KICD approvals

Our curriculum series are approved by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development for use in Kenyan schools. Below are the approved titles on this site, with ISBNs for your records.

What KICD approval means

KICD is the statutory body that develops and approves curricula and learning materials for basic and tertiary education in Kenya. Approved materials:

Align with the national curriculum framework
Meet quality standards for content accuracy and teaching approach
Are culturally appropriate and relevant to Kenyan learners
Support competency-based education objectives

CBC Rationalised Editions

Following the CBC rationalisation, we revised our course books to match the updated curriculum designs. The rationalised editions have:

Content focused on the core competencies
Updated learning activities and assessments
Better integration of cross-cutting issues
More guidance for teachers in the Teacher’s Guides

22 titles

Approved titles

Lower Primary

Grades 1–3

Title	Type	Grade	ISBN
Sharp Environmental Activities Grade 1	Learner's Book	Grade 1	978-9966-58-105-1
Cinderella	Reader	Grade 1	978-9966-58-071-9
Sharp Environmental Activities Grade 1	Teacher's Guide	Grade 1	978-9966-58-107-5
Sharp Environmental Activities Grade 2	Learner's Book	Grade 2	978-9966-58-111-2
Goldilocks and the Three Bears	Reader	Grade 2	978-9966-58-070-2
Snow White	Reader	Grade 2	978-9966-58-082-5
Sharp Environmental Activities Grade 2	Teacher's Guide	Grade 2	978-9966-58-108-2
Sharp Environmental Activities Grade 3	Learner's Book	Grade 3	978-9966-58-112-9
Heidi	Reader	Grade 3	978-9966-58-084-9
Jack, the Giant Killer	Reader	Grade 3	978-9966-58-066-5
Rapunzel	Reader	Grade 3	978-9966-58-076-4
Rumpelstiltskin	Reader	Grade 3	978-9966-58-083-2
Sharp Environmental Activities Grade 3	Teacher's Guide	Grade 3	978-9966-58-109-9

Upper Primary

Grades 4–6

Title	Type	Grade	ISBN
Sharp Social Studies Grade 4	Learner's Book	Grade 4	On request
Luka and the Football Match	Reader	Grade 4	978-9966-58-113-6
Sharp Agriculture Grade 5	Learner's Book	Grade 5	978-9966-58-44-3
Sharp Creative Arts Grade 5	Learner's Book	Grade 5	978-9966-58-254-6

Junior School

Grades 7–9

Title	Type	Grade	ISBN
Sharp Agriculture Grade 7	Learner's Book	Grade 7	978-9966-58-129-7
Sharp Agriculture Grade 7	Teacher's Guide	Grade 7	978-9966-58-241-6

Senior School

Grades 10–12

Title	Type	Grade	ISBN
Rays in the Raindrops	Setbook	Grades 10–12	978-9966-58-148-8
Sharp Agriculture Grade 10	Learner's Book	Grade 10	978-9966-58-149-5
Sharp Core Mathematics Grade 11	Learner's Book	Grade 11	978-9966-58-147-1

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