Theme- Out in the Garden
Learning Outcomes:
Language Development:
· Use vocabulary related to the theme
· Join in to sing rhymes
· Follow directions
· Share observations related to the theme
· Ask questions
· Practice basic strokes
· Identify onsets
· Recognize words related to the theme
· Recapitulate phonetic sound and write “s”, ‘a”, “t”, “p”, “n”, “I’, “c”, “k” and “e”
· Recognize the letter, its phonetic sound and write “h”, ‘m”, “r’ and “d’
· Make text to world connections from the stories narrated
· Label and describe drawings
· Match the words with pictures
· Look at the picture and name it
· Fill in the blanks with the correct word
· Conversation about myself and my school
Mathematical Development
- Count and write the correct numbers
- Draw the number of objects to represent a number (Eg. For 7, need to draw seven balls)
- Number names like one, two etc.
- Pre math concept: more, less, big, small, long and short
- Number: 31-40 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)
- Use positional concepts
- Backward counting till 10
- Construct and interpret simple pictographs
Knowledge and understanding of the world
- Observe, investigate and explore plants and animals in garden
- Compare and contrast plants, flowers, textures in the garden
- Use simple garden tools
- Interview a gardener
- Identify ways in which they can take care of the garden
Concept:
This theme will seek to help children see themselves as integrally interconnected with their natural world. Children will become aware of plants and animals using their senses during a number of expeditions outdoors into the garden. They will ‘catch a patch’, by finding their own patch in the garden for detailed observation. They will interview a gardener and help make observations of insects and their garden animals.
You can support your child’s development in this theme by taking them on excursions in your own community to explore other local animal and plant life. Encourage your child to talk about what they see and feel. Support their verbal development as they try to give description of different garden life like fluttering butterflies, chirping crickets and wiggling worms. Help them create questions about what they want to learn more about.
Words in focus:
garden
plant
seed
flower
root
grass
tree
leaves
stem
in
the
I
can
see
it
and
roots
grow
bird
butterfly
bee
ant
worm
monkey
mouse
milkshake
mango
moon
mug
mermaid
motorcycle
mirror
mushroom
mountain
mask
rabbit
rocket
rain
rope
rainbow
rhino
rickshaw
ring
river
robot
rose
dog
drum
deer
dinosaur
doll
doctor
dragon
dolphin
duck
donkey
door
Rhymes:
Round and the round the garden
Round and round the garden,
Walks the teddy bear,
One step two step,
Tickle you under there
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Number Rhyme
One man went to mow
Went to mow a garden.
One man and a dog,
Went to mow a garden.
Two men went to mow
Went to mow a garden.
One man, two men and a dog
Went to mow a garden.
Three men went to mow
Went to mow a garden.
One man, two men, three men and a dog
Went to mow a garden.
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The ‘Hh’ rhyme
Hunky the horse’s hooves I hear,
H, h, h, - h, h, h.
Hunky the horse’s hooves I hear,
H,h,h,h,h
Hop to this tune h,h,h
Skip to this tune h,h,h
Hop to this tune h,h,h
Lets do it another way.
Hop, hop, hop, up and down,
Hop, hop, hop, all around,
Hop, hop, hop, just like this.
H,h,h,h,h.
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Out in the garden
Out in the garden
As pretty as it can be
A row of swaying flowers
I can see
Out in the garden
As pretty as it can be
A flock of pretty birds go
Tweet tweet tweet
Out in the garden
As pretty as it can be
A lot buzzing bees
I can see
Out in the garden
As pretty as it can be
A lot of colourful butterflies
I can see.
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The ‘Mm’ rhyme (Sing to the tune of: “Here we go round the mulberry bush”)
The monkey has made
Some mango milkshake
Mango milkshake
Mango milkshake
The monkey has made
Some mango milkshake
For all his friends today
Mmmmmmmmm
Yummy milkshake
Mmmmmmmmm
Yummy milkshake
mmmmmmmmm
Yummy milkshake
mmmmmmmmm
mmmmmmmmm
The mouse and monkey
Had mango milkshake
Mango milkshake
Mango milkshake
The mouse and monkey
Had mango milkshake
mmmmmmmmmmmm
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The ‘Rr’ rhyme
The rabbit is riding
A motorcycle.
The rabbit is riding
A motorcycle.
The rabbit is riding
A motorcycle.
Rrrrrr - rrrrrr
Rrrrrr - rrrrrr
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The ‘Dd’ rhyme
The dog is playing the drums
The dog is playing the drums
/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/
The dog is playing the drums
He is drumming very loud
He is drumming very loud
/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/
He is drumming very loud
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This is a beehive
This is a beehive
Where are the bees?
Hidden inside where nobody sees
Soon they come creeping
Out of the hive,
One buzz
Two buzz
Three, four and five!
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Prayers
Starting prayer:
Sarasvatii namastubhyam varade kaamaruupini
Vidyarambham karishhyaami siddhir bhavatu me sadaa
Closing Prayer:
Buddham saranam gachhami
Dharmam saranam gachhami
Sangham saranam gachhami
Om shanti shanti shanti-hi
Hari-h om, Shri Gurubhyo namah, Hari-h om
Food prayer:
Sah-na bhava-tu, sah-nao bhunak-tu;
Sah viryam karva-vahe,
Tejas-vina vadh-itam-astu
Maa vidh-visha-wahai
Om shanti shanti shanty
