# Lesson Plan for Civic Education: Cooperation at Home
### Level: Nursery 2
### Duration: 30 minutes
## Objective:
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to understand the concept of cooperation and demonstrate basic cooperative behaviors at home.
## Materials Needed:
- Picture cards showing various family activities (e.g. cooking, cleaning, gardening)
- A small soft toy or ball for group activities
- Chart paper and markers
- Craft materials (crayons, glitter, glue, etc.)
- Stickers (as rewards)
## Introduction: (5 minutes)
1. **Greeting and Settling Down**
- Greet the children warmly.
- Ask them to sit in a circle.
2. **Introduction to the Topic**
- Start by asking a simple question: "What does it mean to help each other?"
- Explain that helping each other is called "cooperation".
## Main Activities: (20 minutes)
1. **Story Time: (5 minutes)**
- Tell a short, simple story about a family working together to clean their home.
- Use expressive gestures and picture cards to keep the story engaging.
- Discuss the story briefly, highlighting how each family member helped.
2. **Picture Card Activity: (5 minutes)**
- Show the picture cards and discuss the activities shown.
- Ask questions like "What's happening in this picture?" and "How are they helping each other?"
- Encourage students to share their experiences of helping at home.
3. **Group Activity: Pass the Ball (5 minutes)**
- Have children sit in a circle.
- Explain that they will pass the ball to each other using only one hand.
- Emphasize the importance of helping each other to ensure the ball does not fall.
- Reflect on the activity, reinforcing how they cooperated to keep the ball moving.
4. **Craft Activity: Cooperation Chart (5 minutes)**
- Give each child a piece of chart paper and craft materials.
- Help them create a simple chart with columns labeled (e.g. "Helping Set the Table", "Tidying Toys").
- Encourage them to decorate their chart with drawings or stickers.
- Explain that they can use this chart at home to track cooperative activities.
## Conclusion: (5 minutes)
1. **Recap and Reflection**
- Gather the children and sit in a circle again.
- Recap the main points of the lesson.
- Ask them to share one thing they learned about cooperation.
2. **Song and Dance**
- Teach them a simple song about cooperation (e.g., "The More We Get Together").
- Encourage them to sing and dance along to reinforce the theme of working together.
3. **Stickers and Praise**
- Distribute stickers as a reward for participating in the lesson.
- Praise their efforts and encourage them to practice cooperation at home.
## Homework (Optional):
- Assign a simple homework task: Ask them to help their parents with one activity at home and share their experience in the next class.
## Extension Activity:
- Prepare a small role-play activity for the next class where children can act out different scenarios of cooperating at home.
This lesson plan helps nursery 2 students grasp the importance of cooperation in a fun and interactive way, fostering early civic-minded behaviors.