Lesson 3:

Vitamins for Life

A. Preliminary
Activity
What do we get from fruits?

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What do we get from fruits?

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Let the pupils bring out the food
assigned to them.
What do we get from fruits?

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Developmental Activities

Pag-aralan ang mga larawan sa

ibaba. Isulat sa iyong papel
ang iyong mga napansin sa
bawat larawan.
 What are vitamins?
Vitamins A, B, C and D are some kinds of vitamins
 These cover nutrients that contain carbon
and are needed in small
amounts to maintain health and allow growth.
 If a child lacks vitamins, he/she will suffer
from the following
nutrition deficiencies its characteristics and
symptoms:
“How can we avoid vitamin deficiencies?”

“What will happen if we don’t get

enough vitamins?”
Discussion
Nutritional deficiency is caused by eating the wrong kind of food.
It is also caused by unhealthy lifestyle and environment. When we
are unhealthy, we are predisposed to get diseases. It is therefore
important to
keep our bodies healthy.
 Discuss with pupils the specific conditions of each
vitamin deficiency.
Describe the signs and symptoms.
Ask:
1. What will happen if we do not get enough vitamins?
2. What are the conditions if you lack vitamin A? B? C? D?
3. The lack of vitamins is also a type of ______________.
4. Vitamin deficiencies may be prevented by
_______________.

Fruits rich with Vitamin A are __________________.

Fruits rich with Vitamin B are __________________.
Fruits rich with Vitamin C are__________________.
Fruits rich with Vitamin D are___________________.
Ano ang mangyayari kung kulang tayo sa bitamina?
Isulat ang bitaminang kailangan sa mga sitwasyon sa
ibaba.
1.Si Justine ay nahihirapan sa pagbabasa ng kaniyang
paboritong aklat. Laging nangangati ang kaniyang mga
mata.
2.Ang kutis ni Gilbert ay tuyo at makaliskis. Madali rin
siyang mapagod at nananakit ang mga kalamnan.
3.Madalas na dumudugo ang ilong at gilagid ni Athena.
Matagal ding gumaling ang kaniyang mga sugat.
Generalization

 Ang bitamina ay mga sangkap na tumutulong sa

pagpapalakas ng katawan. Kung ang katawan ay
may
kakulangan sa bitamina maaari tayong magkasakit.
EVALUATION