Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Nursery 1

Subject: Pre-science

Class: Nursery 1

Term: 3^rd Term

Week 1

Date:
Theme of the Week: Simple Machines
Topic of the Day: Introduction to Simple Machines
Age Group: 3–4 years
Duration: 1–2 hours

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand that machines help us do work.
2. Identify simple machines in the classroom.
3. Know that simple machines make work easier.

Circle Time:

Teacher welcomes pupils and talks about work we do (cutting, sweeping, carrying).
Teacher explains: “Machines help us do work easily.”
Show simple examples: scissors, broom, wheelbarrow.

Main Activity:

Demonstrate cutting paper with scissors.
Show how broom helps us sweep.
Show how wheelbarrow helps carry things.
Discuss how work would be hard without machines.

Materials Needed:

Pictures of simple machines
Real tools (scissors, broom)
Toy wheelbarrow
Simple machine chart
Flashcards

Movement Break:

Pretend to sweep with a broom.
Pretend to carry a load in a wheelbarrow.

Creative Time:

Colour pictures of simple machines.
Draw a broom or scissors.

Language Development:

Teacher: “Machines help us work.”
Pupils repeat: “machine, work, cut, sweep.”

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child say machines help us work?
✔ Can the child identify a broom or scissors?
✔ Can the child demonstrate how a machine is used?