Homeschool Timetable Kenya: Free CBC Grade 4\u20136 Weekly Plan

Last reviewed: 28 October 2026

A good homeschool timetable in Kenya starts from the same lesson allocation schools use, then fits it to a home day. For CBC Grades 4–6, the Ministry’s timetabling guidelines set 35 lessons a week of 35 minutes each. Below you will find that allocation, a weekly plan you can copy, and a sample day that fits most of the work into a morning.

On this page

1. What Schools Use: The Official Grade 4–6 Allocation
2. A Weekly Homeschool Timetable for Grades 4–6 in Kenya
3. How to Run Each 35-Minute Block
4. Make the Practical Areas Real
5. Plan for KPSEA From Grade 4
6. Fridays: Review and Record
7. Frequently Asked Questions

What Schools Use: The Official Grade 4–6 Allocation

The Ministry of Education’s Guidelines for Timetabling in Competency Based Education give Grades 4, 5 and 6 seven lessons a day, each 35 minutes, from 8.20 am to 2.35 pm. Health breaks come after every two lessons, and there is no double lesson. The weekly allocation is:

The topics for each area are in the KICD curriculum designs, which are free to download. Print the strand list for your child’s grade and tick topics off as you go.

A Weekly Homeschool Timetable for Grades 4–6 in Kenya

At home, one adult and one or two children can cover more in less time than a class of 40. This plan keeps the official weekly balance but uses 30–40 minute blocks and frees the afternoons.

That gives 5 Maths, 5 English, 4 Kiswahili, 4 Science and Technology, 4 Agriculture, 3 Social Studies, 3 Religious Education and 6 Creative Arts slots, matching the official balance.

How to Run Each 35-Minute Block

1. 5 minutes: recall yesterday’s work with two quick questions.
2. 15 minutes: teach or read one new idea from the curriculum design, with an example.
3. 10 minutes: the child practises alone while you watch.
4. 5 minutes: mark together and note one thing to revisit.

Mathematics and English go first because concentration is highest early. Keep Creative Arts, Agriculture and projects for later, when practical work feels like a reward.

Make the Practical Areas Real

• Agriculture: a sack garden or kitchen garden covers soil, planting and care across a term.
• Science and Technology: simple experiments with kitchen items, plus a weekly nature walk notebook.
• Creative Arts: PE, music and art can be a football club, choir or art class with other children.
• Social Studies: local visits to a market, county office or museum.

Plan for KPSEA From Grade 4

Grade 6 ends with KPSEA, and school-based assessments from Grades 4 and 5 also count. A child learning only at home may not fit that route, so families usually attach the child to a registered school or online school. Our online CBC schools guide and homeschooling in Kenya and the law explain the options. The KPSEA hub has the assessment details.

Fridays: Review and Record

Whatever homeschool timetable you settle on, keep a dated folder for each learning area with one sample of work a week. Schools ask for this evidence if your child joins later. A short Friday quiz on the free CBC Challenge shows what stuck. For ready-made practice, a Weekly Pass (KSh 100) or Monthly Pass (KSh 500) unlocks full revision papers with marking guides for Grades 4–6. The AI Starter course fits neatly into a free afternoon too. You can also see our Grade 6 Maths revision guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

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