My bones, muscles and joints
Subject : PHYSICAL AND HEALTH DEVELOPMENT LESSONS
Topic : My bones, muscles and joints
Class : Nursery 1
Term : First Term
Week : Week 1
Instructional Materials :
- Wall charts
- Pictures
- Videos
Reference Materials
- Scheme of Work
- Online Information
- Textbooks
- Workbooks
- 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
Previous Knowledge :
The pupils have previous knowledge of
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- say the functions of bones
- say the functions of muscles
- say the functions of joints
Content :
MY BONES, MUSCLES AND JOINTS
This topic will help the kids to understand the internal mechanism of their body and how the bones, muscles and joints work together in their body to achieve movement, balance and support.
They will learn that the bones are hard, the muscles are soft and the joints are places where two bones meet.
ABOUT MY BODY
Tell me about your body
My body is made up of bones, muscles and
They all work together for me to move about.
My head My shoulder My knees My toes
They all belong to Jesus
The muscles are the fleshy parts of the body . The muscles enables us to feel and work
The skeleton is the bony framework of the body . The bones give the body its shape . The bones support the delicate organs of the body .
A place where two or more bones meet is called a joint . Joints enable movement . We are able to move because of the joints in our bodies
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 do we use our muscles for ?
- What do we use our joints for ?
- What is skeleton ?
Conclusion :
The class teacher wraps up or conclude the lesson by giving out short note to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.
The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.
He or she does the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.
