Knowing the Special… · KG2 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K2.4.1.1.1 - Talk about familiar, places, things and events with prompting and support.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name at least three special places in their local community (such as the chief’s palace, market, police station, or hospital) when shown a picture or prompted with a question.
Describe in one or two sentences what happens at one special place, using prompts from the teacher or a classmate.
Respond to simple questions during community circle time about special places, giving at least one correct answer.
Share one thing they saw or learned during a visit or discussion about a special place in the community.
Listen to a resource person or guest and repeat one new fact learned about a special place.

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Curriculum details

Strand: My Local Community (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Knowing the Special Places in My Community (4.1)
Content standard: K2.4.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the special places in our local community
Indicator: K2.4.1.1.1 - Talk about familiar, places, things and events with prompting and support.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 6 (Week 18 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. 147
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Community Circle time: Follow basic procedures of the community circle time (as in K2.1.1.1.1) and introduce the theme for the week. Display a conversational poster showing some special places in a community where learners can go. Have learners observe the poster and talk about some of the special places in every community, e.g. the chiefs house, the market, police station, the hospital.
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Prepare the learners for a field trip to the chief's palace and the police station during the week. (For an advance preparation, ask permission from the places by mouth and with a letter.) Arrange with a resource person to talk to the learners.
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While back at school, have learners share what they have learnt on the field.