Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Pre-Nursery

When to Greet at School

Subject: Social Habits

Class: Pre-Nursery

Term: 2nd Term

Date:
Week: 8
Theme of the Week: Greetings and Politeness at School
Topic of the Day: When to Greet at School
Age Group: 2–3 years
Duration: 1–2 hours (with breaks)

Learning Objectives:

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

  1. Greet teachers, classmates, and friends appropriately: “Good morning,” “Hello,” “Goodbye.”
  2. Practice greetings daily during arrival, during class, and at departure.
  3. Demonstrate friendly and polite behaviors while greeting.
  4. Participate in greeting songs and routines.

 

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Discuss proper greetings at school.

Demonstrate greeting teacher, friends, and classmates.

 

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Practice arrival and departure greetings.

Role-play greeting friends and teachers.

Reward good greeting habits with smiley stickers or applause.

 

Materials Needed:

School scenario setup, name tags, greeting song chart, smiley face stickers.

 

Movement Break:

Walk around greeting peers and teachers as instructed.

 

Creative Time:

Draw classroom friends and show greetings.

 

Language Development:

Teacher: “Say ‘Good morning, teacher.’”

Children repeat and act: “Good morning, teacher.”

 

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child greet teachers and classmates appropriately?
✔ Does the child greet at arrival, during the day, and at departure?
✔ Can the child participate in greeting songs and role-play?