Social Studies
My Home
My home
The rooms in our home, the people who live there, the little jobs we help with, and keeping it tidy.
My home
This is where I live. This is my home.
My home keeps me safe. My home keeps me dry.
Let us walk through it together.
Ask: What colour is our front door?
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A house
Some homes are big. Some homes are small.
Some have many rooms around a yard.
Every home is special to the people inside.
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Who lives here?
Mama lives here. Papa lives here.
Grandma lives here. My sister Abena lives here.
And me!
Ask: Who lives in our home? Let us count them.
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My family
Mother, father, sister, brother.
Grandma, grandpa, auntie, uncle.
Sing about the people in your family.
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The bedroom
This is where I sleep.
My bed. My pillow. My blanket.
At night I lie down. In the morning I get up!
Ask: Who sleeps in your room?
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The kitchen
This is where we cook.
Pots and pans. A stove. A big spoon.
Mama stirs the soup. Mmm, it smells good!
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Hot! Keep away
The stove is hot. The pot is hot.
We do not touch. We stay back.
We help in the kitchen only when a grown-up says yes.
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We eat together
This is where we eat.
Kenkey and fish. Rice and stew. Banku and soup.
We wash our hands first. Then we sit and eat together.
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The bathroom
This is where we wash.
Water, soap, a towel.
Wash your face. Wash your hands. Brush your teeth. Clean!
Ask: What do we use to wash our hands?
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The sitting room
This is where we sit and talk.
Grandma tells stories. Papa reads the news.
We say hello to visitors here.
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The yard
Outside is the yard.
Here we play. Here Mama hangs the washing.
Here the hen walks about. Cluck, cluck!
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Everyone helps
A home has many jobs.
Cooking. Sweeping. Washing. Fetching.
Everyone helps, even small people like me!
Ask: What job can you do?
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I can sweep
Kofi takes the small broom.
Sweep, sweep, sweep. The dust goes away.
Now the yard is clean.
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I can carry
Ama carries the small bowl to the table.
Slowly. Carefully. Two hands.
"Thank you, Ama!" says Grandma.
Ask: Can you carry a cup without spilling?
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I can hang the washing
Abena holds the pegs. Mama hangs the cloth.
Peg, peg, peg.
The sun will dry it. Helping is fun!
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I can fetch
"Kwame, fetch my slippers, please."
Kwame runs. Kwame finds them. Kwame brings them.
"Thank you, Kwame!"
Ask: Can you fetch me something?
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This is the way
This is the way we sweep the floor, sweep the floor, sweep the floor.
This is the way we wash our hands...
Sing it and do the actions!
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Tidy up
Toys on the floor. Shoes by the bed. Oh no!
Let us tidy up.
Toys in the box. Shoes by the door. Done!
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A place for everything
Cups go on the shelf. Shoes go by the door.
Clothes go in the basket.
Everything has a place.
Ask: Where do your shoes go?
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The clean up song
Clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere.
Sing while you tidy. It goes faster!
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Rubbish in the bin
Banana peel? In the bin.
Sweet wrapper? In the bin.
Not on the floor. Not in the yard. In the bin!
Ask: Where does rubbish go?
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Water for the home
Papa fetches water. Ama holds the small bucket.
We need water to cook, wash and drink.
Do not waste it. Close the tap.
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Visitors
A visitor comes. Knock, knock!
We say "Akwaaba!" Welcome!
We bring a chair. We bring water.
Ask: What do we say when a visitor comes?
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Morning at home
The cockerel crows. We wake up.
We wash. We eat. We sweep.
Then off to school in the trotro!
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Evening at home
The sun goes down. We come home.
We eat together. We wash.
Grandma tells a story. Then we sleep.
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Rainy day
Rain, rain, on the roof.
We stay inside. Dry and warm.
Our home keeps the rain out.
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Be safe at home
No playing near the stove. No climbing on tables.
Tell a grown-up if something breaks.
Home is safe when we are careful.
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My home, my family
A home is not just walls.
A home is the people inside it.
Mama, Papa, Grandma, Abena and me.
Ask: Who makes you laugh at home?
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Helping every day
Every day I can help.
Sweep a little. Carry a little. Tidy a little.
A little help makes a big difference.
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I love my home
I know my rooms. I know my family.
I know my jobs. I keep my home tidy.
I love my home!
Ask: What do you love most about our home?
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Learn more
- UNICEF Parenting — simple ideas for play, routines and chores at home
- Super Simple — the songs in this book, with lyrics and actions
- African Storybook — free stories about family and home in Ghanaian languages
- UNICEF Ghana — early childhood work in Ghana
- NaCCA Ghana — Ghana's early years curriculum
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Watch more
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Think about it
- Which room do we sleep in?
- Who lives in our home?
- What job did you help with today?
- Where does rubbish go?
- What do we say to a visitor?
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