2026 KICD CBC Curriculum Design14 Weeks · 70 Lessons2 Strands in Term 2

Grade 4 Indigenous Language Schemes of Work & Strands (Term 2 2026)

Comprehensive curriculum designs, strands, sub-strands, specific learning outcomes, inquiry questions, and editable schemes of work for Grade 4 Indigenous Language Term 2. Free on-page syllabus breakdown with instant export to editable Word (.docx) and PDF.

Grade 4 Indigenous Language Term 2 Curriculum Overview

Summary of syllabus requirements, weekly distribution, key milestones, and course books approved by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) for Grade 4 Indigenous Language in Term 2.

Class / Grade
Grade 4
Pre-Primary Level
Learning Area
Indigenous Language
Core CBC Activity
Term Duration
14 Weeks (70 Lessons)
5 Lessons Per Week
Key Milestones
Mid: Wk 8 · Exam: Wk 14
Ministry of Education 2026
Full Term Timetable

Grade 4 Indigenous Language Term 2 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
11Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Reading

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

a) interpret cultural metaphors associated with weather phenomena

b) answer questions based on read seasonal texts

1. How do songs and poems in our language describe nature and seasons?

- discuss the cultural significance of rain as a blessing in African heritage

- match weather terms with descriptive sentences

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
2Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Reading

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

a) answer questions based on read seasonal texts

1. How do songs and poems in our language describe nature and seasons?

- match weather terms with descriptive sentences

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
3Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Reading

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

a) answer questions based on read seasonal texts

1. How do songs and poems in our language describe nature and seasons?

- match weather terms with descriptive sentences

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
4Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Reading

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

a) answer questions based on read seasonal texts

1. How do songs and poems in our language describe nature and seasons?

- match weather terms with descriptive sentences

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
5Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Reading

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

a) answer questions based on read seasonal texts

1. How do songs and poems in our language describe nature and seasons?

- match weather terms with descriptive sentences

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
21Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Reading

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

a) answer questions based on read seasonal texts

1. How do songs and poems in our language describe nature and seasons?

- match weather terms with descriptive sentences

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
2Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Reading

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

a) answer questions based on read seasonal texts

1. How do songs and poems in our language describe nature and seasons?

- match weather terms with descriptive sentences

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
3Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Reading

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

a) answer questions based on read seasonal texts

1. How do songs and poems in our language describe nature and seasons?

- match weather terms with descriptive sentences

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
4Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Writing

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

a) write sentences describing the current weather using indigenous vocabulary

1. How do we write names of months and seasons in our mother tongue?

- record daily weather observations in an indigenous language journal

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
5Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Writing

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

a) create a traditional seasonal calendar with local month names

b) practise correct spelling in indigenous language

1. How do we write names of months and seasons in our mother tongue?

- draw and write names of the four traditional seasons

- write short proverbs related to rain and harvest

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
31Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Writing

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

a) practise correct spelling in indigenous language

1. How do we write names of months and seasons in our mother tongue?

- write short proverbs related to rain and harvest

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
2Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Writing

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

a) practise correct spelling in indigenous language

1. How do we write names of months and seasons in our mother tongue?

- write short proverbs related to rain and harvest

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
3Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Writing

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

a) practise correct spelling in indigenous language

1. How do we write names of months and seasons in our mother tongue?

- write short proverbs related to rain and harvest

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
4Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Writing

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

a) practise correct spelling in indigenous language

1. How do we write names of months and seasons in our mother tongue?

- write short proverbs related to rain and harvest

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
5Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)Writing

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

a) practise correct spelling in indigenous language

1. How do we write names of months and seasons in our mother tongue?

- write short proverbs related to rain and harvest

Approved course textbooks, realia, charts

- Observation

- Oral questions

- Written exercises

(Handwritten after lesson)
Curriculum Design & Content

Grade 4 Indigenous Language Term 2 Strands and Sub-strands Breakdown

Official KICD curriculum breakdown taught during Term 2 in Grade 4 Indigenous Language. Includes specific learning outcomes (SLOs), key inquiry questions (KIQs), core learning experiences, and teaching aids.

1
Strand 1.0

Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)

2 Sub-strands4 Lessons in Term 2

1.1 Reading

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 2
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

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

  • read poems and chants about rain, sunshine and drought in indigenous language
  • interpret cultural metaphors associated with weather phenomena
  • answer questions based on read seasonal texts
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • How do songs and poems in our language describe nature and seasons?
Learning Experiences
  • read traditional rain-making or harvest poems in the local language
  • discuss the cultural significance of rain as a blessing in African heritage
  • match weather terms with descriptive sentences
Teaching Resources

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

1.2 Writing

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 2
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

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

  • write sentences describing the current weather using indigenous vocabulary
  • create a traditional seasonal calendar with local month names
  • practise correct spelling in indigenous language
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • How do we write names of months and seasons in our mother tongue?
Learning Experiences
  • record daily weather observations in an indigenous language journal
  • draw and write names of the four traditional seasons
  • write short proverbs related to rain and harvest
Teaching Resources

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

2
Strand 2.0

Theme 3: Personal Safety and Community Values (Usalama na Maadili)

3 Sub-strands6 Lessons in Term 2

2.1 Listening and Speaking

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 2
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

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

  • listen to moral folktales and cautionary advice from elders in the indigenous language
  • discuss safety warnings concerning wild animals, deep waters and dangerous strangers
  • internalize communal values of mutual protection and care
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • What safety advice and moral lessons did our ancestors pass down through stories?
Learning Experiences
  • listen attentively to traditional oral stories with moral endings
  • discuss how community vigilance kept children safe in traditional villages
  • role-play warning friends about dangers in the local language
Teaching Resources

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

2.2 Reading

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 2
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

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

  • read illustrated traditional wisdom stories in the indigenous language
  • identify virtues praised (honesty, bravery, kindness) and vices condemned (greed, deceit)
  • reflect on personal behaviour in light of traditional wisdom
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • Why are traditional trickster tales (like Hare and Hyena) important in teaching wisdom?
Learning Experiences
  • read folktales featuring traditional characters in the mother tongue
  • discuss the moral lesson (funzo) at the end of each tale
  • perform dramatic reading of character dialogues with peers
Teaching Resources

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

2.3 Writing

2 Suggested LessonsTerm 2
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

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

  • write short summaries of cultural folktales in the indigenous language
  • document community proverbs on safety and wisdom
  • develop pride in preserving indigenous oral literature in written form
Key Inquiry Questions (KIQs)
  • How can writing preserve our community's stories for future generations?
Learning Experiences
  • write a three-sentence moral summary of a favourite folktale
  • create illustrated folktale mini-books with local language text
  • write out community proverbs and display them in the classroom cultural corner
Teaching Resources

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

Grade 4 Indigenous Language Full Year Strands (Terms 1, 2 & 3)

Complete annual curriculum scope for Grade 4 Indigenous Language showing the term-by-term distribution of all 4 strands.

  • Theme 1: Cultural Foods (Chakula cha Kiasili)
  • Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)
Term 2Current
  • Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira)
  • Theme 3: Personal Safety and Community Values (Usalama na Maadili)
  • Theme 4: Animal Welfare (Utunzaji wa Wanyama)

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Help & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions: Grade 4 Indigenous Language Term 2

What strands and sub-strands are covered in Grade 4 Indigenous Language Term 2?

In Term 2, Grade 4 Indigenous Language covers the following main strands: Theme 2: Weather and Seasons (Hali ya Anga na Majira), Theme 3: Personal Safety and Community Values (Usalama na Maadili). Each strand is broken down into specific sub-strands with allocated lesson periods across the 14-week term.

What are the specific learning outcomes for Grade 4 Indigenous Language in Term 2?

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 4 Indigenous Language Term 2 structured across weeks?

This scheme spans 14 calendar weeks (70 lesson slots), with Mid-Term Break in Week 8 and End-of-Term Assessment in Week 14, in full compliance with the 2026 Kenyan Ministry of Education school calendar.

Can I download and edit this Term 2 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.