Home Science Grade 5

By the end of upper primary, the learner should be able to:

• Promote healthy living practices for the well-being of self and others.
• Appreciate the needs of a child in promoting proper growth and development. • Plan, prepare and present meals to promote healthy living. 
• Preserve food using traditional and modern methods. 
• Choose, use and care for clothes and household articles in school and at home. 
• Make simple needlework items for enjoyment and entrepreneurial competences. 
• Use resources appropriately at home and in school.

1. Healthy Living

Lead	Chapter
1.1.	Pre-teen or Pre-adolescence (9–12 years) Free chapter!
1.2.	Dressing Self
1.3.	Time Management
1.4.	Surfaces Found in the Home
1.5.	Common Communicable Diseases

2. Consumer Education

Lead	Chapter
2.1.	Consumer Awareness
2.2.	Wise Buying

3. Foods and Nutrition

Lead	Chapter
3.1.	Food Nutrients
3.2.	Nutritional Deficiencies and Disorders
3.3.	Food Preservation
3.4.	Kitchen Equipment
3.5.	Cooking Foods

4. Clothing

Lead	Chapter
4.1.	Stitches (1)
4.2.	Stitches (2). Making samples of permanent stitches
4.3.	Repair and Maintenance of Clothes
4.4.	Laundry work

5. Extras

Lead	Chapter
5.1.	Definitions