Physical Fitness and Population (Primary 5)

SOCIAL STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

THIRD TERM 

WEEK 5

PRIMARY 5 

THEME: PERSONAL HYGIENE AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

PREVIOUS LESSON – PERSONAL HYGIENE AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT (Primary 5)

TOPIC – PHYSICAL FITNESS AND POPULATION 

1. Meaning of Physical Fitness

2. Meaning of Population

3. Characteristics of Household Population and Its Effects on Personal Hygienic

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. explain the meaning of physical fitness and population.

2. state characteristics of household population and its effects on personal hygienic.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

charts showing things we do to keep physical fit

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 – Basic Social Studies for Primary Schools 5 – E. E. Ezewu, J. A. Olawepo, C. C. Anadi, J. A. Adeyanju. 
4. All Relevant Material
5. Online Information

Relevant link – Third Term Scheme of Work and Plan Lesson Note for Social Studies Primary 4 Primary 5 and Primary 6 Links

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

LESSON ONE – INTRODUCTION 

MEANING OF PHYSICAL FITNESS 

Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being of the body. That is, things we do to keep our body physically fit.

These things are –

1. Eating nourishing foods

2. Doing regular exercise

3. Getting enough rest and sleep

4. Maintaining personal hygiene

5. Avoid unnecessary accidents

6. Careful at all times

7. Remember – safety first

MEANING OF POPULATION 

Population is the total number of people living in a particular place.

CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON PERSONAL HYGIENIC 

Most times, the size of the family and the level of education of members of the family can determine the level of personal hygiene of such a family or household.

People in large families, with little or no education, often tend to have or adopt bad health attitudes.

Such families often live in small rooms that are not well ventilated, and often fail to keep their environments clean and tidy.

Also, people in large families with little income find it difficult to maintain good personal hygiene. Most times, such families find it difficult to feed well or eat a balanced diet, in order to keep fit and stay healthy. This is because such families cannot afford to buy such food items.

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. Discusses the meaning of physical fitness;

Pupil’s Activities – Explain the meaning of physical fitness.

3. Guides and discusses with the pupils – things we do to keep physical fit;

Pupil’s Activities – State things we do to keep physical fit.

4. Discusses the meaning of population;

Pupil’s Activities – Explain the meaning of population.

CONCLUSION

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

• Assignment – Find out the characteristics of household population and its effects on personal hygienic.

• Next Lesson – Drug Abuse, Sources of Drug and Factors that Contribute to Drug Abuse (Primary 5)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of physical fitness and population.

2. state characteristics of household population and its effects on personal hygienic.