Santa Maria Integrated Learning Environment

Santa Maria Integrated Learning Environment
4 Green Avenue Lane, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi

 

Aap aur Hum – December 2020
Theme – Jobs we take up (Kg)

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My Gross and Fine motor development is taking place as I am………

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• participating in physical activities like maze race and Zumba.

 

• refreshing my mind by playing various energizing games like – ‘Drive My Car’, This is how I do it, etc by Laurie Berkner.

 

• doing interesting yoga asana like single-leg raises to enhance balance, stability and flexibility in my body.

 

• learning to coordinate my movements with the music during the Christmas dance practice.
   

• revisiting Montessori activities like pegging, using a butter knife to cut etc.

 

• learning life skills like how to pack my bag and wearing my socks and shoes properly.

 

• participating in interesting games like creating a tree with paper cups, filling and pegging my stockings and activities with balloons and much more.

 

• doing freehand drawing related to the theme like My first aid kit, My aspiration, etc.

 

• reusing objects like empty boxes, containers to play with them during the free play.

 

• working with different materials to create interesting crafts like the manger card and Christmas decorations using shape cut-outs.

 

 

My Language is developing as I am…………

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• participating in discussions during the theme talk and circle time on topics like ‘Jobs we take up’ , how can I be the best.

 

• doing presentation during show and tell on ‘My aspirations’ and the Christmas gift.
   

• talking about the things I observe in my surroundings like seasonal changes, exploring the nature around me.
   

• thinking and speaking about possible solutions to given situations like What will you do when you are scared of the dentist but you need to visit him/her? What do you think would have happened if Mary and Joseph were unable to find the kind innkeeper?

 

• learning to listen attentively while identifying the sounds of letters - s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, h, m, r, d, e, l, f, g while taking part in the phonic drills.
   

• doing mind mapping of the new phonic sounds and learning new words to enhance my vocabulary.
   

• listening to the story of the month ‘The first story of Christmas’ through different mediums and participating in follow-up activities like story dramatization, word wall etc.                                                  

 

• learning names of numbers 3 and 4.                                              
                                                                                                  

• learning to use words on the word wall in simple sentences.
    

• exercising my vocal cords through different activities as it enhances my singing.

 

 

• learning to sing Christmas songs and carols with my friends.                                              

                                                                                        

                                                                                               

My Cognitive development is taking place as I am…………

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• enhancing my memory while recalling my experiences to relate to the ongoing theme during discussions like – visit to a clinic, tailor, market etc.
   

• learning to focus on a task while doing different activities.
   

• using my imagination and creativity to do follow up activities like drawing, painting.

 

• arranging and sticking shapes to create interesting patterns.

 

• observing and talking about the seasonal changes that happen around me.
   

• recalling and illustrating the sequence of the observations like first aid kit etc.

 

• enhancing my general awareness while listening to news and discussing various topics like winter season and how to take care of myself in the changing weather.
   

• revisiting number concepts through activities like identify, count, and draw the quantity of the number.

 

• refining my visual sense by spotting the odd one out from the ones given in the pictures.

 

• Count things in my immediate surroundings and draw them with the corresponding numbers.

 

• learning the concept of placing numbers in the correct sequence by arranging the numbered bottle lids on the cards.

 

• listening to the variations in the sound and trying to create simple melodies with sound boxes.

 

 

My Socio-emotional development is taking place as I am…………

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• greeting my friends and teacher every day with a warm smile and song. I also start the day with a prayer to show my gratitude to God. 

 

• learning to wait for my turn although I do get impatient at times.

 

• celebrating birthdays with my peers.                                                                                                                    

 

• expressing my emotions without hesitation and talking about why I experience changes in my emotions and feelings.                 

 

• participating in Christmas celebrations with my parents, teachers, and friends.

 

• understanding the real meaning of Christmas like sharing, giving unconditionally, etc.
   

• talking about what I want to be when I grow up and why?     
   

• bonding with birds in my neighbourhood.