HEALTH HABITS

SECOND TERM WEEK 2

NURSERY 1 (AGE 3) 

THEME – PERSONAL HYGIENE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning and Importance Personal Hygiene | The Consequences of Neglecting Care of the Body Nursery 2 (Age 4) Term 2 Week 1 Health Habits

TOPIC – CARE OF THE SKIN 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Identification and Meaning of Skin

2. How to Care for the Skin

3. Important Functions of the Skin

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

BEHAVIOUR OBJECTIVES

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

1. understand the meaning and functions of the skin.

2. demonstrate how to care for their skin.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR 

The children can identify their skins.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

The teacher will the lesson with the aid of chart showing skin.

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

1. Recommended textbook

2. National Curriculum

3. All relevant materials

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

WHAT’S A SKIN? 

Skin is the outer layer that cover of our body. The skin protects our bodies from germs, injuries, and extremes of hot or cold. Our skin is an important part of our bodies.

FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN 

1. The skin protects our bodies.

2. The skin helps keep our bodies at just the right temperature.

3. The skin allows us to have the sense of touch.

HOW TO CARE FOR THE SKIN 

1. Bath regularly.

2. Stay from the sun and rain.

3. Water a clean cloth.

4. Don’t walk without wearing your shoes.

5. Use cap or umbrella during the sunny day.

6. Use umbrella when rain is falling.

7. Drink more water.

LESSON PRESENTATION

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

1. Teacher displays chart showing the skill.

2. Teacher points to the chart and asks the children to touch their skins.

Children’s Activities – The children touch their skin.

3. Teacher uses the chart to introduce lesson, tell the children about skin, its important and how to care for the skin.

Children’s Activities – The children pay attention to the lesson introduction, listen to the teacher and the importance of the skin.

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.

LESSON EVALUATION/HOMEWORK

Teacher asks the children,

1. Skin is the outer layer that cover of our ____.

2. We can touch and feel our body. Yes/No

3. The skin protects our bodies from cold. Yes/No.