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The Flag That Was Too Small
A story about what a town stands up for
A KICD Grade 5 story for the sub strand Intensive Reading. 406 words, the length the design asks for at this grade.
The opening pages
Page 1
Mwikali’s school was chosen to lead the Jamhuri Day parade in the town, and for three weeks nobody talked about anything else. The whole school gathered every afternoon to practise in the dust behind the classrooms.
Read the whole book
The remaining 11 pages of this story, and every book on the shelf, in English and Kiswahili.
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- parade
- ceremony
- crowd
- guests
- citizens
- decorate
- ribbons
- costumes
- national anthem
- Jamhuri Day
- independence
- freedom fighter
Think about it
- Why did the crowd not laugh at the crooked shield?
- What did Mwikali mean that some history is in a cupboard?
- Find the simile on page three and the proverb on page two.
KICD
| Subject | English Language |
| Grade | 5 |
| Strand | Reading |
| Sub strand | Intensive Reading |
| Theme | THEME 2.0: NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS |
| Length | 406 words |
| Outcome | read an oral narrative of about 400 words for comprehension |
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