P.1 LITERACY I NOTES TERM I

Theme: Our School

Learning Area: Literacy I and II

Lesson one

1.  How I come to school.

I come to school by

Other children go to school

a.  by a car  b.  by a bus  c.  by a van  d.  on foot e.  by a motor cycle.

Activity.

Mention any three ways children go to school.

Lesson two

2.  People in my class.

a.  teachers  b.  children/ pupils.

Activity

1. Mention the names of your teachers in class.
2. Write three names of children in your class.

Lesson three

3.  Things on the way to and from school.

Cars, plants, roads, shops, sign posts markets, schools, hospitals, banks, rivers, hotels, petrol stations, post office, flowers, houses, churches, mosque, hills, lakes etc.

Activity

1. List any six things you see on your ways to and from school.
2. Name these things you see on your way to and from school.

Lesson four.

People in my school and the work they do

 Teachers  teach children.

Activity

Name any four groups of people found in your school Match correctly.

Lesson five

Work, places of people in a school.

Teachers  classroom

Cooks  kitchen

Librarian  Library

Headteacher  office

Gate keeper/ guard  the gate

Nurse  sick bay

Cleaners/ maid  the school compound.

Activity.

1.  Name the work places of the following people.

1. Librarian
2. Nurse
3. teachers
4. cooks

2.  Which people do we find in these places of work?

Office

 Sick bay  

 The school compound    

 At the gate    

Lesson six

Things found in the school and their uses.

Activity

1. How are these things useful in a school?

 Chalk    

 Pencils    

Rags     Pans    

 Water    

1. Draw and name any five things found in a school.

Lesson seven

Symbols of a school.

These are the things that make a school different from other schools e.g

School name  school flag  school badge  school motto School anthem  school address/ location  school mission

My school profile.    

School name  Kabojja Junior School  

Location  Plot 17 Acacia Avenue  

Activity.

1. List any four symbols of a school.
2. What is the name of the our school?
3. What is the name of our headteacher?

Lesson eight

School/ class rules and regulations What we can and cannot do.

a.  Class rules.  

–  do class work  –  get permission to get out.  –  sit properly in class

b.  School rules.    

• coming to school early.  –  Wearing school uniform when coming to school –  Keep the school clean.

Importance of class or school rules

• Keep order in a school  –  To keep discipline in a school.

Activity.

What can children do to keep order at school? Give four ways.

Lesson nine

Different school activities.

Swimming, reading, dancing, singing, writing work, painting, drawing, playing games, colouring, slashing, digging, sweeping, mopping etc.

Activity

Mention any four school activities.

Lesson Ten

Keeping the school clean.

Ways of keeping the school clean.

a.  by sweeping  b.  By slashing  c.  By mopping  d.  by painting

Activity.

How can we keep the school clean? Give four ways.

Lesson even

Things used to keep the school clean these are:

Broom, brush, rag, mop, slasher, water, soap, dustbin, rake, hoe Activity.

Draw and name seven things/ items used to keep the school clean.

Tropical Revision Exercises. (Lesson twelve)

Teachers should give revision exercises about the topic.

Lesson thirteen

Theme: Our Home

A home is a place where people or animals live.

Things that make up a home.

People  buildings (mention them)  animals  plants  roads compound

Activity.

1. A  is a place where people or animals live.
2. Draw a good home.

Lesson fourteen.

Family : A family is a group of people living together related by blood or marriage.

Types of families

a.  Nuclear family  b.  An extended family  c.  Single parent family.

Activity.

What do we call a group of people living, together related by blood or marriage?

Name the three types of families.

Lesson fifteen.

Nuclear family: A nuclear family is a family where we find father, mother and their own children.

An extended family: This is a family where we find father, mother, children and other relatives.

Examples of other relatives are: uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother, nephew, niece, cousin etc.

Single parent family: This is a family where we find one parent and his / her children.

Activity

1. Draw and name people we find in a nuclear family.
2. Name these people we find in an extended family.

   

Lesson sixteen.

Family and family relationships.

• My mother’s father is my grand father.  –  My father’s wife is my mother
• My father’s sister is my aunt  –  My mother’s mother is my grandmother –  The son of my father is my brother.  –  The brother of mother is my uncle.
• My aunt’s daughter is my niece.

Activity

• My mother’s sister is my    –  My father’s father is my   –  My fathers brother is my    –  My mother’s mother is my  

Lesson seventeen.

Needs of a family
Basic needs of a family Food water shelter clothes.

Other needs of a family are:

Security, land, money, love, medical care, education

Activity

• Draw and name the four basic needs of a family.
• Mention any four other needs of a family.

Lesson eighteen

Meeting family needs

Ways of meeting family needs.

• By farming  –  By building houses  –  By taking children to school –  By caring for sick  –  By buying clothes.  –  By buying food.

Activity

How do people meet their family needs? Give six ways.

Lesson nineteen.

Parent’s roles and responsibilities in a family.

Duties or roles of a father in a family.

Activity.

List six roles or duties of a father in a family.

Lesson twenty

Duties or roles of a mother in a family.

• A mother cooks food  –  A mother takes care of the children.

• A mother washes clothes  –  A mother buys food –  A mother pays school fees.  –  A mother cleans the home.
• A mother takes children to school  –  A mother grows crops.

Activity

How is a mother useful in a family? Give six reasons. Lesson twenty one

Roles or duties of children in a family.

• Children collect fire wood.  –  Children fetch water.
• Children look after the animals.  –  Children clean the house and compound
  • Children take care of the little ones. Roles or responsibilities of other family memberslhhljk

i.  uncle  ii.  grand mother  iii.  aunt.

Lesson twenty two.

A house: is a building where people live.

Uses of a house.

• For sleeping in.  –  For keeping in property.  –  For resting in
• For staying or living in  –  It protect us from bad weather like rain, sunshine.
• It protects us from wild animals like snakes, lions, fox etc.
• It protects us from bad people like thieves, kidnappers etc.

Activity

1. A building where people live is called a  
2. How is a house useful to man? Give five ways.

Lesson twenty three

Parts of a house

Activity

Draw and name the parts of a good house.

Lesson twenty four.

Rooms in a house and their uses.

• Bed room – for sleeping in  –  Sitting room – for resting in and entertainment.
• Kitchen – for cooking in food  –  store – for keeping in things.
• garage – For keeping in cars  –  Toilet – for easing in.
• Bathroom – for bathing in  –  Dinning room – for eating in food.
• Study room – for reading in books.

Activity.

What is the importance of the following rooms found in a house.

a.  kitchen  b.  Bathroom  c.  bedroom  d.  garage

e.  sitting room  f.  Dinning room  g.  Study room  h.  toilet

i.  store            

Lesson twenty five.

Things found in different rooms of a house.

1. Bedroom – beds, clothes, wardrobes, blanket, bed sheets, mirrors, pillows etc.
2. Kitchen – cups, plates, glasses, saucepans, cookers, fridge, forks, spoons etc.
3. sitting room – chairs, tables, mats, television, radio, carpets etc.
4. Garage – cars.
5. Dining room – chairs , tables, tablemat etc.
6. Study room – books, pens, pencils, bookshelves, chairs, table etc.
7. Bath room – basin, water, towel, sponge, soap, tabs, slippers etc.
8. Toilet – toilet paper, soap, water etc.
9. store – food, charcoal, garden tools etc.

Activity

1. Draw and name five things found in a house.
2. List four things found in the following rooms of a house.

a.  kitchen    b.  sitting room  c.  bedroom  d.  bathroom

e.  Toilet  f.  Toilet  g.  store  h.  garage  i. study room

Lesson twenty six Types of houses.

a.  Permanent houses  b.  Temporary houses

Permanent houses : are the houses which last for a long time e.g bungalow and flat.

Temporary houses: are the houses which last for a short time e.g hut, Kiosk, tent, unipot, caravan, mud house etc.

Activity .

1. List the two types of houses.
2. Draw the following examples of houses.

i.  bungalow  ii.  flat  iii.  hut  iv.  tent

Lesson twenty seven

Building materials

Building materials for permanent houses.

cement, bricks, stones, sand, tiles, timber, iron bars, Iron sheets, blocks, nails, metals, glasses.

Activity

1. Name any eight materials used for building permanent houses.
2. Draw the following building materials.

i.  bricks ii.  sand iii.  nails  iv.  cement  v.  stones  vi. iron sheet.

Lesson twenty eight.

Building materials for temporary houses.

Grass, mud, reeds, sticks, strings, poles, banana fibres, papyrus, cowdung, banana leaves, canvas etc.

Activity

1. Write five building materials for temporary houses.
2. Draw the following building materials

 Mud  soil

Activity

Match the building materials to their sources

Iron sheets  clay

Timber/ poles  plants

Bricks  rocks

Stones  metals

Grass, reeds  trees

Lesson thirty

Domestic animals

Domestic animals and their uses.

 Animals  uses.

A cow  kept for milk, meat, skin. A goat  kept for milk, meat, skin.

 A sheep  kept for mutton , wool

 A pig  kept for pork

 A rabbit  kept for meat

 A donkey  kept for transport

 A camel  kept for transport and meat

 A dog  kept for security and hunting

A cat  kept for chasing rats A horse  kept for transport.

 Oxen  kept for ploughing

 A hen  kept for meat and eggs.

Activity

a.  How are the following animals useful in a home?

i.  a dog  ii.  a sheep  iii.  a hen  iv.  a pig

Lesson thirty one

Animals homes

• A cow lives in a kraal  –  A dog lives in a kennel
• A pig lives in a sty  –  A horse lives in a stable
• A sheep lives in a fold  –  A person lives in a house
• A rabbit lives in a hutch  –  A cat lives in a basket.
• A hen lives in a pen  –  A goat lives in a goat pen.

Activity

Fill in the gaps correctly.

a.  A pig lives in a  .  b.    lives in a stable.

c.  A rabbit lives in a  .

Lesson thirty two.

Animals young ones.

i.  cow – calf  ii.  goat – kid  iii.  sheep – lamb iv.  Donkey – foal  v.  pig – piglet  vi.  Dog – puppy vii.  cat – kitten  viii.  rabbit – bunny  ix.  Horse – foal

Animals and their sound.

i.  a dog barks  ii.  A cow mows  iii.  A horse neighs. iv.  A pig grunts  v.  A sheep bleats  vi.  A goat bleats. vii.  A donkey brays.  Viii.  A cat mews  ix.  A hen clucks

Activity

a.  Match these correctly.
       sheep  bunny      pig  calf        cat  kid        dog  kitten      rabbit  foal        cow  lamb      goat  piglet      donkey  puppy     b.  Fill the gaps correctly.        

i. A horse . ii. A mews iii. A pig
. iv. A
mows. V. A barks. Vi. A donkey
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Lesson thirty three

Topical revisional Exercises.

Teachers should give revision exercises about the previous topics

THEME: Our community

Lesson thirty four.

A community is a group of people living and working together.

A trip to communities around the school.

Lesson thirty five.

People we find in a community.

b.  List any fifteen people we find in a community.

Lesson thirty six

Activities done by different people in our community.

Activity

a.  Mention the people who work in these places.

i.  Hospital    ii.  school    iii.  farm  

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iv.  shop    v.  carpentery    vi.  butcher  

b.  Give the work places of the following people.

Lesson thirty eight

People and what they use to do their work.

• teacher – chalk, pen, rulers, markers  –  Gardener – hoe, axe, panga, knife etc
• Carpenter – hammer, nails, wood  –  butcher – panga, knife etc –  Police/ soldier – gun

Activity

List the things the following people use to do their work.

b.  Draw and name five garden tools

Lesson forty

Needs of people in our community

Shelter, food, water, clothes, education, medical care, land, transport etc.

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Activity

1. Mention any five needs of people in our community.
2. Draw these needs of people in a community

i.  food  ii.  water  iii.  shelter  iv.  clothes

Lesson forty one

Important places/ features in a community (physical and man made)

Activity

Mention any five features found in your community.

THEME: The human body and health

Lesson forty two

External parts of the body and their uses parts of the head.

Eyes, ears, mouth, chin, cheeks, neck, nose, teeth, eyebrows, eyelashes, forehead, face Activity

Naming the labelled parts of the head. Lesson forty three parts of the arm.

Shoulder, Elbow, hand, finger, thumb, fingernails, wrist, armpit etc.

Activity

Name the labelled parts of the arm.

Lesson forty four Parts of leg.

Thigh, knee, calf, foot, heel, toes, ankle, shin, sole etc. Activity

Name the labelled parts of the leg.

Lesson forty five

Others parts of the body.

Belly, chest, buttocks, breasts, back, navel, waist

Activity

Name the body parts below. (A picture of a human body) Lesson forty six

The sense organs and their senses

Eyes – for seeing – nose – for smelling –
ears – for hearing – tongue – for tasting

skin – for feeling

Activity

Match the organs to their senses.

Pictures

Lessons forty eight

Personal hygiene (keeping the body clean)

Personal hygiene helps to: –  avoid bad smell. (odour)

• prevent common diseases  –  keep away germs

 keep smart.  –  promote good health.

What is the importance of personal hygiene. Give (5) five importance.

Lesson forty nine

Ways of caring for the body.

• Brushing the teeth  –  combing hair/ cutting hair short
• Bathing the body  –  cutting finger/ toe nails short
• Washing hands after visiting the toilets/ latrines  –  wearing clean clothes.
• Washing hands before and after eating.

Activity

Give six ways you can keep your body clean

Lesson fifty

Things we nee to keep our body clean.

Water, razorblade, soap, toothpaste, towel, toilet papers, sponge, comb, pair of scissors, twigs, toothbrush, nail cutters.

Activity

1. Draw and name any six things people use to clean their body
2. Which body parts do we clean using the following items?

i.  sponge  ii.  razorblade  iii.  toothbrush  iv.  water

v.  comb

Lesson fifty one

Caring for the teeth. (ways of caring for the teeth)

• proper brushing  –  brushing every after meal
• not eating too hot / cold food  –  Avoid eating much sweets.
• Not eating too hard things.

Activity

How do you care for your teeth. (Give four ways)

Lesson fifty two

Things we use to clean the toilet/ latrines.

Broom, rag, water, soap, brush, vim.

Ways of keeping the toilet / latrines clean.

• By sweeping using a broom  –  by smoking using dry banana leaves
• By mopping using a rag.  –  By scrubbing using a brush
• By washing using water  –  by flushing.

a.  Draw these things we use to clean our toilets.

i.  broom  ii.  rag  iii.  water  iv.  soap  v.  brush

b.  Give five ways how people can keep their latrine/ toilets.

Lesson fifty three

Proper use of the toilet/ latrine

• squatting properly  –  urinate or defecate in the –  using toilet papers  –  flushing after using.
• Washing hands with soap after using the toilet.

Lesson fifty four

Rubbish disposal

Proper ways of disposing rubbish.

• picking rubbish  –  sweeping dust (dusting)
• raking rubbish  –  burying rubbish
• Putting rubbish in the rubbish pit  –  burning rubbish
• Putting dust / rubbish in the dustbin

Things we use to dispose rubbish

• hands for picking  –  broom for sweeping
• rake for collecting rubbish  –  dustbin for putting in rubbish/ dust.
• Rubbish pit – for putting in rubbish / dust.

Activity

1. Mention any three ways how people can dispose rubbish at home.
2. Match these correctly.

 Broom  for picking rubbish

 Rake  for putting in rubbish

 Hand  for putting in dust/ rubbish

Dustbin for collecting/ raking rubbish Rubbish pit for sweeping rubbish / dust.

Lesson fifty five

Common diseases (curable and non – curable)

Malaria  cough  influenza  dystentery  cholera  Diarrhoae  HIV and AIDS

Tuberculosis  mumps  Trachoma  scabies  chicken pox  Polio Ringworms  measles  ebola  typhoid    

a.  Mention any twelve examples of common disease.

Lesson Fifty six

Causes of common diseases.

Common diseases are caused by germs like virus, bacteria.

How common diseases are spread.

• Malaria – spread by female anopheles mosquitoes.
• Dysentery – eating dirty food/ house flies.
• cough – through air or sharing cups.
• Cholera – spread by houseflies and drinking dirty water
• eating dirty food
• Trachoma – spread by houseflies
• HIV and AIDs – sharing sharp objects
• Typhoid – drinking dirty water
• Scabies/ chicken pox – sharing clothes
• Ring worm – sharing combs, sponge or failure to bathe. Activity

How are the following diseases spread?

Activity

1. How can we prevent malaria?
2. Give eight ways of preventing common diseases.

Lesson fifty eight

Immunisation: Immunisation is a way of giving a vaccine to a person to prevent certain diseases.

What is a vaccine? A vaccine is a fluid used to immunize.

The childhood immunisable diseases.

Polio  tetanus  influenza B  whooping cough  Hepatitis

Tuberculosis (TB)  Measles Diphtheria

Activity

1.  is a way of giving a vaccine to a person to prevent certain diseases.
2. Write the right childhood immunisable diseases.

Lesson fifty nine

Signs of immunisable diseases

a.  Sign of measles.  

• The child has skin rash  –  The child has sores in the mouth.
• The child has fever  –  The child has dry cough.

b.  sign of polio.  

• Having weak muscles  –  Having high fever
• Lame arms/ legs  
  

Activity

1. Which immunisable disease causes lameness in infants?
2. What are the common signs of measles. (Give three)
3. How can we prevent childhood immunisable diseases?

Lesson Sixty

c.  Signs of T. B (Tuberculosis)  

• Coughing for a long time  –  Becoming thin
• Sweating at night  
  d.  Signs of Tetanus.  
  
• Stiff muscles/ tight muscles  –  Difficult in breathing.

e.  Signs of Diphtheria  

–  Swollen neck  –  sore throat

f.  Signs of Whooping cough  

• Coughing that ends in vimiting  –  fast breathing
• Loss of weight.  

Activity

a.  Give one sign for each of the following diseases.

i. Diphtheria ii. Whooping cough iii. Tetanus iv. Measles v. Tuberculosis

b.  What is the importance of immunisation in children ? (Give two) Lesson Sixty one.

Different revision exercises for the covered Themes.