Personal Hygiene. Health Issues. Care of Our Clothes

Subject :

Civic Education

Topic :

Personal Hygiene Health Issues Care of Clothes

Class :

Basic 4/Primary 4

Term :

Third Term

Week :

Week 8

Instructional Materials :

• Soap
• Sponge
• Bathing pail
• Types of special clothes
• Different samples of uniform
• Samples of male clothing and female clothing

Previous Knowledge :

The pupils have been taught how to take care of their bodies in the previous lesson

Behavioural Objectives :  At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

• Say how to maintain personal Hygiene and cleanliness
• Mention why people wear clothes
• Explain how to maintain cleanliness of our clothes

Reference Materials 

• Online Resource Materials
• Various Textbooks on Civic Education Book 4
• Lagos State Upper Primary Scheme of Work For Primary 4

Content :

Personal Hygiene deals with the way we personal take care of our body. We can take care of our body by 

• Brushing our teeth at least twice a day
• Taking our bath daily and regularly
• Combing our hair
• Making sure that our fingernails are well trimmed or cut short
• Making sure that our school shoes are cleaned and well polished
• Making sure that our clothes are always neat and well ironed

Why do we wear clothes 

• We wear clothes to cover our nakedness
• We wear clothes to beautify our bodies
• We wear special clothes for special events or celebrations
• Police and nurses wear uniforms for easy identification and smartness
• Students wear uniforms to school for identification
• Pastors and Imams wear special clothes for religious purposes

How To Take Care Of Our Clothes

• Our clothes must be properly washed and sun dry
• Our clothes must be well ironed to make them look smart on us
• Never wear clothes that are not well dried as they tend to smell when we put them on
• Loose parts of our clothes must be properly stitched or sewn
• Faded or torn clothes must be disposed of
• Wear clothes that cover most parts of your private parts as skimpy or short shirts may expose you

Presentation

The topic is presented step by step

Step 1: The class teacher revises the previous topics

Step 2. He introduces the new topic

Step 3: The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise

Evaluation :

Mention Four Reasons For Wearing Clothes

1……………………….

2………………………..

3………………………

4………………………….

Conclusion :

The class teacher gives a brief note and he goes round to mark

Assignment :

Read about different clothes that are suitable for different weather conditions