# Lesson Plan: Care of Skin II
**Grade Level:** Nursery 1
**Subject:** Health Habits
**Duration:** 30 minutes
**Topic:** Care of Skin II
**Objective:**
- Students will understand the importance of keeping their skin clean and healthy.
- Students will learn daily habits that contribute to good skin care.
**Materials Needed:**
- Picture cards of children washing hands, taking a bath, and applying lotion
- Soft washcloths or sponges
- Mild soap
- Lotion
- A basin of water
- A mirror
- Toy doctor kit (optional)
**Lesson Summary:**
This lesson introduces young students to the concept of caring for their skin. Through hands-on activities and visual aids, students will learn how to keep their skin clean and the importance of applying lotion.
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**Lesson Structure:**
### 1. Introduction (5 minutes)
- **Greeting and Warm-Up:** Welcome students and briefly discuss what skin is and why it is important.
- **Question:** “Can anyone tell me what we use to cover our bodies?” (Encourage responses and correct gently if needed.)
- **Explain:** “Our bodies are covered by skin. It's very important because it keeps us safe and helps us feel things."
### 2. Main Lesson (10 minutes)
- **Picture Cards:** Show students picture cards of children washing hands, taking a bath, and applying lotion.
- “This is a picture of a child washing their hands. Can you show me how you wash your hands?”
- “Here is a picture of a child taking a bath. Do you take a bath every day?”
- “This picture shows a child putting on lotion. Lotion helps keep our skin soft.”
- **Demonstration:**
- **Hand Washing:**
- Have a small basin of water, mild soap, and washcloths/sponges.
- Demonstrate how to wash hands effectively.
- Allow a few students to practice washing their hands with the help of an assistant.
- **Bathing:**
- Discuss the importance of bathing daily.
- Demonstrate (using a toy or pretend) how to scrub the body gently with a sponge and mild soap.
- **Applying Lotion:**
- Show students how to apply lotion to their hands and discuss why it’s important to use lotion after washing or bathing to keep their skin soft.
- Allow students to practice putting a small amount of (child-friendly) lotion on their hands.
### 3. Interactive Activity (10 minutes)
- **Role-Playing Game:**
- Using a toy doctor kit, let students take turns being the doctor and patient. The ‘doctor’ can pretend to check the patient's skin and offer advice like “Remember to wash your hands” or “Put lotion on your skin.”
- Encourage students to repeat good skin care habits during role-playing.
### 4. Closing and Review (5 minutes)
- **Review Key Points:**
- Ask students, “What should we do to take care of our skin?”
- Reinforce that they should wash their hands, bathe regularly, and use lotion.
- **Sing a Song:**
- Sing a fun song about handwashing and bathing to the tune of a familiar nursery rhyme (e.g., "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star").
- Lyrics example: "Wash, wash, wash your hands, gently in the water. Rub with soap, scrub-a-dub, clean as you oughta!"
- **Encouragement:**
- Praise the students for their participation and remind them that they can tell their parents what they learned about taking care of their skin.
**Assessment:**
- Observe participation and engagement during demonstrations and role-playing.
- Ask individual students to explain or demonstrate one habit they learned about skin care.
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### Extensions and Adaptations:
- **For Advanced Learners:** Include simple explanations about why germs are bad for the skin and how washing helps prevent germs from making us sick.
- **For Learners Needing Assistance:** Pair students with an assistant for the hands-on activities or provide more guidance during role-playing sessions.
This lesson plan aims to instill foundational health habits related to skin care in nursery-aged children through interactive and engaging activities.