LETTER WORK

FIRST TERM WEEK 2

NURSERY 1 (AGE 3) 

THEME – LISTENING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Self Introduction and Pre Writing Skills (Techniques of Gripping Pencil) Nursery 1 (Age 3) Term 1 Week 1 Letter Work

 

TOPIC – LISTENING AND COMMUNICATION | PRE WRITING SKILLS 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Listening and Communication Skills (Auditory Processing)

I. What we use when we listen

II. Making and hearing sounds

III. Common object sound makers

IV. Noise making from common objects

2. Pre Writing Skills (Gripping Pencil)

I. Tracing Vertical Stroke Lines

II. Tracing Slanting Stroke Lines

III. Tracing Horizontal Stroke Lines

3. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

 

BEHAVIOUR OBJECTIVES

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

1. communicate fluently with peers

2. use fluency enhancing strategies.

3. identify different types of sounds in the environment.

4. air writing with fore-finger

5. scribble using crayon and pencils to practice free drawing,

6. trace of horizontal , vertical and slanting lines.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR 

The children can say, my name is….

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

The teacher will the lesson with the aid of mp3 player, pencils, crayon, magic boards, plastic alphabet, flashcards showing animals and baby, etc.

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

1. Recommended textbook

2. National Curriculum

3. All relevant materials

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – LISTENING SKILLS 

Note for the teacher, hearing or auditory processing — refers to the awareness of sounds and placing meaning to those sounds.

ACTIVITY 1 – SOUNDS FROM MP3 PLAYER 

Teacher uses mp3 player to guides the children to listen carefully and identify sounds played by the player. For example – sounds from our environment such as animals, engines, police or ambulance siren, crying baby, ABC song, etc.

Note – If the children identify animal sound like dog, flashcard showing dog should be display as follows:

🐕 🐈 🚔

 

ACTIVITY 2 – MAKING SOUNDS WITH OBJECTS 

Teacher uses objects like drug, bell, wood, iron, etc. to guide the children to make sounds with them.

 

LESSON 2 – COMMUNICATION SKILLS

ACTIVITY 1 – SIMPLE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TEACHER AND THE PUPILS

Teacher create a simple communication between him/herself and the children.

Teacher – Hello children

The children – Hello uncle/aunty

Teacher – How are you today?

The Children – We are fine, thank you.

Teacher Where is Seun?

Children – He’s here. He’s there.

Etc.

 

ACTIVITY 2 – SIMPLE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CHILDREN 

Teacher uses simple activities to create effective communication among the children.

 

LESSON 3 – SCRIBBLE FREELY

ACTIVITY 1 – GRIPPING PENCILS AND CRAYON 

Teacher continue to ensure the children hold amd grip their pencils and crayons properly.

 

ACTIVITY 2 – SCRIBBLE FREELY 

Teacher allows the children to scribble freely by moving their fingertips. The children can use crayons and pencils on their books or magic boards.

This is to ensure the children hold and grip their pens and crayons firmly.

 

LESSON 4 – TRACING STROKES 

ACTIVITY 1 – TRACING VERTICAL STROKE LINES 

Teacher guides the children to trace vertical lines.

First practice,

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Second practice,

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ACTIVITY 2 – TRACING SLANTING STROKE LINES 

Teacher guides the children to trace slanting lines.

First Practice,

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Second practice

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ACTIVITY 3 – TRACING HORIZONTAL LINES 

Teacher guides the children to trace horizontal lines.

First practice,

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Second practice,

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LESSON 5 – SUMMARY

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

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

LESSON 1 

1. Teacher uses mp3 player to guides the children to listen carefully and identify sounds played by the player.

Children’s Activities – The children listen carefully and identify sounds played by the player.

LESSON 2

2. Teacher uses simple activities to create effective communication among the children.

Children’s Activities – The children relate and communicate effectively among themselves.

LESSON 3 

3. Teacher allows the children to scribble freely by moving the fingertips.

Children’s Activities – The children scribble freely by moving their fingertips.

 

LESSON 4 

3. Teacher guides the children to correctly trace vertical, horizontal and slanting lines correctly.

 

LETTER 5 

5. Teacher summarizes the lesson by asking the children questions based on the lesson taught and gives the children work to do at home.

Children’s Activities – The children participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding to the questions and do their homework at home.

 

NEXT LESSON

 

LESSON EVALUATION/HOMEWORK

Teacher leads the children to,

1. identify sounds by listening to mp3 player.

2. scribble freely.

3. trace vertical, horizontal and slanting lines.