Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v1 - Primary 2

Animal

TERM: 3rd TERM

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY                                

CLASS:  PRIMARY 2

Week: 5

Topic: Animal

Duration: 40 minutes 

Previous knowledge: Pupils are familiar with animals 

Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to ;

  1. Describe and identify animals in the locality and in the school.
  2. Collect harmless animal in the school compound. 
  3. Make drawings of some animals.

Instructional  material: Charts or pictures of animal, live animals, insects 

Reference material: Longman Basic Scienceand Technology for Primary Schools UBE edition by P. Asun

Content

Animals are living things which means they can perform the characteristics of living things which include reproduction, feeding, movement etc.  Animals can not produc their own food  themselves. They rely either directly or indirectly on the food produced by plant. Animals breath in oxygen that is produced by plant. 

Examples of common animals:  butterfly, cåt, cock, donkey, fish, goåt, gråsshopper, housefly, lizård, pårrot, toåd etc

Feåtures of common ånimåls

  1. Size: Animåls differ in their sizes. Some ånimåls åre big. Others åre småll.

2.Body covering: The body of ån ånimål hås å type of covering. It could covered either with scales, feather, hair or shell 

  1. Number of leg: Måny common ånimåls håve legs. Some håve two legs. Others håve more thån two legs.

Presentation

Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic

Step II: Teacher inroduces the new topic "Animals "

Step III: Teacher lists and explains the features of an animal.

Step IV: Teacher explains further with relevant examples

Step V: Pupils contribute and ask questions 

Evaluation:

  1. Mention three different examples of common animals in your area 

Conclusion: Teacher concludes the lesson by evaluating the students and gives an assignment

Assignment:

  1. List two feature of animal.
  2. Animals depend either directly or indirectly on the food produced by plant? Yes or No.