### Lesson Plan: My Neighbors
#### Grade Level: Nursery 2
#### Subject: Social Habits
#### Duration: 30 minutes
#### Objective:
- To introduce the concept of neighbors to children.
- To help students understand the importance of knowing and having good relations with neighbors.
- To encourage social interaction and communication skills in young children.
#### Materials Needed:
- Picture books about neighbors
- Illustrated posters/flashcards showing different neighbors in a community
- Coloring sheets with community/neighborhood scenes
- Crayons
- Puppets (optional)
- Small snacks for sharing activity (optional)
#### Lesson Structure:
1. **Introduction (5 minutes)**
- Begin with a friendly greeting and a short song about neighbors to catch the children's attention. For example:
- (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
```
Neighbors, Neighbors, who are they?
They are friends next door each day.
They say hello and help us too,
We say thank you and how are you!
Neighbors, Neighbors, who are they?
They’re the friends who brighten our day.
```
2. **Discussion and Story Time (10 minutes)**
- Show illustrated posters/flashcards of neighbors helping each other, such as:
- A neighbor helping in the garden
- Children playing together
- Families having a barbecue
- Ask questions to engage children and make them think:
- "Who has seen a neighbor today?"
- "What nice things can we do for our neighbors?"
- Read a short story or show a picture book about neighbors, emphasizing the themes of kindness, sharing, and friendship.
3. **Interactive Activity (10 minutes)**
- **Puppet Role-Play**: Use puppets to act out scenarios involving neighbors interacting positively (e.g., borrowing something, saying hello, playing together). Encourage children to participate in the role-play.
- **Discussion Questions**:
- "What did the puppet neighbors do to be kind to each other?"
- "How can we be kind to our neighbors like the puppets?"
4. **Creative Time (5 minutes)**
- Hand out coloring sheets depicting a neighborhood scene with various neighbors.
- Encourage the kids to color the pictures and talk about what they see in the scene.
- Discuss what they colored and how the scenes show neighbors being friendly and helpful.
5. **Conclusion (5 minutes)**
- Gather the children in a circle and review the main points of the lesson:
- "Neighbors live close to us."
- "We can be kind and helpful to our neighbors."
- "Neighbors can become our friends."
- Encourage children to share one kind thing they can do for their neighbor today.
- Optional: End with a sharing exercise. Provide a small snack and let children practice sharing it with their "neighbor" (the child next to them), reinforcing the lesson's themes of kindness and community.
#### Assessment:
- Observe children’s engagement during the story and puppet role-play.
- Listen to their answers during discussions to assess understanding.
- Review their coloring sheets and the comments they make while coloring to check comprehension.
#### Extension:
- Encourage the children to talk to their parents about their neighbors and to do a kind act for a neighbor, then share their experience in the next class.
This lesson plan aims to help young children understand the concept of neighbors and encourage them to practice kindness and social interaction.