First Term Lesson Note for Week Three
Class : Primary Two
Subject : Physical and Health Education
Topic : Movement made by animals and machines
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
Physical and Health Education for Primary Schools, Book 2.
Basic Science and Technology for Primary Schools, Book 2.
Lagos State Unified schemes of work for lower Primary, (Primary 1 – 3).
Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart showing different forms of Movement made by animals and machines.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Explain movement patterns by animals and machines.
ii. Demonstrate the movement.
Content :
Movement in animals are of different patterns. This is based on the environment where the animals live. Some animals live in water, some on land while some above the ground, that is on trees.
The following are the different patterns of Movements made by different animals:
1. Walking : This involves the use of legs to move around from place to place. Examples of animals that carryout walking patterns are cats, dogs, man, goats, lion, etc.
2. Swimming : This is a type of Movement seen in animals that lives in water. They make use of fins and web-foot to perform this movement pattern. Examples of animals that swim are : fish, snake, frog, crab, prawn, duck, etc.
3. Crawling : This is a form of Movement made by lying flat with the belly facing down. Examples of animals that crawls are : earthworm, snail, lizard, crocodile, snake, rat, etc.
4. Hopping : This is a form of Movement that involves leaping, that is short jumping and landing. Examples of animals that hops are frog, grasshoppers, rabbit, kangaroos, etc.
5. Flying : This is a form of Movement seen in animals that possess wings. Examples are : birds, bees, butterfly, owl, sparrow, pigeon, etc.
6. Jumping : This is a form of Movement that involves lifting the entire body from one position and lands on another. Examples are monkeys, apes, kangaroo, etc.
Movement made by machines.
There are many machines that aids different objects to move and produces different sound based on their structure.
Examples of Movement made by machines are :
| Machines | Movement |
| Aeroplane, helicopter | Flying |
| Ship, boat, canoe | Sailing, paddling |
| Cars, busses, trucks, | Driving, Running |
| Sewing machine | Shuttle, rotation |
| Grinding machine | Rotation |
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : Revises the previous lesson with the learners by asking questions orally.
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic to the learners identifying animals their different movement patterns.
Step 3 : Give examples of Movement found in machines.
Evaluation :
1. Mention the movement patterns of the following animals.
i. Snake – __________________
ii. Frog – ___________________
iii. Fish – __________________
iv. Dog – ___________________
v. Bird – ___________________
2. Fishes swim with the help of __________.
3. Birds moves with the help of ___________.
4. An aeroplane ____________ while a ship is _____________.
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson learners were able to answer the questions correctly. The teachers collects learners notebooks for marking and makes corrections where necessary.
Assignment :
1. Aeroplane, and helicopter – ___________
2. Examples of machines that moves by rotation are _____________ and ___________
3. Mention five forms of Movement seen on animals.
i. ________________ ii. _________________
iii. ______________ iv. _________________
v. _______________