First Term Lesson Note for Week Seven
Class: Nursery One
Age: 4 years
Subject : Number Work
Topic: Introduction to Descending order
Duration : 80 minutes
Period : Double Periods
Reference Book :
- Mastering Mathematics for Nursery Book 1
- Lagos State Unified Schemes of Work for Early childhood
- Online Resources
Instructional Material : Charts and posters on numbers
Behavioural Objectives : By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to :
i. Say the meaning of descending
ii. Arrange the numbers from highest (biggest) to the smallest
Previous Knowledge: Learner are familiar with ascending order.
Content:
Descending order is the arrangement if numbers from the biggest to the smallest
For examples:
1. 5 1 3 4 2 = 5 4 3 2 1
2. 6 5 8 7 9 = 9 8 7 6 5
Presentation Step:
Step 1: Revision of the previous week Lesson with the learners by asking questions orally.
Step 2: The teacher introduces the new topic by explaining descending order
Step 3: The teacher explains descending order using several examples.
Evaluation: The teacher reviews the lesson by asking questions as follows:
Re-arrange the following numbers in descending order ( from biggest to the smallest)
1. 4 2 3 1 5 = _____ _____ ______ _____ _____
2. 7 8 9 6 10 = _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
3. 12 14 13 11 15 =
_______ _______ ________ ________ ________
Conclusion: The teacher explains the topic all over again to the learners and moves around to guide those lagging behind.
Assignment:
Page 24, Mastering Mathematics for Nursery, Book 1.
Arrange these numbers in descending order:
