Meaning of Local Games | Fire on the Mountain Primary 2 (Basic 2) Term 2 Week 2 Physical and Health Education

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION (PHE) 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SECOND TERM

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 2

THEME – UNDERSTANDING BASIC SIMPLE MACHINE 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – As stated in week 1 – Second Term Week 2 Plan Lesson Notes for Primary Schools

TOPIC – LOCAL GAMES 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Meaning and Examples of Local Games

3. Local Games Practice

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. meaning of local game.

2. examples of local games.

3. demonstrate the skills of some local games.

4. perform some local game.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can play some of the local games.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of playground, balls, bottle, bucket of water, etc.

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

MEANING OF LOCAL GAMES

Local games are games that you can play individually or in groups. These games helps kids learn to cooperate with another.

EXAMPLES OF LOCAL GAMES 

Examples of local games are –

1. Running in a circle/Fire on the mountain

2. Rats and rabbits

3. Pair games

4. Cat and rabbits

5. Do as I do

6. Clap over your head

7. Who is in the garden, etc.

LESSON 2 – LOCAL GAMES PRACTICE 

FOCUS GAME – RUNNING IN A CIRCLE OR FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN 

This is a circle game where pupils sit in a circle.

The pupils decide who to starts the game.   

Let assume the one who starts the game is a boy.

The boy runs round the pupils and taps another (assume a girl).

All start singing – Fire on the mountain (Run, Run, Run) or the Yoruba’s song, Idi Ore mi Lemi o Fisi (Idi Ore mi Jalanjolo).

The girl gets up and chase the boy who just tapped her before he gets into her position.

If she catches him, the boy continues but if she doesn’t, she’ll will continue and so on.

Watch this video for a clue – Fire on the Mountain

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 QQq a. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Teacher displays a chart showing a familiar or common game played in the school.

3. Teacher lets the pupils examine, identify and describe how the game is played.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils describe and demonstrate how to play the local game.

4. Teacher uses the chart and the pupils relevant responses to introduce the lesson and leads a class discussion on how to play the game.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction and participate actively in the class discussion on how to play the game.

5. Teacher explains and demonstrates the local games to the pupils.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils observe the teacher’s demonstration and getting ready for the games.

6. Teacher organizes the pupils in groups and take them to the school field to perform or demonstrate some of the local games. Note – Asks for the support and assistance from other staff. 

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the outdoor games.

7. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board using appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the lesson summary 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.

Next Lesson –

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to – 

1. explain the meaning of local game.

2. state 5 examples of local games.

3. demonstrate 3 basic skills of some local games.

4. perform 3 some local game.