Social Environment

Our Home - Personal and common items used at home
Our Home - Materials used for cleaning personal items at home

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

- Identify personal items used at home
- Differentiate between personal and common items
- Show interest in keeping personal items clean

- Look at pictures of personal and common items
- Name the items in the pictures
- Draw and color items
- Write the name of each item

How can we identify personal and common items at home?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 1
- Pictures of personal and common items
- Drawing materials
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 2
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 3
- Pictures of cleaning materials
- Real cleaning materials

- Observation - Oral questions - Written exercises

Social Environment

Our Home - Materials used for cleaning common items at home
Our Home - Cleaning personal items using locally available materials
Our Home - Cleaning personal items using locally available materials
Our Home - Cleaning common items using locally available materials
Our Home - Cleaning common items using locally available materials
Our Home - A clean home environment for self and others' safety
Our Home - A clean home environment for self and others' safety

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

- Identify materials used for cleaning common items at home
- Draw and color materials used for cleaning common items
- Value using appropriate materials for cleaning common items

- Observe pictures of materials used for cleaning common items
- Name the items in the pictures
- Draw and color these items
- Share work with classmates

Why should we use specific materials to clean different items?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 4
- Pictures of cleaning materials
- Drawing materials
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 5
- Handkerchiefs
- Soap
- Water
- Locally available cleaning materials
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 6
- Combs
- Toothbrushes
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 7
- Common items (utensils)
- Cleaning materials
- Water
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 8
- Utensils
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 9
- Poem about clean home
- Poster materials
- Manila papers
- Markers/crayons
- Exercise books

- Observation - Oral questions - Written exercises

Social Environment

Our Home - Personal hygiene and safety
Our Home - Waste disposal at home
Our Home - Caring for home surroundings
Our Home - Benefits of a clean home

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

- Explain why personal hygiene is important
- Demonstrate proper handwashing technique
- Show commitment to maintaining personal hygiene

- Discuss the importance of personal hygiene
- Demonstrate proper handwashing technique
- Practice handwashing in pairs
- Create posters about the importance of handwashing

How does personal hygiene help keep us healthy?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 5
- Handwashing materials
- Chart showing handwashing steps
- Poster materials
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 7
- Pictures of waste items
- Sorting containers
- Chart paper
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 8
- Pictures of home surroundings
- Cleaning tools
- Schedule template
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 9
- Chart paper
- Markers/crayons
- Pictures of clean homes

- Observation - Practical assessment - Poster assessment

Social Environment

Our Home - Home safety measures
Our Home - Making a clean home model
Family Needs and Wants - Differences between family needs and wants
Family Needs and Wants - Differences between family needs and wants

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

- Identify potential hazards at home
- Explain ways to prevent accidents at home
- Show concern for home safety

- Discuss potential hazards found at home
- Identify ways to prevent accidents at home
- Role play safe behaviors at home
- Create safety rules for different rooms at home

How can we prevent accidents at home?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 9
- Pictures of home hazards
- Safety charts
- Role play props
- Locally available materials
- Glue
- Scissors
- Coloring materials
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 10
- Pictures of needs and wants
- Charts showing needs and wants
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 11
- Chart showing differences between needs and wants
- Chalkboard

- Observation - Role play assessment - Oral questions

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants - Places within the locality where family needs are met
Family Needs and Wants - Grouping family needs and wants
Family Needs and Wants - Grouping family needs and wants

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

- Identify places within the locality where family needs are met
- Name the places shown in pictures
- Show interest in knowing where family needs are met

- Observe pictures of various places
- Name the places in the pictures
- Discuss where parents/guardians work
- Take a nature walk to the school garden

How do different places in our locality help meet our family needs?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 11
- Pictures of local places
- School garden
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 12
- Drawing materials
- Pictures of boreholes
- Pictures of needs and wants
- Charts
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 13
- Charts/tables

- Observation - Oral questions - Nature walk report

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants - Choosing family needs over family wants
Family Needs and Wants - Family needs and wants within the locality
Our School - Ways of keeping the school environment clean
Our School - Ways of keeping the school environment clean

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

- Identify which family needs to choose
- List family needs
- Value the importance of prioritizing needs over wants

- Observe pictures of family needs and wants
- Discuss which needs to choose
- Name family needs
- Explain why some items are needs

Why should we prioritize our needs over wants?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 14
- Pictures of family needs and wants
- Flashcards
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 15
- Manila papers
- Old newspapers and magazines
- Glue
- Scissors
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 17
- Pictures of cleaning activities
- Cleaning tools
- Pictures of cleaning tools
- Matching cards
- Actual cleaning tools

- Observation - Oral questions - Discussion

Social Environment

Our School - Common accidents at school
Our School - Cleaning the school environment
Our School - Cleaning the school environment

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

- Identify common accidents at school
- Name the accidents shown in pictures
- Show concern for preventing accidents

- Observe pictures of common accidents
- Name the common accidents shown
- Listen to a radio program about common accidents at school

What are the common accidents that happen at school?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 18
- Pictures of common accidents
- Audio recording (if available)
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 19
- School compound
- Drawing materials
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 20
- Cleaning materials
- Water
- Soap
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 21
- Manila paper
- Markers
- Cleaning materials

- Observation - Oral questions - Discussion

Social Environment

Our School - A clean and safe school environment
Our National Flag - Meaning of colours of the Kenya national flag
Our National Flag - Meaning of colours of the Kenya national flag

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

- Explain ways to make the school environment clean and safe
- Create a poster on school cleanliness
- Advocate for a clean and safe school environment

- Read class rules on clean and safe school environment
- Discuss how to make school environment clean and safe
- Create a poster showing how to keep school clean

How does a clean school environment promote our safety?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 22
- Manila papers
- Markers/crayons
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 23
- Materials for making dustbins
- Poem about clean school
- Soap and water
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 24
- Picture of Kenya national flag
- Actual Kenya national flag (if available)
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 25
- Colored pencils/crayons
- Chart explaining flag colors

- Observation - Project assessment - Oral questions

Social Environment

Our National Flag - Events in which Kenya National Anthem is sung
Our National Flag - Expected behaviour when raising and lowering the Kenya national flag

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

- Read the words of the Kenya national anthem
- Sing the Kenya national anthem
- Appreciate the importance of the national anthem

- Read the words of the Kenya national anthem
- Sing the national anthem
- Discuss when the national anthem is sung

When do we sing our national anthem?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 26
- Kenya national anthem lyrics
- Audio recording of national anthem (if available)
- Pictures of national events
- Videos (if available)
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 27
- Pictures of flag ceremonies
- Resource person

- Observation - Singing assessment - Oral questions

Social Environment
Natural Environment
Natural Environment
Natural Environment

Our National Flag - Expected behaviour when raising and lowering the Kenya national flag
Our National Flag - The importance of the national anthem
Our National Flag - The importance of the national anthem
Weather - Weather conditions at different times of the day
Weather - Weather conditions at different times of the day
Weather - Recording weather using weather symbols

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

- Describe behaviors during raising and lowering the flag
- Role play the expected behaviors
- Show proper etiquette during flag ceremonies

- Read information about flag etiquette
- Discuss behaviors during flag ceremonies
- Role play raising and lowering the flag
- Demonstrate expected behaviors

Why is it important to show respect when the flag is being raised or lowered?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 28
- Chart with flag etiquette
- Flag (or representation) for role play
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 29
- Chart about importance of national anthem
- Manila papers
- Markers/crayons
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 48
- Pictures showing different weather conditions
- Digital resources
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 49
- Charts
- Pictures showing weather conditions
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 50
- Weather symbols charts

- Observation - Role play assessment - Oral questions

Natural Environment

Weather - Recording weather using weather symbols
Weather - Telling weather conditions at different times of the day
Weather - Telling weather conditions at different times of the day
Weather - Telling weather conditions at different times of the day
Weather - Weather conditions experienced in the locality
Weather - Weather conditions experienced in the locality

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

- Create a weather record using weather symbols
- Interpret weather symbols in a chart
- Value the importance of keeping weather records

- Observe a weather chart with recorded weather for one week
- Talk about the weather recorded
- Answer questions about the chart
- Share answers in class

How can we interpret weather symbols?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 51
- Weather charts
- Weather symbols
- Weather symbols
- Weather chart
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 52
- Pictures showing weather conditions
- Digital resources
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 52-53
- Weather chart
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 53
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 54
- Pictures showing responses to weather
- Pictures showing weather responses

- Observation - Oral questions - Project work

Natural Environment

Weather - Weather conditions experienced in the locality
Soil - Types of soil found in the locality
Soil - Grouping the types of soil in the locality

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

- Play relevant and educative games on weather conditions
- Participate in class contest on narrating weather occurrences
- Develop confidence in discussing weather conditions

- Play weather-related games
- Participate in class contest on narrating weather occurrences
- Complete exercise on weather conditions

How does weather affect our daily activities?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 55
- Digital resources
- Weather charts
- Assessment exercises
- Drawing materials
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 56
- Soil samples
- Containers for soil
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 57
- Different soil samples
- Water
- Containers

- Observation - Oral presentation - Written assignments

Natural Environment

Soil - Grouping the types of soil in the locality

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

- Feel different types of soil with fingers
- Classify soil based on texture
- Appreciate the different properties of soil

- Collect clay, loam, and sand
- Place each soil on a piece of paper
- Feel each type of soil with fingers
- Complete a table about soil texture

How does soil texture help us identify soil types?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 58
- Soil samples (clay, loam, sand)
- Paper for soil placement
- Soil samples
- Containers
- Recording materials
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 59
- Different soil types
- Water
- Containers
- Flashcards with soil properties

- Observation - Written assignments - Project work

Natural Environment

Soil - Making items from soil
Light - Sources of light in the environment
Light - Sources of light in the environment

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

- Identify soil types suitable for modeling
- Name items that can be modeled using soil
- Show interest in making items from soil

- Observe pictures of soil being used for modeling
- Name the type of soil being used
- Identify items that can be modeled using soil

Why is clay soil good for making items?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 60
- Pictures of modeled items
- Clay soil
- Clay soil
- Water
- Modeling tools
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 63
- Pictures of light sources
- Digital resources
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 64

- Observation - Oral questions - Project work

Natural Environment

Light - Sources of light in the environment
Light - Objects forming shadows in the presence of light
Light - Objects forming shadows in the presence of light

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

- Cut out pictures of different sources of light
- Stick pictures on manila paper
- Appreciate the importance of light sources

- Cut out pictures of light sources from newspapers or magazines
- Stick pictures on manila paper
- Name each source of light
- Keep work in a portfolio

How can we classify different sources of light?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 64
- Old newspapers and magazines
- Manila paper
- Glue
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 65
- Drawing materials
- Coloring materials
- Pictures showing shadows
- Digital resources
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 66
- Various objects
- Sunny day

- Project work - Peer assessment - Observation

Natural Environment

Light - Objects forming shadows in the presence of light
Light - Ways of conserving light
Light - Ways of conserving light
Light - Ways of conserving light
Light - Different sources of light in the environment

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

- Play shadow games
- Explain how shadows are formed
- Enjoy playing with shadows

- Play a game of chasing shadows
- Talk about how shadows are formed
- Share experiences in class

Why do shadows change size and position during the day?

- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 66
- Outdoor space with sunlight
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 66-67
- Ball, torch, table
- Various objects (ruler, cup, book, glass)
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 67
- Pictures showing light conservation
- Digital resources
- Charts with conservation messages
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 68
- Sample posters
- Art materials
- Manila paper
- Distinction Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 69
- Songs and poems about light
- Assessment exercises

- Observation - Oral questions - Peer assessment