NERDC Curriculum for Water and Environment Sanitation Ages 3 – 5 Years. sources and uses of water Schemeofwork.com
Week 1
Topic: sources and uses of water
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to
1. Name sources of water
2. State uses of water
3. Provide safe water
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to
1. Make use of clean water
2. Mention sources of water
3. Mention uses of water
4. Identify sources of safe drinking water
Content:
1. Sources of clean water:
Rain
Spring
River
Well
Pipe borne
Bore hole
2. Uses of water:
Drinking
Washing
Bathing
Cooking
Watering plant
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
1. Attend training session on the sources and uses of water
2. Teach children about the sources and uses of safe water
3. Create opportunity to use water
Activities – Child:
1. Talk about source and uses of water
2. Collect safe water for drinking and washing
3. Water the garden
Caring/Learning Materials:
• Water
• Basin
• Cups
• Charts
• Posters
• Picture books
• Watering can
• Garden/flower bed
• Aprons
Evaluation Guide:
Child
1. Safe water used
2. Sources and uses of water listed
Parent/caregiver/teacher
1. Clean water provided
2. Water properly stored
3. Child interaction with safe water
Week 2
Topic: safe water
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to
1. State the features of safe water
2. Demonstrate methods of water purification
3. List water borne diseases
4. explain was of preventing water borne diseases
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to
1. Say how water is purified
2. Play with clean water
3. Identify safe water
4. Use water to wash/clean baby doll or toys
Content:
- characteristics of safe water
Colorless Odorless
Lack suspended materials Tasteless
- Method of water purification: Boiling and filtering Chlorination Sedimentation Adding alum etc.
- storage of water
- Water borne diseases and their prevention. Dysentery
- Typhoid fever Cholera Guinea worm diarrhea
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
1. Attend Training Sessions on Purification and Storage of Water
2. Collect water from various sources and storage.
3. Record water borne diseases and methods of prevention.
4. Demonstrate methods of purification and storage of water.
5. Display picture of victim of water borne diseases.
Activities – Child:
1. Play with clean water.
2. Collect clean water into container for use.
3. Drink clean safe Water
Caring/Learning Materials:
Water Container Alum
Fire wood 87Charts Posters
White cloth for filtering.
• Picture books.
• Chlorine Aprons etc.
Evaluation Guide:
Child
1. Safe clean water used
2. Play with clean water
Parent/caregiver/Teacher
1. Clean safe water provided.
2. Stored purified water.
3. Knowledgeable of water borne diseases and their prevention.
4. Preventive measures taken against diseases.
5. Child’s safe interaction with water ensured
NERDC Curriculum for Water and Environment Sanitation Ages 3 – 5 Years. Schemeofwork.com
Week 3
Topic: Disposal of Refuse and Waste.
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
1. Dispose of animal waste properly.
2. Dispose of Refuse properly
3. Keep the environment clean and safe.
4. Demonstrate methods of refuse disposal
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to:
1. Dispose animal waste properly.
2. Put refuse in proper place
3. Help keep environment clean
Content:
1. Waste disposal
2. Types of waste disposal
. Solid
. Liquid
3. Waste disposal facilities
4. Waste disposal methods:
• Composting
• Recycling
• Incinerating
• Burning
• Burying.
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
1. Dispose of refuse and waste properly
2. Provide dustbin and waste baskets
3. Keep the environment clean by disposing rubbish properly.
4. Provide compost pits and earthen incinerator for proper waste disposal.
5. Provide septic soak- away pits for proper liquid waste disposal.
6. Provide adequate drainage for storm water
Activities – Child:
Put refuse in the proper place e.g. covered dustbin incinerator
Caring/Learning Materials:
Water
Soap
Broom
Dust pan
Dust bin
• Sponge
• Waste basket
• Disinfectant
• Spades
• Wheel barrow
• Brush
• Rakes
• Bucket
• Basin
• Shovels
• Hand towel. Etc.
Evaluation Guide:
Child
1. Knowledgeable about proper disposal of waste.
2. Clean environment
Maintained
Parent/Caregiver/Teacher
1. Clean and safe environment provided
2. Proper waste disposal facilities put in place
3. Proper disposal of waste materials ensured.
4. Knowledgeable about disposal methods.
NERDC Curriculum for Water and Environment Sanitation Ages 3 – 5 Years.Schemeofwork.com
Week 4
Topic: Harmful Pests and Reptiles
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
1. Identity pests and reptiles
2. Control their spreading.
3. Encourage the use of nets
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to:
1. Recognize and avoid harmful insects and reptiles.
2. Help keep the environment clean
Content:
1. Types of pets and reptiles-files, rats, ants, mosquitoes, cockroaches, lizards, snakes, weevils etc.
2. Where pests and
Reptiles live:
a. Dirty environment e.g. toilets
b. Bushy environment.
C. holes in the walls
D. stagnant water
E. dark places
F. refuse dump sites
3. Control measures:
A. clear bushes
B. proper dispose of refuse,
C. blocking of holes
D ensure there is no stagnant water
E. spraying stagnant= water with kerosene
F. keep environment clean
G. use mosquito treated nets.
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
1. Collect pictures, and display Charts and posters of different harmful pests and reptiles
2. Discuss and observe safety measures against harmful pests and reptiles
A. keep environment clean
B. plant insect repelling trees and shrubs.
C removes broken pots and empty tins which may harbor water and pests.
3. Carry out control measures e.g.
A. use of insect ides
B. blocking of holes in floors and walls
Activities – Child:
1. Look at picture of harmful pests and reptiles
2. Talk about pests and reptiles
3. Avoid playing with harmful pests and reptiles
4. Sweep room and Surroundings
Caring/Learning Materials:
• Pictures/charts/posters.
• Songs
• Games
• Picture books
• Life specimen of pests and reptiles
• Story books
• Soap
• Water
• Basins
• Towels
• Brooms
• Dust pan
• Dust bin
• Pesticides
• Sprayer
• Hoes
• Rake
• Cutlass
• First aid kit.
• Insect ides treated nets (ITN) etc.
Evaluation Guide:
Child
1. Harmful pests and reptiles recognized an avoided.
2. Environment kept clean.
Parent/Caregiver/Teacher
1. knowledgeable about harmful insects and reptiles.
2. Pest control measures and prevention of entry into houses practiced.
3. Clean environment Maintained.
Week 5
Topic: Toilet Habits and Facilities
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
1. Teach good toilets habits
2. Encourage the child to use toilets properly and independently.
3. Inform the child about different types of toilet facilities and show them.
4. Provide appropriate toilets facilities
5. Assist the child in cleaning after toileting
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to:
1. Toilet in the proper place.
2. Toilet properly and independently.
3. Practice good toilets habits
• Clean up after toileting
• Wash hands after toileting.
Content:
Toilet habits
a) Using specified toilet area habits
b) Cleaning up after toileting
c) Correct use of the toilet e.g. sitting properly and avoiding messing up the toilet.
2. Toilet facilities.
a) Pit latrine
b) VIP latrine
c) Water system
D) potty.
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
1. Supervise the proper use of toilet
2. Encourage the child to use the toilet independently
3. Encourage the child to practice good habits
4. Practice good toilet habits
5. Provision of toilet facilities
Activities – Child:
1. Independent use of toilet.
2. Wash hands after toileting
Caring/Learning Materials:
• Soap
• Toilets
• Bowl
• Water
• Toilet roll
• Towel
• Kettle
• Bucket
Evaluation Guide:
Child
1. Independent use of toilet facilities
2. Proper use of toilet facilities
3. Good toilet habits practiced.
Parent/Caregiver
1. Good toilet habits encouraged
2. Good toilet habits practiced.
Week 6
Topic: Toilet Training
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
1. Recognize child toilet needs;
2. Show child appropriate use of toilet facilities;
3. Remind child of good toilet habits;
4. Avoid child abuse while toilet training.
5. Maintain clean toilet.
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to:
1. Identity the proper place for toileting;
2. Indicate toilet needs.
Content:
- Toilet training
- Child abuse during toilet training.
- Hand washing after toileting.
- Appropriate anal cleansing materials.
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
1. Discuss proper toilet habit
2. Show child available toilet facilities
3. Demonstrate proper use of toilet facilities
4. Cleaning children after toileting
5. Teach child to wash hands after toileting.
6. Dispose of faces properly
7. Recognize and avoid child abuse during toilet training.
8. Encourage the child to develop good toilet Habits
Activities – Child:
Locate and use available toilet facility properly
2. Wash hands after toileting
Caring/Learning Materials:
• Potty
• Latrine
• Toilets
• Water
• Kettle
• Basin
• Buckets
• Toilet roll
• Hand towels Training pants
• Baby powder
• Water container fitted with plastic taps.
• Disinfectants
• Detergent
Evaluation Guide:
Child
1. Use of toilet facility appropriately
2. Good toilet habits displayed.
3. Signs of toilet needs indicated.
Parent/Caregiver
1. Knowledge of good toilet habits
2. Good toilets habits demonstrated.
3. Absence of child abuse during toilet training
4. Friendly approach displayed
5. Clean toilets maintained.
Week 7
Topic: Links between sanitation and Diseases.
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
1. Mention the signs and symptoms of water and faucal related diseases,
2. Identity transmission routes for water and faucal diseases.
3. List ways of breaking transmission routes;
4. Mention transmission agent e.g. flies, rodents, etc.
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to:
1. Mention some water and faucal related diseases.
2. Mention some transmission agents of water and faucal Diseases.
3. Display good hygiene habits
Content:
Water related diseases:
• Diarrhea
• Cholera
• Typhoid
• Skin infections
• Dysentery
• Guinea worm
• Malaria
2. Excreta related diseases:
• Diarrhea
• Cholera
• Dysentery
• Worm infestation
• Infective hepatitis
3. Faces-oral transmission
• Faces
• Fingers
• Food
• Fields
• Flies
• Fluids
• Nuts
4. Primary and secondary barrier:
• Toilet facilities
• Provision of portable water
• Solid liquid waste management
• Hand washing Personal hygiene.
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
1. Role play
2. Story telling
3. Field visit to schools and sick bay
4. Demonstration of Hand washing
5. Purification of water
Activities – Child:
1. Hand washing exercises
2. Participate in water security/Handling
Caring/Learning Materials:
• Posters
• Water container fitted with taps
• Kitchen utensils
• Soap
• Sponge
• Water
• Plates with cover
• Food stuff
Evaluation Guide:
Child
1. Proper usage/handling of portable water.
2. Proper hygiene habits.
Parents/caregiver
1. Increased awareness of routes of transmission.
2. Early recognition of signs and symptoms.
3. Awareness of way of breaking transmission.
4. Reduced incidence of face oral transmitted diseases
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