Note for teachers using this lesson plan
Before this lesson, prepare picture cards showing children sharing, helping, and being kind. Ensure you have a clear space for pupils to demonstrate actions. The central idea is for pupils to understand that showing love and care involves specific, observable actions and kind words. Successful learning will be evident when pupils can identify and demonstrate simple acts of love and care, and participate in the song and poem.
Class: Pre-School Level 3
Term: Third Term
Week: 6
Age: 4 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Personal Development
Curriculum Theme: Personal Development
Previous Lesson: Learning about good manners and greetings.
Topic: SHOWING LOVE AND CARE THROUGH SONGS, POEMS AND DAILY ACTIONS
Subject Matter: SHOWING LOVE AND CARE TO OTHERS. Weekly focus: Showing Love and Care through Songs, Poems and Daily Actions.
Specific Objectives
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
Cognitive Domain
- Identify simple ways to show love and care to others.
- Recall actions and words that express love and care.
Affective Domain
- Appreciate the importance of being kind and caring towards friends and family.
- Show willingness to participate in activities that promote love and care.
Psychomotor Domain
- Demonstrate simple actions of love and care, such as sharing or giving a hug.
- Sing along to a song and recite a poem about showing love and care.
Social Domain
- Participate in group discussions about being a caring friend.
- Interact positively with peers during role-play activities.
Reference Materials
- NAPPS National Unified Teaching Scheme for Pre-School Level 3
- Early Childhood Care and Education resources
- Early Learner Environmental Studies (as a general resource)
Instructional Materials
- Picture cards showing children sharing, helping, and hugging.
- Chart with the lyrics of the “Love and Care” song/rhyme.
- Chart with the “Kindness Poem.”
- Puppets or dolls for role-playing scenarios.
- Storybook about kindness and sharing.
Rationale for the Lesson
This lesson is important for 4-year-olds as it teaches them fundamental social-emotional skills. Learning to show love and care helps children build positive relationships, develop empathy, and understand how their actions affect others. Practising these behaviours through songs, poems, and daily actions prepares them for harmonious interactions at school and at home.
Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge
Pupils can identify their friends and family members. They have learned about good manners like saying “please” and “thank you.”
Lesson Content/Board Summary
SHOWING LOVE AND CARE THROUGH SONGS, POEMS AND DAILY ACTIONS
Showing love and care means being kind, helpful, and friendly to others. It means thinking about how others feel and doing things that make them happy and safe.
Ways to Show Love and Care:
- Sharing: Sharing toys, snacks, or books with friends.
- Helping: Helping a friend pick up their fallen pencils or helping a grown-up with a small task.
- Kind Words: Saying “please,” “thank you,” “I’m sorry,” or “You are my friend.”
- Gentle Touch: Giving a hug, holding a hand, or patting a friend gently.
- Listening: Listening when a friend is talking or when a grown-up is speaking.
- Playing Together: Including everyone in games and taking turns.
Love and Care Song
Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Lyrics:
I can share my toy, I can share my book,
I can give a hug, with a happy look.
I can say “thank you”, I can say “please”,
Showing love and care, brings my heart at ease!
I can help a friend, when they need me near,
I can wipe a tear, and chase away their fear.
Showing love and care, makes our world so bright,
Let’s be kind to all, with all our might!
Actions: Mime sharing, hug self, smile, point to mouth, nod head, mime helping, mime wiping a tear, make a bright gesture.
Kindness Poem
A kind word, a gentle touch,
Means to friends so very much.
Helping hands, a happy face,
Makes our school a loving place.
Sharing toys and playing fair,
Shows our friends how much we care!
Watch and Learn About Sharing
Key Words
- Love – Feeling very fond of someone or something.
- Care – Being kind and looking after someone.
- Share – Letting others use or have some of what you have.
- Help – Doing something useful for someone.
- Kind – Being friendly, generous, and considerate.
💡 Teacher Guide for Using This Board Summary
How to teach the content: Explain “love and care” simply, using familiar examples from the pupils’ lives (family, friends). Use the picture cards to illustrate each action of love and care. Ask pupils to give their own examples of how they show love and care at home or school.
What to show or demonstrate: Point to the picture cards as you explain each way to show love and care. Demonstrate actions like sharing a toy (with a puppet or another prop), giving a gentle hug, and using kind words in a friendly tone. Encourage pupils to imitate these actions.
How to use the rhyme/song: Introduce the “Love and Care Song” by singing it first. Then, invite pupils to sing along, guiding them with the actions. Repeat the song several times to help them learn the lyrics and actions. Introduce the “Kindness Poem” by reciting it clearly and slowly, then have pupils repeat after you, line by line, or in unison.
How to use the video: Introduce the video as a fun way to see how children share and care. Ask pupils to pay attention to the actions shown in the video. After watching, discuss what the children in the video did to show love and care, reinforcing the concepts learned.
What to watch for: Observe if pupils are able to identify and name different actions of love and care. Watch for their participation in singing, reciting, and demonstrating actions. Encourage all pupils to participate, especially those who might be shy, by offering gentle prompts or hand-over-hand guidance for actions.
Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques
- Play-based Learning
- Demonstration
- Guided Practice
- Songs and Rhymes
- Storytelling (through pictures)
- 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 asks them to remember how they show good manners to their friends and family. “Who can tell me one kind thing they did for a friend yesterday?”
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to the greeting and share simple examples of kind actions.
Learning Point: Pupils recall previous knowledge about being kind and polite.
Step 2: Presentation – What is Love and Care?
Time: 5 minutes
Teaching Skill: Explanation/Concept Introduction
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher introduces the topic: “Today, we will learn about showing love and care to others.” The teacher explains simply that showing love and care means being kind, helpful, and friendly. The teacher shows picture cards of children being kind.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen attentively and observe the picture cards. They repeat “love and care” after the teacher.
Learning Point: Pupils understand the basic meaning of showing love and care.
Step 3: Demonstration – Actions of Love and Care
Time: 5 minutes
Teaching Skill: Demonstration/Modelling
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher demonstrates various actions of love and care using picture cards and simple role-play (e.g., miming sharing a toy, giving a gentle hug, helping a friend). “When we share our toys, we show love and care!”
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils watch the teacher’s demonstrations and identify the actions shown in the picture cards. They may imitate some actions.
Learning Point: Pupils identify concrete actions that show love and care.
Step 4: Guided Practice – Singing the “Love and Care” Song
Time: 5 minutes
Teaching Skill: Song Integration/Guided Repetition
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher introduces the “Love and Care Song” (from the Board Summary), sings it once, then invites pupils to sing along with actions. The teacher repeats the song several times, guiding pupils with the actions.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen, sing along, and perform the actions for the song with the teacher.
Learning Point: Pupils actively participate in expressing love and care through song and movement.
Step 5: Guided Practice – Reciting the “Kindness Poem”
Time: 3 minutes
Teaching Skill: Rhyme Integration/Oral Repetition
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher introduces the “Kindness Poem” (from the Board Summary) and recites it clearly. The teacher then guides pupils to repeat the poem line by line or in unison, encouraging expressive voices.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and repeat the poem after the teacher.
Learning Point: Pupils learn to express kindness and care through poetry.
Step 6: Application – Role-Play and Discussion
Time: 4 minutes
Teaching Skill: Application/Facilitation
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher presents simple scenarios (e.g., “What do you do if your friend falls down?”, “What if a friend wants to play with your toy?”). The teacher encourages pupils to suggest and demonstrate caring actions. The teacher also plays the “Sharing is Caring” video and discusses what they saw.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils suggest actions, role-play simple scenarios with peers or puppets, and discuss the video, identifying caring behaviours.
Learning Point: Pupils apply their understanding of love and care to practical situations.
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.
- “Is it good to bully your friends?”
- “Show me how you would share your toy with a friend.”
- “What kind words can you say to make a friend happy?”
- “Can you sing a part of our ‘Love and Care’ song?”
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: Reinforcement/Closure
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises the pupils for their participation and reminds them to always show love and care to everyone at home and at school. “Remember, being kind makes everyone happy!”
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and say “Yes, we will be kind!”
Learning Point: Pupils are encouraged to practise showing love and care in their daily lives.
Lesson Keywords
- Love – Feeling very fond of someone or something.
- Care – Being kind and looking after someone.
- Share – Letting others use or have some of what you have.
- Help – Doing something useful for someone.
- Kind – Being friendly, generous, and considerate.
Differentiation
- Support: For pupils who need extra help, the teacher can use larger picture cards, provide more one-on-one prompts during actions, and allow them to repeat only short phrases from the song/poem. Peer support can be encouraged by pairing them with more confident pupils during activities.
- Extension: For pupils who grasp the concept quickly, the teacher can ask them to suggest additional ways to show love and care, or create a short, simple sentence about being kind to a friend. They can also lead a small group in demonstrating a caring action.
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