Prevention of common illnesses

Subject : Social Studies

 

Topic :

Prevention of common illnesses

 

Class :

Primary  3 / Basic 3

 

Term :

2nd Term / Second Term

 

Week :

Week 3

 

Instructional Materials :

  • Lagos State Scheme of Work
  • Textbooks On Social Studies
  • Online Materials
  • Picture Charts

 

 

Previous Knowledge :

The pupils have been taught

Causes of common illnesses

in their previous lesson

 

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

  • say the causes of illness
  • list out how to prevent illness

 

 

Content

We can prevent or stop common illnesses from attacking us.

This can be done in the following ways:

1 We should be clean always.

2 We should eat clean food and drink clean water.

3 We should keep our surroundings clean.

 

4 We should not allow insects like mosquitoes to bite us. This can beavoided by using insecticide-treated mosquito nets.

 

5 We should clean up our gutter and free it from dirt and stagnant water.

 

6 We should always eat a balanced diet.

 

7 We should regularly go for medical check-up in the hospital.

 

8 We must wash our fruits before eating them.

 

9 When we put refuse in the dustbin, we must cover it.

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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 :

  • Exercise

    A Choose the best answers for the following questions.

    1 A person who is ill ______________.

    A will eat well B will be strong

    C will not feel healthy and well

    2 An example of common illness is ______________.

    Dysentery B cancer C diabetes

    3 A continuous, watery excreta with blood is ______________.A dysentery B diarrhea C cholera

    4 When someone is excreting and vomiting frequently he

    has ______________. Diarrhea B cholera C malaria

    5 The insect causing malaria is ______________.

    A housefly B butterfly C mosquito

    6 If we eat too much sweet and biscuit, we may have

    ______________.

    A toothache B headache C coughs

    7 A common illness can make us ______________.

    A strong B sleep well C weak

    8 When someone is hungry but does not like eating, the

    person is described as ______________.

    A having appetite B lacking appetite

    C losing weight

    9 Vomiting may be a symptom

 

Conclusion :

The class teacher gives out ó brief note that is based on the topic that has just been taught.

 

Assignment :

 

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CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENT