Our mission is to equip children with essential values needed for them to achieve successful relationships and to become creative and critical thinkers through progressive education with a developmental and interactive approach.

Our vision is for every Nest student to have a love for God, love of country, love for family, love for self and concern for the environment. Our vision is for every Nest student to achieve their ultimate potential through progressive education.

Lessons are planned to match such philosophy.  Following are lesson plan samples implemented at the Grade school Math classes.

SAMPLE 1

Topic:                   COMPREHENSION OF WHOLE NUMBERS: 1,000 through 1,000,000

Objectives:

Cognitive:

1.  Identify cardinal numbers through millions  

2. Give the place value of each digit in  6 or more digit numbers

3. Read numbers through millions/billions in  symbols and in words

4. Write numbers through millions/billions  in symbols and in words

5. Write numbers through millions/billions  in expanded form

Critical/Creative:

1. Form any number with a digit in the place value specified by

teacher       (will   be done through play)

2. DRAMATIZE. (Also for affective) to answer “pretend”  questions like

“If you were a digit in a number, in which place value would  you want

to be?   Why?”; “How would you feel if you were the digit in the

lowest    place value?  In the highest place  value?“ What  would you

say to a digit who feels sad because he is in  the lowest place  value?”

EXTRA FOR FATHER’S DAY:  Make card for Daddy following the line:

Dad, if you were a digit, I would want you to be ——- in the ———

place because ———-.

Affective:

1. Recognize the importance /contribution of each digit in a

number      (no matter how small the digit is)

2. Value one’s own place /role/importance

(Strategies as to how the objectives may be met are then written)

Once upon a time, a zero was so sad because he was the smallest digit in the family. He was in the 9,900,000,000,080 family. One day, when zero was cooking, 8 said: “Why are you sad? “ “Because I am the smallest number in the family”, said zero. “Don’t be sad”, said 80, “because you are still important. If you are not in the family, it is only 990,000,000,008! If you are not in the family, the family will be lower (poorer).” “Aaaaah! So I get it, I am still important. Thank you for explaining it to me, 8!”, said zero. “Don’t mention it baby.” 

SAMPLE 2

Topic: ROUNDING OFF WHOLE NUMBERS / ESTIMATING

Objectives:

Cognitive: Round off whole numbers based on an indicated place value and highest place value (estimating)

Critical/Creative: To create a script /presentation on seeing the value of estimating properly based on practical situations (refer to Affective Objective)

Affective: Apply the concept of overestimating / underestimating in practical situations

(example, underestimating others or the ability of others,in the process overestimating oneself; estimating food for a party/gathering, etc)

(Strategies as to how the objectives may be met are written here)

A poster at school says “TALENT WEEK”. Kyle: Want to join the talent show? AJ and Nathan: No way! Kyle: 1000 pesos for whoever wins. AJ and Nathan Fine! Tracy: The boys are joining…NO TALENTS Dani: Yeah, definitely lose. During the talent show: AJ and Nathan perform. Tracy and Dani: They are good! Tracy: Can’t believe we underestimated them. Dani: Yeah. Emcee:: And the winner is… It’s a tie between AJ-Nathan and Dani!

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