Third Term Social Studies Note for Primary 1
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WEEK ONE TOPIC
FOOD
Learning objectives: By the end of this lesson pupils should be able to: 1 say the meaning of food.
2 mention the reasons we eat food.
3 mention some of the food eaten in your locality. 4 mention at least five reasons why we eat food.
Instructional materials:
1. Real food items
2. Pictures of food
3. Video clips on food. Resources and materials:
Building Background connection to prior knowledge:
Pupils are familiar with the in their various classes.
CONTENT
Food
Food is anything we eat or drink to make us grow well and stay alive. All living things must eat to stay alive. Human beings and animals eat.
The food of human beings may be different from that of animals.
The food of babies is also different from that of adults. Babies take milk while adults take grains and meat. All of them are called food.
WHY DO WE EAT FOOD
These are the reasons why we eat. We eat to:
a) grow well.
b) have energy (strength).
c) stay alive.
d) protect our body from germs and diseases.
e) stay healthy.
Types of food we eat
FOOD EATEN IN OUR COMMUNITY
a) yam b) maize c) bread d) groundnut
All these foods could be grouped into three:
1 Foods that give energy (carbohydrates) – yam, maize, bread, garri, rice, amala, fufu, tuwo, groundnut.
2 Foods that build the body (protein) – eggs, fish, meat, beans, moimoi.
3 Foods that protect the body (vitamins) – fruits, orange, garden egg, cherry, apple, walnut.
WEEK 3
Topic: SOURCES OF FOOD IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
Learning objectives: By the end of this lesson pupils should be able to: 1 say the meaning of food.
2 mention the reasons we eat food.
3 mention some of the food eaten in your locality. 4 mention at least five reasons why we eat food
5. Mention the sources of food Instructional materials:
Pictures of farms and markets where food items are produced, sold and bought
Resources and materials: Online information
Relevant materials Scheme of work
Building Background connection to prior knowledge: Pupils are familiar with the in their various classes.
CONTENT SOURCES OF FOOD
The food we eat in the community come from different sources.
1 Farm
2 Market
STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES
Step 1: Teacher revised the previous topic Step 2: Teacher introduces the new topic Step 3: Teacher explains the topic.
Step 4: Teacher welcomes Pupils questions Step 5: Teacher evaluates the pupils Assessment and evaluation
1 say the meaning of food.
2 mention the reasons we eat food.
3 mention some of the food eaten in your locality. 4 mention at least five reasons why we eat food
5. Mention the sources of food Wrap- up (conclusion)
Teacher goes over the topic once again to enhance better understanding. EXERCISE
1 Anything we eat or drink to make us grow is called . A egg B water C food
1 All living things must eat to stay alive. A True B False C Not at all
2 We eat to .
A sleep B fight C have energy
3 Food can protect our bodies from germs and diseases. A True B False C Not sure
4 We can get food from the . A market B sky C school
5 An example of food that gives us energy is . A rice B pawpaw C meat
6 An example of food that builds our body is
.
A fruits B vegetables C beans
7 Vegetables are foods that .
A build our body B protect our body C give us energy 9 We can get meat from .
A school B animals C rivers
10 is a type of food we can get from the garden. A Beans B Fufu C Vegetables
B Answer the following questions in your exercise book. 11 What is food?
12 All living things must in order to live. 13 We need food to grow well. (True/False)
14 Write five (5) examples of food people eat in your community. 15 Write two (2) examples of food that can give us energy/strength. 16 Write two (2) examples of food that builds our body.
17 Write two (2) examples of food that protects our body.
18 Write two (2) examples of food we can get at the poultry farm. 19 Write two (2) types of food we can get in the river.
20 Write two (2) types of food we can get in the garden. 21 Match A with B
Homework
1 Mention the three (3) groups of food eaten in your community. 2 List ten (10) foods we can get from the farm.
3 Draw a picture of a tuber of yam and paint it.
WEEK 4&5
TOPIC: FOOD SAFETY
Learning objectives: By the end of this lesson,pupils should be able to: 1 define food safety.
2 mention at least three types of food that are not safe for eating.
3 mention at least five ways of ensuring food safety.
Instructional materials:
Text book
Resources and materials:
Online information Relevant materials Scheme of work
Building Background connection to prior knowledge:
Pupils are familiar with the in their various classes. CONTENT
FOOD SAFETY
We need to eat and drink.
What we eat or drink could help us or harm us.
The ones that help us are good for our health. The ones that harm us could make us sick. They could even kill a person.
Food safety is to make sure that we eat and drink only those thingsthat help us.
It means keeping our food and drink safe from those things that could harm us.
It means cooking and keeping our food and drink in a clean way.
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