Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Explain the meaning of key terms used in community service (CSL) and community service learning projects
-Create a chart showing the meaning of key terms used in community service and community service learning projects
-Desire to learn more on the key terms used in community service learning and community service learning projects

-Learner is guided to brainstorm on the meaning of the terms community, community services, community service learning (CSL) project, (activities outside class), problem (gaps or opportunities) solution remedy, plan of activity implementation, written report of a project

What is a community? What is community service learning?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify the activities in their community which people engage in
-Create a chart on various activities carried out in their community
-Appreciate the activities people engage in their community

-The learner is guided to identify the activities in their community which people engage in
-In groups, learners are guided to create a chart on various activities carried out in their community

What activities do people in the community engage in?

-SMART MINDS devices
-Charts

-Oral questions -Written questions -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Desire what is a case study
-Read the case study in learner’s book
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-The learner is guided to describe what is a case study
-The learner is guided to read the case study in learner’s book and relate the case study and the community problem

What is a case study?

-SMART MINDS devices
-Written questions

-Oral questions -Written questions -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe the importance of community service learning
-Create a poster on importance of community services learning
-Acknowledge the importance of community service learning

-The learner is guided to describe the importance of community service learning

What is the importance of community service learning?

-SMART MINDS 
-Computing devices
-Written questions

-Oral questions -Written questions -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Outline steps of a community service learning project
-Prepare a chart showing the steps of a community service learning project

The learner is guided to outline steps of a community service learning project

What steps are followed in community service learning project?

-SMART MINDS devices
-Written questions

-Oral questions -Written questions -Oral report

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify ways to determine the gaps or needs in the community
-Create a poster on ways to determine the gaps or needs in the community
-Acknowledge the gaps or needs in the community

-Learner is guided to identify ways to determine the gaps or need in the community
-In groups learners are guided to create a poster on ways to determine the gaps or needs in the community

What ways can you use to determine the gaps or needs in the community?

-SMART MINDS 
-Chars
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Verify and adopt one problem they intend to solve for the group project
-Create a poster on the procedure to choose one problem to solve through community service learning project
-Desire to adopt one problem to solve for the group project

-Learner is guided to verify and adopt one problem they intend to solve for the group project
-in groups learners are guided to create a poster on the procedure to choose one problem to solve through community service learning project

What problem do they intend to solve for the groups project?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Outline benefits and consequences of solving the identified problem or gap
-Debate on the benefits and consequences of solving the identified problem
-Acknowledge on the benefits and consequence of solving the identified problem

-Learner is guided to outline benefits and consequences of solving the identified problem or gap

What are the benefits of solving the identified problem or gap?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral report -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Propose titles for the project
-Compose proposed title for the project
-Develop a title for the project
-Appreciate the developed title for the project

-Learner is guided to propose titles for the project
-Learner is guided to compose proposed titles for the project and develop a title for the project

What is a project title?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Written questions -Oral questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-State the importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project
-Create a poster showing he importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project
-Appreciate the importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project

-Learner is guided to state the importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project?

-Charts
-SMART MINDS 
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Designing solutions to the identified problem
-Debate on the methods to be used to solve the problems
-Appreciate the solutions to the identified problem

-Thea learner is guided to design solutions to the identified problem
-In pairs learners are guided to debate on the methods to be used to solve the problem identified

What are the solutions to the identified problem?

-Charts
-SMART MINDS 
-Computing devices
-Course book

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Prepare a work plan that is required to follow when implementing solution to the identified problem
-Create a chart showing resources required to implement the solution to the identified problem
-Desire to follow the implementation plan

-The learner is guided to prepare a work plan that is required to follow the implementing solution to the identified problem solution to the identified problem
-In groups learners are guided to create a chart showing resources required to implement the solution to the identified problem

What is a work plan?

-SMART MINDS 
-Books
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify challenges likely to be encountered when implementing solutions to the identified problem and how to overcome the problem
-Create a poster showing challenges likely to be encountered when implementing solutions to the identified problem and how to overcome the them

-In groups learners are guided to identified challenges likely to be encountered when implementing solutions to the identified problem and how to overcome the problem
-In groups learners are guided to create a poster showing challenges likely to be encountered when implementing solutions to the identified problem and how to overcome the problem

What challenges are likely to be encountered when implementing solutions to the identified problem?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Outline steps of a community service learning project or activity
-Write down the procedure of implementing the community service learning project or activity
-Desire to carry out the community service project

-In groups learners are guided to outline steps of a community service learning project or activity
-Individually, learners is guided to write down the procedure of implementing the community service learning service project or activity

What are the steps of a community service learning project or activity?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe the procedure of implementing the planned solution to the community problem

-In groups learners are guided to describe the procedure of implementing the planned solution to the community problem
-Execute a class community service learning project
-Desire to implement the community service learning project

What is the procedure of implementing the planned solution to the community problem? -Learners are guided to execute a class community service learning project

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify the effects of the project to the community
-Create a poster showing the effects of the project to the community
-Acknowledge the effects of the project to the community

-learners are guided to identify the effects of the project to the community
-Learners to create a poster showing the effects of the project to the community

What is the effect of the project to the community?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Search for information on how to report on a community service learning project
-Prepare a report on the concluded community service learning project
-Desire to prepare a report on the conclude community service learning project

-Learners are guided to search for information on how to report on a community service learning project
-Learners are guided in groups to prepare a report on the concluded community service learning project

What is a community service learning project?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral Questions-Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Report on the concluded project
-Analyse the report on the concluded project
-Appreciate the report on the concluded project

-Learners are guided to report on the concluded project
-In groups learners are guided to analyse the report on the concluded project

What is a report?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Natural and historic built environments

Primary and secondary sources of Historical information

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Distinguish between primary and secondary sources of historical information
-Design a poster on primary and secondary sources of historical information
-appreciate the importance of primary and secondary sources of historical information

-Learner is guided to distinguish between primary and secondary sources of historical information
In groups learners are guided to design a poster on primary and secondary sources of historical information

How are primary and secondary sources of historical information acquired?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments

How various sources of historical information have been preserved over the years

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify ways of preserving sources of historical information
-Debate on how the sources of historical information can be preserved
-Discuss the significance of various sources of historical information
-Appreciate the Importance of various sources of historical information

-Learner is guided to identify ways of preserving sources of historical information and to explain how the sources of historical information can be preserved
-In groups, learners are guided to discuss the significance of various sources of historical information

What are the ways of preserving sources of historical information

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments

Sources of historical information in understanding past human accounts

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Explain how sources of historical information help us to understand past human accounts -Prepare journals on sources of historical information in understand past human accounts

-Individually, learners is guided to explain how sources of historical information help us to understand past human accounts
-In groups learners are guided to prepare journals on sources of historical information

How significant are sources of historical information in understanding past human accounts?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Locating areas where early agriculture was practiced in selected geographical reigns in Africa

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify the term Agriculture
-Locate areas where early Agriculture was practiced in selected geographical regions in Africa
-Dream the map of Africa showing the geographical areas of Rift Valley of Eastern Africa, Egypt and Nubia

-Learner is guided to define the term Agriculture
-In groups, learners are guided to locate areas where early Agriculture was practiced in selected geographical regions in Africa
-Individually learner is guided to draw the map of Africa and show areas where early Agriculture was practiced in selected geographical regions

What is Agriculture

-SMART MINDS 
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Written questions -Oral report

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Historical development of Agricultures -Crops grown animals kept during early Agriculture

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Explore crops grown and animals kept in selected regions during early Agriculture
-Draw and name the animals kept and types of crops grown in Egypt, Nubia and in Rift Valley of Eastern Africa

-Learner is guided to carry our research in groups on animals kept and types of crops which were grown during early Agriculture in Egypt, Nubia and in Rift Valley of the Eastern African region and report the findings to the class

Which crops were grown in the selected regions during early Agriculture?

-SMART MINDS 
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Written questions -Oral report

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of irrigation used in Ancient Egypt

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define irrigating
-Illustrate methods of irrigation used in ancient Egypt
-Value the methods of irrigation used in ancient
Egypt

-Learner is guided to define irrigation
-In groups, learners ae guided to illustrate methods of irrigation used in ancient Egypt

Which methods of irrigating do you think were used in Ancient Egypt

-SMART MINDS 
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Written questions -Oral report

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Contributions of the Nile Valley Agriculture to world civilization

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define term civilization
-Assess the contribution of the Nile valley Agriculture to world civilization
-Value the contribution of the Nile Valley Agriculture to world civilization

-Thea learner is guided to define term civilization
-In groups, learners are guided to assess the contribution of the Nile valley Agriculture to world civilization

What is the importance of domesticating of plants and animals in Africa?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral Work -Assessment

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Possible careers in Agriculture

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define the term career
-Explore possible careers in Agriculture
-Appreciate possible careers in Agriculture

-The learner is guided to define the term career
-In groups learners are guided to explore possible careers in Agriculture

What is career?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral work -Assessment

National and Historic built Environments in Africa

Field work Types of fieldwork in social studies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define the term field work
-Identify types of field work on social studies
-Conduct a field study around the school
-Appreciate and enjoy conducting a field work

-Learner is guided to define the term field work and identify types of field work on social studies
-In groups, learners are guided to conduct a field study around the school

What is fieldwork?

-SMART MINDS 
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Field work methods of Data collection

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define data collection and data
-Examine various methods of data collection during different types of field work
-Recommend methods of collecting data during different types of fieldwork
-Recommend methods of collecting data during different types of fieldwork
-Appreciate methods of data collection

-The learner is guided to define data collection and data
-In groups learners are guided to examine various methods of data collection during different types of field work

What is data collection

-SMART MINDS 
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral Report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of data recording

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define data recording
-Examine methods of recording data
-Recommend methods of recording data during different types of field work
-Appreciate methods of data recording data

-The learner is guided to define data recording
-In groups, learners are guided to examine methods of recording data

What is data recording?

-SMART MINDS 
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of data analysis

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Explain the meaning of data analysis
-Use mean, Median and more to analyse road safety data from the locality
-Appreciate the methods of data analysis

-Individually, Learner is guided to explain the meaning of data analysis
-In groups, learners are guided to use mean, median and more to analyse road safety data from the locality

What is data analysis?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of data presentation in field work

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define data presentation
-Identify methods of data presentation in field work
-Appreciate the methods of data presentation

-Individually, learners are guided to define data presentation
-In groups, learners are guided to identify methods of data presentation in field work

What is data presentation

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of data presentation in field work
Possible solutions to challenges experienced during field work

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Explore possible challenges in carrying out field work
-Create a chart showing possible challenges in carrying out field work

-Individually, learner is guided to explore possible challenges in carrying out field work
-In groups, learners are guided to create a chart showing possible challenges in carrying out field work

What challenges do you face during field work?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts

-Course book -Charts

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Significance of field work on investigating Phenomena

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-State the significance of field work on investigating phenomena
-Prepare a chart on importance of field work
-Appreciate the importance of field work

-The learner is guided to state the significance of field work on investigating phenomena
-In groups, learners are guided to prepare a chart on importance of field work

What is the importance of field work?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observations

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Procedures of carrying out field work in research

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define procedures
-Identify procedures of carrying out field work in research
-Prepare a chart to illustrate the steps to be followed when planning for field work
-Appreciate procedures of carrying out field work in research

-The learner is guided to define the procedures and to identify procedures of carrying out field work in research
-In groups learners are guided to prepare a chart to illustrate the steps to be followed when planning for field work

Which procedure do you use to carry out field work in research?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Understanding the actual field work

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Assemble all materials required for the field work
-Carry out field work to investigate phenomena in the immediate environment
-Desire to carry out field work to investigate phenomena in the immediate environment

- The Learner is guided to assemble all materials required for the field work
-In groups learners, are guided to carry out field work to investigate phenomena in the immediate environment

Why is it important to study field work?

-SMART MINDS 
-Charts
-Computing devices

Political Development and governance

Political development in Africa up to 1900

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe the political setups of Ogiek Community up to 1900
-Discuss the role of Ogiek community

-Learners in groups are guided to to describe the political setup of Ogiek community up to 1900 in groups, discuss political set up of Ogiek community up to 1900 in groups, discuss political set up
-Learner is guided to draw the governance structure of Ogiek

Where did the Ogiek community live?

-SMART MINDS 
-Chart

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Political Development and governance

Political Organization of the Zulu

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Describe the political setup of Zulu community up to 1900
Discuss the role of the Zulu political setup.
Draw the governance structure of the Zulu.
Appreciate the Zulu community.

Learners are guided to describe the political setup of Zulu community up to 1900
In groups, learners to discuss the role of the Zulu political setup.
Learners are guided to draw the governance structure of the Zulu

Where did the Zulu community lived?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 164-166
Atlas
Photographs
Pictures
Maps
Realia
Computing devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Political Development and governance

Political Organization of the Asante

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Describe the political setup of Asante community up to 1900
Discuss the role of the Asante political setup.
Draw the governance structure of the Asante.
Appreciate the Asante community.

Learners are guided to describe the political setup of Asante community up to 1900
In groups, learners to discuss the role of the Asante political setup.
Learners are guided to draw the governance structure of the Asante

Where did the Asante community lived?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 166-167
Atlas
Photographs
Pictures
Video clips
Realia
Computing devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Political Development and governance

The concepts “Scramble for and Partition” of Africa

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the concept of scramble and partition of Africa.
Discuss the various European groups that came to Africa.
Name the European explorers who came to Kenya.
Have a desire to learn more about explorers.

Learners to define the concept of scramble and partition of Africa.
In groups, learners to discuss the various European groups that came to Africa.
Learners are guided to name the European explorers who came to Kenya

What is the meaning of scramble? What is the meaning of partition?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 168-170
Atlas
Pictures
Video clips
Charts
Realia
Computing devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Political Development and governance

European Traders

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Name various traders that came to Africa up to 1900.
Identify the factors that led to the presence of Europeans in Africa.
Discuss the role of various traders that came to Africa.
Have a desire to learn more about European Traders.

Learners are guided to name various traders that came to Africa up to 1900
Learners to identify the factors that led to the presence of Europeans in Africa.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the role of various traders that came to Africa

Which factors led to the presence of Europeans in Africa?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 170-171
Photographs
Pictures
Video clips
Maps
Computing devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Political Development and governance

Matching the Countries in Africa with their Colonial Masters

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the countries of Africa and their colonial masters from the map.
Match the colonial masters with the countries they colonized in Africa.
Enjoy using the map of Africa.

Learners are guided to identify the countries of Africa and their colonial masters from the map.
Learners are guided to match the colonial masters with the countries they colonized in Africa

Who were colonial masters of Kenya?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 172
Atlas
Photographs
Pictures
Video clips
Maps
Charts
Realia
Computing devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Political Development and governance

Terms of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 on the Partition of Africa

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the meaning and implication of the terms of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 on partition of Africa from the plaque.
Discuss the terms of the Berlin Conference.
Create posters on the terms of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885
Acknowledged the Political Organisation of Selected Communities in Africa.

Learners to identify the meaning and implication of the terms of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 on partition of Africa from the plaque.
In groups, learners to discuss the terms of the Berlin Conference.
In groups, learners to create posters on the terms of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885

What are the terms of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 on partition of Africa?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 173-175
Atlas
Photographs
Pictures
Maps
Charts
Realia
Computing devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation