How to Identify Good Children and Make Friends with Good People for Pre-School Level 4

Class: Pre-School Level 4
Term: Second Term
Week: 7
Age: 5 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Personal Development
Curriculum Theme: Personal Development
Previous Lesson: Not separately stated in the scheme.
Topic: MAKING FRIENDS WITH GOOD PEOPLE
Subject Matter: How to identify good children and make friends with good people.

Specific Objectives

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

Cognitive Domain

• Identify at least two good behaviours in other children.
• State one reason why it is good to make friends with good people.

Affective Domain

• Show willingness to befriend children who display good behaviour.
• Appreciate the importance of being a good friend themselves.

Psychomotor Domain

• Point to pictures showing good friendship behaviours.
• Demonstrate a good behaviour like sharing or helping during role-play.

Social Domain

• Participate in discussions about good friendship qualities.
• Interact positively with classmates during group activities.

Reference Materials

• NAPPS National Unified Teaching Scheme for Pre-School Level 4
• Early Childhood Care and Education textbooks
• Relevant picture cards and storybooks on friendship

Instructional Materials

• Charts showing children displaying good and bad behaviours
• Video clips on good friendship
• Pictures of children sharing, helping, playing kindly
• Puppets or dolls for role-play

Rationale for the Lesson

This lesson helps 5-year-olds understand the qualities of good friends and why choosing friends wisely is important for their well-being and positive development. Learning to identify good behaviours in others encourages them to seek out positive relationships and also to practice these behaviours themselves, fostering a harmonious classroom and home environment.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils can identify basic emotions, understand simple rules of behaviour at home and school, and have some experience interacting with other children.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

MAKING FRIENDS WITH GOOD PEOPLE

Making friends means choosing people you like to play and spend time with. It is important to choose friends who are good and kind.

What are “Good Children”?

Good children are those who:

• Share their toys and snacks.
• Help others when they need it.
• Are kind and use kind words.
• Listen to the teacher and their parents.
• Play nicely without fighting or pushing.
• Say “please” and “thank you”.

Why Should We Make Friends with Good People?

When you make friends with good people:

• They will play nicely with you.
• They will help you when you need it.
• They will encourage you to do good things too.
• You will feel happy and safe with them.
• You will learn good habits from them.

How to Identify Good Children

Look for children who:

• Smile and are friendly.
• Offer to share their things.
• Help a friend who falls down.
• Listen when others are talking.
• Play fairly in games.

Friendship Song

Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”

Good friends, good friends, happy and bright,
Playing nicely, day and night.
Sharing toys and helping too,
Kind words always, me and you.
Good friends, good friends, happy and bright,
Choosing friends who do what’s right!

Actions:

• “Happy and bright”: Smile and clap hands.
• “Playing nicely”: Pretend to play with a friend.
• “Sharing toys”: Make a sharing motion with hands.
• “Helping too”: Extend a hand as if helping someone.
• “Kind words always”: Point to mouth.
• “Choosing friends”: Point to self and then to others.

How to use the rhyme: Sing the song together with actions to reinforce the qualities of good friends and the idea of choosing friends wisely.

Key Words

• Friends – people you like to play and spend time with.
• Good behaviour – doing kind and helpful things.
• Share – letting others use your things too.
• Kind – being nice and caring to others.

What the Teacher Should Show or Draw

• A chart with clear pictures of children sharing, helping, and playing together happily.
• A picture of a child offering a toy to another child.
• A picture of children listening to their teacher.

Watch and Learn About Good Friends

Let’s watch a short video about how to be a good friend and what good friends do!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ3_mJ70s1k

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

Play-based Learning, Demonstration, Guided Practice, Songs and Rhymes, Storytelling, Picture Talk, Question and Answer, Role-play, Imitation, Video Presentation, Discussion

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Engaging/Questioning

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils and asks them, “Who are your friends in school? What do you like to do with your friends?” The teacher then introduces the topic: “Today, we will learn how to find good friends and why it’s important to choose good people to play with.”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils greet the teacher and respond by naming their friends or what they do with them. They listen attentively to the introduction.

Learning Point: Pupils recall their understanding of friends and are introduced to the lesson topic.

Step 2: Identifying Good Behaviours

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Visual Aid/Explanation

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher displays charts or pictures showing different behaviours (e.g., sharing, helping, pushing, snatching). The teacher points to each picture and asks, “Is this a good thing to do? What is happening here?” The teacher guides pupils to identify good behaviours.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils observe the pictures, respond to the teacher’s questions by saying “Yes, good” or “No, not good,” and name the behaviours they see.

Learning Point: Pupils can distinguish between good and not-so-good behaviours.

Step 3: Defining “Good Children”

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Definition/Discussion

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher explains what “good children” mean based on the identified good behaviours. “Good children share, help, are kind, and listen.” The teacher asks pupils to give examples of good behaviours they see in their classmates or at home.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen to the explanation and offer simple examples of good behaviours they have observed.

Learning Point: Pupils understand the characteristics of good children.

Step 4: Why Make Friends with Good People?

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explaining/Reasoning

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher explains the benefits of having good friends using simple language: “Good friends play nicely, help you, make you happy, and teach you good things.” The teacher asks, “Would you rather play with someone who shares or someone who snatches?”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and respond to the teacher’s questions, understanding the advantages of good friendships.

Learning Point: Pupils understand the importance of choosing good friends.

Step 5: Friendship Song and Video Reinforcement

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Musical/Video Integration

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher leads the pupils in singing the “Friendship Song” with actions. After the song, the teacher plays a short, appropriate video clip about good friendship behaviours. “Let’s watch this video to see more about being a good friend!”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils sing along with the song, perform the actions, and watch the video attentively, reinforcing their understanding of good friendship.

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

Step 6: Role-Play / Practical Application

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Role-play/Guided Practice

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher uses puppets or asks two pupils to role-play a scenario, e.g., one child needs help picking up scattered blocks, and another child offers to help. The teacher guides the pupils to act out good friendship behaviours like sharing a toy or helping a friend.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils observe the role-play and then participate in simple role-play scenarios, demonstrating good behaviours with their classmates.

Learning Point: Pupils practice and apply good friendship behaviours.

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. Show me a picture of a child doing something good.
2. Name one good thing a friend can do.
3. Why is it good to have friends who share?
4. Who in our class shows good behaviour by helping others? (Pupils can point).

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/Encouragement

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher summarises the lesson by reminding pupils to always look for friends who are kind, share, and help others. The teacher encourages them to be good friends themselves. “Remember to be a good friend to others too!”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and acknowledge the teacher’s summary and encouragement.

Learning Point: Pupils internalise the main message of the lesson.

Lesson Keywords

• Friends – people you like to play and spend time with.
• Good behaviour – doing kind and helpful things.
• Share – letting others use your things too.
• Kind – being nice and caring to others.
• Help – giving assistance to someone.

Differentiation

• Support: For pupils who struggle, the teacher can use larger, very clear pictures, focus on only one good behaviour at a time, or provide hand-over-hand guidance during role-play. Repetition of key words and actions will also be helpful.
• Extension: For pupils who grasp the concept quickly, the teacher can ask them to identify more examples of good behaviour, discuss how they can be a good friend to someone new, or describe a time when a friend showed good behaviour towards them.

Note for teachers using this lesson plan

Before the lesson, prepare the charts or pictures of good and bad behaviours. Ensure the video clip is pre-loaded and ready to play without interruption. When discussing “good children,” focus on observable positive behaviours rather than labelling children, to avoid any negative feelings. Encourage pupils to identify these behaviours in their classmates in a positive way, fostering a sense of appreciation for kindness and helpfulness. The role-play should be simple and guided, allowing all pupils a chance to participate. Observe pupils’ interactions during free play after the lesson to see if they apply what they have learned. Understanding is best judged by what a child can point to, say, or demonstrate.