Physical Fitness and Population
Subject : Social Studies
Topic :Â Physical Fitness and PopulationÂ
Class : Primary 5
Term :Â Third Term
Week : Week 5
Previous Knowledge : Pupils have previous knowledge of
Personal Hygiene and Physical Development
that have been taught in their former lessons and classes
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson , pupils should be able to
- say the meaning of physical fitness and population
- explain steps that can be taken to maintain a healthy nation and population
Methods Of TeachingÂ
- Discussion
- Explanation
- Dramatization
- Dialogue
- Story telling
- Questions and Answers
- Role Modelling
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Instructional MaterialsÂ
- Wall Charts
- Pictures
- Online materials
- Textbooks
- Scheme of work
- Workbooks
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ContentÂ
How To Keep Physically FitÂ
- Take enough sleep and rest
- Eat good nourishing food
- Abstain from sugary food
- Drink enough water
- Exercise regularly
- Do not eat junk fast food
- Do not abuse drugs
- Maintain high level of personal cleanliness
- Do not drink alcohol in excess
- Arrange things in their proper places at home in order to avoid domestic accident at home
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Characteristics of Household Population And Its Effects On Personal HygieneÂ
- There may be over crowding if the number of people that are living in a particular room are much
- Physical growth and development may be hindered when there are lot of people in a single room
- Communicable diseases are easily transmitted from one person to another
- Educational advancement is sometimes hindered as there is no money to further their education
- High cost of living with very low standard of living
- At times crime rate is very high in this community where we have a lot of people living
- Toilet facilities are not always clean as the whole hpusehold will need to share one single toilet
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PresentationÂ
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1 : He revises the previous topics
Step 2 : The class teacher introduces the new topic
Step 3 : The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own contributions and he or she corrects them when the needs arise
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EvaluationÂ
- What is population
- What is population explosion
- Mention three ways by which we can keep physically fit
- Write out three ways by which household population affect personal hygiene
ConclusionÂ
The class teacher gives out a short note and he or she goes round to do the necessary marking .
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AssignmentÂ
Please kindly prepare for the next lesson by reading about
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Drug Abuse . Sources of Illicit Drugs