Personal Health and Hygiene II – General Body Cleanliness – Teeth Brushing (Primary 1)

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

THIRD TERM  

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 1

THEME – HEALTH EDUCATION 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Personal Health and Hygiene I – How to Care for the Skin – Bathing and Hand Washing (Primary 1)

TOPIC – HEALTH AND HYGIENE – TEETH BRUSHING 

LEARNING AREA

Teeth Brushing

 

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. mention things used for cleaning the mouth.

2. demonstrate how to brush the teeth.

3. explain why it is necessary for us to brush our teeth.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Toothbrush and toothpaste

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Charts, Posters, Sponge, Water, Scissors/clippers, Chewing stick, Tooth brush and paste, Towels, Pomade, Slippers/shoes, Stocking, Blouses, Skirts and Shorts.

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 Physical and Health Education (Primary 1)

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Leads the pupils to sing, this is the way I brush my teeth,…. Asks them to describe benefits of daily brush.

 

GENERAL BODY CLEANLINESS – TEETH BRUSHING 

General body cleanliness how you keep your body clean and neat always.

Tooth brushing is the act of scrubbing teeth up and down with a toothbrush with toothpaste.

HOW TO CARE FOR THE TEETH 

1. Always brush twice a day.

Every morning before meal and at night after meal.

2. Always use clean water to brush our teeth.

3. You can use toothbrush with toothpaste or chewing stick.

Chewing stick is an alternative for toothbrush with toothpaste.

REASONS FOR BRUSHING OUR TEETH

To prevent mouth odour, tooth decay and toothache.

TEACHER’S/PUPIL’S ACTIVITIES – DEMONSTRATE HOW TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH 

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. Asks pupils to show you their teeth.

Pupil’s Activities – Show the teacher their teeth.

3. Asks pupils, what are the things used for washing our teeth.

Pupil’s Activities – Toothbrush with toothpaste or chewing sticks and clean water to rinse our teeth.

4. Guides the pupils to demonstrate how to use toothbrush with toothpaste.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate and demonstrate how to use toothbrush with toothpaste.

5. Guides the pupils to demonstrate how to brush their teeth.

Pupil’s Activities – Demonstrate how to brush their teeth.

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 – Health and Hygiene III – Care of the Nails and Hair (Primary 1)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. mention things used for cleaning the mouth.

2. demonstrate how to brush the teeth.

3. explain why it is necessary for us to brush our teeth.