GDECE104: Lesson Plan for Nursery

Assessment tittle:

MATCHING OBJECTS
Age of Children:	0-3 years	Time:	8:35AM-9:15AM	Date:	5^th Aug, 2022
Lesson Duration	40 minutes
Group Size	Small if small, how many______3 students______ Large
Location	Indoors Outdoors Routine Task ______________________________ Other ____________________________________
Lesson Objectives
l Encourage identification of corresponding images l Promote image processing by presenting several pictures to the children l Teach pattern recognition skills to the young children
Children’s interests/prior Knowledge
Ability to follow instructions and follow educator’s guidelines to complete the assigned tasks.
Resources/Materials
l Images of patterns, shapes, and objects, in pairs l Table top
Description of Experience/Procedure
Educator avails the required images and distributes to the children for viewing. The teacher then issues instructions on how the activity should be conducted. After giving instructions, the educator walks around to observe the activities of each group to see if children are able to find matching pictures.
Simplifications
Provide a questions and answer session in which the children ask questions and explain what they found interesting or challenging about the game. This helps to gauge children’s understanding of the major concepts of the practice.
Extensions
The teacher may explain the capabilities that the activity aimed to achieve and comment on how the groups and individuals performed. In this process, the educator decides if the lesson’s objectives have been achieved or not
Pedagogical Practices (Teaching Strategies)
Educator’s role Avails the necessary resources, gives guidelines, supervises, and gives illustrations and feedback. The teacher has to ensure all objectives are met by the end of the lesson. Open-ended Questions l Which pictures of objects, patterns, and shape can the children understand with ease? l What teaching strategies and class activities will enable attainment of the set objectives?
Evaluation of Experience
Assessment/documentation for children’s learning: Observation of group activities and conducting of a short test to determine how much the children gained from the lesson. Achievement's narration: The lesson’s objectives are successfully attained if the children: l Name the objects, patterns, and shapes in the pictures l Correctly matches similar images
Linking to EYLF Outcome/s Tick one relevant outcome and provide rationale	LO1: Children have a strong sense of identity LO2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world LO3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing LO4: Children are confident and involved learners LO5: Children are effective communicators Rationale: Confidence and active involvement help the children to match the images and clearly explain their reasoning to others.
Future Planning
Introduce advanced object matching activities such as ones where children match items with their usage or where they are found in homes. The game could also involve matching objects that are used together.