JHS2 Career Technology · Term 1 Week 1: Personal Hygiene and Food Hygiene

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.1.1.1.1 - Demonstrate skills of personal hygiene

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain at least three causes of bad body odour and describe how each cause leads to the problem.
Identify and select appropriate materials (such as lime, lemon, deodorant, soap, and clean water) used to prevent bad body odour.
Create a personal hygiene poster showing the causes of bad body odour and the materials used to prevent it.
Demonstrate the correct steps for using materials to prevent bad body odour.
Plan a simple school campaign message and identify the target group for educating the school community on eliminating bad body odour.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Health and Safety (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Personal Hygiene and Food Hygiene (1.1)
Content standard: B8.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of basic practices that depict personal and food hygiene
Indicator: B8.1.1.1.1 - Demonstrate skills of personal hygiene
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 1 (Week 1 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Career Technology, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 41
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Think-pair-share on the causes of bad body odour.
E.g., not bathing well.
2. Prepare personal hygiene cards/posters in groups to show causes of bad body odour.
3. Identify the appropriate materials used to prevent bad body odour.
E.g., Lime/lemon, deodorant.
4. Demonstrate how to prevent bad body odour using the materials.
5. Plan and organise campaigns to educate the school community on the elimination of bad body odour.
Note: Include the following in the planning: message, target group