Care for the Legs Nursery 2 (Age 4) Term 1 Week 6 Health Habits

HEALTH HABITS

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 6

NURSERY 2 (AGE 4) 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC – THE LEGS 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Identify Legs as Part of the Body

3. How to Cares for the Legs

4. Revision and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. identify the legs as part of the legs.

2. state how to care for the legs.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can identify the legs.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with flashcard.

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

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

INTRODUCTION 

The legs are the part of body that are used for walking, running, ridding, skipping, hopping and jumping. The legs are the two lower limbs of the body.

The legs are made up – upper leg, knee, lower leg, ankle and foot.

CARE FOR THE LEGS  

The following are ways we can care for our legs –

1. Wash them with clean water and apply cream.

2. Cut the toe nails short.

3. Do not kick sharp objects like stones with your legs.

4. Do not jump from heights.

5. Wear protective gear when riding a bicycle.

6. Do not step on sharp objects like nails, broken bottles, 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 what he/she taught or what the pupils have learned.

2. Teacher displays chart showing the body and the pupils to identify the head, hands and the legs.

3. Teacher uses the pupils responses to explain how to care for the legs.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils demonstrate how to care for the legs.

4. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the summary.

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

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks the pupils to, 

1. identify the legs.

2. mention 2 uses of legs.

3. state 2 ways we can care for our legs.