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HOME ECONOMICS JSS1 FIRST TERM

last update on: 08/14/2025
  1. Introduction to Home Economics
  • Meaning of Home Economics. 

  • Areas of Home Economics. III- Relationship of Home Economics to other subjects

    2. Home Economics and National Development.

  •  Home Economics Career opportunities. 

  • Importance of Home Economics to the individual, family and the nation.

    3. Puberty and Adolescent.

  • Meaning of puberty and menstruation.
  • Signs of puberty. 

  • Importance of body hygiene.

    4. Adolescent 

  • Meaning of adolescent 

  • Need and challenges of the adolescents

    5. Sexually Transmitted Infection (STIs) HIV/AIDS.

  • Meaning of sexually transmitted infection (STIs) and HIV/AIDS. 

  • Types and causes of STIs.

    6. Human Rights

  • Meaning of fundamental human rights. 

  • Rights of a child eg: right to live, education etc

    7. Family needs goals and standards. 

  • Meaning and types of family needs and wants. 

  • Meaning of family goals and standards.

    8. Family needs goals and standards cont'd

  • Relationship among family needs goals and standards.

  •  Uses of family needs, goals and standard in resource management.

    9. Personal Clothing and Household Articles/Crafts

  • Meaning of cloth
  • Reasons for wearing clothes. 

  • Guidelines for choosing decent clothes.

    10. Personal Clothing and Household Articles/Crafts cont'd

  • Care of clothing. E.g. airing,proper storage.
  • Cleaning of shoes. 

  • Washing of under wears. 4- Demonstrate how to make income yielding articles

    11. Production of Clothing and household Articles / Crafts 

  • List and explain simple relevant household articles and crafts. 

  • Tool, equipment and materials for making simple articles and crafts.

    12. Production of Clothing and household Articles / Crafts cont'd

  • Construction of simple relevant articles. E.g. apron, cap, needle work bag, head rest, table mat etc.
  • Production of income yielding crafts. E.g. Tie/ dye and batik fabrics.