My Environment and My… · KG2 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K2.1.5.1.1 - Take a walk in the environment, discuss and point to things that are safe and unsafe to play with.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three things in the school environment that are safe to play with and explain why they are safe.
Identify at least three things in the school environment that are unsafe to play with and give a reason for each.
Demonstrate, through role-play or action, one way to keep the environment clean and safe.
Respond to questions during a community circle time discussion about safe and unsafe objects, stating why a selected object is safe or unsafe.
Point to and name safe and unsafe objects during and after a guided nature walk around the school compound.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All About Me (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: My Environment and My Health That Help Me (1.5)
Content standard: K2.1.5.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the environment and how to keep it safe
Indicator: K2.1.5.1.1 - Take a walk in the environment, discuss and point to things that are safe and unsafe to play with.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 6 (Week 6 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. 116
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Community Circle time (CCT) and theme discussion
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 (# 17 on Pollution) and discuss how situations of the environment can affect our health. Call on learners to randomly talk about objects that are safe or unsafe to play with and state why.
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After that take learners out on Nature walk, to observe and identify the state of the environment around the school. Have them talk about things that can be dangerous and harmful to their health.
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Discuss with learners the importance of keeping the environment clean and how it can influence the health of humans.
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Ask question that will make learners act out how to keep the environment (both at home and school) clean, safe from accidents and diseases.