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MONTH: APRIL-MAY CURRICULUM FOR PREP (SESSION 2014-15)

BOOKS: ENGLISH HINDI MATHS Learning to Communicate: Primer B Swar Sudha Book My Learning Train: Learning to Communicate: Activity book Shabd Sulekh World of Numbers 1. THEME: ME & MY FAMILY Areas of learning Lotus

Valley Special Days

Activities Rhymes/Songs Story Time

Resources Listening Skills

EVS: -To know about self and family: -Address, Telephone no. Personal hygiene -The different rooms in the house and their utility -Summer Season Maths: Introduction to the concept of tens and ones -Oral and written numbers from 1-40 - Concept 2D shapes -Comparing things English: -Recap of letters a-z with their phonetic sounds - Running handwriting of letters a-z -Reading & writing CVC words ‘a’ vowel -Beginning sounds of words Hindi: Vyanjan gyan ‘k’ to ‘jh’ Logical Thinking and reasoning skills: -Understanding every day routine of a family.

Baisakhi World Earth Day World Heritage Day Lemonade making Intl. Mothers Day World family Day

-Family Tree -Circle Time -Puppet Show -Collage making(fruits and vegetables) -Making lemonade -Story Time -Show and Tell -Snack time -Rhyme time -Number Rhymes and Games -Draw and colour -Music and Dance -Sorting Shapes -Clay Modeling -Phonetic sound exercises

Rhymes related to the monthly theme from LOTUS CHIMES - Garmi Aayi -Busy Body -Head Shoulders Knees & Toes

Stories related to the monthly Theme(English/ Hindi) Reading of stories in hindi

-Puppets -Word Wall -Story using props. -Flash Cards -Paints and colours -Educomp Smart Board

Moral Stories -Narrate Simple stories and build a word bank - Phonetics Games -Explore and handle story books and flash cards

EXPLORATION TIME: Value Talk Language

Development Physical

development Theatre Pre Number

Concepts Crafty fingers

-Respecting myself -Be respectful to elders & kind to youngers -Develop a sense of Belongingness -Cleanliness and personal hygiene

-Story Time -Rhymes -Songs -Vocabulary Building -Reading sight Words (I, am, you, are, big, fat, thin, short, small, tall) -Simple sentences using ‘a’ vowel words

Taekwondo, Outdoor Activities, Skill Based Games and Dance

-Getting ready for the school -Summer time -Family members puppet show

-Long/Short -Tall/Short -Big/Small -Thick/Thin -More/Less -Few/Many

-Free hand Drawing -Clay modeling -Craft work relate d to the Theme -Making a family Portrait

MONTH: JULY

THEME: HELPERS IN THE SOCIETY

Areas of learning Lotus Valley Special Days

Activities Rhymes/Songs

Story Time Resources Listening Skills

EVS: To know about: -Helpers in our society and the tools they use. -Their role and importance in the society -Respect towards them -Monsoon/Rainy Season Clothes, food, importance of rains

Hindi: Vyanjan Gyan ‘ta’ to ‘na’ Reading-Swar Sudha book

Math: -Oral and written counting from 1-60 -Tens & Ones -What comes after -Backward Counting 10-1 Shape: Cone

-Visit places in the school to see the Various helpers at Work

-Talk by Specialists

-Thank You day Doctors Day

Id-ul-Fitr

- To show pictures of various helpers and their tools used by them -Role Play -Story Time -Rhyme Time -Interview of Community Helpers -Number and rhyme games - Card making -Clay Modeling

-Show and Tell

-Days of the Week -Theme related songs and poems from LOTUS CHIMES -We say Thank you, we say please….

Stories related to the theme

-Pictures -Word Wall -Flash cards -Reading cards -Educomp Smart Board

Panchtantra Stories

English: - Concept of THIS & THAT -‘e’ vowel words -Concept of A and An -Beginning sounds -Use of capital letters & fullstops Logical thinking And reasoning skill: -Identify different helpers -Identify various sources of water, its importance and need for conservation of water

-Making of cone ice creams

EXPLORATION TIME:

Value Talk Language Development

Physical Development

Theatre Pre Number Concepts

Crafty Fingers

-Respect helpers in the society -Use Golden Words ( Thank you, Please, Sorry & Excuse me)

-Story time -Rhymes -Songs -Vocabulary building -Reading Sight words This, That, a, an, it, is, if, in , on , the -simple sentences using some sight words and ‘e’ vowel words -Capital letters & fullstops

Dance,

Taekwondo, Outdoor Activities, Skill Based Games and

-Related to Monsoon weather

-Front/ behind -On/ Under -Wide/ Narrow -Wet/ dry -Hot/Cold

-free hand drawing On monsoon season -making a Letter box -making a paper boat -Making a First aid Box

MONTH: AUGUST

3. THEME: PLANTS




EVS: -Importance of plants -Types of plants classified into creepers, shrubs, herbs and trees -Parts of a plant -Uses of plant -Related fruits and vegetables -Germination of seeds -National Flower of India -Pollution control Hindi: Vyanjan gyan ‘pa’ to ‘va’ Maths: Forward 1-80 Backward 20-1 What comes before Shape: Cube

English: -‘i ‘ vowel words -Concept of ‘He’ and ‘She’ -simple sentences using sight words learnt Logical thinking & reasoning skills: -Life Cycle of a plant -Different product we get from the plants

-Nature walk -Talk with the school gardener - Raksha Bandhan Independe nce Day Janmashtami -Visit to the Botanical Garden International Friendship Day World Senior Citizen Day

-Discussion on Importance of plants Group -Group recitation -Clay modeling -Enhance reading skills -Collage making recitation -Seed Germination

--Months of the Year -Rhymes related to the theme from LOTUS CHIMES

Stories related to the concept

-Word wall -Story Books - Reading charts - Flash cards -Educomp Smart board

- Story telling -Amazing facts about plants

EXPLORATION TIME:




Crafty Fingers

Do not Cut Trees Vocabulary building -Sight words: He, She, A, An

Taekwondo, Outdoor Activities, Skill Based Games and Dance

Related to different plants

Rough/ Smooth Hard/Soft Top/ bottom Thick/thin Straight/Curve

-Free hand drawing -Collage making with samples of plant products like wood, empty medicine strips, pictures of fruits and vegetables -Rakhi making -Flag making -Leaf printing

MONTH: SEPTEMBER

4. THEME: BIRDS, INSECTS AND REPTILES




EVS: -Importance of Birds, insects and reptiles -Difference between them In respect of physical appearance, sound, Habitat, Food Birds and seasons -Migratory birds -Endangered & extinct species Hindi: Vyanjan gyan ‘sh’ to ‘gya’ and recap varnmala (Reading and Writing)

Teachers Day World Literacy Day

To show pictures of various birds, insects and reptiles. - Rhyme time - Number names flash cards - Collage making

Rhymes related to the monthly theme from LOTUS CHIMES


-Word Wall -Pictures -Flash cards -Reading cards

Story Telling

Amazing Facts

Maths Forward 1-100 Backward 40-1 What comes in between Number names 1 to 5 Shape: Sphere English: -‘i’ vowel words -Simple sentences using ‘a’, ‘e’ and ‘I’ vowel words -Concept of One & many Logical thinking and reasoning skill: Identify different birds, insects and reptiles

EXPLORATION TIME:




Crafty Fingers

Be kind to all living beings

-Vocabulary Building -Reading sight words-his, her, him, of, so , all and recap of all sight words learnt so far Correct pronunciation and oral communication skills

Dance Taekwondo, Outdoor Activities, Skill Based Games

Related to the concept -Showing ppt on Dr.Radhakrishnan

tight/ loose Light/ Dark Clean/ Dirty Safe/ dangerous Noisy/quiet

-Collage making -Creating a jungle scene in the classroom using paper plates -Tear and Paste Activity -Poster making Activity - Making a lady bug -Making hanging Insects -Making reptiles from clay

MONTH: OCTOBER

5. THEME: ANIMALS




EVS: -To know about different types of animals: Wild, Domestic, Farm & Pets -Their young ones -Their food habits -Animal Homes -Respect towards animals -Endangered species Hindi: making Shabd by joining two vyanjans. Swar gyan :a to aha. Making Sentences(Reading and Writing) Maths: Backward Counting 100-1 Introduction of greater than, less than and equal to Number names (six to ten) Shape: Cylinder English: -‘o’ vowel words -Simple Sentences -Ending sounds of words -Opposites Logical Thinking and reasoning skill: Difference between farm animals, wild & pet animals

-Gandhi Jayanti Dusshera -Id-ul-Zuha -Animal rally - Visit to the zoo Grandparents’ day celebration -World Animal Welfare Day -Diwali -World Food Day

- Mask making -Poster making -Story time - Conical objects -Collage Making: Difference between farm animals, pet animals and wild animals



Word wall Chart papers Flash cards Reading cards Educomp Smart Boards

Herbivores, Carnivores and omnivores

-Amazing facts about animals

EXPLORATION TIME:




Crafty Fingers

Be kind to all animals

Reading and recognizing relate to the vowel sound’o’ Sight words: he, she, to, my, me, for, in, go

Dance Aerobics, horse riding

Related to the concept

Heavy/ light Fast/ slow Fat/thin

Mask Making for Animal rally Book mark making Visit to the Mogly Farm Lantern making and Rangoli Making Movie time

MONTH: NOVEMBER

6. THEME: FOOD & NUTRITION




EVS: -To know about their favourite food -Healthy & unhealthy food habits -Advantages of eating healthy -Sources of different types of food -Importance of food - Food pyramid Hindi: Shabd Sulekh Book Two letter words and reading sentences. Maths: -Forward Counting 1-100 -Number names ( ten to

Sprouts Day Fruit Chaat Day` Children’s’Day Guru Nanak Jayanti

Learning some basic Table Etiquettes Different types of flavors (salty, sweet and sour) Samples of what we get from milk Collage making

Poems on healthy food habits


Word wall Chart papers Flash cards Reading cards Educomp Smart Boards Story books Real life objects

Information related to food and nutrition -Food facts

fifteen) -Shape: Pentagon English: -‘o’ vowel words -Intro to ‘u’ vowel words. -Simple sentences -Use of ‘these’ and ‘those’ -Use of ‘my’ and ‘your’ Logical thinking and reasoning skills: Link to seasonal foods and Clothes Effect of nutritious food on Health

Draw and colour favourite food

EXPLORATION TIME:




Crafty Fingers

Eat healthy stay healthy

-Sentence writing with ‘o’ and ‘u’ vowels Reading sight words: these, those, his, her, my, your, old, new

Taekwondo, Outdoor Activities, Skill Based Games and dance


Nehru cap Draw and colour fruit basket

MONTH: DECEMBER

THEME: TRANSPORT/WINTER SEASON




EVS: - Invention of wheel and story of first transport -Importance of transport -Different means of Transport: Road, Rail, Water and Air -Rules of traffic and related profession -Winter season HINDI -Making words with 2 to 3 Vyanjans and Simple sentences. MATHS -Introduction to Addition -Number names fifteen to twenty -Shape-Hexagon ENGLISH -‘u’ vowel words -Sentence writing with vowels and sight words -Story sequencing LOGICAL THINKING AND REASONING SKILLS Learn how traffic lights work and what will happen if they fail.

Christmas International Human Rights Day - Talk by a pilot/school bus driver

-Enactment of signs of Traffic Rules - Making a Traffic light out of a shoe box - Recognition of road signs -Collage making -Games related to addition concept -Addition on the number line - Activities on concept of day and night


Stories related to the monthly theme

-Books Slide Show -Educomp Smart Board -Resources From Internet

-Information related to different types of transport -Understand the concept of boarding, ticketing Etc Associate types of clothes with the Season -Understand the importance of traffic rules -Think what would happen if wheel had not been introduced

EXPLORATION TIME:




Crafty Fingers

Obey Traffic Rules

Reading 2-3 letter words and sentences Sight Words: Yes, No, Then, They, Them

Yoga, Dance, Aerobics, Horse Riding, Music, Dance


Front/back Float/Sink Right/left Here/There Increase/Decrease

-Children draw clock and its hands -Free hand drawing using different shapes

MONTH: JANUARY 2015

THEME: OUR WORLD




EVS: To know about different countries of the world - To learn about the names of the seven continents - Language they speak - Food they eat -Famous places - Clothes -Climate - And learning about different cultures of the world -HINDI: -Reading the varnmala -Reading and writing sentences MATHS -Addition. -Introduction of concept of Time: day (a.m) and night(p.m) Shape- Recap of 3D shapes

Hindi Recitation -Republic Day -Lohri celebration

-Show map/globe - Show & Tell(Fancy Dress of different costumes) -Collage making -Draw and match objects with the number and write number names -PPT on national Leaders


Stories related to the theme

-Books Slide Show -Educomp Smart Board -Resources from Internet

Listening to songs and anthems of various countries

ENGLISH I -Introducing the concept of questions -Sound blends -Sight words - Making and writing sentences LOGICAL THINKING & REASONING SKILLS Learn about how different people living in different countries can be so different.

EXPLORATION TIME: NORTH/SOUTH




Crafty Fingers

Be sensitive to all beings

-Reading sentences and short paragraphs -Sight words: who, which, when, what, how

Yoga, Dance, Aerobics, Horse Riding, Music, Dance


North/South Making paper plate pizzas (Italy) Painting flags of the world

MONTH: FEBRUARY 2014

THEME: EARTH AND PLANETS




EVS: To know about -different Planets, -what they see in the sky, -who are Astronauts, -Space ship, Satellites, -Why there is life only on Earth. -People who have been on the Moon

Affection Day National Science Day

-Show the globe to the children to make them understand what Earth looks like. -Making Earth out of paper plates. -Games


Stories related to the monthly theme

-Books and encyclopedia Slide Show -Educomp Smart Board -Resources from Internet

-Know more details about the world. -India is our country in Asia. -Amazing

HINDI -Reading svar sudha bk -Writing sentences having words made up of 2-4 vyanjans. MATHS -Recap of Backward Counting -Introduction to Subtraction. -Recap of Number Names till Twenty ENGLISH Sentence writing with all vowels and sight words -Use of this/these -use of has/have -Picture composition -Oral comprehension -Blend sounds LOGICAL THINKING AND REASONING SKILLS Understand that Earth rotates & Sun, Moon are stationary.

related to the Subtraction concept - Enactment of rotation of planets around sun.

facts about the earth, other planets and the sky

EXPLORATION TIME:




Crafty Fingers

Be sensitive to all beings

Reading 2-3 letter words and sentences Sight words: this, these, has , have, day, night

Yoga, Dance, Aerobics, Horse Riding, Music Dance.


Oily/Dry Deep/Shallow Melting/Freezing

-Make Planet Earth -Make Paper Rocket

Month: MARCH 2015

THEME: COMMUNICATION




EVS: To know about - Meaning of Communication -Various Means of Communication -Need for Communication -Why & how is Holi celebrated in different parts of our country HINDI Reading simple paragraphs from Svar Sudha book MATHS Revision of Addition & Subtraction, -Recap of <, >, = -Recap of Before, After ENGLISH -Sentence writing with all vowels and sight words -Oral Comprehension -Extempore on simple topics -Blend sounds LOGICAL THINKING AND REASONING SKILLS Importance of means of communication

Visit to a post office Maha Shivarati Holi

-Show pictures of different means of Communication -Draw and Color different means of Communication -Enacting usage of various means of communication - Making different means of communication out of a shoe Box, juice box, etc - Letter writing to parents -Post Man Game -Show and Tell


Stories related to the monthly theme and festivals

Smart Board Pictures Story Books Resources from Internet

Able to differentiate various means of communication

EXPLORATION TIME:




Crafty Fingers

Unity in Diversity

Sentence writing with vowels and sight words

Yoga, Dance, Horse Riding, Music, Dance.


East/West -Celebrating Holi with flower petals -Making mobile phone from empty juice box -Making of a holi scene(spray painting)

GRADE: PREP (2014 – 15)

SUBJECT: ART

S.NO MONTH

WORKING TOPIC ACTIVITY

DAYS

1 APRIL 22 1)Family Tree Draw and Colour

2)My Home Draw and Colour

3) Shape Patters Draw and Colour

2 MAY 18 1)Dress Me Up (Summer) Colour & paste

2)Summer fruits Draw and Colour

3 JULY 24 1)FavouriteCommunity Helper Draw and Colour

2)Rainy Day Draw and Colour

3)Tools of Community helpers Draw and Colour

4 AUGUST 21 1)Tri Colour Flag Thumb Printing

2)Parts of a Plant Draw and Colour

3)Krishna with Flute Draw and Colour

5 SEPTEMBER 25 1)Life Cycle of a Butterfly Draw and Colour

2)Duck with a Handprint Hand printing

3)National bird Draw and Colour

6 OCTOBER 18 1)My Favourite Animal Draw and Colour

2)Ravana Thumb Printing

3)Diwali Scene Draw and Colour

7 NOVEMBER 19 1)Vegetable Stamping Painting with vegetables

2)Cartoon fruits Draw and Colour

8 DECEMBER 24 1)My Favourite Transport Draw and Colour

2)Christmas Tree with gifts Tear & Paste

3)Winter Clothes Draw and Colour

9 JANUARY 12 1)Flag

Painting with Brush and Paints

2)Different Country Flags Draw and Colour

10 FEBRUARY 22 1)Constellations White Crayon on black

2)Smiling Sun Sponge Dabbing

3)Magic Painting using candle Wax painting

11 MARCH 21 1)Spring Season Draw and Colour

2)Holi (using old toothbrush) Spray painting

GRADE: PREP (2014 – 15) CRAFT

S. No. MONTH WORKING TOPIC ACTIVITIES

DAYS

1. APRIL 22 -Earth Day -Bottle Cap Activity

-Body parts -Jigsaw Puzzle

-Summer things -Collage Making

2. MAY 18 -Joker with shapes -Shape Pattern

-Paper Crushing

-Tens and ones strings

3. JULY 24 -Paper raincoats - Dress me up: Tear & Paste

-Cut & Paste

-3d clouds with raindrops

4 AUGUST 21 -Tri-colour Butterfly -Paint and fold

- Roll, Colour & decorate

-Paper Flute -Vegetable Craft

5 SEPTEMBER 25 -paper plate insects -thumb printing

- Spider with web - Stringing through holes

6 OCTOBER 18 -Mask of wild/farm/pet animal -Best out of waste

- Diwali thali -Colour & decorate

7 NOVEMBER 19 - Food Pyramid (Class activity) -Collage making

-Biscuit snacks -Fireless cooking

8 DECEMBER 24 - Snowman -Best out of waste

-Paste & decorate

-Decorating Santa hats

9 JANUARY 12 -Tri-colour Streamers -Cut & Paste

-3d earth (using plastic ball) -Painting

10 FEBURARY 22 -Rockets with tissue roll - Cut and paste

- Cut and string

-Heart & straw necklaces

11 MARCH 21 -Making Envelopes - Paste and draw

-Thermacol Phones

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

TERM 1

S. NO MONTH WORKING TOPICS ACTIVITIES

DAYS

1 APRIL 22 Development of Locomotor

Skills Running

Leaping

Hopping

Jumping etc.

2 MAY 18 Development of Manipulative

Skills Catching

Throwing

Toss & Catch etc.

3

JULY

24

Development of Balance &

Coordination Gymnastics

Straight

4 AUGUST 21 Development of basic Zig Zag

Locomotors & Non- Curved etc.

Locomotors Skills

5 SEPTEMBER 25 Development of Non-

Manipulative Skills Turning

Twisting

Bending etc.

TERM 2

6 OCTOBER 18

Development of Locomotors Running

Skills

Leaping

Hopping

Jumping etc.

7.

NOVEMBER

19

Introduction of Balls

Ball Activities

8. DECEMBER 24 Development of Manipulative

Skills Catching

Throwing

Toss & Catch etc.

9. JANUARY 12 Development of Body

Coordination & Body Balance and balance with object Gymnastic movement

10. February 22 Development of locomotive & non locomotive activities

Zig zag Running Hopping Jumping Walking

11. March 21 Introduction of balls Ball activities

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