Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Toddler

Road Signs: Traffic Light

Subject: Basic Science and Technology

Class: Pre-Kindergarten  

Term: 1st Term

Week: 8

Age: 3years

Duration: 40 minutes

Date:

Subject: Basic Science and Technology

Topic: Road signs: Traffic light

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Give the simple meaning of traffic light
  2. State the function of the traffic light
  3. State what each of the colour of the traffic light denotes

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Pictures of different roads, picture of the traffic light, picture of a traffic warden

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher uses the when you see a traffic light song and introduces the topic and explains that the traffic light is an object on the road used to control the moving and stopping of people and vehicles on the road

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains that the traffic light helps road users- pedestrians and drivers alike to know when to stop/move for one another

Pupils pay attention

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

With the picture of the traffic light she tells them what each colour represent:

Red means stop

Amber/Yellow means Get ready

Green means Go

 

She further tells them to ensure they meet an adult to take them across the road.

 

She also tells them that the road is not a playground and as such they should never engage in playing football or other games on the road as it could lead to a serious accident.

Pupils pay attention

 

EVALUATION:    1. Is the road a play ground? Yes/No

  1. Red means __________. (stop, get ready)
  2. We should meet a/an ________ to help us to cross the road. (adult, children)

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively



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