PRIMARY FOUR ENGLISH SCHEMES OF WORK TERM 1 

WK	PD	LESSON	THEME	SUB THEME	LEARNING AREA	CONTENT 	COMPETENCES	METHODS	ACTIVITIES	LIFE SKILLS	INS MATERIALS	REF	
FRIDAY TO MONDAY		1	DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND OBJECTS	Describing people		PUNCTUATION

•	Capital letters.
•	Full stops
•	Inverted commas
•	Questions
•	Exclamation marks
•	apostrophe	A learner Writes capital letters.

a)	Identify different uses of punctuation marks.
b)	Write some descriptive sentences and punctuate them. 	•	Explain 
•	Question  and answer	•	Writing punctuation.
•	Use punctuation marks in given sentences	According 

confidence	Story books	Detailed grammar pgs 1-11 & revision English by forest pgs 138 to 148	
FRIDAY TO MONDAY			DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND OBJECTS	Describing people		NOUNS
Types of nouns
•	Proper nouns
•	Common nouns
•	Collective nouns
•	Abstract nouns
Number 
(singular and plurals )
•	Formation of plurals of nouns adding “s” “es” “ies” and “ves”
•	Nouns that  don’t change
•	Irregular forms of plurals
•	Plurals of compound nouns.	a)	Identify types of nouns
b)	Compare the appearance of two objects in terms of weight and looks.
c)	Ask questions about what some objects look like.
d)	Ask questions about singulars and plurals objects.	Discussion
Questions  and answer
Explanation.
	Naming objects
Describing objects
Counting objects
Giving singulars and plurals.	Articulation
Reasoning 
Responding to questions.	Real objects 
Flash cards	Brighter
Grammar by mack y wki pgs 1 -22 The new first Aid in Eng pg 69	
FRIDAY TO MONDAY			DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND OBJECTS	Describing people	
English	Gender nouns
•	Feminine common
•	Masculine neuter
Adjectives 
•	Use of adjectives in sentences.
•	Comparison of adjectives using the positives and superlative degrees.
•	Using …as…as not as ….as….
•	Using …than
•	Using …of the two.	a)	Identify types of adjectives and describe them.
b)	Compares two or objects interms of size, shape colour or texture
c)	Identify objects which are similar or different
d)	Give similarities and differences between objects.	Explanation
Discussion
Questions and answer
	Describing objects
Comparing objects.	Articulation
Reasoning
Responding to questions 	Real objects

Flash cards	 Detailed grammar Bk 1 pgs 123 - 129	
FRIDAY TO MONDAY			DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND OBJECTS	Describing people	
English	Vocabulary
Black, brown ,kind, long, short, smooth polite beautiful rectangular soft, flat
Structures
Both …and
How does
He
Some
Are…and…is
The….of the.

Dialogue
(comprehension)	Ask questions about the appearance of people and objects.

Identify the differences in appearance and objects

Use the right vocabulary that show description of people and objects.
Read the dialogue (comprehension)	Explanation
Discussion
Questions and answer 
	Describing objects

Comparing objects	 Fluency 

Audibility 

Articulation appreciation

Reading the dialogue	Real objects 

Flash cards	Mk primary English pupils bk pgs – 3 

Mk primary Eng pupils bk 4 pgs 11-13	
FRIDAY TO MONDAY			DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND OBJECTS	Describing people	English 	Guided composition “A trip to Entebbe”

Revision exercise	Read the composition
Write the composition
Answer questions about composition	Questions and answer 
Explanation
Discussion.	Comprehenting the composition

	Fluency 
Audibility 
articulation		Mk prime Eng bk pgs 14 -15	
MONDAY		Unit 3 and 4 giving direction			English 	Vocabulary 
Far, near, next to, a cross, in front, behind, round about sign about sign post after before junction corner close to opposite to 	Talk about appropriate direction of places
Identify and describe main features of familiar places.

Direct people to specific places.
Locate different places following directions.		Giving directions (school, home, church)	Accuracy 
Verbal expressions
Non – verbal expressions
Logical expressions		Mk pri eng pupils Bk pgs 1 – 3 	
		GIVING DIRECTION			English	ALPHABETICAL ORDER	Read the given words
Arrange words in order of the alphabetical using second letters.	Explanation

Question and answer	Arranging words in alphabetical order	
Accuracy 	 Black board 

Instruction
Chart 	Eng Aid 44 by patel 	
					English 	PRONOUNS 
Kind of pronouns 
Subjective 
Pronouns 
e.g. he, she,
objectives pronouns
E.g. my, our, her.
Reflexive pronouns 
e.g. my self, herself
( singular and plural and plural of the above e.g. theirs) 
Demonstrative 
Thus – These
That – Those
 Relative pronouns 
Who, which, what, whose, where, when e.t.c	Identify kinds of pronouns 

Write the plurals forms of the given pronouns.

Construct sentences using relative pronouns.		Writing plural forms of the pronouns in sentences.			Detailed 
Grammar 
Before 4 pg 104	
					English 	STRUCTURE
Describing places in relation to  size, distance and outstanding features using the present simple tense
The ….is….
The ….is ……
…..on…….
First walk (go) and then ……
COMPREHENSION
Passage 
Kaloli gets lost 
-Guided composition.
-Jumbled words to form sentences 
-Revision exercise.	
Read the given story

-Complete the guided composition

-Arrange the jumbled story to a good one.	Questions and answer

Explanation

Discussion.	Explanation

Discussion

Reading and answering questions
Completing the guided composition
Re arranging the jumbled story.	Accuracy
Verbal expression
Non verbal expression
Logical expression.
Accuracy verbal expression
Non verbal expressions
Logical expressions.	 Compass
directions	Mk pri Eng Bk 4-17 – 25

Mk pri Eng
Bk pgs 26-27	
			WHAT  I LIKE AND HOW I FEEL	What I like	English	 Vocabulary 
Food, drinks, fruits, dancing, singing, reading, cooking, sewing, playing football, riding desires, enjoy prefer.	Spelling the given words.
Pronounce the words correctly.
Use the given vocabulary to construct the sentences.	Explanation
Questions and answer

Individual and group practice
Instruction.	 Spelling 
Sentence construction	Fluency 
Articulation 
Confidence	Chalk board 

illustration 	
Mk pri
Eng
Bk 4 pgs 16-17	
			WHAT I LIKE 	What I like		VERBS
-Present simple tense
-Singular and plural objects e.g. 
-He goes – They go 
-Negative and interrogative statement
-Some people eat meat.
-Don’t some people eat meat?
-Active and passive voices
-John eats food every day.
-Food is eaten by John everyday.	Express takes using the tense

Compare different people’s likes.

Read simple short expressions.

Write simple expression

Change sentences in to the active and passive.	Explanation
Question and answer
Individual and group.
Practice 
Instruction.	Changing the given sentences in to the passive active and negative
Integrative of the present simple tense.	Assertiveness
Being open
Expressing likes and dislikes.	
Course book.	
Mk pri Eng Bk 4 pg 17 – 25. 	
						Questions  tags
Expecting the answer Yes and No
He comes to school early doesn’t he?
He doesn’t come to school early does he?	Complete statements with questions tags.	Explanation
 
Discussion 	Completing sentences using questions tags  	 Fluency 

Accuracy 	
Chalk board 
Illustrations.	
Mk pri Eng Bk 4 Pgs 17- 25.	
						JUNIOR 
 Short forms
Contractions
Abbreviations.	Form short forms for the given words.	Explanation 
Discussion 	 Writing words in short and full.	Fluency 

Accuracy	Chalk board 
illustrations	The new first Aid in Eng.	
			WHAT I LIKE AND HOW I FEEL.	What I like 	English 	VERBS 
-Present continuous tense.
-Making singular and plural subjects.
-Making negative and interrogative statements. 	-Form sentences using 
-Present continuous tense
-Using “not”
-Form questions using helping verbs. 	Explanation 
Discussion 	Using present continuous tense 	 Fluency 
Accuracy 	
Chalk board 
illustrations	Detailed grammar Bk 1 & Junior English composition and grammar.	
			WHAT I LIKE AND HOW I FEEL.	What I like	English	Making active and passive voice.
Making questions tags.
Structures.
-I like …………..
-I don’t like ……
-He / she / they like (s)
…..prefer..to…..
-Do you  prefer ……to ……?
-Yes, I prefer fish to meat.
-No, I prefer beans to meat.
….enjoys……
….enjoys….
-He / she enjoys 
-I / they enjoy.	Express likes using simple present tense

Write and read simple expressions about likes.	Explanation

Discussion. 
Question and answer	Role playing situation expressing likes

Read simple short texts.	Articulation of words

Confidence 	
Real objects 	
Mk primary English pupils Bk 4 pgs 32 – 35.	
			WHAT I LIKE AND HOW I FEEL.	What I like	English	POEM
(comprehension)	Recite the poem
Role play 
	Recite the poem and answer questions	Articulation of words
Confidence fluency	
Do - 	
Do - 		
				How I feel 	English 	-Guided composition

-Revision exercise	-Complete the composition using the given words	Explanation
Instruction 
Questions and answer.	Reading 
Answering 
Questions 
Writing 	Reading 
Answering 
Questions 	Course book 	Mk primary English course pupils Bk pgs 41-42.	
			HOW I FEEL	How I feel	English	Vocabulary 
Sad, happy, angry thirsty, tired cold, lot, worried, scared lazy, sick ill, unhappy.	Complete sentences using the correct preposition.

Join sentences using the adjectival qualifiers.	Explanation 
Discussion and answer 
Explanation
Questions and answer.	Completing sentences using correct preposition joining sentences using the given adjectival qualifiers.	Articulation 

Fluency 	
Chalk board

Illustration.	Mk primary Eng pupils Bk 4 pgs 30-31 Junior English composition and grammar Junior Eng revised	
				How I feel	English	PARTS OF SPEECH
Prepositions 
Uses of to, on, in , out, against etc.
Adjectival qualifiers / adverbials of degree.
Use of too…to…
Use of …so…that….		Explanation
Discussion

Questions and answer.	 Joining sentences using the given adjectival qualifiers.		Chalk board 
Illustration.	Mk primary End pupils bk 4 
Junior English revised.	
			WHAT I LIKE AND HOW I FEEL	How I feel	English 	STRUCTURES.
…feels….
I / they feel happy.
He / she feels. Happy
When I am 
( they )are.. (at home) …..because..
I am / she he they are..because…	
 Read the passage

Answer the questions about the story passage.	
Explanation.
Discussion 

Questions and answer	
Completing sentences	
Accuracy 

Fluency  	
-do 		
					English 	COMPREHENSION.
A passage good friends.

John gets lost	Read the passage 
Answer the questions about the story passage.	Explanation 
Discussion
Question and answer	Reading 
Pronouncing
Answering 
Questions.	Confidence
Social esteem
Logical reasoning.		Mk primary Eng pupils bk 4pgs 49-51.	
						Composition 
What I like 	Read the composition
Pronounce the words correctly.
 
Answer the questions.	
-	Do  	
-	Do 	
-	Do 	
-	Do 		

PRIMARY FOUR ENGLISH SCHEMES OF WORK TERM 2 

WK	PD	LESSON	THEME	SUB THEME	LEARNING AREA	CONTENT 	COMPETENCES	METHODS	ACTIVITIES	LIFE SKILLS	INS MATERIALS	REF	
			GOOD BEHAIOR		English 	Vocabulary 

Excuse, thank sorry, forgive, lend, and borrow please.	Read the words correctly

-Pronounce the vocabulary correctly.

-Use the vocabulary to construct sentences.
	Explanation 

Discussion 

-Question and answer.
	Reading
Pronouncing
-Sentence construction.	Articulation of words 
Fluency 
Confidence.	Real objects 
Flash cards.	Mk pri Eng Bk pg 4 – 55.	
						Verbs
Past simple tense
-Formation of verbs e.g. by adding “d” “ed”
-Irregular verbs e.g. run – ran.
-Verbs that don’t change e.g. put put, cut-cut
-Negative and interrogative 
-Active and passive voice
-Question tags.	-Form sentences using simple past tense

-Form sentences in past tense, interrogative 

-Complete statements with correct question tags.	Explanation

Discussion

Question and answer.	Reading 
Pronouncing.

Sentences construction	Articulation of words fluency

Confidence.

	Chart showing verbs in simple past tense.	Junior Eng composition and grammar 
	
			Behavior 	Good behavior	English 	Structures.
-May I ..(have, take, use)
-Yes, you may…
-No I am sorry… you may not.. ……take / have / use.
-Please lend me / her/ him/them/Peter
-Here it is / they are…..
-Will you please (lend, give, help go)?
-No ,we are sorry
-May I borrow
-Please?
-Please lend me your……………	-Greet people a round him, her using appropriate language

-Use courteous words.

-Ask and answer questions about good about good behavior.

-Write words sentences using polite language.	Explanation 

G guidance

Demonstration

Observation.
	-Construct correct oral sentences.

At dialogues

Ask and answer questions.

Identify courteous words. 
	Non violent conflict reduction 

Friend ship formation

Negotiation.

Articulation.	

Real object. 	
Mk primary English Bk 4 pgs 56 – 64.	
			behavior	Good behavior	English 	Comprehension 
A dialogue
-Busingye and Amiina
-A passage
-Baluku’s sugarcane.
-Guided composition
-The obedient boy.
-Revision exercise.
	Act the dialogue
Answer oral and written questions about dialogue
Answer questions about the composition.	Demonstration

Observation 
Questions and answer	Answer questions about dialogue.	Self esteem self awareness

Effective communication.	
Puppets.	Mk primary Eng Bk 4 pgs 66-68

Mk pgs 68-70	
						Parts of speech
Adverbs.
 Formation of adverbs by adding –ly e.g. quick – Quickly
Irregular adverbs e.g. adverbs of time 
Now , tomorrow
Adverbs of places, here there 
Adverbs of manner.
Quickly, slowly.	Define adverbs 

Form adverbs in different ways
Identify different types of adverbs

Using adverbs in sentences.	Demonstration

Explanation

Discussion.	Forming 		Chalk board illustration.	Basic working grammar pgs 120-130

First Aid in engilsh 13-15.	
						Junior English
Homes
Young ones
Sounds 
Movement.	Identify young ones homes sounds and movement of creatures. 				
-	do 		
			Bad behavior.	Bad behavior 	English 	Vocabulary 
Rude fight steal, disobey, unkind, careless hit, danger, damage, burn, abuse, cheat, quarrel, lie, dodge.	Read and pronounce bulary correctly.
Use the given vocabulary in sentences correctly.	Discussion 

Demonstration.	Sentences 
Construction.	Articulation words 
Confidence
Fluency.	Chalk board illustration.		
			Do

		-do-	Structures.
It is bad to …… tell
Lies , come late
He /she / they must not….. tell lies, come late to school.
You / she / he should not (steal, lie)
Because (it is )	Identify words describing bad behavior
Talk about pictures and real life situations

Ask ad answer questions.	Explanation 
Discussion 
Questions and answer.	Spelling words
Reporting bad behavior 
Acting situations of reporting
Reading words sentences and text. 	Articulation
Confidence
Fluency
Responding to questions.	
Flash cards. 		
			SHOPPING 	Buying and selling 	English 	Vocabulary 
Some, a few cheap, expensive kilogramme, a bar a litre metre, packet cost, price, item.
Verbs 
Present perfect tense
Formation of has/ had
Have the past participle
Use of just / already / yet / now 
Negative and interrogative 

Active and passive voice 
Question tags.
Use of since and for 	Use a wide range of grammatical structures and vocabulary 

Communicate effectively in shopping situation

Use tense to construct correct sentences.	Explanation
Discussion 
Questions and answer  	Sentence 
Construction
Formation of question tags.	Effective communication
Self esteem 
Self awareness
Negotiation.
Decision making 	 Real objects. 	Detailed English grammar Bk pg 19.	
			SHOPPING	Buying and selling 	English 	Structures 
I have eaten some mangoes 
I have not eaten any mangoes.
How much oil do you need?
How much has been the price of sugar?
How much has it cost you? 	Use the structures to construct sentences 
Ask questions correctly.	Explanation

guidance	Construction of oral sentences 
Act situations.		Real objects 	Mk primary English Bk pgs 68-70	
						Comprehension 

A passage ( at the market) 
Shopping list. 	Read the passage 
Answer questions about the given shopping list.		Read the passage 
Answer questions about the shopping list. 	Accuracy 
Negotiation. 		Mk primary English Bk pgs 71-72.	
			TIME		English 	Vocabulary 
Continue bite , off, while, hold eat ,

Past continuous tense 
Negatives and interrogatives.

Active and passive voice
Questions tags
Use of while and when.	Read the vocabulary 

Pronounce the words
Construct simple sentences using the given vocabulary

Change sentences to active and passive and form question tags in the past continuous 
Use while and when.	Explanation

Discussion

Question and answer	Sentences 
Construction
Changing sentences 

Forming question tags.	Reasoning 

Accuracy

Responding to questions.		Junior English revision 
Detailed Eng grammer Bk pg 	
			TIME 		English 	Structures 
Conjunctions use of both and “both” and because either, neither, but, although, as	Join the sentences using the given conjunction 					First Aid in EWng pgs 89-93.	
						Similes 

Analogies.	Complete the simile correctly

Relate the analogies correctly. 	Explanation 
Discussion
Question and answer	Answering 

Questions about the similes.	Assertiveness 		Junior Eng composition and grammer.	
			-Do-	-do-	-do-	Comprehensions 

Time table poem 

John kept time.	Read the dialogue

Answer questions about the time table.	Explanation
Discussion
Question and answer.	Answering questions about the time table 	Assertiveness 	
-do-	
-do-	
			TIME 			Guided composition 
Jumbled sentences to a good story.	Arrange the jumbled sentences to a good story.	Explanation
Discussion
Questions and answer			Teacher’s collection		
			EXPREAAION OF THE FUTURE 	Expression of the future		Vocabulary 
Tomorrow, next, Monday, next, week, next month, next year, shall not, arrive diary, calendar, note. 
Future simple tense
The use of shall and will 
Active and passive voice
Questions tags.	Talk about future events
Explanation what will happen

Respond to questions appropriately
Narrate events related to future happenings.	Explanation
Discussion 
Question and answer.	Acting dialogue conversation related to future events.	Logical flow of ideas.		Junior eng composition and grammar by J-A Bright.	
			EXPRESSION OF THE FUTURE			Comprehension.

Keeping a diary a calendar 
Guided composition. 	Talk about activities in a dairy
Read about events in a diary.
Record events in a dairy.
Keep a personal dairy.	Explanation 
Discussion
Questions and answer.	Reading and interpreting information in a diary.			English learner Bk 4 	
						Conditionals if (I)
Example: If I go town, I will buy a new dress.	Identify what makes the conditional 
Construct oral sentences. 	Explanation 
Demonstration 
observation	Construct sentences 
Punctuate the sentences.	Creative thinking 
Punctuate the sentences 	Chalk board illustrations.		
			GAMES AND SPORTS			Vocabulary 
Run, jump
, play football, skip, race, through, high, long, pick, player, lose, win, game, clap, happy, coach, umpire, reference	Identify games and sports played.

Use appropriate vocabulary

Give and follow simple instructions.

Read simple articles in sports &games.	Guided discovery
Demonstration
Guidance 
Brain storming.	Read the vocabulary 
Use it to construct sentences 	Self esteem
Assertiveness
Non violent conflict resolution empathy.	Real objects.		
			DEMOCRACY 			Direct and indirect speech

Review the use of inverted commas in sentences.

Simple direct speech e.g. she said “I am sick”

She said that she was sick.	Identify what direct & indirect speech is construct simple sentences.	Explanation
Guidance 
Demonstration. 	Construction  of sentences
Punctuate sentences correctly.	Valves 
Assertiveness 
Self awareness.			
			GAMES AND SPORTS			Junior 

Occupation
Description of people and occupations e.g. referee, umpire, coach, e.t.c	Identify games and sports played.

Use appropriate 
Vocabulary and structures when describing games and sports.	Demonstration 
Discussion
Explanation.	Being open
Listening to and valuing what others say.	Role playing different games and sports.	Chart showing a foot ball pitch.		
			-do-			Comprehension

A notice 
A foot ball match passage our sports day	Following simple instructions in a given game and sport.

Read and interpret points on score board.	Demonstration
Discussion 
explanation	Peer resistance 
Endurance 	
Events 		Mk primary English pgs 136 -138 	
				GAMES AND SPORTS	English 	Composition

Letter writing
 
Personal letters.	- write a simple description on a given game or sport. 	Demonstration 
Discussion 
Explanation	Descripe a simple game and sport.	Peer resistance 			
				MUSIC DANCE AND DRAMA 		Vocabulary

Sing, recite drama, choir concert instruments, actor, rhyme costume conductor.
Structures
….when……
….which ….will…..
Daudi sing?	Describe a given music festival.

Act in a given play 
Construct sentences about music dance drama	Role play 
Demonstration 
Explanation. 	Reciting 
Acting 	Appreciation of one self	Picture showing drama 	Mk primary English Bk 4 pgs 141 – 146.	
				MUSIC DANCE AND DRAMA		Junior 
Ordinary and cardinal ) numbers 
Usage of ordinary and cardinal numbers in sentences 	Read and write both cardinal and ordinal numbers		Counting order 		Real objects 	Mk primary course Bk 3 pgs 24 - 25	
						Comprehension 
Conversation 
Mwesigwa is sad 
Poem 
My beautiful mother 	Identify games and sports played.
Act the dialogue 

Answer questions about the poem	Explanation 
Discussion 
Demonstration 
Role play 
Observation 
Discovery 	Act the dialogue 
Answer oral and written questions about the poem.	Self esteem 
Assertiveness 
Value empathy	Puppets.		
						Composition 

Picture composition.	Study the composition 
Answer oral & written questions about the composition.	Study the wise sayings 
Derive meanings from the wise saying. 	Explanation
discussion				
		Elections 				Vocabulary 
Prefect, vote, ballot, paper, candidate head girl head boy campaign 
Structures 
…..who ….
…… are electing ……as…
…the…..
…..will ……on….
…..whom….?
Is ….standing for the post of ……?	Use appropriate language in convincing others.
Read and interpret simple posters related to elections 

Read simple date related to elections 

Write campaign messages.	
Role play 

Demonstration. 	Asking and answering questions
Conducting 
Conversations 
Being open 
Standing for one’s right.		Posters showing 
Candidates contesting.		
						Junior 
Synonyms 
Replacement of the given words with a word similar in meaning 							
				Elections 		Comprehension 
A table showing results of candidates.	Read simple data related to elections 
Illustrate election activities 	 Explanation 
Discussion 	 Read short stories about elections 	Being open 
Standing for one’s right			
				Elections 		Composition 

Writing  campaign
Messages for your candidate.	Write campaign messages.	Discussion 
Explanation	Illustrating election activities.
Drawing posters.	Volunteering	Posters 
Ballot papers.	English course book 4 pgs 152 - 154