### Lesson Plan: Understanding Plastic Bags
#### Nursery 1
#### Subject: Basic Science and Technology
##### Duration: 30 minutes
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#### 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.
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By incorporating visual, auditory, and hands-on methods, this lesson plan aims to make the topic engaging and memorable for Nursery 1 students.