Effects of Taking Substances (Primary 1)

SOCIAL STUDIES 

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUE

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 6

WEEK 7

PRIMARY 1

THEME –  DRUG EDUCATION 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – REASONS FOR TAKING SUBSTANCES 

TOPIC – EFFECTS OF TAKING SUBSTANCES 

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 the effect of taking substances into the body.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Vomiting

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Charts
2. Pictures posters showing the effects of substances on the body.

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  

ACTIVITIES – IDENTIFY THE EFFECTS OF TAKING SUBSTANCES 

WEEK 6

1. Overweight
2. Bedwetting
3. Stomach pain
4. Vomiting
5. Stooling
6. Sleeplessness

WEEK 7

1. Dullness
2. Dizziness
3. Fainting
4. Restlessness
5. Death

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. Uses stories to highlight effects of taking substances into the body.
3. Pupil’s Activities – Listen to the teacher’s stories and make comments.
4. Asks pupils to narrate their experience of taking substances into the body.
5. Pupil’s Activities – Narrate their own experiences of taking substances into the body.

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 – Meaning, Causes and Symptoms of Overdose (Week 8)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to mention 4 effects of taking substances into the body.