2026 PP2 Rationalized Mathematical Activities Term 2 Lesson Plans

It covers the following strands and sub-strands:

• NUMBERS
  • Number Sequencing
    • Identify number symbols 1-30 for ordering numbers.
    • Pick number cut outs and identify the number.
    • Enjoy arranging numbers in sequence in day-to-day life experiences.
    • Write numbers 1-30 in symbols.
    • Arrange number cards 1-30 in sequence by placing the appropriate number cards or cutouts.
    • Read numbers 1-30 in symbols.
    • Watch video clips of pupils arranging numbers 1-30 in sequence.
    • Identify numbers 1-30 in a chart.
    • Colour numbers in a sequence from 1-30.
    • Enjoy colouring numbers.
    • Read numbers from 1 to 30.
    • Find the missing number in a given pattern of numbers from 1 to 30.
    • Use clay or plasticine to model numbers 1-30.
  • Number Value
    • Name play objects in the school environment.
    • Collect play objects in the school environment.
    • Enjoy collecting play objects in the school environment.
    • Relate the number symbols with groups of play objects in the school environment.
    • Appreciate the value of numbers.
    • Read number symbols from 1 to 20.
    • Match number symbols with corresponding quantities of objects.
    • Identify numbers 1 to 20 in symbols.
    • Complete number value puzzles up to 20.
    • Identify the value of numbers in daily life.
    • Write numbers 1 to 20 in their books.
  • Number Writing
    • Identify number symbols from 1 up to 20 from a number chart.
    • Form number symbols 1-20 by joining dots.
    • Appreciate the use of numbers within their school environment.
    • Color numbers 1-20.
    • Write number symbols 1-20 on a surface.
    • Match objects with their corresponding numbers between 1-20.
    • Write number symbols 1-20 in the air.
    • Type number symbols 1-20 using digital devices.
    • Name items in the school environment that have numbers.
    • Use number symbols found on items in the school environment, such as calendars and clock faces, to tell time.
  • Putting together
    • Identify groups of similar play objects in the school environment for counting.
    • Collect play objects in the school environment for counting.
    • Enjoy the activities of putting together play objects in everyday life experiences.
    • Identify the number of play objects each has collected.
    • Put similar play objects together with a sum not exceeding 9.
    • Name play objects in the school environment.
    • Sing songs related to putting together with sums not exceeding 9.
    • Identify pictures of similar objects from a chart.
    • Count and put together pictures of similar objects to get sums of not more than 9.
    • Identify the sign of putting together (+).
    • Watch video clips on the concept of putting together.
    • Work out sums involving putting together of objects with sums not exceeding 9.
  • Taking away
    • Identify different groups of similar concrete objects in the school.
    • Collect different groups of similar concrete objects from the school environment.
    • Enjoy activities that involve taking away.
    • Count concrete objects in different groups.
    • Take away not more than 9 concrete objects from each group and count the remainder.
    • Identify (-) sign as the sign used to represent take away.
    • Copy the take away sign in books (-).
    • Count objects not exceeding 9.
    • Take away all objects in each group and notice “nothing” remains (understanding zero).
    • Watch video clips on the concept of taking away.
    • Work out sums involving taking away.
  • Sides of Objects
    • Identify concrete objects found in the market.
    • Color drawn pictures of concrete objects found in the market.
    • Enjoy measuring sides of concrete objects using arbitrary units.
    • Collect and observe different concrete objects found in the market.
    • Identify sides of different concrete objects.
    • Compare objects found in the market with different sides.
    • Name the objects with long sides.
• MEASUREMENT
  • Mass (heavy and light)
    • Identify concrete objects found in the market.
    • Collect concrete objects found in the market.
    • Appreciate the different mass of concrete objects found in the market.
    • Name concrete objects in class.
    • Use a seesaw to compare heavy and light objects.
    • Identify heavy and light objects.
    • Watch a video on the comparison of heavy and light objects.
  • Capacity (how much a container can hold)
    • Collect containers of different sizes.
    • Compare containers of different sizes.
    • Appreciate the sizes of different containers in the immediate environment.
    • Name items they can measure the capacity of.
    • Watch a video on filling and emptying containers of different sizes.
    • Outline safety measures to take when filling and emptying containers of different sizes with water.
    • Compare big and small containers by telling how many small ones fill the big ones and vice versa.
  • Time (Daily Routine)
    • Identify tools for telling time.
    • Draw and color tools for telling time.
    • Appreciate the use of tools for telling time.
    • Outline vocabulary related to time.
    • Compare sizes of shadows at different times of the day.
    • Identify daily activities done in the evening.
    • Observe pictures of daily activities done in the evening.
    • Enjoy doing daily routine activities in the evening.
    • Outline activities done at different times of the day.
    • Match activities done at different times of the day with specific times.
    • Identify the days of the week.
    • Arrange flashcards of the days of the week in sequence.
    • Identify the months of the year.
    • Arrange flashcards of the months of the year in sequence.
    • State the months of the year in sequence.
    • Watch a video clip of the months of the year.
  • Money (Kenyan currency coins)
    • Identify different Kenyan currency coins used in the market.
    • Observe different coins in Kenyan currency: Ksh. 1, Ksh. 5, Ksh. 10, and Ksh. 20.
    • Appreciate the value of different coins of Kenyan currency in everyday life.
    • Count money in one shilling coins up to 20.
    • Identify the number symbols on the coins as 1, 5, 10, or 20.
    • Watch a video of different Kenyan currency coins.
    • Identify the value of different coins of Kenyan currency in everyday life.
    • Trace different Kenyan currency coins on a piece of paper.
    • Name different Kenyan currency coins.
    • Observe pictures of different Kenyan coins.