Theme – Summer Season The school premises echoed with joyous voices of our little ones once again after a long summer break. Summer though being hottest season of the year yet was very interesting and entertaining season especially for our kids because they got a chance to enjoy splash pool and pop up fountains, shared their experiences of what they did during their holidays and of eating ice-creams etc. Children discovered the fact that in the middle of the day, sun rays are very hot. Children were briefed about availability of summer season fruits like mangoes, plums, litchee, muskmelon, watermelon, cherries etc. in abundance. The knowledge bank of children was enriched with the following details about summer season.
Verbal linguistic Early language acquisition is instinctive and for most children tends to happen quite naturally but how we as adults respond to their attempts to communicate can have an impact—accelerating or decelerating their language development. So we ensure that we interact in complete sentences with them in a soft voice. We recite theme related rhymes, narrate stories, encourage them to speak during Quality Circle Time. Young children point, make eye contact, and use body language to give us messages. Recognizing, encouraging, and positively reinforcing these precursors to language sets the stage for speech production and language to come. Children practiced the phonic songs and words related to letters from ‘a to j’ through the ways mentioned above. Logical/mathematical The ability to learn new skills, understanding of concepts, has begun to make sense of current events for our pre nursery babies. They make an effort to solve problems and use of memory has steadily improved. Children played and interacted with the people and objects around them, they learnt about their body, concepts like tall and short, colours, shapes, numbers and their quantification till 3. Bodily kinesthetic Physical development is one domain which relates to changes, growth and skill development of the body, including development of muscles and senses. Our children are rapidly growing, developing and achieving important milestones in the following skills: running, kicking, jumping, throwing (gross muscles), holding crayons and paint brush the appropriate way (fine muscles). Our bundles of energy utilise their energy in experiencing a lot during free play. Naturalistic Our explorers loved to go for nature walks to observe the fresh vegetables in the vegetable garden which are essential for their growth. They felt elated to water the indoor plants of school corridor. Children visited the compost pit to put peels of fruits. They were happy to discover that peels are being re-used to make manure to make plants strong. Musical Music is a form of communication that transcends languages. Our children practiced musical stories, voice intonation through English and Hindi songs. It not only expanded their vocabulary rather made them aware of a lot of expressions. They were also exposed to playing Congo in the western music room. Interpersonal Birthday celebration A show and tell was conducted on the theme, ‘Summer Fruits’. Children were briefed about social etiquettes- the way to stand and greet others. Mannerism in terms of behaving at a birthday party in different situations was discussed with children. Children introduced themselves as the summer fruit of their choice to their friends and spoke about colour, taste and texture of fruit’s skin, pulp and seeds. Refectory Healthy eating in childhood is imperative for proper growth and development. Children are in the process of acquiring correct grip to hold the cutlery. Thanking God before the meals has become a regular practice for our little ones and also finishing the portion served to them. Montessori Children practiced essential life skills of spooning and dry pouring through Montessori apparatus. It also aided in the development of fine muscles by focussing on the correct grip to hold a spoon and a jar. Co scholastic Domains Tab kids Children loved practicing patterns, colouring the assigned figures, concept of ‘big and small’ etc. on tabs. Imaginarium Children visited the Imaginarium for expanding their horizons of imagination in different corners like supermarket, Lego table, block corner, ice cream parlour. They also acquired hand grip and enjoyed playing games ‘feeding the squirrel’ and ‘planting a garden’ in the small world play tables. Sand play Large muscle skills of children are developing as they dug, poured and scooped sand. Eye-hand coordination and small muscle control is improving as children have begun to confidently manipulate sand accessories. Sand play also promotes social skills amongst them. Water play Splash, pop! Water play is a unique open-ended activity for children which aids in extended learning. Children acquired the concept of ‘float and sink’ through splash pool accessories and water play table. They got an understanding of ‘wet and dry’, discovered the fact of force by playing around pop up fountains and strengthened the bond with their friends. Puppet show Important lessons related to life were taught through joyful learning. Teacher of Drama used hand puppets to impart messages through stories about ‘caring for friends’, ‘saving trees’. EYP Assemblies ‘Welcome back’ – presented by children of KG A ‘Van Mahotsav’ - presented by children of KG B ‘Summer Fruits’- presented by children of Nursery A Events Health camp A team of doctors examined the children as a part of the Annual check-up and the reports were uploaded on ‘Healthfort’ for parents to get an update on their child’s health.
Summer Fruit Festival A summer fruit festival was organised to expand the vocabulary and awareness of children about summer fruits in terms of the following:
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