Theme- 9 to 5
Learning Outcomes:
Language Development:
• Use vocabulary related to the theme
• Follow directions
• Join in to sing rhymes
• Share observations related to the theme
• Ask questions
• Participate in games of phonemic awareness
• Sight recognition of words this, is, the, way, do, doing, help, he, she
• Recapitulate phonetic sound and write s, a, p, n, i, c, k, e, h, m, r, d, g, o, u, l, f, b
• Recognize the letter, its phonetic sound and write j, b, v, w, x, y, z
• Read CVC words-‘s’ word family
• Explore books
• Word formation and write different words formed with the above letters
• Match the words with pictures
• Look at the picture and name it
• Fill in the blanks with the correct word
• Write the spelling by the dictation
• Make text to self connections from the stories narrated
• Opposites (Eg-big-small, boy-girl, in-out, up-down etc.)
• Awareness about the singular and plural concept and use them in the sentences.
Mathematical Development:
• Recapitulate numbers 1-5
• Count, represent and write number 6 and 7
• Compare and seriate size with appropriate vocabulary
• Recapitulate of two dimensional shapes
• Measure time as sequence of events
• Draw the number of objects to represent a number (Eg. For 10, need to draw ten balls)
• Write number names like one, two etc.
• Compare: length, width, using non standard measures
• Solve puzzles
• Awareness about the smaller and greater numbers.
• Addition and subtraction with number 1
• Number: 51-60 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)
• Backward counting
• Observe and write the missing number in a sequence
Knowledge and understanding of the world:
• Observe, investigate, explore and record the role of community helpers
• Solve simple problems
• Use some tools
Concept:
This them is designed taking into consideration the child’s immediate world and the people who are a part of it. It sensitized the children about the many different people who help them in their everyday lives such as the chef, gardener, the driver, the classroom helper and then moves onto the larger periphery of their neighbourhood/ town or city sensitizing them about the other community helpers such as the postman, fire fighter, doctor, chef, the traffic policeman etc. who go about their jobs every day, providing them with services. The children get to experience the various jobs community helpers do, through planned activities such as role play, creative arts and craft, stories, rhymes, poems, field trips and more. The curriculum design caters to planned activities that enhance skills in language, math, an understanding of the world, creative expression, large and fine motor and in personal social and emotional developments. The children are encouraged and motivated to offer help and become community helpers. They are sensitized towards being respectful and appreciative of all the people who help them.
Words in focus: job, teacher, fire fighter, gardener, driver, doctor, maid, helper, guard, school, home, librarian, sweeper, cook, this, is, the, way, do, doing, help, she, he, joker, jelly, jam, judge, jackal, jaguar, jug, juggle, jump, jet, jigsaw, jewellery, jellyfish, jacket, van, vegetables, volcano, valley, vest, violin, vase, yak, yo-yo, yellow, yacht, yawn, yoga, yogurt, zoo, zebra, zig-zag, zip, zero, x-ray, box, fox, wind, woodpecker, walrus, wheel, whale, waves, water, wig, window
Rhymes:
Community helpers (Sing in the tune of: “Here we go round the mulberry bush”)
Fire fighters help in many ways
Putting out the fire everyday
To keep us safe throughout the day
Fire fighters help us every day!
Postmen help in many ways,
Picking up our mail every day,
Sending our letters on their way.
Postmen help us every day!
Teachers help in many ways,
Learning with children every day,
Teaching children throughout the day.
Teachers help us every day!
Policemen help in many ways,
Patrolling the streets every day,
To protect us as we work and play.
Policemen help us every day.
Continue for cook, gardener, shoemaker etc.
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The ‘Jj’ rhyme (Sing to the tune of: ‘Jingle bells’)
Jiggling jelly
Jiggling jelly
/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/
Oh what fun it is to juggle,
Jelly all the way.
Hey!
/j/-/j/-/j/
/j/-/j/-/j/
/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/
Jiggling jelly’s fun to juggle,
/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/
Watch it wobble,
Watch it jiggle
/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/
Jiggling jelly, jiggling jelly
/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/
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A fire fighter
Fire fighter, fire fighter
Hear the alarm, Save the building from any harm.
Fire fighter, fire fighter
No time to rest
Wake up, wake up
Do your best!
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Five little fire fighters
Five little fire fighters sit very still,
Until they see fire on the top of the hill.
Number one rings the bell, ding-dong.
Number two pulls his big boots on.
Number three climbs on the truck right away.
Number four joins him on one can wait.
Number five drives the truck to the fire
The big yellow flames go higher and higher
Whooooo-ooo! Whooooo-ooo! Hear the truck say,
As all of the cars get out of the way.
Shhh! Goes the water from the fire hose spout,
And quicker than a wink the fire is out!
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The ‘Vv’ rhyme (sing to the tune of: Farmers in the dell)
Vicky drove his van, Vicky drove his van
/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/
Vicky drove his van.
He drove across the valley
He drove across the valley
/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/
Vicky drove his van.
He drove past vegetable fields
Around the volcano
/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/
Vicky drove his van.
He drove his van real fast
He drove his van real fast
/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/-/vvvv/
He drove his van real fast.
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Traffic light
Red says stop
Green says go.
Yellow says wait.
Don’t worry you won’t get late.
When you reach a crossing
It’s such a busy place
To the left and right
You must turn your face.
Walk, not run across the street.
And use your head to guide your feet.
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Little postman
I am a little postman
I walk, I run.
I hop to your house.
Here’s your letter!!
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The ‘Yy’ rhyme (Tune: The wheels on the bus go round and round)
The yaks are yachting
/y/-/y/-/y/
/y/-/y/-/y/
/y/-/y/-/y/
The yaks are yachting
/y/-/y/-/y/
/y/-/y/-/y/-/y/-/y/-/y/
Playing with their yo-yos
/y/-/y/-/y/
/y/-/y/-/y/
/y/-/y/-/y/
Playing with their yo-yos
/y/-/y/-/y/
/y/-/y/-/y/-/y/-/y/-/y/
Spooning yummy yogurt, into their mouth
/y/-/y/-/y/
/y/-/y/-/y/
Spooning yummy yogurt, into their mouth
/y/-/y/-/y/-/y/-/y/-/y/
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A letter to post
Lick it, stamp it
Put it in a box
This is for my…….(Friend’s name)
Who loves me a lot!
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The ‘Zz’ Rhyme (Tune: Old Mac Donald)
The big-big bumble bee made the sound.
/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/
He zapped the zebra /zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz.
/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/.
The zebra ran zig-zag /zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz.
/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/.
Chased by the big big bumble bee
/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/.
The bumble bee sat on the zebra’s tail.
/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/.
He swished his tail all around.
/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/.
Which sent the bumble bee making the sound.
/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/-/zzz/.
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Miss Polly had a dolly
Miss Polly had a dolly
Who was sick, sick, sick.
So she phoned for the doctor
To come quick, quick, quick.
The doctor came with her bag and her hat,
And she knocked on the door
With a rat-tat-tat.
She looked at the dolly
And she shook her head.
Then she said, “Miss Polly, put her straight to bed”.
She wrote on some paper for a pill, pill, pill.
“I’ll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill.”
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The ‘Xx’ Rhyme (Tune: Old Mac Donald had a farm)
Xena took some pictures
/ks/-/ks/-/ks/-ks/-/ks/
With Xavier on the giant wheels
/ks/-/ks/-/ks/-ks/-/ks/
With a /ks/-/ks/ here
And a /ks/-/ks/ there
Here a /ks/
There a /ks/
Everywhere a /ks/-/ks/
Xena took some pictures
/ks/-/ks/-/ks/-ks/
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The ‘Ww’ rhyme (Tune: She’ll be coming round the mountains when she comes)
The wind is blowing this a way
/w/-/w/-/w/
The wind is blowing this a way
/w/-/w/-/w/
Windy wind whirling leaves
Blowing Wooly’s wig up high.
/w/-/w/-/w/
/w/-/w/-/w/
/w/-/w/-/w/
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Days of the week (Tune: ABCD)
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday too.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven days,
Each da’s different and every day is new.
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Prayers:
Starting prayer:
Tvameva maataa cha pitaa tvameva
Tvameva bandhushcha sakhaa tvameva
Tvameva vidyaa dravinam tvameva
Tvameva sarvam mama devadeva
Closing Prayer:
Shuklaam baradharam devam shashivarnam chaturbhujamh,
Prasannavadanam dhyaayeth sarvavighno pashaantaye
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
