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    SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE 1 NOTES- NEW CBC PDF

    ByHillary Kangwana

    Mar 24, 2025

    TERM ONE

    OUR HOME

    A _________is a place where a family lives (tree, home)
    One or many _________will make a home (houses, people)
    Our home and what is around us make up our _________ (compound, house)
    Every home must have a ________ (car, house)
    Our home is in ________ estate
    Types of houses
    A hut is a _________ house (traditional, modern)
    A hut has ___________doors (one, two)
    Many huts together make a ___________ (homestead)
    A place where we store grains is called a __________ (granary, hut)
    A__________ is house for the ____________ and ___________ (manyatta, bus, Luo, Maasai, Samburu)
    A manyatta is a _______ house (traditional, bad)
    __________are many houses in one tall building (flats, stairs)
    Flats are mainly found in ________ (towns, villages)
    A flat is a _______ house (traditional, modern)
    A block of flats is also called_________ (apartment, semi – apartment)
    This houses stay for a _________time (short, long)
    A camp has many _______ together (tents, huts)
    Semi-permanent houses include

    GRADE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES
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     Makuti houses
     Mabati houses
     Timber houses
     Small huts
    Permanent houses
    This houses stay for a _________ time (long, short)
    It is a _________house (modern, traditional)
    Permanent house include
    Bungalow
    Storied houses
    Materials used in building
    The roof of a hut is made of ___________
    The wall of a hut is made of ___________
    The floor of s hut is made of ___________
    A manyatta is made of ___________and ____________
    _________ are used to make a granary
    A mabati house is made of ___________
    Another name for mabati is ___________
    A timber house is made of __________
    The roof of a permanent house is made of ___________
    The walls of a permanent house is made of ___________
    Parts of a house
    A house has different parts called __________ (rooms, toilet)
    Name the rooms found in your home
     Bedroom

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     Kitchen
     Bedroom
     Bathroom
     Store
     Toilet
    The sitting room is also called____________
    The _______is also called the washing area
    A kitchen is also called the _________area
    The bedroom is also called the _______area
    Uses of different parts of the house
    We ____________and rest in the sitting room
    When it is time to sleep we go to ___________ (bedroom, store)
    When it is time to eat we go to __________ (dining, store)
    Food is cooked in the _____ (kitchen, store)
    Farm tools are kept in the __________ (toilet, stores)
    Tissue paper is found in the ________ (toilet, store)
    People sleep in the ________
    We wash our bodies in the ________
    Importance of houses
    Houses protect us from hot sun, heavy clouds and strong winds
    Our house keeps us safe from dangerous _________________ (people, trees)
    __________are bad people who steal from our houses (thieves, teachers)
    A _______person is a person I do not know (mother, stranger)
    Birds stay in a _________ (nest, house)

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    A dog lives in a _________ (kennel, nest)

    SAFETY IN THE HOME

    Things found in the home
    Some things are found inside the house and others outside the house
    Name of some things found in the house
     Lamp
     Broom
     Chair
     Jiko
     Basin
     Utensils
     Beds
     Cupboards
    Some animals kept at home
     Dog
     Cat
     Chicken
     Pig
     Donkey
     Sheep
     Camel
    Uses of things found in the home
    A panga is used for ___________
    We use a lamp to ____________ (light) up a house
    A __________is used to collect rubbish in the compound (jembe, rake)
    Peter wants to cut grass; he will use a ______________ (panga, slasher)
    We use a ________ to sweep

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    We listen to news from the _________
    People use _______________to split firewood
    Uses of some animals found at home
    Donkeys and camels help us to carry ____________ things (heavy bad)
    Name 3 animals that give us milk
    _____________
    _____________
    ______________
    Sheep, rabbits and pigs give us___________ (meat, wool)
    Match the animals and the meat
    Cow mutton
    Goat pork
    Hen beef
    Sheep goat meat
    Pig chicken
    A sheep give us_______and________
    Dangerous objects at home
    Some objects are dangerous they can ____________ us (hurt, love)
    Do not play with ___________ (toys, fire)
    Fire can ___________us or even our houses (burn, wash)
    A hot jiko can __________us (burn,)
    A dog can _________us and a cat can ___________us (scratch, bite)
    Putting things like sticks into electrical sockets can cause_________ (shock, play)

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    Playing with matchsticks can cause __________ (fire, rain)
    Medicine should be kept away from ___________ (children, teachers)
    Broken bottles can __________us (hurt)
    Name four sharp objects
    ______________
    ________________
    ________________
    _____________
    Keeping our homes clean
    We sweep the floor to remove __________ (dirt, soap)
    We clean utensils to keep away_________and _____________ (rats, dogs, cockroaches)
    We should cut long _________around our home (grass, tree)
    _________and__________ are some animals that can hide in long grass
    We remove cobwebs to keep away __________ (spiders, cows)
    Tools are kept safely in the ___________ (kitchen, store)
    We should sleep under the _________ (bed, mosquito net)
    A fence keeps away_________ from entering the home (friends, strangers)
    Dirty toilets have ________ (flies, flowers)
    A _________takes care of our home at night (teacher, watchman)

    OUR FAMILY

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    MEANING OF A FAMILY

    A group of people who are related is called ____________ (group, family)
    A family has __________and _________
    Father and mother are my _______________ (parents, enemies)
    Father is a __________parent (male, female)
    A ________ is a female parent (mother, father)
    A male child is a _______ and a female child is a _____________
    In a family we ________one another (love, hate)
    Types of families
    Nuclear family
    It is made up of father, mother and children
    __________is the head of the family (father, mother)
    A nuclear family has _________parents (one, two)
    A single parent family
    It has __________parents (one, two)
    It is made up of ___________and _____________
    Father and _______make up a single family
    An extended family
    ______are members of an extended family

    ____
    My grandparents call me __________ (grandchild, sister)
    Uncle, aunts, cousins are my _________ (relatives, friends)
    A boy will be called ___by his grandparents (granddaughter, grandson)
    How family members are related
    My parents calls me a ________ or a ________ (son, daughter)
    My mother’s sister is my ____________
    My father’s mother is my __________
    My brothers and sisters child is my ____________
    The child of my aunt is my_________________ (uncle, aunt)
    My father’s brother is my _________ (uncle, aunt)
    Work done by family members
    ___cooks for us at home (mother, aunt)
    Our ________pay our school fees
    Her work is to tell us stories, she is my _____________
    Children should help their parents by
    ___________
    ____________
    ______________
    When work is shared it becomes _________________ (easier, good)
    Sharing work makes us __________ (happy, sad)
    Family celebrations
    A celebration is a _________ (parade, ceremony)
    Name three family celebrations

    ____
    _______________
    _______________
    _______________
    The day I was born is my _________
    In a birthday party people are __________
    We celebrate the birth of a child by giving___________ (gifts, stones)
    When two people get __________there is a wedding ceremony (money, married)
    Wedding celebrations are _________ ceremonies (sad, happy)
    When someone dies we go for _________ (wedding, funeral)
    A funeral is a ________ceremony (happy, sad)
    Religious celebrations
    Muslims worship in a ________
    Hindus celebrate __________
    Christians worship in a ___________
    Iddul –fitr is celebrated by __________
    Hindus worship in a _________
    Christmas is celebrated by ___________
    National celebrations
    Match the celebrations
    Celebration date
    New year 1st may
    Labour Day 20th October
    Madaraka day 25th December
    Jamhuri day 26th December

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    Mashujaa day 1st June
    Christmas day 12th December
    Boxing Day 1st January

    TERM 2

    OUR FAMILY NEEDS AND CHILD RIGHTS

    FOOD
    Food gives us __________to work and play
    We eat food in order to grow _________
    Food makes us look __________
    We get food from plants and _______________
    After eating food we should drink ___________
    Water is ___________
    We cover our food to keep away ______________
    Match the following
    Hen pork
    Pig fillet
    Cow chicken
    Fish mutton
    Sheep beef
    Draw and name three foods we eat
    __________
    ___________
    ___________

    ____
    (Water, strong, animals, soil, energy, life, fat, healthy, water
    Clothes
    We wear ___________ to cover our bodies
    When it is cold we wear_________clothes
    In __________places people wear light clothes
    Clothes we wear at school are called ______
    We use ___________ on a rainy day
    Shoes make us look __________
    On a muddy day we wear ______________
    Draw clothes we wear
    (Heavy, light, umbrella, gumboots, smart, warm, clothes, uniform)
    Shelter
    People live in a _________
    Another name for a house is _________
    Houses protect us from _________-animals
    Houses provide us with__________
    We ___________i n houses at night
    Every home must have a __________
    Name three types of houses
    ___________
    ___________
    ____________
    (Wild, shelter, domestic, sleep, food, toilet, manyatta, stoned house, hut)

    ____
    How to meet family needs
    To meet family needs we need to ____________
    Our parent’s _________to get money
    My mother is a __________
    A__________sells fish to get money
    A__________grows food
    A cow gives us _________and___________
    A sheep gives us ________and __________
    We buy food from the ___________
    A cobbler repairs our ________
    Revision: basic needs
    Name three basic needs
    _____________
    ___________
    ___________
    Name three sources of water
    ______________
    ______________
    _____________
    Shelter protect us from
    __________________
    __________________
    __________________
    Name three types of food that we eat
    __________________
    _________________
    ___________________
    Name three types of clothes we wear

    ____
    ________________
    ________________
    _______________
    A person who makes clothes is a ______________
    A carpenter uses_________to make a house
    Maintaining a happy family
    Good behaviour in the family
    Good behaviour means _________manners
    We should ____________other people
    We should not ___________our parents and friends
    We say __________when we do something wrong
    We say _________when we wake up in the morning
    Children should ________their parents
    We say ________when people do good things
    We say ________- when asking for something
    (Good, bad, abuse, respect, love, sorry, good morning, beat, obey, thank you, please
    Child rights
    A right is a ________ to do something
    Children’s right makes them to be treated ___________
    All children have a right to __________life
    All children need food to __________
    Children should go to school
    Child _________is when children work for money

    ____
    When sick children should be taken to __________
    Parents should__________from bad people
    (Freedom, well, badly, good, die, labour, hospitals, protect)
    OUR SCHOOL
    Name of our school
    Our school is called __________
    People ________in School
    A school is a place where we learn to ____________and _____________
    Our school is a ____________school
    Boys wear __________-and__________ while girls wear____________and _____________ to school
    The pupils in our school are ________
    Our school was started by _________
    (Learn, fight, read, and write, public, private, shirts, skirts, dresses, blouses, boys and girls, boys alone)
    Symbols of the school and their importance
    School logo
    A _____is a symbol of the school
    Our school motto is __________
    Name two thing found in the logo of our school
    ______________
    _____________
    Draw the school logo
    Name two things that you can see on the school logo
    (Logo, fearing God wisdom begins)

    ____
    The flag
    This is a __________
    The flag of Kenya has ______colours
    We stand at _________-while raising the flag
    We rise the flag __________and _______________every week
    Name the colours of our flag
    _______________
    ________________
    ________________
    ________________
    Red on our flag shows ___________
    Green on our flag means ___________
    _____________raises the flag at our school
    The Colour on top of the flag is ___________
    Flag, 4, 10, attention, ease, Monday, Friday, black, white, red, green, blood, Colour, natural resources,
    scouts, black)
    National anthem
    ______anthem is sang when raising the flag
    National anthem is a ____________-for our country
    Name two languages that we use when we sing national anthem
    ____________
    _____________
    There are __________verses in the national anthem
    Complete the following sentence of the national anthem

    ____
    “Oh God of all ___________”
    (Church, National, Prayer, English, Kiswahili, 4, 3, Creation)
    Revision
    Children should _________their parents
    Patents and friends should not be __________by children
    Good behaviour means good ___________
    We should wash our __________after visiting the toilet
    Children should wear___________
    Children should live in a _________
    Children should go to __________to learn
    Good children say_____-when they do something wrong (obey, abused, good, hands, sorry, legs,
    clothes, school, house)
    School compound
    Our school compound has ____________and____________
    We help ourselves in the _____________
    In ___________–we are given story books to read
    Our school has __________where we go to play at breaktime
    We plant ________and__________in our Shamba
    We should keep our school compound _________
    Draw and name two things found in the school compound
    (Classroom, kitchen, dormitory, stores, library, toilet, bush, playground, maize, potatoes, cabbages,
    coffee, small, clean)
    Our school routine

    ____
    We go to school from ___________to ______________
    I go to school for ___________days in a week
    Assembly is also called________
    We go for assembly at ____________o clock in the morning
    When the bell rings we change the subject
    We go for lunch at ____________
    After learning we leave school in the _________
    (Monday to Sunday, Monday to Friday, 7, 8, school, circle, parade, 5, 9, 10.00am 12.45pm, every
    morning, every afternoon)
    People in the school and their roles
    Some people in the school community are ____________
    We have __________teachers in our school
    There are _________pupils in our school
    My class teacher is called________
    The secretary types___________and______________
    The __________guards the school during day and night
    A __________drives our school bus
    Food is cooked from the ____________
    (Teachers, cooks, drivers, gateman, secretary, 2, 10, 60, tests, books, exams, 100, 700, kitchen)
    Our classroom
    Am in class _____________
    We learn in the _________room
    Name some things found in your classroom
    We sit on ________

    ____
    In our classrooms desks are arranged into ____________rows
    ________sits behind in class
    The ___________tells us what to do when the teacher is absent
    We keep our books in _________after classes
    We use _________to clean the blackboard
    Name three things you do to keep the classroom clean
    _____________
    ____________
    ____________

    REVISION: OUR SCHOOL

    The special song for our school is called__________
    Our school motto says________
    Write three needs in your school
    ____________
    ____________
    ____________
    The school __________make we look different from other pupils
    We should keep our school ____________
    The colours of our school uniform are ________and ___________
    The name of our head teacher is ___________
    Class rules
    __________guides us in class
    Pupil’smust________the class rules
    Name two rules in the class
    We should _________our teachers

    ____
    The __________help us keep order in the classroom
    We clean our school by____________
    We ___________our class everyday
    We use __________-for sweeping
    Name three things you do to keep your classroom clean
    ____________
    ____________
    ___________
    Taking care of things in our classroom/school
    We write using _________in school
    All children in school write on ____________
    The teacher __________the cupboard so that the books cannot be stolen
    Before going home we should ___________the windows
    Our__________locks the classroom
    Tearing books to make toys is ___________
    It is bad to play with chairs and tables
    A class timetable shows time and___________that we learn everyday
    Safety on the way to and from school
    Different ways of travelling to school
    I go to school by _________
    Kama lives far from school; he goes to school by __________
    Some pupils ___________to school because they live near the school
    Name three ways that we can use to go to school

    ____
    _____________
    ______________
    _____________
    Draw two means of travelling to school
    How to use the road safely
    Road safety means free from___________on the road
    Road_________helps us use the road safely
    We should __________road signs
    We should walk on the _________side of the road
    Before crossing the road, look ____________, look_________look____–again and cross if the road is
    clear
    A__________is a person walking on foot
    Another name for zebra crossing is ___________
    The colours of a zebra crossing are __________-and _____________
    Draw and Colour the road signs for
    Bus stop
    Stop
    Dangers of talking and going with strangers
    A ___________is a person I don’t know
    We should not talk to _____________
    Write two things that strangers might do to you
    _____________
    ______________
    Write three things we should not accept from strangers

    ____
    _____________
    _____________
    _____________
    Strangers can__________to us
    We should walk with the other ____________
    Gifts from strangers can be __________
    Revision
    We should cross the road only when it is _________
    It is wrong to __________near the road
    People we do not know are ____________
    We should not get out of a ______________vehicle
    Name two ways of travelling to school
    Important features on the way to school
    Features seen along the way
    We see many things on our way to ___________
    Things that we see are called __________features
    Name three physical features that you see on your way to school
    Many trees growing together make a __________
    Animals that live in the forest are called __________animals
    Name some of the wild animals
    A_________has a lot of water
    We buy vegetables and fruits from__________

    ____
    Draw some things you see when coming to school
    ______________
    _______________
    _______________
    Christians go to __________and Muslims pray in __________
    Importance of the features to the people living near our school
    We grow plants in a _________
    Plants give us ____________
    Wild animals are___________because they attract visitors
    We get water and fish from a __________
    Trees provide a ________for birds and monkeys
    Tourists bring a lot of ___________when they visit us
    We get ___________from trees in the forest
    Visitors who come to see wild animals are called__________
    We cross a river using a ____________