Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Primary 4

Lesson Video

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Performance objectives

• 1 and 2 by requiring identification and functional application related to cleanliness.
• Question 2: List one traditional material and one modern material you can use to bathe your body.
• Solution:
• Traditional Material: Local sponge (kankan) or Black soap (ose dudu).
• Modern Material: Synthetic sponge or Bar soap/Liquid soap.

Lesson summary

This topic focuses on instilling good personal hygiene and grooming habits in Primary 4 learners. It is crucial for their overall health, self-esteem, and social acceptance within their school and community in Nigeria. Understanding and practicing personal grooming helps prevent common illnesses, promotes a positive self-image, and ensures learners are presentable in all aspects of life.

Teacher activity

• Displays a properly labelled chart of parts of the body.
• Discusses reasons for taking care of the body
• Brings all materials for taking care of the body to show pupils
• Displays different materials for taking care of the body on table in cluding traditional on es e.g.cam-wood or “uhie" (Igbo) or “osun” (Yoruba). antimony or Otajele (Igbo) or Tiroo (Yoruba”’ laali” (Yoruba) “lalle”(Hausa).

Evaluation guide

• Assessment will be ongoing throughout the lesson (formative) and at the end (summative) to ensure performance objectives and evaluation guidelines are met.
• 1 Formative Assessment (Ongoing during activities):
• Observation: Observe students' participation in identifying body parts, naming materials, and during demonstrations.
• Question & Answer: Ask oral questions during discussions to check understanding (e.g., "What is this item for?", "How do you clean your ears safely?").
• Peer Assessment (Eval Guide 4): Ask students to observe a classmate (or the teacher) and identify aspects of good grooming (e.g., "Who has clean uniform?", "Whose hair looks well-combed?").

Reference guide

• A labelled diagram of the body.
• Soap, to wel, sponge, water, to oth paste and brush, chewing stick, etc
• Traditional and modern cosmetics
• Baby doll
• Labelled chat of safe and harsh or dangerous cosmetics.