SOCIAL HABITS

SECOND TERM WEEK 2

NURSERY 1 (AGE 3)

THEME – GOOD AND BAD HABITS 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Simple Greetings in the Morning, Afternoon and Night Nursery 1 (Age 3) Term 2 Week 1 Social Habits

 

TOPIC – GOOD AND BAD HABITS 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Meaning of Good and Bad Habits

2. Examples of Good and Bad Habits

3. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

 

BEHAVIOUR OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the children should to –

1. understand the meaning and examples of good and bad habits.

2. appreciate the importance of good healths.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR 

The children understand that it is good to brush their teeth regularly.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

The teacher will the lesson with the aid of chart showing examples of good and bad healths.

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

1. Recommended textbook

2. National Curriculum

3. All relevant materials

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

MEANING AND EXAMPLES OF GOOD HABITS

WHAT IS GOOD HABITS? 

Good health habits are behaviors that are acceptable behaviours for personal health or healthy living. These behaviours are very important for the development of your physical or mental health.

 

WHAT ARE THE EXAMPLES OF GOOD HABITS? 

1. Brush your teeth.

2. Taking your bath daily.

3. Eating good food.

4. Eating balanced diet.

5. Drinking good and clean water.

6. Exercise regularly. Hint – Cultivate the habit of regular exercise with the pupils for 5 – 10 minutes. 

7. Take good rest.

8. Sleep well.

9. Wash your hand before and after eating.

10. Wash your hands after toilet.

11. Stay safe

12. Play safe

 

MEANING AND EXAMPLES OF BAD HABITS 

WHAT IS A BAD HABITS? 

Bad health habits are bad behaviour that affects our personal health.

 

WHAT ARE THE EXAMPLES OF BAD HABITS? 

1. Not brushing the teeth.

2. Not taken bath daily.

3. Not eating good and balanced diet.

4. Not eating in time.

5. Not washing hands before and after eating.

6. Not taken good and clean water.

7. Long and dirty nails.

8. Bushy hair.

9. Rough play.

10. Not sleep well,

11. Head banging and head rolling

12. Teeth grinding

13. Eating nail

14. Nose picking

15. Sucking finger or thumb., etc.

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

To deliver this lesson, the teacher reviews the previous lesson and adopts the following steps:

1. Teacher display chary showing a child with good and bad habits such as washing his/her teeth, eating good food, drinking good and clean water, eating finger, sucking thumb, etc.

2. Teacher points to the chart and lets the children identify and describe the activities of the child.

3. Teacher uses the chart and the children relevant responses to introduce the lesson and explain the meaning of good and bad habits given appropriate examples.

4. Teacher summarizes the lesson by asking the children questions based on the lesson taught and gives the children work to do at home.

Children’s Activities – The children participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding to the questions and do their homework at home.

 

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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LESSON EVALUATION/HOMEWORK 

Teacher asks children the following questions,

1. ______ are acceptable ways for healthy living.

A. Good health habits

B. Bad health habits

 

2. Good health habits are acceptable ways for ______.

A. healthy living

B. Personal living

 

3. Eating good and balanced diet are good health habits.

A. Yes

B. No

 

4. Play safe is not one of the good health habits.

A. Yes

B. No

 

5. It is important that you wash your hand after toileting.

A. Yes

B. No

 

6. ______ are bad behaviour that affects our personal health.

A. Bad health habits

B. Good health habits

7. Bad health habits are bad behaviour that affects our ______.

A. Personal health

B. Personal living

 

8. Eating good and balanced diet are bad health habits.

A. Yes

B. No

9. Play safe is one of the good health habits.

A. Yes

B. No

10. It is important that you wash your hand after toileting.

A. Yes

B. No

 

11. When should we brush our teeth?

12. When should we take our bath?

13. What kinds of water should we drink?

14. Show us how to brush your teeth.

15. What is good health habits?