Getting to Know Ourselves Physical Development Kindergarten First Term Lesson Notes Week 1
Subject: Personal Physical Development
Class: Kindergarten
Term: First Term
Week: Week 1
Age: 4-5 years
Topic: Getting to Know Ourselves
Sub-topic: Learning About Our Personal Information
Duration: 30 minutes
Behavioural Objectives:
- Encourage students to talk about themselves.
- Facilitate a group discussion where students share about themselves.
- Ensure students provide adequate information about their age, date of birth, and sex.
- Help students learn their own ages and understand their sex.
- Encourage interaction with their peers.
Key words: Self, age, date of birth, sex, interact
Set Induction: Let’s learn more about ourselves today! Can you tell me something special about you?
Entry Behaviour: As you come in, share one thing that makes you unique.
Building Background / Connection to Prior Knowledge: Remember when we talked about our families? Today, we’re going to learn more about ourselves.
Embedded Core Skills:
- Communication
- Self-awareness
- Social interaction
Learning Resources and Materials:
- Mirror
- Flashcards with age and gender symbols
- Charts with personal information prompts
Instructional Materials:
- Pictures of families
- Age and gender reference materials
Content:
- We’ll talk about ourselves and share something special.
- We’ll have a group discussion about our age, date of birth, and sex.
- We’ll learn our own ages and understand our sex.
Evaluation
- Boys have a symbol like ______. a) 🚹 b) 🚺 c) 👧 d) 👦
- Girls have a symbol like ______. a) 🚹 b) 🚺 c) 👧 d) 👦
- My age is how many years I am ______. a) tall b) old c) big d) young
- Boys are ______. a) tall b) short c) fast d) slow
- Girls are usually ______. a) strong b) weak c) kind d) brave
Class Activity Discussion :
- What is something special about me? You can share something you like or something you’re good at.
- What is a date of birth? It’s the day you were born, like your birthday.
- How do we know if we’re a boy or a girl? Boys have a symbol like 🚹 and girls have a symbol like 🚺.
- Can boys and girls be friends? Yes, anyone can be friends with anyone!
- Why is it important to know our age? It helps us understand how old we are and celebrate our birthdays.
- What do we call the day we were born? It’s our birthday!
- Can I have more than one birthday? No, everyone has one birthday each year.
- How do we know if someone is older than us? They have more birthdays than us.
- Can you be a boy or a girl if you want to? Yes, you can be who you want to be!
- What if I don’t know my age? That’s okay, we can help you figure it out together.
Presentation:
- Step 1: Let’s remember what makes each of us special.
- Step 2: Now, we’ll talk about our age, birthday, and whether we’re a boy or a girl.
- Step 3: Everyone can share something about themselves, and we’ll learn together.
Teacher’s Activities:
- Help students share about themselves.
- Lead the group discussion about personal information.
- Use visuals to help students understand.
Learners’ Activities:
- Share something special.
- Listen and participate in the group discussion.
- Use visuals to learn about age and sex.
Assessment: I’ll see how well everyone shares and understands their personal information.
Evaluation Questions:
- What did you learn about yourself today?
- Can you tell me when your birthday is?
- How many years old are you?
- What symbol represents boys?
- What symbol represents girls?
- Did you enjoy learning about yourself today?
- Can you share something special about a friend in our class?
- How do we know if someone is a boy or a girl?
- What is the difference between age and date of birth?
- Why is it important to know our own personal information?
Conclusion: Today, we learned all about ourselves! We shared special things about each other, talked about our ages and birthdays, and learned how to tell if someone is a boy or a girl.
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