### Lesson Plan: Civic Education for Nursery 1
**Topic: Psychological Values: Love and Care**
#### Objective:
To introduce Nursery 1 students to the concepts of love and care, fostering empathy, kindness, and positive interpersonal relationships.
#### Duration:
30 minutes
#### Materials Needed:
- Storybook or short story with themes of love and care
- Picture cards displaying acts of love and care
- Colored paper, crayons, and markers
- Emoji stickers (happy, sad, surprised, etc.)
- Soft toy for role-playing
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### Lesson Outline:
#### Introduction (5 minutes)
1. **Greeting and Warm-Up**
- Begin with a cheerful greeting.
- Sing a short, engaging song about love and care with hand movements. Example: "Love is in Our Hearts."
2. **Talking Circle**
- Have students sit in a circle and introduce the topic of the day by asking:
- "What do you think love means?"
- "How do you show care to your family and friends?"
#### Instruction (10 minutes)
1. **Story Time**
- Read a short story that highlights acts of love and care. Suggested stories could be "Guess How Much I Love You" by Sam McBratney or "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister.
- Pause the story at key points to ask questions and discuss characters' feelings and actions.
2. **Discussion and Examples**
- Show picture cards displaying different acts of love and care (e.g., hugging, helping, sharing).
- Discuss each picture with the students, asking how they think the people in the pictures feel and why these actions are important.
#### Activity (10 minutes)
1. **Drawing Activity**
- Provide students with colored paper, crayons, and markers.
- Ask them to draw a picture of something or someone they love. Guide them to think about how they can show love and care through their drawing.
2. **Sharing**
- Invite a few students to share their drawings with the class and explain who or what they drew and why they love it.
#### Role-Playing (5 minutes)
1. **Role-Playing with a Soft Toy**
- Use a soft toy to demonstrate examples of love and care, like hugging the toy, tucking it in a blanket, or talking softly to it.
- Encourage students to take turns acting out ways they would show love and care to the toy.
#### Conclusion (5 minutes)
1. **Recap and Reflect**
- Recap the main points of the lesson: what love and care mean, and how we can show it to others.
- Ask students to give examples of how they will show love and care during the day.
2. **Goodbye Song**
- End with a short, positive song about kindness and love, reinforcing the values discussed. Example: "Goodbye, Friends."
#### Follow-Up:
- Encourage parents to talk with their children at home about ways they can show love and care within the family.
- Teachers can create a "Love and Care Wall" where students can add drawings, photos, or stories that display acts of kindness they have performed or witnessed.
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### Assessment:
- Observe students’ participation during discussions and role-playing.
- Evaluate the drawings for understanding and expression of love and care.
- Listen to students’ explanations to gauge their comprehension of the concepts.
This lesson plan utilizes storytelling, visual aids, hands-on activities, and role-playing to engage young learners and help them grasp the important psychological values of love and care.