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Chapter 2
FOOD FOR LIVING


You are going to learn about:

- all the foods you need for living well.

Lesson 1. Food for playing and working

Activity 7

What is happening in the pictures?

All these people are full of energy.
Are you full of energy? Show it!
Can you run if you have no energy?
Can you play if you have no energy?
Can you learn if you have no energy?
Can people work if they have no energy?
What gives you energy?

READING

You need food to play.
You need food to run.
You need food to learn and think
People need food to work.
You need food OFTEN during the day.

ASK YOURSELF

Did I eat food before school?
What did I eat?
How did I feel?
How do I feel now?

FOOD BEFORE SCHOOL

Before coming to school
I ate..................................

Now I feel........................
(tired/full of energy)

REMEMBER

Eat for energy.
Eat before you come to school.
Bring food to school to eat.

HOMEWORK

Ask your family to give you food before coming to school.
Ask your family to give you food to bring to school.

Lesson 2. Food for growth

Activity 8

Look at the pictures.
Tell the class what you can see in the pictures.

Choose the answer.

A baby grows into.....................

a girl/boy

A girl/boy grows into..................

a woman/man

What makes them grow?

READING

A baby girl needs food to grow into a big girl.
A baby boy needs food to grow into a big boy.
A girl needs food to grow into a woman.
A boy needs food to grow into a man.

Activity 9

These are good foods for growing:

ASK YOURSELF

Did I eat growing foods yesterday?
Do I eat growing foods every day?
Will I grow big and strong?

GROWING FOODS

I often eat these good growing foods:

...............................
...............................
...............................

REMEMBER

Eat food for growing every day.
For example......................

HOMEWORK

Ask your family what food a baby needs.
Ask your family which foods are good for growing.

Lesson 3. Food for health

Activity 10

Look at the picture.
What is missing from this meal?

Activity 11

Name all the vegetables you know.
Name all the fruits you know.
Name some dark green leafy vegetables.
Name some red, orange and yellow fruits and vegetables.

Activity 12

Chiko likes chikanda with groundnuts.
Chalo likes chibwabwa with tomato and oil.
What do you like?

READING

Fruits and vegetables are very good foods. We should eat them every day. We should eat three different fruits and vegetables every day. More than three is even better!

ASK YOURSELF

What are my favourite fruits?
What are my favourite vegetables?
Which vegetables did I eat yesterday?
Which fruits did I eat?
Did I eat three different fruits and vegetables? Or more?

REMEMBER

Eat fruit and vegetables every day.

For example…..


FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

The fruits I like most
..................................

The vegetables I like most
.............................

Fruits I ate yesterday
...................................

Vegetables I ate yesterday
................................

How many did I eat?
...................

HOMEWORK

Ask your family to give you vegetables and fruit every day.

Lesson 4. Special foods

Activity 13

Look at the pictures.

   

Chiko is always well.

Chalo is always sick.

Chiko eats special foods which keep her well.

Chalo doesn’t eat special foods.

What special foods keep you well?

That’s why he is always sick

READING

Some foods are very special. They make your body strong to fight sickness. These foods also give you good eyes, skin, teeth and hair. They make your blood strong and red.

Some special foods are:

dark green leafy vegetables
orange and yellow fruits and vegetables
cowpeas, beans and pumpkin seeds
red palm oil and margarine
kapenta, eggs, grasshoppers, flying ants, caterpillars

ASK YOURSELF

Which special foods do I like best?
How do I like to eat them?
Which ones do I want to eat more?

SPECIAL FOODS

The special foods I like most are:
...........................................................

REMEMBER

Eat SPECIAL foods every day. They keep you well.
For example……

HOMEWORK

Which special foods are in your house?
Which special foods grow near your house?
Tell your family the special foods that keep you well.

MESSAGES

Can you remember all the Remember messages for Chapter 2?


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