### Lesson Plan: National Values Education
**Primary 1 – Age Group: 6-7 Years**
**Lesson Duration:** 3 Hours
**Topic:** Results of Disobeying Rules and Regulations + Security Precautions at Home + Effects of Taking Substances into the Body
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#### **Objectives:**
1. **Knowledge Objective:** Students will understand the consequences of disobeying rules and regulations, security precautions to be taken at home, and the effects of taking substances into their bodies.
2. **Skills Objective:** Students will be able to identify and practice safe behaviors at home and understand why it's important to follow rules.
3. **Attitudes Objective:** Students will develop respect for rules and regulations and a sense of responsibility towards personal safety and health.
#### **Materials Needed:**
- Storybooks with relevant themes
- Flashcards/drawings depicting various scenarios
- Chart paper and markers
- Safe and unsafe items for a sorting activity
- Poster-making supplies
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### **Lesson Outline:**
#### **Introduction (15 minutes)**
1. **Greeting and Attendance:**
- Welcome the students warmly.
- Take attendance.
2. **Introduction to Topic:**
- Explain the three key topics for the lesson.
- Briefly discuss why it’s important to learn about these topics.
#### **Section 1: Results of Disobeying Rules and Regulations (45 minutes)**
1. **Story Time:**
- Read a simple story where characters face the consequences of disobeying rules (e.g., not crossing the road at the pedestrian crossing).
2. **Discussion:**
- Ask the students questions to ensure comprehension: “What rule did the character break?”, “What happened because of that?”
- Discuss similar rules they follow at home and school and possible consequences of not following them.
3. **Activity: Role Play:**
- Divide the students into small groups.
- Give them scenarios related to obeying or disobeying rules.
- Let them role-play the scenarios and discuss what could or did happen.
#### **Section 2: Security Precautions at Home (45 minutes)**
1. **Interactive Discussion:**
- Talk about different safety precautions at home, such as not touching sharp objects, not playing with fire, and not opening the door to strangers.
2. **Flashcards Activity:**
- Show flashcards of different household items/scenarios and have students classify them as safe or unsafe.
3. **Poster Making:**
- Provide chart paper and markers.
- Let students draw and color posters that show important security precautions for their home.
4. **Sharing Posters:**
- Have students share and explain their posters with the class.
#### **Break (15 minutes)**
#### **Section 3: Effects of Taking Substances into the Body (45 minutes)**
1. **Discussion:**
- Explain what substances are (food, medicine, harmful substances like chemicals).
- Discuss the importance of taking only safe substances (healthy food and doctor-prescribed medicine).
2. **Sorting Activity:**
- Provide a mixed collection of items (pictures/toys) including food, medicine, and harmful substances.
- Have students sort them into ‘Safe to Take’ and ‘Not Safe to Take’.
3. **Interactive Story:**
- Share a story about a character who takes an unsafe substance and faces the consequences.
4. **Reflection:**
- Discuss with the students: “What should we only eat or drink?”, “Who should we ask before taking any medicine?”
#### **Conclusion (15 minutes)**
1. **Recap:**
- Go over the key points of the lesson.
- Ask students to share one important thing they learned today.
2. **Question Time:**
- Allow students to ask any questions they might have.
3. **Homework/Assignment:**
- Ask students to sit with their parents and list 3 rules they follow at home.
- Draw a picture of one safety precaution they practice at home.
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#### **Assessment:**
- **Formative Assessment:** Participation in discussions and activities.
- **Summative Assessment:** Evaluation of the homework/assignment for understanding.
#### **Closure:**
- Thank students for their participation.
- Remind them of the importance of obeying rules, security precautions, and safe substances.
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**Note to Teacher:** Be patient and encouraging, as young students might need more time and a supportive environment to grasp these critical concepts. Use visual aids and age-appropriate language to make the lessons more engaging.