ENGLISH SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY FIVE TERM I  2017

WK	PD	TOPIC / SUB TOPIC 	COMPETENCES 	CONTENT	METHODS	LIFE SKILLS	SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS	REFERENCE
	
1	6pds 	PUNCTUATION
	The learner;
•	Uses the taught punctuation marks correctly.
•	Writes well punctuated sentences	•	Capital letters 
•	Full stop 
•	Inverted commas 
•	Question mark 
•	Exclamation mark 
•	Apostrophe 
•	Comma	•	Observation 
•	Look and say 
•	Brain storming 
•	Direct method 	•	Problem solving 
•	Taking decision	•	Punctuating the  given sentences correctly 		•	Tenses and parts of speech 
•	Detailed English Grammar PP 8-10
•	MK precise	
	4pds 	NOUNS 
	Learners should be able to:-
•	Identifies types of nouns 
•	Construct correct sentences using the nouns 	
•	Proper nouns 
•	Common nouns 
•	Collective nouns
•	Abstract nouns	•	Explanation 
•	Question & answer 
•	Discussion approach 	•		•	Underlining nouns in given sentences 
•	Completing sentences using the given nouns 	•		•	Revision English be R. Forrest  PP 138-146
•	PLE revision notes by A. 
•	PLE guide by Baraza	
	8pds 	•	Vehicle repair and maintenance 	Learners should be able to:-
(i)	Use the given vocabulary to construct oral sentences
(ii)	Pronounces the words correctly.
(iii)	Use the structures given to make oral and written sentences.
(iv)	Answers the questions about the passage correctly.	•	Vocabulary 
•	Engine, tyre, steering wheel, windscreen, boot, mirror, seat belt, wiper, head lamp, indicators, spokes, bakes bell, peddle
•	Structural patterns
•	Comprehension 
•	Guided composition 
•	Revision exercises	•	Observation 
•	Look and say 
•	Brain storming 
•	Direct method 	•	Problem solving 	•	Identifying common parts of vehicle 
•	Describing parts of a vehicle 
•	Constructing sentences about parts of a vehicle 
•	Creating stories about parts of a vehicle 
•	Using vocabulary instructures
•	Spelling words correctly.	•	Picture of a car engine 
•	Old tyre
•	Old steering wheel
•	Picture of a wind screen 
•	Picture of a car boot	P.5 Eng syllabus P.6
Advanced learner’s dictionary 	
	10pds	•	Nouns (singular & singular	The learner;
Forms plurals of given nouns correctly 
Constructs sentences in plural form	•	Nouns that take ‘s’
•	Nouns that take ‘es’
•	Nouns that end with ‘y’ and change the ‘y’ to ‘I’ and add ‘es’
•	Nouns that end with ‘y’ and add ‘s’
•	Nouns that end with ‘o’ and add ‘es’
•	Nouns that end with ‘o’ and take ‘s’
•	Nouns that end with ‘f’ or ‘fe’ change ‘f’ to v and add ‘es’
•	Nouns that are exceptional e.g. cloth, dwarf
•	Nouns that change their vowels e.g. man – men	•	Explanation 
•	Question and answer 
•	Discussion 	•	Effective communication 	•	Writing sentences 
•	Reading sentences 	•	Books 
•	Pens 
•	Rulers 
•	Pieces of chalk
•	Tomatoes 
•	A chart with different nouns in singular and plural form

	DEG PP 90 – 96 	
	4pds	•		The learner;
Pronounces the words correctly 
Writes the correct form of the abbreviated and contracted words.
Writes the correct opposites of words 	•	 	•	Question and answer 
•	Discussion 	•		•		•			
		FORMATION OF ABSTRACT NOUNS 
	Learners should be able to:-
•	Form abstract nouns from the given nouns 
•	Use the nouns in sentences correctly	•	Formation of abstract nouns:
•	By adding suffixes e.g. ness, ess, tion, ment, sion
•	Exceptional abstract nouns ending with ‘t’ ‘cy’ etc	•		•		•	Forming abstract nouns
•	Pronouncing the words correctly 	•		Tenses and parts of speech by M Kateregga
DEG pg 84 – 88 	
		Print media 	The learner;
Uses the given vocabulary in sentences 
Constructs sentences using the appropriate structures 	VOCABULARY 
•	Cartoon, puzzle, story, news, announcement, advertisement, newspaper, magazine, back page, front page, reporter, article editorial, columnist, editor, journalist, column crossword, media, bronchure, pullout, newsletter 
•	Advertisement 
•	Passage 
•	Guided composition 
•	Revisions exercises 	•	Observation 
•	Look & say 
•	Brain storming 
•	Direct method 	•	Effective communication 
•	Critical thinking 
•	Creative thinking 	•	Talking about different items related to print media 
•	Reading different texts related to print media 
•	Writing articles adverts and stories 
•	Asking and answering questions 
•	Spelling words correctly 	•	Newspapers
•	Simple story books
•	Puzzles 
•	Magazines	Pupils’ English course books 
Advanced learners’ dictionary 	
	4pds 	GENDER 
	Learners should be able to:-
•	Identify the types of gender 
•	Give the opposite of the different gender 
•	Name the young ones of gender nouns  	Types of gender 
•	Masculine 
•	Feminine
•	Common
•	Neuter  
•	Young ones of gender nouns
•	Opposite of gender nouns			•	Naming types of gender 
•	Giving opposites of gender nouns
•	Giving young ones of gender nouns 	•	The New First Aid in English PP 9-14
•	Detailed English Grammar 
•	Teachers’ collection 		
		TRAVELING 	•	The learner;
•	Describes different means of travel using the given vocabulary 
•	Uses the vocabulary given to construct sentences 
•	Constructs own structures 	•	Vocabulary further about fare, conductor, ticket, seat, cycle speed, fast, reduce, arrive, reach, leave, departure, destination, luggage, passenger, travel, taxi, coach, by 
•	Dialogue 
•	Passage 
•	Travel chart
•	Composition writing 	Look and say 
Brainstorming 
Direct method 
Question and answer	Effective communication 
Assertiveness 
Decision making 	•	Acting dialogues on travelling 
•	Reading texts on traveling 
•	Asking and answering questions on travel charts 
•	Writing imaginative compositions on traveling 
•	Spelling words correctly 		Advanced learners’ dictionary 
Pupils’ English course books 
p.5 Eng syllabus 	
		ADVERBS	Learners should be able to 
Define & give examples of adverbs 
Use given adverbs in sentence construction 
Use adjectival qualifiers in sentences correctly 	•	Define adverbs 
•	Types of adverbs 
•	Formation of adverbs by adding ‘ly’
•	Irregular formation of adverbs 
•	The use of adjectival qualifiers	•	Explanation 
•	Question & answer 
•	Discussion 	•	Effective communication 
•	Critical thinking 	•	Using adverbs correctly in oral and written sentences 
•	Forming adverb s 	•	Chart showing adverbs	Tenses & parts of speech pg 86
First aid in Eng series pg 72
Detailed English grammar pg 	
		Conjunctions  	•	Learners should be able to construct sentences using the given conjunctions 
•	Join sentences correctly using given conjunctions 	•	Either …or…
•	Neither…..nor
•	So….that
•	Too……to
•	Both….and 
•	Because 
•	Although 
•	While 	Explanation 
Question and answer
Discussion 	Effective communication 
Critical thinking 	•	Joining given sentences 	Chalkboard illustrations 	Mk précises English pg 104	
		Tenses 	The learner’
Constructs sentences in present simple tense correctly.
Constructs sentences in present continuous tense
Changes sentences from present simple to past simple tense
Constructs sentences in negative affirmative and interrogative form
Writes the active and passive voices 
Supplies the question tags to the given statements 	Present simple tense 
Present continuous tense
Past simple tense 	•	Brainstorming 
•	Questions and answer	•	Effective communication 
•	Assertiveness
•	Using passive language 	•	Constructing sentences 	•	Text books	Eng. Aid Bk 5 
DEG pg 17 
Basic working grammar pg 20 – 24 	

                                                                                     TERM TWO	
1	
8
Pds

	LETTER WRITING 	•	The learner; 
•	Identifies components of a personal letter using the given vocabulary 
•	Writes letters using the acceptable grammar rules 
•	Answers questions about the given letter	•	Vocabulary invite letter, envelope, address, card, occasion, party, guest, host, hostess, ceremony, affectionate, sincerely, yours, dear, sender., receiver, writer, friend, reply,
•	Writing letters 
•	Comprehension 	•	Observation 
•	Look and say
•	Dramatization	Effective communication 
Creative thinking 
Critical thinking 
	Asking and answering questions on personal letters 
Writing personal letters
Spelling words correctly 
Reading text related to letter writing 	Real objects 
Envelops, invitation cards 
Text books 	Advanced learners’ dictionary 
Pupils’ English course book	
	12
Pds

	TENSES:
	Learners should be able to:-
•	Construct sentences using the given tense.
•	Construct sentences in negative, interrogative and affirmative form.
•	Write the active and passive voices of the tenses.
•	Supply question tags to the given statements.	•	Future Simple.
•	Future continuous.
	•	Explanation 
•	Question and answer 
•	Brainstorming 	Effective communication
	Constructing oral and written sentences 	
	Tenses and parts of speech 
Detailed English Grammar book..	

	COMMUNICATION 
THE POST OFFICE 
THE TELEPHONE	•	The leaner;
•	Use given vocabulary in sentence construction 
•	Answers questions about the given texts about communication 
•	Writes composition on communication 	The post office 
Vocabulary post, stamp, letter, box, directory, package, money, order, private box, parcel, telegram, mail, aerogram, post office box, box rental office, registered letter.
Dialogue 
Passage
Guided composition 
The telephone 
Vocabulary 
Telephone, mobile, telephone, teleface, airtime, landline, fixed line, receiver, handset, network, mast, toxins, telephone, directory, dial, airtime card, call, subscriber’s identification, module (sim) card, load
Passage 
Composition 
The internet 
Vocabulary email, website, delete, save, open, scroll, folder, surfing, computer, internet café, service fee, virus, google, yahoo, search, page, access, sign in, sign out, log, internet explorer, search engine. 	•	Observation 
•	Look & say 
•	Brainstorming 
•	Question and answer 
•	Dramatization 
•	Discussion 

•	Brainstorming 
•	Look and say
•	Explanation 
•	Observation 
•	Question and answer

•	Direct method 
•	Look and say 
•	Brainstorming 
•	Observation 	Effective communication 
Critical thinking 

Effective communication 
Critical thinking 

Effective communication 
Critical thinking	Role playing 
Telephone activities 
Demonstrating how to use a telephone 
Reading texts about using a telephone 
Writing texts related to telephone 
Spelling words correctly 

Role playing 
Telephone activities 
Demonstrating how to use a telephone 
Reading texts about using a telephone 
Writing texts related to telephone 
Spelling words correctly

Acting dialogues and conversations on suing the internet
Reading email messages 
Asking and answering questions 
Writing email messages 
Spelling words correctly 	Envelops 
Stamps 

Mobile phones 
Airtime cards
Coins 
Pay phones	Advanced leaners’ dictionary

Pupils’ English course book 

Pupils’ English course book
Simple story books

Advanced learners’ dictionary 
Pupils’ English course book 

P.5 English syllabus 	
		VOICES 	•	Changing sentences from active to passive voice 	Voices in 
Present tenses 
Past tenses 
Future tenses 	•	Explanation 
•	Question and answer 	Effective communication 	Changing sentences from active to passive voice in different tenses 		Detailed English grammar 	
		ADJECTIVES 	•	Learners should be to define adjectives correctly 
•	Identify adjectives in sentences 
•	Make the correct comparative and superlative degree of adjectives 
•	Construct correct sentences using as….as
•	Make correct sentences using adjectival qualifiers 	Comparison of adjectives 
Kinds of adjectives 
Forms of adjectives 
Use of positive degree with as…..as, not so…as.
Comparative degree with than 
Order of adjectives 	•			Constructing sentences using adjectives 
Using the given degrees to construct sentences 
Arranging adjectives correctly 		Detailed English grammar pg 123	

12
pds	Pronouns 	•	Definition 
•	Classes of personal pronouns 
•	Forms of personal pronouns 	Classes 
First person 
2nd person pronouns
3rd person pronouns 
Forms 
Subjective 
Objectives 
Possessive 	•	Effective communication 	Joining sentences using relative pronouns 			Mk précise English 	

8
pds	Culture 
Nationalities 
Languages	The learner;
Use the vocabulary in sentences
Reads different texts related to culture 
Answers questions about given texts related to culture 
Writes compositions about culture 	Nationalities
Vocabulary 
Ugandan, Tanzanian, Kenyan, Rwandan, Sudanese, German, French, English, Scottish, American
Guided composition 
Passage
Languages 
Vocabulary 
Luganda, lumasaka, runyakitara, luo, iteso, Kiswahili, French, latin, ibo, lingala, kinyrwanda
Passage
Guided composition 
Dialogue 	Observation 
Look and say 
Brainstorming 
Direct method
Dramatization 

Observation 
Brainstorming 
Explanation 
Dramatization	Self awareness 
Friendship formation 
Assertiveness

 Self awareness 
Friendship formation 
Assertiveness	Acting situation games related to nationalities 
Reading and answering questions on nationalities 
Writing guided composition on nationalities 
Completing sentences on nationalities 

Reading different texts related to languages.
Writing imaginative compositions 
Writing sentence transformations 
Spelling words correctly 
Completing the structures 	Pictures showing different cultural wear
Simple story books 	P.5 English syllabus 
Advanced learners’ dictionary 
Pupils’ English course book	

10
Pds	CONJUNCTIONS.
	Learners should be able to:-
•	Construct sentences correctly using the given conjunctions.	The use of:
Enough, so…that , in order to, so as, as ..as…., the….the 	•	Explanation.
•	Question and answer.
	Effective communication 	Constructing oral and written sentences correctly.		Tenses and parts of speech pg. 100.
PLE Guide by Baraza pg. 113
First Aid in English series PP. 89.	

8
pds	CONDITIONALS (Ifs)
•		Learners should be able to:-
•	Construct sentences using “If 1.”
•	Construct sentences using “If II.”
•	Use “Unless” in the place of “if clause.”
	•	If I
•	If II
•	Unless	•	Explanation.
•	Question and answer.
•	Discussion.
	- 
Effective communication 
Critical thinking 	Constructing oral and written sentences correctly.
- Using ‘unless’ in place of ‘If’ correctly.		MK Precise Grammar.
Junior English Composition and Grammar.

Revision English by RonaldForest PP. 20 – 22.	
	10
Pds
	Abbreviation and contractions 	•	Writing abbreviations in full 
•	Writing contractions 	C/o,  P.O, sms, ATM, Sim, a/c, i.e., Ref, wef, via, PTO, Co, Ltd, Pm, am, NB etc 	Brainstorming 	Effective communication 	Writing in full and in short 	Chart showing abbreviations 	Mk precise English 	
		•	Similes 	The learner compares things which are alike 	•	Similes 		Reading the given similes 
Completing given similes 			The new first aid in English pg 112, 113	

PRIMARY FIVE  ENGLISH SCHEME OF WORK TERM III 2017
	
1	

	PEACE AND SECURITY	-	The learner constructs sentences using 	-	Vocabulary 
-	Peace, security, judge 	-	Observation 
-	Look and say 	-	Non violent 
-	conflict resolution acting conversation 
-	dialogues 	-	Pictures of policemen	-		Pupils’ English course books 	
			-	The learner’
-	Construct  sentences using the given vocabulary 
-	Pronounces reads and listens to new words correctly 
-	Uses new words in structures 
-	Answering questions about dialogue 	-	Vocabulary 
-	Peace, security judge, magistrate, report, statement, offence, offend, handcuff, crime, cell, arrest, court, witness, defense, gun, arrows,
-	Passage 
-	Dialogue 
-	Guided compositions 	-	Observation 
-	Look and say 
-	Explanation 
-	Dramatization 
-	Discussion 	-	Non violent conflict resolution 
-	Interpersonal relationships 	-	Acting conversations and dialogues 
-	Reading stories 
-	Telling and re telling stories 
-	Asking and answering questions 
writing guided composition 
drawing scenes related to peace and security 	-	Pictures of policemen 
-	Guns, arrows, and wrong doers	Pupils’ English course books	
		(SERVICES)  BANKING 	-	The leaner’ 
-	Pronounces reads and listens to new words correctly 	-	Vocabulary bank, bank manager, bank book, teller, deposit, withdraw, credit, save, safe, balance, account, bank statement, bounce, cashier, withdraw form, deposit form, ATM card, machine, cheque, 
-	Dialogue 
-	Conversation 	-	Look and say 
-	Observation 
-	Explanation 
-	Question and answer
-	Dramatization 	-	Decision making 
-	Negotiation 	-	Describingthe process of playing banking situations 
-	Acting dialogues and conversations on banking
-	Reading and interpreting information related to banking 	-	ATM cards
-	Dictionaries 
-	Simple story books
-	Text books	Advanced learners’ dictionary 
Pupils’ English course book	

10
pds	SPEECHES
	-	Learners should be able to:-
-	Punctuate the sentences in direct speech correctly.
-	Change adverbs, pronouns and verbs from direct to indirect speech.
-	Change sentences from direct to indirect speech.	-	Direct and Indirect speech.
-	Use of:
-	Present simple tense.
-	Present continuous tense
-	Present perfect tense.
-	Past simple.
	-	Explanation
-	Discussion
-	Question and answer
	-	Effective communication	-	Identify sentences in   direct speech.
-	Changing adverb, pronouns and verbs from direct to indirect speech.
-	- Changing sentences   from direct to indirect speech.	-		P.L.E Guide in English by Baraza
PP. 140 – 145
Writing English composition by Katerega
PP. 35 – 45.
English AID 5 PP. 56 – 60	
		PREPOSITIONS
	-	Learners should be able to:-
-	Identify prepositions in sentences.
	-	Prepositions 
-	e.g. against, in, of, over, beside, (s), on, under, across, among, between e.t.c	-	Explanation
-	Direct method 
-	Question and answer
-		-	Effective communication	-	Answering oral and   written questions.	-		Tenses and parts ofspeech PP. 94 – 99.
PLE Guide book by BarazaPP. 89 – 90.
MK. Precise Grammar.	
		MODAL VERBS 	-	Learners should be able to;
-	Construct oral sentences correctly 
-	Using modal verbs in
-	Use the verbs in negative sentences correctly 
-	Use the past form of ‘must’ in oral and written sentences correctly 	-	Can, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would 	-	Question and answer 
-	Explanation 	-	Effective communication 	-	Construction of oral and written sentences correctly 	-		Oxford dictionary 	
		CONJUNCTIONS 	-	The learner 
-	Defines the term conjunction 
-	Joins sentences using the given conjunction 	-	As soon as 
-	Immediately 
-	The moment 
-	And so 
-	And neither 
-	Looking forward to 
-	As long as/ so long as
-	Provided 
-	Not only…..
-	But also……
-	Hardly had/ scarcely had/ barely had/ no sooner had..	-	Explanation 
-	Questions and answer 
-	Discussion approach 	-	Effective communication 	-	Joining sentences using the given conjunction 	-	Chalkboard illustration 	Detailed English grammar 	
		PROVERBS 	-	The learner completes 
-	Popular sayings correctly 	-	Proverbs 	-		-		-	Reading the given similes and proverbs 
-	Completing similes and proverb correctly 	-		The new first aid in English pg 112 – 113
Essential English bk6 pg 66	
		HOMOPHONES 	-	The learner defines the term 
-	Homophones 
-	Identifies different homophones 	-	Examples of homophones 
-	Meat – meet
-	Bare – bear 
-	Blew – blue 
-	Cell – sell 
-	Dairy – diary 
-	Scene – seen 
-	See – sea 
-	Right – write 
-	Read – reed
-	Oar – ore 
-	Missed – mist 
-	Fair – fare 	-	Observation 
-	Look and say 
-	Brainstorming 	-	Effective communication 
-	Problem solving 	-	Identifying words with the same sound 	-	Chart illustrations 	Mk precise 	
		ANALOGIES 	-	The learner 
-	Completes the given sentences with  correct analogies 	-	Cat is to kitten as sheep is to lamb
-	Food is to famine as water is to drought 
-	Nose is to smell as tongue is to taste 	-	Question and answer 
-	Discussion approach 	-	Problem solving 	-	Completing the given sentences with correct analogies 	-	Books 	English in progress 	
		SYNONYMS 	-	The learner defines the term homophones 
-	Identifies different homophones 	-	Example of synonyms 
-	Abandon – leave 
-	Abrupt – sudden 
-	Annual – yearly 
-	Brief – short 
-	Drowsy – sleepy 
-	Accurate – correct 	-	Observation 
-	Look and say 
-	Brainstorming 	-	Effective communication 
-	Problem solving 	-	Identifying words with the same meaning 	-	Chart illustrations 	Mk precise