BST: Physical and Health Education – PHE Curriculum for Primary School 1 – 6 (NERDC)

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Grade 1 – 6 NERDC Physical and Health Education – PHE Curriculum for Primary School. Purifying water, Nutrition, Movement – Schemeofwork.com 

Table of Contents
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 GuidePHE 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 GuidePHE Curriculum Primary 4ContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Moving our Body Parts IIContentsTeacher’s ActivitiesStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 2: GAMES AND SPORTSTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Ball GamesContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 3:  HEALTH EDUCATIONTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: First Aid and Safety EducationContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Safety Education and accident preventionContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuidePHE Curriculum Primary 5ContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 2: ATHLETICSContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 3: GAMES AND SPORTSContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 4: HEALTH EDUCATIONContentsStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Drug EducationContentsTeacher’s ActivitiesStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 5: PATHOGENS, DISEASES AND PREVENTIONContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuidePHE Curriculum Primary 6THEME 1: BASIC MOVEMENTContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 2: GAMES AND SPORTSContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material   Evaluation GuideTopic: Athletics IIContentsTeacher’s ActivitiesStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Ball GamesContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 3: HEALTH EDUCATIONContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Use of MedicineContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Effects of Drug AbuseContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’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

PHE 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

PHE Curriculum Primary 4

THEME 1: BASIC MOVEMENT

Week 1

Topic: Moving our Body Parts   

Performance objectives

  1. List the basic locomotors movements
  2. Explain how to perform each of the movements
  3. Demonstrate movement patterns
  4. Practice the skills of loco motor movement

Contents

  1. Locomotors movements:
    • Walking
    • Running
    • Skipping
    • Sliding
    • Hopping
    • Jumping
    • Leaping

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the basic movement skills
  2. Demonstrates the basic movement skills
  3. Observes and supervises the basic movement skills
  4. Corrects the pupils practice errors

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher
  2. Watch the teacher’s demonstration
  3. Practice the activities

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Charts
  2. Pictures
  3. Video clips
  4. Mats
  5. Rope
  6. Rings

Evaluation Guide

  1. List any 5 loco motor activities
  2. Perform any two Locomotors activities
  3. List any five apparatus used in loco motor activities

Week 2

Topic: Moving our Body Parts II

Performance objectives

  1. List any five non-loco motor movements
  2. State how to perform each of the non-loco motor activities
  3. Perform non-loco motor movements

Contents

  1. Non-loco motor movements
    • Stretching
    • Bending
    • Twisting
    • Swinging
    • Pulling
    • Pushing

Teacher’s Activities

  1. Explains the activities
  2. Demonstrates the activities
  3. Supervises the pupils practices

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher’s explanation
  2. Practice the activities in groups and individually

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Mats
  2. Swings
  3. Rope

Evaluation Guide

  1. List at least 4 non- loco motor movements
  2. Perform at least 4 non-loco motor movements

SUBJECT:     PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION         CLASS LEVEL: PRIMARY 4

THEME 2: GAMES AND SPORTS

Week 1

Topic:    Athletics

Performance objectives

  1. List the types of middle and long distance races
  2. Mention the skills in middle and long distance races

Contents

  1. Types of middle and long distance races:
    • Middle distance (800m, 1500m)
    • Long distance races (3000m, 3000m steeple chase, and 5000m)
  2. Skill in Middle and long distance races:
    • standing
    • Take-off
    • running
    • Arm action
    • finish

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the skills involved in middle and long distance races
  2. Demonstrates the skills involved in middle and long distance races
  3. Observes pupils demonstration and make corrections

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher
  2. Practice all skills as demonstrated by the teacher

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Charts
  2. Video clips
  3. Posters
  4. Books
  5. Shoes
  6. Tracks
  7. Whistle or starting gun
  8. Chalkboard
  9. Baton
  10. Stop watches

Evaluation Guide

  1. Mention the skills involved in middle and long distance races
  2. Perform the middle and long distance races skills

Week 2

Topic: Ball Games

Performance objectives

  1. List the football skills
  2. Perform the skills in football
  3. Perform the skills in tennis
  4. Demonstrate the position of players on the court
  5. Perform the skills in basketball
  6. List the skills in volleyball
  7. Perform the skills in volleyball and count points

Contents

  1. Football skills: dribbling, shooting, ball control, goal keeping
  2. Tennis skills: the grip service, forehand drive, backhand drive, scoring
  3. Basketball skills:
    • forwards
    • Guards
    • Centre pass
    • Jump ball
    • dribbling
    • passing
    • shooting
    • rebounding
  4. Volleyball skills e.g. serving, passing, scoring

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains and demonstrates the skills in:
    • Football
    • Table tennis
    • Basketball
    • Volley ball
  2. Supervises the pupil’s as they practice
  3. Explains the position of players in the games

Student’s Activities

  1. Practice skills as many times as possible

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Footballs
  2. Whistle
  3. Football Pitch
  4. Chalkboard
  5. Table
  6. Bats
  7. Tennis Balls
  8. Net
  9. Score Board
  10. Volleyball Ball
  11. Volleyball Court
  12. Flags
  13. Basketball Court
  14. Basketball Balls
  15. Stop Watch
  16. Bell

Evaluation Guide

  1. List two football skills
  2. Perform the skills in football
  3. Perform the skills in table tennis
  4. Demonstrate the position of players on the court
  5. Perform the skills in basket ball
  6. List three volleyball skills
  7. Perform the skills in volleyball and state how scoring is done

Year 4 NERDC Physical and Health Education – PHE Curriculum Primary 4. locomotors movements, long distance races,Ball – Schemeofwork.com 

THEME 3:  HEALTH EDUCATION

Week 1

Topic:    Personal Hygiene

Performance objectives

  1. Pupils should be able to describe ways of taking care of the human body parts

Contents

  1. What to do to take care of parts of the human body

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains and demonstrates various ways people can take care of the human body parts

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher and participate actively in class discussions
  2. State ways of taking care of human body parts
  3. Write down the ways of caring for the body parts

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Wall charts
  2. Soap
  3. Brush
  4. Comb
  5. Toothpaste
  6. Towels etc

Evaluation Guide

  1. Pupils to list three ways each of taking care of identified human body parts

Week 2

Topic: First Aid and Safety Education

Performance objectives

  1. Group the contents of the First Aid Box into components
  2. State the uses of each content of the First Aid Box
  3. List some safety measures

Contents

  1. Grouping the content of a first aid box
  2. Components of a First Aid Box:
    • Food
    • Water
    • Medication
    • Support objects
  3. Uses of the Materials in the First Aid Box
  4. Safety measures e.g. putting on appropriate sports attire

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Shows the contents of a First Aid box to pupils  
  2. Leads pupils in class discussion  

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s Explanations
  2. Participate actively in class discussion
  3. Write notes

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. First Aid box and its
  2. Contents
  3. Charts
  4. Pictures
  5. Textbooks

Evaluation Guide

  1. List 5 First Aid box materials
  2. State 2 uses of first aid box materials
  3. State 2 safety measures

Week 3

Topic: Safety Education and accident prevention

Performance objectives

  1. Define safety
  2. State the causes of accidents
  3. List safety rules to prevent accidents
  4. State the meaning of road safety
  5. List road safety guidelines
  6. Distinguish between general crashes and road traffic crashes
  7. State the meaning of ‘medicine vigilance’
  8. Identify examples of adverse medicine reactions
  9. State steps to be taken in the event of any adverse reactions due to medicine intake

Contents

  1. Meaning of safety
  2. Causes of accidents
  3. Prevention of accidents
  4. Meaning of Road safety
  5. Road Safety measures:
    • Traffic control
    • Vehicle maintenance
    • Road maintenance
    • Road signs
    • Road markings
    • Pavement marking
    • Public education
  6. Road safety guidelines for
    • Pedestrians
    • Cyclists
    • Motorcyclists
    • Animals
  7. Consequences of not observing road safety guidelines
  8. General crashes
  9. Road traffic crashes
  10. Medicine vigilance (to be aware of any adverse reactions when medicine is taken)

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Guides pupils discussion on what safety is
  2. Assists pupils to identify the causes of accidents- at home, in school or on the road
  3. Explains ways by which accidents can be prevented
  4. Explains road safety and road safety guidelines
  5. Distinguishes between general crashes and road traffic crashes
  6. Displays some safety devices e.g.
    • Gloves
    • Caps
    • Aprons, etc
  7. Invites the FRSC officials to visit the class or visit the FRSC command where possible
  8. Invites a NAFDAC official or a pharmacist to visit the class or visit a nearby pharmacy
  9. Guides pupils to dramatize medicine vigilance
  10. Initiates the formation of
  11. NAFDAC consumers’ safety club

Student’s Activities

  1. Participate in class discussion and group activities
  2. Touch and put on safety devices
  3. Differentiate between general crashes and road traffic crashes
  4. Listen to talk given by the visiting FRSC Official and NAFDAC Official/pharmacist
  5. Dramatize medicine vigilance
  6. Visit nearby NAFDAC office/pharmacy

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Charts showing accidents and their causes
  2. Charts or pictures that show safe action
  3. Charts/video-clips on ‘medicine vigilance’
  4. Safety devices: – gloves, caps, aprons, shield
  5. Pieces of sharp objects
  6. Real objects

Evaluation Guide

  1. State three causes of accidents
  2. List three ways accidents can be prevented
  3. Distinguish between general crashes and road traffic crashes
  4. Mention four consequences of not observing road safety guide lines
  5. Discuss some road safety measures
  6. State five road safety guidelines
  7. List three examples of adverse reactions due to medicine intake
  8. State what should be done when a person reacts adversely to intake of medicine

PHE Curriculum Primary 5

THEME 1: BASIC MOVEMENT

Week 1

Topic: Creative Rhythmic Activities Measuring Physical Fitness Components (Endurance, Strength and speed)

Performance objectives

  1. Explain rhythmic activities
  2. Mention any two types of rhythmic activities
  3. Perform any two types of rhythmic activities
  4. Mention some physical fitness components
  5. Identify activities for measuring endurance, strength and speed
  6. Explain how endurance, and speed are measured
  7. Measure their endurance strength and speed levels

Contents

  1. Marching
  2. Galloping
  3. Hopping
  4. Physical Fitness components:
    • Endurance;
    • Press up.
    • Minute run, walk-bench step on and off.
    • Squat thrust
    • Strength;
    • Pull ups
    • Sit ups
    • Speed:
    • 50 meters dash

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains rhythmic activities
  2. Demonstrates marching, galloping and hopping
  3. Discusses the activities for measuring:
    • Endurance
    • Strength and
    • Speed
  4. Demonstrates the measurement of endurance, strength and speed
  5. Supervises pupils’ activities

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher
  2. Watch the teacher’s demonstration
  3. Practice the activity
  4. Measure their physical fitness levels

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Video clip
  2. Drum sets
  3. Flute
  4. Drumming sticks
  5. Charts
  6. Mats
  7. Benches
  8. Pull up bars
  9. Track
  10. Stop watch etc

Evaluation Guide

  1. Explain rhythmic activities
  2. List two rhythmic activities
  3. Perform any two types of rhythmic activities
  4. Mention any three physical fitness components
  5. Identify activities for measuring endurance, strength and speed
  6. Describe how endurance, strength and speed are measured
  7. Measure other pupils’ endurance, strength and speed correctly

SUBJECT: PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION CLASS LEVEL: PRIMARY

THEME 2: ATHLETICS

Week 1

Topic:    Field Events      

Performance objectives

  1. Mention the basic skills of long jump
  2. Perform the skills in long jump
  3. Mention the basic skills of high jump
  4. Skills in high jump

Contents

  1. Long jump:
    • The approach run or run up.
    • The take off
    • The flight
    • The landing
    • Recovery
  2. High jump skills:
    • run up
    • take off
    • Flight
    • landing
    • Recovery

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the skills involved in long jump
  2. Demonstrates the skills in long jump
  3. Supervises and corrects demonstrations by pupils
  4. Explains the skills in high jump
  5. Demonstrates run up, take off, flight, landing and recovery skills
  6. Supervises pupils demonstrations
  7. List skills on the chalkboard

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teachers explanations
  2. Watch and practice the skills
  3. Practice the different skills

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Charts
  2. Take off board
  3. Long jump pit
  4. Video clip
  5. Measuring tape
  6. Cross bar stand
  7. High jump pit landing foam
  8. Chalkboard

Evaluation Guide

  1. Mention any three skills in long jump
  2. Perform the long jump skills
  3. Mention any three skills in high jump
  4. Perform the skills in high jump

SUBJECT:     PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION         CLASS LEVEL: PRIMARY 5

THEME 3: GAMES AND SPORTS

Week 1

Topic:    Ball Games

Performance objectives

  1. Define ball games
  2. State the facilities and equipment used to play Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis         
  3. Play Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  4. State the advantages of playing Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  5. Mention safety measures in participating in Ball Games

Contents

  1. Definition of Ball games
  2. Facilities and equipment used in Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  3. Skills for playing Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  4. The advantages of playing Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  5. Safety measures in playing Ball games

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains what ball games are
  2. Discusses the facilities and equipment used in Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  3. Demonstrates skills for playing Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  4. Leads pupils to discuss the advantages of playing Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  5. Leads pupils to identify safety measures when playing the games

Student’s Activities

  1. Participate in class and group discussions on the facilities and equipment used in ball games
  2. Play Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  3. Discuss safety measures to put in place when playing ball games
  4. Discuss the advantages of playing ball games

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Chart
  2. Picture
  3. Video Clips
  4. Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  5. Volleyball court
  6. Basketball court
  7. Football field
  8. Tennis Court
  9. Table Tennis board (please improvise where appropriate)
  10. Nets
  11. Whistle etc

Evaluation Guide

  1. State what ball games are?
  2. Mention the facilities and equipment used in playing Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  3. Play Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis skillfully in teams
  4. State at least three advantages of playing Volley Ball, Basketball, Football, Hockey and Tennis
  5. Mention at least five safety measures when playing the ball game

SUBJECT:     PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION         CLASS LEVEL: PRIMARY 5

THEME 4: HEALTH EDUCATION

Week 1

Topic:    Nutrition

Performance objectives

  1. Mention sources of food nutrients
  2. List three nutritional diseases
  3. Describe the characteristics of nutritional deficient persons
  4. Describe the effect of family size on nutrition

Contents

  1. Sources of food nutrients
  2. Nutritional deficiency diseases:
    • Kwashiorkor
    • Rickets
    • Pellagra
    • Scurvy
  3. Characteristics of these deficiency diseases
  4. Family size and its effect on nutrition
  5. Teacher’s Activities
  6. Leads pupils to list the sources of food nutrients
  7. Guides the pupils to list the kinds of nutritional deficiency diseases that are common in the society
  8. Guides the pupils to list the effect of large family size on the nutrition of family members

Student’s Activities

  1. With the help of the teacher mention the sources of food nutrients
  2. Discuss the effect of large family size on the nutrition of the family
  3. List nutritional deficiency diseases and the characteristics of nutritional deficient person

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Samples of food items
  2. Charts/photo graphs showing different kinds of foodstuff
  3. Photographs showing people suffering from nutritional deficiency diseases

Evaluation Guide

  1. Mention sources of food nutrients
  2. Mention three nutritional deficiency diseases
  3. Mention the effects of family size on the available nutrition
  4. List some characteristics of nutritional deficient persons

Week 2

Topic: Drug Education

Performance objectives

  1. List ways drugs can be taken into the body
  2. Differentiate between alcohol and tobacco
  3. State reasons why people drink or smoke
  4. Differentiate between the effects of alcohol and tobacco on human body
  5. Explain the effects of drug abuse on an individual
  6. List effects of drug abuse on the family
  7. List 3 effects of drug abuse on the society
  8. Define herbal medicine
  9. Differentiate between NAFDAC registered and listed herbal medicine

Contents

  1. Drug use and their consequences
  2. Ways of taking drugs:
    • Through mouth
    • rubbing on skin
    • injecting
    • inhaling
  3. Alcohol and tobacco:
    • Description of alcohol
    • Types of alcoholic drinks and tobacco
    • Reasons for drinking or smoking
    • Effects of smoking
  4. Effects of drug abuse on:
    • Individuals
    • Family
    • Society
  5. Herbal Medicine

Teacher’s Activities

  1. Uses charts to explain ways drugs can be taken into the body
  2. Uses posters to explain to the pupils the differences between alcohol and tobacco
  3. Leads pupils to discuss reasons why people drink and smoke
  4. Discusses the effects of drug abuse on individuals, family and society
  5. Explains the meaning of herbal medicine
  6. Teacher guides the pupils to identify NAFDAC listed and registered herbal medicine

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher and ask questions
  2. Participate in classroom discussion and group activities
  3. Answer teacher’s questions
  4. Define herbal medicine
  5. Differentiate NAFDAC listed and registered herbal medicines

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Charts showing various drugs
  2. Posters showing different alcohol and tobacco
  3. Posters showing different herbal medicines
  4. NAFDAC symbol for registered and listed herbal medicine
  5. Samples of herbal medicine

Evaluation Guide

  1. State the ways drugs can be taken into the body
  2. Differentiate between alcohol and tobacco
  3. State at least one reason why people drink or smoke
  4. Differentiate between the effects of alcohol and tobacco on human health
  5. Explain the effects of drug abuse on an individual
  6. List at least three effects of drug abuse on the family
  7. List at least three effects of drug abuse on the society
  8. Define herbal medicine
  9. Explain the symbols for NAFDAC registered and listed herbal medicines

SUBJECT:     PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION         CLASS LEVEL: PRIMARY 5

THEME 5: PATHOGENS, DISEASES AND PREVENTION

Week 1

Topic:    Diseases

Performance objectives

  1. Differentiate between sickness and illness
  2. Differentiate between signs and symptoms
  3. Distinguish between communicable and non- communicable diseases

Contents

  1. Differentiate between sickness and illness
  2. Signs and symptoms
  3. Communicable and non- communicable diseases

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Leads pupils to identify the differences between:
    • Sickness and illness.
    • Signs and symptoms.
    • Communicable and non- communicable diseases

Student’s Activities

  1. Take part in the discussions and group activities

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Pictures
  2. Flip Charts
  3. Posters

Evaluation Guide

  1. Differentiate between sickness and illness
  2. State the difference between signs and symptoms
  3. Distinguish between communicable and non- communicable diseases

PHE Curriculum Primary 6

THEME 1: BASIC MOVEMENT

Week 1

Topic:   Physical Fitness and Body Conditioning

Performance objectives

  1. Mention some components of Physical Fitness and Body conditioning e.g. . . . . agility, power, flexibility and balance
  2. Demonstrate the execution of agility, power, flexibility and balance
  3. Identify activities for measuring agility, power, flexibility and balance
  4. Measure their agility, power, flexibility and balance levels
  5. Mention the benefits of these fitness components

Contents

  1. Components of Physical Fitness and Body conditioning
  2. Measurement of
    • Agility (10 meters shuttle run)
    • Power: – sergeant jump, standing broad jump.
    • Flexibility: Straight knee toe touch.
    • Balance:-Beam walk
  3. Benefit of agility, power, flexibility and balance

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Mentions some components of Physical Fitness and Body conditioning e.g. agility, power, flexibility and balance
  2. States the benefits of agility, power, flexibility and balance
  3. Demonstrates the activities for measuring:
    • Agility
    • Power
    • Flexibility
    • Balance
  4. Demonstrates the measurement of the above physical fitness components

Student’s Activities

  1. Mention some components of Physical Fitness and Body conditioning e.g. agility, power, flexibility and balance
  2. States the benefits of agility, power, flexibility and balance
  3. Measure their agility, power, flexibility and balance

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Charts
  2. Video Clips
  3. Balance beams
  4. Wall
  5. Chalk
  6. Measuring tape/ruler
  7. Stopwatch
  8. Field etc
  9. State the benefits of agility, power, flexibility and balance

Evaluation Guide

  1. Mention any three physical fitness exercises and body conditioning
  2. State the benefits of agility, power, flexibility and balance
  3. Demonstrate the physical fitness exercises used to measure agility, power etc. e.g. 10 meters shuttle jump, sergeant jump, standing broad jump etc
  4. Measure their agility, power, flexibility and balance levels

Level 4- 6 NERDC Physical and Health Education Curriculum for Upper Primary School. Personal Hygiene- Schemeofwork.com

THEME 2: GAMES AND SPORTS

Week 1

Topic:    Athletics I

Performance objectives

  1. List the skills involved in Track Events such as relay races; hurdles
  2. Perform the skills involved in Track Events such as relay races; Hurdles

Contents

  1. Types of relay races:
    • 4 x 100 meters.
    • 4 x 400 meters
    • Medley relay
  2. Relay skills
    • Baton grip
    • take off
    • Non visual take over exchange
  3. Basic skills in hurdles:
    • Starting position
    • Approach to the 1st hurdle
    • clearing the hurdle
    • landing
    • Strides between hurdles

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the skills involved in:
    • Relay races
    • Hurdles
  2. Demonstrates the skills involved in:
    • Relay races
    • Hurdles
  3. Supervises the pupils practice and make corrections

Student’s Activities

  1. Supervises the pupils practice and make corrections
  2. Watch teacher’s demonstration
  3. Practice the skills as demonstrated by the teacher in:
    • Relay races
    • Hurdles
  4. Pair up to practice baton exchange

Teaching & Learning Material   

  1. Video clips
  2. Posters
  3. Whistle/Starting gun
  4. Flying board
  5. Athletics track
  6. Stop watches
  7. Bell
  8. Charts
  9. Track
  10. Shoes
  11. Baton

Evaluation Guide

  1. Mention the skills in track events e.g. relay races, hurdles
  2. Perform baton change
  3. Mention any four skills in hurdles
  4. Perform hurdle skills

Week 2

Topic: Athletics II

Performance objectives

  1. Explain the meaning of high jump and long jump
  2. Demonstrate the styles and stages in high jump and long jump
  3. Mention the rules in high jump and long jump
  4. Draw and label the high jump poles and long jump pitch

Contents

  1. Meaning of high jump and long jump
  2. Basic styles in high jump:
    • The flop
    • straddle
    • Western roll
    • Eastern roll
    • Scissors
  3. Rules in high jump.
  4. Basic styles in long jump:
    • The sail
    • The hang
    • hitch kick
    • landing
    • Recovery
  5. Stages in long jump:
    • Run- up
    • Take-off
    • Flight
    • landing
  6. Rules and regulations in long jump

Teacher’s Activities

  1. Explains the meaning of:
    • High jump
    • Long jump
  2. Demonstrates the basic skills and styles in:
    • High jump
    • Long jump
  3. Supervises pupils practices
  4. Explains the rules in
    • Long jump.
    • High jump
  5. Explains the dimensions in long jump

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teachers explanations
  2. Practice styles on high or long jump
  3. Draw and label the:
    • High jump poles
    • Long jump pitch

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Poles
  2. Cross bar
  3. Chalkboard
  4. Textbooks
  5. Whistle
  6. Measuring tape.
  7. The Pitch
  8. Take off board
  9. Flags
  10. Pictures
  11. Video clips

Evaluation Guide

  1. Explain high Jump
  2. List 3 styles in high jump
  3. Mention 4 rules of high jump
  4. Explain the long jump
  5. List 3 styles in long jump
  6. Mention 2 rules in long jump
  7. Draw and label:
    • High jump poles
    • Long jump pitch

Week 3

Topic: Ball Games

Performance objectives

  1. List the rules and regulations (including safety rules) of:
    • Football
    • Table tennis
    • Volley ball
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey
    • Handball
  2. Mention the key officials of these games
  3. Play the following games observing the rules:
    • Football
    • Table tennis
    • Volley ball
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey
    • Handball
  4. Draw the pitch and position of players in:
    • Football
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey

Contents

  1. The rules and regulations of:
  2. A).         Football
  3. b).       Table Tennis
  4. c).        Volley ball
  5. d).         Basketball
  6. e).           Hockey
  7. f).           Handball
  8. The key officials of:
    • Football
    • Table tennis
    • Volley ball
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey
    • Handball
  9. Playing the game of:
    • Football
    • Table tennis
    • Volley ball
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey
    • Handball by observing the rules
  10. Positioning players in:
    • Football
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the rules and regulations of:
    • Football
    • Table tennis
    • Volley ball
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey
    • Handball
  2. Describes the key officials of these games
  3. Demonstrates the skills of each game
  4. Supervises pupils as they play the games
  5. Draws the pitch and position of players in Football, Basketball and Hockey

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher
  2. Play the game of:
    • Football
    • Table tennis
    • Volley ball
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey handball by applying the rules
  3. Write notes

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Football
  2. Whistle
  3. Textbook
  4. Video clips
  5. Stop watch
  6. Table tennis board
  7. Table Tennis balls
  8. Nets
  9. Bats
  10. Volleyball balls
  11. Volleyball court
  12. Basketball balls
  13. Basketball court
  14. Hockey sticks
  15. Hockey balls
  16. Hockey pitch
  17. Handball balls
  18. Handball court
  19. Score board

Evaluation Guide

  1. List the officials in:
    • Football
    • Table tennis
    • Volley ball
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey
    • Handball
  2. State and apply the rules and regulations of:
    • Football
    • Table tennis
    • Volley ball
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey
    • Handball
  3. Draw the pitch and position of players in:
    • Football
    • Basket ball
    • Hockey

THEME 3: HEALTH EDUCATION

Week 1

Topic:    Personal and Environmental Health

Performance objectives

  1. Explain the meaning and importance of personal health
  2. Explain the meaning and importance of environmental health
  3. State the importance of vision
  4. Draw and label structure of the tooth
  5. List 2 dental problems and their prevention
  6. Mention some methods and importance of waste disposal
  7. Write on the effects of noise pollution on human beings

Contents

  1. Meaning and importance of personal health
  2. Meaning and importance of environmental health
  3. Importance of vision
  4. Structure of the tooth
  5. Dental problems and prevention
  6. Methods and importance of waste disposal
  7. Noise pollution

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the meaning and importance of personal and environmental health
  2. Leads discussion on importance of vision
  3. Guide the pupils through drawing and labelling the tooth
  4. Guides the pupils to recall discussion on methods and importance of waste disposal
  5. Leads discussion on the effects of noise pollution on human beings

Student’s Activities

  1. Participate in the various discussions
  2. Draw and label the tooth
  3. Listen attentively to teacher’s explanation
  4. Write notes
  5. Ask questions
  6. Participate in the class discussion

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Diagram of the tooth
  2. The charts
  3. Posters
  4. IEC materials
  5. Textbooks
  6. Flip Chart
  7. Cartoon

Evaluation Guide

  1. Explain the meaning of personal and environmental health
  2. State three importance each of personal and environmental health
  3. State two importance of vision
  4. Draw and label the tooth
  5. List any two dental problems and their prevention
  6. Describe two different methods of waste disposal
  7. Write on one effect of noise pollution on human beings

Week 2

Topic: Use of Medicine

Performance objectives

  1. Mention the features for identifying fake medicines
  2. List some normal use of  common drugs               
  3. Describe the effects of normal use of medicines
  4. Discuss the effects of excessive use of medicines

Contents

  1. Features for identifying fake medicines
  2. Normal use of medicines
  3. Excessive use of medicines

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Guides pupils to identify fake medicines using the features
  2. Guides class discussions on the normal and excessive use of medicines.
  3. Guides class discussions on effects of normal and excessive use of drugs
  4. Plants simple demonstrations to show effects of excessive use of drug.

Student’s Activities

  1. Identify fake medicines using the features
  2. Talk about the effects of normal and
  3. Excessive use of medicines and give examples

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Samples of empty packets of fake and genuine common medicines e.g. Paracetamol, antimalarial, etc Living organism e.g. earth        
  2. Salt
  3. Water                  
  4. Containers         
  5. Poster illustrating effects use of medicines

Evaluation Guide

  1. Identify the normal dosage of common medicines like Paracetamol, etc
  2. State three effects of excessive use of medicines
  3. Mention three features for identification of fake medicines
  4. Describe the effect of normal use of medicine

Week 3

Topic: Effects of Drug Abuse

Performance objectives

  1. List names of some common hard drugs
  2. Identify the health effects of drugs abuse
  3. Discuss the socio-economic effects of drug/ substance abuse
  4. Educate others on drug abuse

Contents

  1. Drugs:
    • Heroin
    • Cocaine
    • Valium
    • Madrax
    • Indian hemp
  2. Drug abuse
  3. Effects of drug abuse on health e.g.
    • Respiratory tract infection
    • Blood pressure,
    • Stroke,
    • Weight loss,

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Guides class discussions on the health and socio economic effects of drugs/ substance abuse
  2. Tells children stories about people who abuse drugs
  3. Arranges for a guest talk on drug/substance abuse

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen and learn from the stories and guest talk
  2. Dramatize the effects of drug abuse
  3. Tell some stories about victims of drug abuse
  4. Make posters for campaigning against drug abuse
  5. Educate others against drug abuse

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Pictures/drawings of mad people
  2. Posters on identification of drug abuse
  3. Cardboard papers
  4. Scissors
  5. Gum
  6. Crayons

Evaluation Guide

  1. Mention the names of some hard drugs
  2. Enumerate three health problems associated with drug abuse
  3. Explain the social and economic effects of drug/substance abuse
  4. Display posters and use them to educate against drug abuse

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