Lesson Plan for Nursery 2 - Health Habits - Cold Weather

**Lesson Plan: Health Habits for Cold Weather (Nursery 2)** **Objective:** Students will learn the importance of dressing appropriately for cold weather and practicing healthy habits to stay warm and avoid getting sick. **Duration:** 30-45 minutes **Materials:** - Pictures of winter clothing items (jackets, hats, gloves, scarves, boots) - Real or toy winter clothing items (if available) - Illustrated book about winter (e.g., “Froggy Gets Dressed” by Jonathan London) - Chart paper and markers - Crayons and drawing paper - Cotton balls - Glue **Lesson Outline:** **1. Introduction (5-10 minutes)** - **Greeting**: Greet the students and gather them in a circle. - **Discussion Starter**: Ask the students how they feel when it's cold outside. Discuss some experiences or what they like to do during cold weather. - **Objective Overview**: Explain that today they will be learning about how to dress and stay healthy during cold weather. **2. Story Time (10 minutes)** - **Read Aloud**: Read a winter-related book such as "Froggy Gets Dressed". - **Questions**: Ask simple questions about the story to reinforce understanding (What did Froggy wear? Why did Froggy need to wear warm clothes?). **3. Discussion and Demonstration (10-15 minutes)** - **Winter Clothing Items**: Show the students the pictures and real items of winter clothing. - **Dress-Up Activity**: Demonstrate how to dress a doll or yourself with winter clothing items explaining each step (e.g., "First, we put on the warm socks, then the boots"). - **Interactive Questioning**: Ask questions such as "What do we wear on our hands when it's cold?" and encourage them to respond with “gloves” or “mittens.” **4. Healthy Habits (5 minutes)** - **Staying Warm**: Explain simple healthy habits such as wearing layers, drinking warm drinks, and covering their mouths when they cough or sneeze. - **Demonstration**: Show how to cover a sneeze or cough using an elbow or a tissue. **5. Creative Activity (10-15 minutes)** - **Cotton Ball Snowman Craft**: Provide each student with drawing paper and crayons. Allow them to draw a simple outline of a snowman. - **Decoration**: Give each child cotton balls and glue to fill in their snowman. Discuss how snowmen are cold and how we need to keep warm. **6. Review and Closing (5-10 minutes)** - **Review**: Recap the key points of the lesson. Ask questions: “What do we wear on our head in the winter?” “Why do we need to wear warm clothes?” - **Closing Song/Activity**: Sing a simple winter song like “Frosty the Snowman” or play a movement game pretending to get dressed for winter. **Assessment:** - Observe student participation and responses during the discussions and activities. - Check understanding through the art activity and their identification and dressing of winter clothing items. **Follow-Up:** - Encourage parents to continue practicing dressing for winter and discussing healthy habits at home. - Consider a future lesson on other aspects of winter safety, like staying hydrated and playing safely in the snow. **Note to Teacher:** Be sure to provide lots of positive reinforcement and support for students as they learn these new concepts. Use simple language and plenty of visuals to aid their understanding.