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Lesson Goal

By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to independently identify and name at least five major parts of the body (including hand, eye, head, foot, and ear) when shown a chart or a peer, using correct English terminology.

Rationale

In this lesson, learners will identify and name basic parts of the body such as the hand, eye, head, foot, and ear, building on their everyday experience of using these parts and the informal names they already know in their home language. Knowing body parts is essential for clear communication about health, safety, and physical sensations, and it lays the foundation for later topics in science about how the body works. Through active group work, guided peer-tutoring, and hands-on pointing activities, learners develop the competences of Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking as they describe, compare, and correctly label their own and each other’s body parts.

Prior Knowledge / Prerequisite Knowledge

Learners can point to common body parts (hand, eye, head, foot, mouth) when asked informally and can use basic English or home-language names for these parts. They have experience using their hands to grasp objects, their eyes to look, their ears to listen, and their feet to walk. This prior knowledge will be activated at the start of the lesson through a quick “Simon Says” style game where learners touch the named part, creating a bridge to the formal identification and English labelling tasks that follow.

Learning Environment

• Natural Environment: The teacher will draw on the rural Zambian context by asking learners to think of activities they do outside—such as carrying water containers (using hands and arms), walking to the borehole (using legs and feet), and looking at animals or crops (using eyes). Learners may also be taken outside briefly to feel the sun on their skin and identify parts involved.
• Artificial Environment: The classroom is arranged in mixed-ability groups of 4–6 learners seated together to allow peer observation and labelling. A large body‑parts chart (drawn on a worn bedsheet) is pinned to a wall, and a smaller simplified drawing of a child is displayed on the chalkboard. Each group has a simple picture of a person cut from a magazine or hand-drawn, plus a set of small word cards (head, hand, eye, ear, foot, mouth, nose). The room is bright enough for all learners to see the charts.
• Technological Environment: A single mobile phone with a speaker is used to play a short, slow song about body parts (e.g., “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”) if electricity is available; otherwise the teacher sings unaccompanied. No projector or computer is assumed, but a single battery‑powered torch is kept to highlight specific parts on the chart during the EXPLAIN phase.

Teaching and Learning Materials / Resources

• Large cloth chart showing a full‑body outline of a child, with detachable word cards (head, hand, eye, ear, foot, mouth, nose) pinned next to each part.
• Small picture of a person (one per group), either hand‑drawn or clipped from an old textbook.
• Sets of word cards with body‑part names in clear print (one set per group).
• Mirror (if available) for individual self‑observation.
• Worksheet with an outline of a body for learners to label (drawn by teacher on a duplicator or blackboard copy).
• Chalk in two colours for the chalkboard model.
• Song “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” lyrics written on a small chart.

Cross-Cutting Issues

The following cross-cutting issues are integrated into this lesson on “Parts of the body”:

• Health and Nutrition: Throughout the lesson, the teacher will link body parts to health practices—for example, asking “Which part do we use to wash our hands? Why do we wash our hands?” and reminding learners that clean hands and eyes help prevent illness. During the ELABORATE phase, learners will be asked to suggest what they can do to keep each part healthy (e.g., covering mouth when coughing, wiping eyes with clean water).
• Gender: The teacher will use both male and female examples (e.g., boy pointing to his hand, girl pointing to her ear) and will ensure that all learners, regardless of gender, take turns leading the group activity. The chart and worksheets will depict a child without stereotypical gender markers so that every learner sees themselves. The teacher will say, “Both boys and girls have the same body parts—we all have hands, eyes, ears, and feet.”

Lesson Progression (Model: 5E Model of Instruction)

Class Exercise

Instructions to learners: Answer all five questions in your exercise book. Show all working where applicable. Time allowed: 10 minutes.

1. Multiple Choice: Which body part do you use to see?
   A. Hand
   B. Eye
   C. Ear
   D. Foot
2. Matching: Draw a line to match each body part to what it does.
   

   Hand		hearing
   Ear		walking
   Foot		holding

3. Fill-in-the-blank: I use my ________ to hear the teacher.
4. True or False: We have two noses. Write “True” or “False”.
5. Application: A baby is crying loudly. Which body part is making the sound? Explain your answer in one sentence.

Answer Key (For Teacher Use Only)

Lesson Evaluation

Instructions to the teacher: Focus on the competences learners were able to demonstrate, use clear evidence from their work and participation, note any difficulties they faced, reflect on what worked or did not work in your teaching, and state what support or next steps are needed.