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ST Name: Siti Nurlaili Bte Mohamed Zain

Date: 7th May 2012.

Time: 9.30 am.

Age Group: Kindergarten 2.

Number of children: 8.

Theme: Observing the world around us.

Subject: Language and literacy.

Topic: Community helpers.

Objectives
Children will be able to:

1. Identify the names of the different community helpers.

2. Compose and write a sentence about the desired community helpers that they would
want to be.
Materials:
1. A4 writing paper.
2. Writing & other art materials (pencils,
erasers, markers, color pencils &
crayons).

Other Resources/Equipment:
1. Whiteboard & whiteboard markers.
2. Book about the various community
helpers (Community helpers; Fun by
Karen Durrie).
3. Pictures of various community
helpers (refer to Appendix 1).
4. Nursery rhyme about community
helpers (refer to Appendix 2).

Procedure
Tune-in:
1. Gather a small group of children at
the Chinese corner.
2. Tell riddles about community helpers
and ask children to guess the answer.

Duration
10 minutes.

For e.g.:
a) I work at the police station and
catch the thieves, who am I?
b) I take care of sick patients and
give them their medications, who
am I?
c) I put out the fires and save
people who are trapped in the
building, who am I?
d) I serve people with food and
drinks in the aeroplane, who am
I?
3. Introduce the topic community
helpers to the children. Define
community helpers as people who
works in our community such as the
nurses, fireman and policeman.
4. Read the storybook to the children.
Main activity:
5. After reading the storybook,
introduce the pictures of various
community helpers (refer to Appendix
1). Ask the children questions such
as :
a) Have you seen a nurse before?
b) Where do you think a nurse works
at?
c) What do nurses do every day?
6. Get children to think of their desired
community helper. Allow each child
to take a puppet each and describe the

15 to 20 minutes.

community helper.
7. Inform children of the activity.
8. Get the children to sit at the allocated
table and guide children as required.
Closure:

10 minutes.

9. Gather the children back at the

Chinese corner.
10. Sing a nursery rhyme about
community helpers with the children
(refer to Appendix 2).
Evaluation:
1. What were the actual outcomes?
Children were able to identify the names of the different community helpers as well as
composing and writing sentences about the desired community helper. Children were also
relatively well-behaved and able to participate in the activities found in the lesson.
2. Were the lesson objectives achieved?
Yes, the lesson objectives were achieved as they were able to identify the names, compose
and write sentences about the desired community helper. This is because the children were
shown pictures and read a book to help them identify the various community helpers. The
show and tell activity also helps them to think and verbalise about the desired community
helpers before they were to write sentences about them.
3. Recommended changes, if required?
Children could showcase their work at the end of the lesson by using the puppet. This could
also provide more time for the children to role play by using the puppet.
4. What would be the follow up plans/ extensions/ reinforcements?
Children will be given a chance to experience being the community helper. For example,
teacher can provide opportunity for children to dress up as the teacher for the day and allow

them to conduct various aspects of the lesson such as storytelling to the rest of the class.
5.
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6.
a)
b)
c)
d)

Strengths about lesson conducted/ process of conducting the lesson.

The lesson objectives are achieved.
The children were well-behaved and in control.
Weaknesses about lesson conducted/ process of conducting lesson.
There is a lack of observation towards children who are at the learning centre.
Lesson can be conducted nearer to the learning corner for easy facilitation.
Lesson can be in the appropriate setting; English language corner.
Provide more rooms in the lesson to provide more opportunities to observe children in
the learning centre.

Appendix 1:

(United States Department of Veteran Affairs, 2011).

(Pittsburgh Personnel &Civil Service Commision, n.d.).

(Myvisiontest.com, 2008).

(Belcher, 2012).

Appendix 2:

What is my job?
Sung to: "Are you sleeping?"

What is my job?
What is my job?
Can you guess?
Can you guess?
e.g.: I help people get well
I help people get well
Who am I?
Who am I?
Other verses: I can teach you new things, I deliver letters, I make
tasty food, I catch fishes, I put out the fire and I take care of the
garden.
(Preschooleducation.com, 1998).

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Durrie, K., (2012). Community helpers; Fun. New York, NY: AV2 by Weigl.
Myvisiontest.com, (2008). Teachers Hard To Come By For Blind, Visually Impaired
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http://www.myvisiontest.com/newsarchive.php?id=428
Pittsburgh Personnel &Civil Service Commision, (n.d.). Firefighter Recruitment. Retrieved
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http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/personnel/html/firefighter_recruitment.html
Preschooleducation.com, (1998). Music and songs: community helpers; What Is My Job?.
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