Lesson Plan for Nursery 1 - Basic Science and Technology - Plastic Bags

### Lesson Plan: Understanding Plastic Bags #### Nursery 1 #### Subject: Basic Science and Technology ##### Duration: 30 minutes --- #### Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Identify a plastic bag. 2. Understand the basic use of plastic bags. 3. Recognize simple environmental impacts of plastic bags. 4. Practice basic hand-eye coordination through a related craft activity. #### Materials Needed: - A few plastic bags of different colors and sizes. - Chart paper and markers. - Picture cards (showing plastic bags in use and plastic pollution). - Recycled paper or magazine cut-outs. - Glue sticks and safety scissors. - Trash bin. #### Introduction (5 minutes): 1. **Greeting and Introduction**: - Begin by greeting the students and singing a welcome song to set a friendly and engaging atmosphere. - Introduce the day's topic by asking, "Has anyone seen or used a plastic bag before?" #### Direct Teaching (10 minutes): 2. **Identification and Usage of Plastic Bags**: - Show the students different plastic bags. - Discuss: "What is this? This is a plastic bag. What do we use it for?" 3. **Visual and Real-Life Examples**: - Use picture cards showing different uses of plastic bags (e.g., carrying groceries, storing toys). - Engage students by asking, "What else can we put in a plastic bag?" #### Activity 1: Sorting Out (5 minutes): 4. **Understanding Environmental Concept**: - Show contrasting images of using plastic bags and plastic pollution (e.g., clean places vs. littered areas). - Explain briefly why littering plastic bags is bad for the environment: “Plastic bags can make our earth dirty and they can hurt animals.” #### Activity 2: Craft Time (10 minutes): 5. **Hands-on Craft Activity – Decorating Paper Bags**: - Provide students with recycled paper or magazine cut-outs, glue sticks, and safety scissors. - Guide them to safely cut out shapes or pieces and glue them onto a pre-drawn shape of a bag on chart paper. - Encourage creativity as they decorate their "paper bags". #### Conclusion and Clean-Up (5 minutes): 6. **Review and Clean-Up**: - Review the day's lesson by asking students to name one thing they learned about plastic bags. - Sing a clean-up song and guide students in putting away materials and disposing of scraps properly in the trash bin. 7. **Closing**: - Praise their efforts: “Great job! Now we know more about plastic bags and keeping our earth clean!” - Hand out a small sticker or reward for participation before dismissal. #### Assessment: - Observe student participation during discussions and activities. - Check decorated “paper bags” for engagement and understanding. - Ask simple questions to gauge comprehension, such as “What can we use instead of plastic bags to keep the earth clean?” #### Follow-Up Activities: - Encourage students to bring reusable items (like cloth bags) for show-and-tell in the next class. - Plan a future lesson on other materials (e.g., paper, cloth) and their uses. --- By incorporating visual, auditory, and hands-on methods, this lesson plan aims to make the topic engaging and memorable for Nursery 1 students.