Note for teachers using this lesson plan

Before the lesson, gather real objects such as a toy toothbrush, a small bar of soap, a comb, and pictures of children engaging in various hygiene activities. The central idea is to reinforce basic health habits through repetitive actions and visual cues. Ensure pupils actively participate by imitating your movements and pointing to objects. Successful learning will be observed when pupils can point to the correct hygiene items and mimic simple actions like washing hands or brushing teeth.

Class: Pre-School Level 1
Term: Third Term
Week: 1
Age: 2 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Health Habits
Curriculum Theme: Health Habits
Previous Lesson: Basic Health Habits (e.g., handwashing, brushing teeth)
Topic: REVISION
Subject Matter: Health Habits Revision – Third Term

Specific Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

Cognitive Domain

Identify common items used for personal hygiene (e.g., soap, toothbrush, comb).
Name simple health habits like washing hands and brushing teeth.

Affective Domain

Show willingness to participate in hygiene-related activities.
Express enjoyment during songs and rhymes about cleanliness.

Psychomotor Domain

Imitate simple actions of washing hands and brushing teeth.
Point to pictures or real objects related to health habits.

Participate in group activities like singing and movement.

Reference Materials

NAPPS National Unified Teaching Scheme for Pre-School Level 1
Early Childhood Care and Education resources on personal hygiene

Instructional Materials

Charts showing children washing hands, brushing teeth, bathing, and combing hair.
Real objects: toy toothbrush, small bar of soap, comb, small towel.
Picture cards of hygiene items.
Video clips on basic hygiene for toddlers.

Rationale for the Lesson

This revision lesson is crucial for 2-year-olds as it reinforces the foundational health habits learned in previous terms. Regular repetition helps embed these practices, making them routine and contributing to the children’s overall well-being and understanding of personal cleanliness from an early age.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils have been introduced to basic health habits such as washing hands and brushing teeth in earlier lessons. They can recognise some hygiene items and follow simple instructions.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

Health Habits Revision – Third Term

Good health habits keep us strong and clean!

What are Health Habits?

Things we do to keep our body clean and healthy.

Washing Hands: We wash our hands with soap and water to remove dirt and germs.
Brushing Teeth: We brush our teeth with a toothbrush and toothpaste to keep them clean and strong.
Bathing: We bathe with soap and water to clean our whole body.
Combing Hair: We comb our hair to make it neat and tidy.
Eating Healthy Food: Eating good food helps our body grow strong.

Key Words

Wash – to clean with water and soap.
Brush – to clean with a brush.
Clean – free from dirt.
Healthy – strong and well.

Clean Body Song

Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”

Wash, wash, wash your hands,
Wash them clean and bright.
Rub the soap and rinse with water,
All through morning, noon, and night.

Brush, brush, brush your teeth,
Brush them up and down.
Make them shiny, white, and strong,
Best teeth in the town!

Actions:

For “Wash, wash, wash your hands,” rub hands together as if washing.
For “Rub the soap and rinse with water,” make circular motions with hands and then shake them.
For “Brush, brush, brush your teeth,” make brushing motions with a finger on teeth.
For “Make them shiny, white, and strong,” point to teeth and make a strong arm gesture.

Watch and Practise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiHXFUz5Q20

💡 Teacher Guide for Using This Board Summary

How to teach the content: Introduce each health habit by showing the real object or a large picture. Use very simple, repetitive language. For example, “This is soap. We use soap to wash our hands. Wash, wash, wash!” Emphasise the actions. Ask pupils to repeat key words after you.

What to show or demonstrate: Hold up the soap and pretend to wash your hands. Hold up the toothbrush and pretend to brush your teeth. Show charts of children doing these actions. Point to the words as you say them.

How to use the rhyme/song: Sing the “Clean Body Song” slowly and clearly. Demonstrate the actions for each line and encourage pupils to imitate you. Repeat the song several times to help pupils learn the words and actions.

How to use the video: Introduce the video as a fun way to learn about washing hands. Play the video and encourage pupils to sing along and do the actions shown. After watching, ask pupils to show you how they wash their hands like in the video.

What to watch for: Observe if pupils are engaging with the actions and attempting to repeat the simple words. Correct gently by re-demonstrating if they are confused about an action.

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

Play-based Learning, Demonstration, Guided Practice, Songs and Rhymes, Picture Talk, Question and Answer, Imitation, Manipulation of Objects, Repetition.

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Engagement/Recall

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets pupils warmly and sings a short “Good Morning” song. The teacher then tells pupils they will revise how to keep their bodies clean and healthy.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to greetings, sing along, and listen attentively.

Learning Point: Pupils are engaged and ready for the lesson.

Step 2: Revisiting Handwashing

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Demonstration/Modelling

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows a bar of soap and a picture of someone washing hands. The teacher demonstrates the actions of washing hands with imaginary soap and water, saying “Wash, wash, wash your hands with soap and water!”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils observe the soap and picture, then imitate the teacher’s handwashing actions.

Learning Point: Pupils recall and practise handwashing actions.

Step 3: Revisiting Brushing Teeth

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Visual Aid/Guided Practice

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows a toy toothbrush and a picture of someone brushing teeth. The teacher demonstrates brushing motions, saying “Brush, brush, brush your teeth! Up and down!”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils look at the toothbrush and picture, then try to imitate the brushing motions with their fingers.

Learning Point: Pupils recall and practise teeth brushing actions.

Step 4: Revisiting Bathing and Combing

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Picture Talk/Identification

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows pictures of a child bathing and another combing hair. The teacher asks, “What is the child doing?” and “What do we use to comb our hair?” while showing a comb.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils point to the pictures, say simple words like “bath” or “comb,” and point to the comb.

Learning Point: Pupils identify and name other health habits and tools.

Step 5: Rhyme/Song Reinforcement

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Singing/Movement

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher leads pupils in singing the “Clean Body Song” (from the Board Summary) with actions. The teacher repeats the song twice, encouraging full participation.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils sing along and perform the actions enthusiastically.

Learning Point: Pupils reinforce health habits through song and movement.

Step 6: Video Reinforcement

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Media Integration/Active Viewing

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher introduces the video on handwashing and plays it. The teacher encourages pupils to watch the actions and sing along with the video.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils watch the video, sing along, and try to mimic the actions shown.

Learning Point: Pupils visually reinforce the importance of handwashing.

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 4–5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher checks pupils’ understanding through short questions and practical tasks.

“Show me how you wash your hands.”
“What do we use to brush our teeth?” (Show toothbrush and ask pupils to name it).
“Point to the picture of a child combing hair.”
“What makes our body clean?” (Prompt for “soap” or “water”).

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond orally and demonstrate the required skill where appropriate.

Learning Point: Pupils demonstrate understanding of the lesson.

Step 8: Conclusion

Time: 2 minutes

Teaching Skill: Summary/Praise

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises pupils for their participation and reminds them to always keep their bodies clean. The teacher sings a short “Goodbye” song.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen, respond to praise, and sing the goodbye song.

Learning Point: Pupils feel encouraged and remember the importance of cleanliness.

Lesson Keywords

Wash – to clean with water and soap.
Brush – to clean with a brush.
Clean – free from dirt.
Healthy – strong and well.

Differentiation

Support: For pupils who need extra help, provide more one-on-one demonstration and hand-over-hand guidance for actions like washing hands. Use larger, clearer pictures and repeat instructions slowly.
Extension: For pupils who grasp concepts quickly, ask them to identify more hygiene items from a mixed group of objects, or name another healthy habit they know (e.g., sleeping well).