FOOD SAFETY II
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
TERM: THIRD TERM
WEEK: WEEK 3
CLASS: PRIMARY 1
DURATION: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: FOOD SAFETY II
UNITS:
- Definition of food safety
- Explains the effects of eating unsafe food.
- Identify ways of making sure that food is safe.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:
- Definition of food safety
- Explain the effect of eating unsafe food.
- Identify ways of making sure that food is safe.
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.
INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENT
- Teacher ask the learners to mention how our food can be unsafe
- Teacher explains the effect of eating an unsafe food
- Teacher explains ways of making our food safe.
- 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 effect of eating unsafe food.
- Mention two ways of making sure that food is safe.
