Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Nursery 1

Subject: Health Habits

Class: Nursery 1

Term: 1^st Term

Date:
Week: 7
Theme of the Week: Personal Hygiene
Topic of the Day: Covering Mouth and Nose When Sneezing/Coughing
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 when and why to cover mouth and nose.
2. Respond to teacher demonstrations and role-play.
3. Imitate proper sneezing/coughing technique.
4. Participate in using tissue or elbow to cover mouth/nose.

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Discuss why we cover our mouth and nose

Show germs-spreading poster

Teach “Sneeze into Elbow” song

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Teacher demonstrates sneezing/coughing into elbow or tissue

Pupils practice using tissue or elbow

Role-play scenarios for sneezing and coughing

Materials Needed:

Tissues / tissue box

Dustbin for tissue disposal

Elbow demonstration chart

Germs spreading poster

Cough/sneeze etiquette pictures

Movement Break

Practice sneezing/coughing into elbow while singing the song

Creative Time:

Role-play with puppets demonstrating proper covering

Language Development:

“Cover mouth,” “Cover nose,” “Tissue,” “Elbow”

Pupils repeat phrases during demonstrations

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child cover mouth/nose correctly?
✔ Does the child use tissue properly or sneeze into elbow?
✔ Can the child role-play coughing/sneezing scenarios?