Santa Maria Integrated Learning Environment

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

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Aap Aur Hum– September 2021

Theme – Plant life & food   (KG)

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PHYSICAL AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

I have enhanced my gross and fine motor skills by………

• participating in physical activities like jumping over the hurdle, hop scotch,
  balancing, running ‘zig zag, agility ladder  to keep fit.
   

• doing simple yoga postures like Bridge asana (bandhasana)
   

• moving my body during PT drill on drum beats.
   

• energising my mind and body through action songs like – “I love the
  sun that shines on me”1, 2, 3 God loves me.
   

• doing Montessori activities like transferring liquid through a funnel, lacing etc.
   

• doing a free hand drawing of my favourite fruits / vegetables, and other concepts
  related to numeracy and literacy like count an draw.
   

• using paints and a brush to illustrate stories, songs and topics related to the
  on-going themes.
   

• tearing/ pasting, folding paper to make beautiful collage and articles like origami
  tulip flowers.
   

• moulding clay into fruits, vegetables and other interesting shapes.

• using bottle caps and ice-cream stick and match boxes to make objects like rocket,
  house wind mill, fan etc.

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LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

I have enhanced my language by………​

• talking about how plants grow from a seed and sharing my observations.
   

• doing a role play to express how  a seed grows into a plant.
   

• narrating a story with objects and props corresponding to phonic sounds.
   

• naming various fruits and vegetables according to colour and texture.
   

• talking about fruits and how they are eaten (peel & unpeel).
   

• talking about their favourite vegetable and how they are consumed.
   

• enhancing my imagination while listening to the story of ‘ The little red hen’.
   

• learning the phonic sound of letters s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k.
   

• recalling new words from the story ‘under my bed’ to create a word wall.
   

• decoding wrappers of milk products while talking about their nutritional value.
   

• labelling of common objects at home like chair, table, wall ,door etc.

• participating in discussions on topics like, ‘the change in season and how to adapt
  to it’, what is healthy and unhealthy food? etc.
   

• singing new songs like I railgadi, Kitchen band, chana keise boya, Juicy red tomatoes.

 

 

INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

I have developed my intellect by ….

• learning number concepts with numbers 1 to 5.
   

• tracing numbers 1 and 2 with two fingers
   

• participating in the discussion on oceans and marking 3 oceans on the map.
   

• learning about unusual plants like ‘touch me not’ and ‘pitcher plant’.
   

• solving number puzzles on parts of a plant.
   

• participating in the process of seed germination and observing the changes that happen.
   

• using my imagination to create my own abstract art related to the theme.
   

• enhancing my phonic awareness by participating in mind mapping of the phonic
  sound (c, k, n, h)
   

• learning to classify the vegetables and fruits on the basis of their color, texture,
  taste and how they are consumed.
   

• identifying fruits and vegetables in a jumbled picture.
   

• participating in activities like shop play to understand simple number concepts.
   

• Learning how to turn kitchen waste into compost.
   

• learning simple mathematical vocabulary to do mental math.
   

• doing science experiment to observe how a plant is watered with a string and how
  a balloon can be inflated without blowing the air in.
   

• illustrating what I recall from the story, experiments and other theme related activities.
   

• listening to interesting news like ‘ Making compost with kitchen waste’, ‘ ‘Para Olympics’,
  ‘ Special specie of Jackfruit’ and ‘ Knowing about Dr.Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.

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SOCIO EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

I have enhanced my social and emotional skills by…

• observing good practises like greeting teacher/peers, saying thank you and please.
   

• learning to wait for my turn while responding.
   

• doing things like making a vegetable and salad, pegging of number cards , washing
  and drying of vegetables on my own to experience a sense of achievement.
   

• learning to use a dust pan to keep my classroom clean.
   

• arranging the toys back in place after the free play.
   

• learning life skill like washing and drying vegetables, learning how to button and unbutton.
   

• participating in discussions related to my family e.g., the fruits and vegetables that we like.
   

• taking part in discussions like how to keep my body healthy and safe, wastage of food etc.
   

• bonding with my plant during the germination activity as I look after it.
   

• thinking what Gandhi ji’s fourth monkey would say?
   

• interacting with my friends during shop play while enacting the role of buyer or shopkeeper.