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Nature Study - Natural Disasters 🌦️ Introduction Natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, and blizzards can sound scary, especially to young children. But teaching kids about these powerful forces of nature doesn’t have to be frightening. In fact, learning about them helps children feel prepared, confident, and curious about the world around them. 🌎 What Are Natural Disasters? Natural disasters are extreme events caused by the Earth’s natural processes. They can happen anywhere in the world and include: Hurricanes – giant storms that form over warm oceans with strong winds and rain Earthquakes – sudden shaking of the ground when rocks deep below the surface move Volcanoes – mountains that can erupt with hot lava and ash Floods – when heavy rain or rising water covers the land Wildfires – large fires that spread quickly through forests or grasslands Tornadoes – powerful spinning columns of air that touch the ground Snowstorms and Blizzard...

Sample Lesson Plan - Teaching Letter 'D'

In this lesson children will be introduced to the Letter D and the sound it makes. They will also be introduced to some words that begin with D like Dog, Duck, Dinosaur, Diamond, the verb Drink and the country Dominican Republic. Try to find or make props in advance to make it fun.


GREETINGS/MANNERS
Good Morning how are you? Song

If you like, you can begin with a story whose main character (or topic) begins with D. Two interesting D books that I've read to my kids are The Wonky Donkey and Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night





RESPONDING TO GREETINGS/SALUTATIONS
Hello little genius
It’s Teacher _______. How are you doing? Very good? I’m doing good too. Let’s begin!

Today we are going to be learning about a special letter. 
i. Can anyone guess what letter that is? (Give children time to guess)
This letter makes the sound Ddd.
If you guessed D you're correct

ii.  D is for Duck; D is for Dog ; D is for Dinosaur
iii. Can you find D on this chart?
iv. Can you think of other words that begin with D?

Where in the world are you from? (D)

ALPHABET/COUNTRY of the Week
Is there anyone here from the Dominican Republic?

SONGS that feature D words - Five little Ducks. Did you ever see a lassie?

LANGUAGE - READING READINESS
Sight Words - WORD OF THE WEEK - 'I'

WRITING PRACTICE
1. I am a_________ (boy/girl).
2. I drink water.
3. I like _________ (ducks/dinosaurs).

Teaching Tip: For younger learners at pre writing stage just have them practice writing 'I' more advanced learners can attempt whole sentences. Here's the Doodle pad I recommend for younger learners who can't yet grasp a pencil or crayon:



SHAPES
Shape of the day (Diamond)


Healthy Habit: Drink your water

RECAP: Can you name 3 'D' words that we learned today?

Here's an example of how this can be implemented:



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