Family Celebrations… · KG1 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K1.2.3.1.2 - Demonstrate the proper way to handle a book

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Hold a book upright with both hands and turn its pages one at a time.
Demonstrate the correct way to open a book cautiously, starting from the front cover.
Identify the front cover, back cover, and pages of a book.
Count the number of pages in a book from 1 to 5 with teacher support.
Show care for books by keeping them clean, dry, and safe in the classroom book corner.

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Curriculum details

Strand: My Family (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Family Celebrations and Festivals (2.3)
Content standard: K1.2.3.1 - Demonstrate the knowledge of celebrations and festivals that the individual families celebrate.
Indicator: K1.2.3.1.2 - Demonstrate the proper way to handle a book
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 11 (Week 11 of the year)
Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 31
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Have learners observe and practise how to hold the book upright and open it cautiously as part of your pre-reading activities. Using a Big book, have some of the learners demonstrate the proper way of handling a book. During the interactive reading stage, call some of the learners to demonstrate how to open the pages. Repeat this activity throughout the reading. Have learners count the number of sheets or pages of the book read.