PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS

Peaceful Conflict Resolution - Peace Initiatives
Peaceful Conflict Resolution - Community Peace Building

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

-Participate in peace initiatives at the community level
-Design peace promotion activities
-Embrace peace initiatives for harmonious living

- Learners organize a peaceful walk with placards containing peace messages
-Learners create posters encouraging community members to embrace peace initiatives
-Learners compose songs or poems on peaceful conflict resolution

How can we actively promote peace in our community?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 60
-Digital resources
-Poster materials
-Charts
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 61
-Role play materials

- Poster evaluation -Poem/song evaluation -Observation

PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS

Peaceful Conflict Resolution - Conflict Resolution Strategies
Healthy Relationships - Sustaining Relationships

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

-Explain different conflict resolution strategies
-Apply appropriate conflict resolution approaches to different situations
-Value the importance of effective conflict resolution

- Learners discuss conflict resolution strategies such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration
-Learners role play different conflict resolution approaches
-Learners create flowcharts showing steps in conflict resolution

Which conflict resolution strategies are most effective?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 61
-Digital resources
-Role play scenarios
-Chart materials
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 62
-Scenario cards
-Charts

- Oral questions -Role play evaluation -Flowchart assessment

PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS

Healthy Relationships - Barriers to Relationships
Healthy Relationships - Overcoming Barriers

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

-Explore barriers to harmonious relationships in the community
-Identify factors that hinder healthy relationships
-Appreciate the importance of addressing relationship barriers

- Learners speak clearly and effectively as they discuss barriers to harmonious relationships
-Learners analyze stories showing barriers to relationships
-Learners watch video clips on barriers to healthy relationships and write reports

What challenges affect relationships in the community?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 64
-Digital resources
-Video clips
-Charts
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 65
-Card materials

- Oral questions -Report evaluation -Written assignments

PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS
NATURAL AND HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENTS

Healthy Relationships - Communication Skills
Management and Conservation of the Environment - Distinction

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

-Role play scenarios that depict effective communication, negotiation skills, empathy and assertiveness
-Demonstrate healthy relationship skills
-Appreciate the need for healthy relationships in the community

- Learners undertake tasks as they role play scenarios that depict effective communication, negotiation skills, empathy and assertiveness
-Learners discuss the importance of these skills in maintaining healthy relationships
-Learners create posters promoting healthy relationships in the community

Why are communication skills important in relationships?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 66
-Digital resources
-Role play scenarios
-Poster materials
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 105
-Pictures showing environmental management and conservation
-Chart paper

- Role play evaluation -Poster evaluation -Observation

NATURAL AND HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENTS

Management and Conservation of the Environment - Degradation Factors
Management and Conservation of the Environment - Effects of Degradation

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

-Explore factors that lead to degradation of the environment in the community
-Classify factors into human and natural causes
-Develop awareness on environmental degradation issues

- Learners study pictures showing environmental degradation
-Learners research on factors that lead to environmental degradation using digital and print resources
-Learners classify factors into human and natural causes

What factors lead to environmental degradation in our community?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 106
-Pictures showing environmental degradation
-Digital resources
-Chart paper
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 108
-Pictures showing effects of degradation

- Oral questions -Classification assessment -Written essays

NATURAL AND HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENTS

Management and Conservation of the Environment - Conservation Measures
Management and Conservation of the Environment - Practical Applications

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

-Design measures to manage and conserve the environment in the community
-Explain different conservation approaches
-Appreciate the importance of conservation efforts

- Learners study pictures showing measures taken to manage and conserve the environment
-Learners design measures they would propose to community members on managing and conserving the environment
-Learners organize themselves in groups and choose activities to conserve the environment

What measures can we take to conserve our environment?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 109
-Pictures of conservation measures
-Digital resources
-Chart paper
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 110
-Local materials for dustbins
-Tree seedlings
-Gardening tools

- Oral questions -Design evaluation -Group presentations

NATURAL AND HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENTS

Management and Conservation of the Environment - Project Planning
World Heritage Sites in Africa - Identification

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

-Plan for environmental conservation projects
-Identify environmental issues in the community
-Appreciate the importance of managing and conserving the environment

- Learners plan for projects on environmental issues like waste management, tree planting, pollution control, or soil conservation
-Learners identify specific actions to take in the school neighborhood
-Learners create posters to inform community members on proper environmental management

How can we implement environmental conservation projects?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 111
-Project planning materials
-Poster materials
-Digital resources
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 112
-Map of Africa
-Pictures of heritage sites

- Project plan evaluation -Poster assessment -Observation

NATURAL AND HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENTS

World Heritage Sites in Africa - Cultural Heritage
World Heritage Sites in Africa - Conservation Measures

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

-Examine importance of the selected world sites in promoting cultural heritage
-Explain how heritage sites contribute to cultural preservation
-Value the role of heritage sites in global cultural understanding

- Learners discuss the importance of world heritage sites in promoting cultural heritage
-Learners explain why it is important to conserve world heritage sites
-Learners compose songs on the importance of world heritage sites in Africa

How do world heritage sites promote cultural heritage?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 113
-Digital resources
-Pictures of heritage sites
-Song composition materials
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 114
-Field visit materials
-Clean-up materials

- Oral questions -Song evaluation -Written assignments

NATURAL AND HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENTS

World Heritage Sites in Africa - Conservation Strategies
World Heritage Sites in Africa - Global Significance

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

-Apply critical thinking skills in conserving heritage sites within the locality
-Create posters with information on heritage site conservation
-Value the need to preserve heritage sites for future generations

- Learners study the measures designed by Grade 9 learners to conserve heritage sites in their locality
-Learners create posters with the information showing measures to conserve world heritage sites
-Learners compose poems on the importance of world heritage sites

How can communities participate in heritage site conservation?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 115
-Poster materials
-Digital resources
-Chart paper
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 116
-Card making materials
-Pictures of heritage sites

- Poster evaluation -Poem assessment -Observation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

The Constitution of Kenya - Stages in Constitution-Making
The Constitution of Kenya - Stages Arrangement

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

-Identify the stages in the constitution-making process in Kenya
-Explain what happens in each stage of the constitution-making process
-Appreciate the need for following a process in constitution-making

- Learners study pictures showing constitution-making process in Kenya
-Learners identify stages like collection of views, constitutional conferences, referendum, and promulgation
-Learners use digital devices or textbooks to research on the stages in the constitution-making process

Why is constitution-making process in Kenya important?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 118
-Digital devices
-Pictures of constitution-making process
-The Constitution of Kenya
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 119
-Poster materials

- Oral questions -Written tests -Observation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

The Constitution of Kenya - Importance of Understanding
The Constitution of Kenya - Role of Parliament

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

-Explain why it is important to understand the constitution-making process
-Discuss various stages in the constitution-making process
-Appreciate the value of understanding constitutional processes

- Learners share with classmates reasons why it is important to understand the constitution-making process
-Learners ask each other to name the various stages in the constitution-making process
-Learners explain each stage of the constitution-making process

Why should citizens understand the constitution-making process?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 120
-Digital devices
-The Constitution of Kenya
-Resource person
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 121
-Video clips
-Pictures of parliamentary sessions

- Oral questions -Peer assessment -Written assignments

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

The Constitution of Kenya - Role of Citizens
The Constitution of Kenya - Citizen Participation

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

-Explore the role of citizens in constitution-making process
-Identify ways citizens participate in constitution-making
-Appreciate the importance of citizen participation in governance

- Learners study pictures showing citizens' participation in constitution-making process
-Learners use digital devices to watch videos on citizen participation
-Learners discuss the roles of citizens in constitution-making

How do citizens participate in constitution-making?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 122
-Digital devices
-Pictures of citizens' participation
-Video clips
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 123
-Chart materials
-Debate materials

- Oral questions -Written assignments -Observation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

The Constitution of Kenya - Participating in Process
The Constitution of Kenya - Class Constitution

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

-Participate in the constitution-making process in community
-Role-play constitution-making process
-Appreciate the importance of active participation in civic processes

- Learners study pictures showing citizens participating in constitution-making
-Learners role-play a constitution-making process with some playing citizens and others playing commissioners
-Learners give views on issues they need addressed in the constitution

How can we actively participate in constitution-making?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 123
-Role-play materials
-Digital devices
-The Constitution of Kenya
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 124
-Writing materials
-Chart paper
-Display board

- Role-play evaluation -Oral questions -Observation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

The Constitution of Kenya - Defending the Constitution

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

-Desire to defend and promote the Constitution of Kenya
-Recite poems about defending the Constitution
-Write speeches on defending the Constitution

- Learners recite poems about the Constitution of Kenya
-Learners identify ways to defend and promote the Constitution
-Learners write speeches on how to defend and promote the Constitution

How can we defend and promote the Constitution of Kenya?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 124
-The Constitution of Kenya
-Writing materials
-Digital devices

- Poem recitation assessment -Speech evaluation -Written assignments

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Civic Engagement - Individual Activities
Civic Engagement - Collective Activities

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

-Identify individual civic engagement activities in Kenya
-Explain how individual activities promote democracy
-Appreciate the importance of individual civic participation

- Learners read slogans about individual civic engagement activities
-Learners explain individual civic engagement activities from the slogans
-Learners write essays on individual civic engagement activities in their community

How does civic engagement promote good governance in the country?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 125
-Slogans on civic engagement
-Digital devices
-The Constitution of Kenya
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 126
-Pictures of civic activities
-Chart paper

- Oral questions -Essay evaluation -Written tests

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Civic Engagement - Creating Awareness
Civic Engagement - Political Parties

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

-Create posters on personal and collective civic engagement activities
-Display posters for community awareness
-Appreciate the role of civic education in democracy

- Learners search from internet, civic journals, or newspapers on civic engagement activities
-Learners create posters on personal and collective civic engagement activities
-Learners display their posters in class for feedback

How can we promote civic awareness in our community?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 127
-Poster materials
-Digital devices
-Internet resources
-Civic journals
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 128
-Newspapers
-Political party manifestos

- Poster evaluation -Oral questions -Peer feedback

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Civic Engagement - Democratic Governance
Civic Engagement - Elective Positions

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

-Debate on the role of political parties in democratic governance
-Analyze successes and failures of political parties
-Value the importance of objective analysis

- Learners debate on the motion: "Political parties have failed to promote democratic governance in Kenya"
-Learners identify highlights of the role of political parties in democratic governance
-Learners document key points from the debate

Do political parties enhance or hinder democratic governance?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 129
-Debate materials
-Digital devices
-Political party information
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 130
-Pictures of ballot boxes
-Newspaper articles

- Debate evaluation -Oral questions -Documentation quality

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Civic Engagement - Electoral Positions
Civic Engagement - School Elections

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

-Complete diagrams showing various elective positions in Kenya
-Explain the roles of different elective positions
-Value the democratic electoral system

- Learners complete diagrams showing various elective positions in Kenya
-Learners discuss the roles of different elected officials
-Learners file completed diagrams in their portfolios

How are elective positions structured in Kenya?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 131
-Diagram templates
-Digital devices
-The Constitution of Kenya
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 132
-Election materials
-Ballot boxes
-Campaign materials

- Diagram completion assessment -Oral questions -Portfolio review

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Civic Engagement - Promoting Values
Kenya's Bill of Rights - Understanding

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

-Compose poems on promoting values in school
-Recite poems during school events
-Value integrity, peace, and social justice

- Learners compose poems on promoting values like integrity, peace, and social justice
-Learners recite poems during school events
-Learners take part in local civic engagement activities

How can we promote civic values in our community?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 132
-Poem composition materials
-Digital devices
-Community resources
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 133
-The Constitution of Kenya
-Pictures showing human rights

- Poem evaluation -Recitation assessment -Participation observation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Kenya's Bill of Rights - Research
Kenya's Bill of Rights - Special Groups

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

-Research on Kenya's Bill of Rights
-Classify human rights and freedoms
-Value the protection of rights and freedoms

- Learners use digital devices, textbooks, or Constitution to search for information on Kenya's Bill of Rights
-Learners write notes of their findings
-Learners classify human rights and freedoms in a table

What rights and freedoms are guaranteed in Kenya's Bill of Rights?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 134
-The Constitution of Kenya
-Digital devices
-Chart paper
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 135
-Pictures of special groups

- Research quality assessment -Classification accuracy -Oral questions

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Kenya's Bill of Rights - Protection of Special Groups
Kenya's Bill of Rights - Application

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

-Discuss how to protect special groups in the community
-Identify specific rights for each special group
-Value social justice and inclusivity

- Learners discuss how to protect special groups in the community
-Learners identify specific rights for elderly, refugees, and migrants
-Learners present their points in class

How can we promote social justice and inclusivity for special groups?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 136
-The Constitution of Kenya
-Digital devices
-Chart paper
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 137
-Case studies

- Oral questions -Presentation assessment -Written assignments

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Kenya's Bill of Rights - Assertiveness
Kenya's Bill of Rights - Empathy for Special Groups

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

-Develop assertiveness necessary in standing up for human rights
-Role play situations demonstrating assertiveness
-Value the importance of standing up for rights

- Learners role play situations that bring out assertiveness in standing up for human rights
-Learners compose poems or songs that bring out assertiveness in standing up for human rights
-Learners create declarations to stand up for human rights

How can we develop assertiveness in defending human rights?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 138
-Role play materials
-Digital devices
-Song/poem composition materials
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 139
-Pictures showing empathy
-Chart paper

- Role play assessment -Song/poem evaluation -Declaration quality

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Kenya's Bill of Rights - Strategies for Protection
Kenya's Bill of Rights - Practical Application

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

-Complete tables showing strategies for promoting protection of special groups
-Devise practical ways to help special groups
-Value empathy and protection for special groups

- Learners read statements on promoting empathy and solidarity among special groups
-Learners complete tables showing strategies for promoting protection of special groups
-Learners share their ideas with classmates

What strategies can protect and support special groups?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 140
-Table templates
-Digital devices
-The Constitution of Kenya
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 141
-Human rights "fruit tree" diagram
-Nearby homes for elderly

- Table completion assessment -Oral questions -Peer feedback

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Cultural Globalisation - Global Recognition
Cultural Globalisation - Kenyan Cultural Items

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

-Identify cultural elements and practices that have acquired a global recognition and status
-Explain how cultural elements make Kenya globally recognized
-Appreciate Kenya's cultural contributions globally

- Learners discuss how aspects like Kenyan athletes, tea, beaches, wildlife, and cultural items make Kenya famous
-Learners identify cultural items in Kenya which have acquired global status
-Learners share their answers in class

How can we preserve aspects of cultural globalisation in the community?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 142
-Pictures of Kenyan cultural items
-Digital devices
-Chart paper
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 143
-Pictures of cultural items
-Cultural artifacts

- Oral questions -Written assignments -Group discussions

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Cultural Globalisation - African Cultural Practices
Cultural Globalisation - African Philosophies

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

-Examine African cultural practices in promoting a common humanity
-Identify practices that enhance cultural globalisation
-Appreciate how cultural practices promote common humanity

- Learners study pictures showing African cultural practices
-Learners examine how the practices enhance cultural globalisation and common humanity
-Learners discuss how they promote humanity in school, home, and community

How do African cultural practices promote common humanity?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 144
-Pictures of cultural practices
-Digital devices
-Cultural artifacts
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 145
-Research materials
-Cultural information

- Oral questions -Written assignments -Group discussions

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Cultural Globalisation - Cultural Preservation
Cultural Globalisation - Healthy Relationships

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

-Explore ways of preserving cultural elements that promotes global citizenship
-Plan for preservation of cultural elements
-Value the importance of cultural preservation

- Learners visit local cultural centers with teacher guidance
-Learners prepare materials to preserve cultural elements that promote global citizenship
-Learners establish cultural museum centers in class

How can we preserve cultural elements that promote global citizenship?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 146
-Cultural preservation materials
-Digital devices
-Local cultural centers
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 147
-Pictures of cultural activities
-Chart paper

- Oral questions -Museum quality assessment -Participation observation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Cultural Globalisation - Speeches on Cultural Relationships
Cultural Globalisation - Global Citizenship

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

-Analyze speeches on factors promoting healthy cultural relationships
-Identify factors that promote cultural interconnectedness
-Value the importance of positive cultural exchange

- Learners read speeches by Grade 9 learners on factors promoting healthy cultural relationships
-Learners identify additional factors that promote cultural relationships
-Learners research and create charts on these factors

How can speeches promote cultural understanding?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 148
-Speech texts
-Chart materials
-Digital devices
-Research materials
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 149
-Road map diagrams
-Poster materials

- Speech analysis assessment -Chart quality -Research evaluation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Cultural Globalisation - International Cultural Exchange

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

-Debate on the role of international cultural exchange in promoting global citizenship
-Document key points from the debate
-Value international cultural exchange

- Learners organize class debates on the role of international cultural exchange in promoting global citizenship
-Learners appoint secretaries to document key points during the debate
-Learners share documented points at the end of the debate

What is the role of international cultural exchange in promoting global citizenship?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 150
-Debate materials
-Documentation materials
-Digital devices

- Debate quality assessment -Documentation evaluation -Oral questions