Subject: Pre-Science

Class: Pre-Nursery

Term: 2^nd Term

Week 1

Date:
Theme of the Week: Plants
Topic of the Day: Plants – Meaning, Identification, Examples
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:

Understand that plants are living things that grow.
Identify parts of plants: leaves, stem, roots.
Recognize examples of plants: flowers, grass, trees.
Handle plants gently.

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Show real potted plants, flowers, and pictures of trees.
Teacher points to leaves, stem, roots while pupils repeat names.

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Pupils observe and touch plants gently.
Identify flowers, grass, and trees in the classroom or garden.
Discuss simple characteristics: leaves are green, stem is hard/soft, roots in soil.

Materials Needed:

Real potted plants, flowers, tree pictures, garden area, charts, leaves.

Movement Break:

Pretend to be growing plants: stretch arms like a stem, sway like leaves.

Creative Time:

Draw a simple plant with leaves, stem, and roots.
Colour the plant parts.

Language Development:

Teacher: “This is a leaf.”
Pupils repeat: “leaf, stem, root, plant, flower, tree.”

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child identify plants?
✔ Can the child point to leaves, stem, and roots?
✔ Does the child handle plants gently?

Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Pre-Nursery