Meaning of Balanced Diet | Composition of Balanced Diet Primary 3 (Basic 3) – Agriculture

AGRICULTURE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES

SECOND TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 3

THEME – BASIC CONCEPTS IN AGRICULTURE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning of Water | Names of Foods that give Water | Source of Water | Importance of Water Primary 3 (Basic 3) – Agriculture

TOPIC – BALANCED DIET 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning of balanced diet

3. Ingredients in a Balance Diet

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. state the meaning of balanced diet.

2. name the ingredients in a balanced diet.

ENTRY BEHAVIOURS 

The pupils can identify carbohydrate foods, protein foods, etc.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of charts of components of a balanced diet.

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

WRITING INSTRUCTION 

Copy as I write or draw as I write. This instruction should be given when you need the pupils to write or draw.

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s Activities – List the different food eaten by each pupils in a day and guide the pupils to classifies the food into food types.

Pupil’s Activities – Carbohydrates (bread, rice and yam), proteins (milk, eggs and meat), etc.

Teacher’s Activities – When two (2) or more food types are combined as meal, the meal becomes balanced diet. Give a great cheer for active participation. Note the food types on the board and discuss the meaning of balanced diet.

Copy as I write on the board.

MEANING OF BALANCED DIET 

Balanced diets are the different types of food that provide adequate amounts of the nutrients necessary for good health.

COMPOSITION OF BALANCED DIET 

Balanced diet contained the following –

1. Carbohydrates – rice, yam, maize, bread, etc.

2. Proteins – eggs, meat, fish, plantain, etc.

3. Fats and oils – groundnut, groundnut oil, palm oil, butter, etc.

4. Minerals – fruits and vegetables

5. Vitamins – fruits and vegetables

6. Water

LESSON 2 – REVISION AND LESSON EVALUATION

As stated in performance objectives or lesson evaluation.

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. Lists the different food eaten by each pupils in a day.

3. Classifies the food into food types.

Pupil’s Activities – Closely observe and identify foodstuffs that can make up a balanced diet.

4. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.

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

Importance of Balanced Diet Primary 3 (Basic 3) – Agriculture

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils:

1. What is balanced diet?

2. state 3 components of a balanced diet.

WORKBOOK ASSESSMENT

ATTEMPT ALL THE QUESTIONS

1. ________________ are the different types of food that provide adequate amounts of the nutrients necessary for good health.

A. Balanced diets

B. Carbohydrates

C. Proteins

2. ________________ is needed for good health.

A. Balanced diets

B. Carbohydrates

C. Proteins

3. Rice yam, maize and bread are ________________.

A. proteins

B. fats and oils

C. carbohydrates

4. Groundnut, groundnut oil and palm oil are ________________.

A. proteins

B. fats and oils

C. carbohydrates

4. Eggs, meat, fish, plantain are ________________.

A. proteins

B. fats and oils

C. carbohydrates

5. Carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water fats and oils are ________________.

A. composition of balanced diets

B. composition of bean diets

C. composition of bread diets

6. Fruits and vegetables are ________________.

A. water and vitamins

B. minerals and vitamins

C. carbohydrates and proteins

7. Water melon, orange, tangarine, etc. contains ________________.

A. water

B. carbohydrates

C. proteins

Underline the one that doesn’t belong to the group. 

 

8. Carbohydrates – yam, cassava, orange, bread

9. Proteins – eggs, apple, fish, meat

 

10. Vitamins and minerals – yam, vegetables, fruits, orange