TERM I
ROBOTICS
STEAM Learning integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics, with key skills such as problem solving, strategic thinking and collaboration. Digital & Design Technologies aims to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to ensure that, individually and collaboratively, students develop confidence as critical users of technologies and designers and producers of designed solutions, and they design, create, manage and evaluate sustainable and innovative digital solutions.
Keeping that in mind, our young scientists, engineers, mathematicians have collaborated with peers and learnt how to Design, Make and Learn. Some highlights of what the kids have learnt in the Robotics club are given below :
Keeping that in mind, our young scientists, engineers, mathematicians have collaborated with peers and learnt how to Design, Make and Learn. Some highlights of what the kids have learnt in the Robotics club are given below :
- Introduction to Robotics
- Learning the controls
- Dancing Bot
- Play with shape cards
- Direction test – Learning to program the Bot to move from start to end point
- Bee-Bot – Making the Bot travel across the letter in the word
- Jigsaw – Learning to drag and drop
- Sequencing - Learning how to write Algorithm
MUSICAL RYTHMIC
The Musical Rhythmic Club is a place where students come to have a flavour of different musical pieces and hone their sense of rhythm, pitch and jam. The club conducted a variety of activities throughout the term. The club has constantly been involved in creating new compositions to enhance the creativity of the students.
The students enhanced their musical skills through a galore of songs and prayers.
Instruments played
1) Combination of Harmonium, Tabla, Tanpura , Markas, Swartarang.
2) Alankars on Harmonium
The students enhanced their musical skills through a galore of songs and prayers.
- Prayer song “Vandna ke in swaro Mai ek Swar Mera mila lo”
- Sloka chanting “Shubham karotu”
- Sloka chanting ‘Sahana bhawatu’.
- Prayer song “ Saraswati Vandana”
- Prayer song ‘Hamko man ki shakti dena’, ‘ Itni Shakti Hame dena’ ‘Jai raam raam raam’ Bhajan
- Prayer song ‘Sri Raam Chandra’
Instruments played
1) Combination of Harmonium, Tabla, Tanpura , Markas, Swartarang.
2) Alankars on Harmonium
LOGICAL MATHEMATICAL
Students arrive in hordes to the Logical & Mathematical club to conquer their fear or Mathematics. Students learn to appreciate and acquire mathematical and logical skills.
During club hour, to develop a positive attitude towards learning Mathematics, a myriad of activities was conducted in the club:
During club hour, to develop a positive attitude towards learning Mathematics, a myriad of activities was conducted in the club:
- Number operations puzzle
- Shapes
- Number patterns
- Number grids to form basic numbers
- Challenging worksheets on concepts learnt.
- SEP-Edu puzzle kit to enhance logical thinking skills – this also enables students to work in groups thereby building their social & listening skills.
VERBAL LINGUISTICS
Oratorical skills, extempore, retelling stories, etiquettes, poetry recitation were some of the activities that were done in the Verbal-Linguistic club in Term 1 Students were introduced to the techniques of oratorical skills. They were given age appropriate topics for impromptu speech. Students were introduced to various board games which acted as icebreakers for our young suncitizens. They were given props and were asked to speak few lines on it. They were also shown a picture on the smart board and were asked to describe it in their own words. They gave their reflections on the ‘Teri Gram Visit and made a poster on Green India.
Students tried to retell the stories that were already shared by the teachers. Students were introduced to the story building techniques with the help of Spin-a-yarn game. They were given story prompts for it. Students were introduced to various English talking books and were asked to read with proper fluency, expressions, articulation, pronunciation and voice modulation.
Social skill / Etiquette: Students were also briefed about social manners & etiquettes through a role play. Students were asked to have short conversations on a given situation e.g restaurants, shopping mall etc.
Poetry recitation: They learnt the skills of Choral Poem Recitation with the nuances of expression, pronunciation and clarity.
As part of Verbal – Linguistic club, Drama promotes communication skills, teamwork, dialogue, negotiation, socialization. It stimulates the imagination and creativity; it develops a better understanding of human behaviour and empathy with situations that might seem distant.
In the 1st term 2019-20, students in their Drama club, learnt
Students tried to retell the stories that were already shared by the teachers. Students were introduced to the story building techniques with the help of Spin-a-yarn game. They were given story prompts for it. Students were introduced to various English talking books and were asked to read with proper fluency, expressions, articulation, pronunciation and voice modulation.
Social skill / Etiquette: Students were also briefed about social manners & etiquettes through a role play. Students were asked to have short conversations on a given situation e.g restaurants, shopping mall etc.
Poetry recitation: They learnt the skills of Choral Poem Recitation with the nuances of expression, pronunciation and clarity.
As part of Verbal – Linguistic club, Drama promotes communication skills, teamwork, dialogue, negotiation, socialization. It stimulates the imagination and creativity; it develops a better understanding of human behaviour and empathy with situations that might seem distant.
In the 1st term 2019-20, students in their Drama club, learnt
- the basics of acting – called Nau Rasa (all the moods of acting)
- acting as part of group
- how to remember and play the character & variation – acting like human, animals and inanimate object like trees. They tried all this by enacting a small play “Hame bhi jine do”
- how to deliver dialogues with voice modulation
- body movements
- how to narrate a story
- how to read with voice modulation
BODILY KINESTHETICS
Kinesthetic Intelligence is the ability to use one’s body with great precision, helping to facilitate the implementation of our goals and personal objectives. Those with kinesthetic intelligence are able to use the body to move from intention to action. This type of intelligence involves coordination, balance, skill, speed, strength, and dexterity. In short, it relies on tactile mechanisms and human
movement to get information.
It is crucial for our own wellbeing, to remember the importance of unity, balance and harmony of both concepts, Logical and Kinesthetic Intelligence, by keeping in mind that the body and mind go hand in hand in our development. The “reflective” or cerebral part is equally as necessary as the “active” or physical part of us.
As part of the club, students enjoyed their Bodily-Kinesthetic club participating and learning the following sports.
Squash :
Gymnastics :
Free play :
movement to get information.
It is crucial for our own wellbeing, to remember the importance of unity, balance and harmony of both concepts, Logical and Kinesthetic Intelligence, by keeping in mind that the body and mind go hand in hand in our development. The “reflective” or cerebral part is equally as necessary as the “active” or physical part of us.
As part of the club, students enjoyed their Bodily-Kinesthetic club participating and learning the following sports.
Squash :
- Footwork movement adjusting in T position, Forehand and backhand rally.
- Solo hitting, service
- Volley attacking, lob
- Practice matches with one another.
Gymnastics :
- Dive roll and front roll
- Cartwheel and handstand with roll followed by hop
- Legs opening both sideways and front ways
- Making bridge position and crawl
- Human pyramids (only from Grades 3-7)
Free play :
- Running race
VISUAL SPACIAL
People with Visual/Spatial intelligence are very aware of their surroundings and are good at remembering images. They have a keen sense of direction and often enjoy maps. They have a sharp sense of space, distance and measurement. The characteristics of a child with Visual /Spatial intelligence enjoys drawing, painting, pottery, sculpting, interprets pictures, recognises patterns easily.
In the 1st Term 2019-20, as part of the Visual / Spatial intelligence club learnt :
Pottery & Clay modelling
Grade 1 - 4
Art (Grades 1-7)
Students learnt how to draw an outline of animal with perfect body proportion and pencil shading. They learnt how to do oil painting, mixing colours, shading using oil pastels. They used their understanding to present few art work.
In the 1st Term 2019-20, as part of the Visual / Spatial intelligence club learnt :
Pottery & Clay modelling
Grade 1 - 4
- Freehand clay modelling – animal figure and diya
- Making a mask with an object
- Making a pot and diya using potters wheel
Art (Grades 1-7)
Students learnt how to draw an outline of animal with perfect body proportion and pencil shading. They learnt how to do oil painting, mixing colours, shading using oil pastels. They used their understanding to present few art work.