SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 CONTENT 1 Guru’s Message 2 Principal Message 4 Editorial Corner Students’ Desk 8 • Experiential, Interactive and Joyful learning 11 • Language Development Skills 14 • Numeracy Development Skills 17 • Cognitive Development Skills 20 • Physical and Motor Development Skills 22 • Health and Nutrition 25 • Art and Cultural Development 28 • Integrated and cross curriculum 31 • Cooperative and collaborative learning 34 • Social and Emotional Development Skills 37 • 360-degree assessment 40 • Special Assembly and celebrations 43 Special Educator’s Corner 44 Health and Wellness Corner 45 Teachers’ Corner 54 Student’s Corner 60 Proud Moments
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 ” JAI GURUDEV” TEACH KIDS THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-VIOLENCE Young minds must be educated in non-aggression programs and learn how to handle their own negative emotions of rage, grief, guilt and frustration. It is not possible to avoid stress in life, but we need to teach our young ones on how to manage the negative emotions that they encounter. It is our responsibility to establish a sense of respect for each other and train their minds to adopt non- violence as our means of conduct. By doing so, a positive impact is bent in the minds of our future generation. Schools should conduct meditation whenever possible, as it can help one overcome the negative emotions and train the mind to face challenges with a positive thought. Let’s work on sharing healthy ways for people to manage their stress, frustration, and anger at their core and commit in building human values back into our schools and communities. Together, let’s create a violence-free, stress-free world. “We need to infuse the hearts and minds of people, the value of non-violence. ” - Sri Sri 1
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Principal’s Message: HAVING THE RIGHT ATTITUDE ‘Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.’ For success, Attitude is equally and as important as Ability. A person will be able to achieve greater heights and go places if he has a positive attitude. An optimistic person will have the ability to see a positive note even in difficult situations and always motivate him/her to be hopeful of encouraging thoughts within. Our mind is a powerful thing. If we allow ourselves to be in a positive state of mind, our attitude will also follow the same. Our actions, reaction and thoughts toward other individuals can determine the end result of the interaction. A person should take responsibility for his/her actions, thoughts and feelings. To make the topic more vibrant, I would like to share a small story on having the right attitude. There was a person who used to travel from one village to other as a part of his work. One day while he was going from one village to the other, he saw a farmer ploughing the field. The traveller went up to this farmer and introduced himself and told him that he was coming from the nearby village across the river. He then enquired about the villagers in that village. Before replying to his question, the farmer asked him about his experience in the nearby village from where he was coming. The traveller frowned and said that he had a horrible experience there. The villagers were not at all friendly. He was not at all comfortable and didn’t enjoy his stay there. He wanted to just leave that place as soon as possible. The farmer laughed and said that he had come to the wrong place. The villagers there were worse than the one he had met in the nearby village. Hearing this the traveller made a sad face and walked away and the farmer continued with his work. After a while another traveller came that way. He looked very happy and was humming a song. He came up to the same farmer greeted him and enquired about the village and villagers. The farmer asked him from where he was coming. The second traveller replied that he was coming from the nearby village across the river. The farmer asked him about his experience in the nearby village. Before he could complete his sentence the second traveller started praising the villagers in the nearby village. He said he had such a warm welcome there. They were very hospitable and kind. He had developed a special bonding with them in his few days of stay there to the extent that the villagers didn’t want him to leave. With a heavy heart he had parted from them Contd.... 2
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 . After hearing this the farmer told him that the villagers there were as loving and kind as the nearby villagers. They would welcome him happily and shower him with love and affection. The second traveller was very glad to hear that and thanked him and continued walking towards the village, happily humming the same song. A local villager, who was relaxing nearby was watching all this happen. Perplexed he came up to the farmer and told him that to the first traveller he had said that the villagers there were unfriendly, and it was difficult to cope with them later to the second traveller he had given a contradictory statement that the villagers there were very friendly and caring. How could he give two contradictory answers to two different persons for the same question, and he asked for an explanation. The farmer laughingly said it was very simple. The first traveller had a negative attitude, so wherever he went, he only found faults and was cribbing. That was why he told him so. Whereas the second traveller had a positive attitude and hence he was able to appreciate and understand others. He was able to see the good qualities in others. Therefore, his answer to both the travellers were based on their attitude. We as teachers and parents, need to spread positivity and develop the right attitude in our children as they are the pillars of our Nation. We have to work on setting up the optimistic mindset and attitude in children. When things are in utter chaos, a positive mindset will help them to sail through all the ups and downs and shape their mind to concentrate on areas that will help them work towards their goals. A positive attitude really makes dreams come true! DR RESHMA GANESH FOUNDER PRINCIPAL AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR VIDYA MANDIR BENGALURU EAST 3
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Editor’s Corner: TEACHER-A SECOND MOTHER TO CHILDREN A teacher is lot more than just someone who teaches. A teacher is a person who helps students to become better individuals. She plays the role of a guide, a friend and as a parent. A teacher is a one who works in bringing out the best from students and inspire them to strive for greatness. Teachers not only guide students in academics or extracurricular activities but are also responsible for shaping a child’s future, making him/her a better human being. Teacher is the best role model for students as she imparts knowledge, good values, tradition, modern-day challenges and provides them with ideas/ways to resolve them. A good teacher is an asset to the students. The presence of a teacher in a student’s life can boost their self-esteem, confidence and guide them to be more valuable in life thereby grooming them to become well known personalities. A teacher is impartial, and she treats all students equally. She takes it as her prime responsibility to give equal opportunities to all students in helping them come out of their comfort zone. She is an incarnation of patience. Students learning speed and pace is different from each other. Hence the teacher makes it as a point to understand his/her students, know their skills, talent, memory and treats them individually to guide them towards the best. In addition, she also encompasses on problem-solving skills to help students overcome their challenges. To conclude, teachers gear up to help students gain knowledge and understand concepts outside the textbook. They take extra time and care to interact with the students with viable and real-life examples and incidents to help them have a better understanding and awareness of the topic/discussion. As a result of this, students can apply their knowledge gained while they face a similar situation. A teacher acts as a consistent guide to help students in graduating from one level to another. A teacher plants the seeds of knowledge, sprinkles them with love and patiently nurtures their growth to produce tomorrow’s dream!!!! VARSHINI PRT FACILITATOR SSRVMBE 4
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL A New School year means new beginnings, new adventures, new friendships and new challenges. The slate is clean and ready to be filled. SSRVM BE opened its gates wide to welcome the shining stars from PP to Class 9. The school wore a festive atmosphere as we welcomed these students back for offline classes after two years of disruption owing to Covid-19. Students entered the schooling phase of their lives with much hope & aspiration to revive again post pandemic. 5
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SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 EXPERIENTIAL, INTERACTIVE AND JOYFUL LEARNING Joyful learning is the mode of learning in which learners are given opportunities to experience emotions of surprise in delightful ways, nurture their curiosity, while interacting with a supportive community viz; their peer group and teachers. At SSRVM BE, activity based joyful learning is practiced for each concept to help students learn in an interactive way. Class PP Class 1 ABOUT MYSELF PUPPET MAKIIG WITH SOCKS Class 2 Class 3 SENSORY STATION SOWING SEEDS 8
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 4 Class 5 SPIDER SENTENCE WRITING GAME VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION Class 6 Class 7 TEST FOR STARCH AND PROTEIN CLAY MODEL OF LIFE CYCLE OF SILK MOTH 9
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 Class 9 INNOVATIVE MEASURES USED FOR DRIP THE PROCESS OF IRRIGATION IN ARID REGIONS ENDOSMOSIS AND EXOSMOSIS USING RAISINS AND SUGAR SOLUTION Class 10 TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF INDICATORS IN NEUTRALISATION REACTIONS 10
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS: Language development is very closely linked to literacy of a child. It supports the ability of your child to communicate, express and understand feelings. It also supports your child’s thinking ability and help them to develop and maintain relationships. At SSRVM BE, subject activities are integrated with language, to help students focus on their language skills. Class PP Class 1 GETTING TO KNOW ALPHABETS SHOW AND TELL Class 2 Class 3 VYANJAN STORY- HINDI TRUMPET MAKING 11
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 4 Class 5 KANNADA - STATE FLAG ACTIVITY CHILDREN DEBATED ON THE PROS AND CONS OF BLIND BELIEFS AMONG THE Class 6 PEOPLE Class 7 MIND-MAP NOUNS DOCUMENTARY MAKING 12
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 Class 9 THE WAR WHICH COULD BE AVOIDED PRACTICE WORKSHEET Class 10 STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED THEIR COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVE THINKING WHILE COMPLETING DIRECT AS WELL AS OPINION-BASED QUESTIONS. 13
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 NUMERACY DEVELOPMENT SKILLS: Our confidence and ability with numbers impact us financially, socially and professionally. Numerical skills are important for students because it helps them to solve problems, analyze, make sense of information, understand patterns and are able to make choices. At SSRVM BE, activities are planned and conducted to intensify the numerical ability of students. Class PP Class 1 KNOWING NUMBERS COUNTING NUMBERS AND ALPHABETS Class 2 Class 3 KNOWING NUMBERS NUMBER ON ABACUS 14
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 4 Class 5 CALENDAR ACTIVITY TO APPLY AND RELATE THE CONCEPTS LEARNT IN LARGE NUMBERS, Class 6 IN REAL LIFE. Class 7 BIRTHDAY BUDGET ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION ACTIVITY(ESTIMATION) OF INTEGERS 15
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 Class 9 ACTIVITY BASED ON SQUARE AND ACTIVITY TO EXPLORE SQARE ROOT THE EXPANSION OF (A+B+C)2 BY GEOMETRICAL APPROACH Class 10 FACTORISE A GIVEN POLYNOMIAL BY USING SQUARE PAPER, RECTANGULAR STRIPS AND UNIT SQUARES 16
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS Cognitive development means how children think, explore and figure things out. It is the development of knowledge, skills, problem solving and dispositions, which help children to think about and understand the world around them. At SSRVM BE we organize activities like online games, puzzles etc. to help students build their cognitive skills. Class PP Class 1 COLOUR IDENTIFICATION BUNDLING ACTIVITY Class 2 Class 3 QUIZ GAMES AND QUIZZES 17
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 4 Class 5 GAMES AND QUIZZES USING ICT TOOLS GAMES AND QUIZZES WERE ORGANIZED USING Class 6 ICT TOOLS DURING ONLINE CLASSES Class 7 GAMES AND SOLVING THE WORKSHEETS QUIZZES WERE ORGANIZED USING ICT TOOLS DURING ONLINE CLASSES 18
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 Class 9 QUIZZES WORKSHEET Class 10 ASSESSMENT WORKSHEETS 19
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 PHYSICAL AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT SKILLS: Motor development involves physical activities, and your child’s brain is a big part of it. It takes the brain and the body’s muscles to allow these skills to develop, connect and build with all other parts of your child’s development namely - language, social, emotional and behavioral. At SSRVM BE, Physical and Motor skill activities are conducted to help children create new experiences while learning. Class 1 Class 5 20
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 Class 9 ACTIVITY BASED ON PHYSICAL SKILLS, PHYSICAL FITNESS THROUGH VARIOUS BODY AND SPATIAL AWARENESS SPORTS Class 10 JOINT MOBILITY EXERCISE, AND STRETCHING, FOLLOWED BY THE ACTIVITY. 21
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 HEALTH AND NUTRITION : Healthy students are better learners, and academic achievement bears a lifetime of benefits for health. Access to nutrition can enhance students psychosocial well being and help them perform better. Regular sessions on healthy habits, importance of eating nutritional food is a part of our school curriculum. Class PP Class 1 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS JUICY LEMON Class 2 Class 3 QUEEN OF HERBS- TULSI IMPORTANCE OF FRUITS 22
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 4 Class 5 NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION CARDS MAKE A HEALTHY FOOD PLATE PLACEMAT Class 6 Class 7 COMPARISION OF FOOD HABITS RECOGNISE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND MAKING THEM UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENT 23
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 HEALTHY AND PROTIEN PACKED FOOD Class 9 POPULAR INDIAN HEALTHY SNACK 24
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 ART AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: Art and cultural development help in promoting creativity, confidence and thinking skills in student’s mind. It also boosts academic achievement. At SSRVM BE, art and craft activities are conducted to encourage students to be more expressive and creative. Class PP Class 1 FACE COLLAGE ROLE PLAY Class 2 Class 3 ABACUS WHICH PART OF INDIA I BELONG TO 25
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 4 Class 5 DRESS DESIGNING – USING OBJECTS FROM WARLI PAINTING NATURE Class 7 Class 6 ROLE PLAY- THE JOURNEY OF MAN FROM OLD MAKING ORIGAMI BIRD AGE TO 21ST CENTURY 26
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 Class 9 POEM WRITING BEST OUT OF WASTE Class 10 SYMBOLS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF EARTH 27
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 INTEGRATED AND CROSS CURRICULUM: Learning that occurs through integrated and cross curricular approach, fosters the development of lifelong skills such as self-directedness, organization, problem solving, communication, and self-assessment in students. At SSRVM BE, each subject activities are integrated with other subjects/topics to make learning more eloquent. Class PP Class 1 INTEGRATING EVS, NUMERACY WITH ART INTEGRATING MATHS AND ENGLISH Class 2 Class 3 INTEGRATING HINDI AND INTEGRATING ENGLISH WITH SCIENCE ENGLISH 28
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 4 Class 5 MATHS INTEGRATED WITH SOCIAL. SOCIAL INTEGRATED WITH SCIENCE. ACTIVITY ON ECOSYSTEM Class 6 Class 7 SOCIAL INTEGRATED WITH MATHS. MATHS INTEGRATED WITH ECONOMICS. CALCULATING THE AREA OF HUMAN HABITAT VALUE OF MONEY CHANGE OVER TIME IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES 29
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 Class 9 BIOLOGY INTEGRATED WITH GEOGRAPHY. INTEGRATING ENGLISH AND SCIENCE. SPEAKING ABOUT VARIOUS CROPS SYMBOLS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS HARVESTED DURING DIFFERENT FESTIVALS ELEMENTS OF EARTH Class 10 ENGLISH AND ARTS INTEGRATED TO REPRESENT SYMBOLS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF EARTH. 30
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 COOPERATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING In collaborative learning students team up together and explore a significant and meaningful project thereby working in a co-operative and structured way. At SSRVM BE, we work on creating an appropriate atmosphere for students to help them work and learn in groups. Class PP Class 1 COLLABORATIVE LEARNING POEM RECITATION Class 2 Class 3 MARVELLOUS MULTIPLICATION SENTENCE BUILDING ACTIVITY 31
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 4 Class 5 LEARNING ASCENDING AND DESCENDING STUDENTS LEARNT ABOUT VARIOUS CROPS ORDER FOR LARGE NUMBERS THAT ARE GROWN DURING DIFFERENT SEASONS Class 6 Class 7 STUDENTS LEXPLAINED ABOUT NOUN CURRENCY/COIN MAKING USING CLAY 32
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 Class 9 FARMERS' AMENDMENT BILL 2020 FACTORISATION OF POLYNOMIALS BY THE GEOMETRICAL APPROACH IN MATHEMATICS Class 10 छात्रों का मलू ्ाकां न विभिन्न चरणों के माध््म से विभिन्न आक लनों के माध््म से कक्ा जाता है। छात्रों के प्रदर्शन का मलू ्ााकं न करने के भलए पी्र असेसमेंट, सले फ असेसमेंट और पीरर्ोडिक अससे मेंट आ्ोजजत ककए जाते हैं। 33
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS : At SSRVM BE, we use active forms of learning such as role plays, discussions, games to provide students an opportunity to practice Social and Emotional skills. These activities help them to focus and pay attention to detail. Class PP Class 1 PRAYERS AND BHAJANS ROLE PLAY – COMMUNITY HELPERS Class 2 Class 3 GRATITUDE CARD FOR PARENTS ROLE PLAY- WORKER BEE/QUEEN BEE/DRONE 34
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 4 Class 5 SLOGAN WRITING INSPIRATIONAL STORY ABOUT DR. M S SWAMINATHAN Class 6 Class 7 INSPIRATIONAL STORY ABOUT E INSPIRATIONAL STORY ABOUT SWAMI SREEDHARAN VIVEKANANDA 35
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 Class 9 INSPIRATIONAL STORY ABOUT INSPIRATIONAL STORY ABOUT MALAVIKA HEGDE PUTHUVAYIL NARAYANA PANICKER Class 10 MORAL STORY ON UTILIZING THE TIME APPROPRIATELY 36
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 360-DEGREE ASSESSMENT: Assessments form an integral part in the learning process. At SSRVM BE, regular, formative and competency-based assessments are conducted to promote learning and development in students. This helps to evaluate student’s performance and help them to develop high order thinking skills. Class PP Class 1 CRAYONING COMPETITION DRAWING COMPETITION Class 2 Class 3 CLASS ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT THROUGH LIVE WORKSHEETS AND QUIZES 37
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SEE HOW THEY THE ASSESSMENT ALSO HELPS THE ARE DOING IN A CLASS STUDENT TO LEARN MORE AND THAT MAKES THE STUDENT ENGAGED BASICALLY 38
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Class 8 Class 9 PEER ASSESSMENT, SELF छात्रों का मलू ्ांाकन विभिन्न चरणों के माध््म से विभि ASSESSMENTS AND PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS न्न आकलनों के माध््म से कक्ा जाता है। छात्रों के प्रदर् ARE CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE. शन का मलू ्ाांकन करने के भलए पी्र असेसमेंट, सेलफ असेसमंेट और पीरर्ोडिक असेसमंेट आ्ोजजत ककए जाते हंै। Class 10 STUDENTS ARE ASSESSED THROUGH VARIOUS STAGES THROUGH VARIOUS ASSESSMENTS 39
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 SPECIAL ASSEMBLY AND CELEBRATIONS WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY On this World Environment Day on June 5th 2020, a special class assembly was held virtually. Our students were oriented about the importance of celebrating this day worldwide to promote ways to improve Earth’s environment such as conserving forests, stopping air pollution, conserving water etc. Children were encouraged to take up the responsibility to protect our planet by following the three R’s of reduce, reuse and recycle, by planting a tree, reducing the usage of electricity, avoiding plastic and cycling or walking to nearby places. 40
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 NATIONAL READING DAY The day is celebrated in honor of P N Panicker, considered the Father of Kerala’s Library and Literacy Movement. It also marks the beginning of the month- long Digital Reading celebrations. Started as a Reading Day celebration on June 19, 1996, by the Government of Kerala in association with the P N Panicker Foundation, National Reading Day, became a mass movement to promote literacy and the culture of reading in the state. SSRVMBE also took part enthusiastically in celebrating this day with great vigor. A special assembly was conducted virtually to encourage children to read more and more books . They were oriented about the benefits of reading books. 41
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA “The wisdom of Yoga transforms one from craving for freedom to recognition of unboundedness, from limited ownership to oneness with the whole” -Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Guruji The 8th edition of International Day of Yoga is being celebrated today. The theme for 2022's International Yoga Day is \"Yoga for Humanity’ which ponders upon the importance of yoga in everyone’s life. The date 21 June was chosen with a purpose as it marks the summer solstice and is the longest day in the northern hemisphere. As the whole world woke up today on 21st June 2022 to celebrate the 8th edition of International Yoga Day, students of SSRVMBE also enthusiastically participated to commemorate this day with the theme “Yoga for Humanity”. This theme was decided considering the importance of yoga and how it benefited the masses in keeping them safe and healthy during the outbreak of coronavirus. The aim of International Yoga Day is to spread awareness about the benefits of yoga. 42
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Special Educator's Corner: WORKING MEMORY We always wonder what is memory, its the psychological processes of acquiring, storing, retaining, and later retrieving information. There are three major processes involved in memory: encoding, storage, and retrieval. Human memory involves the ability to both preserve and recover information. Memories cause chemical changes in the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain. The chemical changes create what are called memory paths. These paths can remain in the brain for seconds or for a person's entire life depending on how strong our pathway is built. For example, we do not forget the way to our house as we keeping going back to our house. It gets imprinted in our memory, same way we need to work on the neurons to store and retrieve information. Hence working memory is very essential for all of us. In a child working memory involves the manipulation and transformation of verbal and visual information. For example, remembering instructions and their content to then carry it out, remembering what to say when called upon, keeping your place on the page when reading, reverse sequences of objects/numbers. Working memory tasks could include listening to a sequence of events in a story while trying to understand what the story means. Weak working memory skills can affect learning in many different subject areas including reading and math. There are two kinds of working memory that work together: auditory memory and visual-spatial memory. How working memory helps kids. • Working memory helps kids to hold on to information long enough to use it. • Working memory plays an important role in concentration and in following instructions. • Working memory is like a mental sticky note that keeps track of short-term information. Here are few games when played with kids can increase the working memory in kids. • Memory/Concentration. A deck of children's matching picture cards easily becomes the classic favourite game of Memory. • Picture Bingo. ... • What's Missing? ... • I Went Shopping… ... • The Magic Cup Game. ... • Brain Boxes. ... • Draw a Word on My Back. ... • Number String. • Work on visualization skills. ... • Have your child teach you. ... • Try games that use visual memory. ... • Play cards. ... MEMORY IS THE PRIMARY AND FUNDAMENTAL POWER, WITHOUT WHICH THERE COULD BE NO OTHER INTELLECTUAL OPERATIONS. MS. ARCHANA SATISH SPECIAL EDUCATOR SSRVMBE 463
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Health and Wellness Corner: WHAT IS THE RIGHT PORTION FOR A KID TO EAT? “Never take a portion that is bigger than the size of your palm” Children need healthy food in the right amount, so that they get all the nutrients needed to grow, learn and thrive. Your child’s needs will depend on their activity levels. Keep a watch on the size of portions. Serving bigger amounts can lead to unconsciously eating more. Like adults, children tend to eat more when more food is presented to them, and this tendency has been detected among children as young as 2 years of age. Although not all children respond equally, research has shown that from age 2 to 5 years, meal size promotes faster growth regardless of how often food is eaten. Portion size management is therefore essential in the development of healthy eating habits of children. This means both using portion size to limit less healthy food consumption and possibly calories but also encouraging the intake of healthier foods, such as fruit and vegetables. Some of the factors challenging portion control- various advertisements on junk food. Children get attracted to these kinds of food which invariably becomes difficult for the parents to convince their children. Hence many parents fall prey to this and pack boxes of unhealthy food for their child. Many don’t realize that entertaining such food habits will cause only harm to their child. There are few parents who assume that by sending a huge box of rice mixed with any gravy or curd is sufficient for the child, whereas the reality is that the child is not in a position, to complete the whole meal. As parents we need to realize that the child can eat only a required amount of food. Stuffing the box with food and expecting the child to complete it within a given time is far from reality. Many parents are finding it difficult to assess what is a suitable portion. According to recent study mothers have reported that grandparents were obstacles to the regulation of children’s food. The grandparents were seen as often providing extra food, undoing parents’ good work. Portion control tips: • Send a small box of nuts or dry fruits which helps in fueling the energy in your child. • Avoid giving milk early in the morning as children tend to throw up. • Send fruits for breakfast. Container should be of medium size. • Depending on the type of food prepared at home you can send just 2 idlis or dosas or chapathi. • For lunch keep a medium sized box. Do not stuff the box with too much food as it becomes difficult fo them to complete it within a given time of 30 minutes. • Send sufficient water. Ms. Shraddha Madhusudhanan Health & Wellness Officer Primary Level 44
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Teacher’s Corner: HAPPY TEACHER IS THE ESSENCE OF A HAPPY CLASS During the school hours, we teachers have the most significant impact on the kids. We want them to understand that achievement goes beyond academics and test results. We want them to understand that happiness is about more than simply academic success. And more than anybody else, teachers are the ones who can attest to this. In the end, success is all about our well-being, happiness, and pleasant influence on others around us. Now the question is, what do our students learn about success from watching us behave? How can we help our students understand what happiness and prosperity really means? We, the educators, must model it - because happy teachers are the essence of a happy classroom. Teachers have long understood that the true measure of success in life is not one's income but rather one's influence on the world. But happiness is a key component of success. And I must add that each one of us teachers should strive to be excellent \"happy\" role models for our children. Life includes stress, difficulty, and failure. There's no denying that teaching is analogous. Therefore, we must make use of these teaching opportunities to share with the students how we deal with such difficulties. If we find it difficult to be resilient, we might discover that the students also find it challenging. Students can see through our own empty rhetoric. As a result, our activities must be consistent with our satisfaction and contentment when instructing in the classroom. We want to cram as much teaching time as possible into our day with students but, doing so might not be the best idea. More leeway and downtime can be built in, which can assist students in learning the yin and yang of real productivity. A relaxed and happy classroom creates a productive atmosphere. Teachers are better able to uphold the ideal of a joyful classroom when they are kind to themselves. So instead of self-criticism, let's emphasize self-compassion. For us recovering perfectionists, self-criticism is quite alluring, but it will have a disastrous impact on our students' ability to learn in the class. They'll cease taking chances and pushing themselves outside their comfort zone. In conclusion, happy teachers lead to happy classrooms, but for our students to notice and convey the same, we must shift our attention to self-care and put empathy above our inner critic. The kindhearted educators we truly are, we only need to take one step in the direction of mental wellness so that we can spread happiness to our students. MS. KOYEL MAJUMDAR PRT FACILITATOR SSRVMBE 45
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Teacher’s Corner: STRATEGIES FOLLOWED BY TEACHERS TO HELP PRESCHOOLERS ADAPT TO PRIMARY GRADES “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” Practice being organized- Some children have difficulty The early education literature validates the notion that not keeping track of their belongings. They need to practice taking only is the move from preschool to Primary grades daunting care of their belongings. Teachers help them practicing it. but also a transition from a relatively warm, caring and child- centered preschool to a potentially more intimidating and less Prepare them be independent- Increased responsibility and flexible first grade classroom, a struggle for many children. In expectations are another major change for preschoolers. fact, this transition has been called a critical period for young Primary grade teachers can assign tasks and encourage them children’s social and academic development. to complete it independently. Children love to take responsibilities, teachers can make representatives in class by What changes during this transition??? giving them various responsibilities to be taken care in class. Appreciate them when they do good jobs. 1. Half day to full day 2. Eating lunch at school everyday One on one time- Spend few minutes one on one with each 3. Having their own desks with own things instead of child. Encourage them, be humorous and make them feel comfortable. Make a personal connect with them. tables and carpets 4. New teachers and new friends Create an inviting classroom- Teachers welcome their 5. Varied teaching strategies and pedagogy students with a lovely smile and a beautiful classroom with 6. Shorter play time colorful bulletin boards. Here are few strategies teachers follow to help their CHANGE is hard for kids, but transition strategies can help preschoolers adapt to the transition to Primary grades. prevent meltdowns and lower anxiety in children. Assessing the readiness for primary grades- Readiness addresses a child’s physical, cognitive, social and emotional development at a particular time. A child’s readiness in June will be very different from what it will be in December. So, teacher assesses and checks the understanding of social, reading, writing listening, speaking and Math skill of each child. Reviews the current skills and reinforces them- Teachers help HEMLATA SHARMA, their students adjust to the academic expectations of primary PRT FACILITATOR grade by reviewing skills they learned in preschool. Teachers SSRVMBE can take children to short school trips to supermarkets or a zoo to reinforce the skills like counting, identifying animals, identifying alphabets, etc. Making familiar to school- Teachers take the students to a school tour. Makes the children familiar with the building and school environment. 46
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Teacher’s Corner: HOW DOES FAMILY TIME CREATE AN IMPORTANCE IN CHILD’S THOUGHTS? “Family time” is an essential factor that helps to create strong bonds, love, connections and relationship among the family members. Spending quality time with family does help in coping with challenges, instill a feeling of security, inculcate family values, fill kids with confidence and much more. A child’s learning and socialization are most influenced by their family since the family is the child’s primary social group. Family bonding time is the quality time that you spend with your family, doing things that you love. It could include doing activities together, going on a picnic, watching a movie together, having meals together, helping each other out, playing a game and much more. Family time offers many benefits, including building confidence, creating a stronger emotional bond between family members, improving communication skills, better performance in school and reduced behavioral issues, as well as providing an opportunity to make memories built on fun ,laughter and togetherness. Children who are spending more quality time with their families are less likely to participate in risky behaviors such as drug and alcohol usage. Showing your children that you love and care for them help to keep them mentally and emotionally strong. Spending time with family builds confidence for all its members .Parents can teach children to build self-esteem through specific skills such as problem solving and communication. A basic and essential building blocks of societies, families have a crucial role in social development. They bear the primary responsibility for the education and socialization of children as well as instilling values of citizenship, belonging in the society. Children feel secured and loved when they have strong and positive family relationships. Positive family relationship help family resolve conflict, work as a team and enjoy each other’s company. Positive family relationships are built on quality time, communication, teamwork and appreciation of each other. Children from birth to adulthood need time and attention from their parents .The importance of family time has a bearing on the social and emotional maturity of children and establishes deep understanding among family members. ANITA ANGEL PRT FACILITATOR SSRVMBE 47
SSRVM e Magazine Bangalore East JUNE 2022 Teacher’s Corner: HAPPY TEACHER IS THE ESSENCE OF A HAPPY CLASS Every teacher must know about herself or himself. Self- Howard Gardner, music is considered as one of the awareness is important because when we have a better components of multiple intelligences. An inclination towards understanding of ourselves, we can experience ourselves music is said to develop the brain’s functioning. Teachers can as unique and separate individuals. We are then empowered bring in an element of music into the classroom, where to make changes and to build on our areas of strength as students can be encouraged to pen down songs on topics like well as identify areas where we would like to make elements of the periodic table, mathematical formulas, improvements. Make a list of things that makes you happy tenses in language, events from history, etc. Students can and share it with your colleagues and students so that they also sing and have their own musical band. know, support, and understand you well. Happiness is all about how you manage your-self and your relationship with 3. Involve movement Students learn better when they move your fellow teacher and students. around. Teachers can either introduce warm-up activities before starting the class or can have games during the class. What are the essentials for a happy classroom? A happy This can include movement-based games like scavenger classroom cannot be built in a day, it needs sustainable and hunts and dumb charades to turn the classroom into a happy continuous efforts by all stakeholders. Management and place for the students. Teachers can also encourage teachers should understand that Happy staffroom is essential socializing among the students, where students learn by for a Happy classroom. Practice Mindfulness in the interacting with each other. classroom. Mindfulness interventions can help student reduce their stress, & anxiety, and create positive emotions. 4. Incorporate quiet time Sometimes doing nothing helps Teach students kindness and forgiveness. The best way to turn the classroom into a happy place. Teachers can spread kindness is to be kind yourself. Teachers who use kind introduce the students to the concept of quiet time, where words are polite, respectful, patient, and well-mannered have the students can engage in activities like drawing, solving a students who emulate them. We at school must emphasize puzzle, writing or doing some quiet work. This helps the and practice empathy and compassion at all levels which, will students to relax mentally, physically and emotionally. A quiet help us to feel what another is experiencing and can be time of 15 minutes will prep the students and the teachers incredibly helpful on the path to forgiveness leading to for the class. happiness. Develop a classroom environment to foster creativity, openness, and respect for all. 5. Spend time getting to know the students Teachers can make learning fun and turn the classroom into a happy place What can be done to turn the classroom into a ‘happy’ by merely spending time with the students. Getting to know place? Here are some ideas that can be adopted to turn the the students will help establish a bond between the students classroom into a happy and creative space: and the teacher. The students will feel motivated to learn and the classroom be turn into a highly productive space. By 1. Take learning outside the classroom Children respond following the tips and incorporating the strategies into the better to learning when the monotony is reduced. Teachers classroom, a teacher can make learning fun and turn the can plan a field day or an outdoor learning day to encourage classroom into a happy place for students. the students to learn outside the classroom. This also encourages the students to not restrict their learning to the MADHUMANTI classroom. Students can also be encouraged to be curious PRT FACILITATOR about their surroundings and question everything around SSRVMBE them. 2. Create music According to the famous psychologist 48
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