Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2

The senses + The history of computer + Movement of body parts

Term: 1st Term

Week: 2

Class: Primary 2

Age: 7 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: Basic Science and Technology

Topic:-       The senses

  • The history of computer
  • Movement of body parts

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

  1. Identify the senses
  2. Draw the organs of sense
  3. Associate with the names of the computer invented and their inventors
  4. Demonstrate the correct pattern in movement
  5. Perform basic manipulative movement

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: audio-visual charts showing sense organs, 

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1: The senses

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher uses the sense organ songs to arouse the interest of the learners

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She then highlights the different sense organs

1. Eye- organ of sight

2. Nose- organ of smell

3. Tongue- organ of taste

4. Skin- Organ of touch and feeling

5. Ears- Organ of hearing

Pupils pay attention and participates

STEP 3

INTERACTIVE SESSION

She draws the sense organs on the board and ask the pupils to identify each one of them

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board

The pupils write the notes in their books

 

NOTE

Sense organs

  1. Eye- organ of sight
  2. Nose- organ of smell
  3. Tongue- organ of taste
  4. Skin- Organ of touch and feeling
  5. Ears- Organ of hearing

 

EVALUATION:    1. List the five sense organs and state what they are used for

  1. Draw the five sense organs

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

PERIOD 2 and 3: History of computer. Movement

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revisits the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining what a computer is

 

A computer is an electronic device capable of receiving data, processing it and bringing it out as information

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

The teacher then narrates the history of computer

Pupils pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further explains what movements means

Movement is the change in position

 

She explains and demonstrates some movement as the pupils do the same e.g leaping, hopping, running, stepping, catching of objects, throwing of objects, striking of objects, etc

 

She performs the basic movement patterns

 

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board

The pupils copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

HISTORY OF COMPUTER

Year

Inventors

Inventions

1944

Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper

The Harvard Mark 1 computer.

1946

John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly

ENIAC 1 

Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer

1951

John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly

UNIVAC

Universal Automatic Computer

1981

Microsoft

MS-DOS

Microsoft Disk Operating System

1983

Apple Lisa

APPLE LISA

 

 

 

MOVEMENT

Movement is the change in position e.g leaping, hopping, running, stepping, catching of objects, throwing of objects, striking of objects, etc

 

EVALUATION:    1. What is a computer?

  1. Who invented the ENIAC?
  2. In what year was the MS-DOS invented?
  3. Define the term ‘movement’
  4. List five examples of movement
  5. Enumerate three safety rules in movement

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in small groups perform correct patterns in manipulative movement

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively



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