Exploring Colors and Letter Sound /d/ Letter Work Nursery 1 Age 3 First Term Lesson Notes Week 5
Subject: Letter Work
Class: Nursery 1 (Age 3)
Term: First Term
Week: Week 5
Topic: Exploring Colors and Letter Sound /d/
Sub-topic: Colors, Letter Sound /d/
Duration: 30 minutes
Behavioural Objectives:
- Students will identify and name colors.
- Students will learn the letter sound /d/ as in dog 🐶.
- Students will recognize objects starting with the /d/ sound.
Key Words: Colors, letter sound /d/, dog, duck, colors (red, blue, yellow), crayons.
Entry Behaviour: Students will enter the classroom quietly and be ready to listen and participate.
Learning Resources and Materials:
- Lagos State Scheme of Work for Nursery 1
- Colorful picture cards (red, blue, yellow)
- Flashcards of objects starting with /d/ sound (dog, duck)
- Crayons and coloring sheets
Building Background/Connection to Prior Knowledge: Recap previous lessons on sounds and colors to connect with new concepts.
Embedded Core Skills: Color recognition, letter recognition, vocabulary development, fine motor skills.
Instructional Materials:
- Colorful picture cards
- Flashcards
- Crayons
- Coloring sheets
Content:
Listening Skill: Associating Sounds
- Examples: Recognize the sound of a bell 🔔, a car horn 🚗, or a bird chirping 🐦.
Pre-Writing Skills: Strokes & Patterns
- Horizontal Strokes: Like the line in “I” or “—”.
- Vertical Strokes: Like the line in “T” or “|”.
- Slanting Strokes: Like the line in “K” or “/”.
Activities:
- Listening to Voices:
- Identify voices of teachers 👩🏫, classmates 👧, and school workers.
- Tracing Strokes:
- Practice tracing lines horizontally, vertically, and slanting on paper.
- Creating Patterns:
- Combine different strokes to make fun patterns like ///// or \\.
By listening carefully, practicing strokes, and creating patterns, we improve our listening skills and get ready for writing! 🎶📝
Questions and Answers for Nursery 1 students:
- Question: How can we practice listening skills?
- Answer: By recognizing sounds like bells 🔔 or cars 🚗.
- Question: What are pre-writing skills?
- Answer: Learning to make lines like I, T, and K.
- Question: Can you name a horizontal line?
- Answer: Like the line in “I” or “—”.
- Question: What is a vertical line?
- Answer: Like the line in “T” or “|”.
- Question: What is a slanting line?
- Answer: Like the line in “K” or “/”.
- Question: How do we recognize people’s voices?
- Answer: By listening to teachers 👩🏫, friends 👧, and other school staff.
- Question: What do we use to trace lines?
- Answer: Paper and pencils ✏️.
- Question: How can we make patterns?
- Answer: By combining different lines like ///// or \\.
- Question: Why is listening important?
- Answer: So we can understand and learn better.
- Question: What skills do we improve by practicing strokes?
- Answer: We get better at writing and drawing! 🎨📝
Evaluation :
- What sound does a bell make?
- a) Ding-dong 🔔
- b) Meow
- c) Woof
- d) Ribbit
- How do we write a line that goes up and down?
- a) Horizontal line
- b) Vertical line |
- c) Slanting line /
- d) Circle
- Who can we recognize by their voice at school?
- a) Animals
- b) Teachers 👩🏫
- c) Birds
- d) Cars
- Which line goes from left to right at an angle?
- a) Vertical line
- b) Slanting line /
- c) Horizontal line
- d) Circle
- What skill do we improve by tracing lines?
- a) Dancing
- b) Writing and drawing ✏️🎨
- c) Singing
- d) Eating
- What is a pattern made of repeated lines called?
- a) Circle
- b) Triangle
- c) Pattern
- d) Square
- What sound does a car horn make?
- a) Ding-dong
- b) Beep-beep 🚗
- c) Meow
- d) Woof
- Who helps us learn at school?
- a) Friends
- b) Teachers 👩🏫
- c) Animals
- d) Toys
- What line goes straight across from left to right?
- a) Vertical line
- b) Slanting line
- c) Horizontal line –
- d) Circle
- How can we make a pattern with lines?
- a) By clapping
- b) By combining different lines like ///// or \\\
- c) By sleeping
- d) By running
- What do we use to trace lines?
- a) Toys
- b) Paper and pencils ✏️
- c) Food
- d) Clothes
- What is the sound of a bird?
- a) Ribbit
- b) Meow
- c) Chirp 🐦
- d) Woof
- Who can we recognize by their voice?
- a) Birds
- b) Teachers 👩🏫
- c) Cars
- d) Books
- What line goes straight up and down?
- a) Slanting line
- b) Horizontal line
- c) Vertical line |
- d) Circle
- How can we improve our listening skills?
- a) By dancing
- b) By listening to sounds like bells 🔔 and cars 🚗
- c) By playing games
- d) By sleeping
- Presentation:
- Step 1: The teacher revises the previous topics about sounds and colors using colorful picture cards.
- Step 2: The teacher introduces the letter sound /d/ and shows flashcards of objects like dog 🐶, duck 🦆, etc., that start with the /d/ sound.
- Step 3: Students practice coloring pictures related to the /d/ sound and colors (red, blue, yellow).
- Teacher’s Activities:
- Review colors using picture cards.
- Introduce letter sound /d/ with flashcards.
- Guide students in coloring pictures.
- Learners’ Activities:
- Listen and repeat the /d/ sound and words.
- Identify and name colors.
- Color pictures related to the /d/ sound.
- Assessment:
- Observe students’ participation and color recognition skills during activities.
- Check for correct identification of objects starting with the /d/ sound.
Evaluation Questions:
- What color is the sky? (Blue)
- What animal says “quack-quack”? (Duck 🦆)
- What sound does a dog make? (Woof 🐶)
- Which color is an apple? (Red 🍎)
- Name a color like the ocean. (Blue 🌊)
- What starts with the /d/ sound and is a pet? (Dog 🐕)
- Which color is the sun? (Yellow ☀️)
- What letter sound is /d/ as in duck? (/d/)
- Name a color like grass. (Green)
- What did you learn about colors and sounds today?
Conclusion: The teacher will assess students’ work, provide feedback, and reinforce learning before concluding the lesson.