Physical and Health Education – PHE Curriculum Primary 4

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

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

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