Articles (Materials) for Cleaning Rooms and Cleaning Agents (Primary 3)

HOME ECONOMICS 

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES 

FIRST TERM  

WEEK 8

PRIMARY 3 

THEME – HOUSE CARE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – House Care – Daily Need for Daily Cleaning and Steps of Cleaning Rooms. (Primary 3)

TOPIC – CARE OF ROOMS IN THE HOUSE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Materials for Home Cleaning

3. Cleaning Agents

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. identify materials for cleaning.

2. state the uses each material.

3. identify and state home made cleaning agents.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Cleaning Materials – Brooms, brush, etc.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Chart showing different parts of rooms in the house and room’s cleaning materials

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

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s Activities – Displays samples or chart showing different materials used for house care for the pupils to identify and state the uses of each material.

Pupil’s Activities – Identify and state the uses of different articles for house cleaning.

Teacher’s remark – Listen to the pupils and give a cheer for quick respond to questions and class participation. Note their points on the board.

 

ARTICLES FOR CLEANING ROOMS 

1. Grind egg shells

2. Grind snail shells

3. Salt

4. Sand

5. Vim (scouring powder)

6. Detergent

7. Bar soap

8. Wood ash

9. Candle wax

10 Kerosene

11. Air freshener (optional)

12. Duster

13. Broom

14. Brushes

15. Long brushes and brooms

16. Native chalk

17. Empty bottles

CLEANING AGENTS

1. Home made Vim

2. Salt

3. Fine sand

4. Ash

5. Grinded sail shell or eggshell, etc.

 

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. Lists materials for cleaning: broom (long and short broom), brushes, mop, cloth/dusters.

Pupil’s Activities – Bring raw materials for making cleaning agents.

3. Discusses steps for cleaning rooms.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate in the class discussion.

4. Demonstrates the steps for cleaning a room.

Pupil’s Activities – Clean their class rooms.

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 – Steps in Cleaning Sitting Rooms and Produce Home Cleaning Agents (Primary 3)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. mention 10 materials for cleaning rooms.

2. state 5 cleaning agents.