Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Nursery 1

Subject: Health Habits

Class: Nursery 1

Term: 3^rd Term

Date:

Week 2

Theme of the Week: Illness
Topic of the Day: Causes and Prevention (Part 2)
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 causes of diseases (germs, dirty food/water, mosquito bites).
2. Learn preventive habits: hand washing, eating clean food, drinking clean water, using mosquito nets.
3. Understand the importance of vaccines.
4. Practice staying away from sick people.

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Discuss germs using glitter demonstration.

Talk about clean vs dirty water and food.

Show mosquito net and discuss malaria prevention.

Discuss vaccinations positively.

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Practice hand washing routines.

Sort pictures of clean vs dirty foods.

Demonstrate using mosquito net (pretend play).

Sing illness prevention songs.

Materials Needed:
Glitter for germs demo, clean/dirty water pictures, clean/dirty food pictures, mosquito net, positive vaccine info, prevention poster

Movement Break:
Pretend to wash hands after sneezing or touching dirty things

Creative Time:
Draw healthy foods and preventive actions

Language Development:
Words: “Germs,” “Clean,” “Mosquito,” “Vaccine,” “Wash hands,” “Sick”

Assessment (Observation-Based):
✔ Can the child identify germs and causes of sickness?
✔ Can the child demonstrate hand washing and preventive habits?
✔ Can the child identify clean foods and water?