The nine parts of a KICD lesson plan, a complete worked Grade 3 Mathematics example, where lower primary plans lose marks at review, and a ten-minute method for writing one from the design.
Differentiation is not sixty lesson plans. It is one lesson with three doors, the class used as a teaching resource, and marking done in rotation. Here is the version that survives a real Kenyan classroom.
Assessors check agreement, not effort. The six records that get asked for, what each must contain in Term 3 2026, the contradictions that get flagged, and the fifteen-minute Friday routine.
AI is already reshaping classrooms worldwide. Here is what CBCEduKenya already runs today, what real evidence from pilots elsewhere shows, and the live-teaching idea we are exploring next. Are we ready?
A step-by-step guide to writing a CBC lesson plan in the official KICD format: every required section explained with worked examples, the 5 most common quality-assurance mistakes, and a comparison with lesson notes and schemes of work.
Most new Kenyan teachers spend two hours on a single lesson plan. It does not have to be that hard. Here is the exact KICD template, the 10-minute method, and the AI tool that does it in 10 seconds.
A growing number of Kenyan teachers are paying around KES 3,000/month for ChatGPT Plus. The question we keep getting asked: is it worth it for CBC-aligned lesson planning, marking and parent communication? Honest comparison, including the Somo AI alternative and the free CBC tools you may already have.
KICD curriculum designs are dense 80-130 page PDFs that most teachers either skim once or never open at all. This step-by-step guide shows how to read any design properly in 90 minutes: section by section, in priority order, with what to extract from each and how to turn it into a working scheme of work and lesson plan.
Grade 9 is the assessment year. Why packs need 47 plans (not 36), mock prep weeks 10-11, pathway exposure, and editable Word packs with mock-day procedures.