Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Nursery 1

Subject: Health Habits

Class: Nursery 1

Term: 1^st Term

Date:
Week: 9
Theme of the Week: Personal Hygiene
Topic of the Day: Healthy Food, Water, Sleep, Play, and Exercise
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 healthy foods and clean water.
2. Respond to exercise and rest routines.
3. Imitate simple exercises and proper drinking/sleep habits.
4. Participate in sorting healthy/unhealthy foods and movement activities.

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Discuss healthy vs unhealthy foods

Show fruits, vegetables, and water

Talk about importance of sleep

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Pupils identify healthy foods from pictures

Practice drinking water regularly

Participate in simple exercises (jumping, running, stretching)

Sort healthy and unhealthy food pictures

Materials Needed:

Healthy food pictures / real or plastic fruits

Water bottles

Exercise mat

Health habits chart

Food sorting cards

Movement Break

Jumping, running, and dancing to health song

Creative Time:

Colour healthy food pictures

Paste in personal health chart

Language Development:

“Healthy food,” “Water,” “Sleep,” “Exercise,” “Play”

Pupils repeat words during sorting and exercises

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child identify healthy foods?
✔ Does the child practice drinking water and exercising?
✔ Can the child explain or show proper sleep and play habits?