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.
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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
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