Subject: Numeracy

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 4

Class: Nursery 1

Age: 4 years

Duration: 5 periods of 35 minutes each

Date:

Topic: Oral Counting/ Identification of 0 – 40

Content: Writing 0 – 15, Number values 1 – 10, Fill in the missing numbers 1- 10, 4 basic shapes and other shapes and colours.

Specific Objectives: By the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to:

Instructional Materials: Number chart, poster colour, countable objects etc

Instructional Techniques: Repetition, explanation, questions and answers

Entry Behaviour: The pupils can count 1 – 30 Set Induction: The teacher uses number rhyme to arouse their interest

Instructional procedure

Periods I: Oral counting, Identification of 0-40. Writing 0 – 15

Steps	Teacher’s Activities	Pupils Activities
1	The teacher uses number chart and count 1 – 40 repeatedly	The pupils repeat after her
2	She displays the corn chart and count 1 – 40 repeatedly	The pupils count
3	She writes the numbers on the board thus: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ……	The pupils repeat after her

Evaluation: The teacher asks the following questions

Conclusion: She marks their books and corrects where necessary

Periods II and III: Fill in the missing number value.

Steps	Teacher’s Activities	Pupils Activities
1	The teacher revises oral counting of number 1 - 40	The pupils count
2	The teacher uses counters as she teaches number values 1-15	The pupils repeat after her
3	She draws objects on the board, counts and writes the number values She also uses counters for more emphasis
4	She writes 1 -15 on the board with some numbers missing 1 ___ 3 ___ 5 ___ 7 ____ 9 ____ 11 _____ 13 ___ 15 She fills the missing numbers as she counts

Evaluation: The teacher evaluates with the following questions.

(1) Count and write the number values

(2) Fill in the missing numbers: 1 ____ ____ 4______ 6 _____ _____ 9 _____ ____ etc

Conclusion: She commends them positively

Periods IV and V: Fill in the missing number value.

Steps	Teacher’s Activities	Pupils Activities
1	The teacher revises the previous lesson	The pupils respond
2	She displays the cut out shapes for the pupils to see	The pupils observes and identify
3	The teacher teaches different colours as thus: Red, yellow, green, blue, brown, black, purple, orange

Evaluation: The teacher evaluates with the following questions:

Conclusion: She commends them positively

Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Nursery 1