My Environment and My Health

Curriculum details

Strand

All About Me (Strand 1)

Sub-strand

My Environment and My Health (1.5)

Content standard

K1.1.5.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how keeping our home and school environment clean can keep us healthy and strong.

Indicator

K1.1.5.1.3 - Listen attentively to the read aloud text and share what they have learnt about diseases we can get from dirty environments

Suggested placement

Term 1, Week 6 (Week 6 of the year)

Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 17

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Exemplar: Using Teacher-read-aloud and listening Comprehension,
introduce learners to KWL strategy as you read the informational book on the Diseases we get from the environment.
Explain the KWL strategy as K: What do you know, W: What do you want to know and L: What have you learnt
K- Before reading, have learners tell you all they know about how dirty environment can make people sick.
W- Ask learners what they want to know about how the environment affects our health
During the reading: Have learners listen attentively as you read aloud, pause often to allow them to share their understanding of the text. (BIG BOOK).
L- Have learners share what they have learnt about the theme
Learners should be given the opportunity to walk round the school campus and clean, throwing away tins and empty cans with water that could breed mosquitoes which could make people sick of Malaria.