Grade seven
against women women and democracy protects human -Identification - Identification pupils book page
and girls girls and promotes human trafficking -Classification forms of child 8-13
-Harming -Harming rights -Domestic abuse. Social studies
children children servants, farm syllabus 1-7
 -Describe ways in work, street - Classification
which women and vending types of child
girls are discriminated labour
against
-Explain forms of
child abuse.
-Describe types of
child labour
DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRA -Identify the organs of Rule of law -Identification of - Appreciate the o Small group Oxford (let’s
GOVERNANC TIC government and respectinggender and sex organs of discussion do )pupils book
E GOVERNA human rights roles government o Demonstratio grade (7)
 Executi NCE -Explain the functions -Identification of n Long man social
ve  Executiv of the Executive, human rights - Classification studies
4  Legislat e Decision -Application Grade seven
Legislature, and making, job -Identification the functions of
ure  Legislatu pupils book page
Judiciary opportunities, the Executive,
 judiciar re -Classification 14-16
y  judiciary access to Legislature, and Social studies
resources, Judiciary syllabus 1-7

DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRA -identify government  Legislature, -Identification of Appreciate the o Field trip Oxford (let’s
GOVERNANC TIC ministries Executive gender and sex organs of o Small group do )pupils book
E GOVERNA and roles government discussion grade (7)
 local NCE -State the importance Judiciary -Identification of o Demonstratio Long man social
govern  local of the Constitution  Legislature: human rights n studies
ment gove making -Application Grade seven
 what rnm laws -Identification pupils book page
5
the ent  Executive: -Classification 16-18
govern  what carrying out Social studies
ment the laws syllabus 1-7
does gove  Judiciary:
rnm enforcing
ent law
does

6 DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRA -identify government  Education, -Identification of - Classification o Field trip

GOVERNANC TIC ministries Health, gender and sex the functions of o Small group Oxford (let’s
E GOVERNA Defence, roles the Executive, discussion do )pupils book
 Govern NCE -State the importance Home -Identification of o Demonstratio grade (7)
Legislature, and
ment  Governm of the Constitution Affairs human rights n Long man social
ministri ent -Application studies
 es ministries -Identification Judiciary o Project Grade seven
 Educati  Educatio -Classification pupils book page
on n 19-21
 health  health Social studies
syllabus 1-7

DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRA -identify government  Constitution -Identification of Appreciate the o Field trip Oxford (let’s
GOVERNANC TIC ministries : supreme gender and sex Legislature: o Small group do )pupils book
E GOVERNA law of the roles making laws discussion grade (7)
 home NCE -State the importance land -Identification of o Demonstratio Long man social
affairs  hom of the Constitution  Safeguardin human rights n studies
 defence e g citizens’ -Application o Project Grade seven
 Constitu affair rights -Identification pupils book page
tion s  Legislature: -Classification 21
7  defe making Social studies
nce laws syllabus 1-7
MIDTERM  Cons  Executive:
TESTS tituti carrying out
on laws
 Judiciary:
enforcing
MIDTERM law
TESTS
WORLD WORLD -Identify the  Legislature, -Identification of - Appreciate the o Field trip Oxford (let’s
CHALLENGE CHALLEN continents of the world Executive gender and sex continents of the o Small group do )pupils book
S GES -Locate on a world and roles world discussion grade (7)
map major physical Judiciary -Identification of o Demonstratio Long man social
 continen  conti - Appreciate
features human rights n studies
ts nents world map major
-Application o Project Grade seven
8 physical features
-Identification pupils book page
-Classification 22-25
Social studies
syllabus 1-7

9 WORLD WORLD -Identify the -Application - Appreciate the o Field trip Oxford (let’s
CHALLENGE CHALLEN continents of the world -Identification continents of the o Small group do )pupils book
S GES -Locate on a world -Classification world discussion grade (7)
map major physical o Demonstratio Long man social
 contine continents - world map
features n studies
nts physical major physical
Grade seven
  physica features features o Project pupils book page
l 25-34
features Social studies
syllabus 1-7

WORLD WORLD -Identify the Africa, -Application Appreciate the o Field trip Oxford (let’s
CHALLENGE CHALLEN continents of the world Europe, Asia, -Identification continents of the o Small group do )pupils book
10 S GES -Locate on a world Australia, -Classification world discussion grade (7)
map major physical North o Demonstratio Long man social
 physica physical - Appreciate
features, America, n studies
l features world map major
South Grade seven
features physical features,
America, pupils
Antarctica
WORLD WORLD -Identify the causes of Rivers, lakes, -Application Appreciate the o Small group book page 34-40
CHALLENGE CHALLEN rapid world population mountains, -Identification causes of rapid discussion Social studies
S GES growth seas, island -Classification world population o Demonstratio syllabus 1-7
oceans, n
growth
-Mention the effects of deserts, o Project
rapid world population valleys
Population Population
11 growth
Growth Growth
-State possible
solutions to rapid
world population
growth

WORLD WORLD -Identify the causes of  Poor family -Application - Appreciate the o Small group book page 34-40
CHALLENGE CHALLEN rapid world population planning, -Identification effects of rapid discussion Social studies
S GES growth early -Classification world population o Demonstratio syllabus 1-7
marriages, growth n
-Mention the effects of poverty, o Project
rapid world population polygamy
Population Population  High
12 growth
Growth Growth mortality
-State possible rate,
illiteracy,
solutions to rapid
unemploym
world population ent, crime,
growth diseases
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