Safety Rules for Basic Movements (Primary 1 and Primary 2)

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 5

PRIMARY 1

PRIMARY 2

THEME: BASIC MOVEMENT 

PREVIOUS LESSON –

• CATCHING AND STRIKING AN OBJECT (PRIMARY 1)

• Moving Our Body Parts – Different Movement Patterns Made by Animals, People and Machines (Primary 2 and Primary 3)

TOPIC – SAFETY RULES

LEARNING AREA 

1. Walking

2. Running

3. Jumping

4. Leaping

5. Stepping

6. Hopping

 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

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

identify safety rules in walking, running, jumping, etc.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Playground

balls, 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  

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES – SAFETY RULES

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Guides the pupils on safety rules for basic movements and let them identify some preventive measures in order to describe safety rules.

MEANING OF SAFETY RULES 

Safety rules are the conditions of being safe from get hurt, injury, or loss.

BASIC MOVEMENTS SAFETY RULES 

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Discussion on Safety Rules.

 

WALKING

When walking, you put one foot in front (or behind) the other.

You support the body by one leg, then the other by swinging your arms gently as you move forward.

 

RUNNING

Your legs leap after the other as you move your hands fast when you run.

 

JUMPING

Take off on one foot and land on two or take off from two feet and land one one foot.

 

LEAPING

Lift both arms up as you move by lifting your legs as the same time.

 

STEPPING

Lift up one foot and putting it down in another spot, as in walking.

 

HOPPING

Lift up one leg and lean on the same as the other supports the body, then jump and land on the same foot.

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. Demonstrates the technique in movement;

Pupil’s Activities – Practice the techniques of leaping, walking and running.

3. Demonstrates the movements, supervises the children and offers assistance.

Pupil’s Activities – Practice movements.

4. List safety rules in basic movements.

Pupil’s Activities – List dangers in basic movements if the basic safety are not followed.

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 –

• Athletics – Short Distance Race (Primary 1)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to –

mention safety rules on the playground.