theme

Outcomes

Question(S)

Experience

Resources

Speaking

and Vocabulary

sub strand, the learner should be ableto:

a)Pronounce words withthe consonant blends /gh//rm/

correctlyand accurately.

b) Recognise new words usedin the theme to acquirea

range ofvocabulary. c)Pronounce the

vocabularyrelatedto thetheme correctlyfor effective

communication.

pronouncethe word a)Lamp?

the vocabularyused in oraland written sentences anduseit in theirown sentences and dialogues.

2. Learners pronouncewords withthe consonant blends /nth/and/nd/

word cards withthe consonant blends, word wheelsand computing devicesthat are available.

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg.  116-

117

questions, portfolio, observation

Speaking

TheFestival

Describing words-size, shape,colour

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Useadjectives

‘howmany’and ‘what shape’to describe

people, things and

actionsin afestival.

can you see outside?

2)What coloursare

they?

objectsinterms of size,colour, shape

and numbers.

2. Learnerdescribes objectsinthe

classroomusing

size, colourand

computers, pictures, photos,flash cards

New

Progressive

questions, portfolio, observation

ofcolour, size, shape and number to describe nouns

3. Learners colour differentshapesof objectsand describe themappropriately, firstin pairsthen individually.

English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 117-

118

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read words with the consonantblends/rm/

/gh/ in preparation to reading.

b)Readandretellthe

story ‘The music festival’ toenhance oralcommunication. c)Answersimple directandindirect questions based ona textofabout200 words.

thinkwill happeninthis

story?

the picture/title beforetheyreada

shortprintordigital textand make

predictions.

2. Learners practise readingthetext

‘The musicfestival’

and retellthestory, conversation

accordingtotheir

understanding.

3. Learneranswer questions after readinga textby gettingcluesfrom the storyread.

4. Learners talk abouttheirown experiencesin relationto the story.

cuttings of simple stories,

audio-visual narrations, picture books

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 118-

120

questions, portfolio, observation

strand,thelearner should

be able to:

a)Write wordsfroma prompt to

demonstrate mastery

uselightsat home?

guided onthefive steps ofthe

writingprocess:

planning, drafting, revising

editingand writing

pictures and photographs

New Progressive Primary

questions, portfolio, observation

vocabulary/complete sentences,

b) recognisethe

correct

formand meaningof the wordsto beused

in fillingin gaps,

c)re-arrange wordsto make shortphrases

and sentences,

2. Learners fillingin gapscorrectlyand sensibly.

3. Ingroups, learners mime a

situationandlet others write aboutit.

4. Learners write

phrasesin response to a picture prompt appropriately.

5. Learners write

meaningful sentences in pairs fromsimple substitutiontable

Learners

Book/Grade

3 pg. 120-

121

Speaking

Playtime and

Sports

Comparatives and superlatives

(-erand–est)

strand,the

learnershould be able to:

a)Identify

comparativesand superlativesthatare usedto describe people andthings duringplaytime and sports day.

b) formcomparatives and superlatives

appropriately

basedon the given examples

foreffective

communication;

size ofa football?

objectsinto 3 groups ofdifferent

sizes

2. Learners observe anddescribeobjects

accordingtosize,

usingpositive, comparative and

superlative forms

3. Learners construct sentences using comparativesand superlativesto describe

devices

Balls of different sizes

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 123-

124

questions, portfolio, observation

comparativesand superlativesbiggerand biggest.

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read words with the

consonantblends/ts/

/ps/ inpreparationto reading.

b)Readandretellthe

story‘Playingtime at

school’to enhance oral

communication. c)Answersimple

directandindirect questions based ona

textofabout200 words.

thinkwill happeninthis

story?

the picture/title beforetheyreada

shortprintordigital

textand make predictions.

2. Learners practise

readingthetext

‘The musicfestival’

and retellthestory, conversation accordingtotheir understanding.

3. Learneranswer questions after

readinga textby

gettingcluesfrom the storyread.

4. Learners talk

abouttheirown experiencesinrelationto the story.

cuttings of simple stories,

audio-visual narrations, picture books

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 124-

125

questions, portfolio, observation

Speaking

Playtime and

Sports

structure and functions

Comparatives and superlatives

(-erand–est)

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Formcomparatives

and superlatives appropriately

basedon the given examples

foreffective

communication;

best game?

objectsinto 3 groups ofdifferent sizes

2. Learners observe and describeobjects

accordingtosize, and length, using positive,

comparative and

computers, pictures, photos, flash cards

New Progressive Primary English

questions, portfolio, observation

comparativestallerand superlativestallestto describe people,things and places.

3. Learners construct sentences using comparativesand superlativesto describe objects inside and outside the classroom, in pairs.

Book/Grade

3 pg. 127-

128

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read words with the consonantblends/lf/

/rf/in preparationto

reading.

b)Readandretellthe

story‘Anexciting sports day’ to enhance oralcommunication.

c)Answersimple directandindirect questions based ona textofabout200 words.

thinkwill happeninthis story?

the picture/title beforetheyreada shortprintordigital textand make predictions.

2. Learners practise readingthetext ‘An excitingsports day’ and retellthestory, conversation accordingtotheir understanding.

3. Learneranswer questions after readinga textby gettingcluesfrom the storyread.

4. Learners talk abouttheirown experiencesin relationto the story.

cuttings of simple stories,

audio-visual

narrations, picture books

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg.129-

131

questions, portfolio, observation

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)spellandwrite

spellthe word prize?

shortsentencesin exercise bookor

computeras the

posters, multimedia word lists,

questions, portfolio,

foreffective communication, b)appreciatethe importance of writingwords clearly, legibly and correctlyfor

differentpurposes

2. Learners re- arrangejumbled lettersto

make fourto five- letterwords.

3. Learners playage appropriate spelling

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 131

Speaking

and Vocabulary

sub strand, the learner should be ableto:

a)Pronounce words

withthe consonant blends /spl/correctly

and accurately.

b)Recognisenew words usedin the theme to acquirea range ofvocabulary. c)Pronounce the vocabularyrelatedto

thetheme correctlyfor effective

communication.

pronouncethe word a) splash?

the vocabularyused in oraland written

sentences anduseit

in theirown sentences and

dialogues.

2. Learners pronouncewords withthe consonant blends /spl/

word cards withthe consonant blends, word wheelsand computing devicesthat are available.

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 132-

133

questions, portfolio, observation

Speaking

Diseasesand

Foods we eat

functions

Conjunction

‘and’

strand,thelearner should

be able to:

a)use conjunction

‘and’ totalkabout

nutritionand diseases.

important to have ahealthy

diet?

learners groupitems and talk

aboutthemusing

the conjunction

‘and’asindividuals.

2. Learners contrast

, picturesand photos of food,flash cards, video clips with

questions, portfolio, observation

conjunction‘and’to conveydifferent meanings.

theclassroom using ‘and’in pairs/small

Groups.

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg.134

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read words with the

consonantblends/spl/

in preparationto reading.

b)Readandretellthe story‘Apainfultooth’ to enhance oral

communication. c)Answersimple

directandindirect questions based ona textofabout200

words.

thinkwill happeninthis

story?

the picture/title beforetheyreada

shortprintordigital

textand make predictions.

2. Learners practise

readingthetext ‘A painfultooth’and retell the story, conversation accordingtotheir understanding.

3. Learneranswer questions after

readinga textby gettingcluesfrom

the storyread.

4. Learners talk abouttheirown

experiencesin relationto the story.

cuttings of simple stories,

audio-visual narrations, picture books

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 135-

136

questions, portfolio, observation

Speaking

Diseasesand

functions

strand,thelearner should

be able to:

vegetablesthat you know.

learners groupitems and talk

aboutthemusing

, picturesand photos offood,flash

questions, portfolio,

‘But’

‘but’to talkabout nutritionand diseases. b)enjoyusingthe conjunction‘but’to conveydifferent meanings.

c)distinguishthe uses

ofconjunctions

‘and’‘but’in sentences,

‘but’as individuals.

2. Learners contrast objectsorpeople in

theclassroom using ‘but’in pairs/small

Groups.

3. Learners singand recitepoems about diseases andfood

we eatusing

conjunctions ‘but’

&‘and’

clips with foodtypes.

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 139-

140

strand,thelearner should

be able to:

a)read more and longerwords

withoutletter-sound correspondence for effective

communication.

b)Read more and longergradelevel

vocabularywithout

lettersound correspondence in an appropriate text,

c)enjoyreading grade levelvocabularyfor

effective reading.

readthe word

Ambulance?

words onprintor digital format to get correct pronunciation as the teachermodels.

2. Learners practise readingunfamiliar words using strategies like chunkingand findingroots and parts.

3. Learnersrecognise andread longerwords as modeled bythe teacherin group, pairs and individuallythrough

word wheels, word slides, flash cards, videos, tablets, multimedia word lists, tablets,

charts.

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 141-

questions, portfolio, observation

exposure and other word-attackskills.

strand,thelearner should

be able to:

a)Write wordsfroma prompt to

demonstrate mastery of

vocabulary/complete sentences,

b)Write sentences correctlyandlegibly. c)re-arrange wordsto

make shortphrases and sentences.

uselightsat home?

guided onthefive steps ofthe

writingprocess:

planning, drafting, revising

editingand writing thefinalpiece

2. Learners fillingin gapscorrectlyand

sensibly.

3. Ingroups, learners mime a

situationandlet others write aboutit.

4. Learners write

phrasesin response to a picture prompt appropriately.

5. Learners write

meaningful sentences in pairs fromsimple substitutiontable

pictures and photographs

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 137 &

143

questions, portfolio, observation

Speaking

and Vocabulary

sub strand, the learnershould be

ableto:

a)Recognisenew words usedin

thetheme (s)to

acquirea range

words have a similar

beginning

sound?

Straight, string, stop,strap,sat.

to use the

vocabularycorrectly through dramatisation and roleplayin

the classroom,use of realia,pictures,

word cards withthe consonant blends, word wheelsand computing devicesthat

questions, portfolio, observation

b)Pronounce words withthe consonant blends /str/correctly.

c)Pronounce the vocabulary related tothe theme correctly foreffective communication,

contextsand synonyms

2. Learners listento

the vocabularyused in oraland written sentences anduseit in theirown sentences and dialogues.

3. Learners practise pronunciation of the vocabularyand talk aboutactivities related tothetheme usingthenew

words.

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 144-

145

Speaking

Diseasesand

Foods we eat

Conjunction

‘Because’

strand,thelearner should

be able to:

a)Useconjunction

‘because’to talkabout nutritionand diseases. b)enjoyusingthe conjunction‘because’ to

conveydifferent meanings.

c)distinguishthe uses

ofconjunctionsin sentences,

vegetablesthat you know.

learners groupitems and talk

aboutthemusing the conjunction

‘because’as

individuals.

2. Learners explain reasons usingthe

conjunction because

in questionand answerdialogues

3. Learners singand recitepoems about diseases andfood

we eatusing

conjunctions ‘

, picturesand photos of food,flash cards, video clips with foodtypes.

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg.145-146

questions, portfolio, observation

constructsentences usingconjunctions basedon a story, poemor conversation they

have readorlistened to.

Diseasesand

Foods we eat

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read words with the consonantblends/str/

in preparationto reading.

b)Read more and

longerwords

withoutletter-sound correspondence for

effective

communication,

c)Read andretellthe story‘SickChacha’to enhance oral communication.

thinkwill happeninthis

story?

the picture/title beforetheyreada

shortprintordigital textand make

predictions.

2. Learners practise readingthetext

‘SickChacha’and

retell the story, conversation

accordingtotheir

understanding.

3. Learneranswer questions after readinga textby gettingcluesfrom the storyread.

4. Learners talk abouttheirown

experiencesin relationto the story.

cuttings of simple stories,

audio-visual narrations, picture books

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 147-

148

questions, portfolio, observation

Speaking

Diseasesand

Foods we eat

functions

Conjunctions

‘and’‘but’

strand,thelearner should

be able to:

a)use conjunctionsto talkaboutnutrition

do you eatat home?

group items and talk aboutthemusing

more than one

conjunctionas individuals,

, picturesand photos of food,flash cards, video clips with

questions, portfolio, observation

b)distinguishtheuses

ofconjunctions

‘and’

‘but’insentences,

c)enjoyusingthe conjunctions to conveydifferent meaning

objectsorpeople in theclassroom

using ‘but’in pairs/small

groups

3. Learners explain reasons usingthe

conjunction because

in questionand answerdialogues

4. Learners singand

recitepoems about diseases andfood we eatusing conjunctions

5. Learners constructsentences usingconjunctions basedon a story, poemor conversation they

have readorlistened to.

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 151-

152

Diseasesand

Foods weeat

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read words with the

consonantblends/scr/ in preparationto reading.

b)Read more and longerwords

withoutletter-sound correspondence for

thinkwill happeninthis

story?

the picture/title beforetheyreada

shortprintordigital

textand make predictions.

2. Learners practise

readingthetext

‘The saltandthe cat’andretellthe

story,

cuttings of simple stories,

audio-visual narrations, picture books

New

Progressive

questions, portfolio, observation

communication,

c)Read andretellthe

story ‘The saltandthe cat’ toenhanceoral

communication.

accordingtotheir understanding.

3. Learneranswer

questions after readinga textby gettingcluesfrom the storyread.

4. Learners talk abouttheirown

experiencesin

relationto the story.

English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg. 152-

154

Diseasesand

Foods we eat

strand,thelearner should

be able to:

a)Write wordsfroma prompt to

demonstrate mastery of

vocabulary/complete

sentences,

b)Write sentences correctlyandlegibly.

c)re-arrange wordsto

make shortphrases and sentences.

uselightsat home?

guided onthefive steps ofthe writingprocess:

planning, drafting, revising

editingand writing thefinalpiece

2. Learners fillingin

gapscorrectlyand sensibly.

3. Ingroups, learners mime a

situationandlet others write aboutit.

4. Learners write

phrasesin response to a picture prompt appropriately.

5. Learners write

meaningful sentences in pairs fromsimple

pictures and photographs

New Progressive Primary English Learners Book/Grade

3 pg.149 &

154 -155

questions, portfolio, observation