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Maintenance and care of the home

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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 9

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Home management

Topic:-       Maintenance and care of the home

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

  1. Identify and use different cleaning equipment, tools, agents and materials                              
  2. Prepare simple cleaning agents                         
  3. Clean different surfaces
  4. Care for different surfaces and floor coverings in the home 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 reviews the previous lesson on interior decoration

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the use of some cleaning agents, tools and equipment  

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She gives the guidelines on how to prepare simple cleaning agent and cleans different surfaces with it      

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
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF THE HOME

Surfaces in the home refers to walls, floors, ceilings, window surfaces and table. All those require care and maintenance. There are certain materials used to make surfaces in the home. The materials include mud, glass, wood, and concrete. It is important to know how to care for them. The floors in many homes are finished using various materials which improve the appearance of the home and make the floor easier to clean.

 

IMPORTANCE OF FLOOR COVERINGS

  1. Floor coverings cover cheaply finished floors
  2. Improve the appearance of a room
  3. Make the floor easier to clean.

There are different types of floors, these are:

 

MUD FLOOR

Mud floor is a traditional type of floor that is still in use in many parts of Nigeria.

ADVANTAGES OF MUD FLOOR

  • It is cheap
  • It is cool and suitable for hot weather
  • Mud is readily available everywhere

DISADVANTAGES OF MUD FLOOR

  • It is not durable
  • It is not suitable for riverine areas
  • It is not suitable for certain areas in the home, especially in the bathroom

Other types of floor include vinyl floors, concrete floor, wooden floor, marble floor, terrazzo floor e.t.c.

 

Concrete floor: This is made of a mixture of cement, sand, gravel and water. Terrazzo floor is made from marble chips set in colored cement. Marble floor has a smoother and more expensive appearance than terrazzo.

 

Vinyl tile floor: Plastic tiles fixed to the floor with suitable adhesive

 

FLOOR COVERINGS

These are special materials used for covering the floor. Examples of floor coverings are mats, linoleum, rugs and carpets

ADVANTAGES OF FLOOR COVERINGS

  1. It is relatively cheap
  2. They can be made in attractive pattern
  3. Rugs and carpets protect the floor

DISADVANTAGES OF FLOOR COVERINGS

  1. Some are not durable
  2. They can be dented and scratched

 

MAINTENANCE OF THE HOME

The functional areas of the home should be kept clean always. Furniture should be arranged for easy flow of traffic in the room. Piece of furniture should be balanced on opposite walls. The largest pieces of furniture should be placed on the largest wall space.

THE SITTING ROOM

Daily cleaning

  1. Open the doors and windows for air to flow into the room. Empty trash can
  2. Sweep the floor and dust all surfaces
  3. Arrange furniture, newspaper and cushions properly

Weekly cleaning

  1. Sweep the floor, take out all small pieces of furniture and clean them.
  2. Remove cob webs, clean windows, clean and polish the large pieces of furniture in the room
  3. Replace all pieces of furniture neatly

THE DINING ROOM

Daily cleaning

  1. Open the windows and sweep the floor. Clean the table with piece of cloth, wring out in warm soapy water
  2. Dust the furniture and put fresh flowers.

After meal cleaning

  1. Clear the table and remove pieces of food.
  2. Sweep off all pieces of food on the floor.
  3. Clean the tables.
  4. Arrange the chairs neatly.

Weekly cleaning

  • Follow the procedure for the weekly cleaning of the sitting room.
  • Clean the table mats, table covers and napkins thoroughly.

KITCHEN

Daily cleaning

  1. Sweep and mop the floor.
  2. Wash dirty plates
  3. Clean the sink and the draining board.
  4. Empty the dustbin

Weekly cleaning

  1. Remove cobwebs
  2. Sweep out the food store
  3. Scrub the floor
  4. Empty and scrub the dustbin

TOILET AND BATHROOM

There are different types of toilets and bathrooms i.e. modern and traditional, they require care and cleaning. Traditional bathroom is often found in one-room apartments where people share toilet and bathroom

Care of Modern Bathroom

  1. Open the windows, sweep the floor, wash the bath tub and hand basin with soft sponge
  2. Take towels out in the sun. rinse the bath-tub and mop up any water splashes on the floor

Care of Modern Toilet

  1. Open the window and sweep the room. Flush the toilet
  2. Lift the seat and sprinkle toilet cleaner such as harpic inside the bowl
  3. Scrub the bowl with toilet brush
  4. Mop the floor and supply fresh toilet paper if necessary

 

EVALUATION:    1. State the different types of floors; their advantages and disadvantages

  1. Discuss how to care for three functional areas of the home

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively