GDECE104: Nursery Lesson Plan

Assessment tittle:

BLOCK BUILDING
Age of Children:	0-3 years	Time:	2:00PM-2:2:40PM	Date:	4^th August, 2022
Lesson Duration
Group Size	Small if small, how many___5 children_________ Large
Location	Indoors Outdoors Routine Task ______________________________ Other ____________________________________
Lesson Objectives
l Promote imagination by allowing children to follow their own ideas to discover and share blocks with others l Encourage self-expression by enabling children to share ideas during play and apply communication forms suitable for even the bilingual and non-verbal groups l Develop problem-solving and reasoning skills as they find out block patterns that work and those that do not
Children’s interests/prior Knowledge
Creativity, imagination, and desire to explore are required for the success of this lesson. Learners should also be capable of listening to and understanding instructions from their educators.
Resources/Materials
l Blocks of varying shapes, colours, and sizes l Tables
Description of Experience/Procedure
Educator presents the the different blocks to the children and starts a discussion on the sizes, shapes and colours. The teacher then allows children to try making different items using the various blocks and observes the children’s creativity.
Simplifications
Educator moves from one group to another to ask children to identify the colours, shapes, and sizes of the blocks on their tables to determine their level of understanding.
Extensions
The teacher allows children to ask questions questions based on their experiences. All the questions are answered and illustrations offered, where necessary.
Pedagogical Practices (Teaching Strategies)
Educator’s role Avails the resources, offers guidelines, supervises the children’s work, and answers questions while focusing on the objectives of this lesson Open-ended Questions l How should the lesson’s activities be organised to meet the set objectives? l What aspects could be checked to determine if the children understand the intended objectives?
Evaluation of Experience
Assessment/documentation for children’s learning: Observation of children’s participation and asking of questions to find out how much the childre understood. Achievement's narration: Children should: l Correctly identify the blocks colours l Name the shapes l Be able to construct an object l Describe what they have constructed
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: Identification skills enable children to describe the different block colours, shapes, pattern, and sizes
Future Planning
Include play dough and paints in block building activity so children make stronger objects and apply desired paint colours