BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SECOND TERM WEEK 3

NURSERY 1 (AGE 3)

THEME – PLANTS 

PREVIOUS LESSON – The Fruits We Eat – Meaning/Examples and Importance of Eating Fruits Everyday Nursery 1 (Age 3) Term 2 Week 2 Basic Science and Technology

 

TOPIC – FRUITS 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Meaning and Types of Fruit

2. Importance of Eating Fruits Everyday

3. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

 

BEHAVIOUR OBJECTIVES

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

1. understand the meaning of fruit.

2. mention types of fruit.

3. appreciate the importance of eating fruits daily.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR 

The children can identify the most fruits like orange, banana, mango, etc.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

The teacher will the lesson with the aid of sample/chart showing different types of fruit.

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

1. Recommended textbook

2. National Curriculum

3. All relevant materials

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

MEANING AND EXAMPLES OF FRUITS

WHAT IS A FRUIT? 

A fruit is the part of a flowering plant that contains the seeds. The body of a fruit may be thin, tough, soft or hard.

Fruits are usually sweet, juicy and fleshy, but can also be dry. They come in many colors, shapes, and flavors.

 

TYPES OF FRUIT

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IDENTIFICATION OF FRUITS AND THEIR COLOURS

Teacher guides the children to identify fruits with their colours and taste.

1. Orange

2. Banana

3. Pineapple

4. Apple

5. Carrot

6. Watermelon

7. Groundnut

8. Maize commonly call corn

9. Strawberry

10. Grape

11. Pear

 

MATCH FRUITS WITH THEIR COLOURS

 

THE IMPORTANCE OF EATING FRUITS DAILY

WHY ARE FRUITS IMPORTANT?

1. Fruits make us healthy.

2. Fruits protect us against diseases.

3. Fruits make us grow and develop well.

4. Fruits make our immune system strong.

5. Fruits help fight illnesses.

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

To deliver this lesson, the teacher reviews the previous lesson and adopts the following steps:

1. Teacher displays samples/chart showing different types of fruit.

2. Teacher points to the chart and lets the children identify and describe each type of fruit identified.

3. Teacher uses the chart and the children relevant responses to introduce the lesson and leads a class discussion on the meaning, types and importance of fruit.

Children’s Activities – The children understand the meaning of fruits and appreciate the importance of fruit.

4. Teacher uses colours to identify the children to identify and match fruits and colours together.

Children’s Activities – The children match fruits with their colours and call the fruit and colour. For example, green apple.

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.

 

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

 

LESSON EVALUATION/HOMEWORK 

Teacher asks children the following questions,

1. _____ is the part of a flowering plant that contains the seeds.

A. Fruit

B. A mango

 

2. The body of a _____ may be thin, tough, soft or hard.

A. A fruit

B. A banana

 

3. _____ are usually sweet, juicy and fleshy, but can also be dry.

A. Fruits

B. Sweet

 

4. Fruits come in many _____, shapes, and flavors.

A. colours

B. fruit

 

YES/NO QUESTIONS

5. Fruits make us healthy.

6. Fruits protect us against diseases.

7. Fruits make us grow and develop well.

8. Fruits make our immune system strong.

9. Fruits help fight illnesses.

10. Fruits are important plants.

 

FRUITS AND COLOURS