Subject: Numeracy

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 8

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, learning colours – red, blue, black, yellow, brown, white, green, the days of the week. Number ending 9 -70, fill in the missing numbers 0-30

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

Count and identify numbers 1- 70
Write numbers 0 – 30
Outline more colours
Mention the days of the week and the activity for each day

Instructional Materials: Number chart, counters. Flash cards etc

Instructional Techniques: Demonstration, repetition, questions

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/ Identification of 0-70, writing 0-30

Steps	Teacher’s Activities	Pupils Activities
1	The teacher uses number chart to count 1 - 70	The pupils count
2	She writes 1 – 70 on the board and counts repeatedly	The pupils repeat after her
3	She places cut-out numbers in front of the pupils for identification	The pupils identify

Evaluation: The teacher ask the following questions

Count numbers 1- 70
Identify these numbers: 25, 30, 8, 17 ………….

Conclusion: She corrects and commends them

Periods III: Fill in the missing numbers 1- 30. Number endings 9 -70

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 _______ 19 ______ 21 ___ 23 ____ 25 ____ 27 ______ 29 _____

She teaches number ending 9 – 70

9 – 10 49 - 50

19 – 20 59 – 60

29 – 30 69 – 70

39 -40

Evaluation: The teacher evaluate with the following questions

Complete the missing number endings

9 ____, 29 ______, 39 ______, 59 ________

Fill in the missing numbers before

____ 3

____ 5

_____ 7

_____ 30

Conclusion: The teacher marks their books, corrects where necessary and commends them

Periods IV AND V: Days of the week

Steps	Teacher’s Activities	Pupils Activities
1	The teacher revises the previous lesson.	The pupils listen
2	The teacher uses the song of the days of the week to introduce the topic	The pupils sing along
3	The teacher explains that we have 7 days in a week and what we do in each day Sunday (1^st day) - we go to church Monday (2^nd day) – we go to school Tuesday (3^rd day) – we go to school Wednesday (4^th day) – we go to school Thursday (5^th day) – we go to school Friday (6^th day) – we go to school Saturday (7^th day) we wash our clothes	The pupils listen attentively

Evaluation: The teacher asks the following questions

How many days are in 1 week ________ (7 days/ 5 days)
The first day of the week is ____________ (Monday/ Sunday)
Which day do we go to church ____________ (Sunday/ Saturday)
We go to school for ________ days in a week (7/ 5)

Conclusion: She correct and commend them

Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Nursery 1