Gardening · KG1 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K1.6.7.1.4 - Recognise and create words with given sounds and make art works with the elements of art

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

recognise the common sound in a group of words taken from a garden song or rhyme (e.g. soil, toil, coil, boil) with teacher support.
identify the common sound in word cards read aloud by the teacher (e.g. rake, make, take, fake) and say the sound themselves.
blend given letter sounds to form words such as tin, pin, soil, farm, and read them aloud.
mould a farm tool or garden object with clay, paint it when dry, and describe their artwork using positive words.
sort and group their artworks by colour and size, count the number in each group, and say which group has more or fewer.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Gardening (6.7)
Content standard: K1.6.7.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the types of soil.
Indicator: K1.6.7.1.4 - Recognise and create words with given sounds and make art works with the elements of art
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 9 (Week 33 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. 88
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Have learners sing a song or recite a rhyme/poem on farm/garden. With selected words from the song/rhyme/poem, have learner tell the common sound in the words e.g. soil, toil, coil, boil etc.
Have learners mention a words on word cards after you and identify the common sound e.g. rake, make, take, fake, etc.
Guide learners to use given sounds to form the words using the letter cards. E.g. -in: /t//i//n/ (tin), p///i//n/ (pin), /b//i//n/ (pin), /s//i//n/ (sin), etc
-oil: /s//oi//l/ (soil), /f//o//i//l/ (foil), etc. -arm: /f//a//r//m/ (farm), /b//a//r//m/ (barm), /s//w//a//r//m// (swarm)
Have learners use clay to mould objects e.g. farm tool and paint once it is dry and discuss their art works using positive language
Representing art works with counters, have learners sort and group their art works according to colour and/or size. Have learners count the number in each group. You can extend the activity with addition, subtraction, or comparison activities