HEALTH HABITS

SECOND TERM WEEK 1

NURSERY 1 (AGE 3) 

THEME – PERSONAL HYGIENE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC – PERSONAL HYGIENE 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Meaning of Personal Hygiene

2. Importance of Personal Hygiene

3. What Happened to Us if We don’t take care of Our Body?

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

BEHAVIOUR OBJECTIVES

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

1. explain the meaning of personal hygiene.

2. understand the importance of personal hygiene.

3. understand the consequences of not taking care of Our Body?

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR 

The children take their bath and brush their teeth everyday.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

The teacher will the lesson with the aid of sample/chart showing things used for personal hygiene.

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

1. Recommended textbook

2. National Curriculum

3. All relevant materials

CONTENT OFo8 THE LESSON

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS 

WHAT IS PERSONAL HYGIENE?

Personal hygiene is about keeping your body clean.

For example,

1. Wash your body regularly.

2. Brush your teeth twice a day, before eating in the morning and after eating at night.

3. Cut your nails.

4. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve when you cough or sneeze.

5. Clean things you touch if you’re sick, and throw away tissues and other items that may have germs.

6. Use protection like gloves when you might be at risk of catching an infection.

7. Wash your hands before eating and after eating.

8. What your hands after toileting.

WHY KEEPING OUR BODY CLEAN IS IMPORTANT? 

Good personal hygiene is vital because,

1. It helps stop you from getting sick.

2. It helps stop you from spreading germs and infectious diseases.

3. It helps you stay healthy.

4. It makes you feel good and confident.

5. It keeps you fresh and smell nice.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT TAKING CARE OF OUR BODY

The dangers of not taking care of our body are as follows:

1. Skin rashes

2. Skin itching

3. Feeling uncomfortable

4. Feeling restlessness

5. Burnout

6. Low energy

7. Problem concentrating

LESSON PRESENTATION

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

1. Teacher displays sample or chart showing things used for personal hygiene.

2. Teacher points to each item one after the other for the children to identify and describe their uses.

Children’s Activities – The children identify, describe and demonstrate the uses of the water, soap, sponge, etc.

3. Teacher uses the sample/chart displayed to introduce lesson, explain the meaning of personal hygiene and leads class discussion on the uses of water, soap, sponge, etc.

Children’s Activities – The children pay attention to the lesson introduction, listen to the teacher’s explanation and participate actively in the class discussion on the uses of water, soap, sponge, etc.

4. Teacher explains the importance of personal hygiene using chart showing heathy and happy children.

Children’s Activities – The children understand and appreciate the importance of personal hygiene.

5. Teacher explains the dangers of not take care of our body.

Children’s Activities – The children understand the dangers of not take care of our body.

6. 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. personal hygiene means keeping our body, clothes and surroundings _____.

2. personal hygiene means personal hygiene. Yes/No

3. personal hygiene helps us to stay healthy. Yes/No

4. we used water, sponge and sponge for personal hygiene.

5. we must keep our classroom clean. Yes/No