Types of Medicine
Subject :
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Topic :
Types of medicine
Class :
KG 2
Term :
THIRD TERM COURSE WORK
Week :
Week 11
Instructional Materials :
- Wall Chart
- Pictures
- Textbooks
Previous Knowledge :
The pupils have been taught
Medicine is not Candy (Safe Medicine Uses)
in their previous lesson
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- know types of medicine
- know that children are to stay away from all medicine
- keep all drugs from the reach of the children
Content :
TYPES OF MEDICINE
Most medicines come in variety of forms. The form is the nature of the preparations of their preparation.
This knowledge is very important for the kids to know that which ever form the medicine comes, they still need to apply same caution in handling it.
Liquids——— the active part of the medicine is combined with a liquid to make it easier
to take or absorbed. Liquid medicines are also called syrup, mixture or solution.
Tablets: These are medicines that come in round or oval solid shapes.
Capsules: these are medicines that come in form of plastic shell. The medicines dissolves inside the stomach when swallowed.
Drops——- they are mostly used for eyes, ear and nose.
Inhalers——— They are inhaled through the nose
Injections————- these are medicine that get into our body through the skin with the
use of needles called syringes.
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 are the types of medicine?
Types of medicine
Liquids in watery form that we drink
Tablets in round shapes that we swallow or chew Drops are put in the ears, eyes or nose
Ointment are rubbed in the skin Inhalers are sniffed through the nose
Injections are given with syringes through the skin
Conclusion :
The class teacher makes sure that the pupils copy the short note and he or she marks