Lesson plans by: Decevelyn Anthony
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This document contains several lesson plans for teaching science to kindergarten students. The first lesson plan focuses on the needs of animals, with objectives of identifying what animals need to live. Students will review what animals are, learn about the different food and environmental needs of animals through pictures and a song, then identify the specific needs of different animals. The second lesson plan teaches how to take care of animals, through activities like pretending to care for toy pets, naming animals, and coloring pictures of animal care. The document also discusses pioneers in early childhood education, focusing on Jean Piaget and how his constructivist theory informed teaching practices.
Lesson plans by: Decevelyn Anthony
- 1. A LESSON PLAN IN KINDERGARTEN INTEGRATED SCIENCE I. OBJECTIVE With the aid of varied materials, the pupils are expected to: To identify the things that the animals needs in order to live. II. SUBJECT MATTER Topic : Needs of Animals References : Discovering the Wonders of Science pp. 130-135 Materials : pictures, pencil, paper III. PROCEDURE A. Preparatory Activities 1. Review: The Importance of Animals Energizer: During circle time, the teacher will introduce a song entitled “God Made Animals” to the Tune of “Jesus Loves Me! This I Know.” 2. Motivation: Caring For Animals Literature B. Developmental Activities 1. Presentation Science Look at the picture (show the picture of animals in the field) These are the things that the animals need in order to live. Math Identify them. (Count the things that seen in farm or field.) Thinking What are the things that animals need? What do you think will happen if we do not give the things that animals need? Animals need food in order to live. Dogs eat meat & chew bones.
- 2. Cats eat rice and fish. Cow, goat, horse and carabao eat grass. Duck, chicken and goose eat corn. Animals need air and sunlight.
- 3. Values Thank God for the animals. Appreciate the animals around us. Movement Let the child go to board and answer. Connect the animals with their food. IV. EVALUATION V. ASSIGNMENT Bring a picture of your favorite pet.
- 4. SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN BRAIN-BASED APPROACH I. LEARNING OBJECTIVE To tell how to take care of animals. II. SUBJECT MATTER A. Topic : Taking care of animals. pp. 136 B. References : Discovering The Wonders of Science C. Materials : Pictures, pencils, crayon III. PROCEDURE A. Preparatory Activities Prayer Energizer song Review : Where the animals live? Motivation (showing pictures) B. Developmental Activity Presentation What do you think the boy and girl would do? Feed your pet. Bath your pet regularly. Do not hurt animals.
- 5. C. Activity First Activity – Let the child choose picture that shows the proper care of animals. How should we take care animals Second Activity Materials: Stuffed and plastic toy animals. Play with the toy animals. Pretend they are real pets. Name the animals. Demonstrate how to take care of your pets. Third Activity – Color the picture.
- 6. IV. EVALUATION Check the pictures that shows proper care for animals. V. ASSIGNMENT List down at least 3 animals that you like to care about. 1. 2. 3.
- 7. PIONEERS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Jean Piaget (1896-1980) – defined himself as a genetic epistemologist, interested in the process of the qualitative development of knowledge. Piaget’s theory is all about constructivism. I choose Jean Piaget because Piaget is very particular and interested in the process ofthe qualitative developmentof knowledge.He considered cognitive structures developments as differentiation of biological regulations. His entire theory first become known in itself being based on a structuralist and and a cognitivist approach according to Piaget. Piaget theory made many contributions to the psychology of my classroom learning. There are too will be highlighted in my classroom. According to this theory states the human beings acquire knowledge and moral values by constructing them from inside in interaction with the environment. In the kindergarten, children’s construction of language illustration the constructure process. I like Piaget’s theory because he allows children to have a punishment, like in my class. According to Piaget’s theory, young children’s construction of language illustrates the constructive process, because for example like our own dialect which is the mother tongue, now the young’s one learn also mother tongue or Bisaya dialect. It is easy to think that children learn language by internalization from their environment. In the 21st century believe that moral values a rules are acquired by direct internalization from the environment. The teacher must showed moral values, too, and constructed by each child from the inside. In my daily lesson, I enhance the learners on how to appreciate beautiful life and that life must use to become productive person in and out of their environment. As a kindergarten teacher, standardized questions were considered to be “objective” and scientific for example, if a child gave the correct answer in the conservation of number task. Piaget believed that every child’s response and probed into their reasoning to ascertain strength of his/her logic. Every child deserves to strengthen their logic as what Piaget want to probed in a child. It means that ability to make decisions by taking relevant factors into account, independently of reward and
- 8. punishment. Let the child decide from right to wring, truth and untruth in the intellectual process. According to Piaget, Autonomy is the opposite of heteronomy, which means being unable to make decisions for oneself and therefore being governed by other. Schools are now generally run with ready mode rules and curriculum supported by reward and punishment, as if heteronomy (obedience) were the aim of education. Piaget’s theory has changed some classroom practices as well as like my classroom practices in the kindergarten when educators adopt moral and intellectual autonomy as aim the aim of education. Schools will be run very differently and produce graduates with a strong sense of responsibility about themselves as well as the welfare of others, schools will also endeavor to produce thinker capable of creating new knowledge rather than merely repeating what others have said.
- 9. ASSIGNMENT 1. HOW THE TEACHER TEACH SCIENCE IN PRESCHOOL LEARNERS? Involve the learners in Science, providing the teacher of varied learning activities to help the preschoolers understand concepts and motivate them to learn. Science concepts are discussed in a simple but clear manner according to the age levels of the puppies. The puppies acquire the science skills through different fun activities. Provides exercises that contain higher – order thinking type of questions to reinforce the acquired skills and to assess the learning of concepts. The learners are given opportunities to explore the environment and create meaningful projects by using assorted recyclable materials. It also includes learning activities that cater to different styles. The literature – based introduction to motivates he learners. 2. INTEGRATED SCIENCE 3. HOW IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC IN TEACHING SCIENCE? The importance of music in teaching science, it is designed to make more fun and alive the lesson daily it is very interesting. The lesson are integrated with other areas of learning such as Mathematics, Creative Arts, Music, Kinesthetic, Reading and Christian Values, to develop analytical, observant, creative and morally upright individuals. It is the aim to teach children to love the world they live in and to learn to be God’s steward of the world. Music, stories and poems are the employs literature – based approaches are used as jumpstart activities to make learning more meaningful. Music is the part of activities appropriate to the developmental skills of preschool child is well considered in the design of this curriculum.