COVID 19 pandemic caused a disruption in our education system and made learners missed schooling for two years of 2020 to 2021 schooling period. This has created a need to rethink what and how learners will be taught when schools open. The Kolfram Educational Services Kampala has developed a series of teaching materials for pre-primary, primary and secondary schools in Uganda. These materials are prepared in accordance to the abridged curriculums right from primary two up to senior six. “Special thanks go to the board of directors, managers and staff of Kolfram Educational Services Kampala for the great work done.’’ Congratulations This material presents a selection of priority learning competences and concepts, along with psychological support, which should be focus of instruction in the 2022 school year in order to achieve learning recovery. This material is not a departure from the existing old curricula for this level but is a modification of the same with a purpose of recovering the lost learning time with maximum learning loss. They have been packed for all primary and secondary classes in Uganda including pre- primary, primary one, senior one and senior five that are still using the old standard curriculums. I therefore, recommend this material and ask all stake holders, educational fraternity to support its implementation as a strategic intervention towards the mitigation of the effects of COVID 19 pandemic on the education system. The effective implementation of this material by the implementers will be a great milestone towards the recovery of lost learning time and giving hope and confidence to learners and teachers.

Excel Standard Social Studies, Pupils’ Book Four has been developed basing on the revised Primary Four Social Studies Syllabus as prescribed by the new curriculum of the National Curriculum Development Center (NCDC). The book contains accurate, relevant and current information covering all topics in all terms of the year in their order. It is intended to guide both teachers and learners. The Pupil’s book cares for the interests of the learners in terms of simple and concise language used, simplified content to cater for all learners with different abilities and clear illustrations to make learning enjoyable through observation. Key words for each topic have also been included in order to enrich the learner’s vocabulary and mastery of concepts. The topics have well organised, relevant, and easy to understand notes and facts. It is written in a simple language and is well aided with maps and illustrations/diagrams where necessary to ease understanding. The book is remarkably precise but detailed in content with no fact left hanging. It has been mainly written for Primary Four in a language that is suitable for both rural and urban Pupils. The book can therefore be used with minimum teacher guidance. However, the content contained in this book is mostly developed around Kampala district, and this requires teachers outside Kampala to enrich it and include important features/ places in other districts The book has inbuilt and continuous assessment activities at the end of topic. These questions are to help the learners to test their understanding of the concepts covered and are to enable the teacher to track progress as coverage goes on. This also makes the book convenient for individual and class learning by the pupils. The content of the book has been enriched to enable learners get solutions to the three main levels of assessment at primary level that is to say: Knowledge, Comprehension and Application. The book is intended to provide learners with knowledge, skills and the desired attitudes and values of Social Studies and the Environment that are important to prepare learners for final assessment of the primary level. The book is written and developed by experienced teachers of Social Studies and Religious Education and we welcome all comments on the publication with an open mind for the improvement in the teaching and learning of Social Studies.