Revision, Activities, Second Term Focus for Pre-School Level 3

Class: Pre-School Level 3
Term: Second Term
Week: 1
Age: 4 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Social Habits
Curriculum Theme: Social Habits
Previous Lesson: Various Social Habits topics from the First Term
Topic: Revision
Subject Matter: Revision of First Term’s Work on Social Habits

Specific Objectives

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

Cognitive Domain

• Recall appropriate greetings for different times of the day.
• Identify polite words like “Please” and “Thank you.”

Affective Domain

• Show willingness to use polite words in interactions.
• Participate happily in sharing activities with peers.

Psychomotor Domain

• Demonstrate appropriate greetings (e.g., waving, bowing slightly).
• Practise sharing toys or materials with a friend.

Social Domain

• Interact politely with the teacher and classmates during activities.

Reference Materials

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

Instructional Materials

• Picture cards showing children greeting, saying “please,” “thank you,” and sharing.
• Small toy objects (e.g., blocks, cars, dolls) for sharing activities.
• Puppets for role-playing scenarios.

Rationale for the Lesson

This revision lesson is crucial for reinforcing foundational social habits learned in the first term. It helps consolidate pupils’ understanding and ensures they are confident in practising these behaviours before moving on to new social concepts. Mastering these basic habits promotes positive interactions and a harmonious classroom environment.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils have been taught various social habits such as greetings, polite words, and sharing during their First Term lessons.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

Revision of Social Habits

We are revising good ways to behave and interact with others.

1. Greetings

• Saying “Good morning” when we come to school.
• Saying “Good afternoon” after lunch.
• Saying “Good evening” when the sun goes down.
• Waving hello or goodbye.

2. Polite Words

• Saying “Please” when you ask for something.
• Saying “Thank you” when you receive something.

3. Sharing

• Letting friends play with your toys.
• Taking turns with materials.
• Sharing snacks with friends.

Key Words

• Greetings – Saying hello or goodbye.
• Please – A polite word to ask for something.
• Thank you – A polite word to show you are happy for something.
• Share – To let others use or have something with you.

Good Habits Song

Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”

Lyrics:

Good morning, good afternoon,
Good evening, very soon.
“Please” and “Thank you,” we all say,
Good habits brighten every day.
Sharing toys and taking turns,
Kindness is what everyone learns.

Actions: Wave for greetings, put hands together for “please,” nod head for “thank you,” make sharing motion with hands, point to self and friends for “everyone learns.”

Watch and Practise Polite Words

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: Engagement/Recall

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils warmly, reminds them it’s the start of a new term, and asks them to remember some good habits they learned last term. “Who remembers how we say hello in the morning?”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to greetings and try to recall some good habits, like saying “Good morning.”

Learning Point: Pupils are engaged and begin to recall previous learning.

Step 2: Review Greetings

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Demonstration/Repetition

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows picture cards of children greeting each other at different times of the day (morning, afternoon, evening). The teacher demonstrates saying “Good morning,” “Good afternoon,” and “Good evening,” and asks pupils to repeat after her. The teacher also demonstrates a simple wave for “hello” and “goodbye.”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils identify the greetings in the pictures, repeat the greetings after the teacher, and practise waving hello and goodbye.

Learning Point: Pupils recall and practise appropriate greetings.

Step 3: Review Polite Words (“Please” and “Thank you”)

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Scenario-based Learning/Guided Practice

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher creates simple scenarios using picture cards or puppets. For example, “A friend has a toy you want. What do you say?” (Pupils say “Please”). “Your friend gives you the toy. What do you say?” (Pupils say “Thank you”). The teacher models correct responses.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to the scenarios by saying “Please” and “Thank you” appropriately, guided by the teacher.

Learning Point: Pupils practise using “Please” and “Thank you” in context.

Step 4: Role-play Sharing

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Role-play/Practical Activity

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher brings out a few toy objects. She demonstrates how to share a toy with a friend and take turns. “I have one car, and my friend wants to play. I will share it.” Then, she pairs pupils up and encourages them to practise sharing the toys for a short moment, reminding them to say “Please” and “Thank you” as they share.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils pair up and practise sharing the toy objects, taking turns, and using polite words.

Learning Point: Pupils demonstrate the act of sharing and taking turns.

Step 5: Rhyme Reinforcement

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Songs and Rhymes

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher leads the pupils in singing the “Good Habits Song” from the Board Summary. She encourages them to perform the actions as they sing.

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

Learning Point: Pupils reinforce good social habits through song and movement.

Step 6: Video Reinforcement

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Visual Learning/Discussion

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher introduces the video on polite words. After watching, she asks pupils what polite words they heard and saw in the video and encourages them to repeat them.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils watch the video, listen to the polite words, and repeat them after the teacher.

Learning Point: Pupils reinforce their understanding of polite words through visual and auditory input.

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 do you say when you come to school in the morning?”
2. “What polite word do you say when you ask for something?”
3. “What polite word do you say when someone gives you something?”
4. “Show me how you would share a toy with your friend.”

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: Encouragement/Summary

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises the pupils for remembering their good habits and encourages them to continue using “Good morning,” “Please,” “Thank you,” and sharing every day, both at school and at home.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and acknowledge the importance of good habits.

Learning Point: Pupils are encouraged to apply good social habits consistently.

Lesson Keywords

• Greetings – Ways we say hello or goodbye to people.
• Please – A kind word to use when asking for something.
• Thank you – A kind word to say when someone helps you or gives you something.
• Share – To let other people use or have things with you.

Differentiation

• Support: For pupils who struggle to recall, use larger picture cards with clear actions. Provide more one-on-one modelling and repetition. Allow them to point to the correct picture or action rather than speaking if they are shy.
• Extension: Encourage pupils who grasp the concepts quickly to explain *why* it is important to use polite words or share. Ask them to think of other situations where they can use these good habits.