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Mr. Juma’s family
Juma is a farmer. He grows crops and keeps farm animals. His wife and children help with work at home. During weekends and holidays, they work at home and in the farm. After work, the children play with their friends in the neighbourhood. Mr. Juma and his wife enjoy resting under a tree while taking their evening tea.
Every evening, Juma’s wife prepares a meal for the family. Mr. Juma and the children help in preparing the meal. After taking the meal, the children bid their parents goodnight and then they go to sleep.
Let us talk
- Say what Juma’s children do during weekends and holidays.
- What do the children do after taking the evening meal?
- What do we need for healthy development?
Needs of a child for healthy development. Food
There are things that children need for them to grow well. Food, shelter, clothing, play and rest are important for healthy living.
Food
Look at the pictures below. What are the foods on them?
Activity 1: Group work
- Name the foods with your friend.
- Talk about the food you ate last night or this morning.
- Tell your friends about your favourite food.
- Talk about why we eat food.
It is good to know!
- We eat food to grow.
- Food gives us energy.
- Food helps our bodies to fight diseases.
- Water is important to our body.
- We should drink enough water every day.
Shelter
Look at the pictures below.
Activity 2: Group work
- Talk about the houses on the pictures.
- Show your friends the house that looks like yours.
- Talk about why we need a house.
It is good to know!
- A house is a shelter.
- A shelter protects us from rain, cold and animals that can harm us.
Clothing
Look at the following picture.
Activity 3: Pair work
- Talk about what the children in the picture are wearing.
- Talk about the clothes you wear at home during sunny and rainy seasons.
- Why do we wear clothes?
- Tell your friend about your favourite clothes.
It is good to know!
- We wear clothes to cover our bodies.
- Clothes keeps our body warm.
- Clothes protect our body from injury.
- Different clothes are worn during different weather conditions.
- We have clothes for different occasions.
Play
Look at the following picture.
Activity 4: Pair work
Talk about the following.
- What are the children in the picture doing?
- Do you play with your friends while at home? Tell your friends about the games you play.
- Why is playing good?
It is good to know!
- Playing makes us grow healthy.
- Playing makes us to feel good and happy.
- When we play, we learn about our environment, our friends and ourselves.
Rest
Look at this picture.
Activity 5: Pair work
Talk about the following with your friend:
- What are the children in the picture doing?
- Do you take enough rest while at home?
- Where do people rest during the day?
- How many hours do you sleep at night?
- Why do we rest?
It is good to know!
- Rest is very important for good health.
- Rest makes our body to relax.
- We also rest by having enough sleep at night.
Do you remember?
- What do we need for healthy development?
- makes us grow, be strong and fight diseases.
- When wewe feel good and happy.
- We wearto cover our bodies.
- We should have enoughat night.
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