Basic 1 Science Term 1 Week 1 Lesson Plan

Have learners to write on a sheet of paper the following Three things in their environment Write the uses of some of the things in the environment

Go on nature walk to observe things in the environment (e.g. Plants, animals, plastics and stones. The things should come from the classroom and the school environment Work in groups to describe the different kinds of things Elaborate on the learners’ ideas to find out why they need to know about the characteristics of different things in their environment Display pictures or real objects in the environment for learners to explore and bring out their characteristics Ask learners to display objects on their desk for exhibition Sort things into living and non – livings based on common characteristics Watch videos/pictures of different kinds of living and non-living things in the environment For this activity, learners use local leaves and twigs, stones and printed photographs of goats and mango trees to observe and sort familiar living and non-living things or identify their life processes.

What have we learnt today? Kinds of things in the environment Have learners review the lesson by summarizing the important points in the lesson Put learners into groups and give each group flash cards of things in the environment Asks learners in their groups to tell the characteristics of things in the environment on a cardboard. Ask each group to present their work for discussion