Characteristics of nutrition deficient Person
Subject :
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
Topic :
- Characteristics of nutrition deficient Person
- Consequence of family Size on Nutrition
Class :
PRIMARY FIVE (5)
THIRD TERM
WEEK 1
LEARNING MATERIALS
- Whiteboard/Chalkboard
- Explanatory posters/pictures
- Fruits
- Palm oil
- Vegetable oil
- Vegetables
- Grains
Instructional Materials :
- Lagos State Scheme of Work.
- Online Materials.
- Physical and Health Education for Primary Schools
Previous Knowledge :
The pupils have been taught
- Sources of food Nutrient
- Nutritional deficiencies Diseases in their previous lesson
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- Say the sources of food nutrients.
- Explain some thing about Nutrition deficiencies
- write out the characteristics of deficiency in a person
- explain the meaning of family size.
- say the consequences of large family size on the nutrition of family members.
Content :
CHARACTERISTICS OF NUTRITION DEFICIENT PERSON
Some of the characteristics of deficiency are:
- Fatigue
- Poor night vision
- Muscle pain and weakness
- Depression
- Easy Bruising
- Dry Hair
- Tingly Feet and Wobbly Walking
- Fragile Finger Nails
- Frequent Infection
- Stretch Mark
- Cracks in the corners of your mouth.
- Ageing in children
CONSEQUENCE OF FAMILY SIZE ON NUTRITION
FAMILY SIZE: it is the number of people in a family and house.
Size of family can also affect nutrition.
The following are some of the consequences of large family size on Nutrition
- Frequent visit to hospital for medication due to poor nutrition
- Lack of enough food
- Poor health
- They are Victims of diseases like Kwashiorkor, anemia, scurvy.
- Low child care
- Exposure to dirty environment
- Begging
- Stunted growth
- Lead to poverty
- Starvation
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 :
- What is Balanced diet?
- What is Family size?
- Mention five characteristics of nutrition deficient person.
- Mention five consequence of family size on nutrition.
Conclusion :
The teacher summarize the lesson. He or she gives out a board summary of the topic as note . He or she goes round to mark and does the necessary corrections
