LESSON PLAN FOR PRE-SCHOOL

Theme: Animals

Core: Their Habitat

Concept: Identify and name the places where animals live. Tell the place where
animals live os their habitat.

References:

1. Preschool Handbook for Teachers page 36.

2. Smart Start in Service page 115 – 116.

Materials: Pictures, Toys, Flash cards.

Objectives:

1. Name animals with ease.

2. Identify big and small animals.
3. Identify and name places where animals live.
4. Group animals according to their habitat.
5. Count objects/ animals accurately.
6. Write numerals correctly.
7. Give the initial letters of some names of animals.
8. Participate in class activity and discussion.

Meeting Time:

1. Prayer.
2. Greeting one another “Good Morning”.
3. Sing: Hello! Hello! Hello!
4. Ask the name of the day date and weather condition.
5. Sing: “Today is Thursday”.
6. Check attendance.
7. Sing action songs.

Small Group Activity:

1. Let children get toys and play.

2. Teacher moves around and gives/ asks some guide questions.
3. After sometime, children return their toys.

Big Group Activity:

 1. Ask a child, what toys he/she played with.
2. Ask: Who played with animals? What animals did you play with?
3. Children, do you have animals at home? What are they?
4. Are all animals alike? Are all of them big?
5. Name some big animals? How about small ones?
Say: Animals differ in size. Some are big, others are small.
6. Is it only in size that animals differ?
7. Show pictures and let them observe; then ask: Where do fish live? The cow,
goat, sheep, etc.? How about the birds?
8. Say: Animals live in different places. The place where they live is called their
habitat.
9. Now, let me see if we can group animals accordingly to their habitat.
10.Let us now count the animals under each group.
– How many live on land? In water? In trees? Write them.
– Arrange the number from least to greatest.
1. Then, ask the initial letter of the names of these animals. Can you write them
too.

Indoor Activity:

Game - Bring me (ask for animals living in a certain habitat – encourage all
children to participate.)

Snacks and Rest Period:

1. Children wash their hands. They put out and prepare their food; pray and
then eat and drink. They too clean their tables and put their empty wrappers,
sachet, and empty bottles in the trash can.
2. Then they rest for a while before the next activity.

Story Time and Dismissal:

Story: Goldilocks and The Three Bears.

Lesson: Respect for the property of others.

Ask questions to discuss the content of story: Discuss the lesson, too. Then
sing a song, pray and say “Goodbye” to one another. Don’t forget to say: “See you
tomorrow”.