Personal Hygiene and Sanitation · B3 Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.5.1.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five common cleaning tools and materials used to keep the environment clean.
Describe at least four different ways of keeping the home and school environment clean.
Explain why each cleaning activity (sweeping, weeding, scrubbing, dusting) is important for health.
Sing or recite a short song about cleanliness with the class.
Demonstrate proper use of cleaning tools while cleaning a selected part of the school environment, wearing a nose mask.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Humans and the Environment (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Personal Hygiene and Sanitation (5.1)
Content standard: B3.5.1.1 - Recognise the importance of personal hygiene
Indicator: B3.5.1.1.1 - Describe ways of keeping the environment clean
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 5 (Week 29 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: Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 60
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Provide samples of common cleaning equipment such as brooms, mops, dusters and detergents
- Begin by asking learners this question: What do you do to keep the home and school clean?
- Learners brainstorm in groups to come out with the different ways of keeping the home and school clean
- Learners present their ideas to class and compose a song on cleanliness
- Present learners' ideas on the writing board and reshape learners' ideas by providing more details on different ways of keeping the environment. E.g. sweeping, weeding, scrubbing, etc.
- Learners draw pictures showing ways of keeping the environment clean
- Engage learners in an activity to clean selected parts of the school environment
NB: Learners must use nose masks when sweeping or dusting.