FOOD SAFETY – GUIDE TO FOOD SAFETY
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
TERM: THIRD TERM
WEEK: WEEK 3
CLASS: PRIMARY 1
DURATION: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: FOOD SAFETY – GUIDE TO FOOD SAFETY
UNITS:
- Definition of food safety
- Guide to food safety
LESSON OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:
- Definition of food safety
- Guide to food safety
TEACHING AND LEARNING AIDS
- Pictures showing different variety of foods
- Whiteboard/ chalkboard
- Informative poster
- Informative videos
- Notebooks
TEACHING METHOD
- Explanation
- Class Discussion
- Questions and Answers
REFERENCE MATERIALS
- NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary schools.
- Universal Basic Education Board Curriculum for Primary Schools
- Lagos State Scheme of Work for Social studies
- Online Materials.
- Social Studies Text Books for Primary Schools
LESSON CONTENT
What is food safety? Food safety are things that we do to ensure that what we eat, drink or take into our body is not harmful to our health.
WHY WE MUST KEEP OUR FOOD SAFE
We must keep our food safe because food is a very sensitive substance and if it is not preserved it can cause health hazards such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery etc.
WAYS OF MAKING SURE THAT FOOD IS SAFE FOR EATING
- Food should be properly cooked
- Wash and clean the food items before cooking
- Food should be preserved in a safe place to prevent pest like rat.
- Our environment should be always clean.
GUIDE TO FOOD SAFETY
- Read food label
- Observe signs of food spoilage and what causes it
- Wash your hand properly
- Check the manufacturing and expiring date of food items like milk, sardines etc.
INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENT
- Teacher explains the guide to food safety using question method.
- Teacher ask pupils if they have ever seen rotten food, how it looks and how it smell.
- Teacher let the pupils know the importance of hand washing before preparing and eating food.
- The Teacher write the note on the board.
CONCLUSION: the teacher summarize the lesson and answer pupil’s questions.
EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES
The teacher ask the learners to:
- Define food safety
- Mention two food safety guide
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