Ways of Knowing Someone Who has Abused Drugs Primary 3 (Basic 3)

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

SECOND TERM  

WEEK 3 

PRIMARY 3

THEME – SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning of Drug Abuse – Methods of taken Drugs into the Body (Primary 3)

 

TOPIC – DRUG ABUSE 

 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Drugs that are Commonly Abused

3. Ways of Knowing Someone Who has Abused Drugs

4. A Short Drama

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

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

1. state the meaning of drug abuse.

2. recognise someone who has abused drugs/medicines.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can state different mode of taken drugs.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Charts/posters illustrating some methods of taking medicines.

2. Resource person

3. Charts of health centres and health personnel

4. Posters showing a drug addict.

 

 

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

 

WRITING INSTRUCTION 

Copy as I write or draw as I write. This instruction should be given when you need the pupils to write or draw.

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Lead the pupils to identify and discuss the drugs that are commonly abuse. Listen them and note each point on the board.

 

DRUGS THAT ARE COMMONLY ABUSED 

The types of drugs that are commonly abuse are as follows –

1. Prescription Drugs

2. Alcohol

 

 

3. Palm wine

4. Heroin

5. Cocaine

6. Inhalants such taba (tobacco leaf).

 

LESSON 2 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES

Teacher’s Activities – Invites resource persons to give talks on how to identify someone who has misused drugs.

Pupil’s Activities – Active participation, ask and answer questions.

Teacher’s remark – Give a great cheer for active participation and note each point of discussion on the board.

 

Copy as I write on the board.

WAYS OF KNOWING SOMEONE WHO HAS ABUSED DRUGS 

1. Untidy appearance

2. Drunken behaviour

3. Frequent fighting

4. Disobedience

5. Convulsion

 

 

6. Inattentiveness

7. Having frequent accidents.

 

A SHORT DRAMA 

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Guide the pupils to demonstrate or act the behaviours of people that abused certain drugs.

 

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. Asks the pupils to state the behaviours of people that abused drugs as palm wine, beer, cigarette, Marijuana, etc.

Pupil’s Activities – state and demonstrate the behaviours of people that abused drugs as palm wine, beer, cigarette, Marijuana, etc.

3. Invites resource persons to give talks on how to identify someone who has misused drugs.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen, ask and answer questions.

4. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.

 

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

Effects of Drug Abuse (Primary 3)

 

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. state the meaning of drug abuse.

 

 

2. list three ways by which drugs/medicines are taken into the body.

3. mention two ways to identify someone who has abused drugs and ways of helping such people.