Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Nursery 2

Subject: Health Habits

Class: Nursery 2

Term: 1^st Term
Date:

Week 1

Theme of the Week: Personal Hygiene & Grooming
Topic of the Day: Good Grooming
Age Group: 4–5 years
Period:
Duration: 1–2 hours (with breaks)

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:

1. Explain what good grooming means and why it is important.
2. Identify elements of good grooming: clean body, neat hair, clean clothes, trimmed nails, clean teeth, pleasant smell.
3. Practice daily grooming habits: bathing, brushing teeth, combing hair, wearing clean clothes.
4. Recognize that good grooming shows self-respect and respect for others.

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Discuss what it means to look neat and tidy.

Show pictures of well-groomed vs poorly groomed children.

Talk about daily grooming routines.

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Demonstrate proper grooming actions using dolls or classmates (washing hands/face, combing hair, wearing clean clothes).

Let children role-play grooming routines.

Sing a grooming song that reinforces habits.

Materials Needed:

Dolls, mirrors, combs, toothbrushes, clean/dirty clothes pictures, grooming charts, hygiene storybooks.

Movement Break:

Pretend to brush hair, wash face, and put on clean clothes.

Creative Time:

Draw a picture of themselves looking neat and tidy.

Language Development:

Words: “Clean,” “Neat,” “Bath,” “Comb,” “Brush,” “Clothes”

Children repeat words during demonstration and creative time.

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child identify good grooming habits?
✔ Can the child role-play daily grooming?
✔ Does the child participate in grooming songs and demonstrations?