Personal and Family Resources Home Economics Primary 5 Third Term Lesson Notes

Home Economics Lesson Plan: Week 2

Subject: Home Economics
Class: Primary 5
Term: Third Term
Week: 2
Topic: Meaning and Uses of Personal and Family Resources
Sub-topic: Listing, Uses, and Importance of Personal and Family Resources
Duration: 40 minutes

Behavioural Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. List personal and family resources.
2. State the uses of personal and family resources.
3. Discuss the importance of personal and family resources.

Key Words

• Resources
• Personal
• Family
• Uses
• Importance

Entry Behaviour

Pupils have basic knowledge of family activities and items used at home.

Learning Resources and Materials

• Pictures of different resources (money, tools, books, etc.)
• Flashcards
• Charts showing uses of resources

Building Background/Connection to Prior Knowledge

Ask pupils about tasks they do at home and what they use to do these tasks.

Embedded Core Skills

• Critical thinking
• Communication
• Collaboration

Reference Books

• Lagos State Scheme of Work for Primary 5 Home Economics

Instructional Materials

• Pictures
• Flashcards
• Charts

Content and Presentation

List of Personal and Family Resources:

1. Time ⏰
2. Money 💵
3. Skills and Talents 🎨
4. Energy 💪
5. Knowledge 📚
6. Tools and Equipment 🔧
7. Family Members 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Use of Personal and Family Resources:

1. Time ⏰
   • Example: Using time to study, play, or do chores.
2. Money 💵
   • Example: Buying food, clothes, and paying for school fees.
3. Skills and Talents 🎨
   • Example: Drawing, cooking, and playing sports.
4. Energy 💪
   • Example: Cleaning the house or playing outside.
5. Knowledge 📚
   • Example: Learning new things and doing homework.
6. Tools and Equipment 🔧
   • Example: Using a stove to cook or a computer to study.
7. Family Members 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
   • Example: Parents working to earn money, siblings helping with chores.

Importance of Personal and Family Resources:

1. Helps Meet Needs 🏠
   • These resources help us get food, shelter, and clothes.
2. Supports Education 📖
   • Helps us learn and grow smart.
3. Improves Skills 🎓
   • Using resources like books and time to get better at things.
4. Makes Life Comfortable 😊
   • Using money to buy things we need and like.
5. Builds Strong Relationships ❤️
   • Family members helping each other makes us feel loved and cared for.

Using our personal and family resources wisely helps us live a happy and healthy life! 🌈

Evaluation on the topic of Personal and Family Resources:

1. ___ is the amount of hours in a day we can use to do different things.
   • a) Money
   • b) Time
   • c) Energy
   • d) Skills
2. We use ___ to buy food and clothes.
   • a) Knowledge
   • b) Tools
   • c) Money
   • d) Energy
3. ___ are special abilities we can use to help our family.
   • a) Skills and Talents
   • b) Tools
   • c) Time
   • d) Knowledge
4. Our ___ helps us clean the house and play games.
   • a) Energy
   • b) Tools
   • c) Money
   • d) Knowledge
5. Reading books increases our ___.
   • a) Energy
   • b) Money
   • c) Knowledge
   • d) Time
6. ___ can be used to cook food and fix things.
   • a) Skills
   • b) Tools and Equipment
   • c) Knowledge
   • d) Time
7. ___ help us by working, cooking, and cleaning.
   • a) Time
   • b) Family Members
   • c) Tools
   • d) Money
8. ___ is important for doing homework and learning.
   • a) Money
   • b) Time
   • c) Energy
   • d) Knowledge
9. Using our resources wisely makes our life more ___.
   • a) Comfortable
   • b) Expensive
   • c) Difficult
   • d) Boring
10. Family members working together can make us feel ___.
    • a) Lonely
    • b) Angry
    • c) Loved
    • d) Bored
11. ___ helps us buy things we need and want.
    • a) Skills
    • b) Money
    • c) Knowledge
    • d) Energy
12. Playing sports uses our ___.
    • a) Money
    • b) Knowledge
    • c) Energy
    • d) Tools
13. Using a stove to cook is an example of using ___.
    • a) Tools and Equipment
    • b) Time
    • c) Knowledge
    • d) Energy
14. Learning new things in school increases our ___.
    • a) Skills
    • b) Tools
    • c) Knowledge
    • d) Money
15. Doing chores at home helps us practice our ___.
    • a) Money
    • b) Time
    • c) Skills and Talents
    • d) Knowledge

These questions will help you understand how personal and family resources are used and why they are important!

Class Activity Discussion on Personal and Family Resources

1. What are personal and family resources?
   • Personal and family resources are things we have or can use to help us live well. They include time, money, skills, energy, knowledge, tools, and family members.
2. Why is time considered a resource?
   • Time is a resource because we can use it to do things like studying, playing, or helping with chores.
3. How do we use money as a resource?
   • We use money to buy food, clothes, and pay for things like school fees and toys.
4. What are skills and talents?
   • Skills and talents are special abilities we have, like drawing, cooking, or playing sports.
5. Why is energy important as a resource?
   • Energy is important because we need it to do activities like cleaning, playing, and working.
6. What is knowledge and how do we use it?
   • Knowledge is what we learn from books, school, and experiences. We use it to solve problems and make good decisions.
7. How do tools and equipment help us?
   • Tools and equipment help us do tasks more easily, like using a stove to cook or a computer to study.
8. How can family members be a resource?
   • Family members help us by working, taking care of us, and doing chores together.
9. What is the main use of personal resources?
   • Personal resources help us take care of ourselves and achieve our goals.
10. What is the main use of family resources?
    • Family resources help the whole family live comfortably and support each other.
11. Why is it important to manage time well?
    • Managing time well helps us get things done on time and have fun too.
12. How can we save money as a resource?
    • We can save money by spending wisely and not buying unnecessary things.
13. Why should we develop our skills and talents?
    • Developing our skills and talents helps us do things better and can make us happy and successful.
14. How does using knowledge help us in school?
    • Using knowledge helps us understand lessons, do our homework well, and get good grades.
15. Why is it important to share tasks among family members?
    • Sharing tasks makes work easier for everyone and helps the family work better together

Step 1: Review of Previous Topic (5 minutes)

• Teacher’s Activities:
  • Ask pupils what they learned in the last lesson.
  • Briefly discuss the previous topic to refresh their memory.
  • Home Economics Primary 5 Third Term Lesson Notes
• Learners’ Activities:
  • Respond to the teacher’s questions about the previous lesson.

Step 2: Introduction of the New Topic (5 minutes)

• Teacher’s Activities:
  • Introduce the new topic: “Meaning and Uses of Personal and Family Resources.”
  • Explain that resources are things we have and use to help us live well.
• Learners’ Activities:
  • Listen and note the new topic.

Step 3: Explanation and Discussion (10 minutes)

• Teacher’s Activities:
  • List personal resources: time, money, skills, energy, knowledge, tools.
  • List family resources: family members, money, time, tools.
  • Discuss the uses of each resource with examples.
  • Explain the importance of using these resources wisely.
• Learners’ Activities:
  • Listen to the explanations.
  • Ask questions if they do not understand.

Step 4: Pupils’ Contributions and Corrections (10 minutes)

• Teacher’s Activities:
  • Ask pupils to share their ideas on how they use resources at home.
  • Correct any misunderstandings and add to their contributions.
• Learners’ Activities:
  • Share their experiences and ideas.
  • Listen to corrections and additional information.

Step 5: Summary and Assessment (5 minutes)

• Teacher’s Activities:
  • Summarize the lesson by highlighting key points.
  • Assess pupils’ understanding through questions.
• Learners’ Activities:
  • Participate in the summary.
  • Answer the assessment questions.

Assessment

Ten Evaluation Questions:

1. What is a resource?
2. Name two personal resources.
3. Name two family resources.
4. How can you use time as a resource?
5. Why is money important as a resource?
6. Give an example of a skill or talent.
7. What do we use energy for at home?
8. How does knowledge help us?
9. Why are tools important?
10. How can family members help each other?

Conclusion

• Teacher’s Activities:
  • Go around the class to check pupils’ work.
  • Provide feedback and correct any mistakes.
• Learners’ Activities:
  • Complete their notes.
  • Ask any remaining questions.

This lesson plan helps pupils understand and appreciate the resources they have and how to use them effectively.