Living and Non-living… · KG2 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K2.6.1.1.2

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Share what they already know about living and non-living things before the teacher reads the big book.
Ask at least one question about living and non-living things that they want to find out from the big book.
Listen attentively and participate actively during the shared reading of the big book by pointing to pictures, repeating key words, and responding to the teacher’s pauses.
Identify answers to their questions from the text and pictures in the big book.
State at least two new lessons learnt about living and non-living things after the reading session.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Living and Non-living Things (6.1)
Content standard: K2.6.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of why some things are referred to as living and non- living things. .
Indicator: K2.6.1.1.2 - Participate actively in the shared reading of the big book which relates to the theme, and share more lessons learnt on the theme of the week.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 1 (Week 25 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. 159
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

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Teacher follows the steps of the KWL strategy instruction during the shared reading session of the informational text which relates to the theme to the learners (See lesson K2.1.2.1.2, also appendix 1)
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Check on the K and W before you read the text and the L after reading.
K- Have learners share their previous knowledge about living and non-living thigs. W-have them ask question about what they want to know about the theme. Teacher reads and pauses often for the learners to identify answers to their questions. L- learners share the lessons learnt about the theme. E.g. examples of living things are plants, animals, human beings, etc, and non-living things- bags, spoon, table etc.