JSS1 Physical and Health Education Lesson Notes and Scheme of Work

January 27, 2026 DebyDavid

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Complete JSS1 Physical and Health Education lesson notes and scheme of work. Covers aquatic sports, first aid, personal health, sewage disposal, water supply, physical fitness, recreation, and fundamental movements with weekly topics and evaluations.

JSS 1 (BASIC 7) – PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION SCHEME OF WORK

Weekly Topics Overview

WEEK	TOPIC
1	Revision of first term work
2	Aquatic sports: (a) Meaning and types of aquatic sports e.g. regatta, water polo, canoeing, fishing (b) Facilities and equipment for aquatic sports (c) Safety measures in aquatic sports (d) Skills in aquatic sports
3	First aid and safety education: (a) Meaning of First Aid and safety education (b) Contents of First Aid Box (c) Qualities of a good first aider
4	Personal school and community health: (a) Determinant of health (i) Hereditary (ii) Environment (iii) Life style (b) Characteristics of a healthy person (i) Ability to work without easily fatigued (ii) Ability to comprehend mental fatigue (iii) Resistance to infection
5	Sewage and refuse Disposal: (a) Meaning of sewage and Refuse (b) Methods of Sewage disposal—open dump water system VIP latrine others (c) Methods of refuse disposal—Open dump, incinerator, composting, controlled tipping others
6	Water supply: (a) Sources of water supply , rain, bore hole, well, spring, stream, lake, river, pipe borne water (b) Qualities of good water supply,Odourless, Tasteless, colourless, Free from pathogens and acceptable mineral composition
7	Meaning and components of physical fitness: (a) Meaning of physical fitness (b) Components of physical fitness (c) Characteristics of physical fit person (d) Importance of physical fitness (e) Health related components Performance related components
8	Fitness exercises: (a) Exercises to develop endurance and flexibility (b) Precautions while performing exercises
9	Fundamental human movement: (a) Locomotor movements—walking, jogging, running, jumping, skipping, hopping (b) Non locomotor movements—stretching, bending, lifting, pushing, twisting
10	Meaning and components of Recreation: (a) Definition of recreation, leisure and rest (b) Components of recreation—(i) indoor recreation (ii) outdoor recreation (c) Types of activities under the two components of recreation
11	Revision
12	Examination

WEEK 1: Revision of First Term Work

Topic: Revision of first term work

WEEK 2: Aquatic Sports

Topic: Aquatic sports

Content:

(a) Meaning and types of aquatic sport
(b) Facilities and equipment for aquatic sports
(c) Safety measure in aquatic sports
(d) Skills in aquatic sports

Meaning and Types of Aquatic Sport

Aquatics refer to any sporting activity that is performed in water. These include Swimming, diving scuba, water polo, canoeing, sailing, fishing, boat regatta.

Facilities and Equipment for Aquatic Sports

Facilities here mean those structures that are used for swimming that cannot be moved from place to place e.g. the swimming pool except portable pools

The streams
The lakes
The rivers
The diving board
The chlorinating machine
The changing rooms
The toilet
The shower rooms

Equipment: this refers to materials and items used for swimming that are movable and expendable such as:

the swimming suits or trunks
the head gear (for women)
the floaters for novices
the protective devices for (beginners and divers)
the light bamboo poles
the rubber tubes
the whistles etc

Safety Measure in Aquatic Sports

Swimmers should take a shower before swimming to adjust the body to the water temperature
Never use the pool where there is no life guard
Beginners should start from the shallow end of the pool
Learners should obey and follow and follow instructions
There should be no running around to avoid slip and fall
Avoid the use of ornaments such as neck lace
No rough play such as pushing people into water
There should be proper warm up to stimulate the body for vigorous actions in the water

Skills in Aquatic Sport

These are the skills in swimming:

Adjustment and confidence gaining in water
Having good time and fun in water
Propulsion methods
Buoyancy—-This means ability to float in water with confidence
The arm action. The action is an alternative arm movement
The leg action
The breathing
The body alignment

Evaluation

What is aquatic sport?
List four types of aquatic sport
What are the safety measures in aquatic sport?

Week End Assignment

Read essentials of physical & Health Education for Junior secondary school by Akinseye Saint Erazmus Pgs 108—111

WEEK 3: First Aid and Safety Education

Topic: First aid and safety education

Content:

(a) Meaning of first aid and safety education
(b) Contents of first aid box
(c) Qualities of a good first aider

Meaning of First Aid and Safety Education

First aid is an immediate and temporary care (assistance) given to an injured person or person who falls sick before the arrival of a doctor or before he is taken to the hospital.

Contents of First Aid Box

Bandages
Cold compress pack
Embrocation
Analgesics e.g asprin, panadol phensic, paracetamol
Forceps, scissors, cotton wool
Plasters mentholated spirit, safety pins
Razor blades, splints, splings
Glucose, iodine, hot water bottle, antiseptic soap
Records books and biros

8 Qualities of a Good First Aider

Qualities of a good first aider are:

Should be a good observer
Should be resourceful
Should be knowledgeable
Should be tactful and gentle
Should be sympathetic without being emotional
Should be confident
Should be cheerful
Should be able to make decisions

The first aid box

A first aid box/bag contains all the kits that are needed for first aid care and emergency.

EVALUATION

1. What is the meaning of first aid?

2. List 5 items in the first aid box.

3. What are the qualities of a good first aider?

WEEK END ASSIGNMENT

Read essentials of Physical Health Edu

cation pg 69 – 72

4TH WEEK

Topic: Personal, School and Community Health

Content: (a) Determinant of health (b) Characteristics of a healthy person

HEALTH

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being of an individual and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity. Health may be regarded as a balance of physical, mental and social aspect of life in a human being.

ASPECT OF HEALTH

1. Physical health

2. Mental Health

DETERMINANT OF HEALTH

There are four general determinant of health

Hereditary
Environment
Life style
Health care services

CHARACTERISTICS OF A HEALTHY PERSON

ability to work without easily fatigued
ability to comprehend mental fatigue resistance to infection

CHARACTERISTIC OF A PHYSICALLY FIT PERSON

Freedom from diseases

Norma system and body function

Health of mind and emotion

Freedom from correctable physical defect

EVALUATION

1. What is health?

2. List two aspects of health

3. What are the determinants of health?

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

Read essential of physical and Health Education by Akinseye Saint Evazmns pg 73 and 74.