Guides to Food Safety and Things to Look Out for in a Safety Food

CIVIC EDUCATION 

NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION 

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 11

PRIMARY 1

THEME – RULES AND REGULATIONS 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning and Importance of Obedience | Importance of Obedience as the Tools for Obeying Rules and Regulations Primary 1 (Basic 1) Term 2 Week 10 Civic Education

TOPIC – FOOD SAFETY 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Guides to Food Safety

3. Things to Look Out for in a Safety Food

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to –

1. explain the meaning of food safety.

2. state the guides to food safety.

3. mention things to look out for in a safety food.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can state some of the things to look out for in a safety food.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing different classic of food.

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

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Food safety means knowing how to buy food, prepare and store them properly and free from food bacteria. It is also known as food hygiene.

GUIDES TO FOOD SAFETY

Safe food is essential to human health and well-being, only food that is safe can be traded or eaten. Here are guides to ensure food are safe for consumption,

1. Keep you food clean.

2. Separate raw food from cooked food.

3. Wash your food properly before cooking.

4. Cook your food properly.

5. Keep your food at safe temperatures.

6. Use clean water and raw materials.

7. Eat cooked foods immediately.

8. Store cooked foods carefully.

9. Warm cooked foods thoroughly.

10. Wash hands repeatedly.

11. Keep all kitchen surfaces meticulously clean.

12. Protect foods from insects, rodents, and other animal.

13. Use clean and safe water.

LESSON 2 – THINGS TO LOOKOUT FOR IN A SAFETY FOOD 

There are certain things we need to lookout before we buy, prepare, store or consume our food. If we see any of there things, the food are not safe for us.

1. Food from damaged packaging or broken safety seal.

2. Cracked eggs.

3  Food that is spoiled like or discoloured products.

4. Chilled or frozen food that is not chilled or frozen.

5. Manufacturing date and expiry date.

6. Never buy, touch or taste food on display.

LESSON 3 – REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT 

As stated in the 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. Teacher organizes the pupils into groups depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher displays charts showing hygienic and unhygienic for for the pupils to identify and discuss the benefits of hygienic food and dangers of eating unhygienic food.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils differentiate between safe and unsafe food.

4. Teacher uses the charts and the pupils relevant responses to introduce the lesson and leads a class discussion on safety food.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction and participate actively in the class discussion on the meaning of food safety.

6. Teacher leads a class discussion on guides to a food safety.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the class discussion and appreciate the importance of food sfatey.

7. Teacher displays showing some of the things to lookout for in Safety food and guides the pupils to identify and discuss.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify and discuss the things to lookout for in Safety food.

8. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board by using the lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to most of the questions 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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First Term Examination Civic Education Primary 1 (Basic 1) Exam Questions

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher as the pupils to,

1. explain the meaning of safety food.

2. state 4 guides to food safety.

3. mention 4 things to lookout for in a safety food.