Subject: Basic Science and Technology

Class: Nursery 2

Term: 1^st Term

Date:

Week 10

Theme of the Week: Health and Safety
Topic of the Day: Drug Abuse (Medicine Safety)
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:

Explain that medicine helps when we are sick.
Understand that only adults give medicine.
Explain simple meaning of drug abuse.
State safety rules about medicine.

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Discuss what medicine is.
Ask: “Who gives you medicine?” (Parents/Doctor).

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Explain medicine helps cure sickness and stop pain.
Discuss dangers of taking medicine without permission.
Role-play: If you find medicine on the table, what do you do?
Practice safety rule: “No medicine without an adult.”

Materials Needed:

Empty medicine containers (clean)
Doctor/nurse role-play kit
Safety posters
Storybook about medicine safety

Movement Break:

Role-play visiting a doctor.

Creative Time:

Draw a doctor helping a child.

Language Development:

Words: “Medicine,” “Doctor,” “Safe,” “Sick,” “Adult”
Children repeat: “Only adults give medicine.”

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child explain what medicine is for?
✔ Does the child know not to take medicine alone?
✔ Can the child state one medicine safety rule?

Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Nursery 2