P.

1 TOPICAL BREAKDOWN FOR TERM I

1. Letter formation ‘Aa, letters and patterns.
2. Sound ‘S’ words and sentences.
3. Vocabulary and structure about people in the school.
4. Letter formation ‘Ee’ patterns, words and sentences. 5.
Riddles related to nouns in the classroom
6. Guided composition about our school.
7. Days of the week (using after and before)
8. Jumbled sentences about school routine. 9. Vocabulary
related to activities in school.
10. Sound‘t’ words and sentences.
11. Sound ‘o’ words and sentences.
12. Sound ‘I’ words and sentences.

OUR HOME
12. The family tree picture interpretation.
13. Substitution table about the family tree.
14. Sound ‘Uu’ words and sentences. 15. Sound ‘Pp’ words and
sentences.
16. Comprehension passage about the family.
17. Picture composition (about a nuclear family)
18. Sound ‘c’ words and sentences
19. Sound ‘n’ words and sentences.

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20. Vocabulary and structure related to things in a house.
21. Guided composition about things found at home.
22. Forming letter ‘Nn’ forming words with letters ‘Nn’
23. Sound k, ck words and sentences.
24. Vocabulary and structures related to animals kept at home.
25. Comprehension passage about people in our community.
26. Letter formation, letter pattern, words and sentences using letter
‘Mm’
27. Sound ‘e’ words and sentences
28. Vocabulary and structures related to people in our community.
29. Guided composition about people and their activities in their
community.
30. Letter formation and pattern ‘Bb’
31. Sound ‘Hh’ words and sentences.
32. Formation of letter ‘Ff’ words, patterns and sentences.
33. Sound ‘m’ words and sentences.
34. Vocabulary related to personal hygiene.
35. Comprehension passage about personal hygiene.
36. Letter formation ‘Hh’, patterns, words and sentences.
37. Sound ‘sh’ words and sentences.
38. Vocabulary related to sub theme.
39. Comprehension passage about common diseases.
40. Formation of letter ‘Kk’ letters, patterns, words and sentences.
41. Revision of structures.
42. Sound ‘g’ words and sentences.
P.1 READING I LESSON NOTES FOR TERM ONE
Letter formation Aa
Aa Aa Aa Aa
Aa Aa Aa Aa

Syllables with sound Aa

Ma, fa , ga, ra, sa, ta, va, wa

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Words with sound Aa
Man cat, can , sat, rat etc

Sentences
A cat has a rat.
A man has a van.
Dad has a hat.

Sound ‘s’ words and sentences.

Syllables of sound ‘s’
Sa se si so su

Words
Sat, sin, set, sun, sam, soil, school, sort, mask, dust, snake, best, sell.

Dictation of words being taught Sam

has a set.
She sat on a mat.
A cat has a rat.

School
Vocabulary and structures about people in our school
Teacher, nurse, headteacher, children, cook , cleaner, librarian, gate
keeper, bursar , secretary

Structures

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 This is a

This is a

This is a

This is a

This is a

Is this a teacher?
Yes, he is …………………………….
No, he is not, No, he is a ………………………….
He is a teacher.
Who is that?
That is a ……………………
Who is this?
This is a ………………………

Formation Ee
Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee

Syllables of ‘e’ sound

Me de se re fe ge le ne pe etc

Words
Get, let, leg, wet, set, pet, best, sent, egg, west, went, tent,
cent, next, bent.

Sentences A
hen has eggs.
The net is wet.
Ten eggs are in the nest.

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I have ten fingers.

Sound ‘a’ words and sentences

Words
Man, cat, at, an, apple, arrow, axe

Sentences I
have an apple.
Here is an axe.
Sit on the mat.
I can dance.

Riddles related to nouns in the classroom

Ball, book, door, clock, teacher etc
I am made of paper. I have many leaves. You write in me. What am I?
You are a ……………………………….
I am always on the wall, I have a face and two hands, I tell you time.
What am I?
Your are a ………………………………….

I am big and black. The teacher writes on me. What am I?

You are a ……………………………

Guided composition about our school

Our school is ………………………, it is found in
…………………………zone along ……………………….road in
…………………division on …………………..hill in ………………….district.
It is a …………………….school.

Our school motto is …………………………………….

The school uniform is …………………………………..
The headteacher of this school is ………………………………..

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Days of the week
There are seven days in a week.
These are;
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Using after and before Which

day comes after Monday?
Which day comes after Wednesday?
Saturday comes ……………………Sunday.
Tuesday comes……………………..Monday.
Today is Sunday, tomorrow will be …………………..
Today is Wednesday, yesterday was ………………..

Jumbled sentences about school routine He

takes his breakfast.
He goes to school.
John wakes up early in the morning. He
washes his face.

Then she goes to work.

She prepares breakfast.
Mummy wakes up at six o’clock. She
takes us to school.

Vocabulary related to activities in school.

Sweeping slashing
Writing singing

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Mopping swimming
Dancing eating
Reading playing
Structures
What is …………………..doing?
What are the …………………….doing?
Who is …………………….?
Who are …………………….?

Sound t
Syllables with sound t
ta te ti to tu

Words with sound t

tap top tin ten tip
tree stick plates tray
tell two table stop pit

Sentences with sound t

I have a toy car.
My book is on the table.
Put the tin on the tray.
Stop playing Mary.

Sound ‘o’ words and sentences

Syllables with sound ‘o’
Bo do co fo go

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Words with sound ‘o’
Got boy pot job
Bob dog joy box hot

Sentences A
box has a top.
It is a hot pot.
A dog sat on a log.

Sound i
Syllables with sound i
bi di hi gi ki li etc

Words with sound i

Ink bit sink ill fill
Pin pink brick till in Sit pit

Sentences with sound ‘i’

This is an inkpot.
My sister fell sick.
I will pick it up.
It is a pin.
Tim will kill the insect.
Our home
The family tree picture interpretation

Father Mother

Children

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Substitution table about the family tree
Parents care our fees. for the
help children. to
Children pay wash clothes.
to sweep the compound. to
cook food.

Parents care for the children.

Children help to cook food.
Parents pay our school fees.
Children help to sweep the compound.

Letter formation ‘u’

Uu Uu Uu Uu

Syllables with sound u

Bu du cu mu nu pu ru etc

Words with sound u

Run must buy rub
Rubber mug puppy bucket

Sentences with sound u

A young dog is a puppy.
I have a big rubber.
Jane has a mug.

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Sound ‘p’
Syllables with sound ‘p’
Pa pe pi po pu

Words with sound ‘p’

Peg pig pull
Paste peck push
Tap pet stamp
Pan paper pool
Top post clap

Sentences with sound ‘p’

This is a pig.
It is a piece of paper.
The pancake is on the plate.

Comprehension passage about the family

I have a nice family. There is father, mother, sister and brother. Father
bays school fees for the children. Mother cooks food for the family.
The children wash the dishes.
Question
How many people are in the family?
Who pays school fees for the children?
………………….cooks food for the family
It is a …………………….family. (extended, nuclear)

Picture composition (about a nuclear family)

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In picture one: My …………….is going to work.
In picture two: ……………is cooking food.
In picture three: The ……………are sweeping.

Sound c
Syllables with sound c
Ca ce ci co cu

Words with sound c

Cup carry car cake clock
Cry clear class uncle comb
Cook card calf cut
Cow cold coat come

Sentences with sound c I

can carry a coat.
A young cow is a calf.
Our class is clean.
Why is the baby crying?

Sound n
Syllables with sound n
Na ne ni no nu

Words with sound n

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Net nest not an
Sun hen run name
Nose man pen
Ten neat nut nine

Sentences with sound n

Ten hens are running.
A cow has horns.
The sun is in the sky.
I can not run.

Vocabulary and structures related to things in the house.

Cups, plates, pans = utensils
Forks, knives, spoons = cutlery
Chairs, tables, cupboard, blanket, bed

Structures
What are these? There are cups.
In this a table? Yes, it is / No, it is not.
Are these beds? Yes, they are, No, they are not.
What is this? This is a ………………../ it is a ……………..

Guided composition about things found at home

beds utensils cupboard television
radio safa chairs

At home there are many good things. There is a big ………………..in

the sitting room for us to watch news and kids corner. Our
……………..plays sweet music. All the ……………and cutlery are kept in
the ………………..
There are two big ………………….in the bedroom and ……………..in
the sitting room for us to sit on.

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Forming letter Nn
Nn Nn Nn Nn Nn

Words
Noon nail nurse nut neck
Nakato Nateete Nakasero Namale

Sentences
Nairobi is a big town.
Nassali is a good girl.
A bird lives in a nest.

Sound k and ck
Words
Kettle kitten kite pack Lock kid look cook
keep book duck luck

Sentences
Kato has a kite.
The cook has a book.
A young one of a cat is a kitten. Keep
the kettle well.

Vocabulary and structures related to animals kept at home.

Sheep fish cat donkey kid chick
cow pig frog piglet lamb
goat duck bird foal kitten
dog horse hen duckling

Structures
We get beef from a …………………………………………….
Sheep s to lamb as ………………is to kitten.

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Duck is to …………………..hen is to chick.
Animals with their young ones
Vocabulary
Kid nestling tadpole cub calf piglet fry baby lamb puppy

Write the young one of these animals

Dog ………………
Cow ………………..
Sheep …………………
Man ………………….
Bird ………………….
Lion ………………..
Fish ………………..

Our community
Comprehension about people in our community

A community is a group of people living and working together.

Different people do different activities.

Mr. Kasule is a farmer. He grows crops and keeps animals. Mr. Okello is
a doctor. He treats sick people. Mr. Obara cuts people’s hair and Mr.
Mugarura mends shoes. They will enjoy their work.

Questions
A …………….is a group of people living and working together.
What work does Mr. Kasule do?
What does a doctor do?
Mr. ………………….mends shoes.
What does Mr. Obara do?

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Letter formation ‘Mm”
Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm

Words with m
Man monkey Mary mango
made market move millet
mother millet mat make mummy
moon mouth milk men many

Sentences
A monkey is a wild anima.
My mother has milk.
I can buy mangoes from the market.
That mad man moves fast.

Sound ‘e’
Words with sound ‘e’
Pen set egg ten wet web get etc

Sentences
The men went to the well.
The hen has ten eggs.
Ben has a red shirt.

Vocabulary and structures related to people in the community

Vocabulary: Dentist, barber, doctor, hospital, cobble Structures”
Where does a …………….work?
Who treats our teeth? Etc

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Guided composition related to people and their activities in their
community

Farmer shopkeeper furniture doctor community

A ………………..is group of people living and working together.

People in our community are doctors, teachers, cobblers and market
vendors, …………………..sell in the shops. The ……………………….treats
sick people, teachers teach people,. Carpenters make
…………………, barbers cut people’s hair. Market vendors sell things in
the market , cobblers mend people’s shoes and a ………………looks
after animals and grows crops.

Letter formation Bb
Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb
Words
Back Babra bicycle brush
Blue begin bucket Babirye
Baby boy button about
Bank ball break big

Sentences
The boy has a big ball.
Babirye is carrying a bucket.
Always begin sentences with capital letters.

Sound ‘Hh’ Syllables

ha he hi ho hu
Words with sound h
hut here have hen hair house hurt
hill hear home hat him behave

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Sentences with sound h
That is a hut.
Here are some fruits.
Harry has brown hair.

Letter formation ‘Dd’

Dd Dd Dd Dd

Words with sound d

David Dora dress doll door
Dog dream dig divide danger
Do drink

Sentences with sound d

He is going to school.
Daisy has a big doll.
Who is ringing the bell?

Sound r
Syllables
Ra re ri ro ru

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Words with sound r
Rat ring rust rabbit read
Red bring roll carry ride
Run string rest brush

Sentences with sound r

She is carrying a brief case.
I brush my teeth every morning.
A rat is a bad animal.

Human body and health

Guided composition related to parts of the body
ears hands legs eyes mouth

God gave me gifts on my body. I have to use them well to make him
happy.

He gave me ………………to see. I have the ………………to touch, clap

and hold things.

My ……………..are for hearing. The ………………to talk and eat and

the ………………..to walk, run and match.

Formation of letter ‘Ff’ Syllables

Fa fe fi fo fu

Words with sound f

Flower fan fat fly floor finger

Flask flesh fry flu fall fight fill

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 feel find flat float fish food
flood flask

Sentences with sound f

The flower is under the tree.
My name is Florence.
A young fish is called a fry.
Too much rainfall causes floods.
Florence lives in a flat.

Sound m
Syllables
Ma me mi mo mu
Words with sound m
Mat mop milk meet meat mug
summer mother many mango
men mouse man met
Sentences with sound m
Jane is sitting on a mat.
Mary has three red books.
I can mop the house.
The baby is drinking milk.

Vocabulary and structures related to personal hygiene

Brushing, washing, sweeping, cleaning, bathing, soap, toothbrush,
water, comb, toothpaste.

Structures
What do we use for brushing our teeth?

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What does Mary use to clean her hair? We
use …………..and………………for bathing/
How does James clean the teeth?

Comprehension passage about personal hygiene

Personal hygiene
Personal hygiene is the cleanliness of the body. We clean the body by
bathing, brushing the teeth, cutting the nails and hair short. Combing
the hair and cleaning the nose. We use things like soap, sponge, water,
comb, towel, toothbrush, and toothpaste to clean the body. We should
clean our bodies to avoid smelling, to look smart and to avoid diseases.
Questions
a) What is the title of the story?
b) Write two ways how we keep the body clean?
c) Draw these things we use to clean the body

Soap Comb Toothbrush Water

Vocabulary and structures related to subtheme

broom slasher dustbin waste paper
basket etc
structures what is /are
…………….?
Where is /are ……………..?
Here is /are …………….?

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Comprehension about common diseases common diseases In Tom’s
class, many children don’t come to school because they are sick, Peter
has flu and cough. Kato has malaria, Okello has mumps, Ruth and
Waiswa have diarrhea. Their parents reported to the teacher and the
children are given treatment in the hospital.
Questions
a) What is the story about?
b) Write any two common diseases
c) Name any two children in the story
d) What is Kato suffering from?
e) Where were the sick children taken for treatment?

Letter formation Hh
Hh Hh Hh Hh
Words
Hole hoe her head hand hop
his him hope hate heel. hummer headteacher

Sentences
Harriet has a red hat.
Hannah has a hoe.
My hair is short and clean.
I use my ears to hear.

Sound sh
Sha she shi sho shu

Words with sound ‘sh’

Sharp slash shall slasher fresh wash shell shade shelf fish shop push
bush shame

Sentences with sound sh We

use a slasher for slashing.
A fish lives in water.

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I use a toothbrush to brush my teeth.
I can wash my shirt.

Formation of letter ‘Kk’

Kk Kk Kk Kk Kk

Words
Key kite kettle kob kennel
Kitten king kid

Sentences
A young cat is a kitten
A dog lives in a kennel.
Put water in the kettle.
Here is the key.

Revision of structures
What is ………………..?
What are ………………..?
Is this ………………?
Are these ……………..?

Yes, it is
No, it is not.
Yes, they are.
No, they are not

Sound ‘g’
Syllables
ga ge gi go gu

Words with sound ‘g’

gas game girl gain geese gold

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give gaze gave glide glory go
get glue goal goat

Sentences with sound ‘g’ A

young goat is a kid.
A snake moves by gliding.
Dora is a clever girl.
A policeman has a gun.

Test one

Topical questions for READING term one

1. Write words with these sounds.

a e i

………….. ……………. ………….

2. Read and draw

Tin Pot bed

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3. Answer correctly
a) is he a cook?

b) is she a nurse?

4. Fill in the missing letters.

S___unday te____cher Fr___day

5. Complete correctly
a) I am round. You kick me during break time.
What am I? You are a ………………………………..
b) I am big and black. Your teacher writes on me. What am I?
you are a …………………………………….

6. Write these words correctly

a) ncilpe ………………. airch ………………
c) ookb …………….

7. Arrange these sentences to make a correct story

a) She prepares to work.
b) Then she goes to work.
c) Mummy wakes up at six o’ clock.
d) She takes us to school.
………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………….

8. Name these activities done at school.

a) b)

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 …………………….. ……………………………

Test two
1. Make words
at …………………….. ow ………………….. up
…………………….

2. Name these pictures

3. Arrange these words to make correct sentences.

a) a boy This is . ……………………………………………………….
b) cooking Mother is. ………………………………………………
c) crying is The baby. …………………………………………….

4. Match correctly
Cow lamb
Dog kitten
Cat calf
Sheep puppy

5. Complete the family tree

Father

Children

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6. Underline the things found in the kitchen
a) bed blanket plate spoon dress cup

7. Write the animals homes

Fish …………………….
Bird ………………………
Man ……………………
8. Make sentences from the table.
Parents care our fees. for the
help children. to
Children pay wash clothes.
to sweep the compound. to
cook food.

………………………………………………………………
. ………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………

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Test three

1. Read and draw

a) dress b) The pencil is in the tin

c) This is a lorry.

2. Fill in the missing letters

a) bask____t b) n___rse c) sch___ ____l

3. Write words with sound ‘r’

……………………… …………………… ………….
4. Match people with their places of work
Teacher farm
Doctor workshop
Farmer school
Carpenter hospital

5. Write the animal products

Meat …………………………..
Hen ………………………
Sheep ……………………..
Milk …………………….
Cow …………………….

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 Eggs ……………………

6. Make words

…………………….
…………………….
…………………….

7. Read and answer the questions. A dog barks.

A sheep bleats
A lion roars.
A hen clucks.
A cock crows. An
elephant trumpets.
a) What sound does a sheep make?
b) Which animal crows?
c) A ……………….roars.

Test four
1. Write words with these sounds
f ……………………. m. …………………… sh…………………
2. Name these parts of the body

3. Underline words with sound ‘h’

a) She bought a red hat.
b) My hair is short.
c) I can hear the sound.
4. Answer correctly.
a) Is this a basket?

b) is this a broom?

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c) What are these?

5. Write these words correctly.

a) terwa ………………………….ombc ……………………….
oaps ……………………..

6. Match correctly
Eyes walking
Nose hearing
Ears smelling
Legs seeing
7. Read the story and answer the questions that follow

Personal hygiene

Personal hygiene is the cleanliness of the body. We clean the body by

bathing, brushing the teeth and combing the hair.

We clean the body using; water, sponge, soap, comb and towel. We
also use a tooth brush, toothpaste and water to brush our teeth.
Questions
a) ……………………..is the cleanliness of the body.
b) Mention any two things we use to clean the body
c) We use ………………and toothpaste to brush the teeth.
d) What is the title of the story?
P.1 topical breakdown for term two 2012
1. Sound ‘ea’ words and sentences
2. Letter practice ‘Ff’ words and sentences

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3. Comprehension (weather)
4. Guided composition (weather)
5. Sound ‘ee’ words and sentences
6. Letter writing practice ‘Hh’ words and sentences
7. Jumbled sentences related to weather
8. Descriptive composition about weather
9. Sound ;th’ words and sentences
10. Comprehension – activities done on different weather
11. Guided composition about dangers and managing weather
12. Sound ‘ch’ words and sentences
13. Letter writing practice ‘00’
14. Comprehension sentences and re-arrangement related to
accidents at home
15. Guided composition related to accidents at home
16. Sound ‘sh’ words and sentences
17. Picture composition – accidents on the way to school (fall off a
tree)
18. Letter writing practice ‘Gg’
19. Sound ‘wh’ words and sentences
20. Comprehension passage about accidents at school
21. Picture composition about accidents at school
22. Sound ‘bl’ words and sentences
23. School food time table
24. Guided composition – names and sources of food.
25. Sound ‘sl’ words and sentences
26. Letter writing practice ‘Yy’
27. Comprehension – passage about uses of food.
28. Guided composition about classes of food
29. Sound ‘cl’ words and sentences
30. Sentences arrangement (preparing tea)

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31. Comprehension (keeping food safe)
32. Food preservation – guided composition
33. Sound ‘cr’ words and sentences
34. Composition – the family
35. Composition – the school
36. Composition – the community

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P.1 READING LESSON NOTES FOR TERM TWO
Sound ‘ea’
Words with sound ‘ea’
Meat heat sea spear teach
bean ear neat read seat teacher
tea leaves beads weak

Activity
Reading the words
Filling in the missing letters
Drawing and naming pictures

Sentences with sound ‘ea’ A

dog eats meat.
A girl has many beads.
Teachers teach us how to read.
We use ears for hearing.
Good children read loudly.

Activity
Reading the sentences.
Make sentences using the given words
clean read teacher tea ear meat

Comprehension (weather)
Weather is the change in the atmosphere of a given place at a given
time.

There are four types of weather. These are sunny, cloudy, windy and
rainy

Answer the questions What

is weather?

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It is the change in the atmosphere of a given place at a given time.

Weather chart diagram

2. Name the four types of weather

3. Name the type of weather below

Guided composition (weather)

Atmosphere , time, place, weather, windy, sunny, rain, four

…………………is the change in ……………….of a given ……………..at a

particular ……………………….

There are ……………………..types of weather. These are cloudy,

……………………., rainy and ………………………..

The sun , ………………., wind and cloud cover are the four elements of
weather.

Sound ‘ee’ words and sentences Words

with sound ‘ee’
feet week beef seed seen feel wheel
sweet fees weed need tree three
sleep bee sheep peel meet deep
meet need teeth

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Sentences with sound ‘ee’ Father
pays school fees.
The sheep give us wool.
We use a broom to seep.
Bees give us honey.

Letter writing practice ‘Hh’ words and sentences

Hh Hh Hh Hh Hh Hh Hh Hh Hh

Words
hat hen hill have here Harriet home

Sentences Harriet
has a hat.
A hen is in a house.
The bus is here.
I have a big head.
The headmaster has a car.

Jumbled words
Write these sentences correctly Four
types are there weather of.
Sunny It is.
Give us water rain.
Wind the blowing is.
Rain day It is a.

Descriptive composition about weather

1 2

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 3 4

It is windy picture number …………………..

It if cloudy picture number ………………….
It is rainy picture number ………………….
It is sunny picture number …………….

Sound ‘th’ words and sentences Words

with sound ‘th’
thief thick three things think thin cloth throat
thigh truth month thumb with teeth
with

Other words with ‘th’ sound

father than fourth those them they this

Fill in the gaps with ‘th’

_____in clo____ ____ose
______em mon_____ ____ink ____is ____ey
______umb pa___ fa___er

Complete sentences correctly

My ……………….has a red car.
The pot is bigger …………………..a cup.
………………..dogs are barking.
The …………………was arrested.
…………………..is a boy.

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Comprehension – activities done on different weather

Picture number …………………the children are playing.

Picture number ………………..the woman is winnowing.
Picture number ……………….Sam is flying a kite. Picture
number ……………mother is digging.
Picture number ……………..Tom is swimming Picture
number ……………….they are eating.

Comprehension – weather
On sunny day, mother washes her clothes and hangs them up. The
children rest under the shade when it is shinning. In the rainy season,
mother weeds her crops and harvests them in the sunny season.

Questions
Mother washes her clothes on a …………………day.
Mother weeds her crops in the ……………………season.
Which season does she harvest her crops?
Draw the children resting under the tree shade.

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Guided composition about dangers and managing weather
gumboot destroys rain wear sunglasses

crops floods dries

Wind …………………….our houses and ………………….. When the

sunshine is too much, it ……………….our crops. Too much
…………………is also not good because it causes………………

We should ………………..heavy clothes on a windy day.

We also use rain coats …………… and umbrella on a rain day.

On a sunny day, wear light clothes and put on ……………………

Sound ‘oo’
Syllables with sound ‘oo’
moo boo foo goo hoo soo noo poo

Words with sound ‘oo’

moon book doom fool goose cook
tool noon hook pool look

Sentences with sound ‘oo’ He

is coming very soon.
Look at the book.
Here is the pooltable.
She is too short.
The spoon is on the stool.

Comprehension sentences arrangement related to accidents at home

His mother took him to the hospital.
One day Peter and Musa were playing football.
It cut his foot.
Musa stepped on a broken bottle.

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Guided composition related to accidents at home
fall climb fire electricity cut

Or teacher told us not to play with sharp objects because they

………………us. We should not play with …………….because it burns.
………………..causes electric shock. It is not good to ………………tree
because you can …………………. down.

Sound ‘sh’ words and sentences

sha she shi sho shu

Words
sharp shell ship shop shed wish
dish brush sheep shade shoe shoot
short shake shut shame shall shave
shed shine brush

Activity
Reading these words
Filling the missing letters.
Drawing and naming pictures

Sentences with sound ‘sh’ The

cup is on the shelf.
I shall go to school on Monday.
Did you brush your teeth?
The big dish is broken.
Windows let in fresh air.
We buy sugar from the shop.

Picture composition – accidents on the way to school (fall off a tree)

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One Two

Three Four

Tom is climbing the mango tree. Picture number …………….

They are helping Tom. Picture number ……………..
Tom is falling off the tree. Picture number …………….
Sarah and Tom are walking. Picture number …………………
Picture interpretation – car accident

What can you see?

1. I can see ………………………………….
2. I can see ……………………………….
3. I can see ……………………………….
4. I can see ………………………………..
5. There are …………………children on the road.

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Comprehension – road signs
Road signs guide us on the road.
We cross the road at the zebra crossing.
Traffic lights also help us on the road.
The red light tells the driver to stop.
The orange light tells the driver to get ready and the green light tells
the driver to go.
People who walk along the road are called Pedestrians.

Answer questions correctly

Who guides us on the road?
We should cross the road at the ……………………..
Which colour tells the driver to stop?
The green colour tells the driver to ………………..
How do we call people who walk along the road?

Letter writing practice ‘Gg’

Gg Gg Gg Gg Gg Gg
Gg Gg Gg Gg Gg Gg

Syllables with sound ‘g’

ga ge gi go gu

God gr
Words with ‘g’ sound
God girl good green grass group
get gate goat give gun grey
gap

Sentences The
girl is good.
The grass is green.

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God is great.
Grace is going to school.
Witches have their gods.
The gatekeeper is at the gate.

Sound ‘wh’
Wha whe whi who

Words with sound ‘wh’

What when which where why
wheelbarrow wheel ship whether who whisper whole

Sentences with sound ‘wh’ Who

is that?
That is the girl who was sick.
Whose bay is this?
Why are you sad?
Where do you live?

Comprehension – passage about accidents at school

During break time, Peter and John played football. John stepped on a
broken bottle and it cut him badly. They took him to the school nurse
for first aid.

Answer the questions correctly. Name

the boys who were playing
Who helped John to get first aid?
Who stepped on a broken bottle?
Draw John steeping on a broken bottle.

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Picture composition about accidents at school.

Sound ‘bl’ words and sentences

Bla ble bli blo blu

Words
black blue blouse blend blast blank
blister blackboard blanket bleed

Activity
Reading the words
Filling in the missing sound
Joining sounds to form words

ack
ouse bl
ank anket

Puzzle about food

p o s h o s

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 o n x c v f
b e a n s i
z g p e a s
v g q r d h
b a n a n a

Sound ‘cl’
cla cle cli clo clu

Words with sound ‘cl’

class clean close click clay

clan clever clock climb clap

Sentences
Mummy bought a nice cloth.
I belong to the kob clan.
They always clean the compound.
He is in class one.
There is a clock on the table.

Sentences arrangement (preparing tea) When

it is ready. I pour it in my cup.
I put the kettle on a charcoal stove.
Then I take my tea.
I light the charcoal stove.
I put the water in the kettle.

Activity
Read the sentences many times
Rearrange the sentences to make a good story Write
the story.

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Comprehension; keeping food safe
Food that people eat should be kept safe. We can keep food safe by
cooking it, covering it, washing it, salting it, tinning it, smoking it, sun
drying it and refrigerating it. We keep food safe to avoid spread of
germs and make it safe for a long time.

Answer the questions correctly Give

four ways of keeping food safe Why
do we keep food safe?

Sentences with sound ‘bl’ There

is a black cat.
His blanket is blue.
The blind man is sick.
This knife is blunt.

School food time table.

Day Food prepared
Monday Rice and beans
Tuesday Posho and beans
Wednesday Matooke and groundnuts
Thursday Rice and beans
Friday Matooke and meat

Answer the questions correctly

Which type of food do the children eat on Monday?
On ……………..and …………………..children eat rice and beans.
When do they eat matooke and meat?
On which day do they eat posho and beans?
When is your best food prepared at school?
A substitution table related to food

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 Martha eat beans and rice every Monday.
Juma eats matooke and beans every Wednesday.
The children yams and meat on Sunday.
Alice and Sarah

Make sentences
Martha eats beans and rice every Monday.
Juma eats matooke and beans every Wednesday.
The children eat yams and meat on Sunday.
………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………

Guided composition
Names and sources of food.

farm shop fish yams potatoes water food Sources of

food are the places where we get food from. We can get food from
the garden, ……………….., market, ………………and animals. We get
food like cassava, ………………….bananas and
………………from the garden. We also get good like
………………..from water. People buy food like rice , bread, biscuits
from the ………………. The main source of food is the ………………….

Sound ‘sl’ words and sentences

Sla sle sli slo slu

Words with sound ‘sl’

Sleep slide slim slap slam
Slow slate slope slasher slash
Slab slave slipper

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Sentences Paul
has a slasher.
The little boy can slide.
Angella stays in a slum area.
I want to sleep.

Activity
Reading words and sentences.
Fill in the missing sounds.
Drawing pictures for the sentences.

Letter writing practice ‘Yy’

Yy Yy Yy Yy Yy

Syllables with sound ‘y’

Ya ye yi yo yu

Words with ‘y’ sound

Yellow young yam you yield yell
Your yatch yeast youth yes
Yesterday yoghurt

Sentence
The yam was yammy. (tasty/delicious) I
went to the village yesterday.
The sun is yellow.
I like yoghurt He
is a youth.

Comprehension – passage about uses of food Food

is something good to eat or drink.
We eat food to grow, get energy and to be healthy.
Food is very useful to our bodies.

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Parents buy food for us at home. We eat food at school.

Answer questions correctly

……………………….is something good to eat or drink.
Why do we eat food?

Fill in the missing letters

S____lting
Sund__ying
Sm___king
Coo___ing

Guided composition on food preservation

good food safe salting smoking germs

Food is …………………….for our bodies. We keep food safe to avoid

……………….. There are many ways of keeping …………….safe. These
are by refrigerating, …………………….., ………………………, sun drying,
tinning and others.
We should keep our food ………………..to make it stay longer.

Sound ‘cr’
cra cre cri cro cru

Words of ‘cr’ sound

Cry crop cream crew crown
Cross crayon crane crisps creep
Crash crack cradle craft

Activity
Reading the words
Filling in the missing sound

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Sentences
We cross the road at the zebra crossing Some
people eat crabs.
He wants to help that cripple. The
man with a cross is hungry The
boys slapped their hands.

Activity
Reading the sentences
Drawing pictures for the sentences

Composition about family

The school
A school is a place where people go to learn. We find people like
headteacher, teachers, pupils/children, bursar, secretary, nurse ,
cook, cleaners at school. They all have different roles at school. They
work together at school. The headteacher is the head of the school.

Activity
A …………………………….is a place where people go to learn.
Name five people found at school.
Who teaches children at school?
Who heads a school?

The community
A community is a group of people living and working together. There
are types of communities and these are church community, school
community, hospital community, village community.

In a school community we find headteacher, teachers, cooks, pupils,

secretaries and bursar. We find doctors and nurses in the hospital
community.

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Topical test one for term two 20120

1. Make correct words

b fm
ea n
I t

2. Name these types of weather

a) b)

3. Write true or false

a) Rain dries our crops …………………..
b) Wind helps us to fly kites ………………..
c) A dress is an element of weather ……………….

4. Fill in the missing letters

Wea___her win____ ___armer
5. Re-arrange these words to form correct sentences
a) washed clothes her Jane.
b) is sunny the weather.
c) Sailing is he a boat.

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6. Write words for these sounds
a) ee …………………………….
b) th ……………………….
c) o ………………………..

7. Read and draw

a) snake b) Blackboard

c) The boy is reading the book

8. Find the correct words.

c i o u d s
x w u r b u
o i r a i n
d n n x b p
x d p v o r

Test two

1. Write the words correctly

refi ……………… tcu……………… clmib ……………..
2. Answer correctly
a) What is your name?

b) What are they?

c) Is this a ball?

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3. Name these things that cause accidents

………………. …………………..

……………………

(nail, broken bottle, knife)

4. Make sentences using these words.

a) week: ………………………………………………………………..
b) weak: ………………………………………………………………..
5. Re-arrange these sentences to form a good story
a) He cried loudly for help.
b) John hit a stone and got a wound.
c) His friends took him to the clinic
d) John and his friends were playing.

A good story
……………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………..

6. Match the types of weather with their elements

Rainy cloud cover
Sunny rainfall
Cloudy wind

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Windy sunshine

Test three
1. Name these pictures

……………………. ………………… ………………..

2. Write three words with sound ‘oo’

……………………. ………………… ………………..

3. Make sentences from the table below

Alice eat cassava and beans

Musoke every day.
I eats rice and meat every
The boys Sunday.
matooke and
groundnuts every
Wednesday.
posho and beans
every Monday.

i) ………………………………………………………………………………. ii)
………………………………………………………………………………. iii)
………………………………………………………………………………. iv)
……………………………………………………………………………….

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4. Write three ways of preserving food.

i) ………………………………………………………………………………. ii)
………………………………………………………………………………. iii)
……………………………………………………………………………….
5. Write these words correctly.
a) nabana …………………………. cire………………………
c) etam ……………………………..
6. Make sentences using the pictures below

a) Gloria ……………………………………………………

b) Musa
…………………………………………………………..

7. Use the correct words to fill in the blank spaces.

biscuits potatoes plants milk farm

We can get food from the garden, …………………., market. We also

get from ……………..and animals. We get food like cassava,
………………, bananas, yams from the garden. People get meat,
……………, eggs and chicken from hens . we buy food like bread,
…………………from the shop.

TOPICAL BREAK DOWN FOR READING P.1 TERM 3

1. Types and means of transport
2. Sound ‘ght’ words and sentences
3. How i spent my holidays (compostion)

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4. Letter practice ‘mm’ words and sentences
5. Picture interpretation related to transport
6. Cross puzzle about transport
7. Comprehension passage about means of transport
8. Sound oo words and sentences
9. Comprehension passage about things we make.
10. Spelling and dictation words and sentences ‘wh’
11. Letter practice ‘nn’ words and sentences
12. Substitution table related to things we make
13. Descriptive composition about things we make
14. Spelling and dictation (with words and sentences related to the
them i.e. Environment
15. Sound ‘tr’ words and sentences
16. Comprehension passage related to the theme
17. Filling composition related to the theme
18. Picture of a plant
19. Naming the parts of the plant and giving uses
20. Sound ‘th’ words and sentences
21. Word arrangement about peace and security
22. Sound ‘oa’ words and sentences
23. Re-arranging words to form meaningful sentences
24. Picture composition
25. Sound ‘tion’ word and sentences
26. Guided composition about peace and security

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 READING LESSON NOTES FOR P.1 TERM 3

Naming means of transport used

Reading words related to transport
Car bus train lorry bicycle etc
Matching means used for transport with words.

Exercise
Fill in the missing letters
Tr____nsport b___u tra___n l___rry
B___cycle

Drawing
aeroplane bicycle lorry

2. sound ‘ght’
Making words with ‘ght’ sound / reading
eight fight right tight brought might light
might height etc bright

Sentences
Mother brought eight mangoes.

How I spent my holidays

When I was in my holidays, I wrote my holiday work. Mother took me
to the village. We used dad’s car. We saw many other cars, lorries
and buses on the road.

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In the village we found there grandmother , grandfather and other
young children. We played football, dodge and hid and seek. We
came back home with my mother after.

Letter practice
Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm

Words
Mother Monday mouse music mouth made mat man musoke
musisi masaka

Sentences
God made man
Man made money
Money made man made

Picture interpretation related to transport

1 2 3 4 5

Picture number 5: It is an ………………………….

Picture number 3: Tom is sailing a …………………. Picture
number 4: Musa is driving a ………………… Picture
number 2: Ben is riding a …………………..
Picture number 1: it is a …………………………

Cross word puzzles related to transport

e f c r s d

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 b o s t h k
u t r a i n
s m n v p i

Write words you have circled from the puzzle

a ……………………………… b …………………… c……………….. d
……………………… e ………………………….

Comprehension about means of transport and where we find them

TRANSPORT
Transport is the movement of people and their good from one place
to another.
There are many different means of transport. For example buses, ships,
horses, trains, taxis, cars, etc. there are found in different places eg.
Buses , cars, lorries are found in parks. Aeroplanes, and helicopters are
found at the airports. The train is found at the railway station. The
boats and canoes and ships are found at the port or habour.

Answer the question

1. …………………is the moving of people with their things from
one place to another.
2. Mention any three means of transport
3. where do we find the following means of transport
a) buses are and lorries ………………………
b) ship and boats …………………………….
c) Aeroplanes and helicopters …………………

Comprehension
Things we make at home
When at home and at school, we make things like mats, pots, dolls,
baskets, brooms, balls, ropes, door mats, from different materials like

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clay , banana fibres , sisal , bottle tops to make them. We get the
materials from swamps, plants, animals etc. we sell the things we
make and get money.

Answer the questions

1. Mention any four things we can make at home and at school
2. What do you use to make pots?
3. Name the place where we get clay.
4. Mention three sources of the materials for making crafts
Guided composition

sitting palm leaves water banana fibres water mats pots baskets
clay

These are …………….we make them from ……………for

drinking……………….. The ……………are made from
……………… We also make ………………….. from
……………………for …………………on.

Sound Wh words and sentences

Words of wh
What when which where whole
who wheelbarrow whisky white
whisper

Sentences
What is your name?
When is your birthday?
Where do you live?
Which colour is your uniform?

Dictation and expected answer

what where which when

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 who white whole

Jumbled sentences with the words above

is your name What? do you Where live?
your birthday is When?
Is white Your shirt.

Letter practice Rr
Rr Rr Rr Rr Rr Rr
Words with sound r
Rat red rain room ring river road
Rose Robert Ritah Rebecca
Sentences
Rose has a red ring
It is raining
Ritah is in the bedroom
Substitution table related to things we make
Clay Banana fibres Palm leaves
Pot Maskets Mats
Cups Mats Door mats
Plates Dolls Table mats
Dolls Ropes Hats
Balls
Answer the questions
1. Mention any three things made out of clay
2. Mention any three things made out of banana fibres
3. We make many things from palm leaves, draw and name any
two you know
4. Where do we get clay?

Descriptive composition about things we make Things

we make at home and at school.

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There are many things we weave like hats, baskets, mats, bags from
palm leaves. We also make ropes, wire lines, door mats bags from
sisal, clay is also good to use because we model things like pots, cups,
plates, bricks from it. After weaving and molding all the crafts. We sell
them and get money. We use them at home.

Answer the questions

1. Which things do we weave from palm leaves?
2. Name any two things we weave from sisal.
3. Why is clay very good to us?
4. What do we do after weaving and modeling crafts? Give two
reasons

ENVIRONMENT
Spelling and dictation
Words and sentences related to the theme (environment) Jumbled
words
mentronevi ………………. versri …………………..
antspol …………………. kesla……………………
ntainsmou ………………… malsani …………………….

Make sentences using these words

a) plants …………………………
b) animals ……………………………
c) lakes …………………………….
d) School …………………………….

Sound tr
Syllables of sound tr
Trap trip troph truck tree tray
Tracy trace trim triangle

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Sentences
1. It is a big tree.
2. There are five cups on a tray.
3. A triangle has three sides.

Comprehension passage related to the theme ‘ environment’

ENVIRONMENT
Environment are the things around us like; plants, animals, water ,
people, houses, lakes, mountains, land etc. plants give us food,
medicine, firewood, shade etc. From lakes we get fish and water.
People sleep in houses to protect themselves against wild animals.
Some animals give us food, manure, hides, and skins and transport.
People grow crops and graze animals on land.

Questions
1. What is environment?
2. Name any four things around us
3. What do plants give us?
4. From lakes we get ………..and ………..
5. Where do people grow crops and graze animals?

Fill in the composition related to theme ‘environment’

food land houses lakes environment animals

………………….are the things around us. Plants give us

……………………, medicine, fire wood and shade. From
……………….we get fish and water. People live in …………………….to
protect themselves against wild ……………………… People grow crops
and graze animals on …………………………….

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Name the parts of a plant

Name the parts of a plant shown above

Uses of parts of a plant

The ………………….holds the plant firmly in the soil. The
…………………..takes water from the roots to the branches. The
…………………… makes food for the plants.
They also help the plant to breathe. We make juice from
…………………………………..

Sound th
Words with sound th
That thick mouth than those think
Cloth these they then theft bath these
Path thank them father mother
This there brother etc

Activity
Under line words with sound th

Thick small cloth

Path bath book
Plants mouth theft

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PEACE AND SECURITY
Re-arranging words to form meaningful sentences
i) law and order keep policemen ii)
take care of mother and children.
iii) help The children friends their.

iv) buys food Father the family for.

Sound ‘oa’
Words with sound ‘oa’
Goat coat boat road

Sentences
1. A young goat is a kid.
2. Daddy has a black coat.
3. A boat sails on water.

Picture composition about peace and security

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Completing sentences
a) Mother is carrying a baby. Picture number …………………..
b) The children are skipping ropes. Picture number …………….
c) The guar is near the gate. Picture number …………………
d) Father is carrying food. Picture number …………………
Sound ‘tion’ words and sentences Words
with sound ‘tion’
education protection location
decoration relation fraction promotion
station decoration
Sentences
a) We are flowers for decoration.

b) Children go for immunization. Complete

sentences using the following words.
policeman home priest criminal doctor

1. A …………………….keeps law and order.

2. Bad people in the community are called ………………..

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 3. A ……………….preaches the word of God to people in the
community.
4. Our parents provide peace and ………….at home.
5. The ……………..treats sick people.
TERM 3 TOPICAL QUESTIONS
1. Name these means of transport

2. ………………..is the movement of people and their goods from

one place to another. (school, transport)
3. Make words

ei ………………………. ni
ght …………………. li
………………………..
4. Answer correctly
God made man
Man made money.
Money made man mad.
a) Who made man?
b) ……………..made money.

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 c) What made man mad?
4. Write two words with sound ‘m’

5. Find the picture number

It is an aeroplane. Picture number ………………………

Ben is riding a bicycle. Picture number ………………….
Tom is sailing a boat. Picture number …………………
It is a train. Picture number ………………………..
Musa is driving a car. Picture number …………………..

6. Make sentences using these words

a) bus ………………………………………………..
b) train ………………………………………………

TEST TWO
1. Read and draw things we make at home.

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 Mats Balls Baskets

2. Write these sentences correctly

a) do you Where live?
b) Is your name What?
c) your birthday When?

3. Fill in the missing letters

a) r____pes b) c___ps c) pl___tes

4. Write words with these sounds

a) r ……………………. oa ………………………. tr
…………………… tion ……………………..
5. Match correctly
Trains park
Aeroplanes habour or port
Bus railway station
Ship airport
6. Study the table and answer the questions

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a. Mention any two things made out of banana fibres
b) Name any two things made out of clay
c) Where do we get clay from?

TEST THREE
1. Fill in the missing letters
a) pl___nts b)l___kes c) sch__ ____l
2. Write these sentences correctly
a) tray eggs are The on a.
b) tall tree It is a.
c) a car has Father.
3. Draw these

4. Read the story and answer the questions

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 School Animals Plants
Environment
Environment are the things around us. Plants give us food, medicine,
fire wood and shade. From lakes we get fish and water.

People live in houses to protect themselves against wild animals.

People grow crops graze animals on land.
a) …………………..are the things around us.
b) Mention any two things plants give us.
c) Where do we get fish from?
d) Why do people live in houses?

TEST FOUR
1. Make words
y …………………… ip …………………… ain
…………………..

2. Re-write the words correctly

a) ntpla ___________
b) mentronenvi ____________
c) kela ______________
3. Answer correctly
a) Are these leaves?
………………………………………………………………
b) What are these?

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 …………………………………………………………..

tr c) Is this a flower?
…………………………………………………………….

4. Make sentences using these words

a) animal …………………………………..
b) river ……………………………………
c) book ……………………………………
5. Fill in the gaps correctly
The ……………………..hold the plant firmly in the soil.
The ……………….takes water from the roots to the branches.
The ………………….make food for the plant. They also help the
plant to breathe. We can make juice from
……………………..
6. Write two words for sound ‘tion’
7. Answer correctly
a) A …………………….treats sick people.
b) A policeman keeps law and ……………………
c) Our teachers and prefects provide peace and security at ………
8. Underline words with sound ‘oa’
beef goat cow road
tree bus coat pencil

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