Reasons for cleaning the house
CLASSIFICATION OF DIRTDefinition of dirt:
Classes:
(i) loose dirt
Classes of loose dirt
(ii) fixed dirt
Methods of cleaning surfaces:
Sweeping
General methods of sweepingOrder or work:
Dusting
NB:-
(i) If folded, the pad will have no loose corners that can pull down ornaments, (ii) It gives several clean surfaces,
Brushing
Suction:-
Cleaning equipment:
When choosing they should be ones that simplify the task and also perform in an efficient manner.
Basic cleaning equipment:
Brooms and brushes:Types of brushes and broom
Choice and care of broom and brushes
Care of Brooms:
Types of masks
CLEANING MATERIALS
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SUB-TOPICS BREAKDOWN
TOPIC OBJECTIVES
CARE OF THE HOME(12 Lessons)
Specific Objectives By the end of the topic the learner should be able to:
Living (sitting) room
The dinning room
(a) should be next to kitchen/directly joined to the kitchen, (b) should have a window/hatch to allow easy serving of meals. Bedrooms
for sleeping/resting,
NB:-
The kitchen
The food store
for storage of non-perishable food though a house may have a fridge/cupboard for this.
NB: should be near kitchen Sanitation
Has a bathroom and toilet, could be in one room/separate.
NB:-
Bath shelters and latrines:
A house is a shelter that provides:
TYPES OF HOUSES
NB:- Design and type of house depends on:
(i) Traditional housesTraditional houses are constructed using materials such as palm leaves, grass, mud and cow dung, which are not durable. Examples of traditional houses include:
Manyatta Hut (Maasai) Oblong in shape. Uses poles, sticks, grass leaves which are smeared with a plaster of cow dung and mud on both walls and roof. The house has small openings for ventilation. Kikuyu hut Circular in shape. Constructed using poles, sticks and grass. Walls are plastered with mud and then smeared with clay. Borana/Somali hut The Borana /Somali people are nomads and as such their houses are constructed in a way that they can easily be dismantled and moved to new locations. Constructed using poles, sticks and grass. Long grass is neatly woven and tied together with strings into portions. The portions are secured in an overlapping manner onto a supporting frame in both the roof and walls of the house. These portions can easily be rolled up and secured for ventilation. Giriama hut Cone shaped with no apparent difference between the wall and the roof. Made of overlapping long grass tied using strings to a framework of poles and sticks. Palm leaves and twigs are closely woven together to form a detachable door. Luo hut Round in shape. Made of poles, sticks and grass for the roof. Wall and floor are smeared with mud and cow dung and beautifully patterned. There are holes on the wall for ventilation. The floor is smeared with cow dung and mud. Advantages of a traditional house:-
Disadvantages of a traditional house:-
Improved designs of a traditional house:
(ii) Modern houses:-
Types of modern houses:(a) BungalowA house with all rooms on the ground level, suitable for families with young children and elderly because it is less dangerous. If on slopping grounds, rooms can be on a split level. Advantages of Bungalow:
Disadvantages of Bungalow:
(b) Flats/Apartments
Advantages of a flat/apartment:
Disadvantages of a flat / apartment
(d) Storeyed house/maisonette/town house
Advantages Storeyed house/maisonette/town house:
Disadvantages Storeyed house/maisonette/town house:
HOUSING THE FAMILY
A house is a basic need along with food, clothing and security.
Reasons for housing the family/individual
Factors to consider when proving family shelter:-
Methods of providing family shelter(a) building a house: factors to consider
Advantages of building a house;-
Disadvantages of building a house;-
(b) Buying a house
Reasons for buying a house;-
Advantages of buying a house;
Disadvantages of buying a house;
(c) Renting a house;Disadvantages of buying a house;Points to consider before renting a house:
Advantages of renting a house:
Disdvantages of renting a house:
(d) Living in an employer’s house:Advantages of living in an employer's house
Disadvantages of living in an employer's house
TOPICS/SUB TOPICS
HOUSING THE FAMILY (6 Lessons)
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ON TOPIC
HOUSING THE FAMILY (6 Lessons) - Specific Objectives
By the end of the topic the learner should be able to:
CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS AT HOME
Cuts and bruises:Prevention:
First Aid/management
Burns and scalds:
Burns are caused by dry heat while scalds are caused by moist heat e.g steam under pressure.
Prevention
First Aid/management
POISONING
Caused by chemicals e.g farm chemicals, drugs, paraffin, alcohol, contaminated food or poisonous plants.
Prevention
First Aid/management
FRACTURES AND SPRAINS:
A fracture is a crack/break in the bone while a sprain is the tearing on stretching of strong tissues which holds bones together.
Causes:
Symptoms:
Kinds of fractures
Causes of fractures
First Aid/management
Sprains:
Happens when one twists joint accidentally stepping on uneven ground:
Symptoms and signs
First Aid:-
CHOKING AND SUFFOCTION
As a result of obstruction of wind pipe that can be due to swallowing a sweet, marble, button/any object/food/too much liquid or gas being used at once making breathing difficult.
First aid/management
SHOCK
TYPES
Symptoms of shock:
Electric shock
Caused by:
Prevention
FAINTING
Caused by temporary insufficient supply of blood to the brain due to:
First aid/management
DROWNING:-
Liquids enter air passage.
Prevention
First aid / management
NOSE BLEEDING
Caused by:
First aid / management
ENTRANCE OF FOREIGN BODIES
a) The Eye
INSECT STINGS AND BITES
Insects bites using stings found on the tails e.g spiders, mosquitoes, lice, bed bugs, ticks, bees, wasps, hornets and scorpions stings.
SNAKE AND ANIMAL BITES
Local treatment
FIRST AID
It is first help given to an injured person before taking him to the doctor. It includes attention given to small injuries for quick healing.
Objectives of first aid
Dudes of first aid
First Aid kit
Is a box that contains materials that assist the victims in an occurrence of an accident.
NB:-
Contents of a simple first aid kit
Use of medicine:
Topics
SAFETY IN THE HOME AND FIRST AID (9 Lessons)
Specific Objectives
SAFETY IN THE HOME AND FIRST AID (9 Lessons)
Specific Objectives By the end of the topic the learner should be able to:
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