Plants - 2 · KG1 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K1.6.6.1.5 - Identify, observe and talk about art in the immediate environment

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Point to and name at least two pieces of art in their classroom or school environment (such as posters, drawings, or paintings) that show plants.
Observe a conversational poster about fruits and vegetables and describe what they see using simple sentences like “I see a red apple” or “The orange is round.”
Talk about the artwork on a poster, naming the colours, shapes, and objects they notice.
Create their own simple picture of fruits or vegetables using crayons or coloured paper.
Use positive language to compare their own artwork with a friend’s work, saying things like “I like your big mango” or “Your picture is beautiful.”

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Plants - 2 (6.6)
Content standard: K1.6.6.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how plants grow
Indicator: K1.6.6.1.5 - Identify, observe and talk about art in the immediate
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 8 (Week 32 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. 85
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Using conversational poster/pictures, have learners talk about uses of plants e.g. for shade, food, medicine, etc.
Have learners repeat this activity by discussing the shapes of the objects on the poster in terms of 2-D and 3-D (e.g. roof of a building-2-D/3-D, building-2-D/3-D, etc. items in a store-2-D/3-D).
Extend this activity with a conversational poster on fruit and vegetables and ask learners to observe and talk about the art work.
Have learner make their own picture about fruits and vegetables and compare them using positive language.