Measurement; Area

Units of measuring area

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Make 4 pegs using sticks.
Stick one peg on the ground by hitting using a stone or a hammer, tie a rope around the peg.
Using the procedure in learner's book, measure the ground areas.
Enjoy learning outside the classroom.

Outside the classroom, learners are guided to make 4 pegs using sticks.
As a class, learners to stick one peg on the ground by hitting using a stone or a hammer, tie a rope around the peg.
As a class, learners to use the procedure in learner's book, measure the ground areas

What is the area covered by the four pegs?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 90-91
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 91-92

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Measurement; Area

Units of measuring area
Area of plane figures; Rectangle

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Copy and complete the table in learner's book.
Generate a conversation table for the units.
Discuss the relationship between hectare and acres.
Appreciate units of measuring area.

In groups, learners are guided to copy and complete the table in learner's book.
In groups, learners are guided to generate a conversation table for the units.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the relationship between hectare and acres

What is the relationship between hectare and acres?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 92-93
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 93-95

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Measurement; Area

Parallelogram
Rhombus

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Trace or draw a parallelogram on a piece of paper.
State the formula for calculating the area of a parallelogram.
Work out the area of various parallelogram.
Have fun and enjoy calculating the area a parallelogram.

In pairs or individually, learners to trace or draw a parallelogram on a piece of paper
In pairs or individually, learners to state the formula for calculating the area of a parallelogram
In pairs or individually, learners to work out the area of various parallelogram

What is the formula for calculating the area of a parallelogram?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 96-98
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 98-101

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Measurement; Area

Trapezium
Circle

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Trace or draw a trapezium on a piece of paper.
State the formula for calculating the area of a trapezium.
Work out the area of various trapezium.
Have fun and enjoy calculating the area a trapezium.

In pairs or individually, learners to trace or draw a trapezium on a piece of paper
In pairs or individually, learners to state the formula for calculating the area of a trapezium.
In pairs or individually, learners to work out the area of various trapezium.

What is the formula for calculating the area of a trapezium?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 101-103
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 103-104

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Measurement; Area

Circle
Area of borders

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the formula for calculating the area of a circle.
Work out the area of various circles.
Have fun and enjoy calculating the area a circles.

Learners to state the formula for calculating the area of a circle.
Learners to work out the area of various circles.

What is the formula for calculating the area of a circle?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 104-106
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 106-107

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Measurement; Area
Volume and capacity

Area of combined shapes
Measurement and volume

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Draw and make cutouts of different shapes.
State the formula for calculating the area of combined shapes.
Work out the area of various combined shapes.
Have fun and enjoy calculating the area combined shapes.

In groups, learners to draw and make cutouts of different shapes, such as, squares, rectangles and circles.
In groups, learners to state the formula for calculating the area of combined shapes.
In groups, learners to work out the area of various combined shapes

What is the formula for calculating the area of combined shapes?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 108-110
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 111-112
Pieces of paper

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Volume and capacity

Converting units of measuring volume
Volume of a cube

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the relationship between centimetres cuboid and metres cuboid.
Identify the formula of converting cube to centimeter.
Convert metres to centimetres and vice versa.
Appreciate the relationship between centimetres cuboid and metres cuboid.

Individually, learners to state the relationship between centimetres cuboid and metres cuboid
Individually, learners to identify the formula of converting cube to centimeter
Individually, learners to convert metres to centimetres and vice versa

What is the relationship between centimetres cuboid and metres cuboid?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 112
Ruler
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Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 113

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Volume and capacity

Volume of a cuboid
Volume of a cylinder

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Make or draw a cuboid.
Measure the length, width and height of the cuboid using a ruler.
Calculate the volume of the cuboid formed using the measurements.
Enjoy calculating the volume of cuboid.

In groups, learners to make or draw a cuboid.
In groups, learners to measure the length, width and height of the cuboid using a ruler.
Learners to calculate the volume of the cuboid formed using the measurements.

What is a cuboid? How do you calculate the volume of cuboid?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 36-37
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 114-115

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Capacity
Time, distance and speed

Relationship between volume and capacity
Time

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define capacity.
State the relationship between volume and capacity.
Outline the formula of converting volume and capacity.
Convert volume to capacity and vice versa.
Appreciate the relationship between volume and capacity.

Learners to define capacity.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to state the relationship between volume and capacity.
In groups, in pairs or individually, learners are guided to outline the formula of converting volume and capacity
In groups, in pairs or individually, learners are guided to convert volume to capacity and vice versa

What is the relationship between volume and capacity? How do you convert volume to capacity and vice versa?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 115-118
Ruler
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Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 119

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Time, distance and speed

Conversion of units of time
Distance

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Create a conversion table on units of time.
Convert hours into minutes and vice versa.
Appreciate the importance of reading time.

Learners to create a conversion table on units of time.
Learners to convert hours into minutes and vice versa.

1 hour has how many minutes?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 119-120
Ruler
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Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 121-122

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Time, distance and speed

Speed
Conversion of units of speed

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss how long it will take him/her to reach their school.
Estimate the distance from their school to his/her home.
Calculate the speeds in km/h or m/s
Enjoy calculating speed in km/h or m/s.

In groups, learners to discuss how long it will take him/her to reach their school.
In groups, learners to estimate the distance from their school to his/her home.
Learners to calculate the speeds in km/h or m/s

What is the distance covered by a bus travelling at the speed of 80km/h and takes 3 hours?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 123-124
Ruler
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Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 124-126

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Temperature

Establishing temperature as either hot, warm or cold
Measuring temperature

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define temperature.
Describe the temperature conditions of the immediate environment as warm, hot or cold.
Draw the images in learner's book.
Appreciate different kind of temperature.

Learners to define temperature.
Learners are guided to describe the temperature conditions of the immediate environment as warm, hot or cold
Learners to identify the temperature in the images as either cold, warm or hot.
Learners to draw the images in learner's book.

What is temperature?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 127-129
Ruler
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Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 129-131

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Temperature
Money

Conversion of units of temperature
Profit

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss the relationship between Kelvin and degrees Celsius.
Convert units of measuring temperature from degree Celsius to Kelvin and vice versa.
Appreciate the relationship between Kelvin and degrees Celsius.

In groups, learners are guided to discuss the relationship between Kelvin and degrees Celsius.
Learners are guided to convert units of measuring temperature from degree Celsius to Kelvin and vice versa.
Learners to recognise temperature changes in the environment.

What is the relationship between Kelvin and degrees Celsius?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 131-133
Ruler
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Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 133-134

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Money

Profit
Loss

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the formula of working out profit.
Calculate the percentage profit.
Appreciate the importance of calculating profits in businesses.

Learners to state the formula of working out profit.
Learners to calculate the percentage profit

How do you calculate profit?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 134-135
Ruler
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Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 136

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Money

Loss
Discount

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the formula of working out loss.
Calculate the percentage loss.
Appreciate the importance of calculating profits in businesses.

Learners to state the formula of working out profit.
Learners to calculate the percentage loss

How do you calculate loss?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 136-137
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 139-140

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Money

Discount
Commission

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the formula to calculate discount and percentage discount.
Calculate the discount and percentage discount of various goods and services.
Enjoy calculating discount.

Learners to state the formula to calculate discount and percentage discount.
Learners to calculate the discount and percentage discount of various goods and services

What is the formula of calculating percentage discount?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 140-142
Assessment books
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 142-144
Ruler

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Money
Postal charges

Bills
Inland postal charges

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the term bills.
Draw the table in learner's book and indicate the unit cost and total cost of each item.
Prepare bills in real-life situations
Have a desire to know the cost of different items.

Learners to define the term bill.
In groups, learners to draw the table in learner's book and indicate the unit cost and total cost of each item.
Learners to prepare bills in real-life situations

What is a bill?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 144
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 146

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Postal charges
International postal charges

Inland postal charges
Surface mail

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the formula of working out inland postal charges.
Work out inland postal charges.
Appreciate the formula of working out inland postal charges.

Learners are guided to identify the formula of working out inland postal charges.
Learners to work out inland postal charges

What is the formula of calculating inland postal charges?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 147-149
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 149-152
Ruler

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International postal charges

Airmail
Surface airlifted mail

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the term airmail.
Draw the table of the airmail in learner's book.
Calculate the airmail.
Have fun and enjoy calculating airmail.

Learners to define the term airmail.
Learners are guided to draw the table of the airmail in learner's book.
Learners to calculate the airmail.

What is airmail?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 152-154
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner

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International postal charges

Surface airlifted mail
Postal orders

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the procedure of calculating surface airlifted mail.
Calculate the surface airlifted mail.
Have fun and enjoy calculating surface airlifted mail.

Learners are guided to state the procedure of calculating surface airlifted mail.
Learners are guided to calculate the surface airlifted mail.

How do you calculate surface airlifted?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

Oral questions Oral Report Observation Written exercise

International postal charges

Postal orders
Mobile money transaction

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the procedure of calculating surface airlifted mail.
Calculate the surface airlifted mail.
Have fun and enjoy calculating surface airlifted mail.

Learners are guided to state the procedure of calculating surface airlifted mail.
Learners are guided to calculate the surface airlifted mail

How do you calculate postal orders?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner

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International postal charges
Geometry

Mobile money transaction
Angles; Measuring angles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the procedure of calculating mobile money transactions
Calculate mobile money transaction.
Have fun and enjoy calculating mobile money transaction.

Learners are guided to State the procedure of calculating mobile money transactions
Learners are guided to Calculate mobile money transaction

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
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Geometry

Angles; Measuring angles
Angles on a straight line

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Draw the hands of a clock to represent; acute angle, right angle, obtuse angle and straight angle.
Identify the type of angle represented by different figures in learner

Learners are guided to draw the hands of a clock to represent; acute angle, right angle, obtuse angle and straight angle.
Learners are guided to identify the type of angle represented by different figures in learner

How many geometrical shapes do you know?

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Geometry

Angles at a Point

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Draw the figure in learner

Learners are guided to draw the figure in learner

How do you form angles at a point?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
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Geometry

Angles on a transversal

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Draw two parallel lines and a transversal as shown in learner

In groups, learners to draw two parallel lines and a transversal as shown in learner

What is critical thinking in mathematics?

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Geometry

Angles in a parallelogram

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Watch a video on how to draw a parallelogram.
Draw a parallelogram using the measurements given in the video.
Have fun using digital devices.

Using a digital device, learners to watch a video on how to draw a parallelogram.
Learners to draw a parallelogram using the measurements given in the video

What is a parallelogram?

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Geometry

Polygons
Interior and exterior angles of polygons

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define a polygon.
Explain regular and irregular polygons.
Draw the table in learner

Learners to define a polygon.
Learners to explain regular and irregular polygons.
Learners to draw the table in learner

What is a polygon?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
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Geometry

Interior and exterior angles of polygons
Relationship between interior angles, exterior angles and number of sides of polygons

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Extend the diagrams on pg. 172 to have exterior angles.
Measure the extended angles for each of the angles.
Calculate the sum of the exterior angles for each shape.
Enjoy working out the sum of interior and exterior angles of polygons.

In groups, learners to extend the diagrams on the previous lesson to have exterior angles.
Learners to measure the extended angles for each of the angles.
Learners are guided to calculate the sum of the exterior angles for each shape.

What are exterior polygons?

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Geometry
Geometrical Construction

Relationship between interior angles, exterior angles and number of sides of polygons
Measuring angles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Trace then extend each polygon on one side to have an exterior angle.
Measure the size of the exterior angle in each polygon.
Copy and complete the table in learner

In groups, learners to trace then extend each polygon on one side to have an exterior angle.
In groups, learners to measure the size of the exterior angle in each polygon.
Learners to copy and complete the table in learner

What is the relationship between interior angles, exterior angles and number of sides of polygons?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
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Geometrical Construction

Bisecting Angles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define an acute angle.
Draw an acute Work out activity 2 in learner

Learners to define an acute angle.
Individually, learners to draw an acute.    Appreciate the drawing of angles.

What is an acute angle?

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Geometrical Construction

Construction of angles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Watch a video on construction of angles.
Use the links in learner`s book. Enjoy watching the video on construction of angles.

In groups, learners to watch a video on construction of angles
Learners to use the links in learner`s book.

What have you learnt about construction of angles in the video?

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Geometrical Construction

Constructing triangles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Draw line AB = 4.5 cm
Do activity 4 in learner

Individually, learners to draw line AB = 4.5 cm
Individually, learner to do activity 4 in learner

How do you construct triangles?

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Geometrical Construction

Constructing circles

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Watch a video on construction of circles.
Construct the circles on the video.
Enjoy using digital devices.

In groups, learners to watch a video on construction of circles.
Learners are guided to construct the circles on the video.

How do you construct circles?

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Data handling and probability

Data collection
Frequency distribution table

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define probability.
Do Activity 1 in learner

Learners to define probability.
In groups, learners to do Activity 1 in learner

What is probability?

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Data handling and probability

Choosing a scale
Pictographs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Study the data provided in the table in learner

Learners to study the data provided in the table in learner

How do you choose a scale?

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Data handling and probability

Bar graphs
Pie charts

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of drawing a bar graph.
Draw and fill a bar graph.
Have fun and enjoy drawing and colouring a bar graph.

Learners are guided to outline the procedure of drawing a bar graph.
Learners to draw, fill and colour a bar graph.

What does a bar graph represents?

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Data handling and probability

Pie charts
Line graph

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of drawing a pie chart.
Draw a pie chart to represent different informations.
Appreciate the use of pie charts.

In groups, learners to outline the procedure of drawing a pie chart.
Learners are guided to draw a pie chart to represent different informations

What do you use to draw a pie chart?

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Data handling and probability

Line graph
Travel graphs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of drawing a line graph.
Draw a line graph to represent different data.
Appreciate the use of line graphs.

Learners are guided to outline the procedure of drawing a line graph.
Learners are guided to draw a line graph to represent different data.

What have you learnt about a line graph?

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Data handling and probability

Travel graphs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of drawing a travel graph.
State the formula of calculating speed.
Draw a travel graph to represent different data.
Appreciate the use of travel graphs.

Learners are guided to outline the procedure of drawing a travel graph.
Learners are guided to state the formula of calculating speed.
Learners are guided to draw a travel graph to represent different data.

What is the formula of calculating speed?

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