Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Nursery 1

Oral counting and identification of 0 - 120

Subject: Numeracy

Term: 2nd Term

Week: 6

Class:       Nursery 1

Age: 4 years

Duration:  5 periods of 35 minutes each                                                           

Date:

Topic:        Oral Counting/ Identification of 0 – 120

Content:   Identification, writing and number endings 9 – 90, more or less, volume, counting in set 1 – 15, length, days of the week

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

  1. Count number 1- 120 and number endings 9 - 90
  2. Count in numbers in sets
  3. Identify more or less volume
  4. Identify length

Instructional Materials: Counters, flash cards 

Instructional Techniques: Explanation, demonstration, repetition, questions and answers 

Entry Behaviour:  The teacher arouse them with number rhymes

Instructional procedure

Periods I, II and III: Counting of numbers, 120 ending numbers 9 – 90, counting in set 1-15

Steps 

Teacher’s Activities 

Pupils Activities

1

With the aid of a chart the teacher counts numbers 1-120- repeatedly 

The pupils respond after her

2

She writes out the numbers on the board and count

The pupils repeat after her

3

 She teaches number endings 9 – 90

9 – 10                  49 – 50

19  - 20                59 – 60

29 – 30                69 – 70

39 – 40                79 – 80

89 – 90

Pupils identify number ending 9 – 90

4

She counts in set to 15 as thus:

Pupils identify numbers in set

Evaluation:

  1. Count number 1 – 110
  2. Write number endings 9 – 80
  3. Count in sets

 

Conclusion: She corrects and marks their book

Periods IV: long or short-length, more or less 

Steps 

Teacher’s Activities 

Pupils Activities

1

The teacher reviews the previous lesson and introduced the new one  

The pupils pay attention 

2

She tells them that length is how long or short something is

Example:

Pupils identify tall and short object

3

The pupils identify more and less objects (Volume). She tells them that it is the quantity of an object

E.g: Cup,  plate, bucket, etc

Container: She give example

Pupils identify volume

 

Evaluation: Pupils do more work in length and volume from their textbooks.

Conclusion: She marks and corrects their books

Periods 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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