Physical Coordination Exercise

Subject: Physical Development 

Class: Nursery 1

WEEK : 8

TERM : Third Term

Topic:

Physical Coordination Exercise

Sub-topic:

List of exercise suitable for nursery pupils 

Methods of Teaching 

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

Instructional Materials 

• Slides
• Space
• Large field space
• Pictures
• Video clips
• Whistle

Previous Knowledge: The pupils have previous knowledge of

 Gross Motor Development Skills (Football Kicking)

that was taught in their previous lesson.

Entry Behaviour :

• What does exercise mean?
• What are those things that young learner will need if they want to get involved in exercise?
• Why do we need to exercise?

Content / Activities

• Provide adequate or sufficient space for the free movement of the learners.

• Interact with the learners as they make use of slides for coordinated physical activities and exercises

• Guide and supervise the learners

• Make sure that each learner participate in simple exercise like climbing the slide

• Pupils can play games like DO AS I DO, I DO or WHAT AM I DOING, I AM JUMPING

• Make pupils to shake their whole body, jumping up and down

• Invite the pupils to come and dance round a chair

What are the importance of doing exercise. 

• It improves the ability of the young learners to concentrate
• It builds their bones
• It enhances their motor skills
• It promotes muscles flexibility
• It is an aid to improve the locomotive movement of the pupils
• When the exercise, they interact with each other. This enhances their social and communication soft skills.

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 to jump
• The class teacher encourages the young learners to dance as means of exercise
• Let the pupils know that they can talk, play or discuss with each other