PP1 Lesson Plans 2026 (Editable Word)

What PP1 lesson plans are

PP1 (Pre-Primary One) marks an essential developmental stage in early childhood education where instructional delivery is structurally anchored on play-based, highly interactive, and discovery-oriented learning experiences. Under Kenya’s Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), a lesson plan takes a single specific activity from the approved scheme of work and details exactly how to teach it – setting out the precise learning outcomes, key inquiry questions, core competencies, and practical assessment metrics. At this level, the plans are built for short, activity-based sessions featuring songs, games, real objects, and group play rather than heavy written exercises.

These PP1 lesson plans follow the official KICD format, ensuring they fit perfectly into your professional records and stand up to curriculum support officer observations. They come in fully editable Word format, allowing you to fill in your school details and adapt activities to your classroom dynamics. Everything is kept strictly in line with the current school calendar and the latest KICD curriculum design.

Two ways to get PP1 lesson plans

We offer PP1 lesson plans in two distinct setups. While they feature the same high-quality, CBC-compliant content, they are packaged differently to match how you prefer to budget and plan your term:

Continuous (Normal) Package – This is a flexible mini-package containing 15 lesson plans covering just a few weeks at a time. It is ideal for teachers who prefer to buy as they go along the term without a large upfront commitment.
Termly Package – This is a comprehensive mega-package containing all the lessons for an entire term in a single download. It is perfect for teachers who want to secure all their lesson plans at once and check planning off their to-do list.

Both options cover the same core CBC activity areas and follow the same KICD format. Pick the package that fits your pace, then use the links below to download exactly what you need.

Continuous package – by activity area

Get flexible, 15-lesson mini-packages by activity area:

Termly package – by activity area

Get the complete termly mega-packages covering all lessons at once:

How to map KICD curriculum designs to daily PP1 activities

To build an effective early years classroom, lesson plans must directly mirror the milestones outlined in the official KICD curriculum designs. For PP1, the curriculum focuses heavily on foundational pre-skills rather than abstract concept drills:

Mathematics: Plans emphasize concrete operations like sorting and grouping by color, shape, and size, alongside one-to-one number correspondence up to 9.
Language Activities & English: Early focus centers on auditory discrimination, visual tracking, basic letter-sound recognition, and listening comprehension through digital stories, rhymes, and interactive roleplay.
Environmental Activities (Merged): Activities explore immediate spaces including the family unit, the school vicinity, basic hygiene practices, and weather observations to help early learners confidently make sense of their environment.
Psychomotor, Creative Arts & Music: Lessons isolate fine and gross motor skill development, rhythm, and self-expression through guided modeling, scribbling, stringing beads, crawling, singing, and body coordination games.

What every PP1 lesson plan contains

Whichever package option you choose, every single PP1 lesson plan fully adheres to the structured KICD framework:

Administrative Details: Clear spaces for your school name, teacher details, date, roll, and time allocations.
Curriculum Alignment: Clearly stated Strands, Sub-strands, and Specific Learning Outcomes directly matched to the design documentation.
Inquiry-Based Learning: Strategic key inquiry questions to provoke child-friendly curiosity, problem-solving, and communication.
Lesson Flow: A natural step-by-step progression mapping out the Introduction (pre-requisite knowledge check), Lesson Development (teacher-guided play and peer activities), Extended Activities, and Conclusion.
Mainstreamed Core Elements: Seamless integration of Core Competencies (imagination, critical thinking, and digital literacy), Values, and Pertinent and Contemporary Issues (PCIs).
Practical Assessment: Focuses on observation-led assessment methods suited for early childhood development, including templates for checklists, observation schedules, and simple rubrics.

Download your PP1 lesson plans (Editable Word)

Ready to simplify your class preparation? Our full collection of PP1 lesson plans is available in the catalogue as fully editable Word files that match the current school calendar. Choose the flexible Continuous (15-lesson) Package to pay as you go, or download the full Termly Mega-Package to secure the entire term today.

PP1 Lesson Plans – 2026 (CBC)