This free CBC lesson plan template turns one row of your scheme of work into a single lesson you can fill in and print. Write what learners will do, not only what you will say, and plan the assessment at the same time as the activities. Use the current KICD curriculum design for your grade as the source, not an old plan copied from a colleague.
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Plan from the curriculum design
For each learning area and grade, the KICD design sets out strands, sub-strands, specific learning outcomes, suggested learning experiences, key inquiry questions, core competencies, values, pertinent and contemporary issues (PCIs) and suggested assessment. Copy those names accurately, then adapt the experiences to your class, your resources and the time you actually have. A plan that could have been written for any school in the country, with no sign of your learners, is harder to teach from and weaker when a curriculum support officer reads it.
A fuller walk-through of schemes and plans is in our guide to writing CBC lesson plans and schemes of work. A filled Grade 7 Integrated Science example is on the lesson plan sample page. For the term-level columns, use the scheme of work template.
How to use each section
- Details: school, grade, learning area, date, time, duration and number of learners, so the page stands alone in a file.
- Strand and sub-strand: exactly as in the current design.
- Specific learning outcomes: start from the design, then phrase them so you can tell whether learners achieved them, for example by measuring, explaining, constructing or performing something observable.
- Key inquiry question: the question that will drive the lesson, not a yes-or-no prompt.
- Core competencies, values and PCIs: pick the ones this lesson will actually develop, rather than listing every item in the design.
- Learning resources: real objects, the local environment, charts, texts or devices you will have in the room.
- Introduction, development and conclusion: write learner activities in steps. A useful test is whether a visitor at minute 20 would see learners working.
- Extended activity: only where it is realistic for home or the community.
- Assessment: decide now how you will know the outcome was met: oral questions, observation, a checklist, a short task or a rubric. This evidence later supports school-based assessment and report comments.
- Reflection: fill this after the lesson, honestly. It makes the next plan faster.
Common problems to avoid
The problems reviewers see most often are outcomes pasted without being adapted, “learning experiences” that are really a lecture, missing assessment, and reflections left blank. Keep the plan short enough to glance at while you teach. After the lesson, log what actually happened in the record of work template.
Term 1 2027 schemes and lesson plans
Ready Term 1 2027 schemes, Weeks 1–2 lesson plans and records of work for junior school Mathematics, English and Integrated Science are on the schemes of work pages for Grades 7, 8 and 9. This template remains free for every grade, including lower primary and senior school, as long as you take content from the correct design.
Privacy and limits
We do not receive what you type. Print or save a PDF from your browser if you need a copy. The template is a planning aid; it is not an official KICD or TSC form. If your school issues a required format, transfer the same facts into that form.
CBC Guides is independent and is not approved by KICD or the Teachers Service Commission.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a new page for every lesson?
Yes, one plan per lesson is the usual professional expectation. You can reuse activities, but the date, class and reflection should be specific.
Can I plan as a department?
Yes. Share the load, then each teacher should still adapt the plan to their class and write their own reflection and record of work.
Where do I find official designs?
Use the current designs issued by KICD for your grade. Do not rely on an unofficial file whose year or learning area you cannot confirm.
Is this the same as the scheme of work?
No. The scheme spreads the term. This template is for one lesson taken from one scheme row.