Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Nursery 2

Nutrition & Healthy Eating

Subject: Health Habits

Class: Nursery 2

Term: 3rd Term

Date:

Week 8

Theme of the Week: Nutrition & Healthy Eating
Topic of the Day: Breakfast
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 breakfast is and why it is important.
  2. Identify healthy breakfast options.
  3. Understand the consequences of skipping breakfast.
  4. Practice eating breakfast properly with fruits or fruit juice included.

 

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):
Discuss the meaning of breakfast and why it is called the first meal of the day.
Show pictures of healthy and unhealthy breakfast foods.

 

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Prepare a simple classroom breakfast demonstration (e.g., fruit, cereal, bread with egg).

Discuss healthy vs unhealthy breakfast choices.

Role-play eating breakfast properly at home and school.

 

Materials Needed:
Pictures or real samples of breakfast foods, plates, spoons, storybooks about breakfast, fruit samples.

 

Movement Break:
Pretend to set the table and serve breakfast safely.

 

Creative Time:
Draw your ideal healthy breakfast plate.

 

Language Development:
Words: “Breakfast,” “Healthy,” “Eat,” “Energy,” “Morning,” “Fruit.”
Children repeat words during demonstration, role-play, and drawing.

 

Assessment (Observation-Based):
✔ Can the child explain what breakfast is?
✔ Can the child identify healthy breakfast options?
✔ Does the child demonstrate proper eating habits?
✔ Can the child explain why breakfast is important?