Where It Is Taught
Kiswahili runs through Lower Primary (Grade 1 to 3), Upper Primary (Grade 4 to 6), Junior School (Grade 7 to 9), Senior School (Grade 10 to 12). A learner gets the tutor for their own band, and the record follows them up.
A MWALIMU FOR EACH BAND
Mwalimu Halima Omar for Grade 1 to 3; Mwalimu Juma Mwangi for Grade 4 to 6; Mwalimu Omari Hamisi for Grade 7 to 9; Mwalimu Bakari Salim for Grade 10 to 12. Each one teaches only their band's strands, by voice or text, at any hour.
WORKED ON THE BOARD
Every explanation is written out on an interactive board as it is spoken: the sum, the diagram, the Kiswahili sentence. Read it back, copy it into your notes, ask for it another way.
THE SEVEN CORE COMPETENCIES
Progress recorded on the four-point scale CBE uses — Exceeding, Meeting, Approaching, Below Expectation — learning area by learning area, visible to the parent and the teacher.
KPSEA PRACTICE BUDDY
A buddy for Grade 6 that drills real KPSEA questions, 560 of them across 11 learning areas, marks each answer and explains it. Try it as a guest, no sign-up.
Grade 6: The Strands
154 Grade 6 lessons loaded from schemes of work and lesson plans, term by term and week by week, under these strands:
- SARUFI
- KUANDIKA
- KUSOMA
- KUSIKILIZA NA KUZUNGUMZA
- WANYAMA WA MAJINI
- AFYA YA AKILI
- KUKABILIANA NA UGAIDI
- USHURU
- KUSIKILIZA NA KUZUNGUMZA: WANYAMA WA MAJINI
- KUSILIZA NA KUZUNGUMZA: Afya ya akili
For Schools And Homeschools
A teacher sets assignments and sees who has done them; a parent sees every session and the competency record. A school connects a whole class; a homeschooling family connects one learner and, if they want one, a registered CBE teacher.
Questions
Which grades is Kiswahili covered for?
Lower Primary (Grade 1 to 3); Upper Primary (Grade 4 to 6); Junior School (Grade 7 to 9); Senior School (Grade 10 to 12). The tutors are Mwalimu Omari Hamisi (Grade 7-9), Mwalimu Halima Omar (Grade 1-3), Mwalimu Bakari Salim (Grade 10), Mwalimu Juma Mwangi (Grade 4-6).
What does the Grade 6 Kiswahili content cover?
154 lessons across the strands listed above, loaded from Grade 6 schemes of work and lesson plans and served by term and week.
Where do the answers come from?
From the KICD curriculum designs, the schemes of work and the files you upload, and nothing else. Every Mwalimu is grounded in the strands and sub-strands of their learning area and band; they do not invent facts or pull from the open internet. Your syllabus and your files are the only truth they teach from.
Is it CBC or CBE?
The same curriculum. Kenya renamed Competency Based Curriculum to Competency Based Education; the learning areas, strands and the KPSEA and KJSEA assessments are unchanged. CognitaSTEM uses the current name.
Is this free?
A free account gives you the tutors with a daily allowance, the KPSEA Practice Buddy, the 3D labs and the parent dashboard. Premium adds unlimited tutor time; the pricing page has the current price in Kenyan shillings.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Everything runs in the browser on an ordinary smartphone over mobile data, including the 3D labs.