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Week: 6

TERM: 1ST TERM

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Physical and Health Education

Topic:-       Personal, school and community health

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Explain the meaning of health
  2. Describe some determinants of health
  3. Enumerate the characteristics of a healthy person

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on physical fitness

She introduces the new topic by explaining what health means

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She further explains the various factors that determines the health of a person

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further describes the characteristics of a healthy person

 

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

PERSONAL, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

According to WHO(World Health Organization), Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being of a person not just the mere absence of diseases and infirmities.

 DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

  1. HEREDITY: This is the sum total of all the traits passed down from a parent to their children. These traits could be physical and mental e.g Asthma, diabetes, sickle cell anemia etc
  2. ENVIRONMENT: This is the sum total of one’s surroundings. Here is how it affects one’s health;

- a dirty environment produces germs and disease carrying organisms

- a hot environment can cause skin cancer

- a smoky environment can cause respiratory diseases e.g asthma, whooping cough etc

- a noisy environment can cause deafness

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF A HEALTHY PERSON

He/She is

  1. physically fit
  2. emotionally stable
  3. can interact effectively
  4. works without being tired easily
  5. can easily comprehend mental tasks
  6. has resistance to diseases or infection

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define “health”

  1. Explain using typical examples the determinants of health
  2. What are the characteristics of a healthy person?

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively