There is no national exam in lower primary, but end of Term 3 decides readiness for the next grade. Ten minutes a day on the right things makes the difference.
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.
Ten minutes you read, five minutes they read, three questions after. Here is the exact home reading routine for PP2 to Grade 3, including what to do when a word goes wrong.
Grade 3 is preparation for a transition most families are never warned about. Here is what it covers, the three skills to secure before Grade 4, and how to tell a reading problem from a subject problem.
Grade 2 has no exam and no milestone, which is why problems go unnoticed. Here is what is assessed, why fluency and number bonds decide everything after it, and the signs worth acting on now.
Grade 1 now has seven learning areas and 31 lessons a week after the 2024 rationalisation. Here is what your child is learning, how they are assessed without an exam, and the two things that matter at home.
The lower primary years build the reading and number foundations everything later depends on. A practical home guide for Kenyan parents of Grade 1, 2 and 3.