Social and Religious Studies PB For P3

Social and Religious
Studies
Pupil’s Book
Primary
Primary schools in Rwanda

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All rights reserved.
This book is the property of Rwanda Education Board.
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FOREWORD
Dear Pupil,
Rwanda Education Board is honored to present to you this
book P3 Social and Religious Studies. It will serve as a
guide to competence-based teaching and learning in primary
school to ensure consistency and coherence in the learning
of Religious studies subject in Primary school. The Rwandan
educational philosophy is to ensure that you achieve full
potential at every level of education, which will prepare
you to be well integrated in society and exploit employment
opportunities.
The government of Rwanda emphasizes the importance of
aligning teaching and learning materials with the syllabus
to facilitate your learning process. Many factors influence
what you learn, how well you learn and the competences
you acquire. Those factors include the instructional materials
available among others. Special attention was paid special
attention to the activities that facilitate the learning process in
which you can develop your ideas and make new discoveries
during concrete activities carried out individually or with peers.
In competence-based curriculum, the learner considers learning
as a process of active building and developing knowledge and
meanings where concepts are mainly introduced by an activity,
a situation or a scenario that helps the learner to construct
knowledge, develop skills and acquire positive attitudes and
values. For effective use of this textbook, your role is to:
• Learn new vocabulary as you study the Social and
Religious studies content. This will help you to improve
and master English Language.
• Work on given activities which lead to the development
of skills
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• Share relevant information with other learners through
presentations, discussions, group work and other active
learning techniques such as role play, case studies,
investigation and research in the library, from the internet
or from your community;
• Participate and take responsibility for your own learning;
• Draw conclusions based on the findings from the learning
activities.
Specifically, this book is mainly divided into two parts: Social
and religious studies part. Religious studies is also subdivided
into Christian Religious studies and Islamic religious studies
and Ethics. Though both parts are in the same textbook,
schools will choose to teach one part only. You will be able
to develop skills, attitudes and values imbedded in Religious
Studies of the chosen part with opportunity of exploring other
content presented in the same book.
I wish to sincerely extend my appreciation to the people who
contributed towards the translation of this book, particularly
REB staff who organized the whole process from its inception.
Dr. NDAYAMBAJE Irénée

Director General, REB
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I wish to express my appreciation to all the people who played
a major role in development of this Social and Religious
studies textbook for P3. It would not have been successful
without active participation of different education stakeholders.
My word of gratitude goes to the Rwanda Education Board staff
and independent subject experts, designers and illustrators
who highly contributed to this book
Joan MURUNGI,
Head of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Resource
Department
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD....................................................................................iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT....................................................................v
PART ONE: SOCIAL STUDIES.......................................................2
UNIT 1: EXTENDED FAMILY...........................................................3

1.1. Fulfilling responsibilities in an extended family.................3
1.2. Proper management of family Assets..............................12
1.3. End unit assessment 1....................................................26
UNIT 2: OUR SECTOR..................................................................27

2.1. Physical features of our sector........................................27
2.2. Important features /places in our sector..........................40
2.3. Proper management of school assets.............................50
2.4. Proper management of public assets in the sector.........57
2.5. End unit assessment 2...................................................64
UNIT 3: HYGIENE......................................................................... 65
3.1. School and home hygiene...............................................65
3.2. Communicable diseases..................................................72
3.3. Hygiene of private parts..................................................79
3.4. End unit assessment 3....................................................83
UNIT 4: RELATIONSHIP AND GOOD BEHAVIOURS................. 85

4.1. Basic human rights..........................................................85
4.2. Disability...........................................................................88
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4.3. Acceptable behaviour of children at different times and
places..............................................................................94
4.4. End unit assessment 4.................................................100
UNIT 5: ECONOMY..................................................................... 101

5.1. Sources of money..........................................................101
5.2. Expenditures..................................................................103
5.3. Ways of saving..............................................................105
5.4. Importance of saving.....................................................108
5.5. Dangers of not saving...................................................110
5.6. End unit assessment 5..................................................112
UNIT 6: ADMINISTRATION OF THE CELL AND THE SECTOR.. 113

6.1. Leaders of the cell.........................................................113
6.2. Sector administrative leaders.........................................117
6.3. Ways of appointing leaders of the lowest levels of the
local government............................................................120
UNIT 7: ENVIRONMENT IN THE SECTOR................................ 127

7.1. Direction.........................................................................127
7.2. Environment...................................................................134
7.3. The citizens....................................................................144
7.4. Main services provided in the sector.............................155
UNIT 8: TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION......................... 163

8.1. Transport in the sector..................................................163
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8.2. Communication in the sector.........................................175
8.3. Proper ways of communication and the dangers of
misusing communication tools.......................................177
UNIT 9: MAIN HISTORICAL EVENTS OF OUR SECTOR......... 181

9.1. History............................................................................181
9.2. Timeline..........................................................................183
9.3. Using timeline................................................................184
9.5. Example of assessment of Primary.3............................187
9.6. The vocabulary in this book of Social studies...............189
PART TWO: RELIGIOUS STUDIES............................................ 192

SECTION 1: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES................192
UNIT 1: AFTER GOD HAD CREATED MAN HE GAVE HIM A

MISSION ........................................................................ 193
1.1 Work and change the world a better place.................... 194
1.2 Fill the Earth .................................................................. 195
1.3 Rules others on the earth (Genesis1:28b)...................... 196
1.4 End unit assessment 1................................................... 197
UNIT 2: AVOIDING SIN AND ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS... 199

2.1 Sin and its roots (Genesis 3:1-7)...................................200
2.2. Ways of avoiding sin (Matthew 26:41)..........................202
2.3. Consequences of sin (in our relationship with others).. 203
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2.4. Ways of confessing sins and asking for forgiveness (Luke
15:17-24)....................................................................... 205
2.5. Moral values that overcome roots of sin ..................... 206
2.6 End Unit assessment 2.................................................. 207
UNIT 3: JESUS THE SAVIOR OF HUMANITY...........................209

3.1. The Birth of Jesus (Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-7)........ 209
3.2. The magi/wise-men came to worship Jesus (Matthew
2:1-12)........................................................................... 211
3.3. Jesus escaped to Egypt (Matthew 2:13-24).................. 212
3.4. Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-44).... 214
3.5. Jesus raised the Jairus’s daughter from the dead
(Matthew 9:18)............................................................... 215
3.6. Jesus heals man who was demon possessed (Matthew 8:
28-34)............................................................................ 217
3.7. Jesus healed the sick (Matthew 15: 29-31).................. 218
3.8. Jew against Jesus (Luke 19:47).................................... 220
3.9. The passion of Jesus (Luke 22:47-53).......................... 221
3.10. The death of Jesus on the cross (Matthew 27:45-56).223
3.11. The ressurection of Jesus (Luke 24: 1-11)................. 224
3.12. The ascession of Jesus (Acts 1 :6-11)........................ 225
3.13 End unit assessment 3................................................. 227
UNIT 4: PEACE AND JUSTICE...................................................229

4.1 Meaning of peace and justice.........................................230
4.2. Conflict solving (at home)..............................................232
4.3 Moral values related to peace and justice..................... 233
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4.4. Connection between peace and justice......................... 235
SECTION TWO: ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES............... 238
UNIT 1: PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC FAITH................................ 239

1.1. Six pillars of Islamic faith...............................................239
1.2.God to be worshiped is Allah who created everything... 241
1.3.Angels of God.................................................................242
1.4. praising shoud be to Allah.............................................244
1.5 End unit assessment 5...................................................246
UNIT 2: MEMORIZING AND EXPLAINING SURATS..................247

2.1. Reading Surat Al-Humazat............................................247
2.2. Reading Surat Al-As’r....................................................249
2.3. Reading Surat at Takathuru..........................................250
2.4. Reading Surat Al Qari’at................................................252
2.5. Reading Surat Al Adiyaat..............................................254
UNIT 3: THE OPTIONAL PRAYERS...........................................257

3.1 The additional prayers before and after compulsory
prayers............................................................................257
3.2. Adhana and iqaamat before prayer (swalat)................. 260
3.3. Punishments that Allah prepared for people who do not
pray................................................................................261
3.4. Idjuma prayer and its instructions.................................. 262
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3.5. Parents rensponsabilities related to prayers (swalat).... 264
UNIT 4: BRIEF HISTORY OF ALLAH’S PROPHETS BEFORE

MOHAMMAD..................................................................267
4.1. History of Messenger Abraham (may God give him peace
and blessing).................................................................267
4.2. History of Messenger Noah (may God give him peace
and blessing).................................................................269
4.3. History of messanger Moses (may God give him peace
and blessing).................................................................271
4.4. History of Messenger Ismael and Issa (May God give
them peace and blessing).............................................272
UNIT 5: RESPECT YOURSELF AND BE GOOD TO OTHERS.279

5.1. Values instructions in different life’s situation............... 279
5.2. Self respect and respect others..................................... 281
REFERENCE................................................................................ 285
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PART ONE: SOCIAL STUDIES
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Unit
EXTENDED FAMILY
some pupils do not know their responsibilities

in their family. They do whatever they want.
What is the cause of this?
1.1. Fulfilling responsibilities in an extended family
A. Responsibilities of members of an extended

family.
Activity 1
Look at the pictures below and tell what people are doing.
a b
Insurance
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Activity 2
give the responsability of each member in an extended
family basing on government programme.
I have understood that:

Every person in an extended family has the following
responsibilities:
1. Should be involved and promote government programme
namely:
a) - Proper welbeing
- Medical insurance
- Proper feeding and proper management of the
surrounding/ environment.
- Hygiene and Sanitation.
b) - Economy and development
- Working in cooperatives and bringing land together/
land consolidation.
- Proper housing and paying taxes.
- Education for all and one cow per every Rwandan
poor family.
- Modern farming.
c) - Good governance
- Do community work. Working together in the
community.
- Good justice and elections. d) Security
- Night patrols and helping each other in case of
problems.
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- Giving information of wrong doers/ bad people in the
society.
Activity 3
Every body should tell one another his/her role and the role
of his/her parents/guardians.
Self assessmennt
Who is in charge of telling pupils to enter the class room?
Peer assessment
1. What is the importance of one cow per a single Rwandan

poor family?
2. Give any three important things that can promote the
welfare of citizens.
Exercises
1. Give any two examples of work which you do at home.

2. Put every activity where is should go.
– Body hygiene, hygiene of where we live and hygiene of
clothes.
– Respecting the laws.
– Put pupils in class.
– Planting forests/trees and preventing soil erosion.
– Family planning
– Paying and using health insurance cards when sick.
– Paying taxes.
– Modern animal rearing.
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– Road and bridge construction.
S o c i a l Economy and G o o d
welbeing development. governance
3. State any three activities which your parents/ guardians

do to develop the country.
Home work
Ask your your parents/guardians your responsibilities. Let
them also tell you their responsibilities. Write them down
and tell them to your classmates when you come back to
school.
B. The importance of fulfilling responsibilities in an

extended family.
Activity 1
Look at the pictures bellow and tell what you can see
a
b
c d
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Activity 2
Every body should tell his/her classmates what he/she
benefits by fulfilling his/her responsibilities.

When every body in an extended family has fulfilled
responsibilities then:
–– Understand one another, Live peacefully, sharing.
–– Work together in order to develop.
–– Promote one another in different activities.
–– They help one another in case of problems, visit one
another.
–– They help the government to get money which is used to
develop roads, schools, Hospitals, Water and electricity.
We have accepted that:

We shall be fulfilling our responsibilities and advise our friends
who do not fulfil them very well to do so.
Self assessmennt
1. State any 2 things that shows the importance of fulfilling

the responsibilities among members of anextended family.
2. Explain the impotance of paying taxes
Peer assessment
1. What shows that members of an extended family work

together?
2. How do people fulfil their responsibilities at home?
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Exercises
1. Where does the government get money to bring infrastructure

to the people?
2. Match responsibilities with its importance.
a. Paying taxes 1.The family gets food
b. Paying for insurance 2.It reduces disaster
c. Family planning 3.The government builds
d. Protecting the environment infrastructure.
e. Resecure others in times 4. Accessig health care

of problems services.
5. Foodsecurity.
Home work
Ask your parents/guardians to tell you the importance of
fulfilling your responsibilities as well as the importance of
fulfilling theirs. Write them down and discuss them with
your classmates.
Game
Play a game of catching the tail of the wolf.
C. Effects of not fulfilling responsibilities in an extended

family.
Activity 1
Look at the pictures bellow and tell what you can see
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a b
c d
Activity 2
Every body should tell his/her classmates the effects of not
fulfilling responsibilities.
Ihave learned that:

By not fulfilling family responsibilities, there are effects that
follow:
–– Family members do not work together and this causes
poverty.
–– They do not listen to each other, they don’t help one
another, they are not always at peace.
–– By not protecting our environment leads to diseases like
Chorela, dycentry and Malaria.
–– By not participating in government programmes causes
the sector not to develop.
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Activity 3
Every body should tell his/her class mates what has ever
happened to a family he/she knows as a result of the
parents who did not fulfil their responsibilies.
We have accepted that:

–– We shall avoid all the effects of not fulfilling responsibilities.
–– We shall do what we are asked to do.
–– By telling/ sensitizing others who do not fulfil them to do
so.
Self assessmennt
Answer with yes or No

a. Stopping pupils from goingto school is good.
b. It’s not good to report some body who is a security threat.
c. It’s good for pupils remain home doing domestic work.
d. Protecting environment, will protects the nearby people
from diseases.
e. A good citizen is a person who does not pay taxes.
f. A good child is that child who helps his/her parents to do
work.
g. A good sector is that one which does not participate in
community. work and working together by village people.
h. By not having medical insurance can make you very sick
at home.
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Peer assessment
1. Explain the characteristics of people who do not fulfil their

responsibilities.
2. What are the effects faced by a family as aresult of not
protecting the environment?
Exercises
1. List the dangers of not fulfilling the following responsibilities:

a. Not paying taxes
b. Not having medical insurance.
c. Not doing community work.
d. Not working in cooperatives.
e. Not sending children to school.
2. What can happen between members of an extended family
if they do not fulfil their responsibilities?
Home work
Discuss with your parents/guardians about the dangers of
not fulfilling their responsibilities in extended family. Share
your findings with.
A game
a. Rollplay people fulfilling their responsibilities in a family.
b. Roll play people who do not fulfil their responsibilities
in a family.
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1.2. Proper management of family Assets.
A.Components of family Assets.

Activity 1
Observe and tell what you can see in the pictures bellow.
a b
c d
Activity 2
Every body should identify and tell his/her friends the non-
fixed assets they have at home.
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I have understood:
The family property is made up of both fixed and non- fixed
assets.
Non- fixed assets are assets that can be moved from one
place to another.
Examples: Kitchen utensils, tools used in the compound and
the garden, Animals, Cars, Bicycles, Motocycles and others.
Fixed assets are assets that you can not be moved.
Activity 3
Identify the major componets of the family Assets.
Peer assessment
1.Explain the difference between fixed assets and non- fixed

assets.
Exercises
Use these assets: Chairs, garden, plot of land, kitchen, bed,

radio,toilet, charcoal stove, a cupboard, clothes, house, forest,
bag and fill the table below.
Non-fixed assets Fixed assets.
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B. Importance of family assets.
Activity 1
Observe the pictures bellow and tell what is taking place in
each picture. you can see.
a b c
Activity 2
Explain to your friends the importance of the family asset
that you know.
Assets The importance

Garden We grow crops in the garden to get food.
House Houses provides shelter and protects you
from the sun, rain, thieves and wild animals
which can harm you.
Television Televion is a source of information like
news, announcements. It is also used
for entertainment like listening to songs,
watching films, and educative stories.
Chairs We sit on them
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Radios We use radios as a source of information
and for entertainment like listening to music.
clothes We use clothes to cover our bodies. Clothes

also protects us from coldness.cl.
Table We use it during dining time, we also use
it while writing.
Bed We sleep on it. They can also be used for
resting on.
Kitchen utensils Helps us to prepare food anddrinks. We
also use them while eating and drinking
tools.
Self assessmennt
Identify the family assets which protects you from the following.
a. Boredom d. Thieves
b. Fatigue e. Sun shine and rainfall
c. Hunger.
Peer assessment
Circle on the things that are not family asset.

a. Animals h. Cars l. Roads
b. River i. Lakes m. House
c. Garden j. plot o. Swamp
d. Market k. Stadium p. Air port
e. Health center g. Kitchen utensils
f. Power station
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Exercises
Match correctly every asset with its use.

a. Cupboard 1. Growing crops and weeding
b. Plot 2. Cutting tall grass.
c. Forest 3. Transport
d. Banana 4. Where the house is built
e. A car 5. It keeps utensils.
f. Home tools 6. It is a source of timber .
g. Garden tools. 7. Banana stem
Home work
Identify other things at home that makes up family asset that

you did not study in class.
Write them down, tell their importance to others pupils at
school
Home work
Identify other things at home that makes up family asset

that you did not study in class.
Write them down, tell their importance to others pupils at
school.
C. Use and proper management of family assets.

Activity 1
Look at the pictures below and tell what ytou can see.
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a b
c d
Activity 2
Discuss the importance of proper management of family
assets.

If you use well family assets, they last longer and it saves
you from buying new ones and this save family income.
How family assets should be used and managed.
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Assets How it is used and managed
House Notthrowing stones and balls to windows

and doors to avoid breaking them.
Cleaning the house always and painting it.
A car Checking for oil and before driving.
Driving carefully. Checking car tyres before
driving., avoid scratching it .
Forest By removing weed from it, avoid setting
forests on wild fire. always cut/harvest
mature trees and with permission..
House hold By cleaning and using them carefully the
items way they should be used. .
Kitchen Washing them, cleaning them and keeping
utensils them when they are dry in a clean place.
Compound Clean them properly after use, make them
and tools sharp, don’t leave them out side at night.
and keep them in a dry place in order to
avoid rusting.
Clothes Washing clothes and ironing them. Keep
them in a dry clean place.
Gardens Prevent soil erosion. Keeping animals
away from gardens. Use ferterisers in
gardens.
Self assessmennt
1. Mention main things that can destroy the following family

assets.
a. Gardens:
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b. House:
c. Forest:
d. Metalic tools.
2. Explain the importance of proper management of family
assets.
Peer assessment
What can you do to protect the following family assets?

a. A car d. Gardens
b. Garden tools e. Utensils
c. Clothes f. Animals
Exercises
Fill this table below.
How it can be used/

Asset Importance
managed
Table
Bed
Forest
storied buiding
Clothes
Learning materials
Cow
Car
Trees
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Home work
dentifyfamily assets in your home. Discuss with you parents/
guardians’ways they should be used and managed.
Share this information with your clasmates in the next
lesson.
D. Disadvantages of miss using and poor

management of family assets
Activity 1
Observe the pictures below and tell what you can see.
a b
c d

When family assets are misused, they do not last long time
and this may lead to loss of the family income.
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Activity 2
Discuss the disadvantages of misusing family asset.
We have decided:
We shall avoid bad behaviour like the following:
–– Breaking window panes, scratching doors and windows
and making them dirty
–– Dancing and playing on top of tables, beds and chairs.
–– Cutting down trees, flowers and crops.
–– Leaving out side family property that can be stolen at
night.
–– Not throwing any thing on top of the roof.
–– Not breaking delicate house hold items.
Self assessmennt
1. Explain the dangers of misusing family property.

2. Give two ways children misuse family property.
Peer assessment
Answer with Yes, or No:

a. When you dance on top of the bed, you are destroying
family property.
b. When you remove all house hold items from outside, you
are destroying family property.
c. Watering flowers and trees in the compound is wasting
water.
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d. Drawing pictures on the walls of the house is proper
management of the family property.
e. Serving too much food that you can not finish is
wastagefamily property.
Exercises
1. Why should we use and manage family property well?

2. What can you do if you find your relatives wastingyour
family property?
3. Give examples of things that children normally misuse at
home.
Home work
Find out things that make up you home. Discuss with
your parents/guardians the dangers of misusing the family
property. Share your findings with your classmates in the
next lesson.
Act a roll play showing pupils how to manage property
well.
A game
Act a rollplay showing pupils how to manage property well.
Activity 1
The benefits of being satisfied with family assets.
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a b
c d
Activity 2
Tell the benefits of being satisfied with family assets.
E. The benefits of being satisfied with family

assetss

Being satisfied with family assets prevents the following from
happening:
–– Thefty
–– wishful thinking
–– jealous
–– Selfishness
–– Betrayal
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–– Begging
–– Devalue
–– Benefits of being satisfied with family asset
–– Happiness
–– Soldality
–– Personal development
–– Self respect
–– – self confidence
–– Security
–– Visionary
Activity 3
Every body should tell classmates the benefits of being
happy with the family assets..
We have decided that:

– We shall be satisfied and happy with our family assets.
– We shall not beg for things we don’t own in our homes.
Activity 4
Every body should tell the advantages of being satisfied
with his/her own school property with out minding about
what the classmates have.
Self assessmennt
1. State some of the negative effects of not being satisfied

with your family assets.
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2. Explain reasons why being satisfied and happy with what
your family owns is a must.
Peer assessment
1. What shows that a person is satisfied with what he/she

owns?
2. What shows that a person is not satisfied with what he/
she owns?
Exercises
1. Why is it good to be satisfied with what your family owns?

2. What is the importance of being satisfied with the school
items that you have?
3. Being satisfied and happy with the food you brought to
school and what you eat during holidays protects you
from?
4. Read the story and choose the words that show that a
person mentioned in the story is satisfied or not satisfied
with what the family owns.
When Musana is at school, he likes to borrow his classmate
a watch to wear. During breaks, he likes going around seeing
the type of food his classmates have yet he has his. But
Mutesi likes studies and gets good marks. She does not steal
school items like her classmates.
Home work
Discuss with your parents/guardians about the importance
of being satisfied and happy with the family. Tell your
classmates in the next lesson what you discussed with
your parents.
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A game
Act out a short play showing chidren who are satisfied with
what their family has and another group act out children who
are not satisfied with what their family has.
1.3. End unit assessment 1
1. Give 3 examples of responsibilities.

a) Those you fulfil at home.
b) Those that our parents fulfil and lead to National
development.
2. A nswer with yes or no.
a) A biding by the laws is part of good governance.
b) Telling pupils to enter classes is part of security.
c) Planting forests and preventing soil erosion is part of
the economy.
d) Family planning and paying insurance is part of social
welbeing.
3. State the importance of the following.
a) Paying taxes.
b) Protecting environment
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Unit
OUR SECTOR
Ruteja doesn’t know the features of his sector and

doesn’t know where his school is located. There is no
any single place he can direct a person to.
He can’t even tell others where his home is so that
they can direct him.
How can you help pupils who doesn’t know like him?
2.1. Physical features of our sector.
A. Physical features in our sector.

Activity 1
What can you see in the pictures below?
a b
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Every sector has different features/things whichmakes it
unique from other sectors. Among these things there is the
environment/physical features and infrastructure.
a. Examples of physical features:
– Rivers
– Mountains
b. Examples of Infrastructure:
– Lakes
– Swamps/ valleys
– Forests
– Schools
– Hospitals
– Public wells
– Play ground
– Markets
– Air port
– Cell offices
– Churches
– Banks
– Industries
– Roads
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Activity 2
Walk a round your school and see the features of the sector
where your school is located.
Activity 3
Observe the pictures below and compare the features of a
town sector and a village sector.
a b
Self assessmennt
1. Give examples of features of a village sector that can not
be found in a town sector.
2. Explain the difference between environment and
infrastructure.
Peer assessment
1. What are the features of your sector?
2. What are the features of the sector where you pass while
going and coming from school?
3. What are the features of the neighbouring sectors of your
home sector?
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Exercises
1. State the major features of the sector of your school.

2. State the features of the sectors neighbouring the sector
of your school.
3. Give examples of features of town sectors which does not
exist in village sectors.
4. Answer with Yes or No.
a. There is an airport in my sector.
b. There is a museum in our sector.
c. Our school is built in a model village.
d. Infrastructure are all physical things in the sector which
enables us to get our needs
e. Environment are things which surronds us where we
live or pass.
B.The map of our district and sectors.

Activity 1
Oberve and tell what you can see in the map of Gasabo
district with its sectors.
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The map of Gasabo district.
Activity 2
Look at the map and name the sectors of Gasabo district.
Activity 3
Point to the correct answer on the map.
State the sectors where the following people live:
a. Nyiramwiza lives in Gikomero sector.
b. Ganza lives in Ndera sector.
c. Mutesi lives in Remera sector.
d. Mababa live in Kacyiru sector.
e. Mutavu lives in Kimironko sector.
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Activity 4
Observe the map of Gasabo district and state the neighbouring
sectors of Gikomero sector.

– Gasabo district is made up of many sectors.
– Sectors are also made up of many cells.
– Our country is made up of 30 districts. And these districts
are made up of 416 sectors.
Activity 5
Observe the map of the district where your school is found
and identify the sector where it is located.
Activity 6
Observe the map of the district where your school is located
and state the neighbouring sectors.
Self assessmennt
Arrange these administrative levels. District, Cell, Sector,

Village.
a) Begin from the lowest to the highest level.
b) Begin from the highest to lowest level.
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Peer assessment
Fill in these sentences.
a) The lowest level of local government administration
is……………………………………..
b) A cell is made up of ……… ………………………………..
villages.
c) Many villages make ……………… ...cell
d) One sector is ma de of……………….cells
e) Your school is found in…………….sector.
f) Many cells make up?
Exercises
Fill in the gaps to make complete sentences.

a. I live in the district of ……. and in the sector of…...
b. Our school is located in…………district
c. One district is made up of…... …sectors.
d. One cell is made up of ................villages.
e. Many sectors make up one……………….
f. Many cells make up one……………………..
g. One sector is made up of…………….. cells.
h. Many villages make up…………… cell.
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C. Map of our sector and the cells.
Activity 1
Look at the map of Gikomero sector. Give the number and
names of the cells that make up Gikomero sector.
The map of Gikomero sector.
Rutunga Fumbwe
Gasagara
Kibara
Murambi
"
Bumbogo
Munini
Gicaca
Ndera Rusororo

Gikomero sector is made up of 5 cells.
Uwase studies from Gicaca primary school, found in Gicaca
village, Gicaca cell, Gikomero sector, Gasabo district, Kigali
city.
Activity 2
Observe the map of Gikomero sector and state the
neighbouring cells of Uwase’s home cell.
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Activity 3
Observe the map of the sector where your school is located.
Give the names and number of cells that make up your
home sector.
Activity 4
Observe the name of the sector where your school is and
state the neighbouring cells.
Exercises
Fill in the gaps in the sentences below.

a. Our school is found in the village of……., in the cell of ….,
in the sector of …… and in the district of…...
b. We live in the village of …. , in the cell of…., in the sector
of……, and in the district of….?
Home work
Ask your parents/guardians the names of your neighbouring
cells. Write it down and tell it your clasmates.
D. Differentiating a map from a picture.

Activity 1
Look at the map of Gikomero sector and give the difference
between the map of Gikomero and the picture shown below.
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Key
Sector borders
Cell borders
River
Swamp
Forest
Lake
Map of Gikomero sector A picture of a place
Activity 2
Discuss the difference between a map and a picture.

– Amap is a representation of an object seen and drawn from
above.
– It can be of an objest or of aplace.
A map has the following features.
1. Title: Explais what the map is all about.
2. Scale: It measures the actual ground distance on the map.
3. Compass direction: (South, North, East, West)
4. Key: It explains map symbols.
– A picture is a representation of an object/ place seen and
drawn from aside.
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Activity 3
arefully countmaps and pictures in this book from page 1-40.
Ask your friends to find out how many they counted.
Self assessmennt
1. What is the direction shown on the map?

2. What are the main features shown on the map?
Peer assessment
1. What is the use of a scale on a map?
2. What shows that you are reading the right map?
Exercises
1. State the major elements of a good map.

2. Explain the word scale.
3. Explain the difference between a map and a picture.
E. Our neighbouring sectors.

Activity 1
Look at the map and list the sectors of Gasabo district
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Map of Gasabo district
Activity 2
Look at the map of Gasabo district and state the neighbouring
sectors of Kinyinya.

Gwiza is in primary 3. She lives in Bumbogo sector, Gasabo
district, Kigali city.
Bumbogo sector boarders the following sectors.
– In the South: Ndera and Kimironko sectors.
– In the North: Rutunga and Nduba sectors.
– In the East: Ndera, Gikomero and Rutunga sectors.
– In the West: Kinyinya and Nduba sectors.
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Activity 3
Observe the map of the district where your school is located
and do the following.
a. Name the sectors in your district.
b. Show the sector where your school is located.
c. Identify your home sector on the map.
Activity 4
Use the district map where your school is located and name
the sectors that boarder the sector in which your school is
located.
Activity 5
Draw the map of the sector in which your school is located.
Choose those that are well drawn and pin them in your
class.
Self assessmennt
1. Name the cells that boarder your cell in:

a. The North c. The South
b. The East d. The west
2. Name the sectors that boarder your sector in:
a. The North c. The South
b. The East. d. The West
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Peer assessment
1. Name the place where your school is located.
2. Name the place where your home is located.
Exercises
Fill in the space to make these sentences complete.
1.Our school is located in the sector of….and our neighbouring
sector in the Northis………., in the South is……………., in
the East is ………., and ………… sectorin the West. What
is the name of your Sector Executive Secretary?
2. Name the neigbouring cells where your school is located.
3. Which cells make the sector where your school is located.
4. What is the direction of the neighbouring sectors from your
school?
Home work
Ask your parents/guardians the name of your neighbouring
sectors. Tell other classmates.
2.2. IMPORTANT FEATURES /PLACES IN OUR

SECTOR
A. Important features/places found in our sector.
Activity 1
Look at the pictures below and tell what you can see.
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a b
c d
Business
area
Activity 2
Make study tour in the sector where the school is located
go and visit importantplaces in the sector.
Activity 3
Every one should state the important places in the sector.
Then list them.
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Important things/places found in our sector are:
– Gardens centers – Schools
– Forests – Rivers – Hospitals
– Residential – Mountains – Roads
houses
– valleys – Markets
– Business houses
– Lakes – Helth centers
– Administrative
– Swamps
Exercises
1. Fill in the following table:

Important things found in Important things found in
village sectors. town sectors
2. List important things found in the sector where you live.

3. List important things found in the sector where your school
is found.
4. Answer with yes or no.
a. There are lakes in all sectors.
b. Bothsector offices ans cell offices are important places
in our sector.
c. Modern villages are one of the important things every
sector should have.
d. Infrastructure are important things seen only in town
sector.
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Home work
Discuss with your parents/guardians about things in your
sector that you see while going to or from school. Write
them down and tell them to your classmates.
B. The importance of some important things found in

our sector.
Activity 1
Look the pictures below and state what you can see.
a b
c d
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Activity 2
Debate about the important things that you saw when you
made a study tour in your sector.

Important things in our sector and their importance are as
stated in the following table:
Things found in the

Their importance
sector
Gardens – Used for growing food crops.
Forests – We get timber from them fire
wood, charcoal,
– Forests prevents soil erosion.
– Forest help in rain formation.
Shop – we buy goods from shops.
Rivers and lakes – Gives us water, fish, sand.
– Rivers helps in making electricity.
Administrative offices – We get services from there.
– Problems of citens are solved
from there.
Valleys and swamps – We use them for growing crops
like rice yams.
Residential houses – They provide shelter to people.
Protect them from bad weather.
Roads – Used in the transportation of
goods and services.
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Activity 3
List other important things not mentioned in the table above
that are found in your sector and their importance.
Self assessmennt
What is the importance of the following to the people living

in the sector?
a) Rivers and lakes:
b) Valleys and swamps.
c) Sector offices.
d) Markets and shops.
Peer assessment
List things that help people in the sector to get the following:
a) Food:
b) Fish
c) Electricity
d) vegetables
Exercises
1. Match the property/assets of the sector with their importance.

a. Forest 1. We grow food crops there.
b. shops 2. Used for transport
c. Gardens 3. Provides shelter to people.
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d. Roads 4. Prevents soil erosion
e. Residential houses 5. Markets
2. Explain the importance of important things in the sector
tothe people.
3. Fill in the spase to complete these sentences:
a. Timber, firewood, charcoal comes from trees we cut
from ………
b. Transportation of goods and people can not develop
with out good………
b. During dry season, we grow vegetables in…...
d. We get water for irrigation from…… and ……
e. Problems of citizen are solved from...........
Home work
Ask your parents /guardians the value of important things
found in your sectors.
C. Conserving important things/places found in our

sector.
Activity 1
Look at these pictures and tell what you can see.
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a b
c d
Activity 2
Discuss how you are going to protect important things found
in the sector where you come from.

Protecting important things in our sector can be done by:
– Caring about ourgardens and protecting swamps.
– Not swimming in rivers, or deficate in rivers.
– Planting trees on both sides of slopy hills.
– Construct terraces to prevent erosion.
– By repairingdamaged roads and trenches/ channels.
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– By obeying laws governing their proper usage.
– Reporting those who destroy them.
– Doing community work and participate in all government
programme.
– Teaching the importance of protecting important places in
the sector.
– By practicing zero grazing.
– By fencing schools, hospitals, health centers and markets.
– By employing security personel in the sector.

We shall protect important things in our sector. We shall
report to leaders those who destroy them.
Self assessmennt
Give four ways how children canspoil important things in our

sector.
Peer assessment
What important things will you have protected by doing the
following?
a. Constructing terraces.
b. Planting trees on slopy hiils.
c. Zero grazing.
d. Building fences around infrastructure.
e. By repairing damaged infrastructure.
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Exercises
1. Explain how you can protect the following things.
a. Gardens
b. Rivers
c. Bridges
d. Forests
e. A hill with out trees.
2. Give examples of human activities that destroy important
thing in the sector.
3. What can you do if you found a person doing the following?
a. Growing crops on a slope hill?
b. Cutting trees which are not mature from the forest?
c. Defecating near a water source?
d. Removing stones and sand from the road?
e. Fishing with out permission.
a. Cutting immature trees is destroying our environment.
b. Digging trenches is protecting the environment.
c. Zero grazing is protecting the environment.
d. Planting grass to co soil erosion helps to protect
environment.
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Home work
When you reach home, ask your parents how they protect
things found in your sector and tell it to others in the next
lesson.
Play
Roll play.
2.3. Proper management of school assets
A. School assets.
Activity 1
Study the pictures below and tell what you can see.
a b
c d
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Activity 2
Go outside the class and see the different components of
your school asset.
B. The importance of School assets.
School asset Its importance
Class room We study from it.

Library Reading different books.
Toilets Defecating /easing and urinating.
Trees/flowers Gives fresh air, fruits.

Play ground Used for games and sports.
Garden Crop growing.
Learning materials Helps in learning and teaching
process.
Computer room Used for learning purposes.
Store room Used for keeping school items/tools.
Sport materials Used in different games.
Sick bay For sick pupils.
Meeting hall Used formeetings.
School offices Used for solving problems of

teachers and pupils. Used for
receiving and handling parents.
Special girl’s room Taking care for the girl child.
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Activity 3
Discuss with your classmates the importance of the school
assets.
Self assessmennt
1. What is the use of the following to the pupils?

a. Toilet
b. Store room
c. Office room
d. Computer room
2. State four items/things used for learning and teaching.
Peer assessment
1. State the componets of the school assets which helps the
pupils to do the following:
a. Relaxing when sick.
b. sports
c. library
d. learning how to use a computer.
2. Give the examples sports items that you know.
Exercises
1. Match the school assets with their use.

a. Library 1. Used for growing crops.
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b. Garden/compound 2. Used for playing
c. Garden 3. Used for reading books
d. Play ground 4. Used for reading books.
e. Class room 5. Beautfies the school.
2. Explain in full sentences the importance of school property.
3. Fill in the spaces to complete these sentences:
a. It’s not good to leave ___ ______with out washing hands.
b. …………………. is where we go to study computer from.
c. Kayitare learned keeping of school materials in________
d. There will be a meeting a bout our behaviours in
……………………. tomorrow.
Home work
Tell your parents/guardians about your school assets and
their importance to you and your classmates.
C. Proper management of the school assets and

usage.
Activity 1
Look at the pictures below and tell what children are doing
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a b
c d
Activity 2
Explain the proper use of the school assets.

We use well the school property by avoiding:
– Over spending assets.
– Misusing them – stealing
– selfishness – Tearing notebooks
– misplacing – Tearing books
– Mismanagement school
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We can manage the school assets by doing the following:
– Proper handling of the school property by keeping it in the
right place.
– By cleaning our class and the surrounding places.
– By cleaning the toilet and picking papers school
compound.
– By not wasting water and switching lights off during day
time.
Activity 3
Make a sign post showing ways of proper use and
management of of school property. Raise it in the compound.
Self assessmennt
1. What should you avoid in order to manage your school

property well?
2. What should you do in order to manage your school
assets?
Peer assessment
Answer with Yes or No.
1. Misuse of water at school is poor managent of your school
asset.
2. Keeping the school materials in the proper place is good
management of the school asset.
3. Tearing books is one way of managing well school asset.
4. Listtering at school is proper management of the school
property.
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Exercises
1. Explain how you properly use the following school property.
a. Books d. your clasroom
b. Water e. library
c. Garden/ compound f. Toilet
2.Give examples of some poor management of school property
by your classmates.
3.What advice can you give to a person who has been doing
the following?
a. Littering papers in the compound/garden.
b. Drawing in books.
c. Writing on the chairs and tables.
d. Playing in the garden.
e. Passing through the window.
f. Folding books
g. Cs limbing cupboards.
h. Playing football in the classroom.
l. Defecating on top of the toilet seat
j. Passing through the garden
k. Passing through shortcuts.
Home work
Discuss with your parents/ guardians about your role in
the proper management of the school assets. Share this
information with your class mates at school.
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2.4. Proper management of public assets in the sector
A. Infrastructure and their importance
Activity 1
a b
center
Health
c d
Activity 2
Get out of the class and walk around and see the infrastructure
found in the sectorwhere your school is found.

Infrastruture are things built by the government or citizens to
help them develop.
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Infrastructure Their importance
Hospitals Where sick people are treated from,
vaccination of children and pregnant
women.
Schools Where we study from.
Roads For transport.
Wales We fetch water that we use at home
and gardens.
Markets and shops Where we buy goods from.
Public gardens Used as resting places, we take
photos from these places.
Offices of s c h o o l It’s where leaders solve our
leaders problems from.
Play ground Used for games and sports.
Tax parks It’s where we find taxis.
Ambulance To take sick people to and from
the hospital and those who get
accidents.
Public toilets Where people deficate and urinate
from.
Activity 3
State the importance of infrastructure found in the sector
where your school is located.
Self assessmennt
What is the use of the following to the residents of the sector?
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a. Hospital
b. Tax park
c. Public wales
d. Ambulance
Peer assessment
Mention the infrastructure which helps the residents of the

sector to get the following:
a. Vaccination
b. Goods
c. water
d. Services
Exercises
1. Match the following infrastructure with their importance

a. Health center 1. Transport
b. Market 2. solving problems of citizens
c. Road 3. Teaching pupils.
d. Sector office 4. Treating the sick
e. school 5. Buying and selling
2. Fill in these sentences
a. _____ takes sick peoplebto the hospital.
b. When you need heath services, you go to _____
c. When we go for a tour, we get taxis in? _____
d. If you want to do physical exercises you go to__
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Home work
Ask your parents/guardians the infrastructure that is found
in your sector and their importance. ddiscuss your findings
with your classmates.
B. Use and proper management of public assets.
Activity 1
What are the people in the pictures doing?
center
Health
a b
c d
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Activity 2
Carry out an activity of cleaning your school in the following
ways:
1. Pick litter in the whole school.
2. Sweep all possible corners/ places..
3. Mop your class.
4. Mop the toilets.
5. Cut all tall grass in the school compound.
Activity 3
discuss how best you will be managing public asset.

Public asset can be properly managed by avoiding the
following:
– Throwing litter in any place.
– Destroying public property.
– Stealing
– Over spending
– Grabing some public assets
Proper management of public assets include:
– Repairing them in case of damage
– Abiding by the laws governing public assets.
– Reporting people who misuse public asset.
– Participate in community work.
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– Explaing to every body the importance of public asset.
– Practice zero grazing.
– Fencing school and hospitals.
– Put in place people who can protect pubic assets.

We shall be properly using public assets and avoiddestroying
them. We shall be reporting to our teachers and parents those
who will be misusing public assets.
Activity 4
Make a sign post and put it in the school compound where
every body can see. Write on it the ways of using and
managing well public assets.
Self assessmennt
1. What should you do in order to manage public assets?
Peer assessment
Answer by yes or no.

a. Littering is a good way of managing public assets.
b. Paying money for the security is proper management of
public asset.
c. Reporting people who destroy public asset is not proper
management ot public assets.
d. Paying money to repair public asset is a way of managing
it properly.
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Exercises
1. Explain how people use the following public asset.

a. Road: d. Public toilets
b. Public gardens e. Schools
c. Hospitals
2. Give different ways peope destroy public assets.
3. What advice can you give to a person who normally does
the following activities?
a. Stealing electricity wires.
b. Stealing water pipes
c. Cut trees from public gardens.
3. What advice can you give to a person doing the following:
a. Throwing rubbish in the water channel.
b. Stealing electricity wires.
c. Stealing water pipes.
d. Cutting trees in public garden.
e. Throwing stones at school
Home work
Ask your parents/guardians their roles in managing public
asset of your sector.
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1. State administrative levels in the district.

2. What is the name of your sector? what are the neighbouring
sectors?
3. What isthe use of a scale on the map?
4. Give four examples of important things:
a. That make up school assets.
b. That make up your sector.
5. Fill in the missing words.
a. _____ is the head of a sector.
b. We should _____ school assets.
c. _____ when managed properly gives us fresh air.
d. Bad acts _____ school property.
e. We should advice_____ public asset.
f. Apicture_____ from a map.
6. Arrange the following from the highest to the lowest level.
District, Village, Sector, Cell.
7. Give examples of activities which destroy public assets
in the sector.
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Unit
3 HYGIENE
Ntuma is suffering from scabies and scratches

himself. When he meets with a person suffering
from jiggers they laugh at each other.
How can you help them?
3.1. School and home hygiene.
A. School hygiene and its importance
Activity 1
a b

a. Hygiene is a good culture of avoiding dirt both at home
and at school.
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Hygiene can be practiced by doing the following:
– By watering and cleaning gardens.
– By washing hands any timewe touch dirty things.
– By keeping ourselves clean.
– Cleaning where we study from and where we keep school
items.
– The importance of hygiene include the following:
– Breathing good air which is not contaminated.
– Avoiding diseases which are caused by poor hygiene.
– Living in a clean einvironment.
– Good health

Before lessons we should ensure that where we are going to
study from i clean. If it’s not, then we should clean it.
Self assessmennt
1. What are the most important things that pupils should do

in order maintain hygiene of their class and their school?
2. What is the role of every pupil in class and in school?
Peer assessment
1. What can you do if you find that your class is dirty?
2. Why is it important to mainatain proper hygiene of the
toilet?
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Exercises
1. What are the most important things that should be kept

clean at school?
2. When should we wash our hands?
3. Explain the importance of proper hygiene in class and in
a school.
4. What should we do in case we find that our classes are
dirty?
Homework
Tell your parents/ guadians how a smart pupil should look
like before going to school. Discuss with your class mates
what your parents told you.
A game
Tidying up.
B. Hygiene at home and its importance.

Activity 1
a b
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Activity 2
State the important placeswhich we focus on during cleaning
tat home and how it should be done.
Activity 3
State the importance of proper hygiene at home.

we should clean our homes and our school by focusing on
the following:
– In the house we live all rooms.
– At home and its surrounding, cutting bushes, planting
flowers and trees for shade and cover potholes.
– By focusing on where we throw litter.
– By diging water catchement holes to avoid much smell.
– Poor hygiene is being in poor causes diseases.
When there is good hygiene at home, this makes us have
good health. We should keep the place clean.

We shall be cleaning our, home and its surroundings. Our
home is characterised by cleanliness and we should avoid
diseases that are caused by poor hygiene.
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Self assessmennt
1. Explain the importance of hygiene in home and its

surroundings.
2. Why is it good to put a dustbin far away from the main
house wher live?
Peer assessment
1. What are the most important things we should clean at
home?
2. What should we do if our home is dirty?
Exercises
1. State the most important places at home that should be
more clean than other places.
2. Why is it a must to put a water catchement hole for dirty
water?
3. Explain the importance of clearing the bush around our
homes.
4. Why should we remove broken bottles, shards and other
things that contain water near our homes?
5. What do you do to keep your home is clean?
6. Choose things that show good hygiene.
a. Its smelling
b. There are gardens.
c. Every thing is in the right place.
d. Extremly dirty.
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Homework
Prepare an activity of cleaning at home. Tell your parents/
guadians how it will be done and what is required for it to
be done well. Ask them to assist you in getting it done.
Write how it was done and read it to the classmates.
C. Dangers of poor hygiene at school and home

Activity 1
Look at these pictures and state what you can see.
a b
Activity 2
Explain the dangers of poor hygiene at school and at home
and tell it to your classmates.

If there is poor hygiene at school and at home, pupils or people
at home can suffer from some of the following diseases:
– Malaria – Jiggers – Lice
– scabies – Scaly skin – cholera
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– ringworm – Cholera – worms
– dysentery
These are not only diseases caused by poor hygiene, the
place. With poor hygiene makes residents uncomfortable.
Activity 3
Explain how all diseases caused by poor hygiene can be
prevented.
We decided that:
We shall prevent diseases caused by poor hygiene by cleaning
both the school and our places of residence.
Self assessmennt
1. Why should we always clean our school and our residence?

2. Mention other names of diseases caused by poor hygiene.
Peer assessment
Apart from diseases, explain other dangers of poor hygiene
at school and in our homes.
Exercises
1. Give four examples of diseases caused by poor hygiene.

2. Explain how you can prevent Malaria.
3. Explain how you can prevent diseases caused by poor
hygiene.
4. What advice can you give to a pupil suffering from scabies
in your school?
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Homework
Ask your parents/guardians if they your family has ever
faced dangers of poor hygiene. Write what happened and
the strategies they adopted and read it for your classmates
in the next lesson.
A play
A play showing diseases that can be caused by poor hygiene
3.2. communicable diseases.
A. Types of communicable diseases and ways of

avoiding them .
Activity 1
a b c d
Activity 2
State the types of communicable diseases commonly seen
at your school and your place of residence.

Infecious diseases include:
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1. Those that are contracted through breathing and drinking
using the same drinking straw, glasses, cups, like,
tuberculosis and coughing.
2. Those that are contracted through blood or AIDS (Acquired,
immune, deficiency syndrome, Ebola, Gonorrhoea, syphilis,
hepatitis B and C and malaria.
3. Those that are contracted through poor hygiene like cholera,
dysentery and worms.
4. Those that are contracted through body contacts like using
the same bathing sponge. Putting the cloth which was
used by a person suffering from that disease likemumps,
scabies, smallpox, ringworm, measles, mycosis
5. The one that is caused by a female mosquito called Anopheles
mosquito.
Activity 3
State the ways people contract infecious diseases. Those
who have ever suffered from them should tell others how
they contracted them.

We shall avoid all possible ways of contracting diseases and
explain to our classmates who may not be knowing it.
Self assessmennt
Give two examples of diseases that are contracted through:

a. Air c. Blood
b. Dirt d. Body contact
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Peer assessment
Fill in this table correctly by showing how these diseases
contracted. Tuberculosis, scabies, cholera. Ebola, mycosis,
Ringworm, Hepatitis B and C, Malaria, Measles, Cough, AIDS.
Those Those that The one Those

that are are contracted caused by a that are
contract through sex mosquito called contracted
through air Anopheles as a result
mosquito of wearing
some one’s
clothes.
Exercises
Match diseases with the way they spread.

1. AIDS a. Breathing in air of infected person.
2. Malaria b. By eating food or drinking dirty things.
3. Tuberculosisc. c. Body contact with infected person.
4. Cholera d. Sexual intercourse
5. Scabies e. Being bitten by a mosquito called
Anopheles
Homework
Ask your parents/guardians types of infecious diseases
Commonly found in your area and how they are spread.
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Play
Roll play children having different infectious diseases.
B. Ways of avoiding communicable diseases.
Activity 1
Look at these pictures and state what is taking place.
a b
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t a k e al ch ec k
med up ,
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d s ecine,
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g c x and
We o
sh o u n d o m s .
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If you have been u si n g ri va te p sh
a
coughing for two and so cl e a n w rt s
ap. a te r
weeks, go for
tuberculosis check up
c d
Activity 2
State the ways how you can prevent communicable diseases
commonly found at school and your place of residence.

There are ways of preventing communicable diseases
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Activity 3
State the ways of preventing communicable diseases that
are infected in the following:
a. Air
b. Eyes
c. Dirt
Communicable
How they can be prevented
diseases
AIDS – By asbstaining from sex.
– By avoiding what can lead to defilement.
– By avoiding sharing sharp objects like
needles and razorblades
Tuberculosis and – By going for medical check up in case
cough of coughing for a long time.
– By going for medical treatment after
contracting the disease.
– Properly take the medication and take
the advice of the doctor.
– By avoiding sharing utensils like cups.
Small pox – By avoiding contacts with infected
person.
mumps
– By not sharing clothes.
eye disease,
scalp ring warm, – By not sleeping together with the
ring worm, and infected person.
mycosis.
– Going to the hospital and take advice
from the doctor.
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– By bathing well.
– By avoiding sharing bathing materials
like sponge and towels.
Ebola, syphilis, – By abstaining from sex.

Dihorrhea,
– Going to the hospital, take medicine
Hepatitis B and C
as pre-scribed by the doctor.
– Practice hygiene of your private parts.
– Avoid cotact with people suffering from
Ebola.
– Going for vaccination.
Malaria – By cleaning and cut bushes near

homes and schools.
– By covering pottholes near homes.
– By throwing broken bottles, shards and
and other old items which can act as
water catchment places.
– Sleeping in a treated mosquito net.

We shall avoid infectious diseases. When we fall sick, we
shall be going to the hospital on time.
We shall be taking medicine properly as told by the doctor.
Self assessmennt
Which diseases will you avoid by doing the following?

a. By abstaining from sex/avoiding sex.
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b. By going for medical check up if you have been coughing
for more than two weeks.
c. Covering pottholes which act as water catchment areas
near our homes.
d. Hygiene of your prive parts.
Peer assessment
1. Briefly explain what you can do if you have contracted

infectious diseases.
2. a. Is there any body at your school who has ever suffered
from infectious disease? Explain what happened?
b. Is there any infectious disease that you have ever
suffered from at home? What was the reason and how
did you take medicine?
Exercises
1. Fill in this table:
communicable Ways how they are Ways of prevention

disease spread
Being bitten by a
mosquito called
Anopheles mosquito
after bitting a person
suffering from
Malaria
Hepatitis
B and C
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Going near and
body contact with
infected person.
Washing hands
after visiting the
toilet.
Washing hands
before and after
eating and drinking.
AIDS
2. Fill in with one missing word:

a. By not having contact with a person suffering from ___
prevents diseases.
b. ___ causes scabies.
c. ___ on the straw’s causes ___.
d. Coughing is caused by? ___.
Home work
Talk to your parents/guardians and ask them how your
family prevent communicable diseases. Get ways of getting
rid of them forever. Write it and tell your classmates in
class.
3.3. Hygiene of private parts.
A.How to keep hygiene of private parts.
Activity 1
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a b c
We should wash our

private parts using
clean water and soap.
Activity 2
Ask your friends about the dangers of not cleaning private
parts well.

Poor hygiene of private parts causes scratching and bad
smell, it also causes diseases.

We shall always clean our bodies by focusing on our private
parts in order to avoid diseases which are caused by poor
hygiene.
Self assessmennt
1. State important materials which you should use to clean
your body.
2. What type of water are you not supposed to use while
cleaning your private parts?
Peer assessment
1. Why should we clean our Anus going behind wise?
2. Is it good to hang underwear in the house for it to dry?
Explain.
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Exercises
1. Explain the types of underwear that you should put on.

2. Explain the types of underwear that you are not supposed
to put on
Home work
Ask your parents/ guardians how you should be cleaning
your private parts. Write and tell them to others in the
class.
B. Dangers of not cleaning private parts properly
Activity 1
observethe picutures below and state what you can see.
a b
Activity 2
observethe picutures below and state what you can see.
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Poor hygiene of private parts causes scratching and bad
smell, it also causes diseases.

We shall always clean our bodies by focusing on our private
parts in order to avoid diseases which are caused by poor
hygiene.
Exercises
1. Explain how you clean your private parts.

2. Fill in the missing word.
a. We should clean our anus going ___
b. By not cleaning private parts causes __ and __
3. State the dangers of wearing tight underpants.
Home work
When you reach home, ask your parents/guardians the
dangers of not cleaning private parts and tell them to your
classmates.
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1.State the most important place we should clean well.

a. At school.
b. At home.
2. What is the importance of hygiene at home and at
school?
3. Put a sign √ on diseases caused by poor hygiene.
a. Influenza e. Worms
b. mumps f. Scabies
c. Diarrhoea g. cough
d. Typhoid h. Cancer
a. Anopheles causes cough.
b. Malaria is a communicable disease.
c. Cholera is a disease caused by poor hygiene.
d. The air we breath can spread tuberculosis.
e. Hypatitis B and C are communicable very much.
f. Hygiene of private parts prevents diseases that are
spread through it.
g. If you are suffering from scabies and spread it to
others, then it heals.
5. What can happen if you don’t clean your private parts?
6. Why do people say that hygiene is a source of good
health?
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Unit
RELATIONSHIP AND GOOD
4 BEHAVIOURS
Mabwire ran to pick the ball and was knocked

by the car and break his leg. The one who
knocked him disappeared without being noticed.
When Mabwire reached home, the parents
were annoyed but did not take him to the
hospital. As a result, he became lame.
If this happens to people you know, how can
you go about it?
4.1. BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS.

Activity 1
a b
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Activity 2
Discuss about the basic human rights.

Rights are things a person should have and enjoy.
Basic human rights are made up of the following rights:
A right to live
– A right to medication.
– A right to food.
– A right to shelter.
No body is supposed to deny a person’s rights. Respect of
human rights makes a person to respect the rights of others.
We decided that:
– We shall respect the rights of every person with out
segregation.
– What you want peope to do for you, you should do it for
others.
Self assessmennt
1. Explain the word “rights”.

2. Do you think your basic human rights are respected?
Explain.
Peer assessment
If the following is done to a person, which basic human rights

are not respected?
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a. Not being taken to the hospital
b. Being forced to sleep outside.
c. Being given harsh purnishments.
d. Defilement
e. Being denied food.
f. Being denied clothes.
Exercises
Look at these pictures and state if the basic human rights

were respected or violated.
a b c
Home work
When you reach home, talk to your parents/guardians
about the basic human rights that every body has in the
family. Check if they are respected and write them ,
discuss it to your classmates.
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4.2. DISABILITY
A. TYPES OF DISABILITIES.
Activity 1
Observe the pictures below and state what you can see.
a b c
Activity 2
Discuss the types of disabilities that you know and explain
the most important things which show a person with disability.
Play
A play showing how you can assist a person with disability.
B. Causes of disabilities
Activity 1
Observe the pictures below and state what you can see..
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a b
I was not immunised
Activity 2
Discuss things which can cause disability.
I have understood that.

Disability is caused by:
– Accidents of all types.
– Diseases.
– Lack of immunisation
– Inhrited disability.
– some plants that cause blindness.

We shall avoid disabilities caused by accidents and lack of
immunisation.
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Self assessmennt
1. Give two examples of diseases caused by disabilities of

lack of immunisation.
2. Give two examples of accidents that can cause disability.
Peer assessment
1. State some of the plants that you know which can cause
disability.
2. Explain your behaviour towards the people with disabilities.
Exercises
Match types of disabilities in A with its cause in B.
A B
a. cleaning the ear with sharp
1. Physical disability
objects
2. Hearing impairment b. Tree sap
c. When the brain is not
3. speech impairment
working well
4. Mental disability d. Damaged vocalcode
5. Visual impairment e. Diseases and accidents.
Home work
Look at your place of residence, where you pass and
where your school is located. Look at things found in the
area which can cause disability.
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C. HOW TO PREVENT DISABILITIES.
Activity 1
Observe at the pictures below and tell what you can see.
a b

I can prevent disability by doing the following.
– Being immunised at the right time.
– Proper use of the road by respecting traffic rules.
– Not doing acts which can cause accidents.
– By taking medication and advice of the doctor.

We shall avoid bad acts which cause us accidents. Like
playing on the road, put tree sap in your eyes.
Self assessmennt
Give 3 exapmles of things you can avoid which cause disability.
Peer assessment
Why do we go to the hospital and take the doctor’s instructions?
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Exercises
1.Explain how we should avoid accidents which cause

disability.
2. Give any two examples of plants which can spoil our eyes.
3. What can you do to avoid disability caused by lack of
immunisation?
Home work
Discuss with your parents/guardians on the causes of
disability and how you can avoid them.
D. Proper ways of living with disabled people.

Activity 1
Observe at the pictures below and tell what you.
a b c
Activity 2
Everybody should tell others how he/she can live with the
disabled.
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I should do the following to the disabled people:
– Help them.
– Listen to them.
– Take them at their own pace.
– Respect their rights.
– Respect them.
– Support them.
We should avoid the following things to people with disabilities.
– Nick naming them.
– Harming them.
– Isolating them.
– Avoid doing things which can cause accidents to them.

We shall be living in harmony with the disabled and report in
case their rights are violated.
Self assessmennt
State two important things you can do to a disabled person.
Peer assessment
1. Give two examples of things you can avoid to a disabled
person.
2. Why should we live in harmony with the disabled?
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Exercises
1. What can you do if you found a disabled person’s rights

being violated?
a. A child with disabilities is not allowed to study like you.
b. Its our rights to protect disabled people from violence.
c. A person with disabilities does not have equal rights
with others.
d. Helping a person with disabilities is disrespecting him/
her.
3. Are there any bad effects of pupils with disabilities studying
with those with out? Explain.
Home work
Home work: Discuss with your parents/guardians the role
of the family in caring for people with disabilities. disabled
people. Then tell your classmates.
Play
A play showing how we can avoid Injuries.
4.3. ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN AT

DIFFERENT TIMES AND PLACES
A. Festive day, holidays and in gathering places.

Activity 1
Observe the pictures below and tell what is taking place.
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a b
Activity 2
Discuss how you behave when you go with your parents /
guardians to parties.

During festive seasons and other festive days, we should:
– Be chalm, sit in one place without loitering around.
– Being polite.
– Not being greedy, and observing table manners.
– Not littering the place.
– Respecting one another.
– Respicting elders.
– Avoid being talkative and quarrelsome.
– By keeping quite when some is talking.

We shall be behaving well during festive season and parties
and we shall not be disturbing others.
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Self assessmennt
1. How do you behave in a publict gathering?

2. How should we behave during festive days and other
parties?
Exercises
Circle the good behaviour during festive days and on parties.

a. Making noise when some one is giving a speech.
b. Clap hands when others have done some thing good.
c. Being greedy.
d. Sit in a place they have shown you.
e. Greedy for every thing.
f. Eating/ sharing with your classmates.
g. Loitering in class class room.
Home work
Talk to your parents/guardians about how to behave during
festive days and on other parties. Those who have ever
misbehaved should ask for forgiveness and thereafter tell
your classmates.
B. My way to and from School.

Activity 1
Look at the pictures below and tell what is you.
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a b
Activity 2
Look at the pictures below and tell what is you.

On the way to and from school, we should avoid the following:
– Fighting, slowing stone at each other, disturbing others,
not being focused on one thing and being late for no good
reason.
– Playing with electricity, plants with throns or sap.
– Destroying trees and flowers, Trace passing
– Playing on the road.
– Stealing and Begging.
– Playing in ponds and muddy water.
– Provocking dogs and those with mental disability.
– Going into bushes or forests.
–Climbing trees and cars.
– Playing out side while it is raining. rolling yourself in muddy
water.
– Lose school items
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– By not sliding on the banana trunk.
The way to behave to and from school should like:
– Walk properly on the right side of the road for pedestrians.
– Do not waste time while going home or to school.
– By taking care of school items with out losing them or
throwing them any where.

We shall be behaving well on the way to or from school by
avoiding destroying property or disruping others.
Peer assessment
1. Explain how you should behave while going to and from

school.
2. Give 4 examples of things we should avoid on the way to
and from school.
Exercises
Study the list of good and bad behaviours on the way to and
from school and arrange it in their order. Playing during rain,
good behaviour, delaying on the way, hurrying on the way,
playing with electricity, begging, by not littering school items,
stealing, by not going into the bush, not climbing cars, by not
playing on the road, sliding, not playing in muddy water, not
sliding on baanan trunk, by not provocking the dog, destroying
crops, by not throwing stones at each other, by not throwing
stones on the house and the car.
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Good behaviour Bad behaviour
Home work
Discuss with your parents/guardians how you behave to
and from school. Those who have ever had bad behaviours
should ask for forgiveness and thereafter discuss with your
classmates.
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1. State the basic human rights.
2. Fill in using the missing word or words.
a. When your rights are not respected, you are ____.
b. If there are body parts that are not working, then a
person has ____
c. We should not disrupt_____ with ____.
a. Cleaning your eyes with sharp objects causes tickling.
b. Sap of some plants causes disability of blindness.
c. Meningitis can cause mental disability.
d. Accidents don’t cause disability.
e. Immunisation of children prevents disability.
4. Put a mark V on good behaviour and X on bad behaviour.
a. Helping the disabled.
b. Being talkative among the old people.
c. Avoid being greedy
d. Compete for sit
e. Being quite
f. Loitering
g. Over talking.
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Unit
5 ECONOMY
Sebusa always says that he can buy every

thing. He does this without the knowledge
of his parents.
What can be done in order for this family to
develop?
5.1. SOURCES OF MONEY
Activity1
a b
c d
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Activity 2
State what parents/guardians do in order to get money.

The money we use in the family comes from different
sources. This work is either personal or through co-
operatives, government, or Private. It consists of:
– Crop growing. – Tailoring
– Animal rearing – Construction
– Medical doctor – Teaching
– artists – Mechanics.
– Trade – Security
Activity 3
Carry out a field trip and see sources of money in the
sector where the school is located. Debate about it.

We shall study well. When we grow up, we shall do some
work which will generate us money.
Exercises
Every body should tell his/her classmates the type of job

he/ she will do after growing up which will generate money.
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Home work
Identify the work done by people on your way to and
from school which generates money.list it and read it to
your clasmates
5.2. EXPENDITURES
Activity 1
a b
c d
Activity 2
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We spend money on the following:
– Buying family needs.
– Drugs, clothes, School materials, electricity and water.
Activity 2
Discuss one thing which you spend on much money at
home and tell your classmates.
Self assessmennt
Explain where your family gets money from.
Peer assessment
1. Explain where your family members get jobs from.
2. What is the source of employment for your family
members that earns them money?
3. Give four examples of things that your family spends on
money.

We shall be spending money properly by buying what we
need and managing well what our parents/guardians buy
for us.
Exercises
Find out from the following Puzzle of words 10 things we

spend money on.
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i m y a m b a r o i
b a u m u r i r o b
i m i t i c u m b i
r b a m a k a y i c
i b i n y o b w a a
b c i m o d o k a n
w i m i s o r o d w
a m a z i a m a t a
Home work
Discuss with your parents/guardians and ask them their
major wants. Ask them if they save money and tell your
classmates in class.
5.3. WAYS OF SAVING.

Activity 1
a b
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Activity 2
State the ways of saving.

There should be forms of savings both short and long term.
To children is: To the old is:

– Personal property. – Saving money in the Bank.
– Rearing of animals. – Buying a garden, house,
Forest or a domestic animal.
– Keeping a coin in a box.
– Co-operatives.
Activity 3
Give strategies of what you should do to save for both short
or long term (for the future).

We shall not be overspending our money, but save what
willhelp us in the future.
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Exercises
1. Answer with yes or No.

a. By tearing your books, you are saving.
b. By making yourself dirty, you will have over spent.
c. By pouring water, you will have saved.
d. By making the house dirty, you have over spent.
e. By putting on security lights when you are not there,
you will have saved.
f. By pouring food, you will be wasting.
g. By covering your books, you will be saving.
h. By keeping your school propertys well, you will be
wasting it.
i. By rain soaking yourself, you will be saving.
j. By wasting time, you will have saved.
2. Give 2 examples of how you can save for your future.
3. State ways how you waste properties and take new
strategies.
Home work
Tell a story to your parents/guardians about what you
do that wastes family income and ask for forgiveness.
Write it and tell it to your classmates.
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5.4. IMPORTANCE OF SAVING.
Activity 1
Observethe pictures below and tell what you can see.
a b
c d
Activity 2
State the importance of short or long termsavings.
I have understood:
Savings help a person at different times:
– When he/she has lost a person.
– When he/she has a wedding.
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– When a person loses a job, gets sick.
– When he/she is old is nolonger working.

We shall be saving in order to have a brighter future.
Self assessmennt
1. State 3 things you can do in order to save for the future.
2. Explain the importance of saving.
Peer assessment
1. When does savings help a person?
2. Give 2 examples of things you waste which cause loss
of family income.
Exercises
Discuss these common proverbs and compare them with

saving or wasting and debate on it in general.
a. A fool and his/her money are soon parted.
b. You can’t save by spending.
c. If you buy what you don’t need, you steal from yourself.
d. Tomorrow begins now.
e. Save for a rainy day.
f. What you save will assist you in future.
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5.5. DANGERS OF NOT SAVING
Activity 1
Observethese pictures and state what you can see.
a b
c d I wish I had saved.... we

would be having good life
Activity 2
State the dangers of not saving for a short or long time.

A person who does not save for him/her self faces the
following:
poverty, endless problems and suffers a lot, being in debts.
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Activity 3
State the ways you have adopted to stop the dangers
caused by lack of saving.

We shall be saving for our selves by avoiding the dangers
of not saving.
Home work
Home work: Ask your parents/guardians the dangers
caused by not saving in the family and discuss it with
your classmates.
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1. Explain these words:
a. Saving b. overspending/wasting
a. _____ is the way to the economy.
b. Over expenditure is away of ____.
c. Abiding by the instructions well is away of ___.
d. Proper management of every thing is____.
e. Destroying whatever you see is ____.
3. State what you do in order to protect your family
income from being wasted.
4. What project did the lesson of saving teach you?
5. Find out from these words those that relate with the
economy and money:
f c l o i t h e s o f
o a f i i r e i r o i
o m i t n i n u m b r
d b a m g o n e y i e
d r i n u k s b w a w
b c c a z r d o k a o
w t a x a e s r o d o
w a t e n r m i l k d
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6
Unit
ADMINISTRATION OF THE
CELL AND THE SECTOR
Kadenesi said that the mayor is the head of the

sector. Gitoki laughed at him and said that the
mayor heads the cell and he is the one who gives
cows and medical insurance to the citizines. They
both agreed that they will go to see him/her.
- What problems do the two men have?
- How can you solve it?
6.1. LEADERS OF THE CELL.
A. Administrative leaders of the cell.

Activity 1
Observethese pictures and state what you can see.
1. Office of the executive

Office 3
sector.
2
2. Office of the person in
1
charge of Social affairs.
3. Office room
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Activity 2
State the administrative leaders of your cell.

A cell is where people get services at the lower level.
The levels of administration at the cell level include the
following:
– Consultative committee
– Executive secretary.
These units are supported by the executive committee on
development at the cell level.
a. a. Cell Consultative committee.
Cell consultative committee is made up of the following
members:
– Cell consultative committee members representing villages
in the cell.
– Those representing:
• Youth
• Women
• The disabled.
• School leaders.
• Private sector.
b. b. Secretariat of the cell:
Those who make up secretariat of the cell.
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– Cell Executive Secretary.
– Social affairs secretary.
B. Responsibilities of cell leaders.

a. Responsibilities of consultavetive committee
members of the cell.
– Examine and approve the economic budget and development.
– Making a followup on how all government programmes are
implemented. (security, education, Social welfare, good
governance, economy …)
– Making a follow up on the Cell secretariat.
b. Responsibilities of the Cell Secretariat:
– Collecting numbers of the citizens and activities in the cell.
– Encouraging the citizens to get involved and to play a role
in activities of long-term development.
c. Responsibilities of the Executive Secretary of the
cell.
– Heading the cell and representing it at other levels.
d. Responsibilities of employees at the Cell secretariat.
– Implementing government programmes done at the Cell
level.
– Preparing and following up development activities at the
Cell.
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Activity 3
Carry out a field trip at the cell near your school. Talk to
its administration. Ask their levels of administration, their
names, and their responsibilities and writethem. When you
come back, discuss it with your classmates.
Self assessmennt
1. Give examplesof services provided by the cell.

2. The Secretariat of the cell is made up of?
Peer assessment
1. List 2 responsibilities of every level of administration of the
cell as seen below:
a. Cell secretariat workers.
b. The secretariat of the cell.
c. Consultative committee members of the cell.
2. Who are the people that make up the cell Secretariat?
Exercises
1. Who are the people that make up the administrative unit

of the cell?
2. Fill in these sentences using the correct words.
a. ______ is the smallest administrative unit where
services are provided from.
b. ______ committee in charge of development at
administrative unit of the cell and supports administration
of the cell leaders.
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c. Employees at the secretariat of the cell are nominated
by? ______.
d. ______ of the cell is the one which makes decisions
on the economic development of the cell.
6.2. SECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS.

Activity 1
Observe these pictures and state what you can see.
1. Office of the executive

secretary 3
1 2 4
2. Office of the person in charge
of social affairs
3. Office of civil notary
4. Office of land affairs in the
sector

A sector is a government administrative unit which is responsible
for implementing government developmentprogrammes,
providing good services and promoting good governance
social welfare of the citizens.
A. Sector administrative leaders.

Administrative units at the sector level include the following:
– Consultative committee of the sector.
– Secretariat of the sector.
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These levels are supported by the committee in charge of
security at the sector.
a. People who make consultative committee of the
sector.
The consultative committee of the sector is made up of the
following:
Sector consultative committee members representing cells.
– Those representing:
• The youth
• Women
• The disabled
• School leaders
• Private sector
• Church leaders.
• Hospitals
b. Sector Secretariat.
Those who make up Sector secretariat:
– Sector executive secretary.
– District employees at the sector.t.
B. Responsibilities of Sector leaders.

a. Responsibilities of Sector consultative committee
members.
– Examine and approve the economic budget and development.
– Making a followup on how all government programmes are
implemented. (security, education, Social welfare, good
governance, economy …)
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– Making a followup on the Sector secretariat.
b. Responsibilities of the Sector executive secretary.
– Heading the sector and representing it at other levels.
c. Responsibilities of employees at the secretariat of
the Sector.
– Implementing government programmes in the sector.
– Providing good services to the citizens.
Activity 3
Carry out a field trip at the cell near your school. Talk to
its administration. Ask their levels of administration, their
names, and their responsibilities and write them. When you
come, discuss it in class.
Self assessmennt
1. Give examples of services provided by the sector.

2. The Secretariat of the sector is made up of?
Peer assessment
1. List 2 responsibilities of every level of administration of the
sector seen below:
a. Sector employees from the district.
b. The Sector secretariat.
c. Consultative committee members.
2. Who are the people that make up the Sector Secretariat?
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Exercises
1. Who are the people that make up administrative unit of

the sector?
2.Fill in these sentences using the correct words.
a. ______ is a government administrative unit which is
in charge of implementing developmentprogramme,
provide good services and promote good governance
and welfare of the citizens.
b. a. ______ committee supports administrative unit of
the sector.
c. b. Employees at the Sector secretariat are nominated
by?
d. c. ______ of the sector is the one which makes
decisions on the economic development of the sector.
6.3. WAYS OF APPOINTING LEADERS OF THE

LOWEST LEVELS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Activity 1
Observethese pictures and tell what you can see.
a b
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Activity 2
State how leaders at the lowest units of local government
are appointed.

Leaders at the village level are a ppointed by all citizens.
How is it done?
1. By announcing the post to be contested on.
2. Responsibilities of the person appointed on that post.
3. And the requirements he/she should fulfill.
Examples:
– Should be a Rwandan.
– Should be a bove 18 years of age.
– Should be a person of good behaviour and character.
– Should be patriotic/ love the Nation.
– Should have the education level required for that post.
– Should be loving the job
– Should be a resident of that village.
4. Should compaign for the post or be campaigned for.
5. Should tell his/her Curriculum Vitae and what he/she
intends to do for his/her village.
6. Accepting or refusing the contestant by givingreasons.
7. The candidate who is campaigned for has a right to accept
or refuse by giving reasons.
8. Lining up behind a candidate every body has choosen.
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9. Counting votes and announcing the winner.
10. Swearing in of those elected as leaders of the village.
Activity 3
a b
Those elected in the village are the ones who elect among
themselves the cell consecutive councillors. How is it done?
1. Explaining how electionsare conducted.
2. State the posts to be elected on and the responsibilities
of every post.
3. Contesting for the post or being contested for.
4. Verifying if the person who is going to be voted on the post
of consecutive councillor fulfils the requirements.
5. Verifying the identifications of the voters.
6. Organise elections on every post.
7. Writing the names of the candidates you have choosen
on the
8. Handing over the list you voted on while carrying out
elections.
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9. Counting of votes and announcing the winner on every
post.
10. Swearing in those elected to be part of the consultative
committee members of the cell.
– Those elected to be consultative committee of the cell from
the village are replaced from the village level.
– Elections of the Sector consultative members is done in the
same way with the cell consultative committee.
– Like in the cell, those elected in all cells are the ones
who vote a mong themselves the sector consultative
committee.
(N: B)
Electing leaders from the high level like the President of
the republic and the deputies are done using the following
materials:
Voter’s register: It consists of the identifications of eligible
voters.
Ballot paper: It consists of the identifications of those to
be voted.
Polling room: This is where a voter puts a mark on his/
her choice of a perso to be voted in secret.
Ballot box: This is where they put ballot papers after
voting.
The executive secretaries of the cell and sector and the

employees of the Sector and Cell secretariatare not voted.
They are appointed.
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Activiy 4
State other ways which are not marks that can be used for
the leaders to be appointed.
We have decided:
If we reach 18 years we shall start voting and contest for
posts of leadership we can afford.
Self assessmennt
1. Explain how elections of the sector conscultative committee

is carried out.
2. What are the requirements for a person contesting for
consultative committee of the cell?
Peer assessment
1. Explain briefly how elections of consultative committee
members is done.
2. Explain the following words:
a. Voters’register c. Polling room
b. Ballot box d. Ballot paper
Exercises

a. The executive secretary of the cell is voted by the
citizens.
b. The sector executive secretary is appointed after doing
exams.
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c. The employees of the secretariat of the cell are
appointed after doing exams.
d. The employees of the secretariat of the sector are
employees of the district.
e. The cell consultative committee is voted by all citizens.
f. The sector consultative committee members are
appointed after doing exams.
g. The employees of the cell secretariat are employees
of the district.
h. Those elected to be consultative committee members
from the village are replaced.
i. Those elected to be the sector consultative committee
from the cell are not replaced.
j. Every Rwandan who is 17 years old is allowed to vote
or being voted.
2. What are the most important materials used during
elections?
Play
Dramatise how elections of consultative committee of the
cell or of the sector is done. Vote 2 pupils representing your
school.
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a. In administration of the cell, there is _____ executive.
and_____ of the cell.
b. Acell heads _____ that make it.
2. What type of services does a cell provide to the citizens?
3. State the administrative levels of the sector and how they
are appointed.
4. What type of services does a sector provide?
5. Give 2 examples showing how the sector and the cell
work hand in hand.
6. Who appoints the consecutive council of the cell?
7. Fill in the correct word on the following sentences:
a. People who are supposed to be voted are called
_____.
b. While electing they count _____.
c. People vote from _____.
d. People _____ so that they should be voted.
8. Howare the cell administrative leaders or sector leaders
appointed through?
a. Exams
b. Elections.
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7
Unit
ENVIRONMENT IN THE
SECTOR
In our sector, it rained heavily and destroyed

crops and washed away houses.
It’s not known how much people’s property
was destroyed.
What can be done to solve this problem?
7.1. DIRECTION
A. Four important directions.

Activity 1
a b
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c d e
Activity 2
State the four important directions seen on the compass.
And then look at the compass and state its characteristics,
components and use.

Direction helps people to know where they are going.
There are four important directions seen on the compass.
These are: North (N), South (S), East (E) and West (W).
Every time, the compass shows the North (N), South (S) and
then a person directs him/her self.
The importance of a compass.
It directs people to places they dont know well.
Examples:
– Soldiers at the battle field.
– Pilots of Aeroplanes.
– Captains on seas and Oceans.
– The tourists.
– The marines and Navy soldiers.
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Activity 1
Draw a compass and on it showfour important direction
shown on it..
Self assessmennt
1. State the direction shown on a compass before you begin

using it.
2 .Explain the importance of a compass.
Exercises
1. Give four examples of people who use a compass in their

every day life.
2. Explain the importance of direction.
3. State the direction that a compass shows every day.
B. Map of Gikomero sector.

Activity 1
Observe the map, explain and state what you can see on it.
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Map of Gikomero sector
C. Main places in our sector and the services

provided.
Activity 2
Carry out a field trip and see important things found in
the sector where our school is located and the services
provided.
Activity 3
Look at that map and state important places within the
sector but not found where the school is located.
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Important places
found in our Services provided
sector.
Schools It’s where knowledge and skills are got
from.
Hospital It’s where patients are treated from.
Genocide memorial We remember the Genocide against
site. the Tutsi.
Health centers It’s where vaccination of children and
pregnant women are treated from.
Patients are also treated from here.
Public wells It’s where we get water for home use.
Market and shops It’s where we buy food or sell from.
Sector offices It’s where we get services from local
leaders and its also where problems of
citizens are solved from.
Banks It’s where we keep safely money.

Police station It’s where we report cases of people
who cause insecurity.
Other important places are:

Hospitals, Mosques, Churches, Hotels, Play grounds, recreation
centers, cooperative houses, Museums, National parks, Air
port, Historical place, Mines, Forests, Power plants ...
Activity 3
State the importance of important places in our sector.
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Peer assessment
Where do we get the following services from? (if it is a peer
evaluation answers shouldn’t be written here)
a. Entertainment:
b. Vaccination:
c. Buying and selling:
d. Receiving and sloving problems of citizens of security:
e. Banking and withdrawing money:
f. Keeping historical things of the country:
g. Teachling parents/guardians how to prepare food with
balanced diet.
h. Boarding cars:
i. Providing services and solving problems of citizens:
j. Remembering Genocide against the Tutsi:
Exercises
1. Match important places in (A) With its use in (B):

A B
1. Banks a. Where people get treatmentfrom
2. Market b. Pupils acquire knowledge
3. Roads c. Agriculture takes place
4. Hospitals d. Buying and selling
5. Schools e. Banking and withdrawing money.
6. Gardens f. Transport and communication.
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2. Fill in the spaces in the following table below.
Important places People who use it
Schools
Traders
Hospitals
Soldiers
Sector offices
Police
Car parks
Activity 4
Use a compass and locate an important place in the sector.
Home work
Identify an important place on your way to and from
school. Ask your parents/guardians the services provided
in that place. Tell your classmates what you saw.
Activity 5
Every body should draw the map of the sector where your
school is found and locate important places.
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7.2. ENVIRONMENT
A. Types of environment.
Activity 1
Look at this picture carefully and explain what you can see.
Activity 1
Make a visit and identifydifferent types of environment seen
in the sector where your school is located..

Environment are things around us. There are two main types
of environment. These are natural environment and manmade
environment.
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1. Natural environment.
Natural environment is that environment which was created
by God, Examples of natural environment.
Hills Rivers Mountains
Lakes Oceans/Seas Air
Swamps Wild animals Valleys
Trees Natural forests Sun
Space water Land
Plants National parks wells
2. Man made environment (Artificial environment)
The environment made by people is that environment which
is made by man. These are:
Houses Factory Air ports
Cars Crops Forests
Farms Aeroplane Play grounds
Electricity Roads Garden of crops
Exercises
1. Mention the types of environment seen in your sector.

2. Explain the difference between natural and man-made
environment.
3. Fill the table by using the following elements of environment:
House, River, Aeroplane, land, Road, Air, Electricity, River,
farm and Water.
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Natural environment Man made environment
Home work
look at the different types of environment where you
pass when coming to and from school. Discuss with your
classmates what they saw on their way to and from school.
B. Importance of environment found in the sector.

Activity1
Look at the pictures below carefully and tell what is taking.
a b
c d
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Activity 2
State the importance of environment in your sector.

Environment is important in the following ways:
Environment Its importance

Rivers and Lakes – It gives us water, Fish.
– Used for transport purposes.
– We help in generating electricity.
Forests – Forests attract tourists.
– Forests are homes of wild animals.
– We get electric poles, timber and
building materials.
– We get charcoal and firewood.
– Help in rain formation, prevents
erosion, and gives us freshair.
Land – We grow crops on land and we
build houses on land.
Animals – Animals give us meat, milk, money,
Fertelizers and skins.
– Wild animals are a source of
government revenue.
Hills, Valleys, Plains – We use them to grow different
and Swamps. crops.
Roads – It simplifies transport and
communication.
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Houses – We live in houses and also serves
different purposes.
Bridges – It makes us cross rivers and diffult
places.
Exercises
1. Match the environment with its importance.

a. Land 1. We get timber from trees.
b. Water 2. Milk, Meat, Fertelizers.
c. Forest 3. Its where rice is grown
d. Swamp 4. Its where crops are grown.
e. Cow 5. Power plant.
f. Hen 6. We live in them.
g. Wild animals 7. Meat, eggs, and fertelizers.
h. Houses 8. The government gets money.
2. Fill in these sentences with the correct word:
a. Wild animals live in________.
b. ________ helps the government to provide services to
the citizens.
c. ________ protects the soil from soil erosion.
d. Transport of people and goods is done in ________or
in ________.
e. Crossing a river requires it have a ________.
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C. Protecting and conserving of the environment.
Activity 1
Observe the pictures below and tell what is taking place.
a b
c d
Activity 2
tExplain the ways of protecting and conserving the
environment found in your sector.

We can properly protect the environment in our sector by
doing the following:
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– Planting trees and grass which protects the soil.
– Practice zero grazing.
– By throwing rubbish in the compost pit.
– Construct terraces on steep slopes of mountains or hill.
– Plant trees mixed with crops.
– Fence the national parks and game reserves.
– Harvest mature forests.
Activity 3
Make a list of things needed to protect the environment.
Choose the most important 10 and put them on the notice
school notice board.

We shall protect and conserve the environment because it is
good to us.
Self assessmennt
1. Explain the word “environment”:

2. State the element of environment which gives us the
following:
a. Fish:
b. Charcoal:
c. Foreign money:
d. Electricity:
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Peer assessment
1. Explain the importance of planting grass and trees on slops
of mountains.
2. What can you do to protect the following environment?
a. Land
b. Rivers and Lakes
c. Forests
d. Roads
Exercises

a. I should ask for permission before cutting down trees.
b. When people graze on the hill, they are protecting
environment.
c. If you find a person destroying environment, can you
support him/her?
d. During community work, the destroyed environment is
repaired.
e. Every body has the responsibility of protecting and
conservingthe environment.
2. You should report if you find a person pouring rubbish in
the river.
3. Fill in these sentences using the correct words:
a. Before cutting down trees, we should ask for ________
to cut them from________.
b. ________ wild animals are not allowed in our country.
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c. When you cut down ________ tree you should
plant________trees.
d. All rubbish should be thrown in________.
e. Raring animals in ________ is one of the strategies of
protecting and conserving the environment.
f. It is a must ________ in a place with slopes in order to
prevent soil erosion.
D. Dangers of misusing the environment.

Activity 1
What do you see in the pictures below?
a b
Activity 2
Explain the dangers of not protecting the environment in
your sector.

When people don’t protect the environment, they face the
following effects:
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– Rain washes away the top soil and poor soil remains.
– Running water destroys roads, some times soil from hills
covers roads.
– If people don’t plant many trees it causes lack of rain fall.
– Water contamination can cause diseases llike cholera,
dysentery.
– When we don’t protect rivers and lakes, they dry up.
Activity 3
Make a list of bad effects caused by poor environmental
protection. Choose mainlyt four of those mentioned and
put themon the school notice board.

We shall be:
– Protecting and conserving the environment because it is
important to us.
Self assessmennt
1. Give four examples of things that can be destroyed by

soil erosion.
2.State how the grass that grows on lake shores makes it dry.
Peer assessment
1. What can cause drought?
2. What are the dangers of destroying banks of the river or
lakes shores?
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Exercises

a. Polluting/contaminating water and air causes soil erosion.
b. We should protect the environment by carrying out
community work.
c. Defforestationmakes the place empty and causes soil
erosion.
d. Soil erosion is caused by rain water.
e. Using dirty water causes diseases.
2. State four diseases caused by polluted/dirty water.
3. Explain the bad effects of cutting down all trees/
defforestation.
7.3. THE CITIZENS.

A. The population in the school setting.
Activity 1
Look at the picture below carefully explain what is taking
place.
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Girls Boys
24 31
Activity 2
Count the number of pupils in your school. Write the number
of pupils in:
– Primary one.
– Primary two.
– Primary three.
– Primary four.
– Primary five.
– Primary six.
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Activity 3
Add the numbers you got using the table below.
Class Boys Girs The total

P.1
P.2
P.3
P.4
P.5
P.6
TOTAL

If you want to know the number of pupils, count them.
Its major aim is to know:
– Their total number. – The number of boys.
– The number of girls – Their names
– Their age – Their class.
Knowing the number of pupils in a school helps school leaders

to plan.
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Activity 3
Count the pupils in/ your class and fill the table below using
their age.
Years Girls Boys Total

8 years
9 years
10 years
10 years
Put the numbers in the table below and pin it in class.
P.3 _________
Sex Number
Girls
Boys
Total
Exercises
Fill in the following sentences.

a. In our class, there are __boys and ___ girls.
b. In our school, there are __ girls and __ boys.
B. Total number of workers and the work they do.
Activity 1
What can you see in the pictures below?
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a b
Office
Activity 2
Carry out census of employees of your school:
Teachers, leaders, office workers, Kitchen workers, cleaners,
security workers.
Activity 3
Put the numbers together in the table.
Sex Teachers Leaders Other workers
Men
Women
Total

The number of workers in the school depends on the size of
the school and the number of pupils of that school.
Employees The work they do

Teachers Teach childred different subjects and
good behaviour.
Leaders Administer pupils, teachers, and other
employees in the school.
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Cleaners Cleaning the toilets, gardens, classes,
play ground, …
Kitchen workers Preparing food for pupils and other
workers.
Office workers Type exams, leading the school, …
Security workers Protecting school property, and all the
people in the school.
Activity 4
Fill the table below and hang it in your class.
Teachers Leaders Cleaners K i t c h e n Security
workers workers
Men Wo- Men Wo- Men Wo- Men- Wo- Men Wo-
men men men men men
Self assessmennt
1. What is the importance of population sensus to the school

leaders or the sector?
2. Mention any two things that can be obtained from carrying
out population sensus?
Peer assessment
What is the role of the following people in your school?
a. Teachers:
b. School leaders.
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c. Security workers.
d. cleaners.
Exercises
1. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences below:

a. Our school has ____ male and ____female teachers.
b. The head of our school is called? ____.
c. Our school has ____ cleaners and ____ security workers.
d. In our school kitchen, there are ____male and____
female workers.
2. Match the employees with their role in your school.
A B
1. School head. a. Protecting the school.
2. The director of studies b. Cleaning the school.
3.3. Teachers c. Typing and photo copying
exams.
4. Kitchen workers d. Representing the school at
all levels.
5. cleaners e. In charges of studies in the
school.
6. security workers f. Teach pupils
7.Office workers g. Prepares food for the school.
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C. Population in the village where the school is
located.
Activity 1
Look at this picture and state what you can see.
Counting
Names
Activity 2
Visit the village where the school is located and ask the
village leader the following:
a. The number of citizens living in the village.
b. The number of chidren living in the village.
c. The number of women living in the village.
d. The number of men living in the village.
e. The number of children in lower classes in the village.
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Activity 3
After the visit, put the numbers together in the table below.
Citizens Men Women Children

Number
Exercises
Fill in the gaps in the following sentences below:

a. How many people live in the village where our school is
located? __.
b. Among these citizens, there are __ men, __ women, _
pupils, and __ children.
D. Settlement in the sector where the school is

located.
Activity 1
Look at the pictures below and state what can see.
a b
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c d
Activity 2
Visit the sector where your school is located and see how
it is inhabited. Ask the residents why they chose to settle
in that place?
Activity 3
Talk about things which make people decide where to settle
and what stops them from settling in any place.

People choose where to stay depending on how easily they
will settle in that place:
People decide to settle in a place where there is:
– Infrastructure.
– Enough rainfall.
– Fertile soils and natural resources.
– Job and security.
– Clean water and electricity.
People don’t like to settle in a place with:
– Areas with little rainfall, areas normally hit by lightening.
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– Mountain slopes: where there are land slides.
– No infrastructure in the area.
– Diseases like tsetse flies.
– Land which is not fertile.
– A place with no chances of getting jobs.
The good way of living in a sector is by living in a planned
settlement. This helps to, get infrastructure near them and
easy development. Cities are more inhabited than villages.
Igikorwa cya 4
Explain the settlement parttern in town sectors and villages.
Self assessmennt
1. Explain the term “slopy areas”.

2. Explain the importance of settling in planned settlement
villages.
Peer assessment
1. Give four things which can make people choose to settle
in any place.
2. Is your home located in a planned area? If yes, explain
the benefits of living in planned areas.
Exercises
1. What is sensus?
2 .What are the characteristics of people living in slopy areas?
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3. Give examples of places in the sector where no body is
allowed to settle.
4. Why do people like to settle in cities than villages?
5 .Give examples of things which you consider before settling
in a place.
a. Many people settle on slopes of the lake.
b. People don’t like to settle in places with many diseases.
c. Many people settle on the slopes of hills.
d. Many people settle in places with good infrastructure.
e. Many people don’t like to settle in village settlement.
7. Why does the government encourage people to settle in
planned settlement villages?
Home work
Observe how people have settled in your area and tell to
your classmates.
7.4. MAIN SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE SECTOR.
A. Main services provided in the sector where the

school is located.
Activity 1
Look at these pictures and state what people are doing?
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a b
c d
Activity 2
Visit the sector offices and see the services that provided
there.

The following services are provided in the sector:
– Artisan.
– Office work.
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Activity 3
Every pupil should tate the work which their parents/
guardians do and tfill the following table:
Names of the pupil Work which parents do

1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
Self assessmennt
1. Give 2 examples of services provided in the neighbouring

sectors which is not provided by our sector.
2. State the services provided by people where you pass on
your way to and from school.
Peer assessment
1. Do your parents/guardians do the same work? Explain.
Exercises
1. Give four examples of services provided by many people

than other services.
2. What type of job will you do when you grow old? Explain
why you have choosen that job.
3. Why should every person be encouraged to do somework?
Explain.
4. State the importance of doing the work very well.
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Home work
Ask your family the work they do, then tell your classmates
the kind of work your family does.
B. The role of the family and the school in the

services provided by the sector.
1. The role of family in the services provided by the
sector.
Activity 1
Look at these pictures and state what people are doing.
a b
Activity 2
Talk about the role of your family in the development of the
service provided by the sector.

The role of the family in the services provided by the sector
are:
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– Providing excellent services.
– Working together in cooperatives.
– Paying taxes.
– Creating jobs.
– Getting involved in government programmes.
Home work
Ask your family members their role in providing good
services in the sector. Discuss with your classmates about
your answers.
2. The role of the school in the services provided by

the sector.
Activity 1
Look at the picture below and tell what you can see.
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Activity 2
Explain the role of your school in the services provided in
the sector

The role of the school in the services provided by the sector
are:
– Teaching pupils well.
– Welcoming residents to do workshops from the school.
– Give jobs to the residents of the sector.
– Develop the area where the school is located.
Activity 3
alk to the leaders of your school. Ask them the role of the
school in the services provided by the sector and debate
about it in class.
Self assessmennt
What is the role of your family in providing services in your

sector?
Peer assessment
Fill in the gaps provided in these sentences with the correct
words.
a. Taxes help the government to create____for those people
who are not employed.
b. ____is one of the 3 targets of our country.
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c. Excellent services make people ____.
d. Services should be provided well and on____.
Exercises
State the role of your school in providing services in the sector

where the school is located.

1. What is a compass direction and what its use?
2. Give examples of important places in your sector.
3. Fill in the missing words:
a. Man made environment is different from ____
b. Environment consists of ___ rared in ____ and animals
rared at ____.
c. Proper management of environment ____ important.
d. Destroying environment ____ bad effects.
e. Polluting ____ and____ causes diseases.
4. State the number of workers in your school.
5. Which area has many citizens in your settlement village?
6. What is the importance of sensus?
7. What should the citizens do in order for the government
to build roads, schools and hospitals?
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Unit
8
TRANSPORT AND
COMMUNICATION
Kaguru sat in a car of his cousin with a bunch of

matoke on his head, he said that he never wanted to
burden the car. When they gave him a phone to call,
he failed to call the person the wanted to call.
What problems does he have and how can you help
him to solve this?
8.1. TRANSPORT IN THE SECTOR.
A. Means of transport in the sector.
Activity 1
Look at these pictures and state what is happening.
a b c
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d e
Activity 2
Discuss about the means used to transport people and their
goods in your sector.

Means used to transport people and goods in our sector
depends on the type you choose to use. These include:
– Cars, bicycles, motor cycles, buses, Donkey, Horse.
– Aero planes and, helicopters, hot air balloon, Gliders, Jets.
– Boats, ships, sub marines
– Trolley, wheelballow, stretcher, wheel chairs.
– Carrying luggage, or goods on the head.
– Transport in tall buildings is done by elevetors.
Exercises
Match the type of transport with the means used.

a. Road transport. 1. Elevetors
b. Air transport 2. Cars
c. Water 3. Planes
d.Transport in tall buildings 4. Boats
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Activity 3
Visit to the nearby center where your school is located and
see means of transport used to transport people and goods
in that area.
B. Road signs/ traffic signs which are used by

road users.
Activity 1
Carefully look at these pictures and state what you can see.
Activity 2
Study these road signs/traffic signs above and state tthose
that you know, its meaning then discuss with your classmates
their importance..meaning.

Road signs which direct road users consists of five types
namely:
– Guide signs
– Regulatory signs
– Warning signals.
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– Traffic lights.
– Mondatory signs
Activity 3
Go the main road. See properly all the sign posts a long
the road, talk about them and state their meaning.
a. Guide/direction signs:
These show places or people’s activities.
Telphone Petro station Restaurant Hotel
b. Warning signs
These show the nature of the road:
Air port Where people cross from
c. Regulatory signs.
These show road users what they are not supposed to do.
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No parking No way through Not allowed Not allowed
C r o s s i n g Crossing left
right wise wise
d. Mandatory signs.
These show the road users what they are supposed to do..
Bus station. Direction to Pedestrian

be used crossing point.
e. Traffic lights
These are used at crossroads. Meeting point of people and
cars going in different directions.
Signals showing lights which is made up of 3 traffict lights of
the following colours: Red, Yellow, and green.
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1
1. When the Red light appears, vehicles stop for pedestrians

to cross the road.
2. When the green light appears, all vehicles are allowed to
go and pedestrians stop and wait for the red colour for
them to cross.
3. When yellow light is appears, it is then preparing for the
red light. By this time all vehicles and others cross with
care.
f. Some of the rules concerning pedestrians of

drivers and cyclists
Pedestrians Motrists
keep left Respect all road signals.
Cross on zebra crossing limit the speed.
points.
Do not play on the road. Do not drink and drive.
Look right and left side of Drive on your right hand sde
the road before crossing. of the road.
Respect other road users.
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We shall obey traffic rules by using them well. We shall
explain them to our classmates who don’t know them.
Self assessmennt
1. Explain the importance of the following signs used on the

road:
a. Traffic lights.
b. regulatory signs.
c. Guide / direction signs
d. warning signs.
2. Where do we use light signals on the road?
Peer assessment
1. What is the use of the road signals made in the following
shapes?
a. Triangle.
b. Circle.
c. rectangle.
2. State at least 2 things pedestrians are required to do before
crossing the road.
Exercises
1. Fill in the spaces these sentences using the correct words.
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a. When the ________light appears, it be preparing
_________light to appear.
b. When the _______________appers vehicles start
moving, _________stop.
c. When the _______light appears, vehicles________,
pedestrians ___________the road.
2.In how many geometric figures are road signs? Mention
them, and give the explanation of every geometric figure.
3. Match those that are related.
a. Regulatory signs. 1. Pedestrians crossing.
b .Red traffic light. 2. How the road is made.
c. warning signs. 3. preparing Red traffic light.
d. Yellow signal 4. Cars cross.
e. Guiding signs 5. Violating the rights of pedestrians.
f. Green light 6. direct places and activities.
4. State the types of road sign that direct road users.
5. Fill in the following table:
Sign post What it is showing
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6. State the colours which make up traffic light signs and the
meaning of each colour.
7. State at least two rules which should guide:
a. Pedestrians.
b. motorists.
8 .Draw the road signals showing the following:
a. There is a school near by. (school ahead)
b. There are humps near this place. (Humps ahead)
c. There is a cross road near here. (junction ahead)
d. Only the tax is allowed to stop here. (Taxi parking)
9. Draw traffic light road signs.
Home work
On your way to and from school, see the road signs that
are in that place. Tell it to your classmates and what
each represents.
C. The importance of road signs.

Activity 1
Look at the picuture below and state what you can see.
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Activity 2
Talk on the importance of road signs and then debate about
them in general.

Road signs have the following importances.
– they reduce accidents.
– Direct/guide road users.
– Warn road users.
– Stops road users from doing activities which can make their
friends feel discomfort.
Exercises
1. Give the importance of respecting/ abiding by road signs.

2. What are the dangers which the motorists can face as a
result of not respecting road signs?
3. State the importance of road signs.
4. State the dangers of accidents.
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Home work
Talk to your parents/guardians on proper use of the road
and the importance of respecting road signs.
D. Problems of transport in the sector

Activity 1
a b
Activity 2
Make a field visit to the sector where your school is located
to see how transport is carried out. Ask the problems
people face.

Transport in the sector faces the following problems:
– Accidents.
– Few cars, moto cycles and bicycles.
– Poor and few roads which are not enough.
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– Too much rainfall which destroy roads, lake and river water
faces storms, much wind which cause accidents.
– Car and motocycle, lack of enough repairmen.
Activity 3
Talk about the problems of transport in your sector.
Self assessmennt
1. A part from the police, what else helps to reduce accidents
on the road?
2. Write two examples of weather changes that can affect
road transport.
Peer assessment
1. Give 2 examples of things done by the leaders of cars and
motocycles which cause accidents on the road.
2. What causes accidents to the following:
a. Boats
b. Cars
Exercises
Give examples of things which limits the development of

transport in your sector.
Home work
Talk to your parents/ guardians about the problems of
transport in your sector. Tell it to your classmates.
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8.2. COMMUNICATION IN THE SECTOR.
A. Communication materials and its importance.
Activity 1
Look at the pictures and state what you can see.
a b
Activity 2
tTalk about the communication materials seen in your sector
and tell it to your classmates.

In our sector, we use the following communication materials:
Communication
Its importance
materials
Telephone Calling and sending
messages.
Computers Sending messages.
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Megaphone, speaker, Speak a loud.
microphone
Suggestion box Putting in messages.
Zero phone Calling.
Whistle Calling.
Bell Calling.
Radio News and programms.
Television News and programms.
Activity 3
State the communication materials which you own at home
and its use and tell it to your classmates.
Exercises
1. Match communication materials with its use.

a. Computer 1. Reading news.
b. Telephone 2. Giving a suggestion.
c. Radio 3. Sending a message.
d. Television 4. Receiving a call and calling.
e. Communication box 5. For advertisement.
2. What can you do if you saw a person doing the following?
a. Climbing a mast.
b. Receiving a telephone call on the right ear.
c. Putting an ear on a microphone.
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8.3. Proper ways of communication and the dangers
of misusing communication tools.
Activity 1
Look at the pictures below and state what you can see.
a b
Activity 2
Talk on the dangers of misusing communication and debate
about it.

There are proper ways of Dangers of misusing
communication. communication.
Not coming near noisy Communication materials
mashine like microphone. which are noisy may
damage the ears.
Receiving a telephone call These materials can burn a
on the left ear. person and people.
Not playing with Accidents which can be
communication materials. caused by climbing a mast.
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Learning how to use Using communication
communication materials materials when you don’t
well. know how to use them may
cause losses.
Self assessmennt
1. Give examples of communication materials used in your

sector.
2. State communication materials used in:
a. Telling news and programms.
b. Showing news and programms.
c. Receiving and sending messages.
d. Speaking a loud for many people to hear.
Peer assessment
1. Give 2 ways of using communication well.
2. Explain briefly the dangers of misusing communication.
Exercises
Answer with yes or No.

a. I should play with a visitor’s phone.
b. Going near a loud communication materiials spoils ears.
c. I ask for permission before using communication materials.
d. You should use your right ear when receiving calls.
e. Over speaking on the phone can cause ear diseases
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Home work
Talk to your parents/guardians on the proper ways of
communication and the dangers of misusing it. You should
make a conclusion and tell it to your classmates.

1. State the types of transport which you know
2. Fill in using the missing word:
a. What are the traffic colours for pedestrians and cars?
___, ___, ___.
b. Road traffic signals are made up of 3 important ___.
c. Traffic light road signals consists___.
3. Match the following road signals and their meaning.
Signal What it is showing
No parking
There is an air port.
No way through.
Zebra crossing
Tax park
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Don’t go a head.
4. Explain the dangers of not respecting traffic road signals.

5. State at least 4 communication materials that you know.
6. Tell children of your age the proper ways of using a
telephone and a television.
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9
Unit
MAIN HISTORICAL EVENTS OF
OUR SECTOR
Katabirora doesn’t know how to differenciate

time. He says that they started using sector
offices at the time of sorghum harvest.
How can he be helped to get collect
information?
9.1. HISTORY
Activity 1
Look at the pictures below and state what you can see.
a b
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Activity 2
Make field visit of a historical place of the sector where your
school is located. If its not there, go to the sector and ask
the leaders the major historical events of your sector. Talk
a bout it when you reach at school.

History is an activity or people’s activities of longtime ago.
A very sector has major historical events, that is to say:
– Heros who settled there or were born from there.
– Acts of bravery in that place.
– Historical house/ meseum.
– Historical wars.
– Leadership and leaders of that place.
– Activities of art and crafts of that area.
Activity 3
Visit old men and women who have been in the sector
where your school is located for many years. Ask them the
major historical events in that sector and then, talk a bout
it when you reach in the class.
Exercises
1. Explain the word “History.”

2. Which things can you start from while explaining the history
of a place?
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3. What is the importance of knowing the history of a place
to the listener?
4. Whom can you ask if you want to know the history of a
place?
Home work
Talk to your parents/guardians and ask them the most
important historical events of your sector. Tell this to your
classmates.
9.2. TIMELINE
Activity 1
Look at the picture and state what you can see.
Past Timeline Future
Activity 2
Explain the following words: Past, how many timelines and
then, debate on it with your classmates.

The timeline is made up of 3 things and these are:
– The past: This is the past event and it is the one which is
used to tell the past history.
– Timeline: Its today. Its used when a person is talking a bout
the present events/ things.
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– The future: Its tomorrow. Its used when a person is talking
a bout what will happen in future.
The timeline helps the people who use it to explain when and
how some thing happened.
Exercises
Draw the timeline by showing its characteristics.
9.3. USING TIMELINE.

Activity 1
Look at this picture and state what you can see.
0 1962 1994 2016 2020
Activity 2
look again at the timeline and state what happened during
the years shown on the timeline. Debate a bout it.

People use the timeline and explain things which happened
and what will happen in future.
Examples:
– 1962: Our country got independence.
– 1994: There was Genocide against the Tutsi.
– 2016: Our country chaired African Union meeting.
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– 2020: The vision of development.
The timeline can help to show the important dates which we
celebrate in our country every year:
– On 1 January every year: We celebrate new year.
– On 1 February every year: Heros day.
– On 7 April, every year: The Genocide against the Tutsi.
– On 1 May: Labour day.
– On 1 July: Every year: Independence.
– On 4 July: Every year: Liberation day.
– On1 Octobar: Every year: Patriotism day.
– On 25 December: every year: Christmas.
Self assessmennt
1. State briefly the important historical events of your sector.

2. Explain the importance of timeline.
Peer assessment
Draw the timeline and on it put the year in which the following
people were born:
1) Father
2) Mother
3) You
Exercises
1. When does the following important public holidays happen?
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a. Labour day.
b. Heros day.
c. Liberation day.
d. Patriotism day.
2. What does the following dates teach us in the history of
Rwanda?
a. 7/4/1994:
b) 1/7/1962:
c) 4/7/1994:

1. What do you base on while explaining the history of a
place?
2. Draw the timeline and put its components.
3. State atleast 3 major important things which characterised
the history of our country.
4. What is the history of your school?
5. Draw the timeline and on it show atleast 3 public holiday
dates which we celebrate in our country.
6. What is the difference between the following?
a. The past and timeline.
b. How many timelines?
c. How many past do we have?
7. What does the term history mean?
8. In normal ways, give a sentence with the word history
which is used by many people. Explain
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9.5. Example of assessment of Primary.3
1. Explain the importance of fulfilling the responsibilities of
a very body in the family.
2. What is the best way of protecting the family property?
3. State things which show that family members are sastsfied
with their family property.
4. Explain the role of your family in protecting important
things found in your sector.
5. Show your role in the proper management of the school
property.
6. What is the difference between personal and public
property?
7. Show ways how people contract the following diseases.
a. Malaria.
b. Scabies.
c. Tuberculosis.
8. Explain how you can avoid the following diseases:
a. AIDS.
b. Scalp ring warm
c. Small pox
9. State briefly how you clean your vagina.
10. Answer with yes or No
a. Its good to clean your self using your underpants
after the toilet.
b .Wearing wet underpants causes diseases.
c. Putting soap inside the vagina removes dirt.
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11. Fill in these sentences with the correct words.
a. No body is supposed to deny another person? ____ .
b. Its our____to manage the school property well.
c. Its not good ____ who are disabled
d. We must ____who are disabled.
e. During Christmas and other christian festive parties,
you avoid ___and ____others.
f. When you are from school, avoid ____ on the way.
12. What can you do to save for the future?
13. When does your savings assist you?
14. Make a list of 6 items which your family spends on
money.
15. State the sector administrative leaders.
16. Explain the following words:
a. Voters list.
b. Ballot paper.
c. Voters card.
d. Ballot box.
e. Voting secret room.
17. Show some dangers of not protecting the environment.
18. State the importance of Sensus.
19. Give examples of things which people depend on before
choosing where to build a home.
20. What are the dangers of living in slopes?
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21. State the importance of transport and communication to
the people in the sector.
22. What are 3 important things found on the timeline?
23. What advice can you give your friends if you found them
doing the following?
a.Climbing chairs in class.
b.Playing football in the garden.
c.Climbing moving cars.
24. Explain the difference between:
a. A map and a picture.
b. A map and a scale.
9.6. The vocabulary in this book of Social studies.

Voting box: Avoting box is where a voter put the paper after
voting.
History: Things of longtime ago of a place or a person.
Sensus: The act of counting people, their property, what they
do or ask them the important information so that
you can plan for them.
Scale: The way of changing the size of a place shown on
the map using small units of mesurements.
Map: A picture of a place drawn using a scale.
Consecutive council: Is a group of people responsible
for advising the government body it
represents.
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List of election: The paper used during elections written on
people’s identification eligible to vote and the
list of voters.
Polling room: It’s a room where a voter chooses/votes a
candidate of his/her choice without any body
knowing whom the voter has voted.
Village: The first level/ administrative unit of local government.
Community work: Activities done by people (all Rwandans)
aiming at cleaning, hygiene, development,
protecting the environment and helping
each other by themselves.
Timeline: A line used in the history aiming at knowing the
time an event took place.
Tax: Money paid by the citizens which helps the government
reach its targets/ vision.
Ballot paper: A paper with names and photos of candidates
who contested, the voter uses to choose the
person of his/her choice.
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PART TWO: RELIGIOUS STUDIES
SECTION 1: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
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1
Unit
AFTER GOD HAD CREATED
MAN HE GAVE HIM A
MISSION
Key unit competence:

-- To Mention the mission that God gave man after
creating him.
-- To love work and respect those in authority.
Introductory activity
Observe this picture below and distinguish God’s creation
from man’s innovation.
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1.1 work and change the world a better place
1
2
Activity 1.1
1. Observe all above pictures carefully.
2. Mention different work that you see people are doing
in these pictures.
“Then the Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden
to cultivate it and guard it,” (Genesis 2:15).
• Every one has to work and has to do everything in
right way.
• The work that man does should help in changing the
world a better place.
• We should help our parents and teachers in different
work that they ask us to do.
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Application activity 1.1
1. Which work should you do in order to achieve the

mission that God has given you to change the world a
better place?
2. Explain the way man should protect what is on earth.
1.2 Fill the Earth
Activity 1.2
Observe this picture; mention the number of people that are
in the picture.
“God blessed them and said to them, be fruitful and increase

in number, fill the earth and subdue it.” (Genesis 1:28a).
God commended man to increase in number.
Our parents have responsibility to take care of us.
As children we have responsibility to respect our parents as
well as other elderly people.
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1. Fill in these sentences by using these words: curse,

blessing, earth.
a. After God had created Adam and Eve he gave
them……….
b. Be fruitful and increase in number, fill the.......................
2. Explain how people have filled the earth.
1.3 Rules others on the earth (Genesis1:28b)
Activity 1.3
1. On the above picture which creature is more intelligent
than others?
2. Mention some activities that people can do for domestic
and wild animals?
“Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over
every living creature that moves on the ground” (Genesis1:28b).
God gave man ability to rule over and lead all His creatures.
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Man has intelligence, ability, conscience, right to choose and
differenciate good from bad. The intelligence that man has is
more than other’s creatures.
Among what man has to rule over, there are fish of the sea,
birds of the air and all animals of the earth.
1. What does man use to rule over everything on earth?

2. Explain how you can take care of the environment
animals and vegetation include
1.4 End unit assessment 1

Questions:
1. What was the mission that man was given after he was
created?
2. What ability was given to man that is greater than
other’s creatures?
3. Explain why people have to work?
4. What are the consequences to someone who does not
work?
5. Mention activities that you can do to respect elderly
people.
6. How can you implement the mission that God has given
to you (at home, and at school)?
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2
Unit
AVOIDING SIN AND ASKING
FOR FORGIVENESS

A learner will be able to do what is good and ask for
forgiveness for the wrong he/she has done and following
morals every where
Look at these pictures below and answer the following
questions:
1 2
1. Who are people in the picture above?

2. Do you think the fruits she is picking are similar to other
fruits in the garden?
2.1 Sin and its roots (Genesis 3:1-7)
Activity 2.1
Story:
Read the following story and answer the following questions.
There was an indiscipline kid in classroom. He used to steal
pens and notebooks from other children. One day he stole
a pen from another child and he hide it. But when he was
hiding it, his classmate saw him. ‘What are you doing’’? He
asked him. Consequently, he mixed up words, and when
others came in, he was ashamed, angry and shedding tears!
1. What did that child do?
2. What is sin?
3. Do you always observe trees what is the role of its
roots?
It is not only trees that have the roots, our sins also have
roots that support them. “When woman saw that the fruit of
the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, also
desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She
also gave some to her husband, who was with her and he
ate it.” (Genesis 3:6)T.
Sin is an action, desire or any thought that is against the will
of God. Sin is willingly and knowingly a separation from God.
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Roots of sin
Every sin has origin which is its roots.
Roots of sin Sin
Pretending Arrogance
Greed Being controlled by the things of

the world
Jelousy Betraying, backbiting, killing
Lust Stealing
Anger Fighting, killing
Selfish, Gluttony Killing
Laziness, inactivity Backbiting, provoking
1. Answer with Yes or No:

a. The snake told Eve to eat fruits that God had
forbidden them to eat.
b. The snake told Adam to eat the forbidden fruit.
c. Satan came in lezard’s image.
2. Mention two roots of sin and their sins.
3. What are some of temptations that you face in daily
life?
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2.2. Ways of avoiding sin (Matthew 26:41)
Activity 2.2
Observe these pictures and answer the following questions:
1 2
1. What are the people in these pictures doing?

2. What does respect to God help you in your daily life?
« Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing but the body is weak » (Matthew 26:41).
Satan brought sin to man when he tricked him to disobey the
comendment of God that was given to him.
-- We should avoid sin by praying and studying the word
of God
-- We should also avoid wrong companies as they can
make us fall into sin.
1. Mention two ways of avoiding sin.

2. How can you help your friend not to fall into temptations?
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2.3. Consequences of sin (in our relationship with others)
Activity 2.3
Observe these pictures and answer the following questions:
1 2
PRISON
1. How many people are in the first picture?

2. Are the people in the first picture happy or sad? Where
were they and what were they doing?
3. How are the people in the second picture?
To the woman he said: « I will make your pains in childbearing

very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over
you. » To Adam he said: «because you listened to your wife
and ate fruit from the tree about which I commended you,
‘you must not eat from it’, cursed is the ground because of
you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days
of your life.» (Genesis 3: 16-17).
Consequences of sin to Adam and Eve’s

decsendences (Genesis 4:1-15; Malachi3:19)
Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant
and gave birth to Cain. She said: «with the help of the Lord I
have brought forth a man». Later she gave birth to his brother
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Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the
course of the time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil
as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also brought an offering
fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord
looked with favor on Abel and his offering. But on Cain and
his offering did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry,
and his face was downcast. …. Now Cain said to his brother
Abel: «let’s go out to the field. ». While they were in the field,
Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
The Lord said: « what have you done? Listen! Your brother’s
blood cries out to me from the ground. Now you are under a
curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to
receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you work
the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be
a restless wanderer on the earth. » (Genesis 4:1-5, 10-12).
1. How many sons did Adam and Eve? Mention their

names.
2. Why did Cain tell Abel to go out with him to the field?
3. What caused Cain to kill Abel?
4. Which punishment that God gave to Cain after killing
his brother?
5. Do always brothers love each other?
6. For what reasons do brothers hate each other?
7. Which sin does a child commit against his parents or
guardians?
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2.4. Ways of confessing sins and asking for forgiveness
(Luke 15:17-24)
1 2
Activity 2.4
1. Observe these pictures above and tell what you notice
from them.
2. What can you do when you realize that you have
cimmitted sin against your parents?
3. How can you ask for forgiveness from someone that
you have offended?
“The son said to Him ‘father, I have sinned against heaven and
against you I am no longer worthy to be called your son…”
(Luke 15:21). When we fall in Sin we should fill pain and ask
God for forgiveness, we should also ask for forgiveness from
the offended and we should repent so that God forigive us.
1. What should we do when we recognize that we have

committed sin?
2. Do you remember anyone that you committed sin
against? After studying this lesson what do you think
to do?
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2.5. Moral values that overcome roots of sin
Activity 2.5
Observe this picture and answer the following questions:
1. What are the people in this picture doing?

2. Do your guardians or parents at home give you advice?
3. Share with us some of advices that they give you and
tell us how you put them into practice.
Moral values that overcome roots of sin

Moral values Roots of sin overcome by
those moral values
Humility Arrogance
Not being controlled by Greed
the things of the world
Brothery love Jealousy

Patience Anger
Pure heart Lust
Sacrifice Gluttonery
Zeal Laziness
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1. Mention two moral values and the roots of sins that

they overcome.
2. How does someone who keeps moral values behave?
3. What can you do in order to keep good habit that help
in overcoming sin?
2.6 End Unit assessment 2

1. What sin that man had committed?
2. Answer with Yes or No
a. The snake told Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.
b. The snake said to Adam to eat the forbiddenfruit.
c. Eve picked the fruit from forbidden tree and ate it.
d. Adam refused to eat the fruit given by Eve.
e. Satan came in lezard’image
3. Mention two ways of avoiding sin.
4. If anyone commit sin how should he behave after
5. Explain the importance of prayer.
6. Mention the children of Adam and Eve.
7. What caused Cain to kill Abel?
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8. If individuals disappoint one another, what should they
do after to be reconciled?
9. Do you remember anyone that you committed sin aga?
After studying this lesson what do you think to do?
10. What are moral values that every one should keep?
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3
Unit
JESUS THE SAVIOR OF
HUMANITY

A learner will be able to explain the life of Jesus as a deliver
and a savior.
1. When a woman is pregnant what is she expecting?
2. How can you take care of a newly born baby?
3.1. The Birth of Jesus (Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-7)
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Activity 3.1
1. Observe the above picture and tell what you have seen.
2. What does Christmas day remind us?
«In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a

census should be taken of the entire Roman world. This was
the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor
of Syria. And everyone went to their own town to register.So
Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to
Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged
to the house and line of David. He went there to register
with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was
expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for
the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a
son. She wrapped him in clothes and placed him in a manger,
because there was no guest room available for them. » (Luke
2:1-7).
“On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child,
he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him
before he was conceived.” (Luke 2:21).
A new born makes many people happy because he is a new
family member and he will be profitable to his family. There
was a new born and he made many people happy as God
promised all people. He is Jesus born as savior and deliver
of the world.
1. In which town was born Jesus?

2. Where were Mary and Joseph living?
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3. Why was Jesus laid in a manger after he was born?
4. Nowdays after giving birth where do parent put baby?
5. On which day do Christians celebrate the birth of
Jesus?
3.2. The magi/wise-men came to worship Jesus (Matthew

2:1-12)
1 2
Activity 3.2
Observe the above pictures and mention what you see and
what you think about them.
The magi/wise men came to worship Jesus
« After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the

time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of
the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to
worship him.” (Matthew 2:1-2). « On coming to the house,
they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed
down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures
and presented him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. »
(Matthew 2: 11).
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• The Magi/wise men came to worship Jesus.
• We also believe in Jesus who came to deliver us.
• We should worship him and offer to him our wealth.
• We should go to mass and church service on due time.
1. Who came to worship Jesus?

2. Where were they coming from?
3. When they arrived where Jesus was born what did
they do?
4. Explain the ways that you use in thanksgiving and
worshipping God?
3.3. Jesus escaped to Egypt (Matthew 2:13-24)

Activity 3.3
Observe this picture and mention what you see and what
the people in the picture are doing.
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Jesus escaped to Egypt
When they had gone an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph

in a dream. “Get up”, he said, “take the child and his mother
and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is
going to search for the child to kill him. So he got up, took
the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt,”
(Matthew 2:13-14).
• When a child is born some people are jelous and don’t
want him to grow up.
• When Jesus was little boy Herod wanted to kill him but
God protected him.
• God protects and delivers everyone who believes in
Him.
• Let us believe in God, worship Him, He will protect us
and He will help us in everything.
1. Who appeared to Joseph in dream?

2. Where did God tell Joseph to escape Jesus to?
3. Who wanted to kill Jesus?
4. Herod wanted to kill Jesus. What pushed him to plan
killing him?
5. Why do people become Jealous of others?
6. How can you fight against injusticeevery where you
are?
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3.4. Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-44)
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Activity 3.4
Observe the above picture and answer the following
questions:
1. What caused the people in the first picture to have
sorrow?
2. Mention some of the things that can cause people to
have sorrow.
3. What can you do to help someone having sorrow?
« when he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice,

“Lazarus, come out!” the dead man came out, his hands and
feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.
Jesus said to them, “take off the grave clothes and let him
go. » (John 11:43-44)
• Jesus Christ the redeemer of humanity came to save
us.
• He raised Lazarus from the dead after three days in
the grave.
• The one who believes in Him will not die but he will
inherit eternal life
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1. Who raised Lazarus from the dead?

2. What can you do for someone who is sick?
3. What do you want God to do for you?
3.5. Jesus raised the Jairus’s daughter from the dead

(Matthew 9:18)
Activity 3.5
Observe this picture below and answer the following
questions:
1. Whom do you see on this picture?

2. How many disciples were with Jesus?
3. When there is a sick child at home, immediately what
do parent try to do?
4. Do all sick people get healed?
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“While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and
knelt before him and said, ‘My daughter has just died. But
come and put your hand on her, and she will live. Jesus got
and went with him, and so did his disciples. When Jesus
entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy
crowd and people playing pipes, he said, “Go away. The girl
is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him. After the
crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by
the hand, and she got up. News of this spread through all
that region. » (Matthew 9: 18-19; 23-26).
Like Jairus, let’s believe in Jesus and tell him that we believe,
thus he will change our sorrow into happiness. Jesus is the
son of God. He is all powerful, he knows everything about
our life, he has compassion, he has power to defeat death
and to give life.
1. Why did Jairus come to Jesus?

2. When the leader came to Jesus how did he handle
himself?
3. Do you believe that God answer your requests when
you pray Him with faith?
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3.6. Jesus heals man who was demon possessed
(Matthew 8: 28-34)
Activity 3.6
questions:
1. What is the difference between these people that are

in this picture?
2. Have you seen any demon possessed man?
3. How do you diffrenciate a demon possessed man from
other people?
4. Can a demon possessed man be healed?
5. What does man laying hand on them want?
The demons begged Jesus: «if you drive us out, send us into
the herd of pigs. » he said to them “go!” so they come out
and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the
steep bank into the lake and died in the water.» (Matthew
8:31-32).
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God always want his people to be safe. However bad spirit,
satan’s, demons, or ruser and other false power always fight
against God’s will.
God has power to defeat satan.
We should always pray to God that he protects and delivers
us.
1. What is a bad spirit?

2. How did Jesus cast out bad spirits?
3. Mention other names that we give to bad spiritsin our
daily life.
4. How can you distinguish a demon possessed man from
others?
5. What can you do for a demon possessed man?
6. How can you cast out bad spirits from your self??
3.7. Jesus healed the sick (Matthew 15: 29-31)

Activity 3.7
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1. What kind of sickness do people in this picture have?
2. What do you think was the reason why people came to
Jesus?
« Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the
crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet;
and he healed them. The people were amazed when they saw
the mute speaking; the crippled made well, the lame walking
and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. »
(Matthew 15: 30- 31).
• Jesus perfoms miracles to those who believe in him,
He shows love that God has for humanity.
• believing and having faith help people to get God’s gift.
• Jesus brings new life to all who believe in him.
1. Why did Jesus heal the sick?

2. What made people around Jesus amazed?
3. What shows that these people believed in Jesus?
4. What does Jesus ask us to do in order to get healed?
5. Explain how you take care of your sick neighbour.
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3.8. Jew against Jesus (Luke 19:47)
Activity 3.8
questions:
1. Are these people happy?

2. Who is that person that they are pointing to?
3. When can people get angry with you?
And said: «get up; take the child and his mother and go to
the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s
life are dead. » (Matthew 2:20).
Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief
priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the
people were trying to kill him » (Luke 19:47).
After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to
go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were
looking for a way to kill him. (John 7:1).
Always there was hatred, it doesn’t stop coming up and some
of the causes are: jealousy, sickness, gluttony, drought etc.
All of these reminds us that God is the source of good things.
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1. Why did Jewish people hate Jesus?

2. How can I join others to fight against hatred?
3. What are your actions that show your good relationship
with others?
3.9. The passion of Jesus (Luke 22:47-53).

Activity 3.9
Observe this picture below and tell what you see.
Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists.
Others slapped him and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who
hit you? » (Matthew 26:67-68).
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“Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers
twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head.
They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again
and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” and they slapped
him in his face.” (John 19:1-3).
“When they came to the place called the skull, they crucified
him there, along with the criminals, one on his right, the other
on his left.” (Luke 23: 33).
Jesus tought the word of God and people believed in him.
But the religious leaders were looking for a way to kill him
because of his teachings and his miracles.
My sins made Jesus to die. I will always pray to him, ask him
for forgiveness, worship him and thank him for his kindness.
1. What made religious leaders to hate Jesus?

2. What caused Jesus to suffer and die for us?
3. What can I do in ordrer to be with Jesus in the suffering
he encountered here on earth?
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3.10. The death of Jesus on the cross (Matthew 27:45-56)
Activity 3.10
(These images should face the same direction)
1. How many people are in this picture?

2. Whom do you think was crucified on the cross?
3. Do you know any innocent person who had been treated
badly because of injustice?
“Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands
I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his
last breath. (Luke 23:46)”.
Jesus, son of God accepted to die on the cross for my sins.
He was born holy. He accepted to suffer and be crucified on
the cross so that I could get salvation. I will always honor
him, I will thank him and pray to him.
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1. What made Jesus to die?

2. What are some of punishments that are given to
offenders?
3. How do I stay with a person who offended me?
4. What does the love of Jesus teach me?
3.11. The ressurection of Jesus (Luke 24: 1-11).

Activity 3.11
questions:
1. How many people do you see in this picture?

2. What are differences between these people?
3. What do you think that these people are talking about?
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The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know
that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not
here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place
where he lay.” (Matthew 28:5-6).
• It is true that Jesus has risen as he said.
• I pray that He strengthens my belief, love and faith.
• God himself raise from the dead.
• Like his disciples let us recognize and be satisified with
Jesus teachings.
1. What did the Angel say to women who were on Jesus’s

tomb?
2. What made women to accept that Jesus had risen?
3. What lessons do we learn from those women?
4. What can I do to show that I believe in Jesus who has
risen?
3.12. The ascession of Jesus (Acts 1 :6-11)

Activity 3.12
questions
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1. How many people do you see in this picture?
2. Where is the ascending person going?
3. Whom have you heard to have gone to heaven?
After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes,

and cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently
up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men
dressed in white stood beside them.
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking
into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you
into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen
him go into heaven.” (Acts of the Apostles 1:9-11).
• The risen Lord, Jesus, has entered into the glory of
God the father, and he has been given all authority
• We call him Lord or King.
• One day he will come to take all his believers and he
will share with them glory and heaven’s opportunity.
• On the Ascession day, Christians celebrate that Jesus
entered into the glory of God, and he will come back
in his glory.
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• Let us keep praying and repenting our sins and believe
that we will be with him, Christ, in his kingdom.
1. What do Christians celebrate on the Ascession day?

2. Jesus will come back, what does it mean?
3. What should I do to meet with Jesus in his glory?
4. What should I do to show that I want to meet with
Jesus in heaven’s glory?

1. In which town was Jesus born?
2. What did magi do when they arrived where Jesus was
born?
3. To which country God told Joseph to ecsape to with
Jesus?
4. Herod was looking to kill Jesus. Why did he want to
kill him?
5. Explain what you can do for a sick person?
6. Why Jairus went to see Jesus?
7. What could you do for demon possessed man?
8. How can I join others to fight against hatred?
9. What are some of your activities that show your love
towards others?
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10. What made Jesus to suffer and die on the cross?
11. What did the Angels say to women who were at the
tomb of Jesus?
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Unit
4 PEACE AND JUSTICE

A learner will be able to show activities of love and humility
in building inner peace.
Story
Read this story and answer the following questions:
Karabo and Kamali are pupils studying together in grade
three. Karabo was the first in the class, and kamali was the
second. Kamali was annoyed because karabo was the first
in the class. When they met each other by the well, kamali
poured out karabo’s water because she got more marks than
him. When they came back to school, they toldtheirteacher
about it. The teacher resolved their conflict, and they were
united. And now they stay together in peace and they help
others.
1. Who are main characters in this story?
2. What made Kamali annoyed?
3. When you have conflict with your neighbour, how do you
resolve it?
4. Who helped kamali and karabo to be united and live in
peace?
4.1 Meaning of peace and justice
Activity 4.1
questions:
1. Mention the differences between these people.

2. Have you ever seen similar people?
3. If some one offends you and doesn’t ask for forgiveness
what can you do?
4. What is justice?
5. What are activities that people can do to maintain
peace?
6. What is the connection between peace and justice?
What is Justice?
Justice is giving everyone what he has right to, on due time
and fighting against injustice.
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PEACE
“Lord you establish peace for us all that we have accomplished
you have done for us” (Isaiah 26:12).
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give
to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled
and do not be afraid” (John 14:27).
PEACE is when you are fine without any problem and without
causing problem to others
1. Fillin these sentences using words from Bible:

a. I leave with you; my peace I give you.
b. Christian gets peace from ............... who created
him.
2. What is Justice?
3. Choose the best way we can get peace:
a. By fighting
b. By praying
c. By having much money.
4.2. Conflict solving (at home)
Activity 4.2
Observe these pictures below and answer the following
questions:
2
1
1. What are people in the first picture doing?

2. How are the people in the second picture?
3. Why do people fight?
People living together can have misunderstanding and querel.

These can provoke conflict. When the problem is not resolved
it causes lack of peace. But they can be reconciled by
themselves or another person can intervene and help in
reconciliation. God wants us to be in peace without querel.
Wherever we are we need to avoid all kinds of peace
disturbance.
Some causes of conflict:
a. Anger
b. Grudge
c. Gluttonery
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d. Heart hardness
e. Nepotism
Ways of conflict resolution:
a. Peace talks
b. Reconciliation
c. Court assistance
d. Mediation
e. counselling
1. Mention three things that can cause conflict

2. If I have a conflict with my collegues what should we
do to resolve it?
3. Do we try to ask for forgiveness and reconcile when
we disappoint one another?
4. What should I do when my neighbours have conflict?
4.3 Moral values related to peace and justice

Activity 4.3
Observe these pictures below and answer the following
questions:
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1. What are the people in first picture doing?

2. Do familes in the second picture live in peace?
3. What are the characteristics of a family living in peace?
“Lord you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished
you have done for us” (Isaiah 26:12).
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who
persecute you” (Matthew 5:44).
• God is the true source of peace and he wants us to live
in peace with everyone.
• Jesus recommends us to love all people: young, elderly,
friends and ennemies.
• In order to live in peace with everyone and promote
justice, people should have moral values. Among them
there is:
-- Love
-- Truth
-- Patience
-- Forgiveness
-- Compassion
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-- Union
-- Impartiality
-- Humility
-- Respect
-- Not revenge
1. How does God want us to live with everyone?

2. Whom does Jesus recommend us to love?
3. What moral values that characterize people living in
peace with everyone?
4. What should you do in order to promote moral values
at school, at home and in neighbours?
4.4. Connection between peace and justice

Activity 4.3
Story
Pupils have formed two teams A and B and then started
playing. Team A won B. when the game had ended one
pupil from defeated B team, slapped the refree and tore
his shirt. The refree reported it to their teacher, he called
upon all players, and they explained him what happened.
The teacher asked the pupil’s parent to pay back the tore
refree’s shirt. Teacher also asked the iindisciplined pupil to
ask for forgiveness and he did, the refree forgave him as
well. They reconciled and lived in peace with each other.
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Questions
1. What were pupils doing?

2. What caused the pupil to slap the refree?
3. When the game had ended what could indisciplined
pupil do?
4. What did the refree do after being slapped and his shirt
was torn?
5. How did teacher resolve the problem?
All people need peace and justice when they face injustice.
Without justice there is no peace. We are supposed to speak
the truth and avoid injustice so that we may live in peace and
share peace with everyone.
1. What should you do in order to fight against injustice?

2. What is the connection between Justice and peace?
3. In other to have peace what can you do at school, at
home and in neighbours?
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1. Fill in the sentence with words from theBible. Christian
get his peace from........ his creator.
2. What is Justice?
3. Mention three things that can cause conflict.
4. What should I do so that I may not have conflict with
my neighbour?
5. When I have a conflict with my neighbour, do I ask for
forgiveness?
6. What can I do when my neighbour has a conflict?
7. Whom Jesus recommends us to love?
8. What are moral values that helps me when living in
peace with my neighbours?
9. What can you do in order to promote moral values at
school, at home and in neighbours?
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SECTION TWO: ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES
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Unit
PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC
FAITH.

A learner will be able to respect and worship only one God
as it is required.
Every belief has basic principles, and Islamic belief also has
principles. Mention some of the principles that you know.
1.1. Six pillars of Islamic faith.
Activity 1.1
Briefly explain the pillars of Islamic principles
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The Islamic faith: a muslim is expected to believe Allah
by heart, and justify that by speaking it out with mouth
and all other body parts by using them in obeying God’s
commandments.
Whenever a man does good deeds that bring him closer
to God, his faith becomes stronger and more stable. And
whenever a man does bad deeds or sins that take him away
from God, his faith becomes weak and instable.
The Islamic faith is based on six pillars or principles which
were tough by prophet of God and God’s revealed book.
Those pillars are:
1. Belief in Allah
2. Belief in His Angels
3. Belief in His Books
4. Belief in His Messengers
5. Belief in the last day
6. Belief in Predestination.
-Which faith that was talked about in this lesson?

-Islamic faith can not be complete unless Muslim believes
in six pillars of faith. Mention them.
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1.2.God to be worshiped is Allah who created everything.
Names Explanations
Ar Rahman Gracious
Ar Rahim Merciful
Al Malik The King
Al Qudus The most holy
As Salama The peace
Activity 1.2
Allah says “whatever is in the heavens and earth glorify
Allah, and He is the all Might, the wise. 2. To him belongs
the kingdom of the heavens and earth. He gives life and
causes death, and Has power over all things. 3. He is the
First and the Last, the outer and the Inner, and He has
knowledge of all things”. Qur’an 57: 1-3.
Explain the connection between these holy verses and the
lesson title.
God is only one (Allah) that Islam teaches to be worshiped

alone, He exist for ever, there is no time He has not existed,
He is eternal, there is no time He will not exist, He is the first
and the Last. He doesn’t give birth neither was he born. None
gave to him the name Allah, he himself gave it to Him. The
name means ‘Only one right God to be worshiped. He is not
of any specific nation or race. He is the creator of everything.
Allah says “in the name of Allah, the Gracious, and the
Merciful.
1. Say (you Muhamad) “He is Allah, the one”
2. Allah, Absolute,
3. He begets not, nor was he begotten,
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4. And there none comparable to Him.” Qur’an 112
Thus, To Him only we should surrender and this surrendering
is what we call ‘Islam’.
-In previous verses mention some of God’s attributes that

He named for Himself.
1.3.Angels of God.
Activity 1.3
1. What does believe in angels help a believer?
2. Explain the second pillar of Islamic faith.
Believing in angels include believing that they exist, they are

holy creatures, God created them that they praise Him and
they implement his commendments, also believing in angels
is to accept their characteristics, their actions as we found
them in Qur’an and Hadith, and believing in that they are good
creatures than humans, it is also believing in their honor to
God and accept that they were created in light. Believing in
angels means four things:
1. Believing in angel’s existence.

2. Believing in the ones we leaned by names from Quran
and hadith like Jibril (Gabriel), Mika-iilu etc. And the one
we did not learn by names we believe that they exist
though we don’t know them.
3. Believing in some of their characteristics. We know that
Jibril as the messenger of God had said that he saw him
like the way God created him having six hundred wings.
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4. Believing in their activities that they are assigned to
perfom
• Names of Angels.
In Islamic beliefs there are some names of angels learned
from Quran and Hadith though they are of few numbers as
follow:
-- Jibril.
-- Mikail.
-- Is’rafil.
-- malakul mawti.
-- Maliki.
-- Munkar and Nakeer.
-- Haruta and Maruta.
-- Ridhwan.
• Angels’ activities.
A Muslim should believe in angel’s activities that they have
been assigned by God, there are many activities but the ones
we learned from Quran and Hadith are:
1. praising God: Fa in istak’baruu faladhina inda rabika
yusabihuna lahu bilayili wa nahari wahum la yas’amuna:
“But if they are arrogant then those who are near your
Lord praise Him by night and day, and they can’t hear”
Qur’an 41: 38.
2. Respecting and obeying God: “La yaaswuna llaha ma
amarahum wa yaf’aluna ma yu’umaruna: They do not
dosobey Allah in what He commands them but do what
they are commanded.”. Qur’an 66: 6.
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3. Transfering the message to the messengers of God:
«Nazala bihi ruhul aminu: and by the Truth, this (Qur’an)
reveiled by Lord the owner of creation (all). The trustworthy
Spirit has brought it down [Angel Gibril]. On your heart
(you Muhamad) that you might be one of the prophets,
». Qur’an 26: 193.
And other many activities written in the Holy Qur’an and
also the sayings of Prophet Muhamad (May God give him
peace and blessing.
list some of angel’s activities
1.4. praising shoud be to Allah.
Activity 1.4
Among God’s attributes there is that God is Gracious and
among people there are also gracious people, does it mean
that people are like God in graciousness? Explain.
A true Muslim believes without hesitation that God created

everything, and Him alone without any helper he gave image
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to them by his own choice. He believes also that God is
almighty and nothing is out of his control whatever He wants
it happen. He has knowledge about everything, nothing can
be out of his mind, and everything is under his control.
He believes in names of God and His attributes, which means
to believe and acknowledge the names and attributes that God
named himself as written in Qur’an, or what His messenger
Muhamad (May God give him peace and blessing) named
him, we acknowledge it with Glory of God, without comparing
God with his creatures.
Names of God and his attributes are good, and show his
glory, righteousness and mighty, God said:
«And to Allah belong the most beautiful names, so call Him by
them, and leave behind, the ones who blaspheme His names,
they will be repaid for what they used to do» Qur’an 7: 180.
To believe in names and attributes of God requires: to know
their explanations, to memorize them and put into practice
what they mean.
Some of the names and attributes of God as found in Qur’an
are:
“He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, knower of the
unseen and the witnessed. He is the gracious, the merciful.
23. He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the king,
the Pure, the Peace, the Bestower of faith, the Oveseer, the
all Might, the Compeller, the Superior. All praise is due to
Allah, above whatever they associate with Him. 24. He is
Allah, the Creator, the Invetor, the Fashioner; to Him belong
the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth praise
Him. And He is the all Might, the Wise”. Qur’an 59: 22-24.
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Mention some of the names and praises of God as we have

studied them.
-- list the pillars of Islamic faith.

-- Mention three attributes of God.
-- believing in angels involves four things. Mention
them?
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MEMORIZING AND
Unit
EXPLAINING SURATS

A learner will be able to recite five surats.
Recite some of chapters of Qur’an
Mention some activities where we use the chapters of Quran
that we have memorized?
2.1. Reading Surat Al-Humazat.
Activity 2.1
Open your Qur’an and look for Surat one hundred four (104),
read the Surat you see?
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Surat 104 Al-Humzat (the very scorner and mocker) was
revealed at Mecca it has 9 linTes.
Bismillahi, rahmani, rahiim In the name of Allah, the

Gracious, the Merciful.
1.Waylu likuli humazati
lumazat 1.Woe to every slanderer
backbiter
2. Aladhi jama’a mala wa
adadah 2.Who gathers wealth and
counts it over
3. Yahsabu ana malahu
akh’ladah 1. Thinking that his wealth has
made him immortal
4. Kala layun’badhana fil
hutwamat 2. By no means. He will be
thrown into the crusher
5. Wamaa ad’raka mal
hutwamat 3. And what will make you
realize what the crucher is
6. Narullahi l muqadat
4. God’s kindled Fire
7. Alati tatwali’u alal af’idat
5. That laps to the hearts
8. Inaha alayihim
mu’uswadat 8. It closes in on them,
9. Fii amadin mumadadat 9. In extended columns
1. Mention the main topic of the chapter

2. Write down the punishments reserved to the people the
chapter talked about
3. Read loudly Surat al-Humazat.
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2.2. Reading Surat Al-As’r..
Activity 2.2
Open your Qur’an and find Surat 103, read the Surat you
see?
Surat Ya 103 Al-As’r (Time)

It was revealed in Mecca and it has 3 lines.
Bismillahi, rahman, rahiim In the name of Allah, the Gracious,
the Merciful.
Wal as’ri
1. By time,
Ina l insana lafii khus’ri
2. Indeed, mankind is in loss,
Ila ladhina amanu wa amilu
swalihati, wa tawaswawu 3. Except for those who have
bil haqi wa tawaswawu believed and done righteous
biswab’ri. deeds and advised each
other to truth and advised
each other to patience
1. This Surat shows that everyone is in loss except some.

Mention them.
2. Read and explain Surat al-As’r
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2.3. Reading Surat at Takathuru.
Activity 2.3
Open your Qur’an and find Surat 102, read the Surat you
see?
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Surat 102 At-Takaathur revealed at Medine has 8
lines.
Bismillahi, rahmani, rahiim In the name of Allah, the
Gracious, the Merciful.
Al’haakum takathur
1. Competition in worldly
Hata zur’tum ul maqaabir
increase diverts you,
Kala sawufa ta’alamuna
2. Until you visit the
Thuma kala sawufa ta’alamuna graveyards,
Kala lawu ta’alamuna i’lma l 3. No! You are going to
yaqiin know.
Latarawunal jahiim 4. Then no! You are going
to know.
Thuma latarawunaha a’ynal
yaqiin 5. No if you knew with
knowledge of certainty.
Thuma latus’aluna yaw’ma idhin
an’ naiim 6. You will surely see the
Hellfire!
7. Then you will surely
see it with the eye of
certainty.
8. Then you will surely be
asked that Day about
pleasure
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-- On the last day people will go into fire and they will
see it face to face. Mention the verse that talk about
that
-- Write down the reasons that will make God punish
people?
2.4. Reading Surat Al Qari’at.
Activity 2.4
Open your Qur’an and look for chapter 101, read the Surat
you see?
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Surat 101 Al-Qaariat (Calamity) revealed at Medine has
11 lines.
B i s m i l l a h i , r a h m a n , In name of Allah, the Gracious, the
rahiim Merciful.
Al qaari’at 1. The Shocker
Mal qaari’at 2. What is the The Shocker
W a m a a d ’ r a k a m a l 3. And what can make you know
qaari’at What is the The Shocker?
Yawuma yakunu nasu 4. It is the day when people will be
kal farashil mab’thuth like scattered moths.
Wa takunul jibalu kal 5. And the mountains will be like
i’hin l man’fush wool fluffed up.
Fa ama man thaqulat 6. Then as for one whose scales
mawaazinuhu are Heavy (with good deeds
Fahuwa fii i ’ i s h a t 7. He will be in a pleasant life
radwiyat
8. But as fo one whose scales are
Wa ama man khafat Light
mawaziinuh
9. His refuge will be an abyss
Fa umuhu hawiyat
10. And what can make you know
Wamaa ad’raka ma that is?
hiyah
11. It is a fire, intensely hot!
Narun haamiyat
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1. Mention the calamities the Surat talked about

2. This Surat talks about some miracles that will happen
on last day, mention some of them
2.5. Reading Surat Al Adiyaat.
Activity 2.5
Open your Qur’an and look for chapter 100, read Surat you
see?
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Surat 100 A-Adiyat (running horses) revealed at
Medine and has 11lines.
Bismillahi, rahman, rahiim In the name of Allah, Gracious
and Merciful.
Wal aadiyati dwab’ha
1. By the racers, panting
Fal muriyati qad’ha
2. And the Producers of sparks
Fal mughiiraati swub’ha
When striking,
Fa athar’na bihi naq’an
3. And the chargers at dawn
Fawasatw’na bihi jam’an
4. Stirring up thereby clouds of
Inal insana lirabihi lakanuud dust
Wa inahu a’la dhalika 5. Arriving Thereby In the center
lashahiid Collectively
Wa inahu lihubil khayri 6. Indeed mankind To his Lord,
lashahiidu Is ungrateful
A f a l a y a ’ a l a m u i d h a 7. And indeed, he is to That a
bu’uthira ma fil qubuur witness,
Wa huswila ma fii swuduur 8. And indeed He is, in Love of
Wealth, Intense
Ina rabahum bidhan’bihim
la khabiir 9. But does he not know that
when The contents of the
graves are scattered
10. A n d t h a t w i t h i n t h e i s
obtained,
11. Indeed, their Lord with them,
that Day, is fully acquainted
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1. Mention the main topic of the Surat?

2. Explain what does Allah intend to insist on after this
determination.

-- Read and give explanation of at least 3 surats that
you have memorized.
-- Explain Surat ul Asr, and show whom Allah is talking
about in this Surat that are not in calamity?
-- On the last day people will be in two groups regarding
to what they will have been done. Explain that as it
is stated in Surat al Qari’at?
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3
Unit
THE OPTIONAL PRAYERS

A learner will be able to be an example to others and call
them up on to always be prepared for prayers
Mention the importance of additional prayers after compulsory
prayers?
3.1 The additional prayers before and after compulsory

prayers.
Activity 3.1
Mention the types of additional prayers that a Muslim is told
to do everyday?
Every Muslim is recommended to pray five prayers everyday,

this is the second pillar of Islam, and it is the stronger pillar
after two testmonies. Swalat (prayer) is a fellowship between
a servant and his Lord having communication with him, asking
for a help, presenting his thanksgiving and praising him. It
helps the servant to have inner peace and welfare on earth
and on last day.
But there are other types of prayers which are not compulsory.
They are optional prayer formed by prophet Muhamad
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(May God give him peace and blessing) they are not
compulsory but he recommended them to people to do them.
They are called optional prayers of messenger.
The optional prayers are: prayers that Muhamad (May God
give him peace and blessing) used to pray besides compulsory
prayers and he recommended them to his fellowers, thus a
Muslim also has to perform them such that he or she earns
more rewords and God’s love.
Optional prayers (Sunat) that a Muslim is asked to do are of
two types:
1. Additional Prayers before and after compulsory prayers:
No compulsory units (rakat) Additional Additional
prayer prayer after
Prayer of prayer
before
1 Al Faj’ri 2 2 -
2 Adhuhuri 4 2+2 2
3 Al Asri 4 2+2 -
4 Al Magh’rib 3 2 2
5 Al Isha 4 2 2
These are additional prayers (Sunat) that Muslim could
pray along with compulsory prayers to be blessed and well
accepted by God. The Prophet Muhamad (May God give
him peace and blessing) says «whoever prays twelve(12)
additional units God will build for him a villa in heaven,
four(4) additional units before and two(2) additional units after
Adhuhur, and two (2) additional units after Magh’rib and two
(2) additional units after Al isha, and two (2) additional units
before Al Faj’r».
2. Second type of optional prayers: those are optional
prayers different from those said above, they are often
performed when there is a special situation like solar
eclipse, drought, when entering in Mosque,
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They include the following:
• Al Kusufi (optional prayer during the time of solar
eclipse).
• Is’tis’qau (optional prayer we perform requesting for
rain when in drought).
• Tarawehe (optional prayer we perform in nights of holly
month of Rhamadhan).
• Tahajudi (optional prayer we perform in last third of
night).
• Witri (impair optional prayer in night before sleeping).
• Dwuha (the optional prayer we perform in th morning
after the sun has raised).
• Atahiyatul Masjid (optional prayer when entering in
Mosque).
• Istikharat (the optional prayer of seeking Allah’s
guidance to choose between two things or between
doing something or leaving it).
• And other many prayers that are not mentioned. All of
them have requirements and elements.
-- Mention the types of optional prayers and give

exemples
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3.2.Adhana and iqaamat before prayer (swalat)..
Activity 3.2
Differentiate between Adhana and Iqamat?
Adhana and Iqamat refer to the first and second calls for
prayer. They are words spoken out before obligation prayers
and it is necessary for men to make both calls before five
obligation prayers. But for ladies the second call (iqamt)
is enough; the two call are meant to alert people that it is
time for prayer.
The words used in first call (Adhana) are: “allahu ak’bar: Allah
is great (*4), ash’hadu an la ilaha ila llahu: i testify that there
is no God except Allah (*2), ash’hadu ana muhamada rasulu
llah: I testify that muhammad is the prophet of allah (*2) hay
ala swalat: come for prayer (*2), haya alal falah: come for
victory (*2) allahu ak’bar - allahu ak’bar, la ilaha ila llah: Allah
is great (*2) there is no God except Allah.”
note: for morning prayer (alfadjir) after haya ala swalat we
add aswalatu khayiru mina nawumi: prayer is better than
sleep (*2)
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Words used in the second call: “allahu ak’bar: Allah is great
(*2), ash’hadu an la ilaha ila llahu: I testify that there is
God except Allah (*1), ash’hadu ana muhamada rasulu llah:
I testify that muhammad is the prophet of Allah(*1) hay
ala swalat:come for prayer(*1), haya alal falah: come for
victory(*1) qad qamat swalat: its time for prayer (*2) allahu
ak’bar - allahu ak’bar:, Allah is great (*2) la ilaha ila llah: there
is no God except Allah.”
-- recite the two calls for prayers
3.3. Punishments that Allah prepared for people who do

not pray.
Activity 3.3
Explain the rules regarding people who do not perform
prayers (Swalat)?
Any person who fails to perform prayers due to lack of

knowledge should seek for knowledge. But if a person willingly
ignores to perform prayers due to negligence or pride will
never have blessing in whatever he or she does. God becomes
angry with him and if he doesn’t repeant he will be punished
with hellfire because of ignoring God’s great commandment.
The prophet of Allah said “the first act that servant of God
will be asked about on last day is prayer”.
On the day of judgement God will punish with eternal hellfire
any person hwo have willingly ignored his prayers, because
that is being rebellious to God’s commandments.
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Allah says “but there come after them successors who
neglected prayer (Swalat) and pursued desires; so they are
going to meet perditons” Qur‘an 19: 59.
Again Allah says “so woe to those who pray; 5. But who are
heedless of their prayer (they don’t do it on their right times)
“ Qur‘an 107: 4-5
-- Mention some of the punishments that God reserved

to those who do not pray
3.4. Idjuma prayer and its instructions.

Activity 3.4
Mention the instructions of Friday congregation prayer
(Idjuma)?
Idjuma prayer: it is done in congregation on Friday. It has

two summon (Khutubat) and two units (rakats). This prayer
for men is obligation to be done in Mosque and optional for
women. The instruction about this prayer is in Quran 62:9:
where Allah says “O you who believe! When the call is made
for prayer on Congregation day, hasten to the remembrance of
God, and drop all business. That is better for you, if you only
knew”. And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse in
the world and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember
Allah often that you may succeed». Qur’an: 62-9-10.
• Some Friday activities.
Friday is great day for all Muslims, thus on this day every
Muslim has to prepare him or hersef early enough and go to
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mosque for a prayer as prophet Muhammad (May God give
him peace and blessing) used to do it
he used to carryout the following activities:
• washing and preparing his body and apply nice perfume
• Being in mosque on time.
• Praying additional prayer (Sunat) before Imam comes
on palpate for summon.
• Being quite and attentive when the imam isa delivering
the summon (Khutubat). and stop speaking and playing
with anything.
• Praying for prophet Muhammad (May God give him
peace and blessing) frequently that peace and blessing
be upon on him.
• Stop all activities when you hear Adhana.
• It is good for a Muslim to read Surat Al kah’fi.
• do a lot of supplications to meet the Friday special
period of time recommended by prophet Muhammad
that God answers servant’s supplications.
• It is forbidden for a Muslims to come forward skipping
others that he or she wants to sit in front lines when
he or she came late, those who come first should fill
the front lines.
-- Mention some some rules Friday prayer.
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3.5. Parents rensponsabilities related to prayers (swalat).
Activity 3.5
Explain the parent’s role in encouraging their children to do
prayers and portray good behaviours?
Parents have great responsibility in their children’s education,

and they have to transform them into what they should be in
the future. It is not only the school that has to do it, parent’s
responsibility also is very important. They have to make
them love prayers, they have to teach them and lead them in
prayers. That is also parents’ responsibility as they have to
feed them, to provide clothes for them and to ensure security
for them.
God says “and enjoin prayer (Swalat) upon your people at
home and patiently adhere to it. We ask of you no provision;
but we provide for you, and the good ending is that for
righteousness.” Qur’an 20: 132.
Again prophet Mohammad (May God give him peace and
blessing) says “train your children into prayer when they are
seven years, and punish them until 10years.”
-- Mention the verse of Qur’an that ask parents to train
their children into prayer.
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In which chapter of the Qur’an God obliges parents to teach

their children prayers?

1. Explain the two types of optional prayers (Sunat) and
give exemples
2. differentiate Adhana and Iqamat?
3. Write down the additional words in the adhan of morning
prayer (Al Fajr)
4. Explain the punishments that God reserved for those
who do not pray.
5. Mention some instructions for Friday congregation
prayer.
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BRIEF HISTORY OF ALLAH’S
4
Unit
PROPHETS BEFORE
MOHAMMAD.

A learner will be able to emitate good actions of prophets
before Mohammad (May God give him peace and blessing).
Explain the connection among messengers of God?
4.1. History of Messenger Abraham (may God give him

peace and blessing).
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Activity 4.1
Explain the demonstration of above picture?
God says “and we certainly sent into every nation a messenger,

saying, “Worship Allah and avoid idolatry.” And among
them were those whom Allah guided, while others deserved
misguidance. So So travel through the earth and observe how
was the end of the deniers.” Qur’an 16: 36.
Prophet of God Muhammad (may God give him peace and
blessing) said: “us [prophets of God] we are like children
coming from different mothers, but with same father”. This
is why the message of the prophets was the same even, if
they were sent to different places, all of them called people
to praise and obey only one God as follows:
God says “indeed Abraham was an exemplary leader, devoted
to God and obedient to Allah, a monotheist, and he was not of
those who associate other things with Allah. He was grateful
for His favors. Allah chose him and guided him to a straight
parth. “Qur‘an 16: 120-121.
Ibraham (may God give him peace and blessing) trained his
family and his followers to obey, respect, and be humble
towords God’s commandments.
We can witness that out of faith of his wife (Hajir- mother of
Ismael), when Ibrahim decided to leave her with her baby in
desert where they could not find water and food just to obey
God’s Commandment, Hajir- accepted it and said “if it is God’s
commandment, go He will not abandon us!”
We can also witness that out of respect and obedience of
his son Ismail when his father through dream was ordered
to sacrifice him.
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God says “Then, when he was old enough to accompany
him, he said, “o my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that
I must sacrifice you, so what do you think.” He said, “o my
father does as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah
wills, of the steadfast.”
«Qur‘an 37: 102.
-- God said that Ibrahim was examplary. mention the

things in which he was exemple
-- Mention lessons learnt from the history of can a
believer get from Abraham (may God give him peace)?
4.2. History of Messenger Noah (may God give him peace

and blessing).
Activity 4.2
Mention is the most known thing about from Noah (May
God give him peace)?
God said “we sent Noah to his people (and directed him):
warn your people before there comes upon them a painful
punishment “ Noah said: “O my people, I am to you a clear
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warner, that you Worship Allah and fear Him, and obey me.”
Qur‘an 71: 1-3.
in this chapter of Qur‘an that Allah named after prophet noah,
we see that his message was about warning people about
punishments of God that would come to them if they don’t
obey Him. And that they have to only worship God, fear and
respect Him. They have also to respect Noah’s message. But
they didn’t do so, rather the proud omong his people were
rebellious and didn’t respond to his call. So the respected
people among his people who did not believe him said, “the
notables who disbelieved among his people said, “We see in
you nothing but a man like us, and we see that only the worst
among us have followed you, those of immature judgment.
And we see that you have no advantage over us. In fact,
we think you are liars.”, He said, “O my people, have you
considered? If I stand on clear evidence from my Lord, and
He has given me a mercy from Himself, but you were blind
to it, can we compel you to accept it, even though you dislike
it?” “O my people! I ask of you no money for it. My reward
lies only with Allah. And I am not about to dismiss those who
believed; they will surely meet their Lord. And I see that you
are ignorant people.” (Qur‘an 11: 27-29).
And it was revealed to Noah: “None of your people will
believe, except those who have already believed, so do not
grieve over what they do.””And build the Ark, under Our eyes,
and with Our inspiration, and do not address Me regarding
those who did wrong; they are to be drowned.” As he was
building the ark, whenever some of his people passed by him,
they ridiculed him. He said, “If you ridicule us, we will ridicule
you, just as you ridicule.””You will surely know upon whom
will come a torment that will ruin him, and upon whom will fall
a lasting torment.”Until, when Our command came, and the
volcano erupted, We said, “Board into it a pair of every kind,
and your family—except those against whom the sentence
has already been passed—, and also take those who have
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believed.” But those who believed with him were only a few.
(Qur‘an 11: 36-40).
-- mention the lessons a believer can learn from

messenger Noah (May God give him peace)?
4.3. History of messanger Moses (may God give him

peace and blessing).
Activity 4.3
List the miracles that God gave to Moses?
The messenger of God Moses (may God give him peace) was
born when Egypt’s king (Pharaoh) was mistreating Israelites,
and killing all children born male and leaving alive female.
God showed his power when Moses grew up in ennemy’s
family (Pharao). Allah says “then we reveiled to Moses’
mother (saying) «breatsfeed the child, but if you are worry
(that he can be killed), throw him into water and don’t be
afraid or worry. Indeed, we will bring him back to you and
we will make him our messenger». Then he was picked by
people of king Pharao, but he became his enemy and caused
burden to them. Thus Pharao’s wife told him «(this child) will
be our joy (me and you)! Don’t kill him! Maybe he will be
fruitful to us or we will make him our child. But Pharao and
his people could not understand that he could be problem to
them. Allah says “there was nothing in Moses mother heart
except thinking about his child. She would almost to be
exposed by herself if we didn’t encourage her to be among
believers”. Quran 28: 7-11
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When it was time to be given message, God revealed to him
that he should go to Pharao and save Israel people from
slavery, and to inform him that there is God stronger than
him to whom reserved all prayers. Allah says: “Has the story
of Moses reached you? When he saw a fire, he said to his
family, “Stay; I have noticed a fire; Perhaps I can bring you
a torch therefrom, or find some guidance by thefire.”
when he approached, he was called «Eh Moses! Indeed, I
am your Lord, then remove your choes, as you are in Holy
Place of Twua and I have chosen you. Pay attention to what
is revealed to you. Indeed, I am Allah, there no other god to
be worshiped beside Me. Then be with Me and keep praying
(swalat) so that you may remember me. “ (Qur‘an 20: 9-41).
-- mention the lessons can a believer learn from the

History of the messenger of God Moses (may God
give him peace and blessing)?
4.4. History of Messenger Ismael and Issa (May God give

them peace and blessing)
Activity 4.4
Mention the lessons do we get from these messengers of
God Ismael and Issa (may God give them peace)?
Messenger of God Ismael is the son of messenger of God

and ancestor of all believers Abraham (may God give them
peace), God perfomed a miracle to His friend Abraham he
gave him two sons (Ismail and Is’haq) when he was old.
Allah says “(when Abraham escaped fire from his people as
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they couldn’t believe him) and then he said» Indeed, I will
go to (where I am ordered by) my Lord; He will guide me. «
Abraham said “My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the
righteous. So We gave him good news of a clement boy.
And Then, when he was old enough to accompany him, he
said, “oh my son, indeed I have seen a dream that I [must]
sacrifice you, so see what you think.” He said, “o my father,
do as you are commended. You will find me, if Allah wills, of
the steadfat. «And when they had both submitted and he put
him down upon his forehead, we called to him, oh Abraham,
You have fulfilled the vision.” Indeed, we thus reward the
doers of good.
«Indeed, this was the clear trial. And we ransomed him with a
great sacrifice, and we left for him [favorable mention] among
later generations: peace upon Abraham.Indeed we thus
reward the doers of good. Indeed, he was of our believing
servants (Qur‘an 37: 99-111).
And we gave him good news of Isaac, a prophet from among
righteous. And We blessed him, and Isaac. But among their
descendants are some who are righteous, and some who
are clearly unjust to themselves. (Qur‘an 37: 99-113)„ and
certainly did our messengers come to Abraham with good
news; they said, “peace.” He said, “peace,” and did not
delay in bringing [them] a roasted calf. But when he saw
their hands not reching for it, he became suspicious of them,
and conceived a fear of them They said, “Fear not. We have
been sent to the people of Lot.” And his wife was standing,
and she smiled. Then we gave her good news of Isaac and
after Isaac Jacob. She said, woe to me! Shall I give birth
while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old
man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!” They said, “Are you
amazed at the decree of Allah? May the mercy of Allah and
his blessings be upon you, people of the house. Indeed, he
is praiseworthy and honorable.” (Qur‘an 11: 69-73).
• Messenger of God Issa (may God give him peace).
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He is one of the messengers that God gave blessing, he
was born in miraculous way by his mother Mary, and we find
his story from 19th chapter named after Mary, the mother of
prophet Issa:
1. And mention [Oh Muhammad], in the book [the story of]
Mary, when she withdrew from her family to an eastern
location.
2. She screened herself away from them, and We sent to
her Our spirit, and He appeared to her as an immaculate
human.
3. She said, “indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from
you, [so leave me], should you be righteous.””.
4. He said, “I am only the messenger of your Lord to give
you [news of] a pure boy.”
5. She said, “How can I have a boy while no man has
touched me and I have not been unchaste?”
6. He said, “Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, it is easy for
Me, and we will make him a sign to the people and a
mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decided”.
7. So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a
remote place.
8. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the drunk of a
palm tree. She said, “Oh, I wish I had died before this
and was in complitely, forgotten.”
9. But he called her from beneath her, “do not worry; your
Lord has provided beneath you a stream».
10. And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will
drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.
11. So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from
among humanity anyone, say, ‘indeed, I have vowed the
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fast to the Most Merciful, so I will not speak today to
[any] human’”.
12. Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They
said, “O Mary, you have something terrible”.
13. «O sister of aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor
was your mother unchaste?».
14. So she pointed to him. They said, “how can we speak to
one who is in the cradle a child?”.
15. Jesus said, “Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has
given me the scripture and made me a prophet”.
16. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has
enjoined upon me prayer and charity as long as I remain
alive.
17. And made me dutiful to my mother, and He has not made
me disobedient rebel.
18. And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I
will die and the day I am raised alive.
19. That is Jesus, the son of Mary – the word of truth about
which they doubt.
20. It is not for Allah to have a child—glory be to Him. To
have anything done, He says to it, “Be,” and it becomes
21. [Jesus said], “and indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord,
so worship Him. That is a straight path.”
22. Allah in other verses of chapter 3 (al Imrani) says:
23. Remember when angel said “Oh Mary, indeed Allah
chose you (to be obedient), he made you clean, he made
you higher than ladies’ allover the world (in your time).
24. Oh Mary! Be obedient to your Lord, and bow down with
others who bow down (in praying Allah).
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25. Those are some hidden stories revealed to you (you
26. Muhammad). And you were not with them they put down
their pens (choosing) to find out who should take care of
Mary. Nor were you there when they discussed.
27. Remember when the Angel said «Oh Mary! Indeed, Allah
gives to you good news from his word. His name is Masihi
Isa (Jesus), Mary’s offspring. He will be as excellence
on earth and on last day, and he will be with all near by
Allah.
28. He will speak to the people right from the childhood, and
in adulthood, and will be one of the righteous.”.
29. (Mary) said «My Lord! How can I have a when no man
has touched me? » he said «This is so, Allah create
whatever he wants. Indeed when he take decision he
says « Be!» and it is as he says.“ (Qur‘an 2: 42-47).
-- Mention the lessons that a beleaver can learn from

these messengers (Ismael and Issa) stories (may
God give them peace)?
-- Explain briefly the lives of two messengers ismail
and issa
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1. Mention the smilarities of messengers of God?

2. Write down the lessons we learn from the life of
messenger of God Moses (may God give him peace)
3. Qur‘an shows messenger of God Jesus (may God give
him peace) is the “word of God.” with lines from Qur‘an
that we have seen explain what God meant by “Word
of God”
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Unit
5
RESPECT YOURSELF AND
BE GOOD TO OTHERS

A learner will be able to respect everyone in everyday
different life’s situation and he will be able to have good
relationship with people from all categories.
With examples explain what to respect and love others as
you love yourself mean.
5.1. Values instructions in different life’s situation.
Activity 5.1
Explain What does this above picture show to you?
Islam is a religion that teaches morals and values that should

characterize every person, Islam has instructions that guide
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and muslims to portray good behaviors in every situation of
life every time and everywhere.
The following are Some behaviors that should characterize
good people:
God in chapter 49 (Al Hujrat) says:
1. Oh you who believe let not people ridicule [other] people;
perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women
ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than
them. and do not insult one another and do not call each
other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of
disobedience after [one’s] faith. And whoever does not
repent – then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
2. O you who have beleaved, avoid much [negative]
suspicion. Indeed, some suspicion is sinful. And do not
spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat
the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it.
And fear Allah; indeed, allah is accepting of repentence
and merciful.
3. Oh mankind, indeed we have created you from male
and female and made youraces and tribes that you may
know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the
sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed. Allah
is All-Knowing, Well-Experienced.
In the teachings of messenger of God, Muhammad (May God
give hime peace and blessing) we find the following:
In sayings of Amru bun Al Aswi (may God be happy with
him) says re) that one man came to messenger of God and
asked: what are of good Islamic behaviors? The messenger
answered “give food to the poor hungry people, and use
peace greeting’s104
(Salamu) to those you know and to those you don’t know” it
was received by Bukhar and Muslim.
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tAgain as it came from teachings of messenger of God (may
God give him peace and blessing) among the signs of last
day people will be greating whom they know. Hugging and
greating remove fear from whom you great that he should
have to you, and it promotes love among people, but now
people can cross each other without greetings. Greeting your
neighbor is kind of humility and he can make him or her come
to you freely.
There many teachings of messenger of God Muhammad (may
God give him peace and blessing) to promote the harmonious
life with others which include keeping your face clear and
smiling when you meet with your neighbor without pretending.
Indeed, when someone smiles to you, that shows that his
heart is clean, he does not wish anything wrong to you.
From the saying of Abidhar – one of the followers of messenger
of God (May God give hime peace and blessing) he said, “do
not neglect anyone (even the lowest) smile when you meet
with your neighbor”.
Mention some of morals that we get from Qur’an that we

talked about?
5.2. Self respect and respect others.
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Activity 5.2
What does the above picture show to you?
In different verses of Qur’an we find a lot of teachings about

morals which should characterize all people themselves and
with others. chapter Nur (24) in verses 4-5 Allah says:
1. And those who accuse chaste women and then do not
produce four witnesses caine them with eighty caines and
do not accept from them testimony ever after. And those
are the defiantly disobedienst.
2. Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for
indeed, Allah is forgiving and merciful.
Some of lessons we can get from these lines:

i. Accuse chaste woman, who avoids committing adultery, is
one of great sins against and it destabilizes and destroys
families.
ii. Accuse believers and suspect them over adultery it is
a kind of spreading destruction within family (among
people).
iii. Muslim should protect neighbor’s respect and keep secret
and keep warning him when he does mistakes.
iv. It is not right to judge someone over disobedience because
of listening and suspecting anything about him.
Within this chapter 24 verses: 27-29: morals of asking for
persmission of entering other people’s house.
O you who believe! Do not enter homes other than your own,
until you have asked permission and greeted their occupants.
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That is better for you, that you may be aware. And if you
find no one in them, do not enter them until you are given
permission. And if it is said to you, “Turn back,” then turn
back. That is more proper for you. Allah is aware of what
you do. There is no blame on you for entering uninhabited
houses, in which are belongings of yours. Allah knows what
you reveal and what you conceal.
Some of the lesseons that we draw from these verses:

a. It is a must to ask for permission when entering in the
home that is not yours.
b. It is forbidden to enter into house when the owner is
not around.
c. It is a must to go back when you are not welcomed.
d. It is a must for a visitor to greet; it is a good manner
of Islam.
e. It is not allowed to look at other’s nakedness.
f. It is not bad to enter into public houses without
permission, like shops.
g. It is a must that Muslim protects someone’s reputation,
he is not allowed to harm him by violating his ineer
peace and property.
These are good manners of Islam that we learn from God’s
commendments which help us to live with family members
and other people hormorniously.
Mention some morals of respecting others?
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1. Qur’an and its teachings didn’t leave behind teachings
about moral values either on selfrespect and respect
for others. Mention the verses of Qur’an that talk about
that?
2. Explain how you can adhere to the culture of respect
in your everyday life.
3. Does only greeting culture goes to person that you
already know? Explain.
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REFERENCE
1. IRST,(2000), book 1, 2, 3 and 4 ,Butare: IRST.
2. Ministry of lower and upper primary, (March 1983),
office in charge of the Curriculum of lower primary and
development of skills, Kigali.
3. Ministry of Education Science, Technology and Scientific
Research ( 2004), A Guide to Civic Education, Upper
primary Level, Life Skills For Rwandan Primary Schools,
NCDC, Kigali.
4. Ministry of Education, NCDC,(2010),The History of
Rwanda, A Participatory Approach, teacher’s guide for
secondary schools, JKF.
5. Rwanda Education Board, (2015), syllabus of Social and
Religious studies, lower primary, Kigali.
6. www.minaloc.gov.rw
7. www.nec.gov.rw
8. www.nsir.gov.rw
9. Qur’an translated in kinyarwanda
10. Statements of Prophet Muhammad (iiai) are found in the
book of Swahih Muslim and Swahih Buhkari.
11. The summery of the explanation of the pillars of Isam.
12. The scent of myrrh in the history of preacher iiau
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Social and Religious

Primary schools in Rwanda

Dr. NDAYAMBAJE Irénée

PART ONE: SOCIAL STUDIES.......................................................2

UNIT 1: EXTENDED FAMILY...........................................................3

UNIT 2: OUR SECTOR..................................................................27

UNIT 4: RELATIONSHIP AND GOOD BEHAVIOURS................. 85

UNIT 5: ECONOMY..................................................................... 101

UNIT 6: ADMINISTRATION OF THE CELL AND THE SECTOR.. 113

UNIT 7: ENVIRONMENT IN THE SECTOR................................ 127

UNIT 8: TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION......................... 163

UNIT 9: MAIN HISTORICAL EVENTS OF OUR SECTOR......... 181

PART TWO: RELIGIOUS STUDIES............................................ 192

UNIT 1: AFTER GOD HAD CREATED MAN HE GAVE HIM A

UNIT 2: AVOIDING SIN AND ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS... 199

UNIT 3: JESUS THE SAVIOR OF HUMANITY...........................209

UNIT 4: PEACE AND JUSTICE...................................................229

UNIT 1: PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC FAITH................................ 239

UNIT 2: MEMORIZING AND EXPLAINING SURATS..................247

UNIT 3: THE OPTIONAL PRAYERS...........................................257

UNIT 4: BRIEF HISTORY OF ALLAH’S PROPHETS BEFORE

UNIT 5: RESPECT YOURSELF AND BE GOOD TO OTHERS.279

some pupils do not know their responsibilities

1.1. Fulfilling responsibilities in an extended family

A. Responsibilities of members of an extended

I have understood that:

Who is in charge of telling pupils to enter the class room?

1. What is the importance of one cow per a single Rwandan

1. Give any two examples of work which you do at home.

3. State any three activities which your parents/ guardians

B. The importance of fulfilling responsibilities in an

I have understood that:

We have accepted that:

1. State any 2 things that shows the importance of fulfilling

1. What shows that members of an extended family work

1. Where does the government get money to bring infrastructure

e. Resecure others in times 4. Accessig health care

C. Effects of not fulfilling responsibilities in an extended

Ihave learned that:

We have accepted that:

Answer with yes or No

1. Explain the characteristics of people who do not fulfil their

1. List the dangers of not fulfilling the following responsibilities:

A.Components of family Assets.

1.Explain the difference between fixed assets and non- fixed

Use these assets: Chairs, garden, plot of land, kitchen, bed,

Non-fixed assets Fixed assets.

Assets The importance

clothes We use clothes to cover our bodies. Clothes

Circle on the things that are not family asset.

Match correctly every asset with its use.

Identify other things at home that makes up family asset that

Identify other things at home that makes up family asset

C. Use and proper management of family assets.

I have understood that:

House Notthrowing stones and balls to windows

1. Mention main things that can destroy the following family

What can you do to protect the following family assets?

Fill this table below.