Theme: Evolution of the ‘Earth’ and ‘Continents’ Let’s glance through the month of Jiggling January and fabulous February. Theme-Evolution of the 'Earth' and ‘Continents’. *This month our children were made aware of how the 'Earth' evolved from what it was millions of years ago and how it got split into continents. *The children were amazed to learn about the giant landmass ‘Pangea’. *The discussion of our beautiful planet Earth also enabled the children to develop a better understanding of the different continents and oceans of the world. Naturalistic Intelligence January
Energy and use as little as possible as it keeps our environment in balance.
and safety.
Verbal Linguistic Intelligence –English We are now fast approaching the final stretch of our school year and our kindergarteners are focused largely on understanding letters, sounds, and words. They were delighted to take their first steps toward reading short sentences. They enriched their vocabulary by learning new words. Children were introduced to reading and writing of words with diagraphs and blends – ‘ch’,‘’sh,’’ee,’’oo’,‘cl’,‘bl’, ‘ fl’, later, ‘br’,‘cr’,‘fr’, ‘gr’,‘pr, ‘dr ‘and ‘sl’. They also enhanced their reading skills by reading some new sight words. Drama Dramatic play is a type of play in which children accept and designate roles, and then act them out. It is an activity where they break through their norms, pretend to be someone or something different from themselves and dramatize situations and feelings for the characters they have chosen. Keeping this aim in mind, the educator played an enactment game wherein children made several facial expressions (anger, happiness, sad) as per the rules of the game and instructions given by the educator. Storytelling Storytelling is an effective tool for learning and development. According to recent research, storytelling creates empathy in the children, helps in their brain development and lays the groundwork for the development of social, communication and interpersonal skills. The following stories were narrated by the educator: • ‘पकड़ो पकड़ो उस बिल्ले को’- This story talked about being nice and helpful to others in a child friendly and cheerful way. ‘Activity - पकड़ो पकड़ो उस बिल्ले को’ ’ – Children enjoyed listening and enacting song ‘म्याऊ म्याऊ बिल्ली करती’ and later made an origami cat along with the educator. Verbal Linguistic Intelligence –Hindi स्वर गीत के माध्यम से बच्चो को अ से अ: तक लिखने का अभ्यास कराया गया।व्यंजनगीत और भीतिपत्र के माध्यम से व्यंजन (त्र, ज्ञ, ञ, ङ) का परिचय दिया गया।अध्यापिका जी ने बच्चों को इन अक्षरों से शुरू होने वाले अनेक नए शब्द सिखाये और साथ ही साथ बच्चों को भी कुछ और शब्दों को बताने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया।सम्पूर्ण व्यंजन माला व दो व्यंजनों को जोड़कर उनको लिखने का अभ्यास कार्य-पुस्तिका में कराया गया।तीन व्यंजनों को जोड़कर उन शब्दों को पढ़ने का अभ्यास कार्य पुस्तिका द्वारा करवाया गया। Logical Mathematical Intelligence Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers. –Shakuntala Devi
Visual-Spatial Intelligence Visual-Spatial Intelligence Visual art helps children represent their thoughts, skills and also help them explore their innate artistic skills creatively. January
LEAP Critical thinking facilities the way children see the world around them .In today's fast changing world children are expecting to think critically and not to only learn by heart but to really understand the information given analyze, compare ,examine ,innovate and generate their Critical thinking skills.To sharpen their 'Higher Order Thinking Skill' the children attempted few activities like 'Coordinated grid, 'Decoding', 'Analogies' and 'Graphical dictation' which helped them to enhance their problem-solving, logical-reasoning skills, communication skills and sharpened their imaginative skills. Musical Intelligence Music stimulates the brain in a very powerful way because of our emotional connection with it. It can also improve long-term memory and leads to better brain development. Learning music can improve a child’s social and cognitive skills. Indian Music Music is spiritual; it also has the power to bring people together. It is a pleasant sound and a combination of melodies and harmony that soothes you. The children practiced the welcome song, ‘, ‘आओ आओ संगीत बनाओ’, ‘Vocal Warm-ups’, ‘Animal Choir’, ‘Rhythm Clapping’, and सरस्वती वंदना in Indian Music. Western Music Western Music The educator introduced a new song, ‘Tiger song’. Children could add new words to their vocabulary through this song and were enthralled to sing along. Dance ‘Dancing stimulates the mind, body & soul. It increases cognitive strengths and prolongs life; that is the miracle of dance.’ Dance is a beautiful form of art that helps us express ourselves and promotes growth as well as enjoyment. During the month, the children attempted warmup exercises and thrilled themselves as they danced to the tune of the song ‘माॅ तुझे सलाम’. Bodily Kinaesthetic Intelligence Bodily-Kinaesthetic helps in children’s all-round development. Physical activity is an important part of play and learning. It teaches children intellectual skills, helps them navigate complex social situations and nurtures their emotional development. To benefit their health, children over 5 years of age should be physically active for at least 60 minutes every day. All these months, our Suncitizens practiced for ‘Yoga Asanas’ to tone their muscles, improve posture and develop flexibility. Our children also practiced for the ‘Annual Sports Meet- ‘Oorja’ Interpersonal Intelligence Birthday celebration & Other Events The greatest life lessons learnt are through what is emphasized repeatedly in our lives. So, we celebrated the birthdays of children born in the month of 'February'. ‘Show and tell’ was conducted on the theme, ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. Children carried an object or a picture and imparted knowledge about the related topic with their friends while patiently waiting for their turn. Events and Celebrations Parent AssemblY Universal Value ‘Compassion’ – KG B "Compassion is the greatest form of love humans have to offer" Standing true to these words, our little wonders learnt the true meaning of compassion by living it. The students of KG B participated in the parent assembly based on the theme ‘Compassion’. The assembly commenced with a powerful heart opening ‘Yogasana’, followed by a small skit based on the story "Under the Lemon moon". Little suncitizens confidently ruled the stage with their splendid theatrical skills. The drama was concluded by a dance sequence on the song ‘Compassion’; a recipe for life’ with a message to brew love and care in their hearts for those around them. The assembly concluded with the words of wisdom shared by our Honourable Principal ma'am, Ms. Guneet Ohri. Science Week "Everything is theoretically impossible until it is done" During the ‘Science Week’ in the month of ‘February’, children enjoyed watching the experiment of how ‘Day and Night’ are formed by using a globe and a torch. In their second experiment, they mixed the primary colours red, green and blue to make a black colour and also learned that Black absorbs all the colours of light, thus perceived as black. Republic Day "We are Indians, firstly and lastly." The school celebrated India's '75th republic day' and 'Basant Panchami' together with the unfurling of the Flag. The school choir paid homage to Goddess Saraswati by singing 'Saraswati Vandana'. Kindergarten children enjoyed making a beautiful tricolour bird.
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