Management of Increased Mobility (Building Blocks )

Subject: Physical Development 

Class: Nursery

WEEK : 5

TERM : Third Term

Topic: 

Management of Increased Mobility (Building Blocks ) 

Sub-topic:

Examples of manipulative activities involving building blocks 

Methods of Teaching 

• Role modelling
• Questions and Answers
• Explanation
• Discussion
• Recitation
• Imitation
• Story Telling
• Dramatization

Instructional Materials 

• Local toys
• LEGO
• Plastic blocks
• Wooden blocks
• Balls
• Mat
• Space / Field

Previous Knowledge: The pupils have previous knowledge of

    Management of Increased Mobility (Building Models)

that was taught in their previous lesson.

Entry Behaviour :

• What is mobility
• What is increased mobility
• What is management of Increased Mobility
• Why young learners need bricks or woods to build structures
• How will young learners use bricks and woods to build structures

Content / Activities

• Teachers discuss and stimulate the child on manipulative the child on manipulative actives
• Expose the learners to explore and build structures with the use of bricks, woods or plastic to make different toys
• Guide and supervise the learner
• Pupils make use of the materials provided to recognize and determine the difference between the given shapes and sizes of objects
• Guide the learners play with woods, plastics or bricks
• Children make use of blocks made of wood or plastic to build different structures and model like toy house, toy car, toy house, toy drum or toy piano

What are the importance or benefits of Management of Increased Mobility in Young Learners (Building Blocks ) 

•  Building models make pupils to make use of their hands
• Build different types of structures of different sizes and shapes
• Positive health results as results of physical and mental activities
• Teachers can help pupils to learn how cut papers to make different shapes and toys
• Learners are introduced to how to make paper toy

Presentation: 

The topic is presented step by step

Step 1: The class teacher revises the old topic

Step 2: The class teacher introduces the new topic

Step 3: The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own contributions and gives room for pupils” participation

Class Teacher and Pupils Activities. Interaction or Participation 

This involves class teacher and pupils’ interaction, conversation, imitation or modeling through discussion, play method or just by recitation or asking and answering questions that are related to the topic that has just been taught

• The class teacher tells the learners not to play rough when playing with paper and toys
• The class teacher encourages the young learners to cut pieces of paper to form toys neatly
• Let the pupils know that they can talk, play or discuss with each other

Management of Increased Mobility (Building Blocks ) Rules 

• Lego games makes the young learners to be focused and concentrate more on what they are presently doing which is playing and building with the Lego toys
• Lego games increase the mobility of the young learners fine motor skills which include, but not limited to picking, selecting, building, arranging and organizing or sorting
• Don’t put Lego toys in your mouth
• Encourage Lateral Thinking and Creative Problem Solving
• Don’t break other’s pupils Lego toys
• Don’t steal other pupils’ toys
• Increased Mobility enables better communication and teamwork spirit