Natural and Man-made… · KG2 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K2.6.8.1.1 - Talk about the natural and artificial sources of light and what each is best used for.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name at least two natural sources of light (the sun, the moon, stars, fire).
Name at least two man-made (artificial) sources of light (torch, candle, lantern, electric bulb, lamp).
Sort pictures or objects into natural light and man-made light groups during a sorting game.
State one thing each light source is best used for (for example, the sun gives light in the day, a torch helps us see in the dark).
Recite a short rhyme about natural and man-made light sources with the class.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Natural and Man-made (artificial) Sources of Light (6.8)
Content standard: K2.6.8.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the knowledge that the different types of lights we use during the day or in the night can be classifies as of l into natural and manmade and its usefulness.
Indicator: K2.6.8.1.1 - Talk about the natural and artificial sources of light and what each is best used for.
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. 182
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

* Learners say the poem "I see the moon"
* In a community circle time, learners talk about the different sources of light using the Conversational poster # 27.
* Discuss the different types of light we use during the day and in the night. Have learners brainstorm the sources from which we get these lights. Scaffold the learners to identify and classify the sources of light as God made or natural and man-made. Have learners give examples of each category. Recite the rhyme E.g. I can see the sun; it is a natural light. I can see the candle; it is a manmade light.