Care of the Nose, Healthy Practices and Bad Habits to Avoid for Pre-School Level 3

Class: Pre-School Level 3
Term: Third Term
Week: 3
Age: 4 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Health Habits
Curriculum Theme: Not separately stated in the scheme.
Previous Lesson: Care of other body parts and basic hygiene practices.
Topic: CARE OF THE NOSE: HEALTHY PRACTICES AND BAD HABITS TO AVOID
Subject Matter: Care of the Nose: Healthy Practices and Bad Habits to Avoid.

Specific Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

Cognitive Domain

• Identify at least two healthy practices for nose care.
• Name at least two bad habits to avoid for a healthy nose.
• Explain simply why it is important to care for the nose.

Affective Domain

• Appreciate the importance of keeping their nose clean.
• Develop a positive attitude towards practising good nose hygiene.

Psychomotor Domain

• Demonstrate the proper way to blow their nose gently using a tissue or handkerchief.
• Show how to avoid picking their nose.

Social Domain

• Participate in discussions about healthy nose care.
• Share with others what they have learned about nose hygiene.

Reference Materials

• NAPPS National Unified Teaching Scheme for Pre-School Level 3
• Relevant Early Childhood Care and Education resources

Instructional Materials

• Chart showing the nose and its functions
• Posters illustrating healthy nose care practices (e.g., blowing nose, washing hands)
• Pictures showing bad habits (e.g., nose picking, putting objects in nose)
• Clean tissues or handkerchiefs for demonstration
• A doll or puppet to demonstrate nose care

Rationale for the Lesson

Learning about nose care at this age is crucial for children’s health and well-being. A healthy nose helps them breathe properly, smell things, and prevents the spread of germs. By understanding and practising good nose hygiene, pupils can avoid common illnesses, develop lifelong healthy habits, and understand how to keep themselves and others safe from germs.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils know about different parts of their body and have a basic understanding of personal hygiene, such as washing hands and bathing.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

CARE OF THE NOSE: HEALTHY PRACTICES AND BAD HABITS TO AVOID

Our nose is a very important part of our body. It helps us to:

• Breathe: We breathe in air through our nose.
• Smell: We use our nose to smell nice things like food and flowers, and also to know when something smells bad.

Healthy Practices for Nose Care

To keep our nose healthy and clean, we should:

1. Blow our nose gently: Use a clean tissue or handkerchief to blow out mucus.
2. Wash our hands: Always wash hands with soap and water after blowing our nose.
3. Use a clean handkerchief: Always use a clean handkerchief or tissue. Do not share it.
4. Keep our nose clean: Wipe around the nose if it is runny.

Bad Habits to Avoid

These habits can hurt our nose or spread germs:

1. Picking our nose: This can hurt the inside of our nose and spread germs.
2. Putting objects in our nose: Never put fingers, beads, or other small things in your nose. It can be dangerous.
3. Sniffing constantly: If your nose is runny, it’s better to blow it gently than to sniff all the time.
4. Sharing handkerchiefs: Sharing can spread germs.

Nose Care Rhyme

Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

My little nose, it helps me breathe,
And smell the flowers, beneath the leaves.
When it feels runny, what should I do?
Get a clean tissue, and gently blow!
Ah-choo! Ah-choo! Blow, blow, blow!
Keep my nose clean, watch it grow!

Actions: Point to nose, pretend to sniff, pretend to blow nose into a tissue, pretend to wash hands.

Watch and Practise

Key Words

• Nose – The part of our face that helps us breathe and smell.
• Breathe – To take air in and let air out of our body.
• Smell – To use our nose to detect scents.
• Tissue – A soft piece of paper used for wiping.
• Handkerchief – A piece of cloth used for wiping the nose.
• Germs – Tiny things that can make us sick.

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

• Play-based Learning
• Demonstration
• Guided Practice
• Discussion
• Songs and Rhymes
• Picture Talk
• Role-play
• Imitation

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Engaging/Recalling

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils and leads them in a short song about body parts (e.g., “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”). The teacher then points to their nose and asks, “What is this part of our body called?”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to greetings, sing the body parts song, and point to their nose, saying “Nose!”

Learning Point: Pupils recall body parts and identify the nose.

Step 2: Importance of the Nose

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explaining/Questioning

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher asks, “What does our nose help us do?” The teacher guides the discussion to breathing and smelling, showing pictures of things we smell (flowers, food) and reminding them that we breathe through our nose.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils share ideas about what their nose does (e.g., “smell food,” “breathe”).

Learning Point: Pupils understand the basic functions of the nose.

Step 3: Healthy Practices – Gentle Nose Blowing

Time: 6 minutes

Teaching Skill: Demonstration/Guided Practice

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher explains that sometimes our nose gets runny. “What should we do then?” The teacher demonstrates the correct way to blow the nose gently using a tissue: hold the tissue, place it over the nose, blow gently, fold the tissue, dispose of it in a bin, and pretend to wash hands. Pupils are encouraged to imitate the actions.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils watch the demonstration, then practise the gentle nose-blowing motion with imaginary tissues or real tissues provided by the teacher, and pretend to wash their hands.

Learning Point: Pupils learn and practise the proper technique for blowing their nose.

Step 4: Healthy Practices – Other Good Habits

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Discussion/Reinforcement

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher discusses other healthy habits: always using a clean tissue/handkerchief, not sharing handkerchiefs, and wiping around the nose if it’s runny. The teacher shows a clean handkerchief.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen, respond to questions, and point out clean handkerchiefs.

Learning Point: Pupils identify other important healthy nose care practices.

Step 5: Bad Habits to Avoid

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explaining/Role-play

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows pictures of bad habits like nose picking or putting objects in the nose. The teacher explains why these are bad (spreads germs, can hurt the nose) and asks pupils to show how they would avoid these habits (e.g., by using a tissue instead of picking).

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils identify the bad habits in pictures and demonstrate how to avoid them through simple actions or role-play.

Learning Point: Pupils understand and demonstrate how to avoid harmful nose habits.

Step 6: Rhyme and Video Reinforcement

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Singing/Visual Learning

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher leads pupils in singing the “Nose Care Rhyme” with actions. Then, the teacher plays the short video on nose care, encouraging pupils to watch carefully and remember the steps.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils sing the rhyme with actions and watch the video attentively, then discuss what they saw.

Learning Point: Pupils reinforce their learning through song and visual media.

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 4–5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher checks pupils’ understanding through short questions and practical tasks.

1. “What does our nose help us do?”
2. “Show me how you would gently blow your nose.” (Teacher provides tissues if available).
3. “Is it good to pick your nose? What should you do instead?”
4. “What should you do after blowing your nose?”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond orally and demonstrate the required skill where appropriate.

Learning Point: Pupils demonstrate understanding of the lesson.

Step 8: Conclusion

Time: 1 minute

Teaching Skill: Summarising/Encouraging

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises the pupils for their participation and reminds them to always take good care of their nose to stay healthy. “A clean nose is a happy nose!”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and repeat the phrase, “A clean nose is a happy nose!”

Learning Point: Pupils are encouraged to practise good nose hygiene daily.

Lesson Keywords

• Nose – The part of our face that helps us breathe and smell.
• Breathe – To take air in and let air out of our body.
• Smell – To use our nose to detect scents.
• Tissue – A soft piece of paper used for wiping.
• Handkerchief – A piece of cloth used for wiping the nose.
• Germs – Tiny things that can make us sick.

Differentiation

• Support: For pupils who struggle with the demonstration, provide more one-on-one guidance, use hand-over-hand assistance for the blowing motion, and repeat instructions slowly. Use larger, clearer pictures for identifying good and bad habits.
• Extension: Encourage advanced pupils to name more things they can smell (e.g., specific foods, flowers, perfumes). Ask them to explain in their own simple words why nose picking is not good or why washing hands is important after blowing their nose.