Note for teachers using this lesson plan

Before this lesson, prepare pictures or flashcards depicting children showing love and care (e.g., sharing, helping, comforting). Also, have simple props ready for role-playing scenarios. The central idea for pupils is to understand that showing love and care means being kind and helpful to others. Successful learning will be observed when pupils can identify examples of kind actions and demonstrate simple acts of care.

Class: Pre-School Level 3
Term: Third Term
Week: 5
Age: 4 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Personal Development
Curriculum Theme: Personal Development
Previous Lesson: Not separately stated in the scheme.
Topic: Showing Love and Care to Others: Meaning and Examples
Subject Matter: Showing Love and Care to Others. Weekly focus: Showing Love and Care to Others: Meaning and Examples.

Specific Objectives

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

Cognitive Domain

Identify pictures showing acts of love and care.
State simple examples of how to show love and care to others.

Affective Domain

Express willingness to show love and care to their friends and family.
Appreciate the importance of being kind and helpful.

Psychomotor Domain

Demonstrate simple acts of love and care through role-play.
Participate in singing a song about showing love and care.

Share toys and materials with classmates during activities.
Take turns and cooperate with others.

Reference Materials

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

Instructional Materials

Pictures or flashcards showing children sharing, helping, comforting, and speaking kindly.
Dolls or puppets for role-play.
Storybook about kindness or sharing.
Chart with song lyrics.
Small toys or blocks for sharing activity.

Rationale for the Lesson

This lesson is important for 4-year-olds as it teaches them fundamental social skills and empathy. Understanding how to show love and care helps children build positive relationships, resolve conflicts peacefully, and contribute to a harmonious classroom and home environment.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils can interact with their peers and teachers, and they can follow simple instructions. They have some understanding of good and bad behaviour.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

Showing Love and Care to Others: Meaning and Examples

Showing love and care to others means being kind, helpful, and thoughtful towards them. It means making people feel happy and safe.

Examples of Showing Love and Care:

Sharing: Sharing toys, snacks, or crayons with friends.
Helping: Helping a friend pick up fallen items, helping Mummy or Daddy with simple chores.
Kind Words: Saying “please,” “thank you,” “I’m sorry,” or giving compliments like “You did a good job!”
Comforting: Giving a hug to a friend who is sad or crying.
Listening: Listening when someone is talking to you.
Playing Nicely: Taking turns and not pushing or hitting.

Kindness Song

Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

Lyrics:

If you show love, you’re a kind friend, clap your hands! (clap, clap)
If you show love, you’re a kind friend, clap your hands! (clap, clap)
Help a friend, share a toy, make someone happy, full of joy!
If you show love, you’re a kind friend, clap your hands! (clap, clap)

Actions: Clap hands, point to friends, mime helping, mime sharing, hug self.

Watch and Learn About Kindness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0y_6vS-t7Q

Key Words

Love – caring deeply for someone.
Care – showing kindness and concern for others.
Sharing – letting others use or have something you have.
Helping – doing something to make it easier for someone.
Kind – being friendly, generous, and considerate.

💡 Teacher Guide for Using This Board Summary

How to teach the content: Start by asking pupils what “love” and “care” mean to them. Use the pictures to illustrate each example of showing love and care. Discuss each example briefly, asking pupils if they have done something similar. Emphasize that these actions make others feel good.

What to show or demonstrate: Show flashcards or pictures of children sharing, helping, comforting, and using kind words. Demonstrate simple actions like sharing a toy or offering a hug to a doll. Use puppets to act out scenarios of kindness and care.

How to use the rhyme/song: Introduce the “Kindness Song” after discussing the examples. Sing it slowly first, demonstrating the actions. Repeat the song several times, encouraging pupils to join in with both singing and actions. This helps reinforce the concepts of love and care in a fun, memorable way.

How to use the video: Introduce the video as a story about being kind. Play the video, ensuring pupils can see and hear it clearly. After watching, discuss the actions shown in the video and ask pupils what they learned about being kind. Encourage them to share examples from the video.

What to watch for: Observe if pupils can identify the actions in the pictures and video. Watch for their participation in the song and their ability to suggest simple acts of kindness. Correct any misconceptions gently and reinforce positive behaviours.

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

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

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Engagement/Greeting

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils warmly and leads them in a familiar “Good Morning” song. The teacher then introduces the topic by asking, “What makes your friends happy?”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to greetings, sing along, and offer simple answers about making friends happy (e.g., “playing with me,” “sharing”).

Learning Point: Pupils are engaged and introduced to the idea of positive interactions.

Step 2: Presentation of Meaning

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explanation/Definition

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher explains what “showing love and care” means in simple terms: “It means being kind, helpful, and making others feel good.” The teacher uses a picture of a child hugging another child to illustrate.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen attentively, look at the picture, and repeat “being kind and helpful.”

Learning Point: Pupils understand the basic meaning of showing love and care.

Step 3: Examples through Pictures and Discussion

Time: 6 minutes

Teaching Skill: Visual Aid/Discussion

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows various pictures depicting examples of love and care (sharing, helping, comforting, kind words). For each picture, the teacher asks, “What are they doing?” and “Is this showing love and care?”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils identify the actions in the pictures and respond “yes” or “no” to whether it shows love and care. They may offer their own simple examples.

Learning Point: Pupils identify concrete examples of showing love and care.

Step 4: Role-Play and Guided Practice

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Role-play/Modelling

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher sets up a simple role-play scenario (e.g., “A friend fell down,” “A friend is sad because their toy broke”). The teacher models how to show care (e.g., “Are you okay?,” “Let me help you”). Then, the teacher invites a few pupils to try.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils observe the teacher’s demonstration and then participate in simple role-play, imitating the acts of care.

Learning Point: Pupils practise demonstrating acts of love and care.

Step 5: Song Reinforcement

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Song/Repetition

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher introduces and leads the pupils in singing the “Kindness Song” from the Board Summary, encouraging them to do the actions.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils sing the song with the teacher and perform the actions.

Learning Point: The concept of kindness is reinforced through music and movement.

Step 6: Video and Further Discussion

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Video Integration/Application

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher plays the short video “Be Kind | A Children’s Story about things that matter.” After the video, the teacher asks pupils what they saw and how the characters showed kindness.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils watch the video and share observations about kindness shown in the story.

Learning Point: Pupils see real-life examples of kindness and apply their understanding.

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.

Show me a picture where someone is sharing.
What can you say to a friend who is sad?
Is it good to bully your friends? (From seed)
Tell me one way you can show love to your Mummy or Daddy.

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: Summarization

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises the pupils for their participation and reminds them to always be kind and caring to everyone around them. The teacher leads a final “goodbye” song.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to the teacher’s praise and sing the goodbye song.

Learning Point: Pupils are encouraged to apply the lesson in their daily lives.

Lesson Keywords

Love – caring deeply for someone.
Care – showing kindness and concern for others.
Sharing – letting others use or have something you have.
Helping – doing something to make it easier for someone.
Kind – being friendly, generous, and considerate.

Differentiation

Support: For pupils who struggle, provide more one-on-one attention during role-play, use larger and clearer pictures, and repeat key phrases slowly. Encourage them to simply point to examples of love and care.
Extension: For pupils who grasp the concept quickly, ask them to suggest additional ways to show love and care at home or in the playground. Encourage them to create a short drawing of themselves showing kindness to someone.