# Lesson Plan for Nursery 2: "It's Pouring, It's Raining"
## Objective
- To introduce students to the concepts of rain and weather through poems and rhymes.
- To develop listening, speaking, and simple comprehension skills.
- To encourage participation and enjoyment in group activities.
## Materials
- Flashcards with rain-related images
- Audio of rain sounds
- Lyrics and printed copies of related poems/rhymes
- Large chart paper and markers
- Craft supplies (cotton balls, blue paper, glue, glitter)
## Time: 30-40 minutes
### Introduction (5 minutes)
1. **Greeting and Warm-Up**
- Begin with a cheerful greeting and a quick song to get the children settled down.
- Ask students if they have ever seen or heard rain. Encourage a few to share their experiences briefly.
### Activity 1: Listening and Imagining (5 minutes)
1. **Rain Sounds**
- Play a short audio clip of rain sounds.
- Ask the students what they think the sound is, guiding them to understand it is rain.
### Activity 2: Introducing the Poem/Rhyme (10 minutes)
1. **First Reading**
- Introduce the rhyme “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring”
- Read or chant it slowly and clearly:
```
It’s raining, it’s pouring,
The old man is snoring,
He went to bed and bumped his head,
And couldn’t get up in the morning.
```
2. **Explanation**
- Explain any difficult words and discuss the imagery (e.g., raining, pouring, snoring).
### Activity 3: Participation and Repetition (10 minutes)
1. **Choral Recitation**
- Encourage the children to recite the rhyme with you, line by line.
2. **Actions and Movements**
- Add simple actions to each line (e.g., pretend tapping on the head, lying down, snoring).
- Repeat the rhyme several times with the actions, so children can connect words with movements.
### Activity 4: Creative Craft (10 minutes)
1. **Rainy Day Craft**
- Provide each child with a blue sheet of paper.
- Let them glue cotton balls to the top for clouds.
- Help them draw or place drops of rain falling down from the clouds using glitter or markers.
2. **Sharing**
- Allow a few students to share their crafts and talk about what they made.
### Conclusion (5 minutes)
1. **Review**
- Recap the rhyme and the day's activities.
- Discuss briefly why rain is important (e.g., for plants to grow).
2. **Closing Song**
- End with a fun, simple song related to rain to wrap up the lesson on a high note.
## Assessment
- Observe the students' participation and engagement during the recitation and actions.
- Note their ability to recall and repeat lines from the rhyme.
- Assess their creativity and fine motor skills through their craft.
## Extension Activities
- Introduce another rain-related poem or song in the next lesson.
- Read a picture book about rain to further explore the theme.
### Notes for Teachers
- Be patient and offer lots of encouragement.
- Use positive reinforcement to boost students’ confidence.
- Be mindful of different learning paces and offer assistance as needed.
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This plan aims to make learning about rain fun and interactive, using poems and rhymes to build foundational language skills and foster creativity.