Heathy Living – Parts of the Body | How to Maintain Body Hygiene Primary 3 (Basic 3) – Home Economics

HOME ECONOMICS 

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES 

FIRST TERM

WEEK 2 

PRIMARY 3 

THEME – HEALTHY LIVING – GROOMING AND CARE OF THE BODY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Home Economics Plan Lesson Notes Primary 2 (Basic 2)

TOPIC – PARTS OF THE BODY 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Parts of the Body

3. Maintaining Body Hygiene

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

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

1. identify different parts of the body.

2. explain ways of maintaining body hygiene.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can identify different parts of the Body.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of a labeled diagram of 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  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

PARTS OF THE BODY 

1. Head

2. Hair

3. Eyes

4. Nose

5. Face

6. Hands

7. Fingers, etc.

HOW TO MAINTAIN BODY HYGIENE 

Body hygiene is the complete cleanliness of the body. That’s, free from dirt and any other body infections.

Good body hygiene habits are –

1. Take a bath regularly.

2. Use clean towel after bath.

3. Wash your clothes and towel regularly.

LESSON 2 – CONTINUATION

4. Wash your after toilet.

5. Wear clean clothes.

6. Take a bath after work or play.

7. Eat good food.

8. Always take good fruits.

9. Drink enough water.

10. Exercise your body.

11. Trim your finger nails and toenails from time to time.

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. Displays charts of parts of the body labeled.

Pupil’s Activities – Touch different parts of their own body.

3. Leads pupils to discuss how to maintain body hygiene.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate in the class discussion.

4. Summary of the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teachers 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

Reasons for Daily Care of the Body – Materials Used for the Care of the Body Primary 3 (BASIC 3) – Home Economics

LESSON EVALUATION 

Aks pupils to:

1. identify parts of the body.

2. state how to maintain body hygiene.