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FEDERAL TEACHING SCHEME ENGLISH LANGUAGE FIRST TERM NURSERY TWO
WEEK 1
UNIT
STRUCTURE SPEECH
TOPIC
Match same letters Aa – Zz.
Simple greetings and command
Associating picture with letters.
CONTENT
- Greeting at school.
- Greeting at home.
- General greeting.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Pencils, games, flash cards, song, and plastic alphabets.
WEEK 2
UNIT
WRITING SPEECH
TOPIC
- Copying letters Aa – Bb.
CONTENT
- Practicing correct writing skills.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Tracing and writing exercise book.
WEEK 3
UNIT
WRITING SPEECH
TOPIC
- Matching letter Aa – Jj with picture word.
- Story telling.
CONTENT
- Associating picture with word. Writing letters Aa – Jj
- Telling simple stories.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Moveable alphabets, tracing and writing books, story books.
WEEK 4
UNIT
WRITING SPEECH
TOPIC
- Matching letter Kk – Oo with picture word.
- Matching and reading letter Kk – Oo
CONTENT
- Associating picture with word. Practicing correct writing skills Writing letter Kk – Oo
- Matching & reading letter Kk – Oo
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Tracing and writing books, tapes/CDs
WEEK 5
UNIT
WRITING SPEECH
TOPIC
- Matching letters Pp – Tt with picture word.
- Songs and rhymes.
CONTENT
- Associating picture with word, tracing letter Pp – Tt Singing songs.
- Reciting rhymes.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Tape recorder, television, tracing books, charts& pictures etc
WEEK 6
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Matching & reading letters Uu – Zz with picture word.
- Copying letters Gg – Kk.
CONTENT
- Associating picture with word, reading letters Uu – Zz Developing correct writing skills.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Pencil grip, crayons, tracing books, etc.
WEEK 7
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Story telling
- Tracing letters Aa-Jj
CONTENT
- Telling simple stories.
- Tracing letters Aa – Jj
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Story book, tracing book, pencils etc
WEEK 8
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Matching objects and their names.
- Copying letters Ll – Pp.
CONTENT
- Objects and their names.
- Practicing correct writing skills.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Pencil grip, writing books, charts and pictures
WEEK 9
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
Songs and rhymes. Tracing letters Kk – Tt
CONTENT
- Singing songs.
- Reciting rhymes.
- Tracing letters Kk – Tt
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Tapes/CDS, television &tracing books, etc.
WEEK 10
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Matching objects and their names.
- Copying letters Qq – Uu.
CONTENT
- Objects and their names.
- Copying simple letters.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, pictures, concrete objects, writing books etc.
WEEK 11
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Matching objects and their names.
- Copying letters Vv – Zz.
CONTENT
- Objects and their names.
- Copying simple letters.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, pictures, concrete objects, writing books etc.
WEEK 12
UNIT
WRITING SPEECH
TOPIC
- Tracing of letters Uu – Zz
CONTENT
- Tracing of letters Uu – Zz
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, pictures, concrete objects, writing books etc.
WEEK 13
UNIT
General Revision
WEEK 14
UNIT
Examination
FEDERAL TEACHING SCHEME ENGLISH LANGUAGE SECOND TERM NURSERY TWO
WEEK 1
UNIT
STRUCTURE SPEECH
TOPIC
Copying simple words with letter Aa.
Sound \a\ as in ant, apple. Sound \b\ as in bag, bell
CONTENT
Copying simple words, guiding the learners to pronounce the words correctly.
Teacher gives more examples of words with sounds.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Writing books, television, tape recorder & CD
WEEK 2
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
Songs and rhymes. Copying words with letter Bb. Colour letter Bb
CONTENT
- Singing songs.
- Reciting rhymes.
- Copying simple words with letter Bb.
- Coloring letter Bb
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Picture books, television, CD & charts, crayons, color pencils.
WEEK 3
UNIT
SPEECH
TOPIC
- Sound \c\ as in cup, cat. Copying words with letter Cc.
CONTENT
- Using pictures.
- Copying simple words.
- Guiding learners to pronounce words with letter Cc correctly.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Moveable alphabets, television, CD & charts, writing books.
WEEK 4
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Sound \d\ as in dog, dad listening to poems and storytelling.
- Matching objects with their beginning sounds (Dd).
CONTENT
- Matching objects with their beginning sounds – letter Dd.
- Guiding learners to pronounce the sound of letter Dd correctly.
- Reciting simple poems
- Telling simple stories.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Moveable alphabets, charts, television, VCD, concrete objects etc
WEEK 5
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Sound \e\ as in egg, elephant.
- Matching objects with their beginning sounds.
- Copying words with letter Dd – Ee.
CONTENT
- Matching objects with their beginning sounds.
- Guiding learners to pronounce /e/
- Copying simple words with the letter Dd – Ee.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Concrete objects, charts, pictures, writing books, CDs etc.
WEEK 6
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
Sound \f\ as in fish, fan.
Copying words with letter Ff.Nursery Rhyme
CONTENT
Copying simple words with letters Ff
Guiding learners to pronounce the sound Ff in words, sing rhymes with the learners. .
LEARNING RESOURCES
Charts, concrete objects, pictures, writing books CDs etc.
WEEK 7
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Sound \g\ as in girl, gum. Matching sound with picture word.
- Copying words with letter Gg and coloring letter Gg
CONTENT
- Associating picture with word.
- Copying simple words.
- Coloring the letter Gg.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Flash cards, video CDs, Charts, concrete objects, pictures, writing books CDs etc
WEEK 8
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Sound \h\ as in hat, hen. Matching letter Hh with picture words.
- Listening to poems and storytelling.
CONTENT
- Associating picture with word.
- Telling simple stories.
- Reading poems
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, concrete objects, pictures, story books CDs, flash cards, poetry books, etc.
WEEK 9
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Sound \i\ as in ink, insect.
- Matching letter Ii with picture, color letter Ii.
CONTENT
- Associating words with picture.
- Matching letter Ii with pictures
- Coloring letter Ii with pictures.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Pictures, charts, concrete objects, flash cards, crayons etc.
WEEK 10
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Sound \j\ as in jug, jet. Matching objects with their beginning sound.
- Copying words with letter Jj.
CONTENT
- Associating words with picture.
- Matching objects with their beginning sounds
- Copying simple words.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Pictures, charts, concrete objects, flash cards, crayons etc.
WEEK 11
UNIT
Revision
WEEK 12
UNIT
Examination
FEDERAL TEACHING SCHEME ENGLISH LANGUAGE THIRD TERM NURSERY TWO
WEEK 1
UNIT
STRUCTURE
TOPIC
Two letter words
CONTENT
- Learning two letter words e.g. on, at, go, etc
- Writing two letter words
LEARNING RESOURCES
Pencils, writing books, erasers etc.
WEEK 2
UNIT
SPEECH STRUCTURE WRITING
TOPIC
Two letter words contd.
CONTENT
- Learning two letter words e.g. is, as, be, so, it, etc.
- Tracing two letter words
- copying two letter
LEARNING RESOURCES
Writing books, erasers, pencils, charts, tracing & copying books, etc.
WEEK 3
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
Vowels
CONTENT
- Learning vowels
- Copying vowels e.g. a, e, i, o, u and identifying vowel letters.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Moveable alphabets erasers, pencils, charts, Writing books, etc.
WEEK 4
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
Consonants.
CONTENT
- Explaining the consonants
- Listing consonants
LEARNING RESOURCES
Moveable alphabets erasers, pencils, charts, Writing books, etc.
WEEK 5
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Nursery Rhymes, Storytelling.
CONTENT
- Reciting nursery rhymes.
- Telling stories
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Tape recorder, VCD, television, story books, etc.
WEEK 6
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Two letter words contd.
CONTENT
- Associating words with pictures e.g. up, go, do, us, me etc.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, concrete examples using (learners).
WEEK 7
UNIT
WRITING
TOPIC
- Two letter words cont.
CONTENT
- Tracing two letter words
- Copying two letter words
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Tracing and copying books, erasers, pencils etc.
WEEK 8
UNIT
COLOURING WRITING
TOPIC
- Copying and coloring of captions and pictures.
- Copying letters and words in upper case.
CONTENT
- Copying of captions and pictures.
- Copying letters and words in upper case.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Crayons, pictures, & captions, pencils, erasers, etc.
WEEK 9
UNIT
COLOURING SPEECH
TOPIC
- Copying and coloring of captions and pictures cont..
- Listening to music and rhymes.
CONTENT
- Singing songs.
- Reciting rhymes.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Crayons, pictures, & captions, pencils, erasers, television, VCDs, charts, etc.
WEEK 10
UNIT
SPEECH WRITING
TOPIC
- Reading familiar letters from Aa – Mm.
- Copying letters and words in lower case.
CONTENT
- Reading familiar letters.
- Copying letters and words in lower case.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, pictures, moveable alphabets, pencils, writing books etc.
WEEK 11
UNIT
Revision
WEEK 12
UNIT
Examination
FEDERAL TEACHING SCHEME SCIENCE FIRST TERM NURSERY ONE
WEEK 1
UNIT
PARTS OF THE BODY
TOPIC
- Self Awareness
CONTENT
- Get the children to identify parts of the body by touching their heads, eyes, mouths, necks, hands, knees, legs.
- Sing rhymes
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts.
- Video/CD.
WEEK 2 – 3
UNIT
IMPORTANCE OF THE PARTS OF THE BODY
TOPIC
- Functions of body parts.
CONTENT
- Rhymes/demonstration, e.g. 1 clap with my hands; 1 eat with my mouth; 1 breathe/sneeze with my nose.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, video CDs.
WEEK 4
UNIT
SENSE ORGANS
TOPIC
- Identification of sense organs of the body.
CONTENT
- Name the sense organs, e.g. eyes, tongue, skin, ear and nose.
- Rhymes.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts
WEEK 5 – 6
UNIT
USES OF SENSE ORGANS
TOPIC
- Highlight the functions of the sense organs.
CONTENT
- Get the children to taste.
- Children to identify – sweet, bitter and sour taste.
- Describe things seen.
- Describe levels of sounds.
- Describe what they perceive or smell: pleasant or unpleasant.
- Describe feelings from touch.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Sweets, salt, lemon fruit, bitter leaf.
- Drum, talc, powder, shear butter.
WEEK 7
UNIT
PLANTS
TOPIC
- Observing parts of a plant.
CONTENT
- Children to observe plants, trees around.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Samples of small plants, charts.
WEEK 8 – 9
UNIT
COMMON SEEDS
TOPIC
Identification of different seeds.
CONTENT
- Sort seeds according to types.
- Plant seeds.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Different types of seeds.
WEEK 10
UNIT
FRUITS
TOPIC
- Definition and identification of fruits.
CONTENT
- Mention the names of different fruits.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Different types of fruits, charts.
WEEK 11
UNIT
VEGETABLES
TOPIC
- Identification of different vegetables.
CONTENT
- Mention the names of different vegetables.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Life vegetables of different kinds.
WEEK 12
UNIT
IMPORTANCE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO THE BODY
TOPIC
- Importance of fruits and vegetable to the body.
CONTENT
- Mention vitamins and minerals in fruits and vegetables.
- Need for children to eat fruits and vegetable for proper growth and development
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Life vegetables and fruits, charts.
FEDERAL TEACHING SCHEME SCIENCE SECOND TERM NURSERY ONE
WEEK 1
UNIT
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
TOPIC
- Explain domestic animals as animals that we keep at home.
CONTENT
- Mention names of domestic animals
- Use animal chart or models.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, models, video documentaries.
WEEK 2
UNIT
WILD ANIMALS
TOPIC
- Explain wild animals as animals that cannot be kept at home or that lives in the forest.
CONTENT
- Mention wild animals.
- Use animal chart or models.
- Video documentary.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, models, video documentaries.
WEEK 3
UNIT
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND WILD ANIMALS
TOPIC
- Explain why domestic animals are friendly and wild animals are dangerous or harmful.
CONTENT
- Use domestic animal chart and wild animal chart.
- Get wild and domestic animals model for children to separate into group.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- As 1 and 2 above.
WEEK 4
UNIT
INSECTS
TOPIC
- Identification of common insects
CONTENT
- Use insect chart.
- Video documentary.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, video, models.
WEEK 5
UNIT
INSECTS
TOPIC
- Identification of flying and crawling insects.
CONTENT
- Use insect chart or toy insects to identify insect with wings and insects without wings.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, video, models.
WEEK 6
UNIT
BIRDS
TOPIC
- Identification of common birds.
CONTENT
- Use chart to mention names of common birds.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, video.
WEEK 7
UNIT
BIRDS
TOPIC
- Identification of birds that can fly and birds that cannot fly.
CONTENT
- Use birds chart to identify birds that can fly, e.g. eagle, owl, etc and birds that cannot fly, e.g. ostrich, penguin, etc.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- As 6 above.
WEEK 8
UNIT
LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS
TOPIC
- Explain living things as things that have life in them. Non – living things as things that have no life in them.
CONTENT
- Give examples of living things as plants and animals and non – living things as stone, wood, spoon, etc.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Stones, wood, spoon, paper. Charts, video.
WEEK 9
UNIT
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LIVING AND NON – LIVING THINGS
TOPIC
- Explain the characteristics of living things, e.g. they move, they grow, they talk, etc, non – living things do not move, grow or talk.
CONTENT
– Ask learners which group they belong – living or non-living things.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, video.
WEEK 10
UNIT
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LIVING AND NON – LIVING THINGS
TOPIC
- Same as week 9
CONTENT
- Same as week 9
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Same as week 9
WEEK 11
UNIT
REVISION
WEEK 12
UNIT
EXAMINATION
FEDERAL TEACHING SCHEME SCIENCE THIRD TERM NURSERY ONE
WEEK 1
TOPIC
WATER
CONTENT
- Explain water as a liquid that is colourless, odourless and tasteless.
ACTIVITIES
- Ask children what they drink when thirsty or after meal.
- Get a glass of clean water.
- Allow learners to taste, perceive its odour, observe its color
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Drinking glass, water from clean source.
WEEK 2
TOPIC
SOURCES AND USES OF WATER
CONTENT
- Explain various places of getting water and what water is used for.
ACTIVITIES
- Get children out to fetch water from the tap, (if available within the school compound).
- Ask children what they use when washing clothes/plates, brushing their teeth, etc.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts or videos of different sources of water
WEEK 3
TOPIC
FLOATING OBJECTS
CONTENT
- Explain floating as things staying on top of water.
- Explain why object floats with demonstration.
ACTIVITIES
- Get a bowl of water.
- Get floating objects like paper, leaf, pencil, plastic spoon or fork, etc.
- Put the objects in water. Allow children observe.
- Tell children objects float on water because they are light in weight.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Bowl of water, leaves, paper, plastic spoons, etc .
WEEK 4
TOPIC
SINKING OBJECTS
CONTENT
- Explain sinking as things going down inside water.
- Explain why object sinks with demonstration.
ACTIVITIES
- Get a bowl of water.
- Get sinking objects like stone, metal spoon, eraser, etc.
- Put the objects in water. Allow children to observe.
- Tell children object sinks in water because they are heavy in weight.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Bowl of water stones, metal spoons etc
WEEK 5
TOPIC
WEATHER
CONTENT
- Define weather as the condition of the atmosphere.
- Explain differences in weather.
ACTIVITIES
- Get children to move round the school compound.
- Make children compare the weather in the classroom and outside the classroom.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Bowl of water stones, metal spoons etc
WEEK 6
TOPIC
TYPES OF WEATHER
CONTENT
- Explain weather types and activities for each weather type: Rainy weather, children play indoor or indoor games and take a lots of hot drinks.
- Sunny weather children play out door games and take lots of cold drinks.
ACTIVITIES
- Use pictures and video to show types of weather, e.g. rainy weather, cloudy weather, windy weather and sunny weather.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, videos of different sources of water.
WEEK 7
TOPIC
COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW
CONTENT
- Explain rainbow as a kind of colored bowl in the sky after the rain.
ACTIVITIES
- Use the song about the rainbow to teach the seven colors; Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple (Violet & Indigo).
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, videos
WEEK 8
TOPIC
ANIMALS AND THEIR SOUNDS
CONTENT
- Explain why animals make different sounds (e.g. for identification).
ACTIVITIES
- Use CDs showing where animals make sounds, e.g.
- Cat mew, mew, mew…. Horse neigh, neigh….. Pig oink, oink….
- Cow moo, moo, moo….
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, videos
WEEK 9
TOPIC
ANIMAL MOVEMENT
CONTENT
- Explain animal movement
ACTIVITIES
- Use CDs showing where animals move
- ….. Horse gallop
- Frog hops
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, videos
WEEK 10
TOPIC
SIMPLE MACHINES
CONTENT
- Define simple machines as tools that make work easy.
ACTIVITIES
- Get simple machine, e.g. sharpner, broom, dust pan, bottle opener, cutleries.
- Demonstrate how they work.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts, videos
WEEK 11
TOPIC
REVISION
WEEK 12
EXAMINATION
FEDERAL TEACHING SCHEME SCIENCE FIRST TERM NURSERY TWO
WEEK 1
TOPIC
OUR BODY
CONTENT
- The head, mouth, eyes, nose, ears, neck, legs, chest, etc.
ACTIVITIES
- Use related songs to teach different parts of the body.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts on parts of the body
WEEK 2
TOPIC
CARE OF OUR BODY
CONTENT
- Explain the care for the eye, teeth, hands, hair, nail, etc.
ACTIVITIES
- Use related songs e.g. This is the way I brush my teeth (3x) early in the morning.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Soap, dettol, tooth paste, brush, etc.
WEEK 3
TOPIC
CARE OF OUR SURROUNDINGS
CONTENT
- Explain the need to take good care of our surrounding.
ACTIVITIES
- Get children to do simple cleaning of the classroom, e.g. sweeping, dusting, disposing waste, etc.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Duster, broom, bin, map.
WEEK 4
TOPIC
OBJECTS IN THE CLASSROOM
CONTENT
- Identification of objects in the classroom.
ACTIVITIES
- Mention objects in the classroom, e.g. fan, desk, chalk or marker board, books, bags, lunch boxes, etc.
LEARNING RESOURCES
WEEK 5
TOPIC
OBJECTS AT HOME
CONTENT
- Identification of objects in the home.
ACTIVITIES
- Mention objects in the home, e.g. bed, gas cooker, , fan, cooking pots, chairs, plates, cups, etc.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts and pictures, toys, bedroom sets
WEEK 6
TOPIC
Things in the sky (Galaxy).
CONTENT
- Explain that things in the sky are created by God, e.g. Sun, Star and Moon.
ACTIVITIES
- Cut cardboard into shapes of – a star, moon and sun.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Cardboards, charts and pictures
WEEK 7
TOPIC
Things in the sky.
CONTENT
- Explain that moon gives light in the night.
- Sun gives light in the day.
- Star glitters.
- Collection of stars is called galaxy.
ACTIVITIES
- Video documentary to showing the moon in the night.
- Sun in the day.
- Galaxy.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts and pictures
WEEK 8
TOPIC
ROCKS
CONTENT
- Explain rocks as larger stones.
ACTIVITIES
- Children’s excursion to rocky areas, e.g. (Zuma rock), Aso rock, etc.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Pictures and VCD
WEEK 9
TOPIC
SOIL
CONTENT
- Explain soil as surface of the earth where plant grows.
ACTIVITIES
- Get children outside to see and touch soil.
LEARNING RESOURCES
WEEK 10
TOPIC
SOIL
CONTENT
- Explain the types of soil texture and their uses, e.g. clay soil, sandy soil and loamy soil.
ACTIVITIES
- Get soil types e.g. loamy soil, clay soil, sandy soil.
- Get children touch each type of soil.
- Plant seed in the loamy soil.
- Get children to watch and observe what happens.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Sample of soil (different types) and seeds.
WEEK 11
TOPIC
FLOATING OBJECTS
CONTENT
- Explain floating.
- Explain why object floats with demonstration.
- List floating object, e.g. paper, leaf, pencil, plastic spoon, etc.
ACTIVITIES
- Get a bowl of water.
- Get objects like paper, leaf, pencil, plastic spoon, etc.
- Put objects in water.
- Allow children observe.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Water, bowls, light and heavy objects.
WEEK 12
TOPIC
SINKING OBJECTS
CONTENT
- Explain sinking as going down in water.
- Explain why object sinks with demonstration
ACTIVITIES
- Get a bowl of water.
- Get objects like stone, metal, spoon, eraser, etc.
- Put objects in water.
- Allow children to observe.
- Tell children object sink in water because of its weight.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Stones, metal spoons, folks, knives, etc.
WEEK 13
TOPIC
REVISION
WEEK 14
TOPIC
EXAMINATION
Early Childhood Care Scheme, Nursery 2 Scheme of work Federal (Age 5), Education Resource Centre (ERC) FCT – Abuja, Schemeofwork.com
FEDERAL TEACHING SCHEME SCIENCE SECOND TERM NURSERY TWO
WEEK 1
TOPIC
FLOWER
CONTENT
- Explain flowers as plants that beautify the environment.
- List types of flowers of rose flower, sun flower, lily flower, hibiscus flower, etc.
ACTIVITIES
- Use pictures or flower.
- Charts.
- Get children out to see flowers within the school compound.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Sample of flowers: natural and artificial.
WEEK 2
TOPIC
AIR
CONTENT
- Explain air as mixture of gasses that surrounds the earth, part of which we breathe in.
- Air occupies space, e.g. balloon, nylon bag, tire tube, etc.
- We have two types: clean and polluted.
ACTIVITIES
- Get balloon for children.
- Make children blow air to the balloons
- Use CD to show how air is pump into tyre tube.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Balloons.
WEEK 3
TOPIC
LIVING AND NON – LIVING THINGS
CONTENT
- Define living and non – living things.
- Explain the characteristics of living things and non – living things.
ACTIVITIES
- Mention non – living things, e.g. stone, desk, car, glass, etc.
- Mention living things, e.g. plant, animal, man, woman, boy, girl, etc.
– Use charts.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Samples of living and non living things e.g. plant, stones, insects, etc.
WEEK 4
TOPIC
GROWTH
CONTENT
- Explain growth as increase in height, size or general body development.
- Use children as examples – when they were babies.
- Explain growth stages, e.g. from babies that cannot talk or walk.
- Crawling, standing – walking and running.
ACTIVITIES
- Use pictures or chart.
- Documentary or video on growth stages.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Samples of living and non living things e.g. plant, stones, insects, etc.
WEEK 5
TOPIC
GROWTH
CONTENT
- Explain growth in plant from seed – sprouting – maturity.
ACTIVITIES
- Use pictures or chart.
- Get any type of seeds.
- Plant the seeds.
- Observe till it grows (Involve learners in this activity).
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Samples of living and non living things e.g. plant, stones, insects, etc.
WEEK 6
TOPIC
WATER
CONTENT
- Explain water as colourless, odourless and tasteless liquid.
- Explain the sources of water – river, spring, rainfall, etc.
ACTIVITIES
- Bring different samples of water.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts and pictures
WEEK 7
TOPIC
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
CONTENT
- Explain fruits and vegetables.
- Mention different fruits and vegetables.
ACTIVITIES
- Mention fruits and vegetables.
- Ask children to bring them to class.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Different types of fruits and vegetables.
WEEK 8
TOPIC
WEATHER
CONTENT
- Define weather.
- Explain weather types and the activities of each weather type, e.g. rainy weather, sunny weather, cloudy weather and windy weather
ACTIVITIES
- Use pictures and video to show weather types.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Pictures, video and charts.
WEEK 9
TOPIC
RAINBOW
CONTENT
- Explain rainbow as a kind of curved colored lines in the sky.
- Identify rainbow colors.
ACTIVITIES
- Use the rainbow song to teach the seven colors of rainbow – red, orange, yellow, green, blue purple (violet and indigo).
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Pictures and charts.
WEEK 10
TOPIC
REVISION
WEEK 11
TOPIC
EXAMINATION
FEDERAL TEACHING SCHEME SCIENCE THIRD TERM NURSERY TWO
WEEK 1
TOPIC
FOOD
CONTENT
- Explain food as what we eat apart from drugs or cosmetics that gives our body nutrients for growth and development.
- Explain sources of food, e.g. food from plant sources.
ACTIVITIES
- Ask children what they do when hungry.
- Mention common foods that we eat.
- Use food chart.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Food charts and children’s lunch packs.
WEEK 2
TOPIC
FOOD
CONTENT
- Explain sources of food from animals.
ACTIVITIES
- Use pictures and charts.
- Guide the children to identify different animals in the pictures and charts.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Pictures and charts.
WEEK 3
TOPIC
EATING RIGHT
CONTENT
- Explain balanced diet at their level of understanding.
ACTIVITIES
- Set a plate of balanced diet and all learners to participate.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Food items that make up a balanced diet.
WEEK 4
TOPIC
TABLE MANNER
CONTENT
- Explain what table manner is.
- Demonstrate examples of good Table Manner.
ACTIVITIES
- Explain etiquette of table manner.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Set up a table with plates, cups, napkins and cutlery for demonstration.
WEEK 5
TOPIC
ANIMALS
CONTENT
- Identify and list different animals.
ACTIVITIES
- Use animal charts and toys. Allow learners to pick them out.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts and animal toys.
WEEK 6
TOPIC
ANIMALS AND THEIR YOUNG ONES.
CONTENT
- Identifying names of young ones, e.g.
- Goat – Kid,
- Lion – Cub, etc.
ACTIVITIES
- Use animal and young ones chart documentary.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts and pictures of animals and their young ones.
WEEK 7
TOPIC
ANIMALS AND THEIR HOMES
CONTENT
- Identifying names of animals and their homes, e.g. Horse – Stable, Lion – Den, Dog – Kernel, Bird – Nest, etc.
ACTIVITIES
- Use charts and VCD documentary to show animals and their homes.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts and VCD.
WEEK 8
TOPIC
USES AND SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER
CONTENT
- List the sources of water.
- Explain the uses of water.
ACTIVITIES
- Explain the uses of water e.g. drinking, cooking, washing, etc.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Charts.
WEEK 9
TOPIC
SIMPLE MACHINES USED IN THE HOME
CONTENT
- Define simple machines used in the home.
- List some of them e.g. can opener, rake, bottle opener, etc.
ACTIVITIES
- Demonstrate the uses of these machines.
- Allow the learners to participate.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Can opener, rake, rake, etc.
WEEK 10
TOPIC
SIMPLE MACHINES USED IN THE SCHOOL.
CONTENT
- Define machines used in the school.
- List some of them e.g. stapler, broom, duster, sharpener, etc.
ACTIVITIES
– Demonstrate the uses of these machines.
– Allow the learners to participate.
LEARNING RESOURCES
- Stapler, duster, sharpner, etc.
WEEK 11
TOPIC
REVISION
WEEK 12
TOPIC
EXAMINATION
