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Week of 10th February,2014
We welcome
Aayan Chadha
to Pre Nursery
Tomorrow is a holiday
Dear Parents,
Please have a look at the learning engagements this week.
Trans disciplinary Theme – How We Organize Ourselves
Central-idea - People can go from one place to another using a
transport.
An Inquiry into: This is an inquiry into the kinds of transport people
use.
This is an inquiry into reasons people use different kinds of transport.
Key concepts - Form, Function and connection
Related concepts - Systems
Learning Engagements
Children have been learning about the second line of inquiry into the kinds of transport
people use. We talked about the air transportation. Children learnt about the form and
function of these vehicles such as airplane, helicopter, hot-air balloon, glider and parachute
through pictures and audio-video. They were taken a step further by talking about the associated professionals and their services. Such as pilot, co-pilot, air hostess, crew, and
ground staff. We also discussed about the required documents such as passport, ticket; airport areas: luggage x-ray, check-in counter, conveyer belt, runway, control tower and
hangar. They also learnt about the fuel, take off and landing of the air vehicles. Safety
demonstration by crew was shown through a video.
Picture talk of the significant details of the airport scene was also done. Children painted
the cutouts of air transport vehicles for the class display.
A guest speaker- Ms. Rawat, an ex-Airhostess was invited in the class to give in flight
safety demonstration .
Creating origami
planes and flying
it too
Literacy
Phonic sound of letter A and B was revised through an activity on the Interactive Board.
The recognition and phonic drill also was done through matching phonic cards. Letter formation of these letters was done on the task sheet.
FREE HAND DRAWING
Show and Tell activity was carried out with a working model of different vehicles to develop the presentation skills. They told about the form, function and connection of each
vehicle. Children amazed us by their performance.
Pre-reading skills were enhanced through picture
reading.
Listening and viewing skills were enhanced through
picture books, audio-visuals and Interactive Board.
New Vocabulary– Pilot, co-pilot, airhostess, cockpit,
conveyer belt, crew and ground staff.
Rhymes: I’m a little airplane, My airplane and Flying on an Airplane .
Stories : Planes Have Wings ,Dragon who couldn’t
breathe out fire and Pony Brushes His Teeth were
narrated to them in the class.
Library class– Bark George and Little Chicken’s big
day were narrated to them.
News paper reading is done every morning .
Numeracy
Numeracy was integrated with the ongoing unit. Speed-fast/slow, distance far/near was
done by comparing and showing pictures . Reinforcement of making pattern ABAB was
done through a picture card and on the task sheet.
ABAB Pattern
Playing with shapes
Practicing for the
Annual Athletic
Meet-2014
Music-Students practiced singing of
simple ascending and descending scales in
two note pattern with nursery rhymes.
Students were introduced to new songs
“Number Song 1-10” , “Rail gaddi” and
“Chuk chuk” in accordance with the current Unit of Inquiry.
With best wishes
Gauri and Medha