**Nursery 1 Numeracy Lesson Plan: Oral Counting and Identification of Numbers 0 - 180**
**Objective:**
- To help students understand and orally count numbers from 0 to 180.
- To help students recognize and identify numbers up to 180.
**Duration:** 30-40 minutes
**Materials Needed:**
- Number flashcards (0-180)
- Counting chart (0-180)
- Number songs/rhymes
- Whiteboard and markers
- Stickers or small rewards
- Visual aids (posters or charts)
**Lesson Introduction (5-10 minutes):**
1. **Greeting and Warm-Up:**
- Greet the students warmly.
- Begin with a fun number song or rhyme that includes counting, such as "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe."
2. **Objective Explanation:**
- Briefly explain to the students that today they will learn to count and recognize numbers from 0 to 180.
- Use simple language and relate it to something they know, like “We will be counting just like when we count our toys or steps.”
**Main Activity (15-20 minutes):**
1. **Counting Together:**
- Display the counting chart (0-180) where everyone can see it.
- Start counting together from 0 to 50, then gradually extend to 100, 150, and finally to 180.
- Point to each number on the chart as you say it aloud to reinforce visual recognition.
2. **Interactive Counting:**
- Use the number flashcards and ask students to pick a card and say the number out loud.
- Once they say the number, ask them to find it on the counting chart.
3. **Number Identification Game:**
- Place the number flashcards (0-180) randomly around the room.
- Call out a number and ask students to find and bring that card to you.
- Praise students for correct identification and gently correct them if needed.
**Guided/Independent Practice (10 minutes):**
1. **Group Activity:**
- Divide students into small groups.
- Give each group a set of mixed number flashcards.
- Ask each group to arrange the flashcards in the correct numerical order from 0 to 180.
- Assist them as needed and encourage collaboration.
2. **Individual Practice:**
- Provide individual students with a mini counting chart with numbers up to 180.
- Have them practice pointing to and saying each number out loud.
**Lesson Closure (5 minutes):**
1. **Recap and Reinforcement:**
- Summarize what was learned by asking the students to count together from 0 to 180 one more time.
- Praise them for their effort and participation.
2. **Feedback:**
- Ask students what they liked most about the lesson.
- Provide positive reinforcement and distribute stickers or small rewards for participation and effort.
3. **Closing Activity:**
- End with another number song or rhyme to keep the lesson fun and engaging.
**Assessment:**
- Observe students’ ability to count from 0 to 180.
- Assess students' ability to identify and recognize numbers from flashcards and the chart.
**Extension Activity:**
- For advanced students, introduce simple addition and subtraction using the numbers up to 180.
- Provide a take-home activity sheet with numbers to color and count for further practice.