Social Environment

Our Home - Personal and common items used at home

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

-Identify personal items used at home
-Differentiate personal items from common items
-Show interest in proper usage of personal items

- Share information on personal items found at home
-Draw and colour personal items used at home
-Match personal items at home with their uses

How can we identify personal items at home?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 1-2
- Pictures of personal items.

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Our Home - Personal and common items used at home

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

-Identify common items used at home
-Match common items with their uses
-Show interest in proper use of common items

- Share information on common items found at home
-Draw and colour common items used at home
-Match common items at home with their uses

What are the common items we share at home?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 4-5
- Pictures of common items

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Our Home - Materials used for cleaning personal and common items

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

-Identify materials used for cleaning personal items
-Use materials to clean personal items
-Appreciate clean personal items

- Observe pictures of different materials used for cleaning personal items
-Discuss materials used for cleaning personal items at home
-Sort materials used for cleaning personal items

Why should we clean our personal items?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 6
- Cleaning materials
- Digital resources

- Observation - Oral questions 

Social Environment

Our Home - Materials used for cleaning personal and common items

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

-Identify materials used for cleaning personal items
-Use materials to clean personal items
-Appreciate clean personal items

- Observe pictures of different materials used for cleaning personal items
-Discuss materials used for cleaning personal items at home
-Sort materials used for cleaning personal items

Why should we clean our personal items?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 6
- Cleaning materials
- Digital resources

- Observation - Oral questions 

Social Environment

Our Home - Materials used for cleaning personal and common items

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

-Identify materials used for cleaning common items
-Use materials to clean common items
-Value clean common items

- Observe pictures of different materials used for cleaning common items
-Discuss materials used for cleaning common items at home
-Sort materials used for cleaning common items

What materials do we use to clean common items at home?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 7-8
- Cleaning materials
- Digital resources

- Observation - Oral questions 

Social Environment

Our Home - Cleaning personal and common items

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

-Demonstrate how to clean a handkerchief
-Clean a handkerchief using locally available materials
-Value clean handkerchiefs for personal hygiene

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- Observe pictures of Ali cleaning his handkerchief
-Watch as the teacher demonstrates cleaning a handkerchief
-Clean a handkerchief and hang it to dry
-Pour dirty water in the right place

How do we clean a handkerchief?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 10-12
- Handkerchiefs
- Water
- Soap

- Observation - Practical activities - Oral questions

Social Environment

Our Home - Cleaning personal and common items

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

-Demonstrate how to clean innerwear
-Clean innerwear using locally available materials
-Appreciate clean innerwear for personal hygiene

- Observe pictures of Ayira washing her innerwear
-Watch as the teacher demonstrates cleaning innerwear
-Clean innerwear and hang it to dry
-Use only enough water to avoid wastage

How do we clean innerwear?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 17-18
- Innerwear
- Water
- Soap

- Observation - Practical activities - Oral questions

Social Environment

Our Home - Cleaning personal and common items

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

-Demonstrate how to clean socks
-Clean socks using locally available materials
-Value clean socks for personal hygiene

- Observe the picture of Kyalo cleaning his socks
-Watch as the teacher demonstrates cleaning socks
-Clean socks and hang them to dry
-Sprinkle used water on dusty areas of the compound

How do we clean socks?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg.15-16
- Socks
- Water
- Soap

- Observation - Practical activities - Oral questions

Social Environment

Our Home - Cleaning personal and common items

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

-Demonstrate how to clean a toothbrush
-Clean a toothbrush using locally available materials
-Value clean toothbrushes for dental hygiene

- Observe pictures of Atieno cleaning her toothbrush
-Watch as the teacher demonstrates cleaning a toothbrush
-Clean a toothbrush using water sparingly

How do we clean a toothbrush?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 9-10
- Toothbrushes
- Water

- Observation - Practical activities - Oral questions

Social Environment

Our Home - Cleaning personal and common items

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

-Demonstrate how to clean a toothbrush
-Clean a toothbrush using locally available materials
-Value clean toothbrushes for dental hygiene

- Observe pictures of Atieno cleaning her toothbrush
-Watch as the teacher demonstrates cleaning a toothbrush
-Clean a toothbrush using water sparingly

How do we clean a toothbrush?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 9-10
- Toothbrushes
- Water

- Observation - Practical activities - Oral questions

Social Environment

Our Home - Cleaning personal and common items

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

-Demonstrate how to clean a comb
-Clean a comb using locally available materials
-Value clean combs for personal hygiene

- Observe pictures of Salasya cleaning his comb
-Watch as the teacher demonstrates cleaning a comb
-Clean a comb in warm soapy water
-Discuss the importance of not sharing combs

How do we clean a comb?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 12 -14
- Combs
- Water
- Soap

- Observation - Practical activities - Oral questions

Social Environment

Our Home - Cleaning personal and common items

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

-Demonstrate how to clean a hairbrush
-Clean a hairbrush using locally available materials
-Value clean hairbrushes for personal hygiene

- Observe pictures of Salasya cleaning his hairbrush
-Watch as the teacher demonstrates cleaning a hairbrush
-Clean a hairbrush in warm soapy water
-Discuss the importance of not sharing hairbrushes

How do we clean a hairbrush?

- Oxford Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 10
- Hairbrushes
- Water
- Soap

- Observation - Practical activities - Oral questions

Social Environment

Our Home - Cleaning personal and common items

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

-Demonstrate how to clean utensils
-Clean utensils using locally available materials
-Appreciate clean utensils for health and hygiene

- Watch videos of someone washing utensils
-Observe pictures of Kato and Karo washing utensils
-Discuss what they are using to clean the utensils
-Watch as the teacher demonstrates cleaning utensils
-Practice washing utensils

How do we wash utensils?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 18-20
- Utensils
- Water
- Soap
- Digital resources

- Observation - Practical activities - Oral questions

Social Environment

Our Home - Cleaning personal and common items

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

-Explain why we should keep the home clean
-Make a poster on keeping the home clean
-Advocate for a clean home for health and wellbeing

- Talk about the importance of keeping our home clean
-Read a poster on keeping our home clean
-Make a poster to tell people why we clean our homes
-Recite a poem about keeping personal items safe

Why should we keep our home clean?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 20-21
- Manila papers
- Marker pens
- Crayons

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Our Home - Cleaning personal and common items

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

-Explain why we should keep the home clean
-Make a poster on keeping the home clean
-Advocate for a clean home for health and wellbeing

- Talk about the importance of keeping our home clean
-Read a poster on keeping our home clean
-Make a poster to tell people why we clean our homes
-Recite a poem about keeping personal items safe

Why should we keep our home clean?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 20-21
- Manila papers
- Marker pens
- Crayons

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants

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

-Identify family needs
-Differentiate family needs from wants
-Appreciate the importance of family needs

- Talk about family needs
-Observe and discuss pictures of family needs
-Draw items that represent family needs

How can we identify family needs?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 24-25
- Pictures of family needs
- Drawing materials

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants

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

-Identify family wants
-Differentiate family wants from needs
-Show interest in understanding family wants

- Talk about family wants
-Observe and discuss pictures of family wants
-Draw items that represent family wants

What are family wants?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 25
- Pictures of family wants

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants - Places where family needs are met

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

-Identify places where family needs are met
-Draw places where family needs are met
-Appreciate places that meet family needs

- Share experiences on places where family needs are met
-Observe pictures of places where family needs are met
-Draw and color places where family needs are met
-Match places with the needs they meet

Where are family needs met?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 25-27
- Pictures of places where family needs are met
- Drawing materials

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants - Grouping family needs and wants

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

-Group family needs and wants
-Classify items into family needs and wants
-Value the difference between family needs and wants

- Talk about what they see in pictures of needs and wants
-Identify pictures showing family needs and wants
-Write answers in a table grouping needs and wants
-Draw a family need and a family want

How can we group family needs and wants?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 28-29
- Pictures of family needs and wants

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants - Grouping family needs and wants

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

-Group family needs and wants
-Classify items into family needs and wants
-Value the difference between family needs and wants

- Talk about what they see in pictures of needs and wants
-Identify pictures showing family needs and wants
-Write answers in a table grouping needs and wants
-Draw a family need and a family want

How can we group family needs and wants?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 28-29
- Pictures of family needs and wants

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants - Grouping family needs and wants

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

-Identify meals taken in a day
-Record meals taken at different times
-Appreciate the importance of meals

- Observe pictures of people eating meals
-Discuss meals eaten at different times of the day
-Draw a table showing meals eaten for one week
-Talk about food eaten during break time at school

Why do we need different meals in a day?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 33-34
- Pictures of different meals
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- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants - Grouping family needs and wants

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

-Differentiate between snacks and meals
-Group food items into snacks and meals
-Value the importance of healthy food choices

- Name foods shown in pictures
-Draw a table in exercise books
-Fill in the table with snacks and meals
-Draw food that makes them healthy

How can we tell the difference between snacks and meals?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 34-35
- Pictures of snacks and meals
-

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants - Choosing family needs over family wants

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

-Prioritize family needs over family wants
-Make decisions on what to buy based on available money
-Value the importance of prioritizing needs over wants

- Study a shopping list from Mr. Kamau
-Discuss items to buy first with limited money
-Give reasons for their choices
-Understand the importance of prioritizing needs

Why should we choose family needs over family wants?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 30-31
- Pictures of family needs and wants
- Shopping lists

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Family Needs and Wants - Choosing family needs over family wants

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

-Identify ways of meeting family needs
-Explain how parents/guardians get money
-Appreciate different occupations that help meet family needs

- Look at pictures of different occupations
-Discuss how the people in pictures earn money
-Talk about what their parents/guardians do to get money
-Understand that money is used to buy what we need

How do families meet their needs?

Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 30-31
- Pictures of different occupations
- Digital resources

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Our School - Keeping our school clean

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

-Identify things that make the school dirty
-Name ways of keeping the school clean
-Value a clean school environment

- Look at pictures of things that make the school dirty
-Write down things that make the school dirty
-Read their list to classmates
-Discuss ways of keeping the school clean

What things make our school dirty?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 40-42
- Pictures of things that make school dirty
- Cleaning materials

- Observation - Oral questions - Practical activities

Social Environment

Our School - Keeping our school clean

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

-Identify things that make the school dirty
-Name ways of keeping the school clean
-Value a clean school environment

- Look at pictures of things that make the school dirty
-Write down things that make the school dirty
-Read their list to classmates
-Discuss ways of keeping the school clean

What things make our school dirty?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 40-42
- Pictures of things that make school dirty
- Cleaning materials

- Observation - Oral questions - Practical activities

Social Environment

Our School - Keeping our school clean

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

-Demonstrate ways of keeping the school clean
-Participate in cleaning the school
-Appreciate a clean school environment

- Look at pictures of children keeping the school clean
-Complete sentences about keeping the school clean
-Talk about what they did to keep the school clean
-Clean the school environment

How can we keep our school clean?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 40-42
- Cleaning materials
- Pictures of children cleaning

- Observation - Oral questions - Practical activities

Social Environment

Our School - Common accidents at school

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

-Identify common accidents at school
-Locate dangerous places/things in school
-Show concern for safety at school

- Walk around the school to identify dangerous places/things
-Fill in a table about dangerous places/things
-Take pictures of dangerous places/things
-Discuss what they have seen

What things can hurt us at school?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 42-43
- Digital camera/phone
- Paper and pencils

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Our School - Common accidents at school

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

-Describe common accidents at school
-Explain ways of preventing accidents
-Show concern for safety of self and others

- Look at pictures of potential accident situations
-Discuss how learners can get hurt by things around school
-Talk about other things that can hurt them in school
-Draw one thing that can hurt them in school

How can we prevent accidents at school?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 43-45

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Our School - Giving first aid at school

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

-Explain the causes of falls
-Observe and discuss pictures in their books.
-Show concern for safety of self and others

- Study pictures showing falls
-Explain the causes of falls.

What causes falls?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 44-45

- Observation - Oral questions 

Social Environment

Our School - Giving first aid at school

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

-Explain the causes of falls
-Observe and discuss pictures in their books.
-Show concern for safety of self and others

- Study pictures showing falls
-Explain the causes of falls.

What causes falls?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 44-45

- Observation - Oral questions 

Social Environment

Our School - Giving first aid at school

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

-Identify the causes of burns.

-Identify causes of burns
-Study pictures showing burns.

What causes burns?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 46-47

- Observation - Oral questions 

Social Environment

Our School - Giving first aid at school

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

-Identify causes of cuts.
-Observe pictures of cuts.
-Show concern for those who are burned

- Observe pictures showing cuts.
Identify causes of cuts

What causes cuts?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 47

- Observation - Oral questions 

Social Environment

Our School - Giving first aid at school

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

-Explain the word choking._List the causes of choking.
-Show concern for those with cuts

_Explain the word choking
-List the causes of choking.

What is choking?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 48

- Observation - Oral questions 

Social Environment

Our School - Giving first aid at school

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

-define the term first aid.
describe the first aid for suffocation.
-Show concern for those who are suffocating 

- define the term suffocation .                             -describe the first aid for suffocation.

How do we give first aid for suffocation?

- mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 50

- Observation - Oral questions - Practical activities

Social Environment

Our School - giving first aid at school.

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

Observe pictures for first aid for falls.
-demonstrate first aid for falls.
-show concern for those involved in accidents

- Observe a picture of first aid for falls.
-demonstrate first aid for falls 

How do we give first aid for falls?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 51

- Observation - Oral questions 

Social Environment

Giving first aid at school 

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

-Identify steps to follow when giving first aid for choking.
-demonstrate first aid for choking 
-appreciate the need for first aid.

-Identify steps to follow when giving first aid for choking.         

How do we give first aid for burns?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 52

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Giving first aid at school 

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

-Identify steps to follow when giving first aid for choking.
-demonstrate first aid for choking 
-appreciate the need for first aid.

-Identify steps to follow when giving first aid for choking.         

How do we give first aid for burns?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 52

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Our National Flag - Colours of the National Flag

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

-Explain the meaning of colours on the National Flag
-Match colours with their meanings
-Value the symbolism of the National Flag

- Watch videos or observe pictures about the National Flag
-Listen to explanations about the meaning of each colour
-Match colours with their meanings
-Share the meaning of the colours with classmates

What does each colour on our National Flag mean?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 54-56

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Our National Flag - The National Anthem of Kenya

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

-Recite the National Anthem in Kiswahili
-Sing the National Anthem
-Show respect when singing the National Anthem

- Learn the words of the National Anthem in Kiswahili
-Listen as the teacher sings the National Anthem
-Stand at attention while singing
-Sing the National Anthem together

What is our National Anthem?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg 57-58

- Observation - Oral performance - Recitation

Social Environment

Our National Flag - The National Anthem of Kenya

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

-Identify occasions when the National Anthem is sung
-Explain why the National Anthem is important
-Appreciate the National Anthem

- Read sentences written on the chalkboard about when we sing the National Anthem
-Write these occasions in exercise books
-Watch videos or look at pictures of National Anthem occasions
-Share what they have learned with classmates

When do we sing the National Anthem?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 58-59
- Digital resources
- Pictures of national ceremonies

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Our National Flag - The National Anthem of Kenya

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

-Identify occasions when the National Anthem is sung
-Explain why the National Anthem is important
-Appreciate the National Anthem

- Read sentences written on the chalkboard about when we sing the National Anthem
-Write these occasions in exercise books
-Watch videos or look at pictures of National Anthem occasions
-Share what they have learned with classmates

When do we sing the National Anthem?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 58-59
- Digital resources
- Pictures of national ceremonies

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

Social Environment

Our National Flag - Raising and lowering of the flag

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

-Demonstrate proper behavior when the flag is raised/lowered
-Explain why we show respect to the flag
-Show respect for the National Flag

- Observe the picture of Chela raising the flag
-Discuss how the learners and teachers are standing
-Show the class how to stand when the flag is raised
-Explain why they stand like that
-Discuss why the man in green removed his cap

How can we show respect for the National Flag?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 61-62
- Picture of flag raising ceremony
- National Flag

- Observation - Oral questions - Practical activities

Social Environment

Our National Flag - Raising and lowering of the flag

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

-Act out raising and lowering of the National Flag
-Demonstrate proper etiquette during flag ceremonies
-Value the National Flag as a symbol of Kenya

- Act out the lowering and raising of the National Flag
-Show what we should do during these ceremonies
-Present their play in class
-Recite a poem about the National Flag

Why do we respect our National Flag?

- Mentor Environmental Activities Grade 2 pg. 50
- National Flag
- Flag pole

- Observation - Oral questions - Practical activities