KJSEA 2026: A 3-Week Revision Timetable, Day by Day (5 to 23 October)

Three weeks is enough time to make a real difference, but not enough to re-teach three years of work. The plan below does three things in order. Week one finds the gaps. Week two closes them under exam conditions. Week three keeps everything warm without exhausting the learner before the rehearsal. Every paper-by-paper detail, including which learning area falls on which day, is on the official KJSEA and KPSEA 2026 calendar. Print it and pin it next to this plan.

How each session works

On school days, keep the evening session to about 90 minutes: 40 minutes on one learning area, a short break, then 40 minutes on another. On Saturdays and Sundays, run a timed paper in the morning and mark it after lunch. Marking together matters more than the paper itself, because that is where the learner sees exactly why a mark was lost.

The 3-week KJSEA revision timetable, 5 to 23 October

The weekend of 24 and 25 October is for rest, a short look at English, and checking that pencils, pens, ruler and the assessment number are ready for Monday.

Three rules that make the plan work

• Same time, same place. A fixed slot after supper, at the same table, removes the nightly argument about when to start. The phone stays in another room.
• Write, do not just read. Reading notes feels like revision but very little stays. Each session should end with the learner answering questions on paper, then checking them against the answers.
• Keep a list of mistakes. Every wrong answer from week one and week two goes into one exercise book. Week three is built from that book, which is why it works: the learner spends the final days on exactly the questions they got wrong, not on what they already know.

Your job as a parent is not to teach the content. It is to keep the timetable, mark fairly with the answers, and notice when your child is too tired to learn anything more that evening.

The Monday 5 October quick check

Use these eight original questions to start the plan. They take about 15 minutes. A wrong answer is not a bad sign; it tells you where week two should go.

Answers

1. were. With "neither ... nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "the learners", which is plural.

2. Maua haya yamenyauka. Ua is in the LI-YA ngeli, so hili becomes haya and li- becomes ya-.

3. x = 6. Subtract 7 from both sides: 3x = 18. Divide by 3: x = 6. Check: 3 × 6 + 7 = 25.

4. The nucleus. It holds the genetic material and controls what the cell does.

5. 2.5 km. 5 × 50,000 = 250,000 cm, and 250,000 ÷ 100,000 = 2.5 km.

6. 30°. Vertical lines stay vertical; the other two sets of lines go at 30°.

7. Proteins, for growth and repairing the body. Omena also provides minerals such as calcium.

8. Seven. Each player has a position and is limited to certain areas of the court.

Where the practice papers come from

This plan needs timed papers with answers for weeks two and three. The KJSEA Grade 9 Complete Revision Course has full notes for Grades 7 to 9, predictive papers in the KNEC format and separate answer booklets for all nine learning areas, for KSH 400, downloaded after M-Pesa payment. If you have used our six-week countdown, this plan picks up where it leaves off.

Frequently asked questions

What if my child misses a day?

Do not double up the next evening. Skip the missed session and use Sunday afternoon to catch up the one that matters most. A tired learner revises badly.

Should my child revise on the weekend before KJSEA?

Lightly. A short look at English on Sunday 25 October is enough, since English is the first paper on Monday 26 October. Sleep matters more than one more paper.

Is the rehearsal on 23 October important?

Yes. It is where learners see the room, the seating and the instructions. Ask your child afterwards what surprised them, and sort it out over the weekend.