Theme: Shapes around me
Learning Outcomes:
Language Development
* Use vocabulary related to the theme
* Follow one step directions
* Participate in discussions related to the theme
* Listen to stories
* Join in to sing songs and rhymes
* Explore and handle storybooks
* Develop print awareness
* Practice strokes (vertical and horizontal lines)
* Trace shapes/ objects
* Participate in memory games
* Visual recognization of alphabets
Mathematical Development
* Recapitulate pre-number concepts: big/small and tall/short
* Identify shapes: star and heart
* Explore the attributes of two-dimensional shapes: circle, square and triangle
* Experience and explore three-dimensional shapes: sphere, cone and cube
* Fix two-three piece jigsaw puzzles
* Sort and match objects
* Reduce patterns
* Introduction to the colour: brown
* Use positional concepts: in/out and over/under
* Numbers: 61-70 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)
Knowledge and understanding of the world
* Explore and manipulate shapes
* Notice changes
Words in focus: circle, square, triangle, brown, star, heart, tall, short, this, is, my, an, and
Concept: This theme builds awareness about the different shapes around us. The children are given a chance to explore and experiment with different two dimensional and three dimensional shapes. The idea is to motivate the children to observe and explore different shapes they notice in and around their environment. Moving on, awareness is also created regarding the concept of half. Some shapes that have been introduced are circle, square, triangle, heart and star.
Prayers of the month:
Starting prayer:
Om shubham karoti kalyaanam aarogyam dhanasampadaa
Shatru buddhi vinashaya diipajyoti namoastute
Closing Prayer:
Ik Onkar Sat Nam Kartaa Purakh
Nirbhau Nirvair Akal-murat
Ajooni Saibhang Gurprasaad
Jap aad sach jugadh sach
Hey bhi sach
Nanak ho sib hi sach
Hey bhi sach
Nanak ho sib hi sach
Vaahe guruji da Khaad sa
Vaahe guruji da Fateah
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 shantih
Rhymes:
Previous rhymes for revision
Good morning, to you and to you
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Good –bye my friends
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Let’s clean up today!
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It’s time to go out and play
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Wash, wash, wash, wash your hands
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Square
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Hokey Pokey
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Triangle
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Twinkle, twinkle little star
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are?
Up, above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky!
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are?
Up, above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky!
