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

Class: Pre-School Level 3
Term: Third Term
Week: 1
Age: 4 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Social Habits
Curriculum Theme: Not separately stated in the scheme.
Previous Lesson: Various second term topics related to social habits, such as good manners, sharing, and helping others.
Topic: REVISION
Subject Matter: REVISION of second term’s work on Social Habits (Good Manners and Helping Others).

Specific Objectives

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

Cognitive Domain

• Recall examples of good manners like greeting, saying “please” and “thank you.”
• Identify situations where they can help others at home and at school.

Affective Domain

• Appreciate the importance of practicing good social habits.
• Show willingness to participate in activities demonstrating good manners.

Psychomotor Domain

• Demonstrate polite actions such as greeting elders and sharing toys.
• Participate in simple role-play scenarios involving helping others.

Social Domain

• Participate actively in discussions about good and bad social habits.

Reference Materials

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

Instructional Materials

• Picture cards depicting children showing good manners (e.g., greeting, sharing, helping) and bad manners (e.g., snatching, pushing).
• Flashcards with polite words like “Please,” “Thank you,” “Excuse me,” “Sorry.”
• Real objects for demonstrating sharing (e.g., toys, fruits).
• Small props for role-play (e.g., a toy broom for sweeping, a book for reading together).

Rationale for the Lesson

This revision lesson is crucial for reinforcing positive social behaviours learned in the second term. It helps pupils consolidate their understanding of good manners and the importance of helping others, ensuring these habits are retained and consistently applied in their daily lives. This foundation is essential for their social and emotional development.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils have previously learned about good manners, polite words, and ways to help family members and friends at home and at school during the second term.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

Revision of Social Habits: Good Manners and Helping Others

Today, we are revising what we learned about being good boys and girls! We will remember how to show good manners and how to help others.

Good Manners

• Greeting: Always greet your parents, teachers, and elders with a happy face. Say “Good morning,” “Good afternoon,” or “Good evening.”
• Polite Words:
  • Say “Please” when you ask for something.
  • Say “Thank you” when you receive something.
  • Say “Excuse me” when you want to pass or interrupt someone politely.
  • Say “Sorry” when you make a mistake.
• Sharing: Share your toys and snacks with your friends. It is kind to share!

Helping Others

• At Home: Help Mummy and Daddy. You can help by:
  • Tidying your toys.
  • Putting your clothes away.
  • Helping to set the table.
• At School: Help your teachers and friends. You can help by:
  • Picking up fallen crayons.
  • Helping a friend who falls.
  • Keeping the classroom neat.

Remember, good habits make everyone happy!

Key Words

• Manners – ways we behave, good or bad.
• Polite – showing good manners.
• Share – to let others use or have some of what you have.
• Help – to do something useful for someone.
• Respect – showing care and politeness to others, especially elders.

The Good Habits Song

Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”

Lyrics:

Good manners, good manners, we all show,
“Please” and “Thank you,” everywhere we go.
Helping hands, so strong and true,
Helping me, and helping you.
Good manners, good manners, we all show,
Kindness makes our happy hearts grow!

Actions:

• “Good manners, good manners, we all show” – Point to self and then sweep hands outwards.
• “Please” and “Thank you,” everywhere we go” – Bring hands together in a ‘please’ gesture, then nod head.
• “Helping hands, so strong and true” – Hold up hands and flex arm muscles.
• “Helping me, and helping you” – Point to self, then point to a friend.
• “Kindness makes our happy hearts grow!” – Hug self, then make a heart shape with hands.

Watch and Practise Good Manners

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

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

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Engagement/Recall

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils warmly and reminds them that it’s a new term. She tells them they will revisit some important things they learned last term about being good children.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to greetings and show excitement for the lesson.

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

Step 2: Recap Good Manners

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Discussion/Picture Talk

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows picture cards depicting children greeting, sharing, and being polite. She asks pupils, “What are these children doing?” and “Is this a good manner?”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils identify the actions in the pictures and say whether they are good manners or not.

Learning Point: Pupils recall and identify various good manners.

Step 3: Polite Words Practice

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Repetition/Modelling

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows flashcards of “Please,” “Thank you,” “Excuse me,” and “Sorry.” She says each word clearly and demonstrates its use. She then asks pupils to repeat the words after her.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils repeat the polite words and practice saying them in simple sentences as guided by the teacher.

Learning Point: Pupils practice using polite words correctly.

Step 4: Recap Helping Others

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Discussion/Examples

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher asks pupils, “How do you help Mummy and Daddy at home?” and “How do you help your teacher at school?” She gives examples like tidying toys or picking up crayons.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils share examples of how they help at home and school.

Learning Point: Pupils recall ways to help others.

Step 5: Rhyme and Video Reinforcement

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Singing/Visual Aid

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher leads pupils in singing “The Good Habits Song” with actions. She then introduces and plays the short video on good manners, encouraging pupils to watch and sing along.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils sing the song with actions and watch the video, identifying good manners shown.

Learning Point: Pupils reinforce their understanding of good habits through song and visual examples.

Step 6: Role-Play

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Role-play/Guided Practice

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher sets up simple role-play scenarios, such as greeting an elder, asking for a toy, or helping a friend pick up books. She guides pupils to act out these scenarios, emphasizing polite words and actions.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils participate in short role-play scenarios, demonstrating good manners and helping behaviours.

Learning Point: Pupils demonstrate practical application of social habits.

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 how you greet your teacher in the morning.
2. What do you say when you want to ask for something?
3. What do you say when someone gives you something?
4. Give one example of how you help at home.

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

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises pupils for their participation and good recall. She encourages them to continue practicing good manners and helping others every day.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils say “Thank you, teacher” and acknowledge the importance of good habits.

Learning Point: Pupils are motivated to maintain good social habits.

Lesson Keywords

• Manners – ways we behave.
• Polite – showing good behaviour.
• Share – to give part of what you have to others.
• Help – to assist someone.
• Respect – showing consideration for others.

Differentiation

• Support: For pupils who struggle to recall, the teacher can use more direct prompts, provide hand-over-hand guidance for actions, or pair them with a more confident peer during role-play. Repeat key words and phrases more frequently.
• Extension: For pupils who quickly grasp the concepts, the teacher can ask them to give additional examples of good manners or helping, or to create a very short sentence using a polite word. They can also lead a small group during role-play.