Subject: Numeracy

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 7

Class: Nursery 1

Age: 4 years

Duration: 5 periods of 35 minutes each

Date:

Topic: Oral Counting/ Identification of 0 – 70

Content: Writing 0 –30, Number ending 9 – 70, colours red, black, yellow, brown, white, green, blue. Fill the missing numbers 1- 30, Number before and after.

Theme - Babies

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

Count and identify numbers 1- 70
Write numbers 1 – 30
Outline more colours

Instructional Materials: Number chart, counters. Flash cards

Instructional Techniques: Explanation, repetition, question, answers and play way method

Entry Behaviour: The pupils can count 1 – 60

Set Induction: The teacher uses number rhyme to arouse their interest

Instructional procedure

Periods I and II: Oral counting and Identification of 0-70, writing 0-30 number endings 9 - 70

Steps	Teacher’s Activities	Pupils Activities
1	The teacher uses number chart to count 1 - 70	The pupils repeat after her
2	She writes 1-70 on the board and counts repeatedly 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6 … 70	The pupils repeat after her
3	The teacher teaches number endings 9 – 70	The pupils respond

Evaluation: The teacher asks the following questions:

Count number 1 – 70
Identify these numbers 8, 15, 70, 66, 50
Complete these number endings 9 ______,

39 ________,

69 ____________

Conclusion: The teacher commends them positively

Periods III and IV: Fill in the missing numbers, Numbers before and after

Steps

Teacher’s Activities

Pupils Activities

The teacher revises the previous lesson. She writes numbers 1-30 on the board with some numbers missing 1______3 _____ 5 ______7 _____ 9 ______

11 _______ 13 _________ 15 ________ 17 ____

The pupils listen

She teaches number before and after as thus:

The pupils respond

Evaluation: The teacher asks the following questions:

(1) Fill in the missing number 1 _______ 3, _______ 5 ________ 7 __________

(2) Complete the numbers ________ 10

__________ 70

Conclusion: The teacher corrects and commends them positively

Periods V: Learning more colours

Steps	Teacher’s Activities	Pupils Activities
1	The teacher reviews oral counting and number ending 9 - 70	The pupils listen
2	The teacher colours with different objects and show those with natural colours like bananas, tomatoes, pepper
3	The teacher teaches other colours like

Evaluation: The teacher asks the pupils to identify these colours

Red, blue, yellow, black, white and green

Conclusion: She commends them positively

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