Theme: Birds
Learning points:
Awareness about birds: Sight/Color/Shape/Size/Touch(if possible)
Awareness about the parts of a bird (legs, eyes, body, beak, tail, nail, wings, feather etc)
Life cycle of a bird (egg to bird along with the introduction of bird’s nest)
Awareness about the types of birds: domestic/pets and wild and where they are found
Awareness about special birds with respect to “can’t fly”, “very big or small in size”, “can catch fish in the water”, “unique style in their flight”
Conversation with dialogues
Observation of birds in the garden/nature
Importance of feather for the birds
Exposure to different feathers of different birds
Words in focus: ostrich, parrot, pigeon, sparrow, penguin, eagle, humming bird, duck, peacock, owl, grackle, crow, kingfisher, woodpecker
Encyclopedia cards: ostrich, parrot, pigeon, sparrow, penguin, eagle, humming bird, duck, peacock, owl, grackle, crow, kingfisher, woodpecker
Numbers(dot cards): 41-50
Starting prayer: (Karagre Vasate Laxmi)
Karaagre Vasate Laxmi, Karamuule Saraswati.
Karamadhye Tu Govinda, Prabhaate Kara Darshanam
Closing Prayer: (Om Poornamidah Poornamidam: Vedic Peace Mantra)
Om poornamadah poornamidam
Poornaat poornamudachyate
Poornasya poornamaadaaya
Poornamevaa vashishyate
Om shanti shanti shantih
Food Prayer:
sah-na bhavatu, sah-nau bhunaktu;
sah viryam karvavahe,
tejasvinav adhitam-astu
maa vidhvishawahe
Om shanti shanti shanti
Physical activities: Walking on the balancing beam, Hop in a straight line, Hanging from a rod, Transferring grains from one bowl to another bowl, Closing the lead of the jar, Playing with clay/ Wheat dough, Free scribbling, Hop in a straight line, Walk like a crow, Run like an ostrich.
Rhymes:
Good morning song:
Good morning, to you and to you
Good morning, to you and to you
Hello everyone
Hello everyone
Good morning to you and to you
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Good bye song:
Good –bye my friends
Good –bye my friends
Good –bye my friends
We’ll all meet again tomorrow!
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Hand wash song:
Wash, wash, wash, wash your hands,
After work and play
Scrub and rinse and shake and dry
And wash those germs away!
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Clean up Song (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
Let’s clean up today!
Let’s clean up today!
We’ve had our fun,
Our play is done,
So, let’s clean up today!
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Parrots are green, sparrows are brown
Cocks are colorful and ducks are white
They swing around, they flap their wings
Fly away around
Higher & higher off the ground./
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Click your finger tips,
Flap your arms like wings,
Tara ram pam pam (clap your hands),
Tara ram pam pam (clap your hands),
Slow, slow, slow (flapping hands and clapping)
Fast, fast, fast (flapping hands and clapping)
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Crow
Caw…….caw
I am the crow,
With feathers black
Like the dark night
I am the smartest of all the birds
But I can’t speak a word
So I just say caw….caw
And clean the place throughout the day
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Peacock
The peacock is the National bird
Of our country
Sweet India
He dances in spring-time
When the rainbow he sees
His colorful feathers
Just shake in the breeze!
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Pigeon
I have a little pigeon
That lives in the roof of my house
He has his partner with him
Who is scared when he sees a mouse!
They mumble-mumble sweet words
When they have the time
I wouldn’t give those pigeons
Even if you would pay me a dime!
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Parrot
Pretty polly, pretty dear
He rolls his eyes from there to here
Pretty polly, pretty dear
He wears a smile, from ear to ear
Pretty polly, pretty dear
Red ring around your neck
Pretty polly, pretty dear
If you tease him, he will peck!
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Duck
See the little duck
Go swimming in the pond
She takes her ducklings
As she goes along
They nestle up with mother
When their feet get wet
I want to buy a duck
To keep just as, my pet!
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Penguin
You are such a cuddly bird
Your nestlings you keep warm
From the icy winds that blow across
Or during a nasty storm
You waddle in your feathery cloak
Since you just can’t fly
You chatter with your loved ones
As they pass you by!
