Our Family Values · KG1 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K1.3.1.1.1 - identify the good manners our families value and how it can change our personal likes and dislikes.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Talk about at least two things they like and one thing they dislike during Community Circle time.
Identify at least two good manners their families value, such as greeting elders, sharing food, or saying thank you.
Sort picture cards into a “likes” group and a “dislikes” group and count how many cards are in each group.
Use simple comparative words like “more than” and “less than” to describe the two groups of cards.
Say or sing the song “Abofra yɛ somakɔ“ and explain that showing good manners makes people happy.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Values and Beliefs (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Our Family Values (3.1)
Content standard: K1.3.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the good manners that our families values and why they value them.
Indicator: K1.3.1.1.1 - identify the good manners our families value and how it can change our personal likes and dislikes.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 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. 37
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

In a Community Circle time, the learners should be asked to talk about what they like and dislike. Teacher scaffold them to share their reasons for their like and dislike. Write their likes and dislikes on the board or cut out manila cards using different colour of makers (e.g. blue marker for likes and red marker for dislikes).
Through scaffolding, have learners talk about what their parents and grandparents (family) value. Discuss why learners sometimes refuse to do what families value and why it would not be good for them to do that. Have learners sort the "likes" from the "dislikes" and count the number of cards they will get from each group. Guide them use comparative language to describe the comparative language to describe the groups. Extend this activity by using concrete objects e.g. counters, shapes, etc.
Teach the learners a song that shows the reward of showing good manners e.g.
Abofra yɛ somakɔ a
Obiara pɛ n'asɛm 3X
Ntsi yɛ somakɔ