Myself · B6 Our World And Our People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.2.2.1 - Explain how to maintain personal hygiene during adolescence

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List at least five personal hygiene practices essential during adolescence
Explain why keeping the body, clothes, and surroundings clean matters during the adolescent years
Describe proper care of the genital organs, including menstrual hygiene for girls
Discuss how poor hygiene during adolescence can affect personal health and in turn affect national development
Demonstrate commitment to practising good personal hygiene daily at home and in school

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Curriculum details

Strand: All About Us (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Myself (1.2)
Content standard: B6.1.2.2 - Demonstrate understanding of personal hygiene during adolescence
Indicator: B6.1.2.2.1 - Explain how to maintain personal hygiene during adolescence
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 5 (Week 5 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: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 46
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners think-pair-share on how to maintain personal hygiene during adolescence e.g.
i. keeping their teeth clean
ii. bathing regularly and using lime/deodorant
iii. keeping their clothes clean
iv. keeping their rooms and environment clean
v. taking good health care of their genital organs
vi. changing their pads regularly during menstruation
vii. Keeping healthy and happy
Learners discuss how adolescent problems affect national development e.g.
i. The most active segment of the population
(between 15-45 years) can be affected by STIs
ii. Productivity decreases
iii. Increase in cost of health care
iv. Increases the number of people in the poverty
bracket
v. Increase in crime wave due to drug abuse resulting in insecurity in community
vi. Educate the young people to be responsible