Health and Environment Child’s BookHealth and Environment Child’s Book Pre-primary Class THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ‘SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Cortlifiente oy apprmeat “ie of Pubjicabon: Heat 2nd Envrcnment Chis Book Pre primary Class Tanzania Intute of Education Publisher Author: sen “This book was approved by the Ministry of E8ucatidn, Science and Technology on 29*0slober 2028. ag a Textbook for Pre-primary ‘Clase in Tarzaa as per 2023 Syllabus 1 Lyabwene M. Mahabwa IRomm scone for Ecucaton Tanzania Institute of Education© Tanzania Institute of Education, 2023 Published 2019 Reprinted 2021 Reviewed 2023 ISBN: 918 — 4987 — 09 — 958 - 0 Tanzania Institute of Education Mikocheni Area 132 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road P.O. Box 35094 14112 Dar es Salaam Mobile numbers: + 255 735 04! 170/ +255 735 O4l 168 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.tie.go.tz All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior written permission of the Tanzania Institute of Education. nsAcknowledgements ............:scscssseseeeseeseeeeteeteeneenene v Introduction... eeeeeeeseteesesceeesceeeeessseeeaeees vi Chapter One Chapter Two Our food. Chapter Three Caring for dishes and utensils ...........::ceeeeeeeeeeeees 7 Chapter Four Our environment ... Chapter Five Cleaning our surroundings ..........sssecseseeseeseseeee tee teneens 32 Chapter Six Precautions against dangerous things ..........-.1:-:- 38 Chapter Seven Precautions against diseases ............ss:essecsesieseseeseeseens uuThe Health and Environment book has been prepared based on the Pre-primary education curriculum and_ syllabus of 2023 provided by the Ministry of Education Science and Technology. Furthermore, this book is the result of combining two books titled Caring for our Health and Caring for the Environment which were printed in 2019 based on the 2016 curriculum. The purpose of this book is to enable a child to develop competences in caring for health and environment through the following learning activities: Caring for the body; Appreciating our food; Caring for dishes and utensils; Identifying things in the environment; Cleaning the surroundings; Taking precautions against dangerous things; and Aaa rFWwn > Taking precautions against diseases. Learn more through the following links: https://ol.tie.go.tz and ol.tie.go.tz Tanzania Institute of Education—_ = Chapter One hand stomach legHead shoulders knees and toes knees and toes ic s Head shoulders knees Ha toes knees and toes And eyes, and ears, and mouth and nose Head shoulders knees and toes knees and toes (Name the parts ° of the body from» \ the song. K——_ =a Match part of the body and its use by drawing a lineLet us sing a song about caring for the body. _ d his is the way | brush my teeth, brush > my teeth, brush my teeth, ag this is the way | brush my teeth early in the morning This is the way | wash my face, wash my face, wash my face, this is the way | wash my face early in the morning This is the way | comb my hair, comb my hair, comb my hair, this is the way | comb my hair, early in the morning What have you learnt from this song? so © werk ¢I brush my teeth. I wash my hands. | wash my face. ~‘What actions do you see in the pictures? Why do you brush your teeth? When do you wash your hands? Why do you take a bath? Why do you comb your hair? _ Clean your body. I comb my hair.towel comb basin with water SF BS GE toothpaste soap vat things do you see in the pictures? xplain the use of things used for cleaning the body. Name other things used for cleaningN Caring for clothes [our clothes ] shorts a pair of trousers skirt eT ~ blouse vest underwear ——oe shirt & t-shirt sweater shoes dress Name the clothes you see in the pictures. Which ones among these do you wear? Why do you wear clothes? Name other clothes you know. weoe shirt & t-shirt sweater shoes dress Name the clothes you see in the pictures. Which ones among these do you wear? Why do you wear clothes? Name other clothes you know. weSEE Caring for clothes and shoes( What actions do you see in) _ the pictures |, 2, 3 and 4? | Which things are used to wash clothes? Where do you hang clothes after washing them? Where do you keep clothes after they dry? Which things are used to clean shoes? Wash your clothes step by step. ~XAvocado avocado, Papaya papaya, _ Banana banana, banana banana -es5 : All are fruits, all are fruits. as Amaranthus amaranthus, he potato potato, Chicken chicken, chicken chicken All are foods, all are foods. = —_—_—_—_—_———s - at 2 atPut a V ina box for foods that you know Q \ 6 a maize fish orange LC) LJ meat carrots L_) LC) chicken amaranthus ie——_ =a . green bananas tomatoes sardines pawpaws fies the foods you see in the pictures. _ Name other kinds of food that you know. “| Which food do you like most? Explain the importance of food in our body. Watch the video on different kinds of food. Name the food you saw in the video. | What table manners should be followed when eating? What should be avoided while | eating? = ae aNM Keeping food Which things are used to keep food at your home? Why do we keep food in a clean and safe place? ———————eeeaeeansy ' What do you see in these pictures?——_ =a Chapter Three Cul metal pan wooden spoon & @ spoon thermos kettle basin plate bowl “ What do you see in the are Which utensils do you use when you are eating food? Name other dishes and utensils you know. : ae 1Match the food utensil and its use by drawing a line Understanding utensils used for eating food —* “~————E—— MN Washing dishes and utensils | What is the child in the ‘picture doing? \ Name the things used to — geet dishes and utensils. Where do you keep clean dishes and utensils? Wash the dishes and utensils. | What do you see in the _ pictures? Where do you keep dishes and utensils at your home? cupboardes y Chapter Four ; Our environment N\ Objects in the environment Letussinga song about environ : How good is our school, decorated with > flowers, take a look from a distance, it is shiny shiny shiny a g How good is our school, surrounded by nice trees, take a look from a distance, it is shiny shiny shiny How good is our class, with tables and chairs, take a look from a distance, it is shiny shiny shiny How good is our school, with windows, doors and flag, take a look from a distance, x it is shiny shiny shiny What objects are named in the song? Name other objects you know in your environment. What have you learnt from this song? 1 ve & a*. o : - goat sheep donkey ‘ow ‘Name animals you see in the pictures. Which of these animals have you ever seent| Vhich animal do you like most and why? lame the animals kept at your home. Watch the video on domestic animals. Name the animals you saw in the video. - -Circle the named animal in the pictures below. x - Se KSom fi “FR “Name the animals that you have seen among those in the pictures. \ | Where do they live? Pw Which animal do you like most and why? Name other wild animals you know. Watch the video on wild animals. Name the animals you saw in the video. ' ees Eeostrich egret peacock guineafowl duck pigeon crow Which birds have you ever seen among he) the pictures? bird do you like most and why? ame other birds you know. Name the birds kept at your home. Watch the video on birds. Name the birds you saw in the video.— = bee ad cockroach housefly grasshopper @equito “Name the insects you see in the pictures? ) Name other insects you know. Watch the video on insects. iP _ Name the insects you saw in the video. tree papaya tree banana tree flower ‘What do you see in the pictures? Why are plants important to us? Watch the video on different plants. ns. Name the plants you saw in the video. : & a SE(Na ge people you see in pictures |, 2, 3 and 8. Indah e jobs of people shown in pictures 4, 5, 6 and 7. lame the jobs of other people you know in your community. nas do you want to be when you grow up? J qebus aeroplane bajaj train { What do you see in the pictures? Which means of transport have you ever used among those in the pictures? » Name other means of transport which | ~~ _ you know. | 5er t Ad mosque school house police post dispensary [ What do you see in these pictures? | free you ever been in any of - ire buildings? | _ Why did you go there? \ _ Explain the use of each building, the use of each building. & aX #sharpener pot television ball sofa table (What do you see in the pictures? | ~ Explain the use of things you have seen in the pictures. Show things used in the classroom. _ Name other things you know in your environment. \IN Differentiating things in the environment Put a V to show the object which is different from the others in each group as & esi poeceas | ee Em i y F709)Chapter Five _ dustbin water dustpan slasher — e \ __ mops machete | What things used for cleaning do you see ; in the pictures? Explain the use of each. What things do you use for cleaning the surroundings? .— *+/- aX 4— | MN Let us clean our surroundingsWhat actions do | you see in pictures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6? Which activities do you do when cleaning your surroundings? Clean your surroundings. \ \ \ \\"What do you see in pictures |, 2, 3 ) _~ and 4? ~——) Why is the child vomiting? What have you learnt from the pictures?Chapter Six Children children, let’s be very careful > Children children, let’s be very careful Don’t play wan tre. fire will burn you _. @ & Don’t play with broken glass, broken glass will cut you Don’t play with nails, nails will hurt you Don’t play with the knife, knife will cut you Don’t play with razor blades, razor blades — will cut you ‘Name the risky behaviours in the song. | What other risky behaviours do you know? ~ gy Ae & *%Explain what you see in pictures |, 2, and 5. Explain what danger might happen in each picture. What have you learnt from the pictures?N Avoiding dangerous environments 4 What do you see in the picture? ) What action do these children show? Why do they do that?> | What do you see in these pictures? If someone touches you in these areas what are you supposed to do? What have you learnt from these pictures? _ ) a ae aXys AA A children traffic lights zebra crossing crossing | | \ inflammable slippery floor emegency exit keep environment clean ‘Explain the meaning of each safety sign. Have you ever seen any of those signs? _ Where did you see them? f- g ceePrecautions against diseasesWhat do you see in ) pictures 1, 2, 3 and ‘4? What diseases might these children get? Name other diseases you know and their causes.What actions do you see in pictures |, 2, 3 and 4? What actions among these do you do? - ay What do these actions help to prevent? & peersand 3? What do those actions help? Which actions do you do to protect yourself against diseases? ‘What do you see in pictures |, 2, you see in pictures |, 2, fOther Books by rem eet ems Dotty sam $70 904T 87-3 ain Il i