Prevention of Common Illnesses in the Community Primary 3 (Basic 3)

SOCIAL STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

SECOND TERM

WEEK 10

PRIMARY 3

THEME – SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Causes of Common Illnesses like Dysentery or Diarrhoea (Primary 3)

TOPIC – COMMON ILLNESS 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Prevention of Common Illnesses in the Community

3. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

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 –

mention ways of preventing common illnesses.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can identify common illness.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Pictures of clean environment.

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

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

WRITING INSTRUCTION 

Copy as I write or draw as I write. This instruction should be given when you need the pupils to write or draw.

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Uses guided questions to generate more ways of preventing common Illnesses and note the points on the board.

Copy as I write on the board.

PREVENTION OF COMMON ILLNESSES 

1. Cleaning of one’s environment.

2. Eating balanced diet.

3. Regular medical checkup.

4. Avoid taken drugs with doctor’s prescription.

LESSON 2 – PREVENTION OF COMMON ILLNESSES (CONTINUATION) 

5. Uses drugs as prescribed.

6. Wash your hands before eating.

7. Wash fruits before eating.

9. Eat well cooked food.

10. Dispose waste properly.

 

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. Leads pupils to find out how common illnesses can be prevented in the community.

3. Uses guided questions to generate more ways of preventing common illnesses.

Pupil’s Activities – Find out ways of preventing common illnesses from the community and report to the class.

4. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.

 

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

Second Term Examination Social Studies Basic 3

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

mention three ways of preventing common illnesses.