Algebra

Linear equations; Forming linear equations in one unknown

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

Work out Activity 1 in learner`s book.

In groups, learners are guided to work Activity 1 in learner

Which formula do you use to form linear equations in one unknown?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics Learner`s book grade 7 page 

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Algebra

Solving linear equations in one unknown
Application of linear equations

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

Use a digital device to watch a video on solving linear equations.
Solve linear equations in one unknown.
Enjoy solving linear equations in one unknown.

In groups, learners to use a digital device to watch a video on solving linear equations.
Individually, learners are guided to solve linear equations in one unknown

What is the unknown in 3x

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Algebra

Linear inequalities; Forming linear inequality in one unknown
Illustrations of simple inequalities on a number line
Compound inequality statements in one unknown

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

Use inequality cards to complete simple inequality statements.
Use inequality cards/objects to form simple linear inequalities with one unknown.
Enjoy forming linear inequality in one unknown

In groups, learners are guided to use inequality cards to complete simple inequality statements.
In groups, learners are guided to use inequality cards/objects to form simple linear inequalities with one unknown

What is the value of x in the inequality below 3x -15 > 10?

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Algebra
Measurements

Illustration of compound inequalities on a number line
Pythagorean relationship; Identifying Pythagorean relationship

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

Draw and represent compound inequality statements on a number line.
Use IT graphing tools to present solutions to inequalities.
Appreciate compound inequalities on a number line.

In groups, learners to draw and represent compound inequality statements on a number line.
In groups, learners to use IT graphing tools to present solutions to inequalities

What is the value of n in the inequality below n + 6< 12?

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Measurements
Measurement; Length
Measurement; Length

Application of Pythagorean relationship in real life
Converting units of length
Operation involving units of length

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

Use a digital device, watch a video on the real-life application of the Pythagorean theorem. Use the link in learner`s book.

In groups, learners to use a digital device, watch a video on the real-life application of the Pythagorean theorem. Use the link in learner

What are the areas in life where the Pythagorean theory can be applied?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics Learner`s book grade 7 page 
Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 80-81
Place value chart
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 81-82

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Measurement; Length

Operation involving units of length
Multiplication and division of length

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

Measure the length of their classroom using a metre ruler.
Work out subtraction involving length.
Appreciate the use of subtraction.

In groups, learners to measure the length of their classroom using a metre ruler
Individually, learners to work out subtraction involving length

What is 4m 6dm 8cm - 2m 4dm 9cm?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 81-82
Place value chart
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 83-84

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Measurement; Length

Multiplication and division of length
Perimeter of plane figures

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

Make or cut 5m 24cm of thread/string.
Cut the thread/string into 4 equal parts.
Outline the procedure to work out division of length.
Work out division of length.
Appreciate the use of division.

In groups, learners are guided to make or cut 5m 24cm of thread/string
In groups, learners are guided to cut the thread/string into 4 equal parts.
Learners are guided to outline the procedure to work out division of length.
Learners are guided to work out division of length.

How do you work out division?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 83-84
Place value chart
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 84
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 84-85

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Measurement; Length

Perimeter of plane figures
Circumference of a circle

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

Use a tape measure to measure the distance round their classroom.
Outline the procedure to work out the perimeter of various figures.
Have fun and enjoy working out perimeters of various figures.

In groups, learners to use a tape measure to measure the distance round their classroom.
Learners are guided to outline the procedure to work out the perimeter of various figures.

How do you determine the perimeter of a triangle with sides of lengths 3m, 4m and 5m?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 85
Place value chart
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 86

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Measurement; Length

Circumference of a circle
Perimeter of combined shapes

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

Identify four circular objects in their school, for example a wall clock.
Measure the circumference and diameter of the objects.
Have fun and enjoy measuring circumference and diameter of the objects.

In groups, learners to identify four circular objects in their school, for example a wall clock.
In groups, learners to measure the circumference and diameter of the objects

What is the circumference of your classroom wall clock?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 86-87
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 87
Assessment books
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 88

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Measurement; Length
Measurement; Area

Perimeter of combined shapes
Units of measuring area

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

Determine the perimeter of a combined shape.
Calculate the perimeter of the various figures.
Enjoy calculating perimeter of a combined shapes.

Individually, learners to determine the perimeter of a combined shape.
Individually, learners to calculate the perimeter of the various figures

What have you learnt about combined shapes?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 88-90
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 90-91

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Measurement; Area

Units of measuring area

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

Study the shape representing a square piece of land.
Calculate the area of the plot of land.
State the relationship between metre squared and an acre.
Appreciate the relationship between metre squared and an acre.

In pairs, learners are guided to study the shape representing a square piece of land.
In pairs, learners are guided to calculate the area of the plot of land.
In pairs, learners are guided to state the relationship between metre squared and an acre

What is the relationship between metre squared and an acre?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 91-92
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 92-93

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Measurement; Area

Area of plane figures; Rectangle
Parallelogram
Rhombus

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

Draw a rectangle.
State the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle.
Work out the area of various rectangles.
Have fun and enjoy calculating the area of a rectangle.

In pairs or individually, learners to draw a rectangle.
In pairs or individually, learners to state the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle.
In pairs or individually, learners to work out the area of various rectangles

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

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 93-95
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 96-98
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
Area of combined shapes

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
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 108-110

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Volume and capacity

Measurement and volume
Converting units of measuring volume

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

Define volume.
Do Activity 1 in learner's book pg. 111
Have fun and enjoy the activity.

Learners to define volume.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to do Activity 1 in learner's book pg. 111

What is volume?

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

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Volume and capacity

Volume of a cube
Volume of a cuboid
Volume of a cylinder

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

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

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

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

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 113
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 36-37
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
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 119

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Time, distance and speed

Conversion of units of time
Distance
Speed

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
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 121-122
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 123-124

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Time, distance and speed
Temperature

Conversion of units of speed
Establishing temperature as either hot, warm or cold

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

State the formula of converting km/h to m/s
Convert km/h to m/s and vice versa.
Enjoy converting km/h to m/s and vice versa.

Learners are guided to state the formula of converting km/h to m/s.
Learners are guided to convert km/h to m/s and vice versa.

How do you convert km/h to m/s and vice versa?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 124-126
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 127-129

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Temperature
Money

Measuring temperature
Conversion of units of temperature
Profit

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

Identify the tools used to measure temperature.
Compare temperature using hotter, warmer, colder and same as in different situations.
Work out temperature in degree Celsius and kelvin.
Appreciate the tools used to measure temperature.

In groups, learners are guided to identify the tools used to measure temperature.
Learners to compare temperature using hotter, warmer, colder and same as in different situations
Learners to work out temperature in degree Celsius and kelvin

What is temperature?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 129-131
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 131-133
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
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 136

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Money

Loss
Discount
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
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 140-142
Assessment books

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Money

Commission
Bills

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

Define the term commission.
State the formula commission and percentage commission.
Calculate the commission and percentage commission.
Enjoy calculating commission and percentage commission.

Learners to define the term commission.
Learners are guided to state the formula commission and percentage commission.
Learners are guided to calculate the commission and percentage commission

What is the formula of calculating percentage commission?

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

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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:

Visit the nearest post office.
List the services they offer.
Discuss the rates they charge for the services they offer.
Have fun and enjoy the visit to the nearest post office.

In groups, learners to visit the nearest post office.
In groups, learners to list the services they offer.
In groups, learners to discuss the rates they charge for the services they offer

Which post office have you visited?

Spark; Story moja Mathematics
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 146
Ruler
Digital devices
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 147-149
Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 149-152

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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
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?

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International postal charges

Mobile money transaction

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

Explain mobile money transactions.
Discuss and list the various ways in which money can be transferred from one person to another.
State the uses of mobile money transactions.
Appreciate the uses of mobile money transaction.

Learners are guided to explain mobile money transactions.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss and list the various ways in which money can be transferred from one person to another.
Learners to state the uses of mobile money transactions

What is mobile money?

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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:

Look around their classroom and identify geometrical shapes.
Find places where right angles are formed.
Adjust the classroom door to form different angles.
Appreciate different kinds of geometrical shapes.

In groups, learners are guided to look around their classroom and identify geometrical shapes then find places where right angles are formed.
In groups, learners are guided to adjust the classroom door to form different angles

What are geometrical shapes?

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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?

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Geometry

Angles on a transversal
Angles in a parallelogram

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
Polygons

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

Define a parallelogram.
Draw a parallelogram as shown in learner

Learners to define a parallelogram.
Learners are guided to draw a parallelogram as shown in learner

Do the angles on a parallelogram bisect each other?

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Geometry

Interior and exterior angles of polygons

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

Draw the shapes in learner

In groups, learners are guided to draw the shapes in learner

What are interior 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 and draw the shapes in learner

In groups, learners to trace and draw the shapes in learner`s book.  Discuss about the number of sides and number of triangles obtained.     Enjoy drawing the shapes.

What do you notice from the difference between number of sides and number of triangles obtained?

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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
Constructing triangles

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
Constructing circles

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

Outline the procedure of constructing triangles.
Construct triangles.
Have fun and enjoy constructing triangles.

Learners are guided to outline the procedure of constructing triangles.
Learners are guided to construct triangles;

What have you learnt about constructing triangles?

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Geometrical Construction
Data handling and probability
Data handling and probability

Constructing circles
Data collection
Frequency distribution table

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

Outline the procedure of constructing circles.
Construct circles using different centimetres.
Enjoy constructing circles.

Learners are guided to outline the procedure of constructing circles.
Learners are guided to construct circles using different centimetres.

What do you notice about the perpendicular bisectors?

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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
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

Line graph
Travel graphs
Travel graphs

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

Explain the meaning of a line graph.
Do Activity in learner`s book.  Appreciate line graph. 

Learners are guided to explain the meaning of a line graph.
Individually, learners to do Activity in learner`s book.

What is a line graph?

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