Public Health Enlightenment – Basic 1 Civic Education Lesson Note (First Term)

Class: Primary 1
Subject: Civic Education
Topic: Public Enlightenment – HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Its Hazards
Duration: 30 minutes

Lesson objectives

By the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

• Say what public enlightenment means
• Tell simple facts about HIV/AIDS
• Say why drug abuse is dangerous

Lesson content

What is Public Enlightenment?

Public enlightenment means teaching people important information to keep them safe and healthy.

It helps everyone in the community learn about dangers and how to stay safe.

HIV/AIDS (Simple Facts for Children):

HIV/AIDS is a sickness that makes people very weak.

Important things to know:

• It is a disease that hurts the body
• Sick people need our love and care
• We should not be mean to people with HIV/AIDS
• We should be kind and help them
• Doctors and nurses take care of sick people

How to Stay Healthy:

• Eat good food
• Keep our body clean
• Go to hospital when sick
• Listen to doctors and nurses

Drug Abuse and Its Hazards:

Drug abuse means taking bad medicines or harmful things that hurt our body.

Examples of Dangerous Things:

• Taking medicine that is not yours

• Drinking alcohol (beer, wine)

• Smoking cigarettes

• Taking unknown tablets or powders

Hazards (Dangers) of Drug Abuse:

• Makes you very sick
• Hurts your brain and body
• Makes you do bad things
• Can make you die
• Makes your family sad

How to Stay Safe:

• Only take medicine adults give you
• Say “NO” to bad things
• Tell adults if someone offers you drugs
• Stay away from people doing bad things

Evaluation/exercises

Answer these questions:

1. Public enlightenment means _______ people important information.
2. HIV/AIDS is a _______ that makes people very weak.
3. Circle how we should treat people with HIV/AIDS: Be mean to them Be kind to them Run away from them Help them
4. Drug abuse means taking _______ medicines or harmful things.
5. Name 3 dangers of drug abuse:
6. Fill in the missing words:
   1. We should only take _______ adults give us.
   2. We should say “______” to bad things.
7. Tick (✓) ways to stay healthy:
   1. Eat good food [ ]
   2. Take unknown tablets [ ]
   3. Keep body clean [ ]
   4. Smoke cigarettes [ ]
   5. Go to hospital when sick [ ]
8. Choose the correct answer: What should you do if someone offers you drugs? a) Take them b) Tell adults c) Keep quiet

ASSIGNMENT

Write 2 ways you can stay safe from dangerous things.

TEACHER’S REMARKS

Teacher’s Name: _________________________
Date: _________________________