### Lesson Plan: National Values Education for Primary 3
**Topic:** Highway Codes + Avoiding Criminal Behaviours + Contents of the First Aid Box
**Grade Level:** Primary 3
**Duration:** 60 minutes
**Objectives:**
- Understand and articulate basic highway codes.
- Identify and discuss ways to avoid criminal behaviors.
- Recognize and name the essential items in a first aid box and understand their uses.
**Materials:**
- Chart paper and markers
- Printed images of road signs
- First aid box with basic contents (bandages, antiseptic, scissors, etc.)
- Storybook or illustrative material about good and bad behaviors
- Whiteboard and markers
### Lesson Structure
**1. Introduction (10 minutes)**
*Greeting and Objectives:*
- Welcome the students and briefly state the objectives of the lesson.
- Explain how learning highway codes, avoiding criminal behavior, and knowing about the first aid box are important for their safety and health.
**2. Highway Codes (15 minutes)**
*Activity:*
- Use printed images of common road signs (e.g., Stop Sign, Pedestrian Crossing, Speed Limit, No U-turn) and display them on the board.
- Explain each sign and its importance in ensuring road safety.
- Ask students to identify any signs they have seen near their homes or schools.
- Role-play: Ask some students to act as pedestrians or drivers, while others can hold up road signs to simulate various traffic scenarios.
*Discussion:*
- Discuss potential dangers on the roads and the importance of paying attention to highway codes.
**3. Avoiding Criminal Behaviours (15 minutes)**
*Activity:*
- Read a short story or use illustrations that highlight good and bad behaviors, focusing on themes like honesty, kindness, stealing, or bullying.
- Ask questions about the story to guide students towards understanding the impact of both good and bad behaviors.
- Discuss the consequences of criminal behaviors and reinforce positive actions.
*Group Discussion:*
- Divide students into small groups. Give each group a scenario that depicts either good or bad behavior and ask them to discuss what should be done in each case.
- Have each group present their scenario and solution to the class.
**4. Contents of the First Aid Box (15 minutes)**
*Demonstration:*
- Show the students a first aid box and introduce each item one by one.
- Explain the use of each item (for example, bandages for cuts, antiseptic for cleaning wounds, etc.).
- Allow students to handle the items to become familiar with them.
*Interactive Quiz:*
- Use a simple quiz to ask students to identify items in the first aid box and describe their use.
**5. Summary and Review (5 minutes)**
- Review the key points of Highway Codes, Avoiding Criminal Behaviours, and the Contents of a First Aid Box.
- Ask students to share one new thing they learned today.
- Give a brief homework assignment: Draw a road sign and explain it, write about a good behavior, or list items in a first aid box as a way to reinforce the lesson.
**6. Closing (5 minutes)**
- Thank the students for their participation.
- Remind them about the importance of safety, good behavior, and knowing about first aid.
- Dismiss the class in an orderly manner.
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**Assessment:**
- Participation in discussions and activities
- Responses to questions and quizzes
- Completion of homework assignment
**Homework:**
- Draw a picture of a road sign and write a sentence about its meaning.
- Write a short paragraph about a time they exhibited or witnessed good behavior.
- List three items from a first aid box and describe their uses.