### Lesson Plan for Prevocational Studies
**Grade Level:** Primary 1
**Subject:** Prevocational Studies
**Duration:** 45 minutes
**Topic:** Reasons Why We Eat Food
#### Objectives:
1. **Knowledge**: Students will understand why food is essential for our bodies.
2. **Comprehension**: Students will identify at least three main reasons why we eat food.
3. **Application**: Students will be able to give examples of different types of food and their benefits.
#### Materials:
- Picture flashcards of various foods
- Chart paper and markers
- Printed worksheets for coloring and matching activities
- Copies of a simple food pyramid
- Plastic food models (if available)
#### Introduction: (10 minutes)
1. **Greeting and Warm-Up**: 2 minutes
- Greet the students and do a brief warm-up with a “Good Morning” song.
2. **Topic Introduction**: 8 minutes
- Show the students a food-related puppet or toy and start a conversation.
- Ask questions like, "Can anyone tell me why we eat food?" This prompts them to think about the daily activity of eating.
- Explain that today we are going to learn why our bodies need food and how it keeps us healthy and strong.
#### Lesson Development: (20 minutes)
1. **Main Reasons for Eating Food**:
- **Energy** (5 minutes):
- Explain that food gives us the energy to play, learn, and grow.
- Show a picture of a child playing and ask students what they need to be able to run and play. Guide them to understand it's energy from food.
- **Growth and Repair** (5 minutes):
- Discuss how eating helps our body to grow and repair itself.
- Use a picture of a seed growing into a plant to illustrate the importance of food for growth.
- **Health and Wellness** (5 minutes):
- Explain that food helps us to stay healthy and fight illnesses.
- Show pictures of fruits and vegetables, and discuss how these foods help to keep us healthy.
2. **Interactive Activity** (5 minutes):
- Distribute plastic food models or flashcards.
- Ask students to sort them into categories: Energy foods, Growth foods, and Health foods.
- Use a simple matching or sorting game to reinforce these categories.
#### Activity: (10 minutes)
1. **Worksheets**:
- Provide worksheets with different food items and ask students to color them in.
- Have a matching activity where students match foods to the benefits they provide (e.g., apple → health, bread → energy).
2. **Practical Activity**:
- If plastic food models are available, create a small “market” where students can "buy" foods and place them in the correct category using baskets labeled "Energy," "Growth," and "Health."
#### Conclusion: (5 minutes)
1. **Review and Recap**:
- Review the main reasons why we eat food: energy, growth, and health.
- Ask a few students to explain what they learned in their own words.
- Show a simple food pyramid and explain the importance of eating various types of food from each group.
2. **Closing Activity**:
- Sing a rhyme or a song about healthy eating.
- Thank the students for their participation and give them a “Take-Home” coloring page about healthy foods to share with their family.
#### Assessment:
- Observe student participation in discussions and activities.
- Check the worksheets and matching activities for understanding.
- Listen to student explanations during the review for comprehension.
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This lesson plan provides a balanced mix of discussion, interactive activities, and hands-on learning to help Primary 1 students understand the significance of eating food.