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
- Bedbugs are parrots.
- Bedbugs are insects
- Bedbugs are very dangerous
- Bedbugs are stinking insects
- 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
- When ever we are sick, it is better to see the ____(cinema, doctor)
- We can visit the doctor in the _____(market, hospital)
- When any child is sick, parents are expected to take the child to ___( school, clinic)
- 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
- What are pests?
- What are pesticides?
- Can pests be insects?
- Can small animals like mice be called pests?
- Are pests nuisance?
- 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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