SHS3 Physical Education Health Elective · Semester 1 Week 6: Nutrition and Diet in Health

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.1.2.LI.2 - Discuss the role of nutrition (school feeding programme- SFP) in the academic work of learners.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what the School Feeding Programme (SFP) is and list the foods commonly served under the programme in Ghana.
Describe at least three ways that good nutrition from the SFP influences academic performance, such as concentration, memory, and school attendance.
Discuss the relationship between breakfast (or lack of it) and a learner’s ability to learn in the morning hours.
Evaluate both the benefits and the challenges of the SFP in Ghanaian schools using evidence and reasoned arguments.
Work collaboratively in mixed-ability groups to debate the role of the SFP, presenting points and responding respectfully to counter-arguments.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Health Education (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Nutrition and Diet in Health (1.2)
Content standard: 3.1.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of healthy nutrition and dietary practices and their effects on the human body. 3.1.2.LO.1 Analyse nutrition and dietary practices and their effects on the human body.
Indicator: 3.1.2.LI.2 - Discuss the role of nutrition (school feeding programme- SFP) in the academic work of learners.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 6 (Week 6 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: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 97

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Talk for Learning: Use questions and answers to get learners to build on what others said as a basis for further contributions towards the discussion of the role of nutrition (school feeding programme- SFP) in the academic work of learners.
Assessment (3.1.2.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Charts/pictures of professionals
- Coursebooks