Issues and Challenges in Physical and Health Education – Drugs Use and Their consequences (Primary 5)

Last Updated on July 15, 2020 by Alabi M. S.

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

THIRD TERM 

WEEK 9 

PRIMARY 5

THEME – PATHOGEN DISEASES 

PREVIOUS LESSON – COMMUNICABLE AND NON – COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 

TOPIC – DRUG EDUCATION 

LEARNING AREA

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to:

1. State the meaning of drugs use?

2. Mention 5 consequences of drugs use.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Charts showing various drugs.

Posters showing different alcohol and tobacco.

Samples of herbal medicine.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book –

All Relevant Material

Online Information

 

Relevant links:

Third Term Scheme of Work and Plan Lesson Note for Physical and Health Education Primary 4 Primary 5 and Primary 6 Links

Scheme of Work First Term Physical and Health Education Basic 5 

Scheme of Work Second Term Physical and Health Education Basic 5 

Scheme of Work Third Term Physical and Health Education Basic 5

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

LESSON ONE – INTRODUCTION (DRUG USE) 

A drug is any substance that can change the activities of the body. Some of these substances can make us sleepy, excited, awake or take away pains.

There are drug that capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior. Among these drugs are alcohol and tobacco which are used excessively.

Drug use can be normally use or abuse.

 

CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG USE – ABUSE 

1. Increase in crime rate

2. Bad behavior

3. Truancy

4. Violence

5. Robbery

6. Murder

7. Underdeveloped society

8. Insecurity of lives and prosperities

LESSON TWO – REVISION AND WEEK 9 ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

As stated in performance objectives or lesson evaluation. 

 

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Guides pupils to discuss the proper use drugs;

Pupil’s Activities – Participate in discussing the proper use of drugs.

3. Leads them identity the consequences of drugs use (abuse) in their society;

Pupil’s Activities – Identifying the consequences of drugs use (abuse) in their society.

4. Questions and answers;

Pupil’s Activities – Listen, ask and answer questions.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

• Next Lesson – Ways of Taking Drugs (Primary 5)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. What is drugs use?

2. Mention 5 consequences of drugs use.