# Lesson Plan: Social Habits for Nursery 1 - Topic: Domestic Animals
### Objective:
To help students in Nursery 1 understand and appreciate the role of domestic animals in our lives while learning social habits such as kindness, responsibility, and cooperation.
### Materials Needed:
- Picture books of domestic animals
- Toy models or stuffed animals (dog, cat, cow, chicken, etc.)
- Animal sounds audio files
- Art supplies (crayons, paper, glue, animal stickers)
- Flashcards with pictures of domestic animals
- Simple storybooks featuring domestic animals
- A chart for monitoring chores/responsibilities
### Duration:
60 minutes
### Lesson Outline:
#### Introduction (10 minutes)
1. **Greeting and Circle Time:**
- Start the session by greeting the students and asking about their favorite animals.
- Introduce the topic of domestic animals with a simple definition: "Domestic animals are animals that live with us and help us in various ways."
2. **Story Time:**
- Read a short picture book featuring various domestic animals (e.g., “Dear Zoo” by Rod Campbell).
- Engage students by asking questions about the animals they see in the book.
#### Activity 1: Identifying Domestic Animals (15 minutes)
1. **Show and Tell:**
- Show pictures and toy models or stuffed animals of common domestic animals like dogs, cats, cows, chickens, and sheep.
- Play animal sounds and ask students to guess which animal makes each sound.
2. **Interactive Flashcards:**
- Use flashcards to involve the students in a matching game where they match the animal pictures with their names.
- Discuss what each animal can do and how they are helpful to humans.
#### Activity 2: Art and Craft (15 minutes)
1. **Animal Collage:**
- Provide students with paper, glue, crayons, and animal stickers.
- Guide them to create a collage of their favorite domestic animals.
- Encourage the students to decorate their collage and share it with the class.
2. **Discussion on Social Habits:**
- Discuss the importance of taking care of animals and being kind to them.
- Use examples such as feeding pets, being gentle, and helping in simple chores like filling water bowls.
#### Activity 3: Role-Playing (10 minutes)
1. **Pet Care Role-Playing:**
- Divide students into pairs or small groups.
- Provide toy models or stuffed animals and ask the students to role-play as pet owners.
- Simulate activities like feeding, grooming, and playing with pets.
#### Conclusion and Reflection (10 minutes)
1. **Group Discussion:**
- Go back to circle time and ask students to share what they have learned about domestic animals and how to take care of them.
- Emphasize the social habits discussed: kindness, responsibility, and cooperation.
2. **Responsibility Chart:**
- Introduce a simple chart where students can mark tasks related to caring for pets or observing animals at home (if any).
- Encourage parents to use this chart at home to reinforce the habit of responsibility.
3. **Goodbye Song:**
- End the class with a goodbye song related to animals (e.g., “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”).
### Assessment:
- Observation of student participation in discussions and activities.
- Review of students' collages and their explanations about the animals.
- Feedback from role-play sessions on the understanding and demonstration of pet care.
By connecting social habits with the topic of domestic animals, students in Nursery 1 can begin to understand essential social skills in a fun and engaging way.