Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v5 - Grade 2

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Performance objectives

• This week, we will revise and strengthen our understanding of three very important Life Skills topics: Healthy Habits, Safety Rules, and Understanding Our Feelings. These are not just school subjects; they are skills we use every single day to keep ourselves healthy, safe, and happy. In South Africa, knowing how to wash our hands properly helps us fight germs and stay healthy, especially in crowded places. Knowing how to cross the road safely is a life-saving skill for walking to school or the spaza shop. Understanding our feelings helps us to talk about what is happening inside us and to be good friends to others. By revisiting these topics, we ensure that these essential skills become strong habits.
• By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to:
• Demonstrate the five key steps of effective handwashing.
• Identify at least three healthy foods by colour and explain why they are good for our bodies.
• State and explain the 'Stop, Look, and Listen' rule for crossing a road.

Lesson summary

This week, we will revise and strengthen our understanding of three very important Life Skills topics: Healthy Habits, Safety Rules, and Understanding Our Feelings. These are not just school subjects; they are skills we use every single day to keep ourselves healthy, safe, and happy. In South Africa, knowing how to wash our hands properly helps us fight germs and stay healthy, especially in crowded places. Knowing how to cross the road safely is a life-saving skill for walking to school or the spaza shop. Understanding our feelings helps us to talk about what is happening inside us and to be good friends to others.

Lesson notes

Topic 1: Healthy Habits Healthy habits are the small things we do every day to take care of our bodies. Two of the most important habits are keeping clean and eating well.

A. Keeping Clean: The Power of Handwashing Why do we wash our hands? Our hands touch everything – doors, desks, toys, and even our friends. On these surfaces are tiny, invisible things called germs. Some germs can make us very sick if they get into our bodies. They can cause tummy aches, colds, and flu. Washing our hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of these germs. How do we wash our hands properly? (The 5 Steps)

Wet: Turn on the tap and wet your hands with clean water.

Soap: Use soap and rub your hands together to make lots of bubbles (lather).

Scrub: Rub your hands for 20 seconds (about as long as it takes to sing 'Happy Birthday' twice). Make sure you scrub the palms, the back of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.

Rinse: Hold your hands under the clean, running water to wash all the soap and germs away.

Dry: Dry your hands well with a clean towel or by shaking them in the air.

B. Healthy Eating: Eat a Rainbow! Why is healthy food important? Our bodies are like cars. A car needs petrol to go. Our bodies need healthy food for energy to play, learn, and grow strong. Healthy food also helps our bodies fight sickness. What is 'eating a rainbow'? A simple way to eat healthy is to eat foods with many different colours every day, just like a rainbow. Each colour gives your body a different kind of power!

Examples from South Africa: Red Foods: (Help keep your heart strong) - Tomatoes, strawberries, watermelon (amagwinya).

Orange/Yellow Foods: (Good for your eyes and skin) - Carrots, oranges, bananas, mielies (corn), pumpkin.

Green Foods: (Make your bones and teeth strong) - Spinach (morogo), cabbage, green beans, peas, avocado.

Blue/Purple Foods: (Good for your brain) - Beetroot, grapes, plums. Foods like chips, sweets, and fizzy drinks are 'sometimes foods'. They are okay for a treat now and then, but they don't give our bodies the good energy we need every day.

Topic 2: Safety Rules Safety rules are there to protect us from getting hurt. We need to know them and follow them all the time.

A. Road Safety: Stop, Look, and Listen Why is this rule so important? Roads can be very dangerous. Cars, taxis, and buses move fast and can't always stop quickly. Following this rule helps you cross the road only when it is safe.

How to follow the rule: STOP: Always stop at the edge of the road (the kerb). Never just run into the street.

LOOK: Look to your right. Then look to your left. Then look to your right again. You look right a second time because that is where the closest cars will be coming from.

LISTEN: Listen carefully for any sounds of traffic. Sometimes you can hear a car before you can see it.

CROSS: If the road is clear and you see and hear no cars, you can walk quickly (don't run) straight across the road. Keep looking and listening as you cross. B. Safety at Home Why do we need rules at home? Our homes are our safe places, but they can have dangers too. It's important to know what you should not touch.

Common Dangers and the Main Rule: Hot things: Stoves, kettles, pots with food cooking.

Sharp things: Knives, scissors.

Chemicals: Cleaning liquids like Jik or Handy Andy, medicines.

Electricity: Plugs, outlets, and wires. The most important rule for all these things is: ALWAYS ASK A GROWN-UP FIRST! Never touch these things by yourself.

Topic 3: My Feelings Feelings are what we feel on the inside. Everyone has feelings, and all feelings are okay. It's important to know what we are feeling so we can talk about it.

Happy: This is the feeling you have when something good happens. Your body feels light and you might smile or laugh.

Example: You feel happy when your gogo gives you a big hug.* Sad: This is the feeling you have when you are upset or have lost something. Your body might feel heavy, and you might want to cry.

Example: You feel sad when your friend moves to another town.* Angry: This is the feeling you have when something feels unfair or someone has upset you. Your body might feel hot, and your face might get tight.

Example: You feel angry when someone takes your favourite toy without asking.* It is good to talk to a trusted grown-up (like a parent, teacher, or grandparent) about your feelings, whether they are happy, sad, or angry. Guided Practice (With Solutions)

Question 1: Look at the picture below. A boy has just finished playing outside in the mud. He is about to eat his lunch. What is the most important healthy habit he must do first? List the steps he should follow. (Imagine a picture of a muddy child with a plate of food) Solution and

Commentary: The most important healthy habit is washing his hands. If he eats with muddy hands, the germs from the mud can go into his mouth and make him sick.

The steps he must follow are: Wet his hands with water. Use soap to make bubbles.