**Lesson Plan: Community Values for Nursery 1**
**Topic:** Community Values
**Grade Level:** Nursery 1 (Ages 3-4)
**Duration:** 30 Minutes
**Objective:**
Students will learn about basic community values such as respect, sharing, helping others, and taking care of their environment. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to identify and practice these values in their everyday interactions.
**Materials Needed:**
- Picture cards illustrating various community values (e.g., sharing toys, helping a friend, picking up trash)
- Large sheets of paper and markers
- Storybook that highlights community values
- Songs or nursery rhymes related to kindness and sharing
- Small sticker rewards
**Lesson Outline:**
1. **Introduction (5 minutes):**
- Welcome the students and gather them in a circle.
- Briefly introduce the topic by saying, "Today, we will learn about community values. These are simple rules that help everyone get along and make our community a happy place."
- Use a brief, simple song or chant about community values to grab their attention.
2. **Story Time (10 minutes):**
- Read a short storybook that emphasizes community values. Examples could be "The Berenstain Bears: Think of Those in Need" or "A Big Guy Took My Ball!" by Mo Willems.
- While reading, pause to ask questions like "What do you think will happen next?" or "How do you think the character feels?"
3. **Discussion and Picture Cards (5 minutes):**
- Show students picture cards, one at a time, depicting various community values. Explain each card briefly.
- Ask the students to describe what they see in each picture and how it makes them feel.
4. **Interactive Activity (5 minutes):**
- Divide students into small groups, providing each group with a large sheet of paper and markers.
- Ask each group to draw a picture of something they can do to show community values. Encourage sharing, helping, and taking care of their surroundings.
- Walk around and assist if needed, praising their efforts.
5. **Songs and Movement (3 minutes):**
- Sing a catchy song or nursery rhyme about kindness or sharing, encouraging the students to sing and dance along. Songs like "The More We Get Together" or "If You're Happy and You Know It" with a twist to include value-centric actions can be effective.
6. **Wrap-Up and Rewards (2 minutes):**
- Gather the students back in a circle and ask a few of them to share what they drew.
- Recap the community values learned today.
- Hand out small sticker rewards for participation and good listening.
7. **Goodbye Song (1 minute):**
- End the lesson with a goodbye song to create a sense of closure.
**Assessment:**
- Observe the students’ participation during the discussion and activities.
- Note their ability to identify and express community values.
- Use positive reinforcement (stickers, praise) to encourage correct usage of community values in the classroom environment.
**Extension Activities:**
- Encourage parents to reinforce these values at home by sending a simple newsletter highlighting the day's lesson and suggesting family activities.
- Incorporating community values into daily classroom routines and playtime.
**Note to Teacher:**
- Ensure that the lesson is interactive and age-appropriate, using plenty of visual aids and activities to keep the students engaged.
- Be patient and provide lots of positive reinforcement. At this age, understanding and practicing community values take time and repetition.