My senses lesson plans

Theme:	My senses
Date:	Monday
	Description:	Aim:
8:30-8:50 Greetings	News Weather chart
8:50-9:10 Theme discussion	My Two eyes( to see) · My 5 senses. What are they? (see, hear,touch, smell and taste) · Function: What can I do with my eyes? Look, see close and far away, cry, read. Eyes send pictures to your brain to tell your brain what you see around you. What do my eyes look like? What shape is my eyeball? Circle Eye socket is the hollow area in your head. Pupil is the round coloured ball in the eye. Eyelid- protects the eye by opening and closing it several times a minute (blinking) Eyelashes: help eyelids to keep dirt out of your eyes. Protection for your eyes: Do not look into the sun. Don’t stick anything in our eyes.	Familiarise the learner with his/her eyes
9:10-9:30 Literacy	Memory game: · Repeat the numbers in the same order. · 2-5-7 4-7-3-1 1-6-7-4 · 1-4-9 5-9-2-3 3-5-2-1-9	To introduce each child.
9:30-10:10 Numeracy 10:10-10:30 Snack	Mental maths: Teacher uses flash cards of the different colours. Learners name the colours. Let the learners group themselves according to the colour of the clothes they are wearing. Count the learners in the class. How many boys and how many girls.	Learn colours and hand eye coordination.
10:45-11:00 Play outside	Balancing stilts.	Balance
11:00-12:00 Drama 11:30-12:00 Creative	Make and colour funny glasses.	Gross motor skills
14:30-15:30 Play outside	Ball and bat game
15:30-16:00 Music/Drama	Learn a new song: Head,shoulders,knees and toes	Learn new song and the school concert
16:00 Home time
Other/ Materials needed

Theme:	My senses
Date:	Tuesday
	Description:	Aim:
8:30-8:50 Greetings	News Weather chart
8:50-9:10 Theme discussion	My 2 ears (to hear) · Function · What can I do with my ears? (hear loud, soft and quiet noises)(listen) · Biggest part of your ear is inside your head. · What does my ear look like? · The part you can see “catches” the sound and sends it through your ear trumpet to the eardrum and then to your brain. · Protection · Don’t shout in other’s ears · Don’t stick anything in your ear · Clean them regularly! How? (ear cleaner) · Don’t hit on someone’s ear. You can damage their eardrum.	Learn about your ear.
9:10-9:30 Literacy	Guess what the word is: c-a-t s-u-n ch-ai-r b-oo-k te-le-ph-o-ne e-lelph-ant	Familiarise with the classroom. Language development
9:30-10:10 Numeracy 10:10-10:30 Snack	Mental maths Count 1-10 on abacus Pack patterns with blocks.	Develop mental skills
10:45-11:00 Play outside	Skipping rope snakes. Learners walk on skipping ropes without falling off.
11:00-12:00 Drama 11:30-12:00 Creative	Make handprints.
14:30-15:30 Play outside
15:30-16:00 Music/Drama	Learn a new song: Learners dramatise parts of a story.	Learn new song and the school concert
16:00 Home time
Other/ Materials needed

Theme:	My senses
Date:	Wednesday
	Description:	Aim:
8:30-8:50 Greetings	News Weather chart
8:50-9:10 Theme discussion	My Nose (smell) Fuction:what can I do with my nose?(smell) Little hair in your nose “catches” the smell. And sneeze to get rid of the dust. What does my ear look like? It’s between your eyes and above your mouth. You have two nostrils where the smell gets in. Protection: Don’t sniff (not good manners) blow regularly Use tissues Never use someone’s tissues (germs) Don’t stick things up your nose. Exercise: smell different smells	Familiarise with your body.
9:10-9:30 Literacy	Association Which is the fastest? (snail/rabbit/horse) Which makes the loudest noise? (telephone/mosquito,aeroplane) Which is the hardest? (brick/nail/stick)	Listening and memory skills
9:30-10:10 Numeracy 10:10-10:30 Snack	Mental maths Dot flash cards Count 1-10 Identify shapes. (Flash cards)	Develop mental skills
10:45-11:00 Play outside	Balancing stilts	Gross motor skills
11:00-12:00 Drama 11:30-12:00 Creative	Make a face using a paper plate
14:30-15:30 Play outside
15:30-16:00 Music/Drama	Nature sounds. Everyone go outside, lie on the grass and listen to nature sounds.	Learn new song and the school concert
16:00 Home time
Other/ Materials needed

Theme:	My senses
Date:	Thursday
	Description:	Aim:
8:30-8:50 Greetings	News Weather chart
8:50-9:10 Theme discussion	My mouth(to taste) Function What can I do with my mouth? Taste (hot,cold,sour,bitter,sweet,salty) Talk Eat and drink Protection Brush your teeth twice a day Don’t eat to much sugar and sweets What does my mouth look like? Tongue (taste) little bumps on your tongue Teeth:For biting and chewing your food Ask learners what their favourite food/taste is? Name a food that burns your mouth Name a hot food?and cold?	My mouth
9:10-9:30 Literacy	Tongue exercises Dog’s tail Drink like a cat Catch flies like a chameleon Say t-t-t-d-d-d-dk-k-k-l-l-l-s-s-s	Begins to demonstrate phonetic awareness.
9:30-10:10 Numeracy 10:10-10:30 Snack	Mental maths Shapes flash cards Measurement: learners organise daily activities.	Show awareness of time concepts
10:45-11:00 Play outside	Steering wheelies	Coordinates movements to perform a task
11:00-12:00 Drama 11:30-12:00 Creative	Play dough	Fine motor skills
14:30-15:30 Play outside
15:30-16:00 Music/Drama	Learn a new song:
16:00 Home time
Other/ Materials needed

Theme:	My senses
Date:	Friday
	Description:	Aim:
8:30-8:50 Greetings	News Weather chart
8:50-9:10 Theme discussion	My hands (feel/touch) Function-what can I do with my hands? Under your skin are nervers that tell your brain what you feel. I can write,play,throw a ball,clap.work,type with my hands. Protection: Wash your hands regularly and clean nails What does my hands look like? Fingers,nails, hand palms Put different objects in a bag learners must feel and name the shapes of the objects.	My hands
9:10-9:30 Literacy	Guess what the word is: c-a-t s-u-n ch-ai-r b-oo-k te-le-ph-o-ne e-lelph-ant	Listening skills
9:30-10:10 Numeracy 10:10-10:30 Snack	Mental maths Flashcards from 1-20 Data handling: sort beads etc into groups.	Develop mental skills
10:45-11:00 Play outside	I wrote a letter to my friend game (vroteier)	Gross motor
11:00-12:00 Drama 11:30-12:00 Creative	Play dough/ Free play
14:30-15:30 Play outside
15:30-16:00 Music/Drama	Teacher mimics an action, learners must guess what the action is and then repeat it Smell something bad Smell something good Hear something loud Battle to hear something See something good See something bad	Learn new song and the school concert
16:00 Home time
Other/ Materials needed