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The Lamb that belonged to the sheep whose skin the Wolf was wearing began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep's clothing. So, leading the Lamb a little apart, he soon made a meal off her - and for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals. Moral of the story: Appearances are deceptive. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the following action song: This is a car driving down the street by crook of little (right fist travels down extended left arm) Here's a policeman walking his beat (right index and middle fingers walk down left arm) Now he is checking the stores at night To see that the stores are locked up tight (right index finger and thumb turn key in keyhole formed finger of left hand, other fingers in a fist.) And this is the friendly traffic cop, (left hand in fist, index finger straight up) Who tells the cars when to Go and Stop! (on Go index finger beckons, on Stop, raise fist up) When cars get in a traffic jam (jam fists together) He help them better than anyone can. (left index finger as cop stands erect) 101

MONTHLY CURRICULUM FOR UKG (Blooms) Month: August Theme: Neighborhood Week-3 Day-1 Show and tell activity: 9.00 am to 9.30 am Concept: Community helpers and their services to the society Teacher displays the pictures/models of different community helpers like, driver, doctor, postman, teacher, policeman, nurse, plumber, etc in the center of the circle. She asks each student to pick one model/picture, say the name aloud, spell the word and also tell about how helpful that person is to us. 9. 30 to 10.00 am: Role play Dr. Magic: Let children pretend to be Dr. Magic for the dolls and stuffed animals. Let us pretend that the dolls and stuffed animals are suffering from fever, tummy ache, hurt while playing etc., This is the best way to educate the children about cleanliness, clean eating habits etc., Procedure: Cover a table or a bed with white sheet of paper or white bedsheet. Let it appear like an examination table. Place dolls or stuffed toys on the table. Keep bandage strips, guaze strips, band aids etc., Write the name of the Doctor ( Eg if the child’s name is Maitri then write Dr. Maitri on the slip and pin it on the child’s dress. Now tell him/her to treat the doll. Encourage him/her to take care of the dolls with first aid items. Help him/her tie bandage. Emphasize on how the doll needs to ear good food like vegetables and fruits to be strong and healthy . To make it more realistic you pretend to be sick and let the children treat you. Remember not to keep any injections or tablets. Let children handle only first aid items like bandage, etc., 102

10.00 to 10.20 am: language development: Sight reading: 64 CVC words are enclosed herewith in a PDF format. Please take a printout of the same and make children read it everyday for the next days until all children are able to recognize, read and spell the same. 10:20 to 10.30 am: Snack time 10.30 to 11. 15 am: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.15 to 11.45 am Concept: Coloring activity Teacher makes the students do the worksheet in the activity book. Math: 11.45 to 12.10 am: Backward counting from 70 to 51: Remember first either use the black board or the floor to write and show children backward counting and then make them do the worksheet from the activity book. Concept: Free Play Teacher takes the students to the ground allows them to play with equipment of their choice. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Story of ‘The wolf in sheep’s clothing’ Teacher repeats the story with the puppet/picture cards, etc. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Post man aaya in English: Here comes the postman, here comes the postman What does he get, what does he get 103

Letter, cards and parcels (2) Is what he gets (2) Here comes the postman(2) Dear Teachers: That’s all for the day. Daily take up 5 words with children. Next day start with these 5 words and add another 5 words. 104

Day-2 Show and tell activity: 9.00 to 9.30am: All the things which a doctor uses are displayed: Example, stethoscope, thermometer, bandage, etc., and let children speak about them. 9.00 to 10.00 am: Naming community helpers: First talk about community helpers and them make them do the worksheet on page 81 of the skill sheets book. There are 4 community helpers in this page. The watchman, tailor, milk man and the post man. Let children copy them and write in the appropriate place under the picture. 10.00 to 10.20: Sight word reading 10.30 to 10.45: Snack time 10.45 to 11.30: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.30 to 12.00 noon: Concept: Clay molding Teacher gives potter’s clay/synthetic clay/dough and asks students to make any article used by a doctor, tailor, postman or any other community helper. Structured Play: 12.00 to 12.15 pm Physical Exercise: shuttle race. Two children are a team. One stands and one end and the other at the other end. All children start the race from one end and reach their partner and hand over a baton or a ruler to the other child and then child who receives it now runs and reaches the start point. The one who reaches first will win the game. Large Group Time: 12.15 to 12.45 pm Concept: Before number 51 to 70: Teacher displays the flash cards from 51-70 in a line and calls each student to count the numbers from back. Subsequently, she makes the students do the worksheet from the skill sheets book. 105

Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the following action song: Five little fire fighters sit very still ( hold up five fingers ) Until they see a five on top of the hill Number one rings the bell, ding-dong. (bend down thumb) Number 2 pulls his big boots on. (bend down pointer finger) Number 3 climbs on the truck right away. (bend down middle finger) Number 4 joins him, no one can wait. (bend down ring finger) Number 5 drives the truck to the fire. (bend down little finger) The big yellow flames go higher and higher. (spread arms) Whooo-ooo! Whooo-ooo! Hear the fire truck say (imitate siren) As all of the cars get out of the way. Shhh! Goes the water from the fire hose spout, (rub palms together) And quicker than a wink the fire is out! (clap hands.) 106

Day-3 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30am Concept: Introduction of ‘it’ Teacher displays the pictures of few animals and objects like glass, table, etc. she asks each student to pick one object/picture and say the name and color of it. For eg, This is a glass. It is round in shape/it is yellow in color and so on…. After everybody gets their turn to share, teacher sums up the session by saying that, ‘we use ‘it’ when we talk about any object or animal’. If time permits, teacher can give more experiences of ‘it’ to the students. 9.30 to 10.00 am: Picture reaching: Skill sheets page 80: Name the community helpers. Let children identify them after which teacher can write them on the board and children can copy it in their book. 10.00 to 10.20: Sight reading 10.20 to 10.40 snack time: 10.40 to 11.20: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 am to 11.45 am Concept: Reinforcement of he, she it Teacher makes the students do the worksheet related to the above mentioned concept in the activity sheets book. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.00am Physical Exercise: High jump from the height of 1 ft Teacher to follow the procedure as mentioned in the previous sessions. Large Group Time: 12.00 pm to 12.45 pm Concept: After numbers: 51-70 107

Teacher makes the students do the worksheet related to the above mentioned concept in the activity book. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the previous day’s action song. 108

Day-4 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30 am Concept: Reinforcement of he, she and it Teacher displays the pictures/models of different objects and community helpers and asks each student to identify it and say it aloud, spell the word. Teacher models one sentence to lead the students like, She is a teacher. ____________ (spelling of teacher). Teacher repeats the same procedure till every child gets their turn to share. 9.30 to 10.00 am: worksheet on community helpers activity book. 10.00 to 10:20: Sight word reading 10:20 to 10:40 Snack time: Teachers please don’t forget to discuss with children about good habits, proper eating methods while having snacks: 10:40 to 11.20: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 am to 11.45 am: Cotton ball dabbing: Take A4 size papers one for each child. Draw a big tree on it and let each child dip some colour using a cotton ball and place it on the sheet of paper until the whole tree is covered and then use brown for the trunk of the tree and may some flowers or fruits using another colour. 11.45 to 12. 10: Math Concept: activity book: Number names. First reinforce the spelling of the number names and then make them do it in the book. Teacher repeats the story of ‘The wolf in shepherd’s clothing’ and makes each student say one incident of the story sequentially. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm 109

Teacher makes the students repeat the following action song: Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood In your neighborhood In your neighborhood? Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood, The people that you meet each day. Oh, the fireman is a person in your neighborhood, In your neighborhood, in your neighborhood. The Fireman is a person in your neighborhood, A person that you meet each day. (Add verses with other people in the neighborhood; grocer, mail carrier, shoemaker etc.) 110

Day-5 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30 am Concept: Reinforcement before, after and between numbers from 51-70. You can have a game. Make the ground rule that if you keep your hand straight then it is the in between number, if your hand is bent to the right it is before number and if it is bent to the left it is after number. Demonstrate once or twice and then start the game. Say 56 and bend your hand to the right the child to whom you point our has to say 55. Make all children play and give each one a chance. 9.30 to 10.00 am: Reinforcement of the usage of he and she. Make children do the worksheet in the activity book. 10.00 to 10.20 am: Sight word reading. 10.20 to 10.40 snack time. 10.40 to 11.20: Work time: Small Group Activity: 11.20 to 11.45 am Surfaces: Smooth and rough, hard and soft. Keep material of different types on display. Let children touch them and say the difference he she feels in this way opposites can be taught. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10 pm Teacher can make the students any play of her choice. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept :Math: Match the number to its names Teacher makes the students do the worksheet from the activity book. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm 111

Teacher makes the students repeat the previous day’s action song. That’s the end of the week teachers. Please read from the skill sheets book 2 about the sight words, their usage and how to take up the same. All the words you used for the week make a chart of it and display it in your respective classes. 112

MONTHLY CURRICULUM FOR UKG (Blooms) Month: August Theme: Neighborhood Week-4 Day-1 Show and tell activity: 9.00 am to 9.30 am Concept: Reinforcement of he, she and it Teacher displays different pictures/objects of people, things like flower, boy, girl, community helpers, etc in the center of the circle and calls each student in the center of the circle, pick one object/picture, identify it say the name aloud, spell it in complete sentence using he/she/it. 9.30 to 10.00 am: Writing from a to z both caps as well as lower case. Take a four ruled note book and make children practice a to z both lower case and upper case. Ensure that children write correctly and within the four lines. 10.00 to 10.20 am: Sight word reading. 10.20 am to 10.40 am: snack time 10.40 to 11.20 am: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 to 11.45 am Concept: Number names: From the activity book Teacher makes the students write the numbers 51-70 in their class work books. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10pm Concept: Physical Exercise (running between the hooplas) Procedure: Teacher keeps two to three hooplas at a distance of five feet each. She makes each student run, bend into the hoopla, run and again bend into hoopla and run again. She repeats the procedure till every child gets the turn to do so. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm 113

Concept: Story of ‘The wolf in sheep’s clothing’ Teacher makes each student repeat the story. If the students are finding it difficult to narrate the whole story, teacher makes each student say one incident/situation in the story in sequence. Teacher repeats the procedure till every student gets the turn to share. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the following action song along with her: This is a car driving down the street by crook of little (right fist travels down extended left arm) Here's a policeman walking his beat (right index and middle fingers walk down left arm) Now he is checking the stores at night To see that the stores are locked up tight (right index finger and thumb turn key in keyhole formed finger of left hand, other fingers in a fist.) And this is the friendly traffic cop, (left hand in fist, index finger straight up) Who tells the cars when to Go and Stop! (on Go index finger beckons, on Stop, raise fist up) When cars get in a traffic jam (jam fists together) He help them better than anyone can. (left index finger as cop stands erect) 114

Day-2 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30am Concept: Recap of right and left Teacher calls each student and asks him/her to show the left hand/right hand/left leg/right leg. She also asks few students to give the list of items which they find to the right and to the left. She also asks them to spell the word. 9.30 am to 10.00 am: Concept: Manipulating the concept of right and left Teacher makes the students do the worksheet related to the above mentioned concept in the activity book. 10.00 am to 10.20 am: Sight word reading 10.20 to 10.40 am: Snack time 10.40 to 11.20 am: work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 to 11.45 am: Give children two sets of beads of different colours. Draw on the floor or the table a grid or two large squares and mark one as right and one as left. Tell children to put all the red colour beads in the right hand side box and the green beads in the left hand side box. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10pm Physical Exercise: Hoopla relay race Teacher to follow the procedure as mentioned in the previous day’s session. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Number names 1-5 Teacher makes each student say the spelling of numbers from 1-5 and subsequently makes them write the same in their note book or slate. 115

Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Make the students recite all the rhymes taken up for the month of August one by one. This week we need to revise all that has been taught through the month. 116

Day-3 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30am Concept: Introduction of long-short Required material: Object which are long and short, objects used daily, with different in size like vegetables, plants, bamboo sticks, topes, pencils, water bottle, strips of ribbons, strings, leaves, spoons with long and short handles. Procedure: 1. Teacher displays the objects and pictures and asks students to identify. 2. She asks to place 2 objects of different sizes next to each other. Ask them to identify the long and short objects like snake gourd, bottle gourd, lady’s finger and drum sticks. 3. Use them to identify the longest vegetable and keep it aside. 4. Keep three objects of different lengths in a row. 5. Let them place the short one last. 6. Point them to the objects placed in gradation and ask them Which is the longest? Which one is slightly longer? Which one is the shorter? 9.30 to 10.00 am: Recalling and writing of the three letter sight words. For example say “b” children should be able to write bed, bat etc., This is new for children and they may make mistakes. Please be patient with children and make them do the remedial at the end of the class. 10.00 am to 10.20 am: Sight word reading: By now children should be familiar with all the 64 sight words given for this fortnight. 10.20 to 10.40 am: Snack time 10.40 to 11.20: Work time 117

Small Group Activity: 11.20 am to 11.45 am Concept: Free hand drawing Teacher asks the students to draw few pictures of their choice and color it in blue. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10am Physical Exercise: Balancing Teacher calls one student makes him/her balance a book on the head and walk. While walking, the child is encouraged to stretch both the hands. Teacher repeats the procedure till every body gets their turn to do so. Large Group Time: 12.10 pm to 12.45 pm Concept: Memory game Required Material: Objects of daily use such as coin, key, pencil, chalk, comb, hand mirror, soap, glasses, a big towel or cloth piece. Procedure: 1. Teacher displays all the 4-5 objects in a tray and keeps the tray on the ground/ table. 2. She takes the tray to each student and shows the tray. 3. She then covers the objects with a towel or a piece of cloth. 4. Each child is asked to recollect the objects and write as many names of the objects as possible in the given piece of paper. 5. Teacher increases the combination of objects and encourages the children to name as many objects as possible. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the following day’s action song: (Sung to: \"Old McDonald Had a Farm) Mr. Grocer had a store, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum. 118

And in his store he had some milk, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum. With a gulp-gulp here and a gulp-gulp there Here a gulp, there a gulp, everywhere a gulp-gulp. Mr. Grocer had a store, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum. Apples - crunch, crunch, crunch. Popcorn - pop, pop, pop. Carrots - munch, munch, munch. 119

Day-4 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30 am Concept: Reinforcement of long and short Teacher repeats the previous day’s circle time session. 9.30 to 10.00 am: Today take a small test for children. Give them dictation of 3 letter words. The one’s given as sight words. Give them just 10 words randomly picked from the list. Find out the number of children who are unable to write and give them a remedial sometime later. 10.00 to 10.20 am: Remedial for sight words. Make children who are unable to write to repeat the words with the spelling. While you are doing this give other children some clay and make them do some items of their choice. 10.20 am to 10.40 am: Snack time 10.40 to 11.20 am: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 to 11.45 am Concept: Number work: Worksheets in the activity book. Teacher makes the students do the worksheet related to the above mentioned concept from the activity book. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10 pm Concept: Ladder REQUIRED MATERIAL: Pebbles, Stones, Chalk / Stick to draw blocks. METHOD: 1. Children are taken to the play ground. 2. Draw five squares steps in a ladder shape (blocks next to each other). Keep five stones / pebbles at each step. 120

3. One child stands in each step. 4. Blow the whistle. Let children run, pick up a stone, place it in a block and run back. Let them pick up one stone at a time, place it in the (block drawn) and run back to their place. 5. Encourage them by saying ‘run facts’, ‘quick’, ‘let’s see who comes first’ etc. The children learn words like run fast, quick. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Reinforcement of long -short Teacher makes the students do the worksheet related to long and short in the activity book. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the action songs of the month. 121

Day-5 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30 am Concept: Community helpers and tools used by each community helper Teacher displays different items like stethoscope, hammer, chalk, duster, screw driver, etc and asks each student to identify it and also tell who uses them. 9.30 am to 10.00 am: Number work: Give children randomly writing numbers anywhere between 1 to 70. Not more than 10 to 15 numbers like a dictation. Children who are unable to write should be given a remedial. 10.00 to 10.20: Remedial for children who are unable to do it and other kids can be given free hand drawing on a A 4 Size paper. 10.20 to 10.40 am: Snack time 10.40 to 11.20: Work time: Small Group Activity: 11.20 to 11.45 am Concept: Tools-community helpers Teacher makes the students do the worksheet in pg-83 from the skill sheets book. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the previous day’s session. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Numbers 6-10 in words Teacher shows each number from 6-10 and makes the students repeat the spelling of each number. Subsequently, she makes the students do worksheet from the activity book. 122

Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the month’s action song. 123

MONTHLY CURRICULUM FOR UKG (Blooms) Month: September Theme: Nature Week-1 Day-1 Circle time: 9.00 am to 9.30 am Concept: Oral introduction of singular-plural Teacher displays multiples objects/pictures and poses questions like: What is this? (a book) What are these? (books) What is this? (a box) What are these? (boxes) What is this? (a glass) What are these? (glasses) Similarly, teacher shows different objects and asks questions as in the above mentioned patters. She sums up the session by saying that, if there is only one object/picture, it is singular like box, book, fan, eye, etc. If these are more than one, then they are plurals. We need to add ‘es’ or‘s’ to make them plural. She also gives examples for ‘es’ words like glass, boxes, etc. 9.30 to 10.00 am: Preparation of a weather chart: This will be a daily affair now for this whole month. On a large chart paper draw boxes and write in the extreme left hand side box the day. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Now in 124

the rest of the boxes make that months calendar by writing the dates on each box. Now make three types of figures. If it is sunny then draw a sun, if it is rainy then draw a cloud and if it is cold then draw some snowflakes. Each day ask the children what day is it today? If it is a Monday, kids would say Monday and so on. After this go on to ask them what date is it for that day. If it is 1st, 2nd etc., Then, next ask them what is the day like? Is it cloudy or rainy? Is it sunny?or is it cold? Accordingly in the date box put that symbol for rainy, sunny or cold. Now in the way daily you will get from the kids the day, date and the climate of that day. Let this remain for the whole month and at the end of which you can count and say that we have this many days of rain, sunshine etc., 10.00 to 10.20 am: New sight word bank is being given for this month. Please follow it up teachers 10.20 to 10.40 am: Snack time.’ 10.40 to 11.20 am: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 to 11.45 am Concept: Recap of singular and plural through coloring activity Teacher gives a worksheet of singular pictures and asks students to draw plurals for them. For eg, pictures of one pen, one cup, one apple pictures are given to them and are asked to draw more of them as against to the given picture. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10pm Concept: Reinforcement of ‘in-out’ Teacher draws a full circle on the floor and makes the students play the game ‘in the pool and on the bank’. Students who don’t follow instructions are asked to remain out from the circle. Teacher repeats the game till everybody gets their turn to play. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Introduction of the story ‘The fox and the crow’ 125

Teacher asks the following questions before she starts narrating the story: Do have guests in the weekends? Who invites them? Your father or mother? How does your mother treats them? What does your father do when you have guests at home? Does he helps your mother? What do you do when you have guests at home? Does your mother makes good dishes for them? How does she feel if your relatives/friends don’t like the food? How do your friends feel, if they are not served properly? Teacher sums up the session by saying that ‘one needs to treat the guests properly when you have invited them to your house. Not like the crane and the fox in the story. She then initiates to the story of ‘the fox and the crow by saying, ‘do you want to listen to the story?’. Teacher shows some pictures of the story and asks each student to find out what is happening in the picture. She continues till every body gets their turn to share their thoughts about the pictures of the story. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the following action song: Machili Jal ki raani hai Jeevan uska paani hai’ Haath lagavo dar jaayegi Baahar nikaalo mar jaayegi 126

Tave pe daalo pak jaayegi Plate mey daalo khaajeygi Note: Teacher sends a written request to the parents to send their wards in rain clothes on Monday. 127

Day-2 Show and tell activity: 9.00 to 9.30am Teacher makes all the students sit in a circle and makes each student parade in the class with rain clothes on. As each child is walking across the classroom, teacher makes other students clap for their friends. She also asks each student about the kind of dress that child is wearing. Also she asks them, when such clothes to be worn. Teacher ensures that every child walks across the classroom with rain clothes on along with the accessories like umbrella. (if you can get a shower tap and simulate a rain scene) or if we are lucky if it is raining that day then you can actually make children parade in rain. Make them also walk as if they have to jump and cross puddles of water here and there. It is fun teachers, enjoy with your kids. 9.30 to 10.20 am: Language development. This whole week we will recap three letter CVC (Consonant Vowel Consonant ) words using the 5 vowels a, e, i, o and u. Each day one vowel. And make these words your sight words and also make children write in the four ruled note book neatly and with the correct directionality of letters. Today will be CVC words with letter ‘a’. Tap Cap Hat Nap Rap Bar Can Man 128

Fan Sat Gap Tan Now write this on the board and read it aloud and then make children copy this in their four ruled book. Teacher should help those children who need special help. 10.20 to 10.40: Snack time 10.40 to 11.20: work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 to 11.45 am Concept: Singular-Plural Teacher makes the students do the related worksheet in pg-118 from skill sheets book. Math: 11.45 to 12.10pm: Numbers from 71 to 90: write numbers in sequential order from 71 to 90 and then make them repeat the same. This can be a floor board activity or a black/green board activity. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Story of ‘The Fox and the Crane’ Teacher narrates the story sequentially with supporting picture cards/objects. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Rain on my Umbrella Drip, drip, drop, drop, Drip, drip, drop, drop, Drip, drip, drop, Drip, drip, drop. Rain on my Umbrella, Rain on my umbrella, 129

Never stops. Drip, drip, drop. 130

Day-3 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30am Concept: Rainy season Teacher does the recap of the previous day’s show and tell session by asking questions like: What happened yesterday morning? What kind of clothes did you and your friends wear? Can you wear them throughout the year? When do you wear such clothes? Do you all like getting wet in the rain? Teacher sums up the session by saying that, when it rains heavily, that specific time/season is called as ‘rainy season’. One needs to be very careful during the rainy season, because many infectious diseases like malaria, diarrhea spreads fast during this season. The reason being, water gets contaminated during the rainy season. Language work: 9.30 am to 10.00am: CVC words using ‘a’ Make children repeat the previous day’s words and let them practice it thoroughly. 10.00 to 10.20 am: Music and movement: Play some catchy aerobics type music and let children sway to the music. Teacher should also participate in it. And while playing teacher should make children repeat in a sequential order numbers from 71 to 90. 10.20 to 10.40 am: Snack time 10.40 am t0 11.20 am: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 am to 11.45 am Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10am 131

Concept: Semi Circle Teacher makes the students stand in a circle and makes them to form two perfect semi circles. When they show the perfect semi circle, they are supposed to do the head count and ensure that both the groups are equal in numbers. She asks the students what the shape is called as, and also why the shape is called as a ‘semicircle’. Students are supposed to say that ‘the semi circle is a exactly half of the circle’. Large Group Time: 12.10 pm to 12.45 pm Concept: Helping one’s own self during the rainy season Teacher asks the following questions: What do you do when it is raining heavily? What do you carry during rainy season? What happens when you get wet in the rains? How do you help your friend who falls sick all of a sudden in the class? Teacher sums up the session by saying that ‘one needs to be very careful during the rainy season. The water becomes dirty during this season which causes many diseases like motions, vomiting etc. If any of your friends is unwell, you should immediately report it to your class teacher and see that your friend gets first aid as quickly as possible. Also carry umbrella or a raincoat to prevent from getting wet in the rain’. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students sing the following action song: Blow, Blow, Blow the Wind (Sung to: \"Row, Row, Row Your Boat\") Blow, blow, blow, the wind Gently through the trees. 132

Blow, and blow, and blow, and blow. How I like a breeze! Blow, blow, blow the clouds, Blow them through the sky. Blow, and blow, and blow, and blow. Watch the clouds roll by. 133

Day-4 Show and tell activity: 9.00 to 9.30 am Concept: Introduction of winter season Teacher displays the pictures/objects/models related to winter season like, cap, sweater, socks, gloves, etc. Also few pictures of people in warm clothes in the center of the circle. She calls each student in the center, pick one object and talk about the same like, name of the object/picture, when do we use it, why do we need to use it, etc. 9.30 to 10.00 am: Math: Backward counting: 90 to 70: draw large boxes on the floor and write numbers from 90 to 70. Now make children walk backward from 90 to 70. Let each child experience it and when one child is doing others should repeat for him/her. 10.00 to 10.20 am: Dictation of the words CVC with letter’a’. Give randomly only 10 words. Make children do remedial, if they are wrong. Small Group Activity: 11.15 to 11.45 am Concept: Singular-Plural –writing activity Teacher makes the students do the worksheet related to the above mentioned concept from the activity book. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10 pm Physical Exercise: Free Play Teacher takes the students into the ground and allows the students play with the equipment of their choice. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Green-shades of green Material Required: green water color, white color, brush, and plain paper 134

Teacher makes the students draw any picture of their choice and color it in green color. She also encourages them to mix white with dark green color to get light green color. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the previous day’s action song. 135

Day-5 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30 am Concept: Introduction of nos 71-80 Teacher displays flash cards of the single digit numbers and makes each number from 71-80 by using the flash cards. While she making the number, she ensures that the students say the number aloud. Teacher subsequently writes the same numbers on the board. 9.30 to 10.00 am: Language development: Now let us introduce CVC words with vowel ‘e’. The words are given below: Red Bed Fed Bet Set Met Ten Men Den Gem Hen Jet Let Net 136

Pet Write these words on a chart and display it. Read it aloud with correct pronunciation and let children repeat after you. 10.00 to 10.20 am: Fun games. Skipping and jumping with the counting of numbers 10.20 to 10.40 am: Snack time 10.40 to 11.20 am: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 to 11.45 am Concept: Semi Circle- Shades of green Teacher makes the students do the worksheet related to the above mentioned concept from the activity book. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10 pm Formation of an umbrella (semicircle) Teacher draws the picture in advance and makes each student jump, run, hop and skip of the shape. Initially she makes them form the shape or stand on the drawn shape. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Writing numbers from 71-80 Teacher makes the students write the above mentioned numbers on the slate before they write in their note books/ activity book. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the following action song: 137

Hello Mr. Sun (Sung to: \"If you're Happy and You Know It\") Hello, Mr. Sun, how are you? (Clap, clap) Hello, Mr. Sun, how are you? (Clap, clap) We're so glad you're out today, And we hope that you will stay. We just love to see you shine, yes, we do!!! (Clap, clap) 138

MONTHLY CURRICULUM FOR UKG (Blooms) Month: September Theme: Nature Week-2 Day-1 Show and tell activity: 9.00 am to 9.30 am Concept: Introduction of ‘Summer Season’ Teacher displays the pictures/objects/models related to summer season like, cap, cooling glasses/glares, umbrella, coconut water, etc. Also few pictures of people in summer clothes in the center of the circle. She calls each student to the center, pick one object and talk about the same like, name of the object/picture, when do we use it, why do we need to use it, etc. 9.30 to 10.00 am: CVC words with vowel ‘e’: Make children write the same in a four ruled book correctly and without mistakes. 10.00 to 10.20 am: Rote learning of number 71 to 90. Teacher can make children sit in a circle and one child starts with 71 and others follow suit one after the other. 10.20 to 10.40 Snack time 10.40 to 11.20: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 to 11.45 am Concept: In-out Teacher makes the students do the worksheet from the activity book. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10pm Eye-hand co-ordination activity: Hitting the wooden pins Teacher keeps the wooden bottles at different distances in a single horizontal line. She makes the students stand in a row. She calls each student to hit as many wooden pins as possible in one go with the given ball. 139

Teacher continues the activity till every student gets the turn to do so. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Weather Chart Teacher shows the calendar for the month of September with big numbers. She calls one student and asks him/her to tell about the previous day’s weather. She asks more questions on the given answer like, if was rainy, then what symbol can be used to represent it, she subsequently guides the students that if the day is sunny, that specific day can be represented by the picture of sun, if it was rainy, then with the rain drops, if it was cloudy, it can be represented with the picture of cloud and so on. She instructs the students to observe the day’s weather and mark it with suitable picture on each day of the calendar. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the following action song: Snowflakes, snowflakes Falling to the ground Each one rests so gently Each one rests so gently Snowflakes, snowflakes Are so pure and white the special thing about them is No two are alike. 140

Day-2 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30am Concept: Introduction of Seasons Teacher shows the pictures/objects of all seasons which were already shown during the introduction of each season in the previous sessions. Teacher poses questions like: What are these? When do you use these? Do you find the same weather every day? She then tells the students that there are mainly 3 seasons. Summer, winter and rainy seasons. She makes children repeat the names of the seasons. She discusses with children the climate conditions in each of these seasons. Summer – hot weather, winter – cold weather and rainy season – wet and rainy. Tomorrow we will discuss the clothes worn in each season. 9.30 to 10.00 am: Sight words: This week and in fact for this whole month I am enclosing a list of 44 set of sight words. These are high frequency words which teachers and students will use frequently. Please print it out or even better would be if teachers can prepare charts of these sight words and display it. Each day make children learn 4 sets and then next day start with these 4 sets and continue another set of 2 or 4. This depends on how fast children are able to do it. 10.00 to 10.20 am: Language development. Singular and plural: keep one set of things on the left side of a chart and multiple sets of the same on the right side. Those on the left side will be one pencil or one eraser or one pen or one book and the child has to say two or three pencils etc., Encourage children to look at the environment and say the number of things that are there around. Reinforce that if any object is one it is singular and more than that plural. Use one and many if singular and plural is sounding too difficult for kids. 141

10.20 to 10.40: Snack time 10.40 to 11.20 am: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.20am to 11.45 am Concept: Reinforcement of In-out Teacher makes the students do the worksheet from the activity book. Number work: 11.45 to 12.10am Numbers 71 to 90: Teacher writes any one number from 71 to 90 and children should identify it. Then teacher can ask any one child to come and write on the board a number from 71 to 90 and other children have to identify it. Let each child get an opportunity at least once. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Story of ‘The fox and the crow’ Teacher makes each student say one incident of the story in sequence. She makes sure that every student says and subsequently completes the story. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the student repeat the following action son: (Sung to: \"If you're happy and you know it\") If you hear the whistling wind, Cup your ears. If you hear the whistling wind, Cup your ears. If you hear it in the trees Making music with the leaves, If you hear the whistling wind, Cup your ears. If you feel the Blustery wind, Whirl around If you feel the blustery wind, Whirl around. If you feel it lift your hair 142

Like a kite up in the air, If you feel the blustery wind, Whirl around. 143

Day-3 Show and tell activity: 9.00 to 9.30am Concept: Weather Teacher shows the calendar to the students and asks the following questions: What day was yesterday? How was the day? What day is today? How is the day today? What day is tomorrow? Can you tell me how would be the day for tomorrow? Teacher ensures that every child answers the questions in turn and sums up the session by saying that weather is not the same all through the year and also each day. It keeps changing. But seasons occur in a cyclic manner i,e after summer season next comes is rainy season and then winter season. Note: Teacher can also talk about autumn or spring, but it will become too abstract to them. Also they are so much evidently witnessed each year. 9.30 to 10.00 am: Language development: Reinforcement of CVC words with ‘I’. Pin, tin, fin, din, kin, rin, sin, win, pit, sit, bit, fit, hit, wit, sir, etc., Teacher please write this on the board and children should repeat it. In fact teacher can elicit this from the children. 10.00 to 10.20 am: Sight word reading. 10.20 to 10.40 am: Snack time 10.40 to 11.20 am: work time 144

Small Group Activity: 11.20 am to 11.45 am Concept: reinforcement of writing from a to z. work sheet in the activity book. Teacher makes the students write letters in pg-107 from the skill sheets book. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10am Physical Exercise: Relay Race Teacher makes the students form groups and makes each group of students stand different distances. Every group leader (who stands in the beginning of the line) is given an object to run and pass to the friend who is standing next to him/her in the same line. Once his/her friend starts running to pass it to the next child, the leader occupies the second child’s place. The same procedure is repeated till every child in the gets the object to take and run ahead. The competition would in the groups. Teacher makes sure that no child pushes the other in the process of passing the object to each one. Large Group Time: 12.10 pm to 12.45 pm Concept: Water Cycle Material used: Ice cubes, a glass tumbler Teacher displays ice cubes in the glass tumbler and asks the following questions: What are these? (ice cubes) What do you use these ice cubes for? When do you use these ice cubes mostly? Why do you use these? What happens to these ice cubes, if I leave it in the glass tumbler? How do I get back the ice cubes? What happens if I boil the water? 145

Can I get back the water which I boiled? Teacher sums up the session by saying that when the water is kept in the refrigerator, it forms into ice, if the ice is melted, it changes back into water, if we boil the water, it evaporates. Same things happen in the seasons change. All the rivers get dried by during summer season. It rains after the summer season. After rainy season, the weather becomes cold and the winter season begins from then. All these changes go in a cycle. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the previous days’ action song. 146

Day-4 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30 am Concept: Material used according to the seasons Teacher poses the following questions to elicit the above mentioned concept: What do you use when feel very cold? Why can’t you use sweaters in summer season? What kind of clothes do you wear in summer season? What do you carry when you go out in rain? Do you use umbrella during summer season also? Why do we use? Teacher sums up the session by saying that ‘we wear clothes according to the seasons. In summer, we wear light colored cotton clothes, in winter, we wear warm clothes to keep us warm, we carry umbrellas during rainy season to protect ourselves from getting wet. If we don’t take care of our selves in all these seasons, we may fall sick’. 9.30 to 10.00 am: Number work: Backward counting 90 to 71: Worksheet in the activity book. 10.00 to 10.20 am: Sight word reading. 10.20 to 10.40: Snack time 10.40 to 11.20 am: Work time Small Group Activity: 11.20 to 11.45 am Concept: Day & Night-Coloring activity Teacher makes the students do the worksheet in pg-108 from the skill sheets book. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10 pm 147

Teacher makes the students repeat the previous day’s session. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Concept: Water cycle Teacher repeats the concept following the same procedure as mentioned in the previous session. Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm Teacher makes the students repeat the following action song: Way up high in the cloudy sky, Two little rain drops caught my eye. Down to the ground they fell with a sound. And before very long, it was raining all around! 148

Day-5 Circle time: 9.00 to 9.30 am Teacher repeats the previous day’s circle time session. Small Group Activity: 9.30 am to 10.00 am: Number work Concept: Writing numbers from 71-80 Teacher makes the students write the above mentioned numbers in their CW note books or on the slate. 10.00 am to 10.20 am: Sight word reading: 10.20 to 10.40 am: Snack time 10.40 to 11.20 am: Work time: Spread out a large sheet of paper and draw some clouds, rain drops and water below. Make children dip sponge in the colour and spread colour at the appropriate places. Display it on the board/ wall for parents to see. Structured Play: 11.45 to 12.10 pm Teacher takes the students out for a walk and makes them experience that specific day’s weather. Large Group Time: 12.10 to 12.45 pm Teacher asks the students few questions about their walk like: How was the day? How did you feel? What kind of clothes can be worn in such weather? What do carry along with you when you go out in such weather? Songs and Rhymes 12.45 to 1.00 pm 149

Teacher makes the students repeat the following action song: See the wind - (Finger play) I see the wind when the leaves dance by, (Dance hands around) I see the wind when the Clothes wave \"Hi!\" (Wave hand) I see the wind when the trees bend low, (Bend arms over and down) I see the wind when the flags all blow. (Wave arms high) I see the wind when the kites Fly high, (raise arms high) I see the wind when the clouds float by. (wave hand gently) I see the wind when it blows my hair, (lift hair with hands.) I see the wind 'most everywhere! (Hold hands out, palms up.) 150