First Term Lesson Note for Week Five
Class : Primary One
Subject : Computer Studies
Topic : Monitor (Description and features)
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
- Computer Studies for Primary Schools, Book 1.
- Lagos State Unified schemes of work for lower Primary, (Primary 1 – 3).
- Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart showing picture of a monitor and its parts.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Describe a monitor of a computer
ii. Identify parts of a computer monitor.
iii. State the functions of a monitor.
Previous Knowledge : Learners have been taught other parts of a computer.
Content :
Description of a monitor.
A computer monitor is the part of computer that looks like a television. It has a box or flat shape. It helps to display our work on a screen. It is an output device. It is also called Visual Display Unit (VDU).
Features / Parts of a monitor.
The computer monitor has many parts :
1. Screen
2. Power button (On/Off button)
3. Stand
4. Power cable
5. Signal cable
Uses of a Monitor.
1. It is use to show icons and pictures.
2. It displays computer programs on the screen.
3. It is used to show computer clock.
4. It is used to display our work.
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : Revises the previous lesson with the learners.
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic by describing the computer monitor.
Step 3 : Asks the learners to identify parts of a monitor using a real image.
Step 4 : State the uses of a monitor.
Evaluation :
1. The part of a computer that looks like a television is known as ________________.
2. It is used to show our work on the screen. (True, False).
3. The monitor is also called ____________. (a) VDU (b) CPU (c) UPS
4. The monitor helps to show computer clock. ( True, False)
5. VDU means ____________________________ (a) Video Disk Unit (b) Visual Display Unit (c) Central Processing Unit
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson, learners were able to answer the questions correctly.
Assignment :
1. What is a monitor?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.. Mention three parts of a monitor.
i. ______________________
ii. ______________________
iii. ______________________