THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

KENYA PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT

2023 KPSEA: DESCRIPTORS PER SUBJECT PER PERFORMANCE LEVEL
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MATHEMATICS The learner can; The learner can; The learner can; The learner can;
i. accurately work out all i. accurately work out i. work out some i. Seldom work out problems
problems involving most problems involving problems involving involving whole numbers,
whole numbers, whole numbers, whole numbers, multiplication, division,
multiplication, division, multiplication, division, multiplication, division, fractions and decimals in
fractions and decimals fractions and decimals in fractions and decimals day to day life.
in day to day life. day to day life. in day to day life.
ii. effectively find ii. effectively find solutions ii. find solutions to some ii. rarely find solutions to
solutions to all to most problems problems involving problems involving length,
problems involving involving length, area, length, area, time, area, time, money, volume
length, area, time, time, money, volume money, volume and and mass.
money, volume and and mass. mass. iii. seldom describe properties
mass. of geometrical shapes

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iii. accurately describe all iii. accurately describe most iii. describe some (lines, angles and 3-D
properties of properties of properties of objects).
geometrical shapes geometrical shapes geometrical shapes iv. seldom collect, represent,
(lines, angles, 2-D (lines, angles, 2-D (lines, angles, 2-D analyse data to solve
shapes and 3-D shapes and 3-D shapes and 3-D problems.
objects). objects). objects). v. rarely analyse information
iv. accurately collect, iv. accurately collect, iv. attempt to collect, using simple algebraic
represent, analyse represent, analyse data represent, analyse equations.
data to solve difficult to solve problems. data to solve some
problems. v. completely analyse problems.
v. completely analyse information using simple v. partly analyse
information using inequalities and information using
simple inequalities and algebraic equations. simple inequalities and
algebraic equations of algebraic equations.
higher levels of
difficulty.
ENGLISH i. Listens/follows i. Follows conversation for i. Follows some parts of i.Has limited ability to Follow
conversation for the main the main idea, and specific conversation for the main conversation for the main idea,
idea, and specific information from a variety of idea, and specific and specific information from

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information from a variety print and digital texts and information from some print and digital texts and
of print and digital texts responds appropriately. print and digital texts and struggles to respond.
and responds responds appropriately.
appropriately throughout. ii. Reads a variety of texts ii. Reads some texts fluently,
fluently, interpretively, with ii. Reads some texts interpretively, with little
ii. Reads a variety of texts comprehension and uses fluently, interpretively, comprehension and responds
fluently, interpretively, evidence from the text to with comprehension and to some direct questions and
with comprehension and draw inferences and uses evidence from the limited vocabulary items, and
uses evidence from the respond to direct and text to draw some draws many invalid inferences.
text to draw inferences vocabulary questions inferences and responds
and respond to direct and accurately. to direct questions and a iii.Uses limited grammatical
vocabulary questions iii. Uses grammatical forms few vocabulary items. forms to communicate ideas,
accurately and to communicate ideas, opinions, and emotions in very
consistently. opinions, and emotions iii. Uses some restricted settings.
appropriately in different grammatical forms to
iii. Uses variety of settings. communicate ideas,
grammatical forms opinions, and emotions
accurately to communicate appropriately in restricted
ideas, opinions, and settings.

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emotions appropriately in
diverse settings.
KISWAHILI i) Listens keenly/ reads i) Listens keenly/ reads and i) Listens/ reads and i) Has limited ability to listen
and responds responds appropriately responds using Kiswahili keenly/ read and respond
appropriately and using Kiswahili language in language in a variety of appropriately using Kiswahili
accurately using a variety of communicative media. language in a variety of
Kiswahili language in a communicative media. communicative media.
variety of communicative ii) Reads some texts
media. ii) Reads a variety of texts fluently, interpretively, ii) Reads some texts
ii) Reads a variety of texts fluently, interpretively, with comprehension inarticulately, with little
fluently, interpretively, with comprehension and and uses evidence from comprehension and responds
with comprehension and uses evidence from the the text to draw some to some direct questions and
uses evidence from the text to draw inferences inferences and responds has limited ability to respond
text to draw inferences and respond to direct, to some direct, to vocabulary questions, and
and respond to direct, inference, prediction and inference, prediction draws invalid inferences.
inference, prediction and vocabulary questions questions and a few
vocabulary questions accurately. vocabulary items. iii) Uses a few grammatical
accurately and forms to communicate
consistently.

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iii) Uses grammatical forms iii) Uses grammatical forms iii) Uses some creatively in both spoken and
to communicate to communicate grammatical forms to written forms.
creatively and creatively in both communicate
consistently in both spoken and written creatively in both
spoken and written forms. spoken and written
forms. forms.

KENYAN SIGN The learner can; The learner can; The learner can; The learner can;
LANGUAGE i.Occasionally use the
i. Consistently and i. Accurately use of the i. Require knowledge or limited
(KSL) pictorial information given
accurately use the pictorial pictorial information given ability in using the pictorial
on wildlife, construction
information given on on wildlife, construction site, information given on wildlife,
site, food, market scene
wildlife, construction site, food, market scene to construction site, food, market
to demonstrate basic
food, market scene to demonstrate basic receptive scene to demonstrate basic
receptive and expressive
demonstrate basic and expressive signing skills receptive and expressive
signing skills
receptive and expressive signing skills
ii. Mostly use basic KSL
signing skills
structures with considerable ii. Sometimes use basic ii. Rarely use basic KSL
ii. Consistently use basic effectiveness to KSL structures and structures and appropriate
KSL structures with a high communicate fluently using appropriate receptive and receptive and expressive skills

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degree of effectiveness to appropriate receptive and expressive skills (non- (non manual features) in a
communicate fluently expressive skills (non- manual features) in a variety of contexts to
using appropriate manual features) in a variety variety of contexts to communicate.
receptive and expressive of contexts. communicate.
iii. With some support uses the
skills (non-manual
iii. Often uses the pictorial pictorial information given to
features) in a variety of iii. Occasionally uses the
information given to demonstrate appropriate
contexts pictorial information given
accurately demonstrate etiquette in social interactions
to demonstrate
iii. Consistently and appropriate etiquette in
appropriate etiquette in iv. Seldom apply creativity and
accurately use the pictorial social interactions
social interactions critical thinking skills and
information given to
iv. Mostly apply creativity problem solving as they
demonstrate appropriate
and critical thinking skills iv. Sometimes apply interpret the spatial
etiquette in social
and problem solving as they creativity and critical information given to answer
interactions
interpret the spatial thinking skills and questions based on it.
iv. Consistently apply information given to answer problem solving as they
With limited effectiveness.
creativity and critical questions based on it interpret the spatial
thinking skills and problem information given to v. Apply hygiene, nutrition,
v. Effectively apply hygiene,
solving as they interpret answer questions based sanitation, safety skills to
nutrition, sanitation, safety
the spatial information on it. promote health and wellbeing
skills to promote health and

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given to answer questions wellbeing as they draw basic as they draw basic conclusions
based on it. conclusions based on the v. With some based on the pictorial context.
pictorial context. effectiveness apply
v. Effectively and vi. Apply very few digital
hygiene, nutrition,
consistently apply vi. Consistently apply digital literacy skills for learning and
sanitation, safety skills to
hygiene, nutrition, literacy skills for learning enjoyment draw basic
promote health and
sanitation, safety skills to and enjoyment as they pick conclusions based on the
wellbeing as they draw
promote health and specific information from the pictorial context.
basic conclusions based
wellbeing as they draw picture arrangement given.
on the pictorial context.
basic conclusions based on
the pictorial context. vi. Sometimes apply
digital literacy skills for
vi. Regularly and
learning and enjoyment
Consistently apply digital
draw basic conclusions
literacy skills for learning
based on the pictorial
and enjoyment as they
context.
pick specific information
from the picture
arrangement given.
INTEGRATED SCIENCE

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SCIENCE AND i. The learner interacts i. The learner interacts i. The learner interacts i. The learner interacts with
TECHNOLOGY with the environment with the environment for with the environment the environment for
for learning and learning and sustainable for learning and learning and sustainable
sustainable development with sustainable development with limited
development with high considerable development with effectiveness by identifying
degree of effectiveness effectiveness by some effectiveness by parts of plants and their
by identifying parts of identifying parts of plants identifying parts of functions, matching of
plants and their and their functions, plants and their plants with their root
functions, matching of matching of plants with functions, matching of systems and identifying
plants with their root their root systems and plants with their root invertebrates using their
systems and identifying identifying invertebrates systems and characteristics.
invertebrates using using their identifying ii. rarely uses scientific
their characteristics. characteristics. invertebrates using knowledge to observe and
ii. exemplarily uses ii. proficiently uses scientific their characteristics. explain the natural world by
scientific knowledge to knowledge to observe ii. sometimes uses identifying parts of the
observe and explain and explain the natural scientific knowledge to human heart, parts of the
the natural world by world by identifying parts observe and explain human reproductive
identifying parts of the of the human heart, the natural world by system, percentage
human heart, parts of parts of the human identifying parts of the composition of air in the

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the human reproductive system, human heart, parts of atmosphere and types of
reproductive system percentage composition the human clouds using their
percentage composition of air in the atmosphere reproductive system, characteristics.
of air in the and types of clouds using percentage iii. Sometimes appreciates the
atmosphere and types their characteristics. composition of air in contribution of science and
of clouds using their iii. Sometimes appreciates the atmosphere and technology in the provision
characteristics. the contribution of types of clouds using of innovative solutions by
iii. appreciates the science and technology their characteristics identifying ways of reducing
contribution of science in the provision of iii. Sometimes appreciates friction and use of a ladder
and technology in the innovative solutions by the contribution of as a simple machine.
provision of innovative identifying ways of science and iv. rarely uses innovative
solutions by identifying reducing friction and use technology in the approaches as well as
ways of reducing of a ladder as a simple provision of innovative critical thinking and
friction and the use of machine. solutions by identifying problem-solving skills to
a ladder as a simple iv) mostly uses innovative ways of reducing stimulate scientific inquiry
machine. approaches as well as friction and use of a at the local, national and
iv. always uses innovative critical thinking and ladder as a simple global levels for long life
approaches as well as problem-solving skills to machine. learning by identifying
critical thinking and stimulate scientific ways of conserving water,

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problem-solving skills inquiry at the local, (iv) sometimes uses managing e-waste,
to stimulate scientific national and global innovative approaches expansion and contraction
inquiry at the local, levels for long life as well as critical of matter.
national and global learning by identifying thinking and problem-
levels for long life ways of conserving solving skills to
learning ( identifying water, managing e- stimulate scientific
ways of conserving waste, expansion and inquiry at the local,
water, managing e- contraction of matter. national and global
waste, expansion and levels for long life
contraction of matter). learning (identifying
ways of conserving
water, managing e-
waste, expansion and
contraction of
matter).
AGRICULTURE (i) Demonstrates (i) Demonstrates some (i) Demonstrates limited
(i) Demonstrates expertise
agricultural activities for agricultural activities knowledge of agricultural
in agricultural activities
environmental for environmental activities for environmental
for environmental
conservation by using conservation by using conservation, such as using

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conservation by using terraces to control soil terraces to control soil terraces to control soil
terraces to control soil erosion and practicing erosion and practicing erosion and practicing
erosion and practicing organic gardening. organic gardening. organic gardening.
organic gardening. (ii) Demonstrate limited
(ii) Demonstrates proficient (ii) Demonstrates some knowledge of utilizing
(ii) Demonstrates utilization of scarce skills in utilizing scarce scarce agricultural
exceptional utilization agricultural resources agricultural resources resources through
of scarce agricultural through innovative through innovative innovative practices. Has
resources through practices by practicing practices by practicing little knowledge of organic
innovative practices by organic gardening organic gardening and gardening techniques and
practicing organic techniques and establishing effective establishing deterrents for
gardening techniques establishing effective deterrents for wild wild animals.
and establishing deterrents for wild animals. (iii)Shows little or no
effective deterrents for animals. knowledge of growing crops
wild animals. (iii)Shows some and rearing livestock to
(iii)Shows a good understanding of contribute towards nutrition
(iii)Shows exceptional understanding of growing crops and and food security by
expertise in growing growing crops and rearing livestock to identifying routine caring
crops and rearing rearing livestock to contribute towards practices for domestic

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livestock to contribute contribute towards nutrition and food animals, cultural practices
towards nutrition and nutrition and food security by identifying in the growing of crops, the
food security by security by identifying routine caring damage caused by
identifying routine routine caring practices practices for domestic squirrels, and identification
caring practices for for domestic animals, animals, cultural and categorization of crops.
domestic animals, cultural practices in the practices in the (iv) Shows limited knowledge
cultural practices in the growing of crops, the growing of crops, the on the application of
growing of crops, the damage caused by damage caused by agricultural technical skills
damage caused by squirrels, and squirrels, and to enhance sustainable
squirrels, and identification and identification and farming practices by
identification and categorization of crops. categorization of explaining how terraces
categorization of crops. crops. control soil erosion control,
(iv) Shows a good practicing organic
(iv) Shows exceptional understanding of the (iv) Shows some gardening, the
expertise in applying application of agricultural knowledge in the establishment of deterrents
agricultural technical technical skills to application of for wild animals, routine
skills to enhance enhance sustainable agricultural technical caring practices for
sustainable farming farming practices by skills to enhance domestic animals, and
practices by explaining explaining how terraces sustainable farming

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how terraces control control soil erosion practices by explaining cultural practices in the
soil erosion control, control, practicing how terraces control growing of crops.
practicing organic organic gardening, soil erosion control, (v) Shows little or no
gardening, establishing establishing deterrents practicing organic appreciation of agriculture
deterrents for wild for wild animals, routine gardening, the as a hobby, career
animals, routine caring caring practices for establishment of development, further
practices for domestic domestic animals, and deterrents for wild education and training
animals, and cultural cultural practices in the animals, routine caring through routine caring
practices in the growing of crops. practices for domestic practices for domestic
growing of crops. animals, and cultural animals, cultural practices
(v) Shows appreciation of practices in the in the growing of crops.
(v) Shows much agriculture as a hobby, growing of crops.
appreciation of career development,
agriculture as a hobby, further education and (v) Shows some
career development, training through routine appreciation of
further education and caring practices for agriculture as a hobby,
training through domestic animals, career development,
routine caring practices cultural practices in the further education and
for domestic animals growing of crops. training through

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and cultural practices in routine caring
the growing of crops. practices for domestic
animals, and cultural
practices in the
growing of crops.

HOME SCIENCE (i) Precisely gives the (i) Gives the correct (i) Attempts to give the (i) Has challenges giving the
correct meaning of meaning of common meaning of common meaning of common
common communicable communicable diseases and communicable diseases communicable diseases and
diseases and identifies identifies accessories that and identifies some identifying accessories that
accessories that enhance personal accessories that enhance enhance personal
enhance personal appearance when promoting personal appearance appearance when
appearance when healthy living practices for when promoting healthy promoting healthy living
promoting healthy the well-being of self and living practices for the practices for the well-being
living practices for the others. well-being of self and of self and others.
well-being of self and others.
others. (ii) Correctly identifies (ii) Has difficulties identifying

(ii) Correctly and precisely micronutrients in food and (ii) Identifies some micronutrients in food; and
identifies all the cause of scurvy when micronutrients in food and the cause of scurvy when

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micronutrients in food; appreciating the needs of a the cause of scurvy when appreciating the needs of a
and the cause of scurvy child in promoting proper appreciating the needs of child in promoting proper
when appreciating the growth and development. a child in promoting growth and development.
needs of a child in (iii) Identifies the correct proper growth and (iii)Has difficulties identifying
promoting proper reason why salt should not development. the reason why salt should
growth and be used when preserving (iii) Attempts to identify not be used when
development. meat. the reason why salt preserving meat.
(iii) Accurately identifies (iv) Carries out special should not be used when (iv) Has challenges carrying
the correct reason why treatment of articles and preserving meat. out special treatment of
salt should not be used launders a handkerchief (iv) Attempts to carry out articles and laundering a
when preserving meat. appropriately when using special treatment of handkerchief appropriately
(iv) Carries out special and caring for clothes and articles and launder a when using and caring for
treatment of articles household articles. handkerchief when using clothes and household
and launders a (v) Correctly identifies the and caring for clothes and articles.
handkerchief stitches to use for repairing household articles. (v) Has difficulties identifying
methodically when a gaping seam when making (v) Identifies some the stitches to use for
using and caring for simple needlework items for stitches that can be used repairing a gaping seam
clothes and household enjoyment and to repair a gaping seam when making simple
articles. when making simple needlework items for

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(v) Accurately identifies entrepreneurial needlework items for enjoyment and
the correct stitches to competences. enjoyment and entrepreneurial
use for repairing a (vi) Correctly identifies entrepreneurial competences.
gaping seam when factors to consider when competences. (vi) Has challenges identifying
making simple shopping for household (vi) Identifies some factors to consider when
needlework items for items and explains savings factors to consider when shopping for household
enjoyment and when using resources shopping for household items and explaining
entrepreneurial appropriately at home and items and attempts to savings when using
competences. in school. explain savings when resources appropriately at
(vi) Accurately and using resources home and in school.
correctly identifies appropriately at home and
factors to consider in school.
when shopping for
household items and
explains savings when
using resources
appropriately at home
and in school.

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Physical and The learner: The learner: The learner: The learner:
Health i) Proficiently performs i) performs physical and i) performs physical and i) Rarely performs physical
Education physical and health health activities for health activities for and health activities for
activities for enjoyment, enjoyment, survival, and enjoyment, survival, and enjoyment, survival, and self-
survival, and self- self-actualization when self-actualization with actualization with effectiveness
actualization when identifying side vault and some effectiveness when especially when identifying
identifying side vault and headstand in gymnastics; identifying side vault and side vault and headstand in
headstand in gymnastics; and when participating in headstand in gymnastics; gymnastics; and when
and when participating in athletics and games such as and when participating in participating in athletics and
athletics and games such handball. athletics and games such games such as handball.
as handball. ii) utilises knowledge, skills as handball.
and values acquired through ii)
ii) Always utilises
involvement in Physical and vi) Occasionally utilises Shows limited ability to utilise
knowledge, skills and
Health Education for safety knowledge, skills and knowledge, skills and values
values acquired through
when constructing and values acquired through acquired through involvement
involvement in Physical
utilizing the tracking signs for involvement in Physical in Physical and Health
and Health Education for
outdoor activities when and Health Education for Education for safety when
safety when constructing
managing nose bleeding. safety when constructing constructing and utilizing the
and utilizing the tracking
and utilizing the tracking tracking signs for outdoor

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signs for outdoor activities iii) applies knowledge of signs for outdoor activities activities when managing nose
when managing nose health and skill fitness when managing nose bleeding.
bleeding. principles to make bleeding
ii) Hardly applies knowledge of
responsible and informed
iii) Proficiently applies vii) Sometimes applies health and skill fitness
choices for a functional life
knowledge of health and knowledge of health and principles to make choices for a
when identifying the effects
skill fitness principles to skill fitness principles to functional life when identifying
of rope skipping to the
consistently make make choices for a the effects of rope skipping to
human body, identifying
responsible and informed functional life when the human body, identifying
ways of enhancing physical
choices for a functional life identifying the effects of ways of enhancing physical
fitness and when selecting
when identifying the rope skipping to the fitness and when selecting safe
safe location for
effects of rope skipping to human body, identifying location for constructing a
constructing a camping tent.
the human body, ways of enhancing camping tent.
identifying ways of physical fitness and when
iv) Improvises a variety of iii) Improvises play equipment
enhancing physical fitness selecting safe location for
play equipment such as such as relay buttons,
and when selecting safe constructing a camping
relay buttons, triangular triangular bandages, and
location for constructing a tent.
bandages, and soccer balls soccer balls with teachers
camping tent.
and uses tactical and social support and rarely uses
vi) Developing skills to
skills in outdoor experiences tactical and social skills in
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iv) Demonstrates high for existence especially such as relay buttons, outdoor experiences for
level of proficiency in when identifying the triangular bandages, and existence and personal
improvising a variety of meaning of outdoor tracking soccer balls and development especially when
play equipment such as signs aid when selecting of occasionally uses tactical when identifying the meaning
relay buttons, triangular safe location for and social skills in outdoor of outdoor tracking signs and
bandages, and soccer balls constructing a camping tent. experiences for existence when selecting of safe location
and uses tactical and especially when for constructing a camping
social skills in outdoor v) Exhibits inter and identifying the meaning of tent.
experiences for existence intrapersonal responsible outdoor tracking signs
especially when identifying social behaviours that and when selecting of iv) Requires support in inter
the meaning of outdoor respect self and others in safe location for and intrapersonal responsible
tracking signs and when social settings and constructing a camping social behaviours that respect
selecting safe location for appreciates physical tent. self and others in social
constructing a camping activities for recreational and settings and rarely
v) Occasionally exhibits
tent. positive use of leisure appreciates physical activities
inter and intrapersonal
especially when developing for recreational and positive
skills responsible social
v) Exhibits exemplar skills and adhering to rules for use of leisure especially when
behaviours that respect
inter and intrapersonal racing activities and when developing and adhering to
self and others in social
skills, responsible social rules for racing activities and
settings and sometimes

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behaviours that respect sharing food during the class appreciates physical when sharing food during the
self and others in social outdoor activities. activities for recreational class outdoor activities.
settings and appreciates and positive use of leisure
physical activities for especially when
recreational and positive developing and adhering
use of leisure especially to rules for racing
when developing and activities and when
adhering to rules for sharing food during the
racing activities and when class outdoor activities.
sharing food during the
class outdoor activities.
CREATIVE ARTS & SOCIAL STUDIES
ART AND CRAFT (i) Accurately (i) Correctly describes a (i) Incorrectly describes a
(i) Incorrectly describes
describes a still life still life composition and still life composition, draws
a still life composition
composition and draws overlapping forms unrecognizable forms with
and/or draws some
creatively draws (with emphasis on no overlaps, inappropriate
inaccurate
overlapping forms placement, proportion unproportional forms placement of forms and
with precision. and spacing). with inappropriate spacing.
(with emphasis on

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placement, (ii) Demonstrates ability and placement and (ii) Needs assistance in
proportion and understanding in creating spacing. creating indigenous Kenyan
spacing). indigenous Kenyan crafts crafts using techniques in
using a variety of (ii) Demonstrates some weaving, pottery (coil) and
(ii) Demonstrates techniques in weaving, ability and/or decorating leatherwork.
ability and pottery (coil) and understanding in (iii) Has limited understanding
understanding in decorating leatherwork. creating indigenous of environmental
creating indigenous (iii) Demonstrates Kenyan Crafts using conservation measures
Kenyan crafts using understanding of some techniques in through re-use and recycle
a variety of environmental weaving, pottery (coil) of materials to create
techniques at an conservation measures and decorating artworks.
accomplished through re-use and leatherwork.
level in weaving, recycle of materials to (iv) Demonstrates limited
pottery (coil) and create artworks such (iii) Demonstrates some understanding in describing
decorating toys, puppets, and understanding of marketing strategies for art
leatherwork. wristbands. environmental works.
conservation measures
(iii) Demonstrates (iv) Demonstrates through re-use and
exceptional understanding in recycle of materials to

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understanding of describing appropriate create some artworks
environmental marketing strategies for such toys, puppets,
conservation art works. and wristbands.
measures through
re-use and recycle (iv) Demonstrates some
of materials to understanding in
create artworks describing marketing
such toys, puppets, strategies for art
and wristbands. works.

(iv) Demonstrates
exceptional
understanding in
describing
innovative
marketing
strategies for art
works.

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MUSIC (i) Describes performance (i) Exhibits difficulty describing
(i) Elaborately and (i) Describes some
features of various songs, any performance features of
accurately describes performance features
Kenyan folksongs and songs, Kenyan folksong and
and illustrates features of songs, Kenyan
dances, paying attention dances with scanty or no
of various songs, folksongs and dances
to style of singing, details on style of singing,
Kenyan folksongs and with faults in details
movement, costumes, and movement and adornments.
dances, with detailed about style of singing,
adornments. (ii) Demonstrates little or no
insight in style, movement and
knowledge of Kenyan
movement costumes adornments.
indigenous instruments with
and adornments. (ii) Demonstrates knowledge
very little or no detail in
(ii) Demonstrates in-depth (ii) Demonstrates some
of Kenyan indigenous
making, tuning, playing and,
knowledge of Kenyan knowledge of Kenyan
instruments with focus in
safety and hygiene
indigenous instruments indigenous
making, tuning, playing
measures.
with precise details on instruments with
and, safety and hygiene
(iii) Exhibits difficulty
making, tuning and some faults in details
measures when handling
interpreting rhythmic
hygiene measures when on in making, tuning,
them
patterns and is unable to
handling them. playing and, safety
(iii) Interprets rhythmic
relate them to common
and hygiene
patterns in music notes,
(iii) Accurately and words and phrases.
measures.
precisely interprets

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patterns and relates them relating them to common (iii) Interprets some (iv) Demonstrates very limited
to common words and words and phrases. rhythmic patterns in knowledge of hygiene and
phrases. music notes with safety measures observed
(iv) Demonstrates knowledge some faults in relating when handling the descant
(iv) Confidently of hygiene and safety them to common recorder.
demonstrates knowledge measures observed in words and phrases.
of hygiene and safety the handling of the
(iv) Demonstrates some
measures observed in the descant recorder
knowledge of hygiene
handling of the descant
and safety measures
recorder
observed in the
handling of the
descant recorder.
SOCIAL i. Accurately and correctly i. Correctly uses the i. Uses the immediate i. Uses the immediate
STUDIES uses the immediate immediate environment to environment to environment to identify
environment to identify identify weather elements, identify some weather weather elements, relief
weather elements, relief relief features, locate elements, relief features, locate tropical
features, locate tropical tropical rainforest, give features, locate rainforest, give compass
rainforest, give compass compass direction, tropical rainforest, direction, characteristics of

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direction, characteristics characteristics of semi give compass semi desert climate and
of semi desert climate desert climate and locate direction, locate national parks in
and locate national parks national parks in Kenya. characteristics of semi Kenya with assistance.
in Kenya. desert climate and ii. Demonstrates very little
ii. Demonstrates clear
locate national parks understanding and respect of
ii. Sufficiently understanding and respect
in Kenya. own culture and is not able
demonstrates clear of own culture by correctly
ii. Demonstrates limited to identify the method of
understanding and identifying the
understanding and learning used in traditional
respect of own culture apprenticeship method of
respect of own African societies.
by correctly identifying learning used in traditional
culture by identifying
apprenticeship method African societies.
other methods of iii.Hardly demonstrates respect
of learning used in
iii.Demonstrates respect and
learning used in and appreciates human
traditional African
appreciates human diversity
traditional African diversity to promote social
societies.
to promote social cohesion
societies. cohesion and integration,for
iii. Consistently and integration, appreciates
iii. Partially demonstrates attainment of social justice and
demonstrates respect for attainment of social
respect and incorrectly identifies the
and, appreciates human justice by correctly
appreciates human functions of children’s
diversity to promote identifying the functions of
diversity to promote government.
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integration, for iv. Correctly applies acquired integration, iv. Partially applies acquired
attainment of social competencies to identify appreciates for competencies to identify
justice by correctly suitable means of attainment of social suitable means of transport
identifying the functions transport to use in a justice by correctly to use in a park and collect
of children’s national park and collect identifying the appropriate samples of
government. appropriate samples of functions of children’s natural resources with
natural resources. government. assistance.
iv. Explicitly applies iv. Applies some of the
v. Demonstrates
acquired competencies acquired v. demonstrates understanding
understanding of the
to identify suitable competencies to of the historical background
historical background of
means of transport to identify suitable of our communities and has
our communities by
use in a national park means of transport to difficulties identifying
correctly identifying
and collect appropriate use in a park and language belonging to nilotic
language groups
samples of natural collect appropriate community.
belonging to nilotic
resources. samples of natural vi. Demonstrates limited or no
community.
resources understanding of the system
v. Adequately vi. Demonstrates of governance in Kenya and
demonstrates understanding of the has difficulties identifying a
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historical background Kenya by identifying a v. Partially demonstrates of citizenship and symbols of
of our communities by factor that may lead to understanding of national unity.
correctly identifying loss of citizenship and historical background
language groups symbols of national unity. of our communities
belonging to Nilotic and identifies some
community. language groups to
Nilotic community.
vi. Accurately
demonstrates sufficient vi. Demonstrates partial
understanding of the understanding of the
system of governance system of governance
in Kenya by identifying in Kenya with some
a factor that may lead inadequacies in
to loss of citizenship identifying a factor
and symbols of national that may lead to loss
unity. of citizenship and
symbols of national
unity.

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CRE i) H a s b a s i c a w a r e n e s s o f
i ) Precisely demonstrates i) Correctly understands the i) Has some
the creation stories and rarely
an awareness of God as creation stories and applies understanding on
applies their teachings for
the sole creator by their teachings for awareness of God as the
responsible living. 39, 40, 41.
protecting, preserving and responsible living. 39, 40, sole creator by protecting,
conserving the 41. preserving and conserving Seldom applies the teachings of
environment. 37, 38,39 ii) Correctly applies the the environment. 37, Jesus Christ in his/her
teachings of Jesus Christ in 38,39 interactions with others to form
Iii)Clearly understands the
creation stories and his/her interactions with ii) Has some harmonious relationships. 42,
applies their teachings for others to form harmonious understanding of the 43, 44,45, 46.
responsible living. 39, 40, relationships. 42, 43, 44,45, creation stories and
41.
46. partially applies their ii) Rarely demonstrates
teachings for responsible Christian values in order to
iii) consistently applies the
iii)Correctly demonstrates living. 39, 40, 41. make informed moral decisions
teachings of Jesus Christ
Christian values in order to and choices relevant to social-
in his/her interactions iii) Partially applies the
make informed moral economic, technological,
with others to form teachings of Jesus Christ in
decisions and choices environmental, and political
harmonious his/her interactions with
relevant to social-economic, issues. 47, 48.
relationships. 42, 43, others to form harmonious
technological,
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environmental, and political relationships. 42, 43, iii. Rarely applies moral
iv) Always practices issues. 47, 48. 44,45, 46. teachings in the use of digital
Christian values in order devices and social media
to make informed moral iv) Correctly applies moral iv) Partially demonstrates platforms for wellbeing of self
decisions and choices teachings in the use of Christian values in order and others. 50
relevant to social- digital devices and social to make informed moral
economic, technological, media platforms for decisions and choices iv)Rarely appreciates God’s
environmental, and wellbeing of self and others. relevant to social- revelation to humankind so as
political issues. 47, 48. 50 economic, technological, to respond in faith by fostering
environmental, and peaceful co-existence and good
v)Correctly appreciates
v) Consistently applies political issues. 47, 48. relationships. 49
God’s revelation to
moral teachings in the use Sometimes applies moral
humankind so as to respond
of digital devices and teachings in the use of
in faith by fostering peaceful
social media platforms for digital devices and social
co-existence and good
wellbeing of self and media platforms for
relationships. 49
others. 50 wellbeing of self and
others. 50
vi) Consistently
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revelation to humankind vi) Sometimes appreciates
so as to respond in faith God’s revelation to
by fostering peaceful co- humankind so as to
existence and good respond in faith by
relationships. 49 fostering peaceful co-
existence and good
relationships. 49
IRE i. Learner correctly
i. Learner correctly recites i. Learner correctly i. Learner can recite some
recites and explains
and explains the recites and explains verses of the Quran but
the meaning of
meaning of verses of the the meaning of unable to explain their
verses of the Quran.
Quran with confidence some verses of the meaning.
and ease; ii. Learner explains Quran. ii. Learner can explain
lessons from the some of the lessons
ii. Learner uses examples ii. Learner explains
verses of the Quran from the verses of the
to explain lessons from some of the
and Hadith and Quran and hadith but is
the verses of the Quran lessons from the
applies them in daily unable to apply them.
and Hadith and applies verses of the
life. iii. Learner deduces some
them in daily life. Quran and Hadith
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iii. Learner correcrly iii. Learner correctly and applies them in iv. Learner rarely performs
deduces values and deduces values and daily life. acts of Ibada promptly.
lessons from Ulul Azm lessons from Ulul Azm
iii. Learner deduces
prophets with ease. prophets. v. Learner rarely
values and lessons
demonstrates
iv. Learner routinely iv. Learner performs the from Ulul Azm
acquisition of Islamic
performs acts of Ibada acts of Ibada prophets with
values and has difficulty
promptly without fail. promptly. some difficulty.
in applying lessons
v. Learner demonstrates
from Islamic historical
acquisition of Islamic vi. Learner demonstrates iv. Learner sometimes
events in life.
values and precisely acquisition of Islamic values performs some acts
applies lessons from and applies lessons from of Ibada promptly.
Islamic historical events Islamic historical events in
v. Learner
in life. life.
demonstrates
acquisition of some
Islamic values and
sometimes applies
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Islamic historical
events in life.

HRE i. Demonstrates a clear i. Demonstrates an i. Has challenges in

i. Demonstrates an
understanding of basic understanding of basic demonstrating understanding
Understands of some
concept of creation as concept of creation as of some basic concept of
aspects basic concept of
taught in the four faiths taught in the four faiths by creation as taught in the four
creation as taught in the
by accurately naming correctly naming the faiths by naming the
four faiths by naming the
the enlightened beings enlightened beings and the enlightened beings and the
enlightened beings and
and the birds associated birds associated with birds associated with creation.
the birds associated with
with creation. creation. creation. ii. Has challenges in applying
ii.Accurately applies ii. Applies spiritual and moral spiritual and moral values in
ii. Sometimes applies
spiritual and moral values in daily life and daily life and follow the
some aspects of spiritual
values in daily life knows follow the teachings of teachings of Enlightened
and moral values in daily
the Enlightened Beings, Enlightened Beings, their Beings, their teachings and
life and follows some

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their teachings and their teachings and their teachings of Enlightened their contributions and link it
contributions and link it contributions and l link it Beings, their teachings with the Scriptures.
with the Scriptures. with the Scriptures. and their contributions
iii. Has limited knowledge or
iii. Exhibits and and link it with the
ability to demonstrate desired
demonstrates desired iii. Demonstrates desired Scriptures.
knowledge, skills, attitudes,
knowledge, skills, knowledge, skills, attitudes,
and values to acknowledge and
attitudes and values to and values to acknowledge iii. Partially demonstrates
care for people, environment,
acknowledge and care and care for people, desired knowledge, skills,
animals, birds with assistance.
for people, environment, environment, animals, birds attitudes, and values to
animals, birds. acknowledge and care for
iv. Develop and apply vi. Requires guidance in
people, environment,
iv. Always develops and spiritual and moral values in developing and applying
animals, birds.
apply spiritual and moral daily life as they follow the spiritual and moral values in
values in daily life as they teachings of Enlightened iv. Apply spiritual and daily life as they follow the
follow the teachings of Beings and appreciate the moral values in daily life as teachings of Enlightened Beings
Enlightened Beings and teachings of Scriptures. they follow the teachings and appreciate the teachings of
appreciate the teachings of of Enlightened Beings and Scriptures.
v. Recognizes key features
Scriptures. appreciate the teachings
in places of worship, their v. Able to recognize features
of Scriptures.
importance and exhibit iablen places of worship, their

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v. recognizes and responsible participation in v. Recognizes some importance for understanding
embraces key features in the celebration of Utsav. features in places of and participate in the
places of worship, their worship, their importance celebration of Utsav when
vi. Accurately practices
importance for and actively and participate in the guided.
Yoga for fitness every
exhibit responsible celebration of Utsav.
morning.
participation in the vi. practices Yoga for fitness
vi. Inconsistently with assistance.
celebration of Utsav.
practices Yoga for fitness.
vi. consistently and
accurately practices
Yoga for fitness every
morning.

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