2026 KICD CBC Curriculum Design13 Weeks · 65 Lessons3 Strands in Term 1

Grade 1 Literacy Activities Schemes of Work & Strands (Term 1 2026)

Comprehensive curriculum designs, strands, sub-strands, specific learning outcomes, inquiry questions, and editable schemes of work for Grade 1 Literacy Activities Term 1. Free on-page syllabus breakdown with instant export to editable Word (.docx) and PDF.

Grade 1 Literacy Activities Term 1 Curriculum Overview

Summary of syllabus requirements, weekly distribution, key milestones, and course books approved by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) for Grade 1 Literacy Activities in Term 1.

Class / Grade
Grade 1
Pre-Primary Level
Learning Area
Literacy Activities
Core CBC Activity
Term Duration
13 Weeks (65 Lessons)
5 Lessons Per Week
Key Milestones
Mid: Wk 8 · Exam: Wk 13
Ministry of Education 2026
Full Term Timetable

Grade 1 Literacy Activities Term 1 Scheme of Work Table

Week-by-week lesson matrix with specific learning outcomes, inquiry questions, learning experiences, and assessment methods.

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WkLsnStrandSub-strandSpecific Learning OutcomesKey Inquiry Question(s)Learning ExperiencesLearning ResourcesAssessment MethodsReflection
111.0 Main Strand1.3 Story Telling

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) listen attentively and confidently respond to stories

b) use a variety of thematic vocabulary

c) develop an interest in listening to oral stories

1. Who tells us stories?

- Learners listen to a variety of stories about self, family, health, hygiene, and home from different sources(self, peers, teacher, a resource person(if available), audio recorded stories

- Learners record their stories and listen to them

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
21.0 Main Strand1.3 Story Telling

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) appreciate their culture and values as taught through oral stories

b) empathise with familiar people in stories

c) develop their creative and imaginative power as they create mental images of the oral stories

1. When are stories told?

2. What do stories teach us?

- Learners respond to oral questions related to the story learned or orally recreate a story

- Learners role play, ask questions, tell stories and sing songs related to the story learnt(themes: self, family, and home), in pairs and small groups

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
31.0 Main Strand1.3 Story Telling

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) develop their creative and imaginative power as they create mental images of the oral stories

1. What do stories teach us?

- Learners role play, ask questions, tell stories and sing songs related to the story learnt(themes: self, family, and home), in pairs and small groups

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
41.0 Main Strand1.3 Story Telling

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) develop their creative and imaginative power as they create mental images of the oral stories

1. What do stories teach us?

- Learners role play, ask questions, tell stories and sing songs related to the story learnt(themes: self, family, and home), in pairs and small groups

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
51.0 Main Strand1.3 Story Telling

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) develop their creative and imaginative power as they create mental images of the oral stories

1. What do stories teach us?

- Learners role play, ask questions, tell stories and sing songs related to the story learnt(themes: self, family, and home), in pairs and small groups

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
211.0 Main Strand1.3 Story Telling

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) develop their creative and imaginative power as they create mental images of the oral stories

1. What do stories teach us?

- Learners role play, ask questions, tell stories and sing songs related to the story learnt(themes: self, family, and home), in pairs and small groups

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
21.0 Main Strand1.3 Story Telling

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) develop their creative and imaginative power as they create mental images of the oral stories

1. What do stories teach us?

- Learners role play, ask questions, tell stories and sing songs related to the story learnt(themes: self, family, and home), in pairs and small groups

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
31.0 Main Strand1.5 Conversation

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) listen attentively and actively participate in conversations in different contexts

1. Who do we talk to?

- Learners role play or dramatise a conversation involving issues relating to the theme my home

- Learners participate in collaborative conversation on different themes(check on Fluency, accuracy with words and pronunciation, turn taking skills, in pairs and small groups

- Learners associate the keywords displayed with those in the conversation listened to

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
41.0 Main Strand1.5 Conversation

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) recognize and use vocabulary related to the themes myself, my family, my school, and my home

b) appreciate taking turns while engaged in collaborative conversations

1. What do we talk about?

- Learners record audios of conversations and listen to them

- Learners watch videos of different conversations

- /guardians in conversations in different contexts e.g. at home, in church

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
51.0 Main Strand1.5 Conversation

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) appreciate taking turns while engaged in collaborative conversations

1. What do we talk about?

- /guardians in conversations in different contexts e.g. at home, in church

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
311.0 Main Strand1.5 Conversation

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) appreciate taking turns while engaged in collaborative conversations

1. What do we talk about?

- /guardians in conversations in different contexts e.g. at home, in church

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
21.0 Main Strand1.5 Conversation

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) appreciate taking turns while engaged in collaborative conversations

1. What do we talk about?

- /guardians in conversations in different contexts e.g. at home, in church

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
31.0 Main Strand1.5 Conversation

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) appreciate taking turns while engaged in collaborative conversations

1. What do we talk about?

- /guardians in conversations in different contexts e.g. at home, in church

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
41.0 Main Strand1.5 Conversation

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) appreciate taking turns while engaged in collaborative conversations

1. What do we talk about?

- /guardians in conversations in different contexts e.g. at home, in church

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
52.0 SPEAKING2.1 Imitation

By the end of the sub strand, the learner should be able to;

a) acquire a range of vocabulary for communication in different contexts

b) use appropriate vocabulary to express self in different contexts

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- The learners are guided to brainstorm on who, how, when and why people communicate

- Learners listen to and practice conversations in different contexts

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
Curriculum Design & Content

Grade 1 Literacy Activities Term 1 Strands and Sub-strands Breakdown

Official KICD curriculum breakdown taught during Term 1 in Grade 1 Literacy Activities. Includes specific learning outcomes (SLOs), key inquiry questions (KIQs), core learning experiences, and teaching aids.

1
Strand 1.0

1.0 Main Strand

2 Sub-strands4 Lessons in Term 1

1.1 1.3 Story Telling

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 1
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:

  • listen attentively and confidently respond to stories
  • use a variety of thematic vocabulary
  • develop an interest in listening to oral stories
  • appreciate their culture and values as taught through oral stories
  • empathise with familiar people in stories
  • develop their creative and imaginative power as they create mental images of the oral stories
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • Who tells us stories?
  • When are stories told?
  • What do stories teach us?
Learning Experiences
  • Learners listen to a variety of stories about self, family, health, hygiene, and home from different sources(self, peers, teacher, a resource person(if available), audio recorded stories
  • Learners record their stories and listen to them
  • Learners respond to oral questions related to the story learned or orally recreate a story
  • Learners role play, ask questions, tell stories and sing songs related to the story learnt(themes: self, family, and home), in pairs and small groups
Teaching Resources

Approved textbooks, realia, counters, flashcards, charts & digital devices.

1.2 1.5 Conversation

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 1
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:

  • listen attentively and actively participate in conversations in different contexts
  • recognize and use vocabulary related to the themes myself, my family, my school, and my home
  • appreciate taking turns while engaged in collaborative conversations
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • Who do we talk to?
  • What do we talk about?
Learning Experiences
  • Learners role play or dramatise a conversation involving issues relating to the theme my home
  • Learners participate in collaborative conversation on different themes(check on Fluency, accuracy with words and pronunciation, turn taking skills, in pairs and small groups
  • Learners associate the keywords displayed with those in the conversation listened to
  • Learners record audios of conversations and listen to them
  • Learners watch videos of different conversations
  • /guardians in conversations in different contexts e.g. at home, in church
Teaching Resources

Approved textbooks, realia, counters, flashcards, charts & digital devices.

2
Strand 2.0

2.0 SPEAKING

5 Sub-strands11 Lessons in Term 1

2.1 2.1 Imitation

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 1
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:

  • acquire a range of vocabulary for communication in different contexts
  • use appropriate vocabulary to express self in different contexts
  • respond confidently to communication in different contexts
  • exhibit appropriate mannerisms during conversation in different contexts
Learning Experiences
  • The learners are guided to brainstorm on who, how, when and why people communicate
  • Learners listen to and practice conversations in different contexts
  • Learners simulate communication at home ( with parent/guardian, sister, brother ), in pairs, small groups and whole class.
  • The learners role play various scenarios of communication based on the theme (my home)
Teaching Resources

Approved textbooks, realia, counters, flashcards, charts & digital devices.

2.2 2.2 Responding to instructions and questions

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 1
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:

  • respond confidently to simple oral questions and instructions from different media
  • use appropriate words in giving and responding to instructions and
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • What do you do when you want something?
  • How do you respond when asked to do something?
Learning Experiences
  • Learners practice asking and answering questions in pairs or groups
  • Learners take and respond to instructions and questions(Myself, my family, my home, my school, my community)
Teaching Resources

Approved textbooks, realia, counters, flashcards, charts & digital devices.

2.3 2.3 Phonological Awareness

3 Suggested LessonsTerm 1
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:

  • name and say letters representing sounds
  • blend given letter sounds to make syllables and syllables to form words
  • segment syllables to letter sounds and words to syllables
  • appreciate word formation by actively engaging in blending and segmenting letter sounds and syllables
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • What are some of the sounds we hear?
  • How do we say to the sounds?
Learning Experiences
  • Learners practice reading aloud letters representing sounds (auditory awareness), individually, in pairs and groups
  • Learners participate in language games involving blending and segmenting given syllables (oral blending and segmenting), individually, in pairs, and in groups
  • Learners say and point to pictures with sight words
  • Learners sing songs (themes: myself, my home, my community)
  • sounding words to members of the community.
Teaching Resources

Approved textbooks, realia, counters, flashcards, charts & digital devices.

2.4 2.4 Talk About

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 1
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:

  • use acquired vocabulary to talk about self appropriately
  • identify themselves with people, objects and places in their environment
  • demonstrate interest to use names of people, places, and objects within the environment
  • express personal emotions, feelings, and opinions about people, places, and objects
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • Who/what do you like?
  • Why do you like him/her/it?
Learning Experiences
  • Learners practice rules on social interactions (turn-taking, respecting others opinions)
  • Learners engage in conversations to talk about self(name, class, age and gender), home, and community, in pairs and groups,
  • Learners observe the teacher modelling effective speaking skills
  • Learners record their speech and listen as teacher observes
Teaching Resources

Approved textbooks, realia, counters, flashcards, charts & digital devices.

2.5 2.5 Presentation skills

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 1
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:

  • use a variety of vocabulary to express self appropriately
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • What does a good presenter do?
Learning Experiences
  • Learners are guided to name activities in the order in which they occur (daily routine activities, market days, school and religious days)
  • Learners are guided to brainstorm on activities for each day of the week, individually, in pairs and groups
Teaching Resources

Approved textbooks, realia, counters, flashcards, charts & digital devices.

3
Strand 3.0

3.0 READING

1 Sub-strand4 Lessons in Term 1

3.1 3.1 Phonemic awareness

4 Suggested LessonsTerm 1
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:

  • practice left-right eye movement with accuracy
  • isolate sounds in a word
  • segment words that start with similar sounds
  • recognize all the letters of the alphabet in the language of the catchment area
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • Learners sound and read words to practice left-eye movement(left –right orientation) Learners identify words that begin with similar sounds(letter –sound recognition) Learners are guided to isolate sounds in a word Learners segment words that begin with similar sounds Learners recognize and read all the letters of the alphabet in the language of the catchment area(visual discrimination)?
Teaching Resources

Approved textbooks, realia, counters, flashcards, charts & digital devices.

Grade 1 Literacy Activities Full Year Strands (Terms 1, 2 & 3)

Complete annual curriculum scope for Grade 1 Literacy Activities showing the term-by-term distribution of all 5 strands.

Term 1Current
  • 1.0 Main Strand
  • 2.0 SPEAKING
  • 3.0 READING
  • 3.0 READING
  • 4.0 WRITING
  • WRITING
  • WRITING

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Help & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions: Grade 1 Literacy Activities Term 1

What strands and sub-strands are covered in Grade 1 Literacy Activities Term 1?

In Term 1, Grade 1 Literacy Activities covers the following main strands: 1.0 Main Strand, 2.0 SPEAKING, 3.0 READING. Each strand is broken down into specific sub-strands with allocated lesson periods across the 13-week term.

What are the specific learning outcomes for Grade 1 Literacy Activities in Term 1?

Each sub-strand defines measurable learning outcomes covering knowledge, psychomotor skills, and values. Learners engage in hands-on activities, realia observation, and collaborative problem-solving as outlined in the syllabus breakdown above.

How is Grade 1 Literacy Activities Term 1 structured across weeks?

This scheme spans 13 calendar weeks (65 lesson slots), with Mid-Term Break in Week 8 and End-of-Term Assessment in Week 13, in full compliance with the 2026 Kenyan Ministry of Education school calendar.

Can I download and edit this Term 1 scheme in Microsoft Word or PDF?

Yes. You can instantly download a completely editable Microsoft Word document (.docx) or print-ready PDF, or open it directly in the online scheme builder to customize teacher name, school name, and TSC details.