**Lesson Plan: Civic Education for Nursery 1**
**Topic: Cultural Values - Respect**
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**Objective:**
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Understand the meaning of respect.
2. Demonstrate simple ways to show respect to others.
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### Duration:
**40 minutes**
### Materials Needed:
- Storybook about respect
- Picture cards illustrating respectful behavior
- Puppets or dolls
- Poster board and markers
- Stickers or stamps for positive reinforcement
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### Introduction (10 minutes):
1. **Greeting and Circle Time**:
- Start with a cheerful “Good Morning” song.
- Gather the children in a circle.
2. **Storytelling**:
- Read a short story about respect, such as "The Berenstain Bears Show Some Respect."
- After reading, ask a few questions about the story to ensure understanding (e.g., "What did Brother Bear do to show respect to his sister?").
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### Activity 1: Discussion and Demonstration (10 minutes):
1. **Discussion**:
- Ask the children what they think respect means.
- Simplify the definition: "Respect is being nice to people and things."
2. **Demonstration with Puppets**:
- Use puppets or dolls to act out scenarios showing respectful and disrespectful behavior.
- Ask the children to identify which puppet is being respectful and which is not.
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### Activity 2: Interactive Play and Practice (10 minutes):
1. **Picture Cards**:
- Show picture cards illustrating different respectful behaviors (e.g., sharing toys, saying please and thank you, listening when someone is talking).
- Discuss each card briefly.
2. **Role-Playing**:
- Have the children practice the actions shown on the picture cards using the puppets or amongst themselves.
- Praise and encourage them as they demonstrate respect.
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### Craft Activity: "Respect Hands" (5 minutes):
1. **Creating "Respect Hands"**:
- Give each child a piece of paper with an outline of a hand.
- Children can color and decorate their "Respect Hands."
- Write down one way each child can show respect (e.g., sharing, saying kind words) on their hand outline.
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### Closure and Reflection (5 minutes):
1. **Group Sharing**:
- Invite each child to share their “Respect Hands” and describe how they can show respect.
2. **Summary**:
- Recap what respect means and the ways we can show it.
- Use a positive note to encourage children to practice respect every day.
3. **Goodbye Song**:
- Sing a short, cheerful goodbye song to end the lesson on a happy note.
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**Assessment:**
- Observe the children during activities to see if they grasp the concept of respect.
- Use positive reinforcement (stickers or stamps) for children who actively participate and demonstrate understanding.
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**Follow-up Activities:**
- Encourage parents to discuss respect at home and reinforce the practices.
- Plan a "Respect Week" where each day focuses on a different aspect of respect (e.g., listening, sharing, using kind words).
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This lesson plan aims to introduce the fundamental concept of respect in a simple, engaging, and age-appropriate manner for Nursery 1 students.