Grade 1Islamic Religious Education

What your child actually learns this year

Every strand and every topic in the Grade 1 Islamic Religious Education curriculum, exactly as the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development sets it out. Written so you can read it in one sitting, without a teaching qualification.

1Qur'anThe letters first, then two short surahs by heart.3 topics·88 questions

  • Arabic Alphabet

    4 skills

    Recognising, sounding and writing the Arabic letters.

  • Selected Surah: Al-Fatiha (reading, reciting)

    3 skills

    Reading and reciting Al-Fatiha, the surah said in every prayer.

  • Selected Surah: An-Naas (reading and reciting)

    3 skills

    Reading and reciting An-Naas.

2HadithTwo sayings of the Prophet, both about things a child does daily.2 topics·34 questions

  • Hadith on Obedience to Parents

    3 skills

    What the Prophet taught about obeying parents.

  • Hadith on Cleanliness

    3 skills

    Cleanliness as part of faith, not just of health.

3Pillars of ImanThe first beliefs, two at a time.2 topics·30 questions

  • Belief in Allah: Attributes of Allah (Al-Khaaliq, Ar-Razaaq)

    3 skills

    Allah as the Creator and the Provider, and what each name means.

  • Belief in angels (Jibril and Mikail)

    2 skills

    Who Jibril and Mikail are and what they do.

4Devotional ActsWhat a Muslim does, and the washing that comes before prayer.3 topics·64 questions

  • Pillars of Islam

    3 skills

    The five pillars, named and counted.

  • Shahadah

    3 skills

    The declaration of faith, said and understood.

  • Wudhu (steps and performance of wudhu)

    3 skills

    The steps of wudhu in order, and performing them properly.

5Akhlaq (Moral Teachings)Three teachings about gratitude, family and the world around.3 topics·51 questions

  • Gratitude for Allah's bounties

    3 skills

    Noticing what has been given and giving thanks for it.

  • Love for Parents

    3 skills

    How parents are to be treated, in Islam's own terms.

  • Care for the Environment-home

    3 skills

    Looking after the home and what is around it as part of faith.

6SiirahOne topic: where it began.1 topic·20 questions

  • Birth of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)

    3 skills

    The Prophet's birth and the family he was born into.

7Islamic FestivalsOne topic, and the one a child looks forward to.1 topic·13 questions

  • Eid

    3 skills

    What Eid celebrates and how it is marked.

Why you can take this page at face value

Straight from the KICD design

The strands and topics on this page are the Grade 1 Islamic Religious Education curriculum as the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development sets it out. We have not chosen them, reordered them or left any out.

Nothing here is a sample

Every topic below is covered in our question bank, not a selection of the easy ones. The numbers beside each strand are the real counts.

Marked by a machine, written by a person

Each question carries its full working and a note on why every wrong answer is wrong, so a child who misses one is told what they were thinking, not just that they were wrong.

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