Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Nursery 1

Oral counting and identification of 0 - 80

Subject: Numeracy

Term: 1st Term

Week: 9

Class:       Nursery 1

Age: 4 years

Duration:  5 periods of 35 minutes each                                                            Date:

Topic:        Oral Counting/ Identification of 0 – 80

Content:   Writing 0 –40, learning colours – red, blue, black, yellow, brown, white, green, the days of the week. Number ending 9 -80, fill in the missing numbers 1-40

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

  1. Count and identify numbers 1- 80
  2. Write numbers 1 – 40
  3. Outline more colours
  4. 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 – 70                                                                                                                  Set Induction: The teacher uses number rhyme to arouse their interest

Instructional procedure

Periods I and II: Oral counting/ Identification of 0-80, writing 0-40

Steps 

Teacher’s Activities 

Pupils Activities

1

The teacher uses number chart to count 1 - 80

The pupils count

2

She writes 1 – 80 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

  1. Count numbers 1- 80
  2. Identify these numbers: 25, 30, 40, 8, 17 ………….

Conclusion: She corrects and commends them

 

Periods III: Fill in the missing numbers 1- 40. Number endings 9 -80 

Steps 

Teacher’s Activities 

Pupils Activities

1

The teacher revises the previous lesson. She writes numbers 1- 40 on the board with some numbers missing

1 ____ 3 _____ 5 _____ 7 ______ 9 ______ 11 ____ 13 ______ 15 ______ 17 _______ 19 ______ 21 ___ 23 ____ 25 ____ 27 ______ 29 _____ 31 _____ 33 _____ 35 ______ 37 ______ 39 _____

 

2

She teaches number ending 9 – 80

9 – 10                 49 - 50

19 – 20                   59 – 60

29 – 30                   69 – 70

39 -40                    79 - 80

 

 

Evaluation: The teacher evaluate with the following questions

  1. Complete the missing number endings

9 ____, 29 ______, 39 ______, 59 ________

  1. Fill in the missing number endings

____ 3 ____ 5 _____ 7 _____   _____ 40

Conclusion: The teacher marks their books, correct where necessary and commend 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 (1st day)  - we go to church

Monday (2nd day) – we go to school

Tuesday (3rd day) – we go to school

Wednesday (4th day) – we go to school

Thursday (5th day) – we go to school

Friday (6th day) – we go to school

Saturday (7th day) we wash our clothes

The pupils listen attentively

 

Evaluation: The teacher asks the following questions

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

Conclusion: She correct and commend them



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