Physical and Health Education Curriculum for Lower Primary School 1 -3 (NERDC)

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Level 1 – 3 NERDC Physical and Health Education Curriculum for Lower Primary School. Basic Movement, Athletics, first aid – Schemeofwork.com 

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Physical and Health Education Curriculum Primary 1ContentsTeacher’s ActivitiesStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 2: SPORT AND GAMESContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: GAMES      ContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic:          SwimmingContentsTeacher’s ActivitiesStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 3: HEALTH EDUCATIONContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: First Aid    ContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuidePhysical and Health Education Curriculum Primary 2ContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 2: SPORT AND GAMESContentsTeacher’s ActivitiesStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning MaterialEvaluation GuideTopic:  GAMESContentsTeacher’s ActivitiesStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: swimmingContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 3: HEALTH EDUCATIONContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: First aid and safety educationContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuidePhysical and Health Education Curriculum Primary 3ContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 2: SPORT AND GAMESContentsTeacher’s Activities           Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: BALL GAMESContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: SwimmingContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material Evaluation GuideTHEME 3: HEALTH EDUCATIONContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: First Aid and Safety EducationContentsTeacher’s ActivitiesStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation Guide

Physical and Health Education Curriculum Primary 1

THEME 1: BASIC MOVEMENTS

Week 1

Topic: MOVING OUR BODY PARTS          

Performance objectives

  1. Demonstrate correct movement patterns of leaping, walking, stepping, hopping and running, etc.
  2. Perform basic manipulative movements
  3. Identify safety rules in walking, running, pushing and kicking etc.

Contents

  1. Leaping, Walking stepping, hopping and running etc.
  2. Throwing of objects, catching of objects, kicking of objects, striking of objects etc.
  3. Safety rules

Teacher’s Activities

  1. Demonstrates the technique in loco motor movement
  2. Supervises the pupils and offers assistance
  3. Demonstrates the non- loco motor movements, supervises the children and offers assistance
  4. Demonstrates the basic manipulative movements, supervise the children and offers assistance
  5. List safety rules in basic movements

Student’s Activities

  1. Practice the techniques of leaping, walking and running
  2. Practice non-loco motor movements
  3. Practice manipulative patterns of:
    • Throwing
    • Catching in pairs
  4. List dangers in basic movements

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Playground, balls etc.

Evaluation Guide

                1              Demonstrate basic movement skills correctly

2 Mention safety rules on the playground

THEME 2: SPORT AND GAMES

Week 1

Topic:    Athletics

Performance objectives

                1              Perform simple athletic activities

                2              Explain the health benefits of running, jumping and throwing etc.

                3              Safety rules in running, jumping and throwing etc.

Contents

  1. Short distance race e.g. 50 meters
  2. Simple Jumps
  3. Safety rules in Athletic.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Demonstrates the events e.g. 50 meters (start from and finish)
  2. -jumping (run-up, take off, flight and landing)
  3. Explains safety rules
  4. Supervises and corrects practice by pupils

Student’s Activities

  1. Observe the teacher’s demonstration in; running (start from and finish) jumping, running(run-up, take off, flight and landing)
  2. Practice the event
  3. Mention safety rules

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Playground
  2. Cross-bar
  3. Up right poles
  4. Landing pit

Evaluation Guide

  1. Perform simple athletic activities such as running, jumping etc.
  2. Perform 50 meters dash showing start from and finish
  3. Demonstrate basic high jump skills:
    • Run-up
    • Take off
    • Flight
    • Landing
  4. Mention safety rules on short distance races (50 meters dash and simple jumps)

Week 2

Topic: GAMES      

Performance objectives

  1. Demonstrate the skills of some local games
  2. Perform some local games
  3. Perform the basic skills in ball games
  4. Mention safety rules in games

Contents

  1. Local games:
    • Rats and rabbits;
    • Cat and rat;
    • Fire on the mountain etc.
  2. Kicking and stopping etc.
  3. Safety rules

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the local games to the pupils
  2. Demonstrates the various local games
  3. Explains the skills in kicking and stopping
  4. Observes the pupils and offers assistance
  5. List safety rules

Student’s Activities

  1. Observe the teacher’s demonstration
  2. Practice the skills of the local games
  3. Play the local games
  4. Practice the skills of kicking and stopping
  5. Mention safety rules

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Playground, balls etc.

Evaluation Guide

  1. Demonstrate the skills involved in the local games
  2. Perform the local games correctly
  3. Perform the skills of ball games e.g. kicking and stopping etc. Correctly
  4. List some safety rules in games

Week 3

Topic:          Swimming

Performance objectives

                1              Mention the preliminary skills of swimming

                2              List some benefits of swimming

                3              List safety rules of swimming

Contents

  1. Skills for beginners;
    • Coming into and out of water
    • Adjusting to the water
    • Breathing
    • Turtle float
    • Face float
  2. Safety rules
  3. Benefits of swimming

Teacher’s Activities

  1. Explains the preliminary skills
  2. Demonstrates the preliminary skills
  3. Supervises the pupils
  4. Explains safety rules in swimming
  5. List benefits of swimming

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher
  2. Perform the preliminary skills
  3. Observe safety rules
  4. Mention benefits of swimming

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Swimming pool
  2. Whistle
  3. Swimming trunk
  4. Swimming clothe / life jacket etc.

Evaluation Guide

  1. Mention the preliminary skills
  2. List some safety rules of swimming
  3. List some benefits of swimming

Level 1 NERDC Physical and Health Education Curriculum Primary 1 Schemeofwork.com 

THEME 3: HEALTH EDUCATION

Week 1

Topic:    Health and Hygiene

Performance objectives

  1. Explain how to wash hands, bath and care for the skin
  2. Demonstrate how to brush the teeth
  3. Describe how to cut nails
  4. State ways of maintaining foot wears
  5. Mention ways of maintaining the hair
  6. Mention benefits of cleanliness

Contents

  1. General body cleanliness in:
    • Washing hands, bathing and care of the skin:
    • Teeth brushing, chewing stick, toothbrush and paste:
    • Cutting of nails:
    • Hair maintenance:
    • Foot wear
  2. Benefits of cleanliness

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Guides the pupils to demonstrate how to wash hands, bathe and brush the teeth
  2. Guides the pupils through discussion on care of nails, hairs, foot wears, clothes and the skin
  3. List the benefits of cleanliness

Student’s Activities

  1. Participate and demonstrate how to wash hands, bath and brush the teeth
  2. Participate in discussion on the care for the following:
  3. -Nails
    • Hairs
    • Foot wears
    • Clothes
  4. Mention some benefits of cleanliness

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Charts
  2. Posters
  3. Sponge
  4. Water
  5. Scissors/ clippers
  6. Chewing stick
  7. Tooth brush and paste
  8. Towels
  9. Pomade
  10. Slippers/ shoes
  11. Stocking
  12. Blouses
  13. Skirts
  14. Shorts

Evaluation Guide

  1. Describe how to wash hands, bath and care for the skin
  2. Demonstrate how to brush the teeth
  3. Describe how to cut the nails
  4. Mention some ways of maintaining hair, foot wears and clothes
  5. List some benefits of cleanliness

Week 2

Topic: First Aid    

Performance objectives

  1. Explain the meaning of First Aid
  2. State the objectives of First Aid
  3. List some contents First Aid Box

Contents

  1. Meaning of First Aid
  2. Objectives of First Aid:
    • Arrest bleeding
    • To save life
    • Prevent injury from becoming worse
  3. Content of First Aid Box

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. States the meaning of First Aid
  2. Guides pupils to List and explain some objectives of First Aid
  3. Presents a First Aid Box with its content and guides pupils to identify the contents

Student’s Activities

  1. State the meaning of first aid
  2. List objectives of first aid
  3. Identify content of First Aid Box

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. First Aid Box
  2. Charts
  3. Posters
  4. Pictures

Evaluation Guide

  1. State what First Aid is
  2. State at least three objectives of First Aid
  3. List, at least, three contents of a First Aid Box

Physical and Health Education Curriculum Primary 2

THEME 1: BASIC MOVEMENTS

Week 1

Topic:    MOVING OUR BODY PARTS

Performance objectives

  1. Demonstrate correct movement patterns of shooting and heading
  2. Perform basic movement such as bending, stretching
  3. Imitate movement and sound made by people, animals and machine around them
  4. Identify safety rules in shooting, heading, bending and stretching

Contents

  1. Movement Patterns:
    • Shooting and heading.
    • Bending and stretching
    • People matching
    • Jogging
    • Galloping
    • Skipping
  2. Movement of animals
  3. Movement by machines
  4. Safety rules

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains and Demonstrate the basic skills in shooting and heading
  2. Supervises and correct demonstration by pupils
  3. Demonstrate skills involved in bending and stretching
  4. Supervises the pupils and make corrections
  5. Demonstrates movement of people matching, movement of animals, movement by machine
  6. Supervises the children and make corrections
  7. Assist the pupils to list safety rules

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s explanation
  2. Observe teachers demonstration
  3. Practice the basic skills taught
  4. Practice; bending, limping, stretching etc.
  5. Practice manipulative patterns of:
    • Throwing
    • Catching in pairs
    • Creative rhythm and movement
  6. List dangers in basic movements

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Playground
  2. Balls
  3. Talking drums
  4. Radio
  5. Television
  6. Textbooks, etc.

Evaluation Guide

  1. Perform the skill of shooting and heading
  2. Perform the skill of leaping, walking, stepping and hopping
  3. Perform the skills of bending and stretching
  4. Demonstrate creative rhythm and movements
  5. Mention safety rules on the playground

THEME 2: SPORT AND GAMES

Week 1

Topic:    Athletics             

Performance objectives

  1. Perform 75 meters dash showing start, form and finish
  2. Perform basic long jump skills
  3. Mention Safety rules

Contents

  1. 75 meters dash
  2. Long jump basic skills:

-Run-up

-Take off

-Flight

-Landing

  • Safety rules

Teacher’s Activities

  1. Demonstrates:
    • 75m dash showing start, form and finish,
    • Run-up, take-off, flight and landing
  2. Supervises and assists pupils to practice the skills
  3. Leads the pupils to mention safety rules

Student’s Activities

  1. Observe teacher’s demonstration
  2. Practice the 75 meters dash
  3. Practice run-up, take off, flight and landing
  4. State safety rules

Teaching & Learning Material

  1. Playground
  2. Video clips
  3. Take off board
  4. Flags (red and white)

Evaluation Guide

  1. Perform 75 meters dash showing start, form and finish
  2. Perform run-up, take off, flight and landing
  3. State 3 safety rules

Week 2

Topic:  GAMES

Performance objectives

  1. Perform the basic skills in basket ball
  2. State safety rules

Contents

  1. Basic skills in Basket Ball:

-Bouncing

-Throwing

-Catching            

  • Safety rules

Teacher’s Activities

  1. Demonstrates skills in playing basketball
  2. Lead pupils to state safety rules
  3. Observe the pupils and offer assistance

Student’s Activities

  1. Observes the teachers demonstration
  2. Practice the skills taught
  3. List safety rules

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Playground
  2. Pictures
  3. Textbooks
  4. Charts
  5. Ball
  6. Whistle

Evaluation Guide

  1. Perform basketball skills correctly
  2. List 3 basic skills in basket ball
  3. State 3 safety rules

Week 3

Topic: swimming

Performance objectives

  1. Mention basic skills in swimming
  2. Demonstrate entry and coming out of a swimming pool
  3. Mention safety rules

Contents

  1. basic skills in swimming
  2. demonstration of skills
  3. Safety rules

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains basic skills in swimming
  2. Demonstrate entry and coming out of the swimming pool
  3. Explain and enforce safety rules

Student’s Activities

  1. State the basic skills in swimming
  2. List and observe safety rules
  3. Practice entry and coming out of the swimming pool

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Swimming pool, pool of State 3 basic skills in water

Evaluation Guide

  1. State 3 basic skills in swimming
  2. State 3 safety rules
  3. Demonstrate correctly entry and coming out of the swimming pool

Level 1 – 3 NERDC Physical and Health Education Curriculum for Lower Primary School. Basic Movement, Athletics, first aid – Schemeofwork.com

THEME 3: HEALTH EDUCATION

Week 1

Topic: HEALTH AND HYGIENE   

Performance objectives

  1. Enumerate some ways of purifying water
  2. Describe some methods of purifying water
  3. Demonstrate the process of purifying water
  4. Explain the meaning of air pollution
  5. Identify proper ways of resting
  6. Explain best condition for sleeping
  7. State the importance of resting

Contents

  1. Methods of purifying water:
    • Filtration
    • Boiling
    • Use of Chemicals
    • Sieving
  2. Air pollution
  3. Rest and sleep

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Guides Pupils through methods of purifying water
  2. Explains air pollution
  3. Explains the best condition for sleeping
  4. Explains the importance of resting
  5. Explains ways of improving sleep

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen and ask questions
  2. Observe and imitate the teacher’s demonstration
  3. Participate in discussion of best condition for sleeping and importance of resting
  4. Describe a ventilated room

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Magazine
  2. Pictures
  3. Posters
  4. Charts
  5. Film clips
  6. Water filter
  7. Polluted water
  8. Fire wood
  9. Tripod stand
  10. Sieving set
  11. Pots
  12. Clean towel
  13. Stove
  14. Textbooks
  15. Bed, Mat, Pillow and Cover cloth

Evaluation Guide

  1. Enumerate 3 methods of purifying water
  2. Explain the meaning of air pollution
  3. Describe at least 2 methods of purifying water
  4. Identify two ways to rest
  5. Explains two best condition for resting
  6. State two importance of resting
  7. Explain what ventilated room is
  8. List 3 factors affecting sleep

Week 2

Topic: First aid and safety education

Performance objectives

  1. List 5 safety rules
  2. State the conditions that require first aid

Contents

  1. Safety rules
  2. Conditions that require first aid:
    • Bleeding
    • Fainting
    • Bruises
    • Heat
    • Exhaustion etc

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. States the meaning of first aid
  2. Lists and explains safety rules
  3. Lists and explain some conditions that require first aid

Student’s Activities

  1. Participate by sharing their experiences of some conditions that require first aid

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Charts
  2. Posters
  3. Video clips

Evaluation Guide

  1. List 3 safety rules
  2. List 3 conditions that require first aid

Physical and Health Education Curriculum Primary 3

THEME 1: BASIC MOVEMENTS

Week 1

Topic: Moving Our Body Parts

Performance objectives

  1. Imitate movements and sounds made by people, animals and machines
  2. Demonstrate different movement patterns
  3. Name the components of physical fitness

Contents

  1. Movements made by animals, people, machines, etc
  2. Fundamental Movement Patterns:
    • Bending
    • Crawling
    • Galloping
    • Climbing, etc
  3. Components of Physical fitness
    • Endurance
    • Strength
    • Flexibility, etc

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains and demonstrates the movement rhythms and patterns
  2. Supervises the pupils practice and makes corrections
  3. Lists and explains the components of physical fitness
  4. Demonstrates physical fitness activities to achieve;
    •  Endurance strength flexibility etc
  5. Summarizes important points on the chalkboard

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen and imitate teacher’s demonstration
  2. Practice different movement patterns
  3. Participate in demonstration
  4. Demonstrate physical fitness activities to achieve -Endurance – strength- Flexibility, etc
  5. Copy the chalkboard summary

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Playground
  2. Chart
  3. Radio
  4. Television
  5. Video Clips
  6. Tape
  7. Recorder
  8. Gongs
  9. Drum
  10. Posters
  11. Rope

Evaluation Guide

  1. Demonstrate the creative movements and sounds correctly
  2. Perform the fundamental movements with rhythms correctly
  3. Demonstrate at least four physical fitness components to achieve
    • Endurance
    • Strength
    • Flexibility etc

THEME 2: SPORT AND GAMES

Week 1

Topic:    Athletics

Performance objectives

  1. Mention the different types of races
    • Mention the skill involved in the sprint race        
    • Perform sprint techniques
    • Mention the stages involved in high jump

Contents

  1. Sprints:
    • 100 meters
    • 200 meters
    • 400 meters
  2. Skills and techniques:
    • Take off
    • Running
    • Arm action
    • Finish
  3. Stages of high jump:
    • Run off
    • Take off
    • Clearing the cross bar
    • Landing and recovery

Teacher’s Activities           

  1. Explains the different types of races
  2. Explains the skills involved in sprint races
  3. Demonstrates sprint techniques to the pupils
  4. Guides the pupils to discuss the stages involved in high jump

Student’s Activities

  1. Observe and imitate the teacher’s actions
  2. State skills in sprint races and high jump
  3. Practice the skills while the teacher supervises

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Playground
  2. Charts
  3. Video
  4. Clips
  5. Posers
  6. Whistle/starting fun
  7. Stop watch
  8. High jump pit
  9. Landing foam
  10. Flags (red and white)
  11. Measuring tapes

Evaluation Guide

  1. Mention at least three skills involved in sprint races and high jump
  2. Perform the skills

Week 2

Topic: BALL GAMES

Performance objectives

  1. Mention the basic skills in:
    • Football;
    • Tennis;
    • Basketball
  2. Perform the basic skills in:
    • Football;
    • Tennis ;
    • Basketball
  3. Mention safety rules in ball 2 games:
    • Football;
    • Tennis;
    • Basketball

Contents

  1. Basic skills in ball games:
    • Football (passing, trapping, heading, kicking and throwing)
    • Tennis (grip, forehand drive, backhand drive, serving)
    • Basketball (passing and dribbling)
  2. Safety rules in ball games

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the skills
  2. Demonstrates the skills
  3. Supervises the pupils
  4. Guides pupils to list safety measures/rules

Student’s Activities

  1. Watch the teacher as he/she demonstrates the skills
  2. Practice the skills
  3. Make attempts to list safety rules

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Footballs
  2. Whistle
  3. Football Pitch
  4. Table Tennis Balls
  5. Table
  6. Net
  7. Bats
  8. Basketballs
  9. Basketball Court

Evaluation Guide

  1. List at least three skills of Football, tennis and basketball
  2. Perform the skills correctly
  3. List at least 3 safety rules of each ball games

Week 3

Topic: Swimming

Performance objectives

  1. Mention basic styles in swimming
  2. Demonstrate basic skills in swimming
  3. Mention the safety rules in swimming
  4. Observe the rules

Contents

  1. Basic styles in swimming
    • Crawl/free style
    • Breast stroke
    • Back stroke
  2. Demonstration of basic styles
  3. Safety rules in swimming:
    • Shower
    • Warm up
    • Don’t swim immediately after meal. Etc

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explain and demonstrate basic styles in swimming
  2. Explains the safety rules in swimming
  3. Enforces the rules in swimming
  4. Summarizes the rules on the chalkboard

Student’s Activities

  1. Watch the teacher demonstrate the basic skills
  2. Make attempts to list the safety rules
  3. Practice the skills
  4. Observe safety rules when practicing

Teaching & Learning Material 

  1. Swimming pool
  2. Charts
  3. Posters
  4. Chalkboard
  5. Textbooks
  6. Safety equipment

Evaluation Guide

  1. State the 3 basic styles in swimming
  2. Demonstrate correctly the 3 basic styles in swimming
  3. Mention any five safety rules in swimming
  4. To observe the rules of swimming while swimming

Year 3 NERDC Physical and Health Education – PHE Curriculum Primary 3 – Schemeofwork.com

THEME 3: HEALTH EDUCATION

Week 1

Topic:    Health and Hygiene

Performance objectives

  1. State the meaning of noise pollution
  2. Explain how to prevent noise pollution
  3. State the meaning of chemical pollution
  4. Describe ways of preventing chemical pollution

Contents

  1. Noise pollution
    • Meaning of noise pollution
    • Prevention of noise pollution
  2. Chemical pollution
    • Meaning of chemical pollution
    • Prevention of chemical pollution

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the types of air pollution and chemical pollution to the pupils
  2. Assist the pupils in describing ways of preventing noise and chemical pollution

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen
  2. Observe and imitate the teachers demonstration
  3. Engage in the various description of preventing pollution

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Magazines Pictures
  2. Posters Charts
  3. Films showing
  4. Chemicals

Evaluation Guide

  1. State the meaning of:
    • Noise pollution
    • Chemical pollution
  2. State 2 ways of preventing each of noise and chemical pollution

Week 2

Topic: First Aid and Safety Education

Performance objectives

  1. Describe the duties of a first aider
  2. List four qualities of a first aider

Contents

  1. Duties of first aiders
  2. Qualities of first aiders:
    • Have knowledge about first aid
    • Have initiative and ability to assess situation before giving first aid, etc

Teacher’s Activities

  1. Describes the duties of first aider
  2. Lists and explains the qualities of a first Aider

Student’s Activities

  1. Participate by answering questions and sharing their experiences

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Charts
  2. Posters
  3. Pictures
  4. Video Clips
  5. Models etc

Evaluation Guide

  1. Describe the duties of a first aider
  2. List at least four qualities of first aider

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