Poems and Rhymes - Nursery 1 - As I was going to St. Ives

As I was going to St. Ives

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CLASS: Nursery 1

TERM: 3rd Term

WEEK: 8

AGE: 4 years

DATE:

DURATION: 40 minutes

TOPIC: As I was going to St. Ives

CONTENT: Poems and Rhymes

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: AT the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

  1. Identify what ‘wife’ is
  2. Identify what a ‘cat’, ‘sack’ and ‘kit’
  3. Recite the rhymes with ease

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Explanation, demonstration, identification, examples, questions and answers

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Collection of poems and rhymes book, picture of a man with his wives, pictures of a cat, sack and kits

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’s ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher introduces the topic with the animal song;

 

She explains that a wife is a woman married to a man

 

She explains that a sack is a large bag used for storing and carrying things

 

She explains that a kit is a clothing used for an activity

The pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

The teacher explains the rhymes and shows them a picture of the man with seven wives, cats, kits and sacks

 

She also explains the wordings one after the other

Pupils listen

STEP 3

RECITATION

The teacher recites the rhyme as many times as possible and asks the pupils to do same.

As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks, each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits: kits, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?

 

 

EVALUATION:    1. As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven __________.

  1. Each wife had _________ sacks, each sack had seven __________.

CLASS-WORK: 1. As in evaluation

  1. Recite As I was going to St. Ives

CONCLUSION: The teacher corrects and applauds the pupils