**Lesson Plan: Civic Education for Nursery 1: Greetings**
**Objective:**
By the end of this lesson, students will understand the importance of greetings, learn appropriate ways to greet others, and practice basic greeting etiquette.
**Materials Needed:**
- Flashcards with pictures of different greetings (e.g., waving, shaking hands, hugging)
- Plush toys or puppets
- Storybook about greetings
- Hula hoops or floor markers
- Music for the greeting dance activity
**Duration:** 30 minutes
**Lesson Steps:**
1. **Introduction (5 minutes):**
- Begin by greeting the students warmly.
- Explain the importance of greetings in showing respect and kindness.
- Discuss why it feels nice to be greeted and ask students how they feel when someone says "hello."
2. **Story Time (5 minutes):**
- Read a short storybook about greetings. Choose a story with colorful illustrations showing different ways people greet each other.
- Pause occasionally to ask questions about the pictures and discuss the characters’ feelings.
3. **Visual Learning with Flashcards (5 minutes):**
- Show flashcards of various types of greetings (waving, shaking hands, hugging, high-fiving).
- Encourage the students to name each type of greeting and mimic the action.
- Reinforce the greeting vocabulary: "Hello," "Hi," "Good morning," and "Goodbye."
4. **Interactive Activity: Greeting Puppets (5 minutes):**
- Use plush toys or puppets to create a mini skit demonstrating proper greeting etiquette.
- Let students take turns using the puppets to greet each other.
- Praise and encourage students for using appropriate greetings.
5. **Greeting Circle Activity (5 minutes):**
- Place hula hoops or floor markers in a circle.
- Play a greeting song or soft music.
- Instruct students to walk or hop from one marker to the next.
- When the music stops, two students on neighboring markers should greet each other using one of the learned greetings.
6. **Greeting Dance (5 minutes):**
- Teach a simple "Greeting Dance" to a fun tune where students practice different greetings in the form of a dance (wave, handshake, hug, high-five).
- This reinforces movement coordination and the concept of greetings.
7. **Conclusion and Reinforcement (5 minutes):**
- Summarize what was learned in the lesson.
- Ask a few volunteers to demonstrate a greeting with you.
- Praise their efforts and encourage them to use greetings with friends, family, and teachers.
**Assessment:**
- Observe students during activities to ensure they are participating and understanding the greetings.
- Provide positive reinforcement and gentle correction if necessary.
- End with a cheerful group greeting to reinforce the lesson.
**Homework/Extension Activity:**
- Encourage students to practice greetings at home with family members.
- Ask parents/guardians to provide feedback on their child’s use of greetings during the week.
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This lesson plan aims to create an engaging and interactive environment for Nursery 1 students to understand and practice the concept of greetings.