Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Nursery 1

Subject: Pre-science

Class: Nursery 1

Term: 2^nd Term

Week 8

Date:
Theme of the Week: Air
Topic of the Day: Uses of Air
Age Group: 3–4 years
Duration: 1–2 hours

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand that we need air to breathe.
2. Identify other uses of air (cooling, filling balloons).
3. Practice breathing exercises.

Circle Time:

Practice breathing in and out.

Talk about how we need air to live.

Main Activity:

Inflate balloons.

Use hand fan to feel cooling effect.

Show pictures of tires and balls filled with air.

Show clothes drying in the wind.

Materials Needed:

Balloons
Hand fans
Pictures of tires and clothes drying
Chart of uses of air

Movement Break:

Fan yourself gently.

Pretend to dry clothes in the wind.

Creative Time:

Colour picture of a balloon.

Draw someone fanning themselves.

Language Development:

Teacher: “We breathe air. Air keeps us alive.”
Pupils repeat: “breathe, cool, balloon, air.”

Assessment:

✔ Can the child demonstrate breathing?
✔ Can the child state one use of air?
✔ Can the child identify objects filled with air?