**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.