Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v3 - Pre-Nursery

Subject: Social Habits

Class: Pre-Nursery

Term: 3^rd Term

Date:

Week: 4

Theme of the Week: Foods in Nigeria
Topic of the Day: Foods in Nigeria (Part 1)
Age Group: 2–3 years
Duration: 1–2 hours (with breaks)

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify common Nigerian foods.
2. Explore foods using touch, smell, and sight safely.
3. Name foods and understand what we eat daily.
4. Participate in food discussion and songs.

Circle Time (5–10 minutes):

Show real foods or plastic replicas (rice, beans, yam, plantain, bread).

Discuss types of foods eaten in Nigeria.

Main Activity (Hands-On):

Children touch, smell, and identify foods.

Use pictures and books to reinforce learning.

Sing songs about foods.

Create food discussion circle to talk about favorite foods.

Materials Needed:

Real food samples (uncooked)

Plastic food replicas

Food picture cards

Nigerian food chart

Food basket

Movement Break:

Play “Food Hunt” game: children find picture cards of foods around the classroom.

Creative Time:

Draw favorite Nigerian foods.

Paste food pictures on charts.

Language Development:

Teacher: “What is this?”

Children respond: “Rice.”

Teacher: “Which foods do we eat for breakfast?”

Children respond: “Bread, pap.”

Assessment (Observation-Based):

✔ Can the child identify Nigerian foods correctly?
✔ Can the child explore foods safely?
✔ Does the child participate in food discussion and songs?
✔ Can the child use words to name foods?