Highlights of the week(13th-20th OCTOBER)
Circle time:
Word of the week(wow)- Happy
Structured drill:- When do you feel happy?                   ÂÂ
I feel happy when ______.
Wiggle: Days of the week.
Revision of after/before number, forward counting.
Phonological awareness:- Oral activities: Tongue twisters and rhyming words.
Rhyme:
Revision of all the rhymes done till now.
Introduction to the new rhyme:
Out in the garden each fine day,
With my ball i like to play,
I bounce my ball, i bounce my ball, on each fine day.
Out in the garden….bike..
I ride my bike, I ride my bike, on each fine day.
Out in the garden….doll..
I rock my doll, I rock my doll, on each fine day.
Out in the garden….kite..
I fly my my kite, I fly my kite, on each fine day.
Out in the garden….teddy bear..
I hug my teddy, I hug my teddy, on each fine day.
Out in the garden….bat..
I hit the ball, I hit the ball, on each fine day.
Free play:
Learners were given different toys :
Jodo blocks
Rangomatery
Wooden blocks
Clay
Puzzles
They enjoyed playing with the toys and mingled up with their friends.
It helped them in enhancing their Social and Communication skills.
Puppet theater:
Learners were taken to the Puppet Theater and the teacher narrated a story “Pepper (Priya) watches too much TV†using hand puppets.
Introduction of letters ‘m’ and ‘d’ was done through various activities.
Formation of letter “dâ€Â-   Make a curve, go up up , come down and a tail.
Formation of letter “mâ€Â:-  Put your hand in the air, come down, go up and a bumpy curve and another bumpy curve.
Words with ‘m’:
Mosquitoes,milk,money,moon,mist,migration,mango,mother,ma’am,man,monitor,mouse,music,mail,male,monkey,master,Mc’donalds,mask,mitten,magnet,Mars,,Monday,March,May,mop,map,montero cubes,mat.mustard seeds,motion.mud, many, most, mike, Marathi, marker, mongoose, makeup, melon, mosque, measuring tape, Mumbai, must, Malaria, mole, message, misunderstand, miss/missing, make, moist, maple leaves/syrup, medical, medicine, miracle , mouse
Words with ‘d’ :
Duck, drum, daffodil, dog, dinosaur, donkey, dolphin, duster, dart, dirty, den, dig.
Rhymes:
Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn around
Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch the ground
Dinosaur, dinosaur, reach up high
Dinosaur, dinosaur, wink one eye
Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch your nose
Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch your toes
Dinosaur, dinosaur, slap your knees
Dinosaur, dinosaur, sit down please
(teddy bear tune)
Introduction to the tricky words : are, all, you
Learning centers were done for the reinforcement of letters ‘m’ and ‘d’.
Revision of letter ‘c’ and ‘k’ through a mind map and a game.
Math:
Revision of After numbers
Revision of 2d shapes.
Introduction of greater than less than through a story.
Introduction of before number through a number line.
Introduction of common pairs.
Formative assessment :
- After numbers
- Common pairs
- Backward counting
- Before numbers
- >,<, =
Visual arts activity: Learners have made duck finger puppet .
UOI:
Trans-disciplinary theme :- How we organize ourselves
Central Idea:- People’s need determine how they use the spaces and facilities in and around buildings.
Learning Engagement:
Messy Activity:
All the classes of Jr.KG were made messy by the teachers before the arrival of the learners. There was no space for them to even move. Once the learners started entering the class, they were told to get ready for the circle time. They wondered what is wrong with the class and voiced their opinion like “ why is the class so messy and that there is no place to sit, where as some of the children were comfortable playing in the messy setup as well.â€Â
- Homework(Language)
Letter ‘D’ booklet- Make them do it independently.
Have a great happy weekend !!!
Regards,
Junior KG Team
