Updated Lesson Plan

SUBJECT:                              Health and Family Life Education

TOPIC:                                   Nutrition

SUB TOPIC:                          Effects of  Poor Dieting

GRADE:                                Three

AGE GROUP:                        8 -9 years old

DURATION:                          1 hour

OBJECTIVES:                       Students should be able to:

1.)    Define the term “diet”.

2.)    View a video to identify four health conditions that are associated with poor dieting.

3.)    State ways of preventing the health conditions that result from poor dieting.

4.)    Differentiate between healthy foods and junk foods.

PREREQUISITES:                      Knowledge of food groups, Balanced Diet

CONTENT:

Diet is the kinds of food and drink that people consume. There are many health conditions associated with poor dieting, for example diabetes, heart disease, haemorrhoids and obesity.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

lap top computer, projector, transformer, Bristol board, markers, crayons, rulers

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

INTRODUCTION

Students will be given the opportunity to describe what they had for breakfast. Students will be engaged in discussion on the term “diet” and the traditional misconceptions associated with the term. Students will be informed of the objectives for the lesson.

DEVELOPMENT

STEP ONE:

Teacher presents students with an anticipation guide in the form of a K.W.L template which will be drawn on the board.  Students will be involved in grand discussions to generate ideas under the “What You Know” about diet column. Students will be assisted by teacher in recording “What You Want to Learn”.

STEP TWO:

Teacher informs students that a video will be viewed to identify:

·         health conditions associated with poor dieting

·          good eating habits including balanced diets

·          Tips on how to maintain good health

·         Key words associated with dieting e.g. diet, nutrition, diabetes, obesity, amputation

STEP THREE:

Students will be engaged in discussion based on the objectives for viewing the video and the contents of balanced diets for various meals.

After viewing the video, students will record the key words into their learning logs and use the internet (Web Quest) to find key word meanings and get pictures to create a balanced diet.

CONCLUSION:

Students will share their oral views on the four types of health conditions, terms associated with diet and symptoms of poor dieting.  They will also state some ways of preventing the health conditions.  Students will share their ideas about what they have learnt about the lesson.  The teacher records the information in the appropriate column on the K.W.L chart.

EVALUATION:

Students will be placed in groups of four to create posters to showcase hea