B1 Science · Term 1 Week 2: Living and Non-living Things

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.1.2.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five animals and five plants found in their locality from pictures, videos, or real objects
Name animals and plants using their local names (e.g., Twi, Ewe, Ga, Dagbani, Hausa) and English names
Contribute at least one local plant or animal name during think-pair-share activities
Draw and colour one plant or one animal found in their locality
Identify and name the plant or animal drawn by a peer during the peer comparison activity

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Curriculum details

Strand: Diversity of Matter (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Living and Non-living Things (1.1)
Content standard: B1.1.1.2 - Understand the differences between living things, non-living things and things which have never been alive
Indicator: B1.1.1.2.1 - Identify and name animals and plants in their locality
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 20
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Watch pictures or videos on animals and plants
- With guidance, learners identify the local names of plants and animals seen in the videos and pictures
- Learners come out with the local names of other plants and animals not seen in the video/pictures using the ''think-pair-share''
- Draw and colour any local plant or animal
- Compare their drawings and identify the type of animal or plant drawn through a peer activity