Physical Health Education is an essential part of the curriculum for Primary 5 students. It includes various activities and topics that promote physical activity, fitness and awareness to look after their body in the best possible way The syllabus for this subject is organized in a way to ensure students obtain an extensive understanding of every aspect of physical health and education possible.
The Physical Health Education Scheme of Work for Primary 5 has been divided into three; terms, and each term is further subdivided into ranges based on topics and activities to be covered. The stipulations of these terms are made in a manner that they provide students with knowledge across physical health and fitness, along with an understanding of vital concepts pertaining to disease and disorders.
The scheme of work for Physical Health Education in Primary 5 describes the structured delivery of the nature of physical health, fitness and well-being to students It is designed to develop in young learners a habit of following healthy ways of living and also to participate actively in physical activities. Students should be better informed about nutrition as well as various health problems.
The above scheme of work is designed to be as comprehensive as possible enlisting various topics and activities that help in the overall development of the students. The scheme of work involves combined practical activities, theoretical knowledge, and health-related discussions intended to excite students as well as provide them with the required skills and knowledge to support a healthier lifestyle.
Table of Contents
First Term Physical Health Education Scheme of Work for Primary 5
| WEEK | TOPIC | CONTENT |
| 1 | Creative rhythmic | Marchinggalloping hooping |
| 2 &3 | Measuring physical fitness components (Endurance, Strength and speed) | Endurancepress upminute run, walk – bench skill on end off, squat truststrengthpull upssit upsspeed100 meters dash |
| 4 | Field event (long Jump) | The approach runThe take offThe flightThe landingrecovery |
| 5 | Field event (High Jump) | Run up, take off, flight, landing, recovery |
| 6 & 7 | Soccer (ball games) | Definition of ball gamesFacilities and equipment used in soccer, basket, hockey and tennis |
| 7 & 8 | Ball games( Volley ball) | Skills for playing volleyball. Facilities and equipment used in volleyball |
| 9 | Care of the body parts (hair) | Ways of taking care of the hair |
| 10 | Care of the body parts (skin) | Ways of taking care of the skin |
| 11 | Ball games ( Basket Ball) | history of basketball in Nigeria. State the facilities |
| 12 | Revision of the term’s work | Lessons taught in the term |
| 13 | examination |
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Second Term Physical Health Education Scheme of Work for Primary 5
| WEEK | TOPIC | CONTENT |
| 1 | Revision of the last term’s work | Previous Topics |
| 2 | Athletics. Track events – 100m,200m, 4x 100m, hurdle | Difference between sprint and long distance races |
| 3 | Athletics. Track events – long distance, 400m, 800m, 1500 | Long distance races |
| 4 | Table tennis | History of table tennis in Nigeria |
| 5 – 6 | Hockey | history of hockeyFacilities used in hockeySkills for playing hockeyAdvantages of playing hockey |
| 7 – 8 | Maintenance of facilities and equipment | Difference between sports equipment and facilitiesReasons why physical education equipment should be properly stored |
| 9 | School health programme | Meaning of school health ProgrammeComponents of school health programme |
| 10 -11 | recreation | Definition of recreational activitiesImportance of recreation |
| 12 & 13 | Revision | |
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Third Term Physical Health Education Scheme of Work for Primary 5
| WEEK | TOPIC | CONTENT |
| 1 | Revision of the last term’s work | Last Term’s questions |
| 2 | Introduction to direction | four cardinal pointsDraw indicate the four cardinal points |
| 3 | Outdoor activities (camping) | Camping activities e.g. CampfireKnotsWorking in groups |
| 4 & 5 | Nutrition | Sources of food nutrientsNutritional deficiency diseasesKwashiorkorRicketsPellagra ScurvyCharacteristics of these deficient |
| 7 & 8 | Judo | History of judo Importance of judoRules in judoMention any three skills in JudoSkills in judo |
| 9 | Swimming strokes | Swimming strokes |
| 10 | diseases | Difference between signs and symptomscommunicable and non – communicable diseases |
| 11 | Drug education | drug use and their consequencesways of taking drugsthrough mouthrubbing on skininjectinginhalingalcohol and tobaccodescription of alcoholtypes of alcohol drinks and tobaccoreasons fordrinking or smokingeffects of smokingeffects of drug abuse onindividualsfamilysocietyherbal medicine |
| 12 & 13 | Revision and examination |
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Conclusion
The Mathematics Scheme of Work for Primary 5 entails the Earth’s structure, plane shape and 3-dimensional shape, circle, data presentation and measure of central tendency, tossing coins and dice.
The main objectives of this lesson are knowledge about the shape of the Earth, gain some quality quantitative aptitude on parallel and perpendicular lines, triangles, cubes pyramids etc concepts about 3-dimensional shapes, find the centre point in circle radius-diameter-circumference bar graphs and pictograms data mode-mean chance events like tossing coins-throw the dice.
