Trans disciplinary Theme – How We Organize Ourselves

Central-idea - People can go from one place to another us-

ing a transport.

An Inquiry into:

This is an inquiry into the kinds of transport people use.

This is an inquiry into reasons people use different kinds

of transport

Key concepts - Form, Function and connection

Related concepts - Systems

Dear Parents,

We welcome children back to school after the Winter break. We

have started with semester-II with a lot of exciting learning en-

Week of 12th January 2015

Pre– Nursery Newsletter

Parth Rastogi ! We welcome you to our

class.

Learning engagements-

We started with the1st line of inquiry. Tuning in was done

by asking children how do they come to school? Children painted the mode of transport they travel to school, which

were later displayed on the display board. Children were

encouraged to think and tell about the different vehicles

seen on the road. To begin with, we talked about two

wheel vehicle such as Bicycle, Scooter and Motor-Bike.

Children were taken to the school parking-lot to see vari-

ous two wheelers. They learnt about different parts of ve-

hicles and the fuel they run on. We also talked about the

safety helmet. They identified the wheels of different ve-

hicles. We also talked about the modes of transportation

in the olden times and in the village where there are no

pucca roads. This lead to the usage of animal driven carts.

Learning was reinforced through power point presentation

and activity sheets. Children showed the reflection of their

learning by making play dough models of various 2 wheeler

vehicles. To make connection, we played a matching game

with association cards.

Literacy–

Letter C and its phonic sound was introduced through Jolly

Phonics. They also made an observation of the origin of the

phonic sound through mirror activity. Letter formation was

practised with play dough prior to writing. Stress was laid

on the phonic sound of ‘C’ and the letter recognition. Chil-

dren could tell words starting with phonic sound–C.

Pre-reading skills were enhanced through picture reading.

Listening and viewing skills were enhanced through picture

books, audio-visuals.

New Vocabulary– Unicycle, bicycle, tricycle, petrol pump,

inflate, deflate, air pump, number plate.

Rhymes: Wheels of the bus, Red red light what do you

say,

horsie horsie don’t you stop! driver gadi chala, lal peeli,

sadak bani hai lambi chauri, {H}.

Numeracy was integrated with the ongoing unit. Number

counting was done by touching and counting the wheels and

other parts of the vehicles. The shape of the wheel was

highlighted. To enhance their reasoning skill, Road was

drawn on the floor where they experimented to observe

that the wheels roll because they are round. A variety of

objects were tested to see whether they can roll or not.

They could reason out as well.

Snap shots

Nature walk– to explore various vehicles

Specials

Happy weekend

Best Wishes-

Gauri Nangia

Medha Pant

Music class

Art class

ICT class

In the library