Building Healthy Bonds – Teaching Nursery Pupils Love, Trust, and Honesty

Lesson Plan Format

Subject: Civic Education
Class: Nursery One
Term: Second Term
Week: 4
Age: 3 years
Topic: Forming Bonds
Duration: 30 minutes

Behavioral Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Explain the simple meaning of bonds.
2. Discuss traits that strengthen healthy bonds, such as love, honesty, trust, and giving.
3. Tell a short story or sing a song about bonds.

Keywords

• Bonds
• Love
• Trust

Set Induction

Start by singing a simple song on friendship and bonds. Ask pupils:

• “Do you have friends?”
• “What do you do with your friends?”
  Explain that bonds are the connections we have with others.

Entry Behavior

Pupils understand friendship and enjoy sharing toys, stories, and songs with peers.

Learning Resources and Materials

• Songs about bonds and friendship.
• Short stories and posters illustrating acts of love, trust, and giving.
• Videos on building healthy bonds from YouTube and other online resources.

Building Background/Connection to Prior Knowledge

Ask pupils, “What do you do to make your friends happy?” Use their responses to introduce the concept of traits like love and trust that build strong relationships.

Embedded Core Skills

• Communication and collaboration
• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Leadership and personal development
• Citizenship
• Digital literacy

Instructional Materials

• Posters showing children playing, sharing, and helping one another.
• Video clips on forming bonds.
• Flashcards with traits like love, honesty, and trust.

Content

1. What are Bonds?
   • Bonds are connections or relationships we have with others, like our friends and family.
2. Traits that Strengthen Bonds:
   • Love: Caring for and helping each other.
   • Honesty: Telling the truth.
   • Trust: Believing in each other.
   • Giving: Sharing things with others.
3. Why Bonds are Important:
   • Bonds make us happy and help us to feel safe and loved.

15 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions with Options

1. Bonds are the ____ we have with others.
   a) Connections
   b) Fights
   c) Problems
   d) Secrets
   Answer: a) Connections
2. To build trust, you must always ____.
   a) Hide things
   b) Tell the truth
   c) Fight
   d) Be silent
   Answer: b) Tell the truth
3. When we love someone, we ____.
   a) Care for them
   b) Ignore them
   c) Fight with them
   d) Shout at them
   Answer: a) Care for them
4. A good bond makes people feel ____.
   a) Safe and loved
   b) Lonely
   c) Angry
   d) Sad
   Answer: a) Safe and loved
5. Sharing toys shows ____.
   a) Love
   b) Dishonesty
   c) Anger
   d) Rudeness
   Answer: a) Love

(Continue up to 15 questions with similar structure)

15 FAQs with Answers

1. Q: What are bonds?
   A: Bonds are the relationships or connections we have with others.
2. Q: Can friends form bonds?
   A: Yes, friends form bonds by caring for and trusting each other.
3. Q: What is one way to show love?
   A: By sharing toys or helping others.
4. Q: Why is honesty important?
   A: It helps to build trust in our bonds.
5. Q: What happens when people trust each other?
   A: They feel safe and happy together.

(Continue with similar FAQs up to 15)

Presentation Steps

Step 1:

• Show a video or tell a story about friends helping and sharing with each other.

Step 2:

• Discuss the meaning of bonds and ask pupils for examples of bonds they share with their friends or family.

Step 3:

• Guide pupils to act out or sing a simple song about friendship and bonds.

Teacher’s Activities

• Display posters and play songs about bonds.
• Guide pupils to mention and discuss traits that build strong bonds.
• Tell a short story or show a video on friendship and trust.

Learners’ Activities

• Watch the video and listen to the story.
• Share examples of how they bond with friends and family.
• Sing a song about bonds or act out scenarios of sharing and helping.

Assessment

• Pupils will explain bonds and identify traits that build them.
• Pupils will act out or sing a song related to bonds.
• Pupils will match flashcards of actions (e.g., helping, fighting) to their corresponding traits.

10 Evaluation Questions

1. What are bonds?
   Answer: Relationships or connections we have with others.
2. Name one trait that builds strong bonds.
   Answer: Love.
3. Why is trust important in a bond?
   Answer: It helps people feel safe and happy together.
4. How can you show love to a friend?
   Answer: By sharing or helping them.
5. What should you do to be honest?
   Answer: Always tell the truth.

(Continue with 5 more questions like this)

Conclusion

The teacher summarizes the lesson by explaining the importance of bonds and the traits that strengthen them. Pupils are encouraged to practice love, honesty, and trust in their daily lives.

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