Theme- Boxes & More
Learning Outcomes:
Language Development
• Use vocabulary related to the theme
• Listen actively and attentively
• Participate in group discussions
• Enjoy rhymes/ alliteration
• Listen to stories
• Games related to phonemic awareness (oddity tasks)
• Enjoy books
• Recapitulate sound of letters and write ‘Ss’, ‘Aa’, ‘Tt’, ‘Ii’, ‘Pp’, ‘Nn’
• Write letters ‘c’, ‘C’ and ‘k’
• Tracing/ pattern writing
• Practice strokes
Mathematical Development
• Order small sets of numbers 1, 2, 3
• Recapitulation of number 1-6
• Introduction, recognition, writing and representation of the number 7 & 8
• Participate in number activities/games with positional/directional clues
• Recognize and differentiate shapes and colour
• Recreate patterns
• Understand pre-number concept: more/less
• Number: 41-50 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)
Knowledge and understanding of the world
• Observe shapes in real life objects in and around the environment
• Solve simple problems
Concept: Geometric shapes are all around us, in the building we live in, the cars we travel in and even in the food we eat. Children recognize these shapes early even if they do not know the correct vocabulary to name the different shapes they see. Children have informal knowledge of geometry during the early years. To build on this, activities are designed around development of appropriate vocabulary and opportunities to practice identifying geometric shapes in the classroom and the real world. This will also help the children to informally begin developing their concept of special sense.
This theme is intended to build awareness in children and motivate them to observe, differentiate, compare and relate different shapes they notice in and around their environment. They will be encouraged to use shape related vocabulary to describe. They will also, through exploring and exposure begins to name and identify differences in shapes. As children use two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes during this theme, they engage in different activities that require them to begin to take a closer look at shapes. What make a square a square? What makes a cube a cube? How are squares different from triangles?
You can support your child’s learning by playing the game “I spy” with him or her. Pick an object that you can see. Give clues about the shape of the object. Have your child guess what object you are describing. Start with easy clues and move to more difficult clues.
Words in focus: circle, square, triangle, star, semi-circle, rectangle
Prayers of the month:
Starting prayer:
Vakrathunda Mahaakaaya Sooryakoti Samaprabha,
Avighnam Kuru Me' Deva, Sarva Kaaryesu Sarvadhaa.
Closing Prayer:
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanan Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat
Om shanti shanti shantih
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
Rhymes:
Previous rhymes for revision
1. Good morning, to you and to you
2. Good –bye my friends
3. Let’s clean up today!
4. It’s time to go out and play
5. Wash, wash, wash, wash your hands
6. Name song
7. Wiggle worms
8. ‘Ss’ letter rhyme
9. ‘Aa’ rhyme
10. ‘Tt’ rhyme
11. ‘Ii’ rhyme
12. ‘Pp’ rhyme
13. ‘Nn’ rhyme
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I love red (Sing to the tune of “are you sleeping?”)
Are you helping,
Are you helping,
Pick up toys,
Pick up toys.
Let us all be helpers,
Let us all be helpers.
Girls and boys,
Girls and boys.
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‘Cc’ Rhyme (Sing to the tune of “She’ll be coming down the mountain”)
We are calling curly caterpillar here,
/ck/-/ck/-/ck/
We are calling curly caterpillar here,
/ck/-/ck/-/ck/
We are calling curly caterpillar here,
Calling curly caterpillar,
Calling curly caterpillar here.
/ck/-/ck/-/ck/
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‘Kk’ rhyme (sing to the tune of: ‘She’ll be coming down the mountain’)
Many kites in the sky,
/ck/-/ck/-/ck/
Many kites in the sky,
/ck/-/ck/-/ck/
See the kites in the sky
See the kites in the sky
See the kites in the sky
/ck/-/ck/-/ck/
