Keeping The Neighbourhood Safe and Clean – Meaning of Safety and Cleanliness | Safety Precautions | Ways of Keeping the Neighbourhood Safe and Clean Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 2 Week 3 Security Education

SECURITY EDUCATION

NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION (NVE) 

SECOND TERM  

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 4

THEME – ELEMENTS OF SECURITY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Neighbourhood Crimes – Meaning and Examples of Crimes in the Neighbourhood | How to Prevent Crimes in the Neighbourhood Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Term 2 Week 2 Security Education

TOPIC – NEIGHBOURHOOD CRIME 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning of Safety and Cleanliness

3. Safety Precautions

4. Keeping the Neighbourhood Safe and Clean

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

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

1. explain the meaning of safety and cleanliness.

2. state the safety precautions.

3. mention ways of keeping the neighbourhood safe and clean.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can state some of the ways of keeping the neighbourhood safe and clean.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing some of the ways keeping the neighbourhood safe and clean.

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 

Neighbourhood is a community with a town where people live.

A clean Community is a safe community.

It is the duties and responsibilities of both of the children, young and old to ensure that their community is clean and safe.

MEANING OF SAFETY

Safety means keeping yourself and others free from harm or danger.

That’s, being careful not to fall, bump or run into things.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 

Safety precaution is the actions taken to ensure that we are protected from possible danger or injury.

Some of the safety precautions are,

1. Wearing sunglass

2. Wearing hand gloves

3. Wearing safety boots

4. Wear hamlet

5. Fasten seat belt

6. Follow safety symbols or signs

7. Be tidy

8. Inspect all tools or equipments before use

9. Always clean your mess

10. Always use the right tools and equipments

11. Always your personal protective equipment (PPE), such as nose mask etc.

12. Don’t work in the dark.

LESSON 2 – MEANING OF CLEANLINESS 

Cleanliness is the act of being clean without dirt, dust, stains and bad smells.

It is essential for everyone to learn about cleanliness and stay clean.

WAYS MAINTAIN GENERAL BODY CLEANLINESS 

1. Always taking regular bath with soap and sponge.

2. Brush your teeth twice a day. Before meal in the morning and after meal at night.

3. Cutting your nails from time to time.

4. Washing your hand before and after meals.

5. Always wash your hands with soap immediately after toilet.

6. Wash your clothes.

7. Maintain a clean and good hair style.

8. Always use clean water taking your bath, washing your hands and cloth.

LESSON 3 – WAYS OF KEEPING OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFE AND CLEAN

Practice what preach and,

1. Plant flowers and trees.

2. Keeping your home and its surroundings clean.

3. Pick up the litter and trash all around the ground.

4. Maintain clean drainage system.

5. Avoid washing car in the driveway.

6. Call the security and law enforcement incase of insecurity.

7. Report any unusual activities to the security and policeman.

8. Avoid strangers.

9. Don’t talk or ask strangers for help.

10. Ask questions.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps: the teacher,

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

2. Takes pupils for a walk with the school compound.

3. Asks pupils to identify the safe place to play.

4. Lets pupils state the reasons for their choice.

Pupil’s Activities – identify the safe place to play within the school compound with reasons.

5. Listen to the pupils and use their responses to introduce the meaning of safety.

Pupil’s Activities – Pay attention to the lesson introduction to understand the concept of safety.

6. Guides pupils to identify and state the safety precautions.

Pupil’s Activities – Mention some of the safety precautions.

7. Displays chart showing clean and dirty environment.

8. Lets pupils identify and state part of the school environment that’s clean and dirty.

Pupil’s Activities – Differentiate between clean and dirty environment.

9. Leads a discussion on how to keep the neighbourhood clean and safe.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in class discussion on

10. Summarizes each lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the 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.

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Meaning and Types of Danger | How to Prevent Danger Term 2 Week 4 Security Education

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of safety and cleanliness.

2. state 4 safety precautions.

3. mention 4 ways of keeping the neighbourhood safe and clean.