Learners will need:
Textbooks & References: Longhorn Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 8, Mountain Top Publishers Grade 8, Constitution of Kenya (printout).
Learning Aids: Atlas, charts, pictures, realia (objects from real life), computing devices.
Digital Resources: Online quizzes (e.g., @kalamu.net), app.loholearning.co.ke.
Assessment Tools: Oral questions, oral reports, written questions, observation, quizzes.
The Grade 8 Social Studies course aims to help learners understand their environment, governance, cultural heritage, and citizenship. The course integrates:
Natural and Historic Built Environments – Focus on African historical sites and monuments, their importance, conservation, and cultural heritage.
Political Developments and Governance – Understanding the Constitution of Kenya, human rights, leadership and integrity, and governance structures.
Citizenship – Exploring qualities of global citizens, contributions of Nobel Prize winners, and role models like Wangari Maathai and Mahatma Gandhi in addressing injustices.
The course blends theory and practice by engaging learners in discussions, map work, digital research, role plays, and project-based activities (e.g., creating albums of monuments).
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
Identify and locate historical sites and monuments in Africa.
Draw maps showing selected monuments.
State the importance of these sites and describe ways to conserve them.
Identify strategies to overcome challenges in conserving cultural heritage.
Appreciate and value conservation as a way to promote cultural heritage.
Outline components of the Constitution of Kenya and explain the roles of the three arms of government.
Understand guiding principles of leadership and integrity, and apply assertiveness in daily life.
Discuss human rights, children’s rights, and how they are protected in Kenya.
Demonstrate effective communication in fostering respect for human rights.
State qualities of a global citizen and explain how Nobel Prize winners responded to injustice.
Compare responses of leaders like Wangari Maathai and Mahatma Gandhi to social injustices.
Exhibit empathy and social entrepreneurship for personal and social well-being.
Identify roles of Nobel Prize winners and appreciate their achievements.
Wangari Maathai: the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Who Planted Trees
Qualities of a Global Citizen that the World Needs Now
South Africa: Mahatma Gandhi spent 21 years fighting against injustice, class division & oppression
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