NUMBER WORK

SECOND TERM

WEEK 4

NURSERY 1 – AGE 3

THEME – NUMBER WORK 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Reverse Counting of Numbers 5 – 1 Nursery 1 (Age 3) – Letter Work

TOPIC – ABACUS 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introductory Activities

2. Counting with Abacus

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. smile and learn.

2. play and count with Abacus.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The children can count 1 – 5.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Abacus

2. If not available, improvise with copper and beads.

3. Video clips

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s Activities – Introduce Abacus device to the children and let them examine and play with it for about 5 minutes while observing, engage the children on how to count using Abacus. For example, count 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Pupil’s Expected Response – Play and count with Abacus.

LESSON 2 – PLAY AND COUNT WITH ABACUS 

Repeat the activities in Lesson 1. 

 

                O

            O O

        O O O

    O O O O

O O O O O

LESSON 3 – PLAY AND COUNT WITH ABACUS 

Repeat the activities in Lesson 1. 

                O

            O O

        O O O

    O O O O

O O O O O

PRESENTATION

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

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Exposes christian to counting of numbers with the use of Abacus.

Pupil’s Activities – Play and count with Abacus.

3. Allows children to take turn in counting with Abacus.

Pupil’s Activities – Play and count with Abacus.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

NEXT LESSON

Puzzle Games on Number 1 – 5 Nursery 1 (Age 3) – Number Work

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. smile and learn.

2. play and count numbers 1 – 5 with Abacus.