Ankur Rishikul Vidyalaya: Play Group -Theme 9

Theme: Domestic Animals

Learning points:

Awareness about domestic animals: Sight/Color/Shape/Size/Touch

Parts of animals (legs, eyes, body, mouth, tail, claw)

Conversation with dialogues

Observation of animals in the nature

Listening to sound of different animals

Words in focus: dog, cat, rabbit, goat, cow, pig, buffalo, sheep, monkey, donkey

Encyclopedia cards: dog, cat, rabbit, goat, cow, pig, buffalo, sheep, monkey, donkey

Numbers(dot cards): 51-60

Starting prayer:

Om vinayaka vinayaka

Vigna vinashak vinayaka

Adi narayan vinayaka

Satya swarupa vinayaka

Vidyadayak vinayaka

Sabsukh dayak Vinayaka

Om shanti shanti, shantih

Closing Prayer:

Being with us Mary along the world

Guide every step we take

Lead us to Jesus your loving son

Come with us Mary come

Come with us Mary

Come with us Mary come

Food Prayer:

sah-na bhavatu, sah-nau bhunaktu;

sah viryam karvavahe,

tejasvinav adhitam-astu

maa vidhvishawahe

Om shanti shanti shanti

Physical activities: running, jumping, hopping, walking on the balancing beam, opening and closing the lid of the jar, play with wheat dough, transferring grains from one bowl to another one, spinning, make constructions with blocks etc.

Rhymes:

Revision of previous rhymes

Good morning song:

Good bye song:

Hand wash song:

Clean up Song (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

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Current rhymes:

Old Mac’ Donald had a farm

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O

And on his farm

He had some cows, E-I-E-I-O

With a ‘moo-moo’ here

And a ‘moo-moo’ there

Here a ‘moo’, there a ‘moo’

Everywhere a ‘moo-moo’

Moo-moo, moo-moo.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O

Continue the song with the following:

Hen-Cluck-cluck

Duck-Quack-quack

Sheep- Baa-baa

Dog-bhow-bhow

Goat- mahaaa-mahaaa

Pig- Oink Oink

Cat- meaon meaon

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Dog

A man’s best friend am I

To bark I don’t feel shy

I am as faithful as can be

Tell me now if you like me.

I guard your house with glance

Big robbers I do trace

I bark at strangers loud

Bow..wow, Bow…wow, Bow…wow!

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Cat

Mee…ow…… mee..ow……

Kitty cat is my name

Mee…ow…… mee..ow……

Come, lets play a game.

Mee…ow…… mee..ow……

My favourite is a ball

When I get all knotted up

I have to make a call…..

Mee…ow…… mee..ow…… Mee…ow……

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Cow

Moo, moo brown cow,

Have you any milk?

Yes sir, yes sir,

As fresh as you please,

Churn it into butter,

Or make it into cheese,

Or drink it straight from the glass,

As fresh as you please

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Rabbit

Hoppity, skippity hop around

I love jump on grassy ground

I have big ears to listen too

Whenever you wish to say – “Shoo”.

Juicy carrots are good to eat

It gives you pretty good sight!

Eat it steamed, or cooked or raw

Anytime of day or night!

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Sheep

Baa baa black sheep, Have you any wool?

Yes sir yes sir, Three bags full.

One for the master, One for the Dame,

And one for the little boy, Who lives down the lane.

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Monkey

Five little monkeys, jumping on the bed, One fell down and hurt his head

Ouch, ouchhhh, Mama calls the doctor and the doctor says