### Lesson Plan: Animals with Shells
#### Grade Level: Nursery 1
#### Subject: Social Habits
#### Topic: Animals with Shells (Tortoise, Periwinkle, Snails)
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**Objective:**
Students will be able to identify and describe animals with shells, understand their basic habits, and appreciate the importance of taking care of animals.
**Duration:**
45 minutes
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**Materials Needed:**
- Pictures or toy models of tortoise, periwinkle, and snails
- Real-life samples of snail shells
- Picture books about animals with shells
- Coloring sheets of tortoise, periwinkle, and snails
- Crayons or markers
- Music or sound clips of animals (optional)
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**Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Greeting and Circle Time:**
- Welcome the students with a cheerful song.
- Gather the students into a circle and ask them if they have ever seen or touched a tortoise, periwinkle, or snail.
2. **Show and Tell:**
- Display pictures or toy models of the tortoise, periwinkle, and snail.
- Pass around real snail shells for the students to examine.
3. **Engagement Question:**
- Ask: “What do you notice about all these animals?" Guide them to observe the shells.
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**Direct Instruction (15 minutes):**
1. **Introduction to Animals with Shells:**
- Use simple language to explain that some animals have shells on their bodies to protect them. These animals include tortoises, periwinkles, and snails.
2. **Characteristics of Animals with Shells:**
- Tortoise: Explain the shell is hard and it moves slowly.
- Periwinkle: Describe it as a small sea snail with a coiled shell.
- Snail: Describe the soft body and how it carries its shell on its back.
3. **Importance of Shells:**
- Explain that shells help keep these animals safe from predators and environmental hazards.
4. **Social Habits:**
- Introduce the idea of respecting and protecting animals by not hurting or disturbing them.
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**Activity - Hands-on Learning (10 minutes):**
1. **Coloring Activity:**
- Distribute coloring sheets of tortoise, periwinkle, and snails.
- Allow students to color while guiding them to use the correct colors as discussed.
2. **Music and Movement:**
- Play gentle background music or animal noise clips.
- Encourage students to move like a tortoise, periwinkle, or snail, imitating their slow movements.
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**Summary and Wrap-up (5 minutes):**
1. **Recap and Discussion:**
- Ask students to share one thing they learned about tortoises, periwinkles, or snails.
- Reinforce the message about caring for animals with shells.
2. **Interactive Goodbye:**
- Sing a closing song emphasizing the primary lesson: "Be kind to animals, small or tall, they all need love from us all."
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**Assessment:**
- Observe students’ participation during discussions and activities.
- Evaluate their coloring sheets for understanding of the animals' appearance.
- Listen to their responses during the recap.
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**Extension Activities:**
- **Story Time:**
- Read a short story about a tortoise, periwinkle, or snail.
- **Nature Walk:**
- If possible, arrange a supervised outdoor walk to look for snails or tortoises.
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