Physical and Health Education — JSS2
Term-by-term breakdown for JSS2 Physical and Health Education, aligned with BECE/NERDC guidance.
Syllabus Topics
JSS2- Posture and Postural Defects
- Meaning; kinds of posture (sitting, walking, lifting)
- Postural defects (kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis, flat feet, bow legs)
- Causes: poor nutrition, lack of exercise, poor postural habits
- Issues and Challenges in Physical and Health Education
- Issues and challenges; sports law
- Human trafficking: meaning, health implications, solutions
- Recreation, Leisure and Dance Activities
- Indoor vs outdoor recreational activities: examples and differences
- Teacher demonstrations (e.g., table tennis), creative rhythms (gymnastics, aerobics)
- Types of dance; demonstration of local dances (e.g., bata, mkpokiti/atiliogwu, koroso)
- Computer games as leisure activities: types and demonstrations
- The Striking Games (Table Tennis and Tennis)
- Basic skills and techniques: grip, service, drive, chop, smash
- Equipment and facilities; rules and regulations; officials
- First Aid and Safety Education
- Definitions of accidents and injuries
- Safety measures: at home, on playground, on the road
- Sports injuries: causes and first aid treatment
- Domestic and road accidents: causes and first aid; prevention of sports/domestic/road injuries
- Personal, School and Community Health
- School health programme: skill-based education, health services, healthful environment, school-home-community relationship
- Environmental pollution: types, effects, prevention; FRESH approach
- Non-communicable Diseases and Prevention
- Meaning; conditions: sickle cell, obesity, asthma, anemia, kwashiorkor
- Preventive measures