Guided Learning/Numeracy (small group)
Date: June , 2021
Theme: Plants
Sub-theme: Parts of a plant
Duration: 25 minutes
Age: 4 year olds
Objectives: At the end of the lesson students should be abel to:
- Count out 3 objects
- math numeral three to three objects
- locate three objects
- use playdough to make models of three things
- take turns using work materials
- Work together to complete a task
Materials: Variery of leaves, playdough,
Developmental steps:
1. Present a variety of leaves on the table and invite the children to observe them
2. Encourage the children to count to three and count out three leaves
3. Remind the children to wait their turn to count out the leaves
4. Present a group of two, three and four leaves and invite the children to locate the group that has three
objects in it.
5. Present playdough to the children and allow them to make models of any three parts of the plant.
Independent Actiivty 1: Provide children with a set of building blocks and encourage them to use a set of three blocks to make tree trucks collaboratively
Independent Activity 2: Provide the children with numeral 1-3 cutouts and mini baskets. Allow them to place all the numeral 3 cut-outs in the basket collaboratively.
Creative Activity
Duration: 25 minutes
Objectives: At the end of the lesson students should be able to:
- colour within given spaces (psychomotor)
- identify specific colours (cognitive)
- persevere on a task (affective)
Materials: crayons, colouring pages,
Developmental Steps:
- Present a variety of coloured crayons to the children and invite them to take out the green and orange crayons.
- Give children the prepared colouring pages and encourage them to name items on the colouring page to be coloured.
- Invite children use the orange and green crayons to colour the carrots on their colouring page.
- Encourage children to persever on the task even if it seems challenging.
