Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Nursery 1

Chest, Stomach, Back, Waist, Hips

Subject: Health Habits

Class: Nursery 1

Term: 1st Term

Date:
Week: 2
Theme of the Week: My Body
Topic of the Day: Chest, Stomach, Back, Waist, Hips
Age Group: 3–4 years
Period:
Duration: 1–2 hours (with breaks)

 

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:

  1. Identify chest, stomach, back, waist, and hips.
  2. Respond to tracing and labeling activities.
  3. Imitate teacher actions for body part identification.
  4. Participate in body tracing, coloring, and games.

 

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Review previously learned body parts

Show body outline drawings

 

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Pupils lie on large paper; teacher traces their outline.

Pupils touch and identify chest, stomach, back, waist, and hips.

Label body parts on drawings.

Colour body part pictures.

Sing and dance to body part songs.

Play body part games.

 

Materials Needed:

Large paper for tracing

Crayons

Body outline worksheets

Full-length mirror

Body part puzzle

 

Movement Break

Dance to “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”

 

Creative Time:

Colour and label traced body outlines

 

Language Development:

“Chest,” “Stomach,” “Back,” “Waist,” “Hips”

Pupils repeat body part names during activities

 

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child point to and name new body parts?
✔ Can the child participate in tracing and coloring activities?
✔ Does the child identify all body parts on worksheets or puzzle?