Care of the Body (Part 3)

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Subject: Physical Education

Semester: 2

Period: 5

Week: 29

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School Name: __________________________
Teacher’s Name: ________________________
Subject: Physical Education
Grade Level: Grade 10
Week & Period: Week 29, Period V
Date:
Topic: Care of the Body (Part 3)
Subtopics:

• Clothing and Underwear Hygiene
• Environmental Hygiene

 

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:

1. Describe how to maintain clean clothing and underwear.
2. Explain the importance of environmental hygiene.
3. Identify the relationship between personal hygiene and a clean environment.
4. Demonstrate ways to keep their classroom and surroundings clean.

 

Previous Knowledge:

Learners discussed grooming practices like hair, nail, and foot care.

 

Instructional Materials:

• Laundry detergent, clean and dirty clothes for demonstration
• Diagrams of clean vs. untidy environments
• Brooms, dustpans, waste bins
• Classroom cleaning checklist

Anticipation (Warm-Up) – 5 minutes:

Ask:

• How often do you wash your school uniform?
• What happens when your underwear is not changed daily?

Activity:

• Group Brainstorm: “Things in my environment that must stay clean.”

 

Building Knowledge (Main Lesson) – 25 minutes

Clothing Hygiene:

• Wash clothes regularly (uniform, P.E. wear, socks, underwear)
• Dry in sun to kill germs
• Change underwear daily
• Do not share personal clothing

Underwear Hygiene:

• Choose breathable fabrics
• Change after exercise or sweating
• Wash with soap and water
• Helps prevent rashes, infections, and odor

Environmental Hygiene:

• Keeping surroundings clean: school, home, toilets
• Dispose of trash properly in bins
• Avoid urinating or defecating in open spaces
• Sweep floors and cut overgrown grass
• Prevents disease spread like malaria, cholera, typhoid

Connection to Personal Health:

• Clean environment prevents germs from spreading to the body
• Reduces absences from illness
• Boosts concentration and learning

 

Learners’ Activities:

• Sorting Game: Identify clean vs. dirty clothing samples
• Practice folding and airing sportswear
• Demonstrate proper classroom cleanup in groups
• Draw a picture of a clean vs. dirty environment

 

Consolidation (Review and Assessment) – 10 minutes

Review Questions:

1. Why should underwear be changed daily?
2. What are three ways to keep the school clean?
3. How can a dirty classroom affect students?

Mini Quiz:

1. Dirty underwear can cause: A. Fresh smell
   Skin infections
   C. Good grades
   D. Clean body
2. The best way to dispose of trash is: A. On the road
   In a bin
   C. Under the desk
   D. Behind the building

 

Homework / Assignment:

1. Wash your socks and underwear and write how you did it.
2. Observe your home environment and list areas that need cleaning.
3. Write a short speech titled: "Clean Clothes, Clean Environment, Healthy Me."

 

Notes – Detailed and Explained:

Maintaining clean clothing and a clean environment is vital for overall health. Dirty clothes and surroundings harbor bacteria that can cause illness. Students must develop the habit of proper laundering and taking responsibility for their classroom and school hygiene.

 

Expanded Notes / Instructions:

• Organize hygiene inspection days
• Introduce environment prefect or cleaning schedule

 

Inclusive / Differentiation:

• Provide pictorial washing instructions
• Allow peer coaching for struggling learners

 

Teacher’s Reflection:

• Did learners demonstrate responsibility in cleanup tasks?
• What hygiene myths did students believe before the lesson?
• What reinforcement is needed to sustain hygiene culture?