GDECE104: Nursery Lesson Plan

Assessment tittle:

Find hidden objects
Age of Children:	0-3 years	Time:	11:20AM-12:00PM	Date:	1 Aug, 2022
Lesson Duration	40 minutes
Group Size	Small if small, how many___5 students_________ Large
Location	Indoors Outdoors Routine Task ______________________________ Other ____________________________________
Lesson Objectives
l Improve children’s identification skills by enabling them to find objects by name and appearance l Increase vocabulary through familiar visual clues that remind children of the objects’ names l Help children to learn that objects still exist even when they cannot be seen l Enable children develop problem-solving skills as they work out the places to find hidden objects l Develop social skills by making the children to work in small groups during the search for target objects
Children’s interests/prior Knowledge
l Ability to use imagination l Capable of following instructions, especially on areas allocated for the game and places to avoid l Can perform assigned activities under supervision
Resources/Materials
l A safe playing environment l Hiding spaces l Markers, indicating the selected play area
Description of Experience/Procedure
The teacher selects and marks an outdoor play area before calling the children. When the lesson begins, the teacher instructs learners on how to play the hide-and-seek game. Students should work in groups. The groups should take turns finding the other students from their hiding places.
Simplifications
A discussion at the end of the game gives students the chance to explain what they learned when playing. For instance, children should have noticed that classmates with smaller body sizes could fit in hiding places where the bigger children could not. Also, they must have realised that those who ran fastest settled into hiding places before countdown ended. Students should also explain how counting skills aided the game, and vice versa.
Extensions
To help children understand the game off finding hidden objects better, the teacher could hide pictures and ask the children to find them. Resources and materials: l Papers with clues l Simple maps containing pictures that are easy to recognise l A few markers indicating the play area l Scissors for cutting the pictures l Cardboards for sticking the pictures, using glue Procedure The teacher cuts out familiar pictures and gives to each child inside the classroom. Students first recognise the names of the various objects in each pictures before using glue to stick them on the cardboards. The teacher then collects all pictures from the students and goes to the pre-marked outdoor play area to hide them. Children then join the teacher in the outdoor space to find the hidden objects. Teacher places children into groups of fives and writes five names of pictures that each group should find. The experience helps the teacher to find out the children’s ability to remember objects that they saw earlier in the classroom.
Pedagogical Practices (Teaching Strategies)
Educator’s role Ensuring safety of the play area, giving guidelines and supervising the children to ensure the lesson’s objectives are attained. Open-ended Questions How should the lesson be organised to achieve the pre-set objectives? Which activities will ensure that all students understand the purpose of the lesson, irrespective of age?
Evaluation of Experience
Assessment/documentation for children’s learning: Based on observations from the hide-and-seek game, the simplification stage, and the extensions activities. Achievement's narration: The lesson is successful if the students: l Identified hiding places in which they fit perfectly as these shows understanding of quantity l Could identify objects in various pictures l Actively participated in the lesson l Used relevant vocabulary l Demonstrated social skills when working in small groups l Showed problem-solving capability
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: The children followed guidelines offered for the game and actively participated in both the hide-and-seek and in finding hidden pictures. They also explained what they learned when playing.
Future Planning
Use an advanced hidden objects activity that will require the children to apply the knowledge and skills they have learned, and enhance their understanding of the related concepts.