Keep exploring and learning about yourselves Physical Development Kindergarten Age 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 2

Subject: Physical Development

Class: Kindergarten

Term: First Term

Week: Week 2

Age: 4-5 years

Topic: Exploring Personal Data: Ages and Sex

Sub-topic: Understanding Our Personal Information

Duration: 30 minutes

Behavioural Objectives:

1. Encourage students to work in pairs to learn their ages and sex.
2. Facilitate interaction between pairs to discuss and understand personal data.
3. Help students use their imagination to explore their personal information.

Key words: Pairs, ages, sex, interaction, imagination

Set Induction: Let’s imagine we’re detectives on a mission to discover our ages and whether we’re boys or girls!

Entry Behaviour: As you find your partner, share how old you think you are and whether you’re a boy or a girl.

Building Background / Connection to Prior Knowledge: Recall our previous discussions about birthdays and boys and girls. Today, we’ll delve deeper into our personal information!

Embedded Core Skills:

• Social interaction
• Self-awareness
• Imagination

Learning Resources and Materials:

• Flashcards with age and gender symbols
• Charts for recording personal information
• Imaginary detective props (e.g., magnifying glass, detective hats)

Instructional Materials:

• Pictures depicting different ages and genders
• Storybooks featuring characters of different ages and genders

Content:

1. Students will work in pairs to discover and discuss their ages and sex.
2. Students will use their imagination to explore their personal data in a fun and creative way.

Evaluation:

1. Boys have a symbol like ______. a) 🚹 b) 🚺 c) 👧 d) 👦
2. Girls have a symbol like ______. a) 🚹 b) 🚺 c) 👧 d) 👦
3. My age is how many years I am ______. a) tall b) old c) big d) young
4. Boys are usually ______. a) tall b) short c) fast d) slow
5. Girls are usually ______. a) strong b) weak c) kind d) brave

Class Activity Discussion:

1. What does “age” mean? Age tells us how many years old we are.
2. How do we know if we’re a boy or a girl? Boys have a symbol like 🚹 and girls have a symbol like 🚺.
3. Can boys and girls have the same age? Yes, anyone can be the same age!
4. Why is it important to know our age? Knowing our age helps us understand how old we are and celebrate our birthdays.
5. How can we find out our age? We can ask our parents or look at our birth certificates.
6. What is the difference between age and date of birth? Age tells us how old we are, while date of birth tells us the day we were born.
7. Can you have more than one birthday? No, everyone has one birthday each year.
8. How do we know if someone is older than us? They have more birthdays than us.
9. Can you be a boy or a girl if you want to? Yes, you can be who you want to be!
10. What if I don’t know my age? That’s okay, we can help you figure it out together.

Presentation:

1. Step 1: Let’s pair up and pretend to be detectives on a mission to discover our ages and whether we’re boys or girls!
2. Step 2: Work with your partner to talk about how old you think you are and whether you’re a boy or a girl.
3. Step 3: Use your imagination to explore your personal data and have fun discovering more about yourselves!

Teacher’s Activities:

• Facilitate pair discussions about personal data.
• Encourage imaginative exploration of personal information.
• Provide support and guidance as needed.

Learners’ Activities:

• Work in pairs to discuss and discover their ages and sex.
• Use imagination to explore personal data.
• Share findings with the class.

Assessment: Observe students’ engagement in pair discussions and their ability to use imagination to explore personal information.

Evaluation Questions:

1. What did you learn about yourself today?
2. How did you find out your age?
3. Can you tell me if you’re a boy or a girl?
4. Why is it important to know our age?
5. What symbol represents boys?
6. What symbol represents girls?
7. Did you enjoy being a detective and exploring your personal data?
8. Can you share something interesting you learned about yourself with your partner?
9. How did you use your imagination during today’s activity?
10. What would you like to learn more about in future lessons?

Conclusion: Today, we went on an exciting detective mission to discover our ages and whether we’re boys or girls! We had fun working in pairs and using our imagination to explore our personal data. Remember, knowing more about ourselves helps us understand who we are and what makes us special.

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