Sample Scheme of Learning

What a Term Scheme of Learning looks like: one subject, planned week by week for a whole term.

Illustrative example. TeacherPaddy wrote this sample to show the structure of a Term Scheme of Learning. It is not a real teacher's plan, and it is not an official NaCCA or GES document. The weeks and topics are examples; a real scheme follows the curriculum for your class and your school's term dates.

Term Scheme of Learning · Basic 4 Mathematics · Term 1 (sample)

Class: Basic 4 (sample class)
Subject: Mathematics
Term: Term 1, 12 weeks
Lessons: Mathematics on 4 days each week
Teacher: Sample teacher

Sample Term Scheme of Learning for Basic 4 Mathematics, week by week
Week	Strand	Focus	By the end of the week, learners can…	Resources	Assessment
1	Number	Place value of whole numbers	Read, write and represent whole numbers up to 100,000 using place value.	Place value chart, bundles of sticks, number cards	Oral questions; write numbers from dictation
2	Number	Comparing and ordering whole numbers	Compare and order whole numbers using the symbols <, > and =.	Number cards, number line on the board	Order five numbers; short exit task
3	Number	Rounding and estimating	Round whole numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000 and use rounding to estimate.	Number line, price lists from the local market	Estimate the cost of a shopping list
4	Number	Multiplication facts	Recall multiplication facts up to 12 × 12 and use them to solve word problems.	Multiplication chart, bottle tops for grouping	Quick-recall quiz; one word problem
5	Number	Multiplying larger numbers	Multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number using arrays and the column method.	Grid paper, counters	Worked examples in exercise books
6	Revision: weeks 1 to 5
7	Number	Equivalent fractions	Find equivalent fractions using fraction strips and diagrams.	Paper strips for folding, fraction wall chart	Match equivalent fractions in pairs
8	Number	Comparing and ordering fractions	Compare and order fractions with the same denominator and with related denominators.	Fraction strips, number line, paper for folding	Order fractions on a number line; explain one comparison
9	Number	Decimals: tenths and hundredths	Write tenths and hundredths as decimals and show them on a place value chart.	Hundred squares, place value chart	Shade and write decimals
10	Geometry and Measurement	Measuring length	Measure and compare lengths in metres and centimetres.	Rulers, tape measure, string	Measure classroom objects and record results
11	Data	Collecting and showing data	Collect data in a class survey and show it in a pictograph and a bar graph.	Chart paper, coloured pencils	Draw and describe a bar graph
12	Revision and end-of-term assessment

How to read this scheme

One row per week. Each teaching week has one focus, so the term's content is spread evenly and nothing is left for the last weeks.
Strand and focus say where the week sits in the curriculum. In a real scheme, these are the curriculum's own strands and sub-strands, with the content standard and indicator codes for each week.
Revision weeks (weeks 6 and 12 here) have no new content, so they span the row.
Resources and assessment are planned with the week, so the materials can be gathered in advance and learning is checked every week, not only at the end of term.

How TeacherPaddy makes a scheme

TeacherPaddy builds the Yearly Scheme and the Term Scheme for each of your subjects from the curriculum and your term dates, with the official strands, sub-strands, content standards and indicator codes in the curriculum's order. Schemes are made without AI and download as a PDF. The Teacher, Term and Power packs include them; see pricing.

The week marked 8 above becomes a Weekly Learner Plan: see the sample Weekly Learner Plan for that week. To write a scheme yourself, read the Scheme of Learning guide.

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