OUR LIVES TODAY SOCIAL STUDIES (KU Model School – Grade 5)

Our Lives Today is a series specially written to provide practical experiences that support the acquisition of skills for the Competency Based Curriculum. Books in the series have a wide range of activities that learners will find exciting and motivating. The activities are aimed at acquisition and appreciation of the core competencies, values, and Pertinent and Contemporary Issues (PCIs).

Our Lives Today Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 5 provides:

-Topics that are structured according to the strands and sub-strands as outlined in the Competency Based Curriculum.

-Activities that facilitate learning by discovery through teamwork and collaboration.

-Learning spots that provide short summaries that enable the learners appreciate and understand the concepts.

-Class trips that enhance the learners’ discovery of various aspects in their country.

-School activities that enhance learning outside of the classroom, but within the school community.

-Home and community activities that enhance learning at home and in the community.

-Fun spots that make learning fun and exciting through songs, poems and much more.

-Talk about it sections that give the learners a chance to discuss contemporary issues related to themes in the curriculum design.