Water in the Body – Meaning of Water and Where We can Find Water Kindergarten (Age 5) Term 3 Week 2 Basic Science
BASIC SCIENCE
THIRD TERM WEEK 2
KINDERGARTEN (AGE 5)
THEME – WATER
PREVIOUS LESSON –
TOPIC – WATER IN THE BODY
LEARNING AREA
1. Introduction
2. Meaning of Water
3. Where We can Find Water?
4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment
BEHAVIOUR OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, the children should to able to –
1. understand the meaning of water.
2. mention how we can find water.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR
The children can identify and mention some of the place we can find water.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will the lesson with the aid of sample of water and chart showing different sources of water.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
1. Recommended textbook
2. National Curriculum
3. All relevant materials
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
INTRODUCTION
Water in the body is very important to everyone because it keeps us strong and healthy. Our body is mostly made of water. Water in our bodies is in form blood, sweet and urine.
Water in the body helps our bodies do a lot of things, like moving food to our cells, keeping us cool when we’re hot, and helping our bodies get rid of waste.
MEANING OF WATER
Water is a liquid. A good water is clean, clear, and safe to drink. Apart from drinking, we use water for cooking, bathing, brushing our teeth, toileting, planting, washing, etc.
WHERE CAN WE FIND WATER?
Water can be found in many places. We can find water in the ground and in the sky. For examples,
1. In the tap – Tap water is water that is found in the ground and runs through the tap in our homes.
2. In the well – Well water is water that comes from the ground and fetch out with bucket and rope.
3. In the river – River water is fresh water that flows on the ground.
4. In the rainy days – Rain water is liquid water that falls from the sky.
LESSON PRESENTATION
To deliver this lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:
1. Teacher revises the previous lesson based on what he/she has taught or what the children have learnt.
2. Teacher displays a bottle water, a bowl of water and a bucket of water for the children to identify and state their uses.
3. Teacher uses songs to itemized the uses and the importance of water in the body.
Children’s Activities – The children identify and describe the uses and importance water in their bodies.
4. Teacher uses the water displayed and the children’s relevant responses to introduce the lesson, explains the meaning of water and where we can find water.
Children’s Activities – The children pay attention to the lesson introduction, understand the meaning of water and where we can find water.
6. Teacher uses chart showing different places where we can find water to guide the children to identify and describe them. Tap water in the school will be great but in the case of well in the school and river around the school, safety first.
Children’s Activities – The children listen attentively, identify and describe different places we can get water.
7. Teacher summarizes the lesson by asking the children questions based on the lesson taught and gives the children work to do at home.
Children’s Activities – The children participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding to the questions and do their homework at home.
NEXT LESSON
LESSON EVALUATION/HOMEWORK
Teacher guides the children to answer the following questions.
1. _____ is very important to our bodies.
A. Water
B. Food
2. Water is very important in our bodies because it keeps us _____ and _____.
A. strong and healthy
B. strong and weak
3. Our body is mostly made of _____.
A. Water
B. Food
4. _____ in our bodies is in form blood, sweet and urine.
A. Food
B. Water
5. Water in the body helps our bodies do a lot of things, like moving food to our cells, keeping us cool when we’re hot, and helping our bodies get rid of waste.
A. No
B. Yes
6. _____ is a liquid.
A. Water
B. Food
7. A good water is clean, clear, and safe to _____.
A. drink
B. eat
8. Apart from drinking, we use water for cooking, bathing, brushing our teeth, toileting, planting, washing, etc.
A. Yes
B. No
9. Water is a _____.
A. liquid
B. solid
10. _____ is water that is found in the ground and runs through the tap in our homes.
A. Tap water
B. Well water
11. _____ is water that comes from the ground and fetch out with bucket and rope.
A. Rain water
B. Well water
12. _____ is fresh water that flows on the ground.
A. Rain water
B. River water
13. _____ is liquid water that falls from the sky.
A. Rain water
B. River water
14. Water is life.
A. Yes
B. No
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