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Grade 3 2026
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WK LSN STRAND SUB-STRAND LESSON LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING EXPERIENCES KEY INQUIRY QUESTIONS LEARNING RESOURCES ASSESSMENT METHODS REFLECTION
1 1
Social Environment
Our Living Environment - Materials used as bedding
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify locally available materials used as beddings
- Carry out hygiene practices in sleeping areas for a healthy environment
- Learners to share ideas on different materials used as beddings at home
- In groups, learners to discuss various materials used as beddings
- Learners to draw and colour one material they use as bedding at home
What materials do we use as bedding at home?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 1
- Real bedding materials
- Pictures/charts of different bedding materials
- Oral questions - Observation - Written exercise
1 2
Social Environment
Our Living Environment - Materials used as bedding
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify locally available materials used as beddings
- Appreciate the importance of proper bedding materials
- Learners to manipulate digital devices to watch video clips showing things used as bedding
- Discuss findings in class
- Share experiences about bedding materials used at home
How do different bedding materials affect our comfort?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 2
- Digital devices
- Video clips of bedding materials
- Samples of bedding materials
- Posters of bedding materials
- Observation - Oral questions - Drawings
1 3
Social Environment
Our Living Environment - Keeping our sleeping areas clean
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Carry out hygiene practices in sleeping areas for a healthy environment
- Advocate for the importance of observing hygiene in sleeping places
- Learners to discuss how to keep sleeping areas clean
- Learners to role play how to care for sleeping areas by taking turns cleaning and organizing the area
- Learners to take part in sweeping the sleeping area
Why is it important to keep our sleeping areas clean?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 3
- Brooms
- Mops
- Cleaning materials
- Bedding materials
- Cleaning materials
- Charts on cleaning schedules
- Observation - Peer assessment - Self-assessment
1 4
Social Environment
Our Living Environment - Keeping clean after bedwetting
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Carry out hygiene practices in sleeping areas for a healthy environment
- Advocate for the importance of observing hygiene in sleeping places
- Learners to discuss causes of bedwetting
- Learners to mention hygiene practices to observe during bedwetting
- Learners to role play care for beddings
What should we do when bedwetting occurs?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 4
- Pictures of bedwetting scenarios
- Cleaning materials
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 6
- Digital devices
- Videos on bedwetting management
- Observation - Oral questions - Written exercise
2 1
Social Environment
Our Living Environment - Keeping clean after bedwetting
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Carry out hygiene practices in sleeping areas for a healthy environment
- Advocate for the importance of observing hygiene in sleeping places
- Learners to identify materials used to protect beddings from getting wet
- Learners to discuss the importance of not stigmatizing those who wet their beds
- Learners to suggest ways of supporting children who wet their beds
How can we support children who wet their beds?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 7
- Mackintosh
- Pictures of protective bedding materials
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 8
- Charts showing bedwetting prevention tips
- Maze activity sheets
- Observation - Oral questions - Written exercise
2 2
Social Environment
Our Living Environment - Project: Making bedding hygiene posters
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Advocate for the importance of observing hygiene in sleeping places
- Carry out hygiene practices in sleeping areas for a healthy environment
- Learners to make posters showing why it is important to ensure sleeping places are clean
- Learners to display posters in class
- Learners to discuss posters created by classmates
How can we educate others about keeping sleeping areas clean?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 9
- Manila paper
- Markers/crayons
- Scissors
- Glue
- Observation - Peer assessment - Project work evaluation
2 3
Social Environment
Our Living Environment - Project: Making bedding hygiene posters
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Advocate for the importance of observing hygiene in sleeping places
- Carry out hygiene practices in sleeping areas for a healthy environment
- Learners to complete their posters on bedding hygiene
- Learners to present their posters to the class
- Learners to explain how their posters will help educate others
What messages about sleeping hygiene are most important to share?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 10
- Completed posters
- Presentation materials
- Observation - Peer assessment - Presentation assessment
2 4
Social Environment
Family Needs - How we show our feelings
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe how people express feelings in real life
- Label emotions expressed by self and others
- Appreciate the importance of expressing emotions appropriately
- Learners to discuss about emotions experienced by self and others
- Learners to identify different feelings shown in pictures
- Learners to discuss what makes them happy, sad, angry, or fearful
How do our faces show different emotions?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 12
- Pictures showing different emotions
- Digital devices with video clips
- Observation - Oral questions - Drawing activities
3 1
Social Environment
Family Needs - How we show our feelings
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe how people express feelings in real life
- Label emotions expressed by self and others
- Learners to manipulate digital devices to watch video clips of people expressing various emotions
- Learners to match pictures with emotions expressed
- Learners to draw and color images showing various ways of expressing emotions
What actions do we take when we feel different emotions?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 13
- Digital devices
- Pictures showing different emotions
- Coloring materials
- Observation - Oral questions - Drawing assessment
3 2
Social Environment
Family Needs - How we show our feelings
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe how people express feelings in real life
- Label emotions expressed by self and others
- Appreciate the importance of expressing emotions appropriately
- Learners to identify situations that trigger different emotions
- Learners to discuss appropriate ways of expressing emotions
- Learners to role play different emotional scenarios
What situations make us feel happy, sad, angry, or fearful?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 14
- Picture cards showing different emotional situations
- Role play materials
- Observation - Oral questions - Role play assessment
3 3
Social Environment
Family Needs - Labelling emotions shown by us and others
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Label emotions expressed by self and others
- Describe how people express feelings in real life
- Learners to play "My emotion game" taking turns to show emotions on their faces
- Learners to match pictures with the correct emotions
- Learners to draw and color pictures showing what they do when expressing different emotions
How can we identify emotions in ourselves and others?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 16
- Flash cards with emotions
- Pictures showing different emotions
- Drawing materials
- Observation - Peer assessment - Drawing assessment
3 4
Social Environment
Family Needs - Labelling emotions shown by us and others
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Label emotions expressed by self and others
- Describe how people express feelings in real life
- Appreciate the importance of emotions in character formation
- Learners to design posters showing different emotions
- Learners to match facial expressions with corresponding emotions
- Learners to discuss how to recognize others' emotions
Why is it important to recognize others' emotions?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 17
- Poster making materials
- Emotion flash cards
- Pictures showing emotional expressions
- Observation - Oral questions - Poster assessment
4 1
Social Environment
Family Needs - Ways in which emotional needs are met
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe ways in which emotional needs are met in real life situation
- Appreciate the importance of meeting emotional needs in character formation
- Learners to discuss ways of meeting emotional needs
- Learners to role play expressions of emotional needs and how they are met
- Learners to talk about the need for help when role playing expressions of emotional needs
How do people show they care about others' feelings?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 18
- Pictures showing people meeting emotional needs
- Role play materials
- Observation - Oral questions - Role play assessment
4 2
Social Environment
Family Needs - Ways in which emotional needs are met
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe ways in which emotional needs are met in real life situation
- Appreciate the importance of meeting emotional needs in character formation
- Learners to identify ways of showing care to others
- Learners to discuss the importance of listening to others
- Learners to identify ways of praising others for good work
How does praise affect our emotional well-being?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 19
- Pictures showing people praising others
- Charts showing ways to meet emotional needs
- Observation - Oral questions - Written exercise
4 3
Social Environment
Family Needs - Ways in which emotional needs are met
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe ways in which emotional needs are met in real life situation
- Appreciate the importance of meeting emotional needs in character formation
- Learners to role play various situations showing how emotional needs are met
- Learners to make posters showing different ways of expressing emotions
- Learners to sing songs or read stories involving feelings expressed by people
How do we help others when they are emotionally hurt?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 20
- Role play materials
- Story books about emotions
- Poster making materials
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 21
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Scenario cards
- Observation - Role play assessment - Poster assessment
4 4
Social Environment
Food in Our Environment - Common food items in the environment
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify common food items found in the immediate environment
- Embrace good eating habits to promote good health
- Learners to name food found around them
- Learners to draw and color food items
- Learners to discuss the importance of different food items
What types of food are available in our community?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 23
- Pictures of various food items
- Drawing materials
- Observation - Oral questions - Drawing assessment
5 1
Social Environment
Food in Our Environment - Common food items in the environment
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify common food items found in the immediate environment
- Embrace good eating habits to promote good health
- Learners to identify food items common in their locality
- Learners to discuss the sources of different food items
- Learners to draw and color local food items
Where do the foods we eat come from?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 23
- Pictures of food sources
- Real food items
- Drawing materials
- Observation - Oral questions - Drawing assessment
5 2
Social Environment
Food in Our Environment - Placing food items into three groups
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Classify food items into three food groups
- Embrace good eating habits to promote good health
- Learners to discuss why we eat food
- Learners to identify food that gives energy
- Learners to identify food that helps us grow
- Learners to identify food that protects us from illnesses
How do different foods help our bodies?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 24
- Pictures/real food items
- Charts showing food groups
- Observation - Oral questions - Written exercise
5 3
Social Environment
Food in Our Environment - Placing food items into three groups
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Classify food items into three food groups
- Embrace good eating habits to promote good health
- Learners to use digital devices or print media to search for information on various food groups
- Learners to group food items into the three food groups
- Learners to create a food group chart using magazine cuttings
Why should we eat from all three food groups?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 28
- Digital devices
- Magazines/newspapers with food pictures
- Manila paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Observation - Peer assessment - Project assessment
5 4
Social Environment
Food in Our Environment - Proper behavior during meals
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Observe table manners during meals
- Embrace good eating habits to promote good health
- Learners to discuss good table manners
- Learners to identify bad table manners
- Learners to role play proper behavior during meals
How should we behave when eating with others?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 31
- Pictures showing good and bad table manners
- Digital devices
- Video clips
- Observation - Oral questions - Role play assessment
6 1
Social Environment
Food in Our Environment - Proper behavior during meals
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Observe table manners during meals
- Embrace good eating habits to promote good health
- Learners to create a table of good and bad table manners
- Learners to role play specific scenarios demonstrating proper meal behavior
- Learners to discuss the importance of clearing the table after eating
Why are good table manners important?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 32
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Role play materials
- Observation - Oral questions - Role play assessment
6 2
Social Environment
Food in Our Environment - Problems of eating too much food or too little food
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Classify food items into three food groups
- Observe table manners during meals
- Embrace good eating habits to promote good health
- Learners to discuss why some people eat too much or too little food
- Learners to identify problems associated with eating too much food
- Learners to identify problems associated with eating too little food
What happens when we eat too much or too little food?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 33
- Pictures showing effects of eating too much or too little food
- Health charts
- Observation - Oral questions - Written exercise
6 3
Social Environment
Food in Our Environment - Problems of eating too much food or too little food
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Classify food items into three food groups
- Observe table manners during meals
- Embrace good eating habits to promote good health
- Learners to discuss the concept of balanced diet
- Learners to identify health problems associated with poor eating habits
- Learners to create posters promoting healthy eating habits
How can we maintain healthy eating habits?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 35
- Health charts
- Poster making materials
- Pictures showing balanced meals
- Observation - Oral questions - Poster assessment
6 4
Social Environment
Our Community - What is a community?
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify ways of keeping safe in the community
- Acknowledge the importance of keeping safe in the community
- Learners to discuss what a community is
- Learners to identify different elements that make up a community
- Learners to share about their own communities
What makes up our community?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 38
- Pictures of community elements
- Charts showing community structure
- Observation - Oral questions - Drawing assessment
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Midyerm Assessment
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Mid-term break

9 1
Social Environment
Our Community - What is a community?
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify ways of keeping safe in the community
- Acknowledge the importance of keeping safe in the community
- Learners to identify different types of communities
- Learners to discuss the importance of living harmoniously in a community
- Learners to draw pictures of their community
How do people in a community help each other?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 38
- Pictures of different communities
- Drawing materials
- Community charts
- Observation - Oral questions - Drawing assessment
9 2
Social Environment
Our Community - Keeping safe in the community
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify ways of keeping safe in the community
- Apply basic road signs for personal safety
- Acknowledge the importance of keeping safe in the community
- Learners to discuss ways of keeping safe in the community
- Learners to identify potential dangers in the community
- Learners to share experiences about safety in the community
What dangers exist in our community?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 39
- Pictures showing safety measures
- Charts on community safety
- Observation - Oral questions - Written exercise
9 3
Social Environment
Our Community - Keeping safe in the community
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify ways of keeping safe in the community
- Acknowledge the importance of keeping safe in the community
- Learners to discuss how to deal with strangers
- Learners to role play appropriate responses to strangers
- Learners to listen to a recorded story on safety tips
How should we respond to strangers?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 42
- Audio recordings
- Pictures showing stranger danger
- Role play materials
- Observation - Oral questions - Role play assessment
9 4
Social Environment
Our Community - Keeping safe in the community
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify ways of keeping safe in the community
- Acknowledge the importance of keeping safe in the community
- Learners to create posters on community safety
- Learners to discuss what to do in emergency situations
- Learners to identify emergency contacts in the community
Who can help us when we are in danger?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 43
- Poster making materials
- List of emergency contacts
- Safety charts
- Observation - Oral questions - Poster assessment
10 1
Social Environment
Our Community - Safe and unsafe places in the community
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Classify places in the community as safe and unsafe
- Acknowledge the importance of keeping safe in the community
- Learners to identify safe places in the community
- Learners to identify unsafe places in the community
- Learners to group places into safe and unsafe categories
Which places in our community are safe or unsafe?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 46
- Pictures of safe and unsafe places
- Flash cards with names of places
- Observation - Oral questions - Sorting activity assessment
10 2
Social Environment
Our Community - Safe and unsafe places in the community
Our Community - Basic road signs for personal safety
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Classify places in the community as safe and unsafe
- Identify ways of keeping safe in the community
- Acknowledge the importance of keeping safe in the community
- Learners to discuss actions that expose people to danger
- Learners to identify ways to avoid dangerous situations
- Learners to role play how to respond to dangerous situations
What behaviors can put us in danger?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 49
- Pictures showing dangerous behaviors
- Role play materials
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 51
- Pictures of road signs
- Road safety charts
- Drawing materials
- Observation - Oral questions - Role play assessment
10 3
Social Environment
Our Community - Basic road signs for personal safety
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Apply basic road signs for personal safety
- Acknowledge the importance of keeping safe in the community
- Learners to act out how to cross the road while observing road safety signs
- Learners to discuss what to do before crossing the road
- Learners to identify safe paths in their community
How do we use road signs to stay safe?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 53
- Road safety charts
- Pictures showing road crossing steps
- Role play materials
- Observation - Oral questions - Role play assessment
10 4
Social Environment
Cultural Events - Traditional activities carried out in the community
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify cultural events carried out in the community
- Recognise cultural events that promote social well-being
- Learners to share experiences on cultural events in the community
- Learners to identify different cultural events
- Learners to discuss the importance of cultural events
What cultural events take place in our community?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 57
- Pictures showing cultural events
- Digital devices
- Video clips
- Observation - Oral questions - Written exercise
11 1
Social Environment
Cultural Events - Traditional activities carried out in the community
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify cultural events carried out in the community
- Recognise cultural events that promote social well-being
- Embrace cultural events that promote social well-being
- Learners to draw cultural events they have attended
- Learners to discuss the purpose of different cultural events
- Learners to share personal experiences of cultural events
How do cultural events represent community values?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 57
- Drawing materials
- Pictures of cultural events
- Cultural artifacts
- Observation - Oral questions - Drawing assessment
11 2
Social Environment
Cultural Events - Activities in our culture that bring people together
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Recognise cultural events that promote social well-being in the community
- Embrace cultural events that promote social well-being in the community
- Learners to identify cultural events that bring people together
- Learners to discuss how cultural events promote unity
- Learners to practise singing and dancing to songs performed during cultural events
How do cultural events bring people together?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 58
- Pictures showing cultural events
- Audio recordings of cultural songs
- Musical instruments
- Observation - Oral questions - Performance assessment
11 3
Social Environment
Cultural Events - Activities in our culture that bring people together
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Recognise cultural events that promote social well-being in the community
- Embrace cultural events that promote social well-being in the community
- Learners to discuss traditions that promote unity
- Learners to identify the role of cultural ceremonies in bringing people together
- Learners to create posters depicting cultural events that promote unity
What are the benefits of community cultural celebrations?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 59
- Poster making materials
- Pictures of cultural celebrations
- Cultural artifacts
- Observation - Oral questions - Poster assessment
11 4
Social Environment
Cultural Events - Traditional activities done by different communities
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Classify cultural events into those that promote environmental care and social well-being in the community
- Embrace cultural events that promote social well-being in the community
- Learners to find out cultural events that promote social well-being and environmental care
- Learners to use pictures or video clips to group cultural events that promote environmental care and social well-being
- Learners to role play cultural events performed by various communities
How do some cultural events help us care for the environment?
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 61
- Pictures showing cultural events
- Digital devices
- Video clips
- Role play materials
- Oxford Our Lives Today Grade 3 Environmental Activities Learner's Book pg. 63
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Pictures of cultural events
- Digital devices
- Observation - Oral questions - Role play assessment
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