“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” ~ William Arthur Ward We at Suncity, believe that it is important to arouse the curiosity in our little ones for things around them, so that the learning never ceases. That is the very reason, our activities are designed to make children eager to know what is coming next, try it themselves and learn in their own stride. Let's take a sneak peek into the splendid month of July. Theme-Summer season It was an immense pleasure to hear the sweet voices echoing with joy. Although we met yet again on our laptop/ mobile screens instead of meeting in the school premises, thanks to technology we are still connected. The learning and fun continued after the summer vacation too. Summer though being the hottest season of the year, yet was a very interesting and entertaining season especially for our kids because they got a chance to enjoy the fruits of summer, home-made ice lollies, and other summer delicacies. They also shared how they ‘spent their Summer Vacation’. Children discovered the fact that sun rays are very hot and lead to the evaporation of water. Children were briefed about the availability of summer fruits like mango, plum, litchi, muskmelon, watermelon, cherry etc. in abundance. The knowledge bank of children was enriched with the following details about the summer season. · We should wear comfortable cotton clothes. · We need a fan and cooler/AC to keep our house cool. · We should eat and drink cool things to fight the summer heat. · We should drink plenty of water. · We need to take care of birds and plants by providing them water and food. · We should not waste water or electricity. Verbal linguistic Linguistic skills do not develop overnight. Early language acquisition is instinctive, and for most of the children, it tends to happen quite naturally. We as adults need to give them enough experiences to acquire the same. The best way to develop language is through interaction. So we ensured that we interact in complete sentences with them in a soft voice. We recited theme-related rhymes like ‘Summertime’, ‘Garmi Aayi’, ‘Wind the bobbin up’, narrated stories like ‘Little bunny went on a holiday’ and ‘Drippy the raindrop’. We also encouraged children to speak and share their thoughts during Quality Circle Time. Children also practiced the phonic sounds and words related to letters from ‘Aa to Gg’. They expanded their vocabulary through the audio visuals, stories, real objects, practice sheets. Logical/Mathematical Our little ones have now started understanding the logic of numbers and their quantification. They make an effort to solve problems and the retention power has steadily improved. They can identify things that we have covered so far; they can count along with the educator and respond to the questions posed. Children took keen interest in the concepts and related the same with things and people around them for example, for the concept of ‘tall and short’, they were able to identify who is tall and who is short amongst their family members. They acquired the following concepts such as, colour ‘blue’, shape ‘Square’, numbers and their quantification till number 3. Naturalistic Our little explorers are no doubt confined to the four walls of the house; we still keep sensitizing them towards Mother Nature. They learnt to take care of the birds by making a bird feeder, they explored the sense of smell and feel with nature, understood the importance of saving water through a raindrop colouring sheet. To encourage independence, focus and self-control, children practiced spooning activity.They experimented with natural objects to see which one’s sink and which one’s float like leaves, stones, cotton, feather, etc. All these efforts were made to ensure that they stay close to the nature and are able to explore the same while sitting at home. Visual-Spatial Children feel good while creating things which helps boost their self-confidence. Our young artists attempted a variety of activities to boost their imagination. They made a paper fan along with the educator and used it to cool off in the hot summer months, painted a slice of watermelon and pasted real seeds, made a colourful garden by vegetable and thumb printing. Indeed, we could see them inventing ways and thinking differently while experimenting with colours. Music plays an important part of everyone’s life as it touches us on an emotional level and also influences our mood. Indian Music “Music has the power to bring people together.”Music has the power to bring positivity and entertainment to the lives of everyone. Children love music because it holds the power to express and brings a sense of joy into their lives. This month children practiced the prayers, गुरुवंदना’, ‘गायत्री मंत्र’ and a song, ‘एक कौआ प्यासा था’. Music has the power to bring positivity and entertainment to the lives of everyone. Children love music because it holds the power to express and brings a sense of joy into their lives. This Western Music Practice makes us all perfect. With the ongoing western musical sessions, our children are getting future-ready and are enhancing their musical intelligence. They enjoyed singing a new song, ‘Mercy is falling’. Dance Dancing is an excellent source of entertainment, laughter and joy. The children strengthened their skill by dancing to the song, ‘I am so happy’. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence techniques improve a child's ability to process information physically through hand and body movement. It also fosters body control and expression. It helps them to strengthen their gross and fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination. So, our little learners learnt about the fitness skills through the live sessions. Children practiced underwater sea animal exercises (crab pose, shark pose, turtle pose) and animal Tabata (cat pose, snake pose, dog pose etc.) Drama The benefits of using drama in education are; healthy expression of feelings and developing creative imagination in children. With this aim in mind, sories like ‘The Proud Peacock’, 'A Lion and a Rabbit' were narrated to children to allow them to think and express themselves independently. Storytelling Storytelling helps improve children’s language skills, instills a love of reading, stirs their imagination, and teaches moral values. Keeping this view in mind, ‘A baby hornbill learns to fly’ was the first story narrated this month which emphasized the importance of being independent in one’s life through the character, a ‘bird’. It was followed by a hornbill-making activity using hand and foot impressions in the second week. Children enjoyed listening to the story of “Our Useful plants’ as per the ongoing theme of the month in the following week. Interpersonal Intelligence We begin communicating from the moment we are born, letting our mothers know we have arrived with our first cry. As a child develops, we must nurture their communication skills so they are capable of expressing themselves, clearly and confidently, in all aspects and areas of their life. Thus, we conducted 'show and tell' activity for the little ones during the birthday celebrations. Birthday celebration 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 dressed up in summer clothes and spoke about ‘one thing they like the most about the summer season.’ Project Haryali- phase 1
To instill the love for greenery ‘within’ and ‘around’, an activity was conducted under our ‘Project Hariyali’ for our little nurturers. The educator demonstrated the process to plant a useful herb, ‘Mint’ during the class. Benefits of the same were also explained to them. The children observed and attempted it along with the educator. They were encouraged to monitor the growth of their plant. Summer Fruit Festival Children expressed their thoughts on the sensorial learning related to the summer fruits like their origin, colour, texture, taste and the products made out of them. They were taken into the fruit orchards virtually for an enriching experience. Our young learners were also sensitised towards the sustainability aspect of the food system. The session concluded with a relishing ‘Mango’ pudding prepared by our little chefs. Visual spatial event To boost the spatial skills of our young learners through play, an activity on ‘kitchen tools’ was conducted. It was fun for the children to estimate the shapes and sizes of the pictures of objects used in the kitchen and place the respective real objects over them.
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