Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Pre-Nursery

Subject: Pre-Science

Class: Pre-Nursery

Term: 1^st Term

Date:

Week: 9
Theme of the Week: Food & Nutrition
Topic of the Day: Food I – Definition, Examples, Why We Eat
Age Group: 2–3 years
Period:
Duration: 1–2 hours (with breaks)

Learning Objectives:

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

1. Identify common foods (rice, beans, bread, egg, fruits).
2. Touch and explore foods safely.
3. Understand why we eat: to grow strong and healthy.
4. Recognize foods in pictures and toy foods.

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Teacher shows real foods and pictures.

Pupils repeat names of foods.

Discuss simple reason for eating: “We eat to grow strong.”

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Pupils touch and explore foods with supervision.

Play with toy foods and identify each.

Show pictures of children eating and discuss.

Materials Needed:

Real foods, toy foods, plates, charts, pictures of children eating.

Movement Break:

Pretend to prepare and eat food in a circle.

March around holding plates.

Creative Time:

Colour pictures of foods.

Paste pictures of foods in a “My Favorite Foods” chart.

Language Development:

Teacher: “We eat rice and beans.”

Pupils repeat: “rice, beans, bread, egg, fruit.”

Picture talk: “What is this?” (Bread.)

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child identify different foods?
✔ Can the child touch and explore foods safely?
✔ Can the child explain why we eat?