Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Pre-Nursery

Subject: Health Habits

Class: Pre-Nursery

Term: 3^rd Term

Date:
Week: 2
Theme of the Week: Clean and Dirty Environments
Topic of the Day: Causes of Dirty Environment
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 actions that make the environment dirty (throwing trash, spilling things, not putting toys away).
2. Respond to teacher cues by shaking heads “no” for wrong actions.
3. Imitate correct behaviors to prevent mess.
4. Participate in discussion about causes of dirty environments.

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Welcome song

Show pictures of children doing wrong actions (littering, spilling toys)

Pupils say “no” and shake heads

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Teacher demonstrates wrong actions and explains they make environment dirty.

Pupils recognize actions that are wrong and say “no.”

Video clips of littering and messiness to reinforce learning.

Teacher emphasizes not doing these things at home or school.

Materials Needed:

Pictures of dirty actions

Charts and posters

Video clips

Before/after photos

Movement Break

Act out “wrong actions” and then correct them (pick up toys, throw trash in bin)

Creative Time:

Colour pictures showing right vs wrong actions

Stick cut-outs of messy vs neat objects

Language Development:

“No,” “Dirty,” “Messy,” “Do not throw”

Pupils repeat phrases and use gestures

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child identify actions that make places dirty?
✔ Does the child shake head “no” for wrong actions?
✔ Can the child say why dirty actions are wrong?