**Lesson Plan for Primary 1: National Values Education**
**Lesson Topic:** Things to Respect + Sources of Danger (Gangs) + Sources and Uses of Water
**Duration:** 60 minutes
**Learning Objectives:**
1. Students will be able to identify and list things and people they should respect.
2. Students will understand the dangers of gangs and how to recognize and avoid them.
3. Students will learn about different sources of water and its various uses.
**Materials Needed:**
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Pictures of people to respect (e.g., teachers, parents, elders)
- Pictures to identify sources of danger (e.g., gangs, unknown people)
- Pictures showing different sources of water (e.g., rivers, lakes, rain)
- Pictures showing uses of water (e.g., drinking, washing, cooking)
- Coloring sheets and crayons
- Audio-visual aids (if available)
### Lesson Activities:
#### Introduction (10 minutes)
1. **Greeting and Objective Briefing:**
- Begin with a warm greeting and a brief introduction to today's lesson.
- Tell students that today they will learn about things and people they should respect, dangers such as gangs, and the importance of water.
2. **Icebreaker:**
- Ask students to share one person or thing they respect and why.
- Introduce the keywords for the lesson: Respect, Danger, Gangs, Sources of Water, Uses of Water.
#### Activity 1: Things to Respect (15 minutes)
1. **Discussion and Visual Aid:**
- Show pictures of different people (teachers, parents, elders, community helpers) and things (rules, environment, public property) that students should respect.
- Discuss why respecting these people and things is important.
2. **Interactive Activity:**
- Ask students to draw or color a picture of someone or something they respect.
- Have a few students share their drawings and explain why they chose that person or thing.
#### Activity 2: Sources of Danger - Gangs (15 minutes)
1. **Discussion and Visual Aid:**
- Show and explain pictures that represent sources of danger (e.g., unknown people, gangs) and safe people (e.g., police officers, trusted adults).
- Explain in simple terms what gangs are and why they can be dangerous.
2. **Role-Playing Activity:**
- Role-play a scenario where a stranger approaches a child and discuss safe responses.
- Emphasize the importance of saying “no” and seeking help from trusted adults.
#### Activity 3: Sources and Uses of Water (15 minutes)
1. **Discussion and Visual Aid:**
- Show pictures of different sources of water (e.g., rivers, lakes, wells, rain).
- Discuss how water is used in daily life (e.g., drinking, cooking, cleaning, watering plants).
2. **Group Activity:**
- Divide students into small groups and give each group a set of pictures showing sources and uses of water.
- Ask each group to categorize the pictures into 'Sources of Water' and 'Uses of Water'.
#### Conclusion and Recap (5 minutes)
1. **Recap:**
- Go over the main points of the lesson, reinforcing key ideas: respect, dangers of gangs, and importance of water.
- Ask a few students to share something new they learned today.
2. **Homework:**
- Ask students to draw and bring to the next class a picture of their favorite way to use water and to share it with the class.
### Assessment:
- Observe student participation during discussions and activities.
- Review student drawings and group activity responses to assess understanding.
### Follow-up:
- Plan a visit from a police officer or community helper to talk about safety and respect.
- Organize a simple science experiment involving water to engage students further in learning about its properties and uses.