PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

SECOND TERM WEEK 3

KINDERGARTEN (AGE 5) 

THEME – CORRECT POSTURE FOR SITTING

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TOPIC – CORRECT POSTURE FOR READING 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Correct Posture for Reading

3. How to Sit Correctly for Reading

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

 

BEHAVIOUR OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the children should to,

1. demonstrate the correct posture for reading.

2. practice reading position by sitting in a supportive chair.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

The teacher will the lesson with the aid of chart showing correct posture for reading.

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

1. Recommended textbook

2. National Curriculum

3. All relevant materials

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

INTRODUCTION – WHAT IS READING POSTURE? 

Reading posture is the way you position your body or sit when you are reading. The reading posture include how your head, neck, shoulders, back, arms, and hands are positioned for reading.

Sadly, the reading posture that make you feel most comfortable when you are reading may end up leaving you uncomfortable later.

 

HOW TO SIT FOR READING 

Good reading posture are,

1. Sit up straight with your back against the chair’s backrest

2. Bend your knees to a right angle.

3. Place your feet flat on the floor.

4. Do not cross your legs.

5. Hold your book at eye level.

6. Relax your shoulders.

7. Look forward to prevent neck strain.

 

BAD READING POSTURE 

Avoid the following bad posture,

1. Don’t slump over.

2. Don’t lower your face to read.

3. Don’t rest your elbows on your desk.

 

WHY READING POSTURE IS IMPORTANT 

1. It helps us see and read the words clearly.

2. It makes us comfortable when we are reading.

3. It makes us enjoy reading.

4. It keeps our body in a relax zone.

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

To deliver this lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. Teacher displays showing correct reading postures or positions.

2. Teacher points to each sanding posture one after the other for the children to identify and describe the different.

Children’s Activities – The children identity and describe pictures.

3. Teacher uses the sample/chart displayed to introduce lesson and guides the children to standing correctly.

Children’s Activities – The children pay attention to the lesson introduction and sit as instructed by their teacher.

4. Teacher explains the children the importance of correct reading posture.

Children’s Activities – The children understand and appreciate important of good reading posture.

5. Teacher demonstrates a good standing posture and also guide the children to reading correctly.

Children’s Activities – The children observe the teacher and stand correctly.

6. Teacher summarizes the lesson, asks the children few questions and gives the children home work.

Children’s Activities – The children pay attention to the summary of the lesson, answer questions and do their homework at home.

 

LESSON EVALUATION/HOMEWORK

1. Look at the picture, identify and describe correct reading posture.

2. Use the picture to demonstrate sitting posture.

 

3. ____ is the way you position your body or sit when you are reading.

A. Reading posture

B. Sitting posture

 

4. The reading posture include how your head, neck, shoulders, back, arms, and hands are positioned for ____.

A. eating

B. reading

 

5. Don’t rest your elbows on your desk is ____.

A. bad reading posture

B. good reading posture

 

6. Hold your book at eye level is ____.

A. bad reading posture

B. good reading posture

 

7. Sadly, the reading posture that make you feel most comfortable when you are reading may end up leaving you ____ later.

A. comfortable

B. uncomfortable

 

8. Reading posture helps us see and read the words clearly. Yes/No

9. Reading posture is the way you position your body or sit when you are reading. Yes/No

10. The reading posture include how your head, neck, shoulders, back, arms, and hands are positioned for reading. Yes/No