First Term Lesson Note for Week Nine
Class : Primary 3
Subject : Home Economics
Topic : Care of the Skin : (Definition, type and functions)
Duration: 40 minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
Home Economics for Primary Schools UBE Edition, Book 3
Lagos State Unified Schemes of Work for Primary Schools (Primary 1 – 3)
Online Resources
Instructional Material : Charts showing types of skin
Behavioural Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Define skin
ii. Identify the types of skin
iii. Mention the functions of the skin
Content:
The skin is the outer layer that covers the entire body of a human being.
There are different types of skin. These are
i. Normal skin
ii. Dry skin
iii. Oily skin
The skin also comes in two different colours called complexion. These are dark and fair complexion.
Functions of the skin.
1. The skin helps to protect all the other parts of the body from injury and infection.
2. It helps the body to remove waste through sweating.
3. It keeps the body warm during cold weather
4. It produces oil that makes the body look smooth.
5. It produces vitamin D when the sun shines on it.
6. It keeps the body cool during hot weather through sweating.
Articles for care of the skin
The articles for skin care are the materials we use to care for our skin. They include materials for cleaning our skin as well as those for taking care of our personal appearance in order to look neat and attractive. These include:
i. Toilet soap (modern or local soap)
ii. Clean warm or cold water
iii. Sponge
iv. Body cream
v. Face powder
vi. Deodorant and perfume
vii. Make-up or cosmetic such as lipstick, eye pencil, lip gloss, foundation, etc.
Traditional makeup such as camwood(Osun), tiro, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, ulie, etc.
Presentation Steps:
Step 1 : The teacher revises the previous lesson with the learners by asking questions
Step 2: He/ she introduces the new lesson by defining skin and list the types of skin
Step 3: He/ she then list the classes of skin based on colours
Step 4: The teacher then asks the learners to mention some of the articles used for skin cares.
Evaluation:
1. The ____________ is the outer layer that covers the entire body of humans. (a) skeleton (b) skin (c) sweat
2. There are _________ types of skin. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
3. The two main colours of the skin are ________ and ___________. (a) dark and fair (b) black and chocolate (c) red and yellow
4. The skin helps to remove waste through sweat. (a) True (b) False (c) Not sure
5. State two functions of the skin
Conclusion: At the end of the lesson the learners were able to answer the questions correctly.
Assignment:
1. List five articles used for caring of the skin:
i. _________________________
ii. _________________________
iii. ________________________
iv. ________________________
v. ________________________
2. The skin is the ____________ layer that covers all other parts of the body.
3. Mention two functions of the skin:
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