Examples and Importance of Responsibilities at Home for Pre-School Level 4

Class: Pre-School Level 4
Term: Second Term
Week: 2
Age: 5 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Civic Education
Curriculum Theme: Civic Education
Previous Lesson: Not separately stated in the scheme.
Topic: RESPONSIBILITIES AT HOME
Subject Matter: Examples and importance of responsibilities at home.

Specific Objectives

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

Cognitive Domain

• Identify simple responsibilities they have at home.
• Name some items used for cleaning at home.
• State at least one reason why it is important to perform their responsibilities.

Affective Domain

• Express willingness to help with chores at home.
• Show appreciation for family members who help at home.

Psychomotor Domain

• Demonstrate how to tidy up their toys or a small area.
• Participate in a role-play activity showing a responsibility.

Social Domain

• Share ideas about how they help their families.
• Cooperate with peers during group activities.

Reference Materials

• NAPPS National Unified Teaching Scheme for Pre-School Level 4
• Early Childhood Care and Education curriculum resources
• Relevant early-years workbooks on social habits and civic education

Instructional Materials

• Charts showing children performing various chores (e.g., sweeping, dusting, tidying toys, setting table)
• Pictures of cleaning items (e.g., broom, dustpan, duster, sponge, bucket)
• Real cleaning items (e.g., a small broom, dustpan, duster for demonstration)
• MP4 Player (if using a video)

Rationale for the Lesson

This lesson introduces Pre-School Level 4 pupils to the concept of responsibilities at home, helping them understand that everyone in a family contributes. Learning about responsibilities at this age fosters a sense of belonging, cooperation, and helpfulness, preparing them to be active and responsible family members.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils are familiar with their family members and daily routines at home. They may already help their parents with very simple tasks like putting away toys or fetching items.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

RESPONSIBILITIES AT HOME

Responsibilities are things we are expected to do to help our family and keep our home nice. Everyone in the family has responsibilities, even children!

Examples of Responsibilities for Children at Home:

• Tidying up toys after playing.
• Putting dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
• Helping to set the table for meals.
• Helping to clear the table after meals.
• Dusting low surfaces with a duster.
• Sweeping a small area with a child-sized broom.
• Making their bed (with help).
• Throwing rubbish in the dustbin.

Importance of Responsibilities:

• It helps our family members.
• It keeps our home clean and tidy.
• It makes everyone happy.
• It teaches us to be helpful and hardworking.

Cleaning Items We Use at Home:

• Broom and dustpan (for sweeping)
• Duster (for dusting)
• Sponge and soap (for washing small items or wiping surfaces)
• Bucket (for water)

Helping Hands Rhyme

Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”

Lyrics:
Helping hands, so strong and true,
Many things for me to do.
Put my toys and books away,
Help my family every day.
Helping hands, so strong and true,
I love helping, yes I do!

Actions:

• “Helping hands, so strong and true”: Hold up hands, make strong arm muscles.
• “Many things for me to do”: Point to self, then make a sweeping motion.
• “Put my toys and books away”: Pretend to pick up toys and place them somewhere.
• “Help my family every day”: Hug self.
• “Helping hands, so strong and true”: Hold up hands, make strong arm muscles.
• “I love helping, yes I do!”: Thumbs up, nod head.

How to use the rhyme: The teacher leads the pupils in singing the rhyme with actions to reinforce the idea of helping at home. Repeat several times throughout the lesson.

What the Teacher Should Show or Draw

• Display charts/pictures of children doing chores.
• Show real cleaning items like a small broom, dustpan, and duster.
• Draw simple stick figures showing children helping at home.

Watch and Learn About Responsibilities

Let’s watch a short video about children helping at home and see what responsibilities they have!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb13t_8p62s

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

Play-based Learning, Demonstration, Guided Practice, Songs and Rhymes, Storytelling, Picture Talk, Question and Answer, Role-play, Imitation, Manipulation of Objects, Repetition, Practical Activity

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Engaging/Recalling

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils and asks them what they do to help their mummy or daddy at home. The teacher explains that today they will learn about “responsibilities at home.”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils greet the teacher and share simple ways they help at home (e.g., “I put my shoes away,” “I carry my bag”).

Learning Point: Pupils recall prior knowledge of helping at home and are introduced to the lesson topic.

Step 2: Presentation of Responsibilities

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explaining/Illustrating

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher explains what “responsibility” means in simple terms. The teacher shows charts/pictures of children performing various responsibilities like tidying toys, dusting, or helping set the table. The teacher names each responsibility clearly.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen attentively, observe the pictures, and repeat the names of the responsibilities after the teacher.

Learning Point: Pupils understand the meaning of responsibility and identify examples of responsibilities at home.

Step 3: Identifying Cleaning Items and Role-Play

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Demonstrating/Guiding

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher displays real cleaning items (small broom, duster, dustpan) or pictures of them. The teacher asks pupils to identify them and explains what each is used for. The teacher then demonstrates a simple responsibility, like dusting a table, and invites a few pupils to role-play.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils identify the cleaning items. A few pupils volunteer to demonstrate a simple chore like dusting or sweeping a small area.

Learning Point: Pupils recognise cleaning tools and physically demonstrate simple responsibilities.

Step 4: Discussing Importance of Responsibilities

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Facilitating/Questioning

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher asks pupils, “Why do you think it’s good to help at home?” The teacher guides them to understand that helping keeps the home clean, makes family happy, and teaches them to be helpful.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils offer simple reasons like “It makes mummy happy,” “Our house will be clean.”

Learning Point: Pupils understand the importance of performing responsibilities at home.

Step 5: Rhyme and Video Reinforcement

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Reinforcing/Engaging

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher leads the pupils in singing the “Helping Hands Rhyme” with actions. Afterwards, the teacher plays the short video on children’s responsibilities at home, encouraging pupils to watch and identify more examples.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils sing the rhyme with actions and watch the video, pointing out responsibilities they see.

Learning Point: Pupils reinforce their understanding of responsibilities through song and visual media.

Step 6: Group Activity – Listing Responsibilities

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Collaborating/Applying

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher divides pupils into small groups and asks each group to discuss and list (or draw pictures of) two responsibilities they can do at home. The teacher moves around, assisting and prompting.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils discuss in groups and share their ideas or draw simple pictures of responsibilities.

Learning Point: Pupils apply their learning by identifying and sharing responsibilities in a group setting.

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment

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

1. “Name one thing you can do to help at home.”
2. “What is this called?” (Holds up a duster/small broom).
3. “Why is it good to help your family?”
4. “Show me how you would tidy up your toys.”

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

Learning Point: Pupils demonstrate understanding of the lesson.

Step 8: Conclusion

Time: 2 minutes

Teaching Skill: Summarising/Encouraging

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises the pupils for their participation and reminds them to always be helpful at home. The teacher encourages them to practice their responsibilities.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and promise to be helpful at home.

Learning Point: Pupils are encouraged to apply what they have learned in their daily lives.

Lesson Keywords

• Responsibility – A duty or task that you are expected to do.
• Help – To make it easier for someone to do something.
• Chore – A small job that you have to do regularly, especially around the house.
• Tidy – To make something neat and orderly.

Differentiation

• Support: For pupils who need extra help, the teacher can focus on just one or two simple responsibilities (e.g., tidying toys, putting clothes in the basket). Use hand-over-hand guidance for physical demonstrations and more repetition of key words. Provide larger, clearer pictures.
• Extension: For pupils who grasp the concept quickly, the teacher can ask them to suggest other ways they can help their neighbours or friends, or ask them to explain in more detail why a specific responsibility is important. They could also draw a picture of themselves performing a responsibility.

Note for teachers using this lesson plan

Before the lesson, ensure you have your instructional materials ready: charts, pictures, and especially the real cleaning items (a child-sized broom, dustpan, duster). These concrete objects will make the lesson more tangible for 5-year-olds. The main idea children must understand is that everyone helps in the family, and their small contributions are important. When demonstrating chores, keep it simple and safe. Encourage pupils to try the actions themselves. Repeat the “Helping Hands Rhyme” often to embed the concept. Pay attention to shy pupils; give them simple, non-threatening tasks like pointing to a picture or making a specific action during the rhyme. Observable actions like a child pointing to a picture of sweeping when asked “What is this responsibility?” or demonstrating how to put a toy away will show understanding.