**Lesson Plan: Civic Education for Nursery 1**
**Topic:** Cultural Activities
**Duration:** 30 minutes
**Objective:**
- To introduce students to different cultural activities.
- To help students understand and appreciate diversity.
- To engage students in a fun and interactive way.
**Materials:**
- Colorful pictures or flashcards of different cultural activities (dancing, festivals, traditional clothing, food, etc.)
- Simple musical instruments (maracas, tambourines, etc.)
- Craft supplies (markers, crayons, paper, glue, scissors)
- A map of the world or a globe
**Lesson Outline:**
1. **Introduction (5 minutes)**
- Greet the students with a warm welcome.
- Gather the students in a circle on the floor.
- Briefly explain that today's lesson will be about different cultural activities from around the world, and how people celebrate and have fun in different ways.
2. **Story Time (5 minutes)**
- Show students a storybook or tell a short story that includes different cultural activities, such as children from different countries celebrating festivals or engaging in cultural dances.
- Engage the students with questions about the stories, such as "Have you ever danced like that?" or "Have you ever worn clothes like those in the story?"
3. **Visual and Discussion (10 minutes)**
- Show the students pictures or flashcards of various cultural activities.
- Explain each picture briefly, for example: "This is a picture of children celebrating a festival in India. They are wearing colorful clothes and dancing together."
- Allow students to discuss what they see in the pictures, and encourage them to talk about any similar activities they have experienced.
4. **Activity Time (10 minutes)**
- **Option A: Musical Activity**
- Bring out simple musical instruments.
- Play music from different cultures, and encourage the students to dance and play along.
- Show them simple dance moves from different cultures.
- **Option B: Craft Activity**
- Provide the students with craft supplies.
- Ask them to draw or create something they saw in the pictures or heard about in the story (traditional clothing, festival scenes, etc.)
- Walk around and assist students, and encourage them to share their artwork with the class.
5. **Conclusion (5 minutes)**
- Gather the students back together and showcase their creations (if a craft activity was conducted).
- Summarize what they learned about cultural activities.
- Encourage them to share something they learned with their family at home.
- Praise the students for their participation and enthusiasm.
**Assessment:**
- Observe student participation during discussions and activities.
- Note their ability to recognize and talk about different cultural activities.
- Assess their engagement and creativity during the craft or musical activity.
**Homework/Extension:**
- Encourage students to ask their parents about their own cultural traditions and to bring a picture or an item related to their own culture to the next class for a show-and-tell session.
**Note to Teacher:**
Ensure that the lesson remains fun and engaging, using age-appropriate language and activities. Adapt the lesson based on the students’ responses and interests.