P.4 Primary Four SST Scheme of Work
P.4 Primary Four SST Scheme of Work
By the end of the lesson, the My district is - Children - A chart s.s.t syllabus pg 2
learner:- Kampala /Wakiso. answer oral showing the
LOCATION OF Names his /her district. questions. map of your Fountain s.s.t Mk
LIVING
1 1 OUR DISTRICT - Found near the district pps bk 4 pg 2
TOGETHE States the neighbouring shores of Lake - Children draw
R districts Victoria. a map of
& their district
Draws the map of his/her - Neighbouring showing Monitor s.s.t bk 4
divisions/
2 district showing divisions/
municipalities/counties.
districts are:-
counties.
Atlas.
Wakiso, Mukono,
Mpigi,Luwero etc.
- A map of our
district to be drawn.
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- Cultural historical
sites
- Markets
- Radio stations
- Places of work
- Names the instrument used A compass is used - Drawing and Body parts s.s.t syllabus pg 2
to find direction. to show direction. naming the
Cardinal points are compass Chart primary s.s.t bk 4
- Names the cardinal and main points of a points.
compass. Sun pg 1 & 2.
semi- cardinal points. - Using bodily
Semi- cardinal
points lie between parts to shadows
- Draws a compass and cardinal points. locate
names directions. Cardinal points are directions.
South, North, West, - Using the
- States other ways of finding East, sun and
direction. Semi cardinal points shadow to
are SE,SW,NE,NW tell
directions.
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reasons why
symbols are
used on a
map.
Important features of a
map
- Key
- Scale
- Compass
- Title/ heading.
- Defines physical - Defining Pictures from tect
5 1 PHYSICA Physical features Physical features
are natural land physical
s.s.t syllabus pg 5
L forms of an area.
books.
Fountain s.s.t pg
- Gives examples of physical features.
FEATURE 10
features. - Drawing and
S. Example[les
naming map
Drainage features
- Draw map symbols for Rivers symbols
physical features. Lakes - Visiting Monitor
Oceans some of the
- States categories of physical Seas physical SSTpg 5.
features. Relief features features in
Hills the
Mountains neighbourho
Plateau od.
Valleys
plains
Influence of - Tells how physical features A diagram showing - Telling how Charts Mk bk 4 pg 21.
physical features influence climate. the formation of physical
on climate and relief rainfall. features Text books
animals - Tells how physical features affect
How physical features
affect animal life climate
affect animal life.
Some provide water
to animals.
Some provide
shelter
Some provide food.
Dangers of - Give s dangers of physical A chart showing relief
physical features / features. Uses of physical affect
rainfall
Uses of physical animal life. s.s.t syllabus pg 5
They attracttourists. Identifying dangers
features. - Tells uses of physical
Some mts provide Fountain
features.
fertile soils for sstpupil’s book 4
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agriculture. and uses of rainfall pg 10.
Some water bodies
provide fishing Mk standard sst
grounds. ppls bk 4 pg 21
Some physical
features act as
hunting grounds.
Some are sources
of minerals.
Dangers
Mountains causes
land slides.
Some physical
features hide
dangerous wild
animals.
Some mountains
erupt cause death.
CARING FOR - Gives ways of caring for - Listening - Text books
5 3 PHYSICA
PHYSICAL physical features. Ways of protecting the ways of
s.s.t syllabus
L environment.
- Charts in the
pg 5
FEATURES. protecting
& FEATURE - Names organizations that Avoid pollution physical
classroom.
S IN OUR Avoid swamp Teacher’s
help to protect the physical features.
drainage collection.
4 DISTRICT features. Laws against - Writing
environmental NEMA
degradation should &NFA in full.
- Gives the activities of NEMA be put in place.
and NFA. Avoid over
cultivation on
mountain slopes.
Organizations
NEMA
NFA
Activities of NEMA
&NFA.
Educate the public
on the values of
environment.
Educate the public
on the dangers of
environmental
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degradation.
Educate the public
on the dangers of
encroachment.
WEATHE Elements of - Defines weather. Weather is the condition of Defining weather A weather
weather - Tells elements of weather. the atmosphere at a given
R time in a given place. - Telling the
- Describes people who study Chart
about weather conditions. elements of
Elements / factors/ weather
- Names the main weather makers. Environment.
meteorological centre. - Rainfall
- Temperature
- Wind
- Sunshine
- Air pressure
- Cloud cover
- Humidity
- Entebbe – main
meteorological
centre.
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Sun shine & rain - Defines sunshine rainfall. - Defining Mk sst bk 4 pg 29
2 fall - Tells how sunshine& rainfall
Suns shine is the
sun’s heat energy sunshine
Charts
and 22.
are measured. received on the and rainfall. Text books
& - States the uses of sunshine earth’s surface. - Drawing
Rainfall is the
& rainfall. - Observing
amount of rain that
3 - Gives dangers of sunshine falls in a certain
and rainfall. area at a given time
- Draws sunshine recorder
& and rain gauge. Weather instruments
- Identifying processes that Sun shine – sunshine
4 help in the formation of recorder
Rain fall – Rain gauge
rainfall.
Uses of sunshine
Dries clothes &
crops
Solar energy
productionetc
Uses of rainfall
Softens the ground
for easy cultivation.
Main source of
water etc.
Dangers of rainfall
Land slides
Floods
Death etc.
Processes
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Types of rainfall - Identifies the types of - Identifying Mk primary sst
7 1 and their rainfall. Types of rainfall types of
Charts
bk 4 pg 20.
formation. Relief rainfall rainfall. Text books
- Describes the formation of Convectional - Describing
rainfall.
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rain fall Cyclonic rainfall the
formation of
Formation rainfall
Relief rainfall is
formed and received
in highlands.
Convectional rain
fall is received
around water bodies
and forests.
Cyclonic – formed
and received in
plains
- Tells units for measuring - Telling units Mk primary sst bk
2 Measuring rainfall
rainfall.
Rainfall is measured
in millimeters. for
Charts
4 pg 22.
- Draws a rain gauge Rain gauge is used measuring Text books
to measure rainfall rain fall.
- Drawing a
rain gauge
- Defining
3 WEATHE WIND - Defines wind
Wind is moving air. wind
Km bk 4 pg 26
R
& Types of wind
- Telling types Pictures from
of wind
- Tells types of wind Galley wind
4 Hurricane wind
- Mentioning text bks
Land and sea uses and
breezes. dangers of
wind.
- Uses of wind Uses of wind
For winnowing
Formation of rainfall
Moves boats
- Dangers of wind Pollinates flowers
Dries away bad
smell
Dangers of wind
Too much wind;
Force boats to
capsize
Speeds up spread
of diseases
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Pollutes the
atmosphere.
Leads to soil erosion
Blows roofs off our
houses.
1 WEATHE Instruments for - Identifies weather Identifying
8 measuring wind instruments for measuring
Wind vane –wind
direction instruments for
R Mk bk 4 pg 25
wind Wind sock- strength measuring wind Charts
- Draws and names weather of wind/ direction
instruments for wind Anemometer – wind Visiting a weather
speed station drawing
Importance of clouds.
Keep earth warm
etc.
Dangers
Cause rushing of
aero planes
Heavy storms etc.
3 WEATHE Influence of - Gives ways how weather Farming Giving ways & Text books
R weather on affects people’s activities Too much rainfall weather affects
people’s activities can destroy crops people’s activities
Dressing * People in
hot areas put on
light clothes while
those in cold areas
put on heavy
clothes.
People who work in
open areas are
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affected by sunshine
and rainfall.
- Defines a Stevenson screen. - Drawing Chart pictures from text Mk sst bk 4 pg
4 Stevenson screen
- Draws a Stevenson screen.
A wooden box /
structure for keeping - Defining 33.
books
- Identifies weather delicate weather Stevenson
instruments kept in a instruments screen.
Thermometers
Stevenson screen - Identifying
Barometer
Hygrometer
1 WEATHE Seasons and - Defines seasons - Defining Text books Mk bk 4 pg 34 -
9 corresponding - Identifies the period&
Seasons are period
of time in a year seasons 35
R when the conditions
activities seasons last. - Identifying
- Tells the number of seasons are experienced. seasons.
Seasons usually last
in a year. - Telling
for 3-4 months.
- Tells activities done in each Two seasons are activities
season by farmers. experienced in our done
district i.e. wet
season and dry
season
Activities done
Dry season
Harvesting ready
crops
Drying yields
Ploughing 9
preparing land.
Seed storing
Repairing machines.
Wet season
Planting ,spraying,
weeding, prunning
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PRIMARY FOUR SOCIAL STUDIES SCHEMES OF WORK TERM 2
WK PD THEME TOPIC COMPETENCES CONTENT ACTIVITIES T/L AIDS REF REM
Learners explain the term Vegetation is the plant - Explaining the - Our Fountain primary
vegetation. cover of an area. term environment s.s.t for Uganda
vegetation.
VEGETAT VEGETATION bk 4 pg 18
1 1 Kinds of vegetation
ION IN State different kinds of - Stating the
OUR vegetation - Forest kinds of
& - Swamps vegetation.
DISRITCT - Bushes - Stating human
activities
5 Mention uses of vegetation. - Crops grass
that affect
vegetation.
Uses of vegetation
State human activities that - Outlining was
affect vegetation. of caring for
- Source of herbs
vegetation.
- Sources of fire
wood
Outline ways of caring for
vegetation - Sources of food
- Helps in rainfall
formation.
- Improves soil
fertility
- Helps to control soil
erosion
- Provides grass for
thatching houses.
- Provides electric
poles etc.
- Through bush
burning
- Through over
grazing.
- Through
afforestation.
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- Through
deforestation.
- Through over
cultivation.
- Through pollution.
- Through
construction of
roads.
- Through building
houses
- Through
industrialization
- A void pollution
- Practice
afforestation and
re-afforestation
- Watering
vegetation
- Treaming
- Fencing
- Mulching
- A void bush
burning
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stems.
honey etc.
Stone age sites are places
where man is believed to
have lived.
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Major economic
activities
Bantu
- Farming
Nilotics
- Pastoralism
Nilo HAMITES.
- Pastoralism
Hamites
- pastoralism
PEOPLE - Mention tribes
- Tribes found in found in
IN OUR different ethnic different ethnic
Ethnic groups.
DISTRICT groups. group[s.
- do - - do -
Bantu - Tell some
- Baganda legends told by
- Bakiga different ethnic
- Basoga groups.
- Banyankole etc.
Nilotics
- Acholi
- Alur
- Lugbar
- Japadholas
NiloHamites.
- Karimojong
- Sebei
- Kumam
Hamites
- Bahima
- Batutsi
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- Kintu and Nambi
- Isaza and
Nyamiyonga
- Njabala
- Mundu and Sera
(the first Mugishu
Nilotics
- The spear and the
bead.
These are activities done
4 1 PEOPLE Economic explain what economic
activities are by people to get Money. State the
IN OUR activities
to DISTRICT
outline the different economic
Examples
importance of
economic activities
activities carried out in our
5 district Modern
Define commercial centers. - Trade - List the social
- Office work activities in our
- Teaching district
- Nursing etc.
PEOPLE Economic Problems faced by people in - State the
activities carrying economic activities Traditional importance of
IN OUR - Pottery social
DISTRICT - Fishing activities.
Outline the different social - Farming
activities in our district. - Craft making - State the
- Black smithing factors
- Brick making contributing to
Factors contributing to people’s way of
people’s way of life. Problems faced by people life.
in carrying out economic
activities
Tell the importance of - Thieves
economic activities - Insecurity
- Diseases.
- Poor health
Outline the importance of - Poor transport
social activities. - Lack of enough
skills
- Climate / weather
changes.
- Laziness of people
- Poverty
- Unstable prices of
commodities.
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PEOPLE -
Importance of economic
IN OUR activities
Economic
DISTRICT - Help people to get
activities Money.
- Create employment
- Promote unity
- They break
boredom
- They impart life
skills among
people.
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- Security centres.
- Education
- Diseases
- Un employment - Giving different
- Poverty examples of
- Trade commercial
- Transport centres.
- Communication
- Commercial
centres.
These are places where
most economic activities
take places.
Examples of commercial
centres.
- Big markets
- Banks
- Hospital schools
- Industries etc.
PRIMARY FOUR SOCIAL STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK TERM 3
WK PD THEME TOPIC COMPETENCES CONTENT ACTIVITIES T/L AIDS REF REM
Qualities of a good
leader.
- Ability
- Kindness.
- Approachable
- Tolerant
- Understanding
- Operative
- Confident
- Responsible
- Careful
People’s rights in a
district
- Aright to food.
- A right to
education.
- Aright to security
- Aright to medical
care.
- Aright to privacy
- Aright to get
information
- A right to
movement
- Aright to
association
- Aright to work
- Aright to fair
judgment etc.
Responsibilities of
people in our district.
- Obeying laws.
- Participating in
community work.
- Reporting wrong
doers.
- Participating in
making laws.
- Maintaining proper
activities.
- Involving in proper
activities.
- Helping and caring
for others.
- Caring for the sick
etc.
2 1 - Give the group that provides Groups that provide - Give the
Mk
standard
to security. security security organs
SST
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- State the name of Uganda’s in our district.
5 How law and
Army.
Police
Army
book 4
pg. 63.
order is kept - Mention departments of the Private security - Demonstrate
guards. duties of the
in our district police and their duties.
police
- The head of the police force Prisons
Local council departments.
in Uganda.
Uganda’s army in
- Give the ministry in which
Uganda.
the police and Army belong. People defence - Mention the
- State functions of the police. forces. leaders of
- Give the functions of the Departments of the police force
police and prisons.
prisons.
CID
Anti-Riot police. - Give the
Radio and signal functions of the
section. police and
prisons
Passport section.
Dog section.
Fire brigade. - Give the
General Duty ministry that
Section. takes the
Patrol section. police, prisons
Traffic police and the Army.
Police Anti-terrorism
unit.
Head of the police is
lieutenant general
Kale Kayihura.
(Inspector General of
police)
The police is under
the ministry of
internal affairs.
The Army is under
the ministry of
defence.
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crushed planes.
Arrest wrong does
Protects people and
their property.
Functions of the
prisons.
They transform law
breakers in to law
abiding citizens.
They keep law
breakers away from
the public.
They teach prisoners
skills e.g. carpentry.
The commissioner of
prisons in Uganda is
Mr. Johnson
Byabashaija.
The prisons are
under the ministry of
internal affairs.
1 How to Social services Social services. - Define social Text books social Monitor s.s.t
3 Explain what social services
are. services. services centres pupils bk 4 Pg. 50
to meet Give examples of social - These are benefits
- Give examples
in our
environment
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services. given to people to
5 people’s Outline problems people live a good life. of social
needs faces in trying to satisfy their services
needs. Groups of people who Fountain S.S.T bk
Mention solutions to the provide social services. 4
problems. - Mention groups
Explain what social services of people who
- Government
are. provided social
- Local leaders services.
State ways of caring for social Primary s.s.t
- Doctors / medical
services. Uganda bk 4 pg.
workers
- Teachers. - Draw different 58
- Veterinary officers. social services
- Farmers. centres.
- Bankers.
- Carpenters. - Visiting some
- Security organs. social services
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- Parents. centres.
- Shop keepers.
- Education services.
- Discussing
- Medical services.
ways and
- Security services means of
- Transport services. reducing
- Water services. poverty
- Banking services
- Road maintenance
- Postal and - Visiting any
nearly services
communication
centre observe
services. and record
services.
Problems faced by
people in meeting their
needs. - Suggesting
things that
- Embezzlement destroy our
- Poverty social services
- bad weather centres.
- Shortage of food.
- Theft
- Corruption
- Irresponsibility
- Laziness
- Over population
- Accidents
- Diseases
- Insecurity.
Solutions
- Creating
employment
opportunities for
young people.
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- Providing education
on methods of
producing more
quality food.
- Providing medical
services.
- Controlling
population growth.
- Introducing group
farming
- Fight against
corruption.
Social services
centres.
Examples
- Schools
- Health centres
- Banks
- Markets
- Places of worship.
- Police stations
- Post offices
- Public offices.
- Respecting people
who care for social
services.
- Avoid misuse of
public office.
- Mobilizing
communities.
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- Cleaning social
service cenres.
Revenue Authority
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PRIMARY FOUR I.R.E SCHEMES OF WORK TERM 1
WK PD THEME TOPIC COMPETENCES CONTENT ACTIVITIES T/L AIDS METHODS REM
PRACTIC Dress for prayer. - Tells the proper dress code. Qualities - Dramatizing Real dress code Story telling role
- Identifies the qualities of a - Doing an e.g. veils, play
E Dress must be:- exercise. Kanzus
good dressing for prayer. Mk bk
- Gives reasons Muslims
- Clean, free from
should observes proper
dust.
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dress code. - Cover all private
parts (Man – from
navel to knees)
- Ladies whole body
except palms and
face
- Importance-protect
the attention of the
rest.
- Khadijah
- Abubaker
- Ali
- Zaidi
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Sufferings
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PRIMARY FOUR I.R.E SCHEMES OF WORK TERM 2
- Describe the acts of worship - Acts of worship in - Story telling - Role play
1 TAWHID
in Islam. Islam. - Reciting
(FAITH ) Worship - Identify acts of worship in - Acts of worship in - Written exercise Illustration Mk
other religions. other religions i.e. pupils
- Illustration
Christianity book pg
Bahism, Hinhusm, 186-196
Judaism,sikhism
197-201
- Define sin and give - Definition of sin and - Story telling - Writing notes Text book
1 TAWHIID Sin , kufr and
examples. examples. - Discussion - Role play illustration
Mk
shirk pupils
to - Define paganism (kufr) and - Definition of kufr - Question and
answer bk pg
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polytheism (shirk) and polytheism illustration.
2 (FAITH )
- State the origin of shirk and (shirk)
221-230
it’s types.
- Categories of zakat - Do -
1 PRACTIC Recipients of
recipients.
Mk
E zakat pupils
to - Tell importance of this Categorization ( the - Do - - Do -
book pg
classification rightful recipients of zakat)
2 231-
236.
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