Dangers of Wrong Use of Pesticides

Subject:  English Studies 

Class: Basic 2 / Primary 2 / Year 2

Term: Second Term / 2nd Term

Week: Week 2 & 3

Topic:

WEEK 2 & 3

TOPICS

I. Vocabulary building reading Oral and written comprehension

II. Oral and written comprehension

iii. Grammar selected sentences from various sources based on health or other issues.

iv. Teaching of the new words and

V. Structure Informational texts on dangers of wrong use of pesticides.

Writing – Writing on the flip charts. .

Previous Knowledge: The pupils have previous knowledge of

Revision of Pry 2 First Term English

that was taught in their previous lesson.

Behavioural  Objectives : At the end of the lesson, learners will be able to

• Spell some health related words
• Understand the meaning of some simple medical or health related words
• Say the dangers of having pests living with us

Instructional Materials 

• Wall charts
• Pictures
• Online Resource
• Textbooks
• Laptop
• Jolly Phonics Materials
• Sound system
• Bluetooth speaker

Methods of Teaching 

• Role modelling
• Questions and Answers
• Explanation
• Discussion
• Recitation
• Imitation
• Story Telling
• Dramatization

Content: 

WEEK 2 & 3

TOPICS

Dangers of Wrong Use of Pesticides 

• Please always stay outside when the room is sprayed with insecticide
• We must not put the insecticides in our mouth
• Do not spray pesticides on stored food items

I. Vocabulary building reading Oral and written comprehension on words related to health 

• Malaria
• Typhoid
• medical
• professional
• emergency
• Pest
• Cholera
• Symptoms
• Treatment
• Test
• Syringe
• Tablet
• Capsules
• diagnosis

II. Oral and written comprehension

Begbugs are very dangerous and stinking insects that once they have infested someone’s house they they are always difficult to fumigate or get rid of. They are commonly found in dirty, old or stinking mattress or cushion chair.

Answer the following questions with either true or false 

1. Bedbugs are parrots.
2. Bedbugs are insects
3. Bedbugs are very dangerous
4. Bedbugs are stinking insects
5. Bedbugs are easy to fumigate or control

iii. Grammar selected sentences from various sources based on health or other issues.

When ever we are feeling very sick, it is better that we see the doctor in the clinic rather than coming to schools. Parents are in the habits of sending their sick wards or kids to school with the flimsy excuses like there is nobody at home that the sick pupil or child can stay with.

Pupils should be bold enough to tell their guardians or parents to take them to clinic to see a doctor when ever they are not feeling fine

Questions

1. When ever we are sick, it is better to see the ____(cinema, doctor)
2. We can visit the doctor in the _____(market, hospital)
3. When any child is sick, parents are expected to take the child to  ___( school, clinic)
4. Pupils can also be tell their parents or guidance to take them to clinic when they are sick (True, False)

V. Structure

Informational texts on dangers of wrong use of pesticides.

Pesticides are chemicals that kill pests. Pests are unwanted smaller rodents, insects or birds that disturb us and make our lives rough. Pests are nuisance. They create problems by biting us, sucking our blood or eating up our food supplies. When pests are very many in our surrounding, they spread diseases and germs

Questions

1. What are pests?
2. What are pesticides?
3. Can pests be insects?
4. Can small animals like mice be called pests?
5. Are pests nuisance?
6. Can pests spread diseases?

Presentation : 

The topic is presented step by step

Step 1: The class teacher revises the old topic

Step 2: The class teacher introduces the new topic

Step 3: The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own contributions and gives room for pupils” participation

Class Teacher and Pupils Activities. Interaction or Participation 

This involves class teacher and pupils’ interaction, conversation, imitation or modeling through discussion, play method or just by recitation or asking and answering questions that are related to the topic that has just been taught

• Say the word carefully and let the pupils repeat them after you slowly, carefully and gently
• The class teacher makes the pupils to write out examples of pests that they know

Evaluation

Write a composition on A Mosquito 

A mosquito is a very small ____

They are commonly found _____

They feed on _____

Some mosquitoes sing into our ___

Mosquito bites may cause a sickness that is know as ____

We can kill mosquitoes by spraying _____ on them

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