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ABOUT US
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Ankur Rishikul Vidyalaya (ARV) is a school where technology and tradition (Cultural values) meet to offer a progressive and holistic mode of education to the children. The focus of ARV is to develop the overall personality of the child through Physical, Mental, Social, Emotional and Spiritual Development. The school has been started with pre-primary section and will continue till 12th standard.

OUR VISION :
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Children are looked upon as Gifts of God with divinity and potentiality inherent in them. We see the child growing up into a COMPLETE human being with great talent, creativity, intelligence, compassion, love, truthfulness and the virtues of sharing – most of all a very happy individual. This is the role of ARV, creating very happy individuals.

WHAT IS EDUCATION ?
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Simply ‘to know and impart’, is the dictionary meaning. Does it prepare a person to face the world? Do we know what the education system helps us attain?

Our education system makes us capable, only, to get a degree and find a job. So is that being slaves or masters? Slaves. The base of the present education system is memorizing of facts. In History we must know- who fought war? How many died? Date of King’s death? etc. if you cannot memorize you fail.

Education means “ to know & to be aware”. However, aware of what? It is to develop oneself in all the 5 aspects i.e. Physical, Mental, Social, Emotional & Spiritual. It is important to impart Education right from beginning i.e. the first years, in all its forms, so that it becomes the foundation.

ISP - The Art of Parenting
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This program guides parents on how to bring up children joyfully, right from the stage of conception to the age of 8 years. It makes parenting a great joy and an effortless process. All those who are part of ARV, need to undergo this programme to understand the nuances of raising a child and also to manage their own lives happily.

The concept is based on MET Rishikul Vidyalaya (MRV) and is one of the exponents of Infant SSY Programme (ISP- The Art of Parenting). The system is designed to include some important techniques evolved by Great Glenn Doman from Philadelphia, Dr. Montessori, The Aurobindo School, Gram Mangal and Guruji Shri Rishi Prabhakar.

PROGRAMS :
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Playgroup - 1.5 to 2.5 yrs.

Nursery - 2.5 to 3.5 yrs.

LKG - 3.5 to 4.5 yrs.

UKG - 4.5 to 5.5 yrs.

Mode of Teaching :
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Field trip
Fun & Play
Art, Music, Dance & Drama
Puppet show
Craft
Fine & Gross motor activities
Story telling
Dot cards
Flash cards
Nature camp
Farming & gardening
Encyclopedia knowledge

FACILITIES :
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A huge sand pit area
Swimming pond
Ample Play area
Garden
Farming area
Sports
Music room
Ball room

Children are exposed to learn the concepts through real life Teaching, Academics through art, music, dance & drama experiences like field trip, art, puppet show, fine & gross motor activities etc…

Physical Development
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"A healthy mind resides in a healthy body”, is true. So Sports, Yoga, Exercises gives equal importance like the other areas.

Social Development
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Ankur Rishikul Vidyalaya has an atmosphere of warmth and acceptance. Here all festivals are celebrated with equal importance giving the culture for a Global Religious Harmony.

Eating together brings children closer and develops values like sharing and caring.

Spiritual Development
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Yoga, Meditation, breathing techniques need to be introduced as early as 2 years. The development of the five senses (sight, taste, touch, smell and sound) is given great importance here. A child, whose senses have been highly developed, is naturally more inclined to spirituality.

Mental Development
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Academically, education is imparted through various creative methods such as flash cards, encyclopedia bits and mathematical dot cards and these are done in a playway method.

Emotional Development
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Drama and puppet show give the children a chance to express their emotions. Music also plays an important role in the emotional development of a child.

UKG - Theme 7

Theme- Neighbourhood

Learning Outcomes:

Language Development:
• Use vocabulary related to the theme
• Follow directions
• Share observations related to the theme
• Extend rhymes
• Recognize rhymes and alliterations
• Recognise words-in, my, go, there, to, up, down
• Recapitulate phonetic sound and writing of all alphabets
• Recognise the diagraph, its phonetic sound and writing of ‘sh’
• Build CVC words-“e” word family
• Write words or simple sentences
• Awareness about the singular and plural concept and use them in the sentences.

Mathematical Development:
• Recapitulate numbers 1-7
• Represent spatially using positional concepts
• Create simple pictographs
• Awareness about the smaller and greater numbers.
• Addition and subtraction with number 1
• Number: 61-70 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)
• Backward counting
• Observe and write the missing number

Knowledge and understanding of the world:
• Observe, investigate, explore and record the layout of the neighbourhood
• Solve simple problems
• Identify ways in which they can become good neighbor
• Become aware of different ways of worship and celebration

Concept:
The theme unfolds with getting to know our little learners and find out as to how much each one of them knows in relation to the theme ‘Neighbourhood’. During this theme, children are exposed to different types of teaching methods and experiences to facilitate learning about this concept. Through their experiences, the children will soon become aware of the concept of what a neighbourhood and community really means. Some learning experiences at school will include:
• Watching pictures of neighbourhood areas/ surroundings
• Excursions like walking around the neighbourhood to observe the different houses, shops, markets, traffic signs etc.
• Hands on activities like mapping the neighbourhood or school surroundings
• Stories, Role play etc.
Towards the end of this theme, the qualities for being a good neighbor and how to be a responsible neighbor have been explored in brief, to make the children aware of their responsibility in making their neighbourhood and community a better place to live in. The idea is to create awareness among the children that all of us, people and animals share this world and we must take good care of it and each other.

Words in focus: neighbourhood, neighbor, house, school, market, post office, police station, road, traffic lights, trees, birds, in, my, there, is, go, to, next, up, down, sheep, shampoo, shop, shell, shower, shoe, shirt, shark, ship, shapes

Rhymes:

People in my neighbourhood
Oh, who are the people in your neighbourhood?
In your neighbourhood
In your neighbourhood
Oh, who are the people in your neighbourhood?
The people that you see everyday.
Oh, the shopkeeper is a person in my neighbourhood,
In your neighbourhood, in your neighbourhood.
The shopkeeper is a person in your neighbourhood,
A person that I see everyday.

Continue with guard, postman, shoemaker etc.
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The ‘Sh’ rhyme (Sing to the tune of: ‘Twinkle twinkle, little star’)
Baby’s sleeping
Sh-sh-sh
Quite! You two
Sh-sh-sh
Or she’ll wake up,
Sh-sh-sh
Quite! You two
Sh-sh-sh
Baby’s sleeping
Sh-sh-sh
Silence please
Sh-sh-sh

Or she’ll wake up
Sh-sh-sh
Silence please
Sh-sh-sh
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Prayers:

Starting prayer:
Karaagre Vasate Laxmi,
Karamuule Saraswati.
Karamadhye Tu Govinda,
Prabhaate Kara Darshanam

Closing Prayer:
Om poornamadah poornamidam
Poornaat poornamudachyate
Poornasya poornamaadaaya
Poornamevaa vashishyate
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

UKG - Theme 6

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

UKG - Theme 5

Theme- My Incredible Body

Learning Outcomes:

Language Development:
• Use vocabulary related to the theme
• Join in to sing rhymes
• Participate in conversation related to the theme
• Ask questions
• Recapitulate phonetic sound and writing of ‘s’, ‘a’, ‘t’, ‘p’, ‘n’, ‘I’, ‘c’, ‘k’, ‘e’, ‘h’, ‘m’, ‘r’, ‘d’
• Word formation and write different words formed with the above letters
• Recognize the letter, its phonetic sound and writing g, o, u, l, f, b,
• 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

Mathematical Development
• Count and write the correct numbers
• Draw the number of objects to represent a number (Eg. For 7, need to draw seven balls)
• Write number names like one, two etc.
• Compare: length, width, using non standard measures
• Solve puzzles
• Make simple pictographs
• Number: 41-50 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)
• Backward counting till 10
• Observe and write the missing number

Knowledge and understanding of the world
• Observe investigate and explore how they have grown and changed
• Identify and follow rules for healthy living
• Solve problems
• Use simple tools

Concept:
“Look at me!”, and more often, “Look what I can do!” are constant refrains with our children. They are ever so eager to share the amazing things they can do with their incredible bodies.
This theme captures the vitality and excitement of young children learning about their bodies and themselves. Our class will engage in activities to explore body parts, actions and movements, growth and health through fitness, hygiene and healthy eating. Throughout this theme lot of facts regarding our body parts will be discussed with the children. Your child will be naming and learning about the body parts as they sing action songs, play games and trace around each other’s bodies. There will be multiple activities involving multiple modalities for your child to explore his or her changing body.

You can support your child’s learning in this theme by talking to his or her about his or her body. Have your child practice reading the “My Body” reader he or she brings home from school. No matter what activities you choose to explore with your child, it is important for your child to develop positive feelings about his or her body.

Words in focus: body, head, shoulder, knees, toes, face, eyes, nose, lips, ears, mouth, chin, cheeks, neck, arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, elbow, ankle, look, what, I, can, do, this, is, my, octopus, orange, orchestra, omelette, ox, oil, otter, ostrich, lion, lollipop, lamp, lock, ladybird, lemon, lotus, leaf, letter, ladder, umbrella, urn, ugly duckling, up, unhappy, under, umber, uncle, fish, feather, football, fairy, farm, foot, fan, food, face, boy, banana, bus, boat, ball, bird, brush, bone, bottle, bell, bicycle

Rhymes:

Head, shoulder, knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes.
Knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head, shoulders, knees and toes.
Knees and toes.
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I have two eyes to see with,
I have two feet to run,
I have two hands to wave with,
And nose I have but one.
I have two ears to hear with,
And a mouth to say ‘Hello’.
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The ‘Gg’ rhyme (Sing to the tune of: ‘Skip to my loo’)
Drink up the guava juice
/g/-/g/- gulp
Drink up the guava juice
/g/-/g/- gulp
Drink up the guava juice
/g/-/g/-/g/-/g/- gulp
Gorilla and goose go
/g/-/g/-gulp
Gorilla and goat go
/g/-/g/-/g/-/g/- gulp
They all together go
/g/-/g/-/g/-/g/- gulp
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When I was a baby
When I was a baby, a baby, a baby.
When I was a baby I was ever so little.
I said goo goo and coo-coo and boo-boo
That’s all!
When I was a baby, a baby, a baby.
When I was a baby I was ever so little.
I ROLLED AND I CRAWLED AND I WIGGLED
That’s all!
Now I’m so grown up, so grown up.
Now I’m so grown up, I’m ever so tall
I can jump, and run and skip and roll
And that’s not all!!
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Ten little men
Ten little men standing straight,
Ten little men open the gate.
Ten little men all in a ring.
Ten little men bow to the king,
Ten little men dance all day.
Ten little men hide away.
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The ‘Oo’ rhyme
Ostriches in the orchestra sing
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
On the stage they sing
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
Off the stage they sing
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
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Number rhyme
One, two, three, four, five
I caught a germ alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
I washed them away again.
Why did I wash them?
Because it might make me sick
Which hand did I wipe?
The left one, and then the right.
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The ‘Ll’ rhyme (Tune: wind the bobbin up)
Lick the lollipop,
Lick the lollipop,
/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/.
Roll your tongue around,
Roll your tongue around,
/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/.
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Hand wash (Tune: Row row row your boat)
Wash, wash, wash your hands,
Wash them sparkling clean.
Scrub-a-dub, rub a dub
You have the cleanest hand you’ve seen.
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The ‘Uu’ Rhyme (Tune: jingle bells)
Umber and uncle,
Umber and uncle,
Went to the park,
They bought a balloon
And held it high
u-u-u-u-u.
Umber went up
Umber went up
u-u-u-u-u.
Uncle held him
With his umbrella
u-u-u-u-u.
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The ‘Ff’ rhyme (Tune: Happy Birthday)
Fani fish has turned five
She is no longer four
Her father baked a cake
And gifted her football too.
She played with her friends
It was so much fun
They kick it so hard
That it went flat
/ffffffffffffffff/
/fffffffffffffff/
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The ‘Bb’ Rhyme (Tune: The wheels on the bus go round and round)
The babies on the bus go
/b/-/b/-/b/
/b/-/b/-/b/
/b/-/b/-/b/
They all want bananas
/b/-/b/-/b/
/b/-/b/-/b/
/b/-/b/-/b/
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Prayers:

Starting prayer:
Om bhoor bhuwah swaha,
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasaya dheemahi
Dhiyo yo naha prachodayat

Closing Prayer:
Sarva Mangala Mangalye
Shive Sarvartha Sadhike
Sharanye Triyambike Gauri
Narayani Namostute

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

LKG - Theme 11

Theme-Vroom Vroom

Learning Outcomes:

Language Development
• Use vocabulary related to the theme
• Identify rhyming, non-rhyming words
• Listen to stories
• Explore books to develop print awareness and directionality
• Recognise the letter, phonic sound and write ‘R’, ‘m’, ‘M’, ‘d’, ‘D’, ‘g’, ‘G’, ‘o’, ‘O’, ‘u’, ‘U’, ‘l’, ‘L’, ‘f’ & ‘F’
• Represent observations and ideas with pictures, shapes, marks and pretend writing; ascribe meaning to marks and pretend writing
• Practice strokes-vertical and horizontal lines and anticlockwise curved lines

Mathematical Development
• Visually discriminate to sort and match with appropriate vocabulary
• Sequence
• Fix four to six piece puzzles
• Recognise, represent and write number 12, 13, 14 & 15
• Order small sets of numbers between 1 and 5
• Construct with shapes
• Understand fast and slow
• Number: 61-70 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)

Knowledge and understanding of the world
• Identify, describe and name different modes of transport
• Describe the changes and differences in transport
• Observe record and share significant observations

Words in focus: vehicles, car, bus, train, ship, boat, float, sink, aeroplane, helicopter, hot air ballon, rocket, rickshaw, auto rickshaw, scooter

Concept:
This theme unfolds through fun filled activities such as songs, rhymes, stories, pretend play, dramatization, games, field trips, collage making, constructing of imaginary vehicles, interactive display boards, discussions, art and creative expression, visual observations and exploration. The content of the theme is so divided to sensitize children through exploration and hands on activities to know more about the three ways in which people travel….on land, water and air and the means of transportation that is used.
• The first week focus on land transportation
• The second week on water transportation
• The third week on air transportation
During each week the children get a general exposure to the different vehicles that exist, how they look and what they are used for i.e. how they help us. The theme offers a rich environment for concept and skill development, for children of this age group.

Prayers of the month:

Starting prayer:
Karagre Vasate Laxmi
Om shubham karoti kalyaanam aarogyam dhanasampadaa
Shatru buddhi vinashaya diipajyoti namoastute

Closing Prayer: (Sikh 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

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. Everybody do this

7. Wiggle worms

8. Name song
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Visiting my grandparents
I want to visit grandma
But how can I go?
Could I ride my bike?
No, that’s too slow!

I want to visit grandpa
But how can I go?
Should I take a boat?
No, coz I can’t row!

I want to visit grandma
But how can I go?
Should I take a sledge?
No, there is no snow!

I want to visit grandpa
But how can I go?
Should I ride a horse?
Would it stop when I “whoa”?

I want to visit grandma
But how can I go?
Should I ride my truck?
I might need a tow!

I want to visit grandpa
But how can I go?
Oh look, they came here.
That’s better you know!
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Row, row, row your boat
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
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Five little sailors (Sing to the tune of: Five little monkeys jumping on the bed)
Five little sailors jumping on the deck,
One fell down and bumped his head.
Captain called the doctor,
Doctor said, ‘No more jumping on the deck’.

Four little sailors jumping on the deck,
One fell down and bumped his head.
Captain called the doctor,
Doctor said, ‘No more jumping on the deck’.

Three little sailors jumping on the deck,
One fell down and bumped his head.
Captain called the doctor,
Doctor said, ‘No more jumping on the deck’.

Two little sailors jumping on the deck,
One fell down and bumped his head.
Captain called the doctor,
Doctor said, ‘No more jumping on the deck’.

One little sailor jumping on the ship deck,
He fell down and bumped his head.
Captain called the doctor,
Doctor said, ‘No more jumping on the deck’.

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The ‘Rr’ rhyme (Sing to the tune of ;Skip to my Lou)
Rusty the raccoon run run run,
Roy the rabbit, run run run,
Rusty the raccoon run run run,
The doggie is right behind.
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The ‘Mm’ rhyme (Sing to the tune of : Here we go round the mulberry bush)

The monkey made some mango milkshake,
Mango milkshake, mango milkshake.
The monkey made some mango milkshake,
For all his friends today.
/mmmmmmmm/, yummy milkshake,
/mmmmmmmm/, yummy milkshake,
/mmmmmmmm/, yummy milkshake,
/mmmmmmmm/.
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We are going home (Sing to the tune of: Mary had a little lamb)
We are going home right now,
Home right now, home right now.
We are going home right now,
We will be back tomorrow.
We have had a happy day,
Happy day, happy day.
We have had a happy day,
See you all tomorrow.
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Spring is here (Sing to the tune of: The farmer in the dell)
The days of spring are here,
Warm, sunny days are near,
Flowers and bees, and birds in trees.
The days of spring are here.
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The ‘Dd’ rhyme
The dog is playing the drums
The dog is playing the drums
/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/
The dog is playing the drums
He is drumming very loud
He is drumming very loud
/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/
He is drumming very loud
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The ‘Gg’ rhyme (Sing to the tune of: ‘Skip to my loo’)
Drink up the guava juice
/g/-/g/- gulp
Drink up the guava juice
/g/-/g/- gulp
Drink up the guava juice
/g/-/g/-/g/-/g/- gulp
Gorilla and goose go
/g/-/g/-gulp
Gorilla and goat go
/g/-/g/-/g/-/g/- gulp
They all together go
/g/-/g/-/g/-/g/- gulp
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The ‘Oo’ rhyme
Ostriches in the orchestra sing
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
On the stage they sing
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
Off the stage they sing
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
/o/-/o/-/o/
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The ‘Ll’ rhyme (Tune: wind the bobbin up)
Lick the lollipop,
Lick the lollipop,
/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/.
Roll your tongue around,
Roll your tongue around,
/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/-/l/.
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The ‘Uu’ Rhyme (Tune: jingle bells)
Umber and uncle,
Umber and uncle,
Went to the park,
They bought a balloon
And held it high
u-u-u-u-u.
Umber went up
Umber went up
u-u-u-u-u.
Uncle held him
With his umbrella
u-u-u-u-u.
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The ‘Ff’ rhyme (Tune: Happy Birthday)
Fani fish has turned five
She is no longer four
Her father baked a cake
And gifted her football too.
She played with her friends
It was so much fun
They kick it so hard
That it went flat
/ffffffffffffffff/
/fffffffffffffff/

LKG - Theme 10

Theme-Seasons

Learning Outcomes:

Language Development
• Use vocabulary related to the theme
• Listen to stories; join in to sing songs and rhymes
• Describe their faviourite season
• Recognize the letter, its phonetic sound and write ‘K’, ‘e’, ‘E’, ‘h’, ‘H’ and ‘r’
• Represent learning; pretend writing/ making marks and ascribing meaning to them
• Practice basic strokes with anti clockwise movements and vertical lines

Mathematical Development
• Recapitulate numbers 1-4
• Order small set of numbers 1,2, 3, 4
• Write numbers 9, 10, 11 & 12
• Participate in games with positional/ directional clues
• Sorting
• Shapes and colour recognition and differentiation
• Recreating patterns
• Number: 51-60 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)

Knowledge and understanding of the world
• Show curiosity through asking questions
• Describe the changes and differences
• Use reasoning skills and imagination when planning ways to make things happen
• Notices differences between local environment

Words in focus: seasons, summer, sun, heat, mango, melon, lady finger, rain, clouds, rainbow, umbrella, winter, cold, fog, snow, apple, orange, carrot, peas, spring, flowers, bloom, butterflies, bees

Concept:
This theme will build awareness in children about the changing season and how it effects us and our environment. In all the things that we do, the kind of clothes we wear, the fruits and vegetables that we eat… in other words the seasons affect our everyday lives and is an important part of our world. Beginning with the hot sweltering heat of the summer season, the yellow, bright sunlight and the cool pool splash fun, to mouthwatering mangoes and juicy water melons rolling into the washed world of monsoon showers and greenery in abundance….ending with the onset of cold winds, bonfires and woolen clothes bringing in the winter season that does not last too long….and then the beautiful season of spring time….an abundance of colours, clear blue skies and sprouting of new leaves on trees….That makes the four seasons complete. The awareness is created through classroom settings, role-play, stories and fun activities that are designed to encourage free expression and creativity. The theme “seasons” gives them an understanding of the ever changing environment and the patterns in nature.

Prayers of the month:

Starting prayer:
Karagre Vasate Laxmi
Om shubham karoti kalyaanam aarogyam dhanasampadaa
Shatru buddhi vinashaya diipajyoti namoastute

Closing Prayer: (Sikh 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

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. Everybody do this

7. ‘Cc’ rhyme, ‘Kk’ rhyme, ‘Ss’ rhyme, ‘Aa’ rhyme, ‘Tt’ rhyme, ‘Ii’ rhyme, ‘Pp’ rhyme, ‘Nn’ rhyme,

8. Wiggle worms

9. Name song

10. If you are happy and know it


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Winter, spring, summer or rain (Sing to the tune of: This old man)
Winter, spring, summer or rain,
Seasons always change.
Sunshine, wind, rain and snow,
Leaves fall down and flowers grow.
Winter, spring, summer or rain
Four seasons always change.
Look outside and you will see,
Just what season it will be!
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Summer time (sing to the tune of: London bridge is falling down)
The sun is hot and shining bright, shining bright, shining bright,
The sun is hot and shining bright, summer time is here.
All the grass is turning brown, turning brown, turning brown,
All the grass is turning brown, summer time is here.
See the bright blue skies above, skies above, skies above,
See the bright blue skies above, summer time is here.
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It’s raining its pouring (Sing to the tune of: Oh dear, what can the matter be?)
Oh my, it’s raining its pouring,
Oh my, it’s raining its pouring,
Oh my, it’s raining its pouring,
Jump out of the rain and keep dry.
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The ‘Ee’ rhyme (Sing to the tune of ;Skip to my Lou)
Elephants on egg shells /e/-/e/-/e/,
Elephants on egg shells /e/-/e/-/e/,
Elephants on egg shells /e/-/e/-/e/,
Making all that noise.
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The counting Rhyme
Five happy snowmen dancing all around,
Dancing all around, dancing all around.
Five happy snowmen dancing all around,
The sun came out and one melted to the ground.

Continue the same way with the numbers four…three…two and one.
No little snowmen dancing in the sun.
First there were five and now there are none!
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Sharing (Sing to the tune of: Are you sleeping?)
Are you sharing,
Are you sharing,
Little ones,
Little ones?
Sharing is caring,
Caring is sharing,
Be a friend!
Be a friend!
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Spring is here (Sing to the tune of: The farmer in the dell)
The days of spring are here,
Warm, sunny days are near,
Flowers and bees, and birds in trees.
The days of spring are here.

LKG - Theme 9

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/

LKG - Theme 8

Theme- Splashes

Learning Outcomes:

Language Development
• Use vocabulary related to the theme
• Listen actively and attentively
• Participate in group discussions
• Enjoy rhymes/ alliteration
• Listen to stories
• Participate in games of phonetic awareness (oddity tasks)
• Recognise the letter, its phonetic sound and write ‘t’, ‘T’ and ‘i’
• Relate to sounds and some symbols of own name
• Demonstrate print awareness
• Enjoy and explore books

Mathematical Development
• Recapitulation of number 1-3
• Introduction and recognition and representation of the number 4
• Explore shapes
• Compare time without measuring
• Fix four-six jigsaw puzzles
• Sort
• Number: 41-50 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)

Knowledge and understanding of the world
• Mix primary colours to get secondary colours

Concept: When light hits objects, some of the wavelengths are absorbed and some are reflected, depending on the materials in the object. The reflected wavelengths are what we perceive as the object’s colour. To children, colour is one of the most attractive qualities of the visual world, from the subtle colours of the natural world to the bright colours of their toys, clothes and books.
This theme exposes children to the wonderful and magical world of colours. Our class will be conducting activities with paint. Your child will enjoy exploring its fluid nature, as well as how it mixes to make different colours. In addition to painting, children will experience many activities including colour matching and sorting games.

It is important that your child has access to wide variety of paints, colour materials, artistic tools and opportunities to explore their expressive possibilities. You can expand your child’s experiences of colours and textures by exploring crayons, markers, paints, pastels, paper, fabric collages and three-dimensional models with your child. In the beginning, you may notice your child using colour relationship to the object or figure. As they mature they will use colour more naturalistically through observation and exposure.

Words in focus: red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, rainbow, tortoise, teeth, trees, tomato, tooth brush, tooth paste, tap, inside, Incy, ink pot, Iqbal

Prayers of the month:

Starting prayer:
Om vinayaka vinayaka vigna vinashak vinayaka,
Adi narayan vinayaka, Satya swarupa vinayaka.

Closing Prayer:
Being with us Mary along the world
Being with us Mary along the world
Guide every step we take
Guide every step we take
Lead us to Jesus, your loving son
Lead us to Jesus, your loving son
Come with us Mary, come,
Come with us Mary, come,
Come with us Mary
Come with us Mary
Come with us Mary, come,
Come with us Mary, come,

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
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I love red (Sing to the tune of “Twinkle twinkle little star”)
I love (name colour) things, yes I do
Let me show some (name colour) things to you.

In turn show one coloured thing to the children at a time and continue to sing the suggested two lines.
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‘Tt’ Rhyme (Sing to the tune of “The Muffin Man”)
When I saw the kids at play
/t/-/t/-/t/,
/t/-/t/-/t/…………..
The tennis ball went this way
/t/-/t/-/t/,
/t/-/t/-/t/…………..
When I saw the kids at play
/t/-/t/-/t/,
/t/-/t/-/t/…………..
I too want to play.
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‘Ii’ rhyme (sing to the tune of: ‘Skip to my Lou’)
/i/-/i/-/i/ Incy the spider
/i/-/i/-/i/ Incy the spider
/i/-/i/-/i/ Incy the spider
Crawled into Iqbal’s bed.
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Number rhyme: Turtles
One baby turtle alone and new.
Finds a friend, and then there are two.
Two baby turtles crawl down to the sea.
They find another, and then there are three.
Three baby turtles crawl along the shore.
They find another, and then there are four.
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My friends are special
My friends are special.
If you look, you will see.
All very special,
All very special,
My friends and me,
My friends and me.

LKG - Theme 7

Theme- Caterpillars and Butterflies!

Learning Outcomes:

Language Development
• Use vocabulary related to the theme
• Listen to stories, songs and rhymes
• Narrate stories
• Explore picture books
• Participate in games for phonemic awareness
• Demonstrate print awareness
• Practice strokes and anti-clockwise movements
• Recognize the letter, its phonetic sound and write ‘A’ and ‘t’

Mathematical Development
• Match, pair and sort
• Fix four-six piece jigsaw puzzles
• Recognise, represented write numbers 1, 2, 3
• Participate in games with positional and directional clues
• Compare lengths: long and short, tall and short
• Use non-standard units of measurement to compare length
• Explore shapes
• Number: 41-50 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)

Knowledge and understanding of the world
• Understanding and explain the different stages in the life cycle of a butterfly
• Show curiosity and ask questions to seek further information
• Talk about the past and present

Words in focus: leaf, flower, eggs, caterpillar, pupa, butterfly, sleep, eat, fly, larva, adult, ant, apple, arrow, alligator, tortoise, teeth, trees, tomato, tooth brush, tap

Concept:
Young children are curious about their natural world; constantly questioning and exploring. Children may have come across caterpillars and butterflies, but may not see the connection between the two. In this theme, your child will learn where butterflies come from. They will learn about the life cycle of a butterfly and begin making connections to the greater idea that all living things have a life cycle.
Butterflies go through four stages of life, but they only look like butterflies in the final stage.
You can support your child’s learning in this theme by taking your child on a nature walk. Stop and look under leaves and in the braches. See if you can find eggs, a caterpillar, a pupa or a butterfly.

Prayers of the month:

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 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

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. Everybody do this

7. Name song

8. Wiggle worms

9. A helper I will be

10. If you happy and know it…………
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Pretty butterfly
Pretty butterfly,
Up in the sky,
Please come down,
And teach me how to fly.
Fly, fly, fly, up in the sky,
Please come down,
And teach me how to fly.
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I am special
I am special. I am special.
If you look, you will see.
Someone very special,
Someone very special,
That is me.
That is me.
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My family is special (Sing to the tune of: Are you sleeping?)
My family is special.
If you look, you will see.
All very special, all very special.
My family, my family.
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Number rhyme: the butterfly (Sing to the tune of “1,2,3,4,5, once I caught a fish alive”)
1,2,3,4,5,
Once I caught a butterfly.
6,7,8,9,10,
Then I let it fly again.
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The ‘Aa’ Rhyme (Sing to the tune of “Skip to my Lou”)
/a/-/a/ ants on my arms
/a/-/a/ ants on my arms
/a/-/a/ ants on my arms
They are causing me alarm
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Good morning to you
Good morning to you,
And how do you do?
We’re all in our places,
With bright sunny faces.
And this is the way,
We start a new day.
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Number rhyme: I can count (Sing to the tune of: Boogie woogie)
You put one finger up,
You put one finger down,
You put one finger up,
And you shake it all around.
Shake it, shake it, shake it.
And turn it all around.
That’s how you learn to count!

You put two hands up,
You put two hands down,
You put two hands up,
And you shake it all around.
Shake it, shake it, shake it.
And turn it all around.
That’s how you learn to count!

You put three fingers up,
You put three fingers down,
You put three fingers up,
And you shake it all around.
Shake it, shake it, shake it.
And turn it all around.
That’s how you learn to count!

Nursery - Theme 11

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!

Nursery - Theme 10

Theme- Amazing Animals

Learning Outcomes:

Language Development
• Use vocabulary related to the theme
• Join in to sing songs and rhymes related to the theme
• Listen to stories
• Ask questions
• Reproduce and name animal calls
• Participate in puppet shows
• Enjoy and handle picture books
• Develop print awareness
• Draw simple lines (vertical and horizontal lines)
• Identify ‘what’s missing’
• Visual recognisation of alphabets

Mathematical Development
• Sort, match and group
• Recreate patterns
• Sing number rhymes
• Compare speed: fast and slow and quantities: more and less
• Seriate using stacking cups
• Fix three-four piece jigsaw puzzles
• Use positional concepts: in/out and up/down
• Develop an understanding of time: day and night
• Recapitulate colours; identify colours: black and white
• Indicate one to one correspondence
• Numbers: 61-70 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)

Knowledge and understanding of the world
• Name and identify common animals
• Share his/her experience from the past
• Indicate curiousity

Words in focus: dog, cat, rabbit, parrot, fish, farm, hay, cow, sheep, horse, duck, goat, hen, jungle, zoo, black, zebra, tiger, giraffe, elephant, lion, monkey, snake, bear, deer, sea, fish, whale, octopus, starfish, jellyfish, frog, turtle, crocodile, birds, nest, eggs, white

Concept: The theme starts with creating awareness about the word ‘animals’. During this theme, children are exposed to different types of animals: pet, farm, wild, aquatic and birds. Discussions are catered around creating awareness about the similarities and differences between the animals and us. Comparisons are made amongst animals too to let the children know how animals differ from each other in terms of their habitats, their eating habits and physical characteristics. Activities are planned around providing hands-on-experience for children to learn from, for example:
• Creating a jungle effect and making the children walk through the jungle to meet the jungle animals.
• Making animal masks and engaging in pretend play.
• Narrating animal stories.
• Planning for variety of art and craft and music and movement activities.

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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Put your right hand in
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Five little kittens (Sing to the tune of: Humpty-dumpty)

Five little kittens standing in a raw,
They nod their heads to the children so,
They run to the left, they run to the right,
They stand up and stretch in the warm sunlight.
Woof! Woof! Comes a dog, who’s in for some fun,
“M-e-o-w!” see the kittens run…..
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Who are the animals that live on the farm (Sing to the tune of: Wheels on the bus)
Who are the animals that live on the farm?
Live on the farm, live on the farm,
Who are the animals that live on the farm,
Let us all find out!
The cow is an animal that lives on the farm,
Lives on the farm, lives on the farm,
Let us all find out!
The cow is an animal that lives on the farm,
Lives on the farm, lives on the farm,
The cow is an animal that lives on the farm,
Let us all find out!
The cow is an animal that lives on the farm,
Lives on the farm, lives on the farm,
Now we know her name!


Variations using other farm animals:
The duck, the hen, the horse, the sheep etc.
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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
Horse-Neigh-Neigh
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Rolly Polly

Rolly polly, rolly polly
Up, up, up
Rolly polly, rolly polly
Down, down, down
Rolly polly, rolly polly
Out, out, out
Rolly polly, rolly polly
In, in, in
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Tiny tiny fingers
Tiny tiny fingers, swinging in the air
Tiny tiny fingers, snapping here and there
Tiny tiny hands, waving to and fro
Tiny tiny hands now, up and down they go.
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Walking through the jungle
Walking through the jungle,
Walking through the jungle,
What do you see?
What do you see?
I think I hear a noise.
Who could it be?
I think it’s a ……………..(name of animal)

Continue the song, naming the different jungle animals.
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I am a lion (sing to the tune of: Three blind Mice)
I am a lion, I am a lion
Hear me roar, hear me roar
I love to sleep out in the sun
And chase other animals just for fun
In all the jungle I am number one
I am a lion!
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The Elephant
The elephant, he walks like this,
He walks like that
Because he’s so big, he’s so fat
He has no fingers, he has no toes
But goodness gracious, what a long….NOSE!
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I like the G of the Giraffe
I like the g, g, g of the giraffe,
I like his long, long, long neck too.
But what I like the best,
The very, very, very best,
Are the big, big spots all through!
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I am going to the zoo
I am going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.
What about you, you, you?
We’re going to see a…….. (name of a zoo animal)
At the zoo, zoo, zoo!
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Once I caught a fish alive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Once I caught a fish alive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
This little finger on my right.
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Where do the animals live? (Sing to the tune of: Here we go around the mulberry bush)

Where do the animals live?
The animals live, the animals live?
Where do the animals live?
In this great big world.
Our home is where the pets live,
Pets live, pets live.
Our home is where the pets live,
In this great big world.

Continue with…
The farm is where the cow lives….
The forest is where the lion lives….
The ocean is where the fish lives…….
The tree is where the birds lives….

Nursery - Theme 9

Theme- I can sing a Rainbow!

Learning Outcomes:

Language Development
• Use vocabulary related to the theme
• Join in to sing songs and rhymes related to the theme
• Listen to stories
• Ask questions
• Follow simple one step directions
• Describe an object
• Use greetings and courtesies
• Explore and handle picture books
• Develop print awareness

Mathematical Development
• Recapitulation of the concepts covered so far
• Fix two-three piece jigsaw puzzles
• Join in to sing number rhymes
• Recapitulation of shapes and colours
• Numbers: 51-60 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)

Knowledge and understanding of the world
• Explore rainbow colours
• Identify colours-orange, purple and green
• Mix primary colours to make secondary colours
• Talk about what is seen and what is happening
• Talk about past and present
• Relate colours to real life objects from the environment

Words in focus: apple, strawberry, sun, corn, sea, sky, orange, pumpkin, carrot, green, peas, spinach, watermelon, purple, grapes, brinjal, car, rainbow, clouds, raindrops

Concept: This theme is intended to teach children about the colours seen in rainbow. The theme starts with the recapitulation of the primary colours- red, yellow and blue. Then children move on to experimenting with mixing two primary colours to make new secondary colours. Each day unfolds exposing the children to a different colour, thus by the end of the theme, the primary and secondary colours have been explored. Activities are designed around experimentation, exploration, stories, and rhythm and movement activities. Children in the process learn about identifying and recognizing some colours found in nature and in their immediate environment. The theme concludes with a discussion on the children’s favourite colour.

Prayers of the month:

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
Being with us Mary along the world
Guide every step we take
Guide every step we take
Lead us to Jesus your loving son
Lead us to Jesus your loving son
Come with us Mary come
Come with us Mary come
Come with us Mary
Come with us Mary
Come with us Mary come
Come with us Mary come

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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Red
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Yellow
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Blue
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Colour song (Sing to the tune of: If you are happy and you know it)

If there’s red on your shirt, clap your hands.
If there’s red on your shirt, clap your hands.
If there’s red on your shirt, if there’s red on your shirt,
If there’s red on your shirt, clap your hands.

Continue with the song, substituting other clothes and actions (Clothes: socks, skirt, shorts, pant etc.)
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Rainbow Colours

Come and name the rainbow colours with me!
How many colours in the rainbow can you see?
Rainbow purple, rainbow blue,
Rainbow green and yellow, too.
Rainbow orange, rainbow red,
Rainbow smiling overhead.

UKG - Theme 4

Theme- Out in the Garden

Learning Outcomes:

Language Development:

· Use vocabulary related to the theme

· Join in to sing rhymes

· Follow directions

· Share observations related to the theme

· Ask questions

· Practice basic strokes

· Identify onsets

· Recognize words related to the theme

· Recapitulate phonetic sound and write “s”, ‘a”, “t”, “p”, “n”, “I’, “c”, “k” and “e”

· Recognize the letter, its phonetic sound and write “h”, ‘m”, “r’ and “d’

· Make text to world connections from the stories narrated

· Label and describe drawings

· Match the words with pictures

· Look at the picture and name it

· Fill in the blanks with the correct word

· Conversation about myself and my school

Mathematical Development

• Count and write the correct numbers
• Draw the number of objects to represent a number (Eg. For 7, need to draw seven balls)
• Number names like one, two etc.
• Pre math concept: more, less, big, small, long and short
• Number: 31-40 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)
• Use positional concepts
• Backward counting till 10
• Construct and interpret simple pictographs

Knowledge and understanding of the world

• Observe, investigate and explore plants and animals in garden
• Compare and contrast plants, flowers, textures in the garden
• Use simple garden tools
• Interview a gardener
• Identify ways in which they can take care of the garden

Concept:

This theme will seek to help children see themselves as integrally interconnected with their natural world. Children will become aware of plants and animals using their senses during a number of expeditions outdoors into the garden. They will ‘catch a patch’, by finding their own patch in the garden for detailed observation. They will interview a gardener and help make observations of insects and their garden animals.

You can support your child’s development in this theme by taking them on excursions in your own community to explore other local animal and plant life. Encourage your child to talk about what they see and feel. Support their verbal development as they try to give description of different garden life like fluttering butterflies, chirping crickets and wiggling worms. Help them create questions about what they want to learn more about.

Words in focus:

garden

plant

seed

flower

root

grass

tree

leaves

stem

in

the

I

can

see

it

and

roots

grow

bird

butterfly

bee

ant

worm

monkey

mouse

milkshake

mango

moon

mug

mermaid

motorcycle

mirror

mushroom

mountain

mask

rabbit

rocket

rain

rope

rainbow

rhino

rickshaw

ring

river

robot

rose

dog

drum

deer

dinosaur

doll

doctor

dragon

dolphin

duck

donkey

door

Rhymes:

Round and the round the garden

Round and round the garden,

Walks the teddy bear,

One step two step,

Tickle you under there

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Number Rhyme

One man went to mow

Went to mow a garden.

One man and a dog,

Went to mow a garden.

Two men went to mow

Went to mow a garden.

One man, two men and a dog

Went to mow a garden.

Three men went to mow

Went to mow a garden.

One man, two men, three men and a dog

Went to mow a garden.

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The ‘Hh’ rhyme

Hunky the horse’s hooves I hear,

H, h, h, - h, h, h.

Hunky the horse’s hooves I hear,

H,h,h,h,h

Hop to this tune h,h,h

Skip to this tune h,h,h

Hop to this tune h,h,h

Lets do it another way.

Hop, hop, hop, up and down,

Hop, hop, hop, all around,

Hop, hop, hop, just like this.

H,h,h,h,h.

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Out in the garden

Out in the garden

As pretty as it can be

A row of swaying flowers

I can see

Out in the garden

As pretty as it can be

A flock of pretty birds go

Tweet tweet tweet

Out in the garden

As pretty as it can be

A lot buzzing bees

I can see

Out in the garden

As pretty as it can be

A lot of colourful butterflies

I can see.

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The ‘Mm’ rhyme (Sing to the tune of: “Here we go round the mulberry bush”)

The monkey has made

Some mango milkshake

Mango milkshake

Mango milkshake

The monkey has made

Some mango milkshake

For all his friends today

Mmmmmmmmm

Yummy milkshake

Mmmmmmmmm

Yummy milkshake

mmmmmmmmm

Yummy milkshake

mmmmmmmmm

mmmmmmmmm

The mouse and monkey

Had mango milkshake

Mango milkshake

Mango milkshake

The mouse and monkey

Had mango milkshake

mmmmmmmmmmmm

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The ‘Rr’ rhyme

The rabbit is riding

A motorcycle.

The rabbit is riding

A motorcycle.

The rabbit is riding

A motorcycle.

Rrrrrr - rrrrrr

Rrrrrr - rrrrrr

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The ‘Dd’ rhyme

The dog is playing the drums

The dog is playing the drums

/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/

The dog is playing the drums

He is drumming very loud

He is drumming very loud

/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/-/d/

He is drumming very loud

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This is a beehive

This is a beehive

Where are the bees?

Hidden inside where nobody sees

Soon they come creeping

Out of the hive,

One buzz

Two buzz

Three, four and five!

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Prayers

Starting prayer:

Sarasvatii namastubhyam varade kaamaruupini

Vidyarambham karishhyaami siddhir bhavatu me sadaa

Closing Prayer:

Buddham saranam gachhami

Dharmam saranam gachhami

Sangham saranam gachhami

Om shanti shanti shanti-hi

Hari-h om, Shri Gurubhyo namah, Hari-h om

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