Subject: Health Habits

Class: Nursery 1

Term: 1^st Term

Date:
Week: 3
Theme of the Week: My Body
Topic of the Day: Importance of Hand Washing & Steps
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:

Identify when and why to wash hands.
Respond to teacher demonstration and song cues.
Imitate proper hand washing steps.
Participate in daily hand washing routine.

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Discuss why hands get dirty

Show hand washing poster

Sing 20-second hand washing song

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Teacher demonstrates hand washing technique

Pupils wash hands at sink with soap and water

Count to 20 while washing

Observe glitter demonstration to show germs

Materials Needed:

Sink, soap, towels

Hand washing poster

Glitter for germs demonstration

Step-by-step hand washing pictures

Hand washing song chart

Movement Break

Practice washing hands with song and counting

Creative Time:

Colour hand washing pictures or paste on a routine chart

Language Development:

“Wash hands,” “Soap,” “Clean,” “Germs”

Pupils repeat phrases during hand washing

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child demonstrate proper hand washing steps?
✔ Can the child identify when hands should be washed?
✔ Can the child sing the hand washing song while washing?

Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Nursery 1