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Nursery 1 Mercury
Class Overview
Consisting of 12 children, the Nursery 1 Mercury is not familiar with the letters of alphabets, albeit being exposed to them. Through this lesson, Teacher Kang Ping hopes that children will be able to familiarise the letters through her facilitation.
Lesson Documentation
Theme: Language
Topic: Letters in the Alphabets
Lesson Overview
"Search for the Letters!" is an activity planned by Teacher Kang Ping. Children will be required to put their hands into a box of rice to search for letters that are hidden inside and match it to the letters on the template correctly.
Materials Needed
Rice
Recommended to use edible materials (e.g: cereal)
Laminated letter cutouts
Recommended to use foam/plastic toys for safety
Container
One for each group
Laminated Letters Template
Lesson Objectives
​Children will be able to:
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Recognise letters A-J without guidance
Procedure:
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Teacher Kang Ping will introduce the lesson to the children.
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Recap with the children the letters that they have learnt.​
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Explain to the children the activity to them.
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Divide the children into four groups
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Teacher Kang Ping will set a timing using a timer. The timer will be shown to the children to let them see the amount of time left.
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Teacher Kang Ping will walk around to check on the children. She will also ask questions to broaden their knowledge.
Watch how Teacher Kang Ping puts her lesson in action!
Teaching Technique
Facilitating
Rationale for Facilitation
By facilitating, it allows teachers to decrease the chances of conflict and confusion so that children have consistent time and space for play. Children need to be seen as capable individuals who are able to construct knowledge in play settings with the support of teachers and interactions with their peers (Rice, 2017). For this age group (3 years old), teachers can assist by facilitating the children through the activity to ensure it is carried out properly while allowing children to have the freedom to play on their own.
How It Was Used During The Lesson
Teacher Kang Ping facilitated the children through guiding them when recapping the letters of the alphabets that they have learnt. Teacher Kang Ping also facilitated the activity by explaining what they will be doing for the activity.
How To Apply During Other Lessons?
Provide broad and open-minded materials which suit the different abilities and expand their thinking skills.
Encourage interactions during activities to construct knowledge between one another.
Design lessons with minimum restrictions to allow children to play freely.