TIE / PMO-RALG aligned primary scheme, ready to download and personalise for your school term.
This Class Five (Standard 5 / Darasa la Tano) Kiswahili scheme of work follows the competence-based planning format set out by the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) and the Prime Minister’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG) for the 2026 primary curriculum. It is a starting point: add your school name and term dates, and adjust pacing for holidays and school events before submitting it to your head teacher or academic office.
Every row of the scheme carries the official column set: Main Competence (Umahiri mkuu), Specific Competence (Umahiri mahususi), Learning Activities, Specific Activities, Month, Week, Periods (Vipindi), Reference (Rejea), Teaching and Learning Methods, Resources, Assessment Tools and Remarks (Maoni). The Remarks column records examination dates and short holiday breaks.
Further units continue across the academic year as prescribed in the TIE Standard Five Pupil’s Book.
Kiswahili is planned at 3–6 vipindi kwa wiki for most competence blocks.
Methods include mchezo, uchunguzi, bakuli la samaki, maswali na majibu, majadiliano, kazimradi, igizo. Resources include kamusi, orodha ya methali na nahau, barua za kiofisi, kompyuta, kadi za alama za uakifishaji, hadithi, redio, tableti, sidii. Assessment combines quizzes, tests, questions and answers, project work, group discussions, exercises and practical tasks.
Below is a short extract in the official column format from the 2026 Kiswahili Standard 5 scheme. The full download follows the same layout week by week across the year.
| Main Competence | Specific Competence | Learning Activities | Specific Activities | Month / Week | Periods | Reference | Methods | Resources | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 Kuwasiliana katika miktadha mbalimbali | 1.1 Kuendeleza mazungumzo katika miktadha mbalimbali | (a) Kutumia msamiati katika kusimulia matukio, habari na vitu mbalimbali | Simulia matukio | January, Week 3 | 3 | TET (2023) Kiswahili kwa Darasa la Tano, Kitabu cha Mwanafunzi | Mchezo, Uchunguzi, Maswali na Majibu, Majadiliano, Kazimradi, Igizo | Kamusi, orodha ya methali na nahau | Mazoezi, maswali, mjadala, kazi mradi, kazi ya vikundi, mitihani |
| 1.0 Kuwasiliana katika miktadha mbalimbali | 1.2 Kutumia maandishi katika mawasiliano | (a) Kuandika kifungu cha habari kwa kuzingatia alama za uakifishaji | Akifisha | February, Week 1 | 6 | TET (2023) Kiswahili kwa Darasa la Tano, Kitabu cha Mwanafunzi | Mchezo, Majadiliano, Kazimradi, Igizo | Barua za kiofisi, kompyuta, kamusi, kadi za alama za uakifishaji | Mazoezi, maswali, kazi mradi, kazi ya vikundi |
| 1.0 Kuwasiliana katika miktadha mbalimbali | 1.2 Kutumia maandishi katika mawasiliano | (c) Kuandika barua ya kiofisi kwa kuzingatia muundo sahihi | Andika barua | February, Week 3 | 6 | TET (2023) Kiswahili kwa Darasa la Tano, Kitabu cha Mwanafunzi | Mchezo, Majadiliano, Kazimradi, Igizo | Barua za kiofisi, kompyuta, kamusi | Mazoezi, maswali, kazi mradi, kazi ya vikundi |
Download a free sample below, or access the complete Kiswahili Class Five scheme through the Click Online Academy teacher panel (c-panel).
Download Free Sample (PDF) Click Here to Get All Schemes of WorkYes. It follows the competence-based column format used by TIE / PMO-RALG for primary Standard 5 (Darasa la Tano) in 2026.
Yes. The full scheme is available through the Click Online Academy teacher panel.
Kiswahili is planned at 3–6 vipindi kwa wiki for the major competence blocks.
Yes. Add your school name and confirm term dates against your school calendar before submitting it.