Syllabus 2017-2018

Class : II

Month : April English Prose : L-1 The Little Duckling ( Rapid Reading) Prose : L- 2 :Thank You, Friend! Activity : Role Play and dramatization. Children to make friendship bands or thank you cards Poem : The Raindrops Activity : Children to make paper boats Grammar : Sentence, Punctuation Activity : Children to unscramble sentences using kit available in the Activity Room Introduction to Nouns Comprehension Creative Writing Sounds – ‘ai’ and ‘ay’ High frequency words – over, new, sound, take, only, little, work, know, place, years, live, back, give, most, very, after, things, our, just, name, good, sentence, think Maths Unit I – Numbers and numeration Numbers and Number names till 999 Activity : Train Game

Number Ladder Game Place Value Expanded form ( 3 digit number) Activity : Abacus

Honey loop activity ( creation of jewellery in the form of earring, bracelet, neck strings)

Before, After, In Between Activity : Seating plan of the children in the class rooms Number cut-outs / number hunt ( in between numbers) Comparison

E.V.S Chap 1 : It Is Me ( Reading only) Activity : Mirror Activity - Identifying one’s own body parts Chap 2 : Inside My Body Activity : Organ Apron - Sensory games related to various organs Chap 3 : Health Is Wealth Activity : Poster making ‘No Junk food’ Day G.K Chap 1 : Exotic fruits Activity : Children to prepare ‘Fruit Salad’ in class. Chap 2 : Bird World Activity : Children to name any 5 birds seen in the Winter Season in India. Chap 3 : We Love Toys Activity : Children bring their favourite toy from home and speak a few lines on it. Chap 4 : Indian Dance Forms Activity : Children to practice different dance forms with the dance teacher

Culture Music of ‘Beethoven’ will be played in the class room along with the picture on the Smart Board. The musical instrument ‘Piano’ played by Beethoven will be shown to the children. Maths Lab

Revision of counting using the golden bead material and the large number cards Introduction of concept of thousands, hundreds, tens, ones

Language Lab

Sounds – ai, ay High frequency words –over, new, sound, take, only, little, work, know, place,

year, live, back, give, most, very, after, things, our, just, name, good, sentence, think

Sentence building with the help of sight words

Month : May English Prose : L – 2 : Thank You Friend! (Continued) Poem : We Love Our School Activity : Actions and voice modulation Grammar : Nouns – Common and Proper nouns Activity : Word search – students to go through magazines and newspapers and cut out pictures of 10 nouns Comprehension Creative Writing Sounds – ‘all’ and ‘aw’ High frequency words –great, where, help, through, much, before, line, right, two, means, old, any, saint, tell, following, came, want, show, also, around, form, three, small Maths Unit I – Numbers and numeration ( continued0 Ascending and Descending order Activity : Climbing up and down the staircase Jungle gym Odd and Even numbers Activity : Pairing and unpairing objects E.V.S Chap 5 : Food For Health Activity : Tiffin ( food week and nutrition week) Food baskets to be prepared (protective, energy giving, body building foods) G.K Chap 5 : Story Time Activity : Role Play Chap 6 : Celebrating Special Days Activity : Children to make a poster on any one National Festival Chap 7 : What An Invention Activity : Children to read illustrated stories on famous inventors given in the library

Culture Music of ‘Mozart’ will be played in the class room along with the picture on the Smart Board. The musical instrument ‘Harp’ played by Mozart will be shown to the children. Maths Lab

Counting through golden bead material. Language Lab

Sounds – all, aw High frequency words–great, where, help, through, much, before, line, right, to,

means, old, any, same, tell, following, came, want, show, also, around, form, three, small

Nouns – a group game ‘Bouncing the ball’ will be played.

Month : July English Prose : L- 5 : Save Jamuni Activity : Children to play treasure hunt for bounties given to us by trees and plants and would sing a related song Poem : Books Activity : Children to make a colourful book mark. Grammar : Articles – a, an, the Activity : Card Game Animal sounds and young ones Activity : Finger puppets to be used

An audio on animal sounds to be played and children to be asked to identify the animal on its basis

Sounds – ‘ee’ and ‘ea’ High frequency words – put, does, another, well, large, must, even, such, because, turned, here, even, asked, went, read, need, land, different, us, move Maths Unit II – Addition Simple addition of 2 and 3 digit numbers without carryover Addition with regrouping ( carry over) Activity : Objects available in the class rooms ( books, note books, pencils etc.) to be

used for addition concept. Children to work on ‘Addition Mat’ provided in the

Montessori Lab. Problem Sums Activity : Role Play using props Note : Not including addition of 3 numbers. E.V.S Chap 6 : Types Of Clothes Activity : Collage to be prepared using different types of fabrics mentioning their source / origin Chap 8 : Let Us Be Safe ( Reading only) Activity : Project G.K Chap 8 : Gadget Master

Activity : Children to bring cut-outs of various gadgets and make a class collage. Chap 9 : First-Aid Box Activity : Children will make and bring a First –Aid box from home. Chap 10 : Dealing with Strangers Activity : Role Play to be enacted.

Culture Music of ‘Bach’ will be played in the class room along with the picture on

the Smart Board. The musical instrument ‘Organ’ played by Bach will be shown to the children. Maths Lab

Addition Mat Addition Board

Language Lab

Sounds – ee, ea High frequency words –put, does, another, well, large, must, even, such, because,

turned, here, even, asked, went, read, need, land, different, us, move Verbal dictation Vocabulary building with sounds.

Month : August English Prose : L – 4: A Visit to Shillong ( Rapid Reading) Activity : Children to make a picture album of their visit to a hill station with their family Prose : L- 5 : The Brave Tailor Activity : Dramatisation with face masks Grammar : Gender Activity : Children to do Role Play on the basis of gender pairs Comprehension Creative Writing Sounds –‘ear’ and ’igh’ High frequency words –kind, picture, again, change, off, spell, air, away, animals, house, point, page, letters, mother, answer, found, study, still, learn, should, Indian, world Maths Unit III – Subtraction Simple ( 2 & 3 digits) Activity : Story telling Subtraction with regrouping ( borrowing) Activity : Poem to aid regrouping Problem Sums Activity : Role Play using props

Hindi :

E.V.S Chap 14 : Going Places Activity : Traffic scene to be recreated in the class Traffic symbols to be displayed in the form of placards Chap 15 : Let Us Communicate Activity : Telephonic conversation to be held in class ( Role Play with phone cut-outs)

G.K Chap 11: Musical Instruments Activity : Children to bring toy musical instruments from home and do an orchestra Chap 12 : Knowing Brands Activity : Guessing game – Children to identify a product on the basis of it’s tag line Chap 13 : Good Habits Activity : ‘No Junk food day’ to be held in class. Chap 14 : Folk Dances of India Activity : The children will learn to dance on a folk song of any one state. Culture Music of ‘Ravi Shankar’ will be played in the class room along with the picture on the Smart Board. The musical instrument ‘Sitar’ played by Ravi

Shankar will be shown to the children. Maths Lab

Subtraction Board Language Lab

Sounds – ear, igh High frequency words –kind, picture, again, change, off, spell, air, away,

animals, house, point, page, letters, mother, answer, found, study, still, learn, should, Indian, world

Picture composition stressing on gender Matching name cards to the picture cards – attached and detached manner

Month : September English Prose : L – 6 : Tree Growers Activity : Poster Making on ‘Grow more trees’ Poem : The Mother Bird Activity : Children to make a bird with origami. Grammar : Prepositions Activity : Children to play a position game in the play ground Comprehension Creative Writing Sounds – ‘y’ and ‘oa’ High frequency words – Recap of the sight words done so far Maths Skip count by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 ( only multiples till 10) Activity : Tile games in Activity room Tables 2 – 10 Introduction to Unit IV - Multiplication Single digit multiplication Activity : Concrete objects like Rajma seeds to be used for making various sets and the concept of repeated addition to be reinforced. Chocolate coins game House of ‘five’

E.V.S Chap 7 : Home Sweet Home Activity : Draw your dream home.

Hindi :

G.K Chap 15 : Tour Of India Activity : Activity : Ho-Ho Bus ride with Parents to be suggested Chap 16: Natural Disasters Activity : A mock exercise was conducted in the class to deal with the natural disasters. Chap 17 : Largest in the World Activity : Children to collect information about any 2 largest in the world. Chap 18 : Amazing Animals Activity : Children to bring cut-outs and make a class collage Culture Music of ‘Hari Prasad Chaurasia’ will be played in the class room along with the picture on the Smart Board. The musical instrument ‘Flute’ played by Hari Prasad Chaurasia will be shown to the children. Maths Lab

Multiplication Board Language Lab

Sounds – y and oa Prepositions game using picture card Recap of the high frequency words done so far

Month : October

English Prose : L- 7 : The Elephants and the Mice Activity : Children to make craft of wooly mice Prose : L- 8 : A Ride on the Metro ( Rapid Reading) Activity : Children to go on a metro ride with parents the weekend following the lesson. Grammar : Singular - Plural Activity : Children to play a game of discriminating countable from uncountable nouns as a prelude to the topic Opposites Activity : Game of matching cards to be played Comprehension Picture Composition Sounds – ‘ow’ and ‘oi’ High frequency words – high, every, near, add, between, own, below, country, last, school, father, keep, trees, never, started, city, earth, eyes, light, thought, under, story Maths Unit IV – Multipliaction ( continued) Multiplication Activity : Multiplication board / Golden beads material Problem Sums Activity : Story Telling E.V.S Chap 10 : Our Neighbours Activity :Writing of letters Posting of letters G.K Chap 19 : Hand Shadow Show Activity : Children to make hand shadows in a dark room using a torch Chap 20 : Sports Equipment Activity : Sports teacher to show different kinds of sports gear and paraphernalia to the children. Chap 21 : Eco Friendly Habits

Activity : Children will make a poster on any one eco habit. Chap 22 : Sobriquets Activity : Children will identify the famous personality / places by their sobriquets Hindi

Culture Music of ‘Amzad Ali Khan’ will be played in the class room along with the picture on the Smart Board. The musical instrument ‘Sarod’ played by Amzad Ali Khan will be shown to the children. Maths Lab

Multiplication Board Multiplication Mat

Language Lab

Sounds – ow, oi High frequency words –high, every, near, add, between, own, below, country,

last, school, father, keep, trees, never, started, city, earth, eyes, light, thought, under, story

One and many game will be played Opposites will be reinforced through a board game – find the opposite Children will play a game ‘Hear the command and do its opposite’

Month : November English Prose : L- 9 : Clever Hasan Activity : Children to create weighing scales with empty match boxes. Poem : Little Kitty Activity : Children to make mask of a cat and purr like a cat. Grammar : Adjectives Activity : Fruit chaat to be made and children to understand the topic through qualities of taste, smell, colour, texture etc. Comprehension Picture Composition Sounds – ‘oe’ and ‘ou’ High frequency words – left, don’t, few, while, along, might, close, something, seemed, nest, hard, open, example, beginning, life, always, those, both, paper, together, got, group, often Maths Mixed Problem sums on addition, subtraction and multiplication Activity : Story telling / role play Unit VI – Fractions Activity : Showing fractions through a Pizza Unit VII – Money Activity : Children to bring various notes and coins ( Indian and foreign) Tracing coins Patterns Activity : Sequencing E.V.S Chap 12 : Festive Time Activity : Mock corner to be set up ( celebration of festival) Chap 13 : National Festivals and Symbols Activity : Just a minute ( Speak on a given festival / symbol) G.K Chap 23 : Inside our body Activity : The children will work in groups to assemble the different internal organs on a body cut-out.

Chap 24 : Indian Food Activity : Children to bring Indian dishes from home and to share with their friends Chap 25 : Largest in India Activity : Children to collect information about any 2 largest in India. Chap 26 : National Games Activity : Children to identify different sports equipment related to the national games of different countries. Hindi

Culture Music of ‘Zakhir Hussain’ will be played in the class room along with the picture on the Smart Board. The musical instrument ‘Tabla’ played by Zakhir Hussain will be shown to the children. Maths Lab

Extension activity of fractions through large and small number rods

Language Lab

Sounds – oe, ou High frequency words –left, don’t, few, while, along, might, close, some thing,

seemed, next, hard, open, example, beginning, life, always, those, both, paper, together, got, group, often

Group game on Describing words will be played – Introducing oneself using an appropriate adjective

Month : December English Prose : L- 12 : Latula, the Top - 1 Activity : Children brought tops and played it. Poem : Animal Helpers Activity : Children to bring animal products from home. Grammar: Verbs Activity : Children to sing and enact action songs such as ‘Here we go round the

mulberry bush’ Picture Composition Creative Writing Sounds –‘oo’ and ‘ew’ High frequency words – important, until, children, side, miles, night, what, white, began, grow, river, carry, state, once, hear, stop, without, second, later Maths Unit IX – Time and Calendar O’Clock, Half past Quarter to Quarter Past Activity : Children to make a movable clock showing both hands and to depict the time taught E.V.S Chapter 16 : Air, Water and Weather Candle Experiment : Uses of Air Children will be shown 3 different forms of water G.K Chap 27 : Our Solar System Activity : Children will make a poster on Solar System. Chap 28 : Our Senses Activity : Game – ‘Feely bag’ to be played

Chap 29 : Symbols Activity : Children to create their own symbols related to different seasons in our country. Hindi

Culture Music of ‘Shiv Kumar Sharma’ will be played in the class room along with the picture on the Smart Board. The musical instrument ‘Santoor’ played by Shiv Kumar Sharma will be shown to the children. Maths Lab

Time line of a day’s routine of a child Language Lab

Sounds – oo, ew High frequency words –important, until, children, side, miles, night, what, white,

began, grow, river, carry, state, once, hear, stop, without, second, later Rain Storm story will be enacted (laying emphasis on various doing words

suggested in the story)

Month : January English Prose : L- 13 : Latula, the Top - 2 Activity : Dramatisation and Role play to be staged independently by the children Grammar : Pronouns Activity : Teacher to read a story or a nursery rhyme and have the children raise their hands when they hear a pronoun. Comprehension Creative Writing Sounds – ‘tch’ and ‘dge’ High frequency words – miss, idea, enough, face, watch, American, really, almost, above, girl, sometimes, mountains, young, talk, soon, list, being, leave, family Maths Unit IX – Time and Calendar (continued) Days of the week Months in a year Calendar Seasons Activity : Children to make calendars for the months in which their birthday falls. Holidays, weekends and other important dates to be highlighted. Unit XI – Data Handling Activity : Practical analysis from day to day situations. E.V.S Chap 17 : My Green World Activity : Nature walk Sprouting of seeds Collage on different products from plants Chap 18 : Our Animal Friends ( Reading only) Activity : Project G.K Chap 30 : Important Documents Activity : Children to make their own I cards in the Class.

Chap 31 : 3C’s Activity : Children to name and bring currencies of various countries Chap 32 : Active Brain Activity : P.E Exercises to be done Hindi

Culture Music of ‘Bismillah Khan’ will be played in the class room along with the picture on the Smart Board. The musical instrument ‘Shehnai’ played by him will be shown to the children. Maths Lab

Recap of Addition with the help of Addition Board and green place value mat Recap of Subtraction with the help of Subtraction Board & green place value mat

Language Lab

Sounds – tch, dge High frequency words –miss, idea, enough, face, watch, Americans, really,

almost, above, girl, sometimes, mountains, young, talk, soon, list, being, leave, family

Use of appropriate pronoun playing a game

Month : February English Prose : L- 11 : Pitpat’s Journey ( Rapid Reading) Activity : Teacher to show experiment on water cycle and sing its Hindi version Poem : My Shadow Activity : Children to make shadow figures on the white board Grammar : Homophones Activity : Word riddles to be asked Comprehension Creative Writing Recap of the high frequency words done in the IInd term. Maths Unit X – Shapes and Patterns Straight and Curved Lines Basic or 2D shapes Solid or 3 D shapes Patterns Activity : Making cut-outs of various shapes Making figures using various 2D shapes Bringing objects related to various shapes

Objects and food items related to 3D shapes such as bottles, birthday caps, laddoos etc to be brought by the children.

G.K Chap 33 : Around the World Activity : Children to bring postcards on places visited abroad Chap 34 : Animated Disney Movies Activity : Children to sing a Disney song Chap 35 : Match Sharp Activity : Children to play jig-saw puzzles. E.V.S Chap 19 : The Earth And The Sky Activity : Daily observation and record of the shapes of Moon Globe Day and night experiment using torch and globe.

Hindi

Culture Music of ‘Dr. L. Subramanium’ will be played in the class room along with the picture on the Smart Board. The musical instrument ‘Violin’ played by him will be shown to the children. Maths Lab

2D and 3D Shape Boxes Stereognostic bag

Language Lab

Recap of the high frequency words done in term II Homophone card game will be played

Month : March English Revision Maths Revision E.V.S Revision G.K Revision Hindi Culture Recapitulation of the topics covered will be done. Maths Lab

Revision

Language Lab

Sentence building – card game Sequencing of story cards and reading out the stories