A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN

TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION

(Grade 7 HOUSEHOLD SERVICES)

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the 90% of the learners are expected to:
a.
b.
c.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
Topic: Desirable Traits of a Household Worker
References: K to 12 Household Services Learning Module pages 81-82
Instructional Materials: Laptop, Power point presentation

III. PROCEDURE
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
 A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN
TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION
(Grade 7 HOUSEHOLD SERVICES)
A. Preparatory Activity
1. Opening Prayer
I am requesting everybody to please stand for the prayer.
Will you please lead…. (Point one student to lead the prayer) Let us put ourselves in the holy presence of God. In the
name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2. Greetings Amen. (The Lord’s prayer).
Good morning, Class! How are you today?

3. Checking of attendance Good morning, we’re doing great ma’am!

For the checking of your attendance may I request the
beadle of this class to please record/check who is absent
today?
Yes ma’am!
4. Classroom Management
Before we proceed, please pick up any trash that you will
find near you and arrange your chairs and desk properly.
(Learners will start picking up any piece of trash and
By the way, before we start our discussion, let me introduce arrange their chairs and desk accordingly)
myself, I am Nicole Eve Abarrientos and I’ll be your teacher
in Technology and Livelihood Education for this period.

B. Review of Previous Lesson

Okay class before we dive into our new topic let’s have a
short review, what did we discuss last meeting?

Very Good! Personal Hygiene and Good Grooming is all (One student raising her hand)
about inviting respect and admiration from others through Ma’am our topic last meeting was all about Personal
your appearance and actions. Do you agree with me? Hygiene and Good Grooming.

C. Motivation
Before we proceed to our formal discussion, I will give you
an activity first. This will be a group activity. I will be dividing
the class into groups according to columns of your seat plan. Yes ma’am!
Okay, this will be group 1, 2, 3, 4….

I will give you several pictures and I want you to identify what
those pictures/images are, and each group will tell me what
those are shown in the picture. Did you get me?

What do you think those pictures are? How or what do we

call them? (Call random students from each group)

Very good!
D. Presentation of the Lesson
All those pictures given to you are images of a Yes ma’am!
household worker by which we are going to discuss today
the desirable traits of a household worker.

Are you ready to learn? Can you please give me a (Students from each group participates by answering)
loud and clear “YES MA’AM!” Gardener Ma’am!......House Maid ma’am! Babysitter
ma’am! Driver ma’am! Private Nurse ma’am!
E. Lesson Proper
Let us read first our objectives.

Thank you. So, our topic for today is all about the Desirable
Traits of a household worker.
(Everybody responds)
Let us unlock the meaning of these words first so that you YES MA’AM!
will clearly understand our topic today.

When we say “Desirable Trait” what does it mean by that? (Student’s read the objectives)
Anyone from the class who can share their thoughts? (Call
students who are raising their hands)

Very Good!
 A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN
TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION
(Grade 7 HOUSEHOLD SERVICES)
Desirable is something that is worth having or doing because
it is useful and necessary.
A trait is a particular characteristic, quality, or tendency that
someone or something has.
Ma’am, when we say “Desirable Traits” it simply means
Did you get me? having pleasing qualities or properties.

What comes first into your mind when you hear the word
“Household”? Anyone from the class who wants to answer?

Okay correct! A Household is a group of people who live

together in a housing unit.

On the other hand, A Household worker is a person who

works within the employer's household. Yes Ma’am!

Do you have any idea what is the job or task of a household (One student raising a hand)
worker? Ma’am household is a family circle.

Okay, what is it? If you want to answer, please raise your

hand.

What else?

Okay very good!

Household workers perform a variety of household services
for an individual or a family, from providing care for children Yes ma’am!
and elderly dependents to cleaning and household
maintenance known as housekeeping. Responsibilities may
also include cooking, doing laundry and ironing, food (Students raising their hands)
shopping and other household errands. Doing laundry ma’am

So now we will discuss the desirable traits that a household Cooking and keeping the house clean ma’am.
worker must possess.
Are you ready to know the 10 desirable traits? Can you give
me a loud and clear YES MA’AM please?

Okay good! Let’s proceed…

The first desirable trait is Loyal. Everybody please read what
is loyal?

Okay this simply means that you are giving or showing firm
and constant support or allegiance to your employer or your
boss.
Do you have any idea what is Loyal in filipino?
(Everybody responds)
YES MA’AM!
Okay very good loyal means matapat.
What’s the next desirable trait? Everybody please read the
next one.
Loyal – follows clientele’s rules, regulations, policies,
procedure, etc.
This simply means that as a household worker you must be
dependable or reliable. Sa filipino MAPAGKAKATIWALAAN.
For example, you are assigned a certain task that needs to
be done within the day and your boss expects a lot from you.
What are you going to do? (One student raising a hand)
Matapat ma’am!
Very good! In that way you are proving your trustworthiness
to your employer, or your boss because you can finish the
task that he assigned to you on that day. Trustworthy – a person can prove his trustworthiness by
fulfilling an assigned responsibility- and as an extension of
Just like in school if you are given a task to clean your that, not to let down expectation.
classroom every Monday you need to follow your cleaning
schedule, so that your adviser will not get mad if you don’t
follow your assigned task.
Is that clear? Did you get me?
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TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION
(Grade 7 HOUSEHOLD SERVICES)
Okay let’s proceed to the next trait, everybody please read. Accomplish the given task on that day ma’am so that the
What does mean by being an honest household worker? boss will not get disappointed.
Who can answer anyone from the class?

Very good! As a household worker it is very important that

you are honest to your boss because how can they trust you
if you are not truthful with your words and actions right? Do
you agree?

For example, you as a student you need to possess the core

values of this school or Department. Yes Ma’am!
Who can give me the abbreviation for HIP HOP?
(Call one students who are raising their hands)
Honest – perform his/her job’s duties with accuracy.

(Students raising their hand)

Very well said everyone!! The word honest was there, right? It means you are telling the truth ma’am, or you are not
That simply means you must be honest to your teachers, lying.
classmates, friends, and family. Understood?

Next desirable trait is Responsible. Everybody please read

what is responsible? Yes ma’am!

Of course, as a household worker you need to clearly

understand your duties and responsibilities as an employee.
For example, you are a house maid, is it necessary for you (Students raising their hands)
to be responsible for your duties as a household worker? Ma’am HIP HOP stands for Honest.
Industrious and Polite ma’am!
Helpful and Obedient ma’am!
Very well said! You need to be mindful that you are working, Punctual ma’am!
and you are paid to do certain tasks.

Like us teachers, our task is to teach students in school and Yes ma’am!
that is our responsibility as a teacher. And you also, as
students, you need to do good in school because it is your
responsibility to study and finish your education. Am I clear?
Responsible. Perform his job’s duties in a manner that
The next trait is Respectful, shows respect for customer’s demonstrates he understands his job’s goals, duties, and
authority and responsibility. job description.
Why is it important to be respectful in general? Or what does
respect simply mean?

(Call one student)

Yes Ms. _____
Very Good! Being a respectful household worker simply
means that you give value to your relationship with your
customer or your employer to whom you offer your service.
Yes ma’am, because as a household worker you work for
your employer, and they are paying in exchange for the
service that you rendered to them.

Next, a household worker must be industrious, everybody

please read the definition of industrious.

In other words, a household worker must be diligent and

hard-working. You work without being told, and you know
exactly what your job’s goals are. Very clear ma’am!
Am I clear?

Next, we have cooperative, cooperate with other employees

to achieve common objectives.
What does it mean by the word cooperate?
(Call a student to answer)

Okay very good, a household worker must know how to work Respect is a very important aspect in life, it will help us
jointly with his/her workmates in a household. Or he/she succeed in different ways.
must know how to deal with other people, especially in doing
household tasks. It is very important that you help and
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TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION
(Grade 7 HOUSEHOLD SERVICES)
cooperate with one another to achieve a common goal.
Are we clear on that? Can you give me a loud and clear YES
MA’AM please?

What’s the next desirable trait? Industrious. Consistently exceeds job description
expectations.

Okay thank you, as a household worker it is very important

that you are flexible, or you must know how to adapt when
there are sudden changes of your job responsibilities. Very clear ma’am!

Next is Decisive. Decisive means exercises sound decision

making skills when needed.
This simply means that as a household worker it is very (One student raising a hand)
important that you are good at decision making because it is It means to work jointly with others ma’am.
part of your job to make decisions if you are tasked to take
charge of the household when your employer is not around.
Did you get my point?

And the last desirable trait is Punctual.

What is punctual? We always hear this word. (Call
somebody from the class to read)
(Everybody responds)
As a household worker it is very important that you know YES MA’AM!
how to manage your time in doing your task and set a
specific time when you are going to accomplish it on or (Everybody responds)
before the designated time. Flexible. Willing to change how he performs his job as his
job’s responsibilities change.
What will happen if you always make delays on your task?
Anyone from the class who has an idea?
Yes, please share your thoughts.

Very good! Okay that’s it!

F. Generalization
Any questions? Clarifications?
Okay, if there are no questions let’s proceed to our next
activity.
It seems you all understand our lesson very well, so to sum it
up who can give me the 10 desirable traits of a household Yes ma’am.
worker?
(Call students randomly)
Punctual. It is the characteristic of being able to complete a
required task before or at a previously designated time.
"Punctual" is often used synonymously with "on time."
Why is it important to have all these desirable traits as a
household worker?
(Call the attention of the student)

Okay, very well said! We need to remember that these traits
are not just applicable for household workers, but we can
also apply these to our daily life so that we will become
effective and well-rounded people.
G. Application
Group Activity
The same group from our activity earlier.
“Identify the term described”. Choose your answers from the
paper that I provide, each group will have to raise their
answers after 5 seconds.
1. Shows respect for the customer’s authority and
responsibility. RESPECTFUL
2. Exercises sound decision making skills when needed.
DECISIVE
3. A person can prove his trustworthiness by fulfilling an
assigned responsibility - and as an extension of that, not to
let down expectations. TRUSTWORTHY
4. Cooperates with other employees to achieve common
(One student raising a hand)
There’s a possibility that your boss/employer will get
disappointed in you and will possibly lead you to losing
your job.
So far, we don’t have questions ma’am!
(Students raising their hands)
The 10 desirable traits of a household worker are.
Loyal, Honest, Responsible, flexible, Cooperative,
Respectful, industrious, Punctual, Trustworthy, and
decisive.
(Students raising their hands)
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TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION
(Grade 7 HOUSEHOLD SERVICES)
objectives. COOPERATIVE It is very important to have all those traits ma’am because it
5. Perform his job’s duties with accuracy. HONEST will help you to become an effective household worker and
through that you are able to render a good service to your
H. Evaluation employer that will possibly meet their standards.

I. Assignment
For your assignment, you need to do any kind of household
work in your home and let your parent/guardian or any
member of your family rate your performance on certain
tasks. I will give you a copy of the rubrics which serves as a
guide in rating your performance. You will submit your rubric
with scores rated by any member of your family at the next
meeting, it must be signed by them.