Personal Security Precautions | Reasons for Personal Security Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 2 Week 5 Security Education

SECURITY EDUCATION

NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION 

SECOND TERM

WEEK 5

PRIMARY 4

THEME – ELEMENTS OF SECURITY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – The Roles of Peer Group on Child’s Personal Security Primary 5 (Basic 5) Term 2 Week 4 Security Education

TOPIC – PERSONAL SECURITY 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. The Reasons for Personal Security

3. Security Precautions

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

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

1. identify the security precautions.

2. state the reasons for personal security.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can state some of the security precautions.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing the some of the security tips.

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

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

Personal security is an extra caution taken to ensure your personal safety at all time.

PERSONAL SECURITY PRECAUTIONS 

Security precautions are the actions taken to ensure your personal safety at all time.

The security tips or precautions are as follows:

1. Avoid suspicious or dangerous places at night.

2. Call for help in case of emergency.

3. Stay away from stranger.

4. Lock the door(s) and window(s) properly.

5. Memorize a parent’s, family’s or friend’s phone number.

6. Don’t Carry too much of cash with you.

7. Stay cautious of crowds.

8. Always lockup when you are at home or in the car.

LESSON 2 – IMPORTANCE/REASONS FOR PERSONAL SECURITY 

The reasons for personal security are as follows:

1. For personal safety.

2. To avoid crimes/criminals.

3. For peace of mind.

4. For quick medical assistance.

5. For excellent security insight.

6. To safeguard you from crimes and criminals.

7. To prevents unwanted guests around your premises.

8. To defend yourself.

9. In case of emergency.

LESSON 3 – REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

PRESENTATION

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

1. Teacher revises the previous lesson based on the pupil’s related knowledge or understanding.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the lesson review.

2. Teacher asks pupils in groups or pairs to state the reasons why people lock their doors at night or when they are not at home.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils state the reasons why people lock their doors at night or when they are not at home.

3. Teacher uses pupil’s responses to the introduce and leads a class discuss the personal security tips or precautions.

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

4. Teacher leads a discussion on the importance and reasons for personal security.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils state and analyze the reasons for personal security.

5. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board with appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate activity in the 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

Duties and Responsibilities of a Child in Respect of Personal Security Primary 5 (Basic 5) Term 2 Week 6 Security Education

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. what is personal security?

2. state personal security precautions.

3. discuss some of the personal security precautions.

4. state the reasons for personal security precautions.