Heathy Home and Environment – Types of Home Cleaning | Reasons, Guidelines, Processes and Applications for Cleaning Home and Its Surroundings Primary 6/Basic 6 Term 2 Week 5 Home Economics

HOME ECONOMICS

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES

SECOND TERM

WEEK 5

PRIMARY 6

THEME – HEALTHY HOME ENVIRONMENT 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Healthy Home and Environment – Ways of Cleaning Our Home and Environment | Materials Used for Cleaning Our Home and Environment Primary 6/Basic 6 Term 2 Week 4 Home Economics

TOPIC – HEALTHY HOME AND ENVIRONMENT 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Guidelines for Cleaning Our Home and Environment

3. Processes for Cleaning the Home and Surroundings

4. Time to Clean Our Home and Its Surroundings

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

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

1. state guidelines for cleaning the home and its surroundings.

2. describe processes for cleaning the home and surroundings.

3. clean their rooms and classrooms.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can state materials used for cleaning our home and its surroundings.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of tools and agents of cleaning different parts of a room, e.g. broom, water, buckets, mop, brushes, detergent, towels, dustbin, etc.

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  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Home is a place where people or animals lives.

Our home and its environment are very important to our healthy life style.

Healthy environment is a healthy home.

Healthy home and environment are surroundings that are safe for people to live.

DIFFERENT ROOMS FOUND IN HOME

There are many rooms in a home which serves different purpose.

1. Sitting room

Materials for cleaning – Broom or vacuum cleaner and mop.

2. Bedroom

Materials for cleaning – Broom or vacuum cleaner and mop.

3. Dining room

Materials for cleaning – Broom or vacuum cleaner and mop.

4. Kitchen

Materials for cleaning – Hard and soft sponge, detergents, broom or vacuum cleaner and mop.

5. Food store

Materials for cleaning – Broom or vacuum cleaner and mop.

6. Bathroom

Materials for cleaning – Broom or vacuum cleaner and mop.

7. Toilet

Materials for cleaning – Hard and soft brush and broom or vacuum cleaner and mop.

REASONS FOR CLEANING THE HOME, CLASSROOM AND ENVIRONMENT

1. To prevent the spreading germs and diseases.

2. To prevent pests and Insects.

3. To maintain healthy home, classroom and environment.

4. To be attractive.

5. To be organized.

6. To maintain free

GUIDELINES FOR CLEANING THE HOME AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Each part of the home should be clean regularly or on a daily basis while its surroundings should be on daily, weekly or monthly depending on the area.

LESSON 2 – PROCESSES FOR CLEANING THE HOME

OUR HOME

1. Clear the cobweb.

2. Make your bed.

3. Wipe the chair and tables.

4. Sweep or vacuum clean the rooms.

5. Wipe your bedside table every morning.

6. Organize the rooms, the sitting room, the kitchen and the cupboard.

7. Mop the floor with disinfectant.

8. Organize the chairs and tables.

9. Clean the kitchen utensils.

10. Wipe mirrors and glass.

11. Defect each room.

OUR SURROUNDING/ENVIRONMENT

1. Clear the wall and roof cobweb.

2. Wet the floor it it is a dusty floor.

3. Sweep or vacuum clean the rooms.

4. Trim or hoe and rake the grass area.

5. Trim and water the flower.

6. Cut the tress branches if there is any.

7. Clear the gutter.

APPLICATION OF PROCESSES

Uses the classroom, cupboard and school toilets to guide pupils in groups or pairs to practice and demonstrate simple cleaning.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps – he/she,

1. Revises the previous lesson based on the pupil’s related knowledge or experience.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in lesson review.

2. Displays chart showing different rooms found in the home.

3. Lets pupils identify and discuss briefly.

Pupil’s Activities – Identify and discuss briefly.

4. Asks pupils to state materials used for different rooms found in the home.

Pupil’s Activities – Identify and state different rooms found in the home.

5. Uses the chart and pupils responses to lead a discussions on reasons, cleaning tools and agents, guidelines and processes for cleaning the home, classroom and surroundings.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the class discussion.

6. Demonstrates the cleaning processes.

Pupil’s Activities – Bring cleaning materials and practice cleaning of room/classroom and environment.

7. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in lesson summary and write as instructed.

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 

Ask pupils to:

1. mention 6 reasons for cleaning the home and surroundings.

2. list five 5 for cleaning the home.

3. state 3 guidelines for cleaning a room.

4. practice and demonstrate how clean the classroom and toilet.