Why we eat Food or The Reasons for eating Food Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Agriculture

AGRICULTURE 

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES 

THIRD TERM

WEEK 10

PRIMARY 1 

THEME – BASIC CONCEPTS OF AGRICULTURE 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – Food we get from Plants Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Agriculture

TOPIC – FOOD 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introductory Activities

2. Why we eat Food

3. 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 state why we eat food.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can state one or more reasons we eat food.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing some of the children favourite food.

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 INSTRUCTIONS

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

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Food are items eaten by people and animals in order to live. Ask the pupils to state other reasons we eat food.

WHY WE EAT FOOD

The reasons we eat food are –

1. to stay alive.

2. to grow well.

3. for energy.

4. to protect our body against diseases.

ASSIGNMENT

Make a list of food we get from plants and animals.

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 pupils to state the reasons for eating foods.

Pupil’s Activities – State the reasons for eating foods.

3. 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 

Diagram/Chart of Food We get from Pants and Animals Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Agriculture

LESSON EVALUATION/WORKBOOK ASSESSMENT 

Ask the pupils to state 5 reasons we eat food.