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Play Group - Theme 6

Theme- Vegetables


Learning points:

• Awareness about vegetables: Touch/Taste/Sight/Color/Smell/Shape/Size
• Importance of eating vegetables(benefits and health values)
• How to consume a vegetable? (Wash, peel, cut etc.)
• Parts of a vegetable (Seed, skin, flesh etc)
• Classification of vegetables with respect to taste (sweet, sour, bitter etc.), where they are found etc
• Conversation with dialogues
• Gardening (Sowing vegetable seeds)
• Field trip: A visit to vegetable market/shop
• Observation of vegetables in the garden
• Awareness about salad
• Experience to prepare salad with different vegetables
• Awareness about the difference between the raw vegetables and cooked vegetables with practical experience
• Observation about how the root vegetables are found under the ground
• Awareness about the leafy vegetables and their health values
• Tasting all the leafy vegetables
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Words in focus:

potato

tomato

carrot

cabbage

cauliflower

capsicum

onion

cucumber

pumpkin

broccoli

corn

turnip

zucchini

celery

brinjal

Encyclopedia cards:

potato

tomato

carrot

cabbage

cauliflower

capsicum

onion

cucumber

pumpkin

broccoli

corn

turnip

zucchini

celery

brinjal

Numbers(dot cards): 41-50

Physical activities:

Hanging from a rod, walking on a balancing beam, threading the beads, jumping, running behind a ball, walking forwards and backwards, crawling, transferring grains from one bowl to another bowl, playing with jigsaw puzzles, walk on a straight line

Prayers of the month:

Starting prayer: Gayatri Mantra

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

Closing Prayer: Devi prayer

Sarva Mangala Mangalye
Shive Sarvartha Sadhike
Sharanye Triyambike Gauri
Narayani Namostute

Food Prayer:
sah-na bhavatu, sah-nau bhunaktu;
sah viryam karvavahe,
tejasvinav adhitam-astu
maa vidhvishawahe
Om shanti shanti shanti

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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Laal Laal Tamater,
gol gol tamater,
dekhne mein sunder,
khane mein khatta-meetha.
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Carrot carrot carrot, what color are you?
Sometime red, sometimes orange, that’s the color of me.
Carrot carrot carrot, what shape are you?
Conical conical, that’s the shape of me.
Carrot carrot carrot, where do I find you?
Under the ground, under the ground, that’s where I grow.
Carrot carrot carrot, how do I eat you?
When you eat me, hear the sound – (make the chewing sound inside mouth)
When you drink me feel my sweetness, shhhhhhh aaha
I am very healthy vegetable, I have got lots of prana
Children children children, listen to what I say
Eat me every day and keep the doctor away
Keep the doctor awaaaaaaayyyyyyyy.
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Red like an apple
Yellow like the sun
Blue like a swimming pool is so much fun
The primary colors, they are red, yellow, blue
And when I sing a song about them
I get the red and yellow and blues
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You take the primary colors
Which you know are red, yellow, blue
To get the secondary colors
Here’s all you have to do

Red and yellow make orange (CHA CHA CHA)
Blue and yellow make green (CHA CHA CHA)
Red and blue make purple (CHA CHA CHA)
I think you know what I mean (CHA CHA CHA)

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Carrot carrot carrot, what color are you?
Sometimes red, sometimes orange
That’s the color of me

Carrot carrot carrot, what shape are you?
Conical conical, that’s the shape of me

Carrot carrot carrot, where do I find you?
Under the ground, under the ground
Thats the place of me

Should I eat you or should I drink you, tell me what to do?
Tell me what to do, please tell me what to do?

Whether you eat me or drink me, it will make you strong
Strong strong strong strong strong

I am a very healthy vegetable, I have got lots of prana

Have me every meal and strike a splendid deal

When you eat me hear my sound ……..
When you drink me fell my sweetness……….
Children children children, listen to what I say
Have me everyday and keep the doctor away
Keep the doctor away, keep the doctor away, keep the doctor away

Play Group - Theme 5

Theme- Fruits


Learning points:

• Awareness about fruits: Touch/Taste/Sight/Color/Smell/Shape/Size
• Importance of eating fruits (benefits and health values)
• Observation of cutting different fruits in different ways (like pomegranate, apple, orange, pineapple, banana etc.)
• Parts of a fruit (Seed, skin, flesh etc)
• Parts of a tree (stem, leaves, flower & fruit)
• Classification of fruits with respect to taste (sweet, sour, bitter etc.) and seasons
• Field trip: A visit to a fruit shop
• Gardening (sowing a fruit’s seeds, papaya etc.)
• A drama with fruits
• Conversation with dialogues
• Experience to prepare fruit salad with different fruits
• Awareness of fruit as a part of tree
Words in focus:

mango

pineapple

papaya

pear

watermelon

apple

banana

pomegranate

durian

avocado

litchi

strawberry

orange

kiwi

Encyclopedia cards:

mango

pineapple

papaya

pear

watermelon

apple

banana

pomegranate

durian

avocado

litchi

strawberry

orange

kiwi

Numbers(dot cards): 41-50

Physical activities:
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Play with peg and hammer

running behind a ball

walking forwards and backwards

crawling

transferring grains from one bowl to another bowl

playing with jigsaw puzzles

walk on a straight line

hanging from a rod

walking on a balancing beam

threading the beads

jumping

Prayers of the month:
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Starting prayer: Gayatri Mantra

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

Closing Prayer: Devi prayer

Sarva Mangala Mangalye
Shive Sarvartha Sadhike
Sharanye Triyambike Gauri
Narayani Namostute

Food Prayer:
sah-na bhavatu, sah-nau bhunaktu;
sah viryam karvavahe,
tejasvinav adhitam-astu
maa vidhvishawahe
Om shanti shanti shanti

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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Ek chhota beej, Jameen ke under tha
Aankh band kar ke, wo soya rahta tha.
Tupur Tupur baarish, beej pe girti thi
Sarakta sarakta sarakta, wo sarakta chala gaya
Ek samay aaya, suraj nein prakash dala
Prakash ki kirnein boli, bahut so chukka
Beej nein li angrai, fir wo ooth gaya.
Idhar-udhar dekh kar wo nachne laga.
Aaj wo paudha, Vriksh mein badal gaya.
Aas-paas gaon mein wo chhaon dene laga
Haan haan chhaon dene laga
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Watermelon- watermelon- watermelon
Watermelon- watermelon- watermelon
Watermelon is fresh and juicy
Quenches all our thirst
Watermelons are so fleshy
I think they’re going to burst!
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Playgroup - Theme 4

Theme- Colors

Words in focus:
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red

yellow

green

blue

pink

brown

black

white

orange

purple


Numbers:
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31-40 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)


Picture cards:
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red

yellow

green

blue

pink

brown

black

white

orange

purple


Learning points:
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• Awareness about difference between light and darkness
• Knowledge about primary and secondary colors
• Identification of each color
• Exploration of different objects of different colors
• Exploration of colors in the garden/ nature and in the food items
• Experiential learning of how each secondary colors form from primary colors
• Segregating a particular colored objects from a group of various colored
objects
• Awareness of the importance of colors in our life

Physical activities:
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Running behind a ball

jumping on left and right leg

hopping

walking forwards and backwards

kicking the ball with left and right leg

crawling

Transferring grains from one bowl to another bowl

playing with jigsaw puzzles (explain the colors of the toys)

hummer and peg

throwing balls in the basket

hanging from the rod

Spinning

rolling

summersault

walk on a line

balancing beam

Prayers of the month:
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Starting prayer: Gayatri Mantra

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

Closing Prayer: Devi prayer

Sarva Mangala Mangalye
Shive Sarvartha Sadhike
Sharanye Triyambike Gauri
Narayani Namostute

Food Prayer:
sah-na bhavatu, sah-nau bhunaktu;
sah viryam karvavahe,
tejasvinav adhitam-astu
maa vidhvishawahe
Om shanti shanti shanti

Rhymes:
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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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Red, red, red
Tomatoes are red
Orange, orange, orange
Carrots are orange
Green, green, green
Trees are green
Blue, blue, blue
Sky is blue
Yellow, yellow, yellow
Bananas are yellow
Purple, purple, purple
Brinjals are purple
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Red, yellow, blue are the primary colors.
Purple, orange, green are the secondary colors.
Red, yellow, blue are the primary colors.
Purple, orange, green are secondary.
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Red like an apple
Yellow like the sun
Blue like a swimming pool is so much fun
The primary colors, they are red, yellow, blue
And when I sing a song about them
I get the red and yellow and blues
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You take the primary colors
Which you know are red, yellow, blue
To get the secondary colors
Here’s all you have to do

Red and yellow make orange (CHA CHA CHA)
Blue and yellow make green (CHA CHA CHA)
Red and blue make purple (CHA CHA CHA)
I think you know what I mean (CHA CHA CHA)

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Carrot carrot carrot, what color are you?
Sometimes red, sometimes orange
That’s the color of me

Carrot carrot carrot, what shape are you?
Conical conical, that’s the shape of me

Carrot carrot carrot, where do I find you?
Under the ground, under the ground
Thats the place of me

Should I eat you or should I drink you, tell me what to do?
Tell me what to do, please tell me what to do?

Whether you eat me or drink me, it will make you strong
Strong strong strong strong strong

I am a very healthy vegetable, I have got lots of prana

Have me every meal and strike a splendid deal

When you eat me hear my sound ……..
When you drink me fell my sweetness……….
Children children children, listen to what I say
Have me everyday and keep the doctor away
Keep the doctor away, keep the doctor away, keep the doctor away--------------------

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Physical activities:
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Frog Jumping

Horse Running(with sound)

Crawling

threading

transferring grains from one Jar to other

jig-saw puzzles

floor cleaning

hanging with a rod

hammer and peg

rolling

spinning

walking in a line

balancing beam

somersaults

Playgroup - Theme 3

Theme- Clothes

Words in focus:
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jacket

jeans

overcoat

pajama

salwar kameez

skirt

suit

blouse

cardigan

tank top

vest


Numbers:
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20-30 (Quantitative approach using dot cards)


Encyclopedia bits:

jacket

jeans

overcoat

pajama

salwar kameez

skirt

suit

blouse

cardigan

tank top

vest


Concepts:
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• Awareness about different types of dresses/ clothes
• Awareness about different colors
• Exploration of different textures of cloth materials
• Experiencing different activities like buttoning, unbuttoning, lacing,
zipping etc.
• Identifying different types of dresses
• Experience of washing a cloth
• Identify objects of various colors
• Awareness of the importance of wearing a dress
• Awareness about why we need to wear clean dress
• Awareness about different types of seasonal dress
• Awareness of the different parts of dresses

Prayers of the month:
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Starting prayer:

Saraswati namastubhyam varade kaamaruupini
Vidyaarambham karishhyaami siddhirbhavatu me sadaa

Closing Prayer:

Buddham saranam gacchami
Dhammam saranam gacchami
Sangham saranam gachhami

Food Prayer:
sah-na bhavatu, sah-nau bhunaktu;
sah viryam karvavahe,
tejasvinav adhitam-astu
maa vidhvishawahe
Om shanti shanti shanti

Rhymes:
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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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Red, red, red
Tomatoes are red
Orange, orange, orange
Carrots are orange
Green, green, green
Trees are green
Blue, blue, blue
Sky is blue
Yellow, yellow, yellow
Bananas are yellow
Purple, purple, purple
Brinjals are purple
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Hands on my hips, what is this dear?
This is my head thinker, my mummy dear.
Head thinker, head thinker, knicky knacky knoor
That’s what I learnt when I went to the school
Hands on my hips, what is this dear?
This is my eye blinker, my mummy dear.
Head thinker, eye blinker, knicky knacky knoor
That’s what I learnt when I went to the school
Hands on my hips, what is this dear?
This is my nose smeller, my mummy dear.
Head thinker, eye blinker, nose smeller, knicky knacky knoor
That’s what I learnt when I went to the school
Hands on my hips, what is this dear?
This is my mouth speaker, my mummy dear.
Head thinker, eye blinker, nose smeller, mouth speaker, knicky knacky knoor
That’s what I learnt when I went to the school
Hands on my hips, what is this dear?
This is my hand worker, my mummy dear.
Head thinker, eye blinker, nose smeller, mouth speaker, hand worker, knicky knacky knoor
That’s what I learnt when I went to the school
Hands on my hips, what is this dear?
This is my leg walker, my mummy dear.
Head thinker, eye blinker, nose smeller, mouth speaker, hand worker, leg walker, knicky knacky knoor
That’s what I learnt when I went to the school
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I would like to wear a big blue pant
I would like to wear a frock
I would like to put a shirt
I would like to wear a skirt
Tara ram pum pum, tara ram pum pum
Tara ram pum pum pum
And this is how I wear a pant
And this is how a frock
And this is how I put a shirt
And this is how a skirt
Tara ram pum pum, tara ram pum pum
Tara ram pum pum pum
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Brush brush, brush your teeth
Morning, noon and night
See a dentist twice a year
You will be all right.
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Clap your hands

Clap your hands, clap your hands
Listen to the music and clap your hands
Blink your eyes
Stick out your tongue
Nod your head
Open your fingers
Close your fingers
Tap your feet
Jump up high
Laugh laugh laugh
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Physical activities:
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Frog Jumping

Horse Running(with sound)

Crawling

threading

transferring grains from one Jar to other

jig-saw puzzles

floor cleaning

hanging with a rod

hammer and peg

rolling

spinning

walking in a line

balancing beam

summersaults

Play Group -Theme 10

Theme: Wild Animals

Learning points:

· Awareness about wild animals: Sight/Color/Shape/Size

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

· Conversation with dialogues

· Observation of animals in the books

· Listening to sound of different animals

Words in focus: elephant, tiger, lion, horse, giraffe, deer, zebra, camel, kangaroo, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, bison

Encyclopedia cards: elephant, tiger, lion, horse, giraffe, deer, zebra, camel, kangaroo, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, bison

Numbers(dot cards): 51-60

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 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:

I’m walking through the jungle

I’m walking through the jungle

I think I hear a sound

(Make the sound of an elephant)

Who could it be, who could it be, who could it be?

It’s an elephant.

I’m walking through the jungle

I think I hear a sound

SSSSSSSSSSSSS

Who could it be, who could it be, who could it be?

It’s a snake.

I’m walking through the jungle

I think I hear a sound

(Make the sound of a lion)

Who could it be, who could it be, who could it be?

It’s a lion.

I’m walking through the jungle

I think I hear a sound

Continue with tiger, camel etc.

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Naav chali, naav chali, naav chali (2)

Nina ki naav chali, Nina ki naav chali,

Nina ki nani ki naav chali

Jane kaun si gaon chali?

Hey, naav chali, naav chali, naav chali.

Kangaroo ne bola, mujhe bhi le chal (2)

Nina ne kaha, Nina ne kaha

Kyaa kaha…………..?

Haan haan haan

Continue the same with all the previous wild animals (elephant, lion, tiger, camel, deer, rhinoceros, horse, hippopotamus etc.).

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A safari in the forest

With its big green trees

Lions and tigers

Living in caves

Elephants and giraffes

Eating green leaves

Monkeys and snakes

Hanging on the branches

Birds and spiders feeding on insects

Hippos and rhinos

Bathing in lakes

Wolves and foxes

Chasing little rabbits

Deer and bison

Eating all the grass

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Mera naam hain hathi bhai

Main to chalu dham, dham, dham, dham

Mera ang he jara jara

Punchh helti chhaam chhaam

Chhaam, chhaam, chhaam, chhaam

Sunr uthao re re re re

(make the sound like elephant)

Sabko karu selam

Soop Jaisa kan hilta

Sambho sam, sambho sam (2)

Mera naam hain hathi bhai

Main to chalu dham, dham, dham, dham

Dhaam, dhaam, dhaam, dhaam

Dhaam dhhaam dhaam (3 fastly)

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Lion

The king of the jungle am I

Obey the rules or die

The forest is the house

From the elephant to the mouse !

I'm as strong as strong can be

So all the animals obey me

I am the one who lays the rule

For all the beasts including the mule!

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Tiger

Tigi-tiger is my name

I can walk and I am not lame

I have a stripe coat yellow and black

I catch my prey with all the tact

Be it morn or be it noon

I like to have my dinner soon

I am wild as wild can be

So you can't be frinds with me!

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Horse

I am noble creature

In great races I always feature

my owner tells me I am loving

I work hard to earn my living!

My body is full of strength

My tail grows to a good length

I run faster than you think

Before you could even blink!

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Camel

The camel is so tall

Next to him I am small

He has a very big nose

Mine is small I suppose!

His padded feet help him

Walk easily on sand

He has a huge hump

With lots of water at hand!

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Giraffe

I am a giraffe

With les so tall

When I look down

Then you look so small!

I have a neck,

That is very long

It helps me eat the leaves

While I sing a song!

I have a coat

That has patches of brown

My tiny horns

Are my small crown!

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Zebra

Zebi - zebi - Zebra

What pretty stripes you have

Zebi - zebi - Zebra

Lovely white and black around !

Zebi - zebi - Zebra

Please lend me for my use

I wouldn't change the color

Its black and white I choose

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Deer

I am gentle deer

With a doe-eyes very clear

I have an orange spotted coat

Pretty antlers, I can boast!

My food is leaves and grass

Children touch me as they pass

I run away from strangers bad

I,m always happy, never sad!

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Rhinoceros

The rhino has a great big horn

In the center on his nose

When we go to see him at the zoo

He really loves to pose !

Rhine Rhine Rhino

Ohh! won't you smile for me?

You look so pretty

Ohh! please give your horn to me!

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Hippopotamus

Hipoo dear, hipoo dear

Why do little children have this fear?

I may have a huge size

It's so true and no lies

But I am not a mean thing

When you are clean.

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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

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 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

No little monkeys jumping on the bed

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

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

No little monkeys jumping on the bed

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

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

No little monkeys jumping on the bed

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

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

No little monkeys jumping on the bed

One little monkey, jumping on the bed, She fells down and hurt her head

Ouch, ouch, Papa calls the doctor and the doctor says

No little monkeys jumping on the bed

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Donkey

Donkey, donkey, old and gray

Open your mouth and gently bray,

Lift your ears and blow your horn,

To wake the world this sleepy morn

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Play Group -Theme 8

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!

Playgroup - Theme 7

Theme: Vegetables

Learning points:

Awareness about vegetables: Touch/Taste/Sight/Color/Smell/Shape/Size

Importance of eating vegetables(benefits and health values)

How to consume a vegetable? (Wash, peel, cut etc.)

Parts of a vegetable (Seed, skin, flesh etc)

Classification of vegetables with respect to taste (sweet, sour, bitter etc.), where they are found etc

Conversation with dialogues

Gardening (Sowing vegetable seeds)

Field trip: A visit to vegetable market/shop

Observation of vegetables in the garden

Awareness about salad

Experience to prepare salad with different vegetables

Awareness about the difference between the raw vegetables and cooked vegetables with practical experience

Observation about how the root vegetables are found under the ground

Awareness about the leafy vegetables and their health values

Tasting all the leafy vegetables


Words in focus: potato, tomato, carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum, onion, cucumber, pumpkin, broccoli, corn, turnip, zucchini, celery, brinjal

Encyclopedia cards: potato, tomato, carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum, onion, cucumber, pumpkin, broccoli, corn, celery, turnip, zucchini, brinjal

Numbers(dot cards): 41-50

Physical activities: Hanging from a rod, walking on a balancing beam, threading the beads, jumping, running behind a ball, walking forwards and backwards, crawling, transferring grains from one bowl to another bowl, playing with jigsaw puzzles, walk on a straight line

Prayers of the month:

Starting prayer: Gayatri Mantra

Om bhoor bhuwah swaha,

Tat savitur varenyam

Bhargo devasaya dheemahi

Dhiyo yo naha prachodayat

Closing Prayer: Devi prayer

Sarva Mangala Mangalye

Shive Sarvartha Sadhike

Sharanye Triyambike Gauri

Narayani Namostute

Food Prayer:

sah-na bhavatu, sah-nau bhunaktu;

sah viryam karvavahe,

tejasvinav adhitam-astu

maa vidhvishawahe

Om shanti shanti shanti

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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Laal Laal Tamater,

gol gol tamater,

dekhne mein sunder,

khane mein khatta-meetha.

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Carrot carrot carrot, what color are you?

Sometime red, sometimes orange, that’s the color of me.

Carrot carrot carrot, what shape are you?

Conical conical, that’s the shape of me.

Carrot carrot carrot, where do I find you?

Under the ground, under the ground, that’s where I grow.

Carrot carrot carrot, how do I eat you?

When you eat me, hear the sound – (make the chewing sound inside mouth)

When you drink me feel my sweetness, shhhhhhh aaha

I am very healthy vegetable, I have got lots of prana

Children children children, listen to what I say

Eat me every day and keep the doctor away

Keep the doctor awaaaaaaayyyyyyyy.

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Red like an apple

Yellow like the sun

Blue like a swimming pool is so much fun

The primary colors, they are red, yellow, blue

And when I sing a song about them

I get the red and yellow and blues

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You take the primary colors

Which you know are red, yellow, blue

To get the secondary colors

Here’s all you have to do

Red and yellow make orange (CHA CHA CHA)

Blue and yellow make green (CHA CHA CHA)

Red and blue make purple (CHA CHA CHA)

I think you know what I mean (CHA CHA CHA)

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Carrot carrot carrot, what color are you?

Sometimes red, sometimes orange

That’s the color of me

Carrot carrot carrot, what shape are you?

Conical conical, that’s the shape of me

Carrot carrot carrot, where do I find you?

Under the ground, under the ground

Thats the place of me

Should I eat you or should I drink you, tell me what to do?

Tell me what to do, please tell me what to do?

Whether you eat me or drink me, it will make you strong

Strong strong strong strong strong

I am a very healthy vegetable, I have got lots of prana

Have me every meal and strike a splendid deal

When you eat me hear my sound ……..

When you drink me fell my sweetness……….

Children children children, listen to what I say

Have me everyday and keep the doctor away

Keep the doctor away, keep the doctor away, keep the doctor away