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Week of 9th September 2013
Vol. 07
Unit of Inquiry
‘Who we are’
Dear Parents,
As a part of the Unit –‘ Who we are’ , students of Grade 1
went on a field trip to a village in Baliawas, on Tuesday, 10th
September,2013.
We visited the traditional village houses to familiarise the children
with the essence of the native culture. Students reflected on the
similarities and differences in the houses they live in and the ones
they visited.
Pre Field Trip Activity
Glimpses of the field trip
Post Field Trip
We have concluded our first unit on “Who We Are” and have
tuned in into the second unit on “How the World Works” . This
unit is based on living things and the changes they go through.
Central idea “All living things go through a process of change”.
Lines of inquiry• Life cycles
• How living things change over their life time
• Developmental stages of various living things
Key concepts• Change
• Connection
The students:
• were introduced to the theme – How the world works
• unfolded the central idea through a sentence strip activity to
develop curiosity and inquire further into it
• were introduced to diagraph – ‘ar’ through rhyming words such as
car, far, bar
• discussed and made sentences with the use of correct punctuationscapital letters and full stops
Links on Punctuation :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I18fNFGONY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi9T4Z7lp9E
Inquiry in Hindi :
Standard :
• recapitulation of two letter words through sentences • shabad kosh mein vridhi related to two letter words
• oral comprehension of story “Apna Ghar Sabse Acha”
Abnitio:
• recapitulation of akshars done through rhymes and stories
• shabad kosh mein vridhi related to akshars done
• oral comprehension of story “Anmol Salah”
Inquiry in Numeracy:
• Introduction of number bonds with 4, 5, 6, 7
and 8
• Assessment on the concept of ordering and
comparing numbers
Glimpses of the Week
Music
• Students practised singing of
simple ascending and descending
scales in three and four note
pattern
• Students were introduced to a
new sargam
• Rehearsals of previous songs were
conducted
·
Dance
Students
• were taught combination exercises and worked on their
flexibility
• learnt dance choreography on “hamster song”
Challenge
The next spelling
challenge will be on
Friday, 20th Sep.
The words for the
challenge are: sing,
ring, swing, bring,
king, jar, market,
star, carpet and
sharp.
Suggested Activity
Encourage your child to write a few
lines about their field trip to Baliawas
village.
Weekend Work
• English: reading comprehension
• Numeracy: task sheet on number
bonds of 7 and 8
Warm regards
Shefali Mittal
and
Priyanka Singh