**Lesson Plan: Healthy Habits for Hot Weather**
**Grade Level: Nursery 2**
**Duration: 30 minutes**
**Objective:**
Students will understand basic healthy habits to stay safe and comfortable during hot weather.
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**Materials Needed:**
- Picture books about hot weather and summer activities
- Sun hats and sunglasses (for demonstration)
- Water bottles
- Fan or a picture of a fan
- Sunscreen (for demonstration)
- Pretend or real fruits (especially water-rich fruits like watermelon)
- Coloring sheets with summer theme
- Crayons/markers
- Chart paper and markers
- Stickers
**Introduction (5 minutes):**
1. **Welcome and Warm-Up:**
- Start with a friendly greeting and a song about the seasons focusing on summer, like "You Are My Sunshine."
- Ask the children if they know what summer is and how it feels outside during summer.
**Main Activity: (15 minutes)**
1. **Discussion and Demonstration:**
- **Discuss Hot Weather**:
- Show pictures of hot weather and ask students what they see and feel in summer pictures.
- **Healthy Habits Demonstration**:
- Talk about why it's important to stay cool and hydrated during hot weather.
- Show a sun hat and sunglasses, explaining that these protect us from the heat and sun.
- Show a water bottle and the pretend fruits, discussing drinking water and eating fruits to stay hydrated.
- Show sunscreen and explain that it helps protect our skin from sunburn.
- Show a fan or picture of a fan and explain how it helps cool us down.
- **Question and Answer**:
- Engage students with simple questions like "What do you wear when it's hot?" and "What do you drink when you are thirsty?"
2. **Interactive Activity**:
- **Role-Playing**:
- Have a brief dress-up activity where students take turns wearing the sun hats and sunglasses, pretending they're going out in the hot weather.
- **Hydration Fun**:
- Give each student a pretend water bottle and ask them to pretend to drink from it whenever they feel “hot.”
3. **Visual Learning**:
- Use the coloring sheets with summer themes, such as a child drinking water or eating fruit under the sun.
- Guide them to color, emphasizing the use of bright colors like yellow for the sun and blue for the water.
**Closing Activity (10 minutes):**
1. **Healthy Habits Chart**:
- Create a simple chart on chart paper with pictures of good habits like wearing hats, drinking water, and eating fruits.
- Place stickers on the chart for each healthy habit they learned today.
2. **Wrap-Up and Review**:
- Summarize the key points: staying cool, staying hydrated, and protecting our skin.
- Sing a goodbye song with a summer twist, for instance, to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" with lyrics about drinking water and wearing a hat.
**Assessment:**
- Observe student participation during discussions and activities.
- Use yes/no or simple answer questions to assess understanding.
- Review the students' coloring for their grasp of the concepts discussed.
**Follow-Up:**
- Send a simple note or a handout home to parents summarizing the day's lesson and encouraging them to reinforce these habits at home.
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**Note to Teacher:**
Keep the lesson interactive and ensure plenty of movements to maintain the attention of nursery-aged students. Use prompts to encourage participation and keep the atmosphere positive and fun.