MUSINGS AT GRADE 2A
Provocation to the new unit ‘food, was done through a prior knowledge assessment wherein the students used their thinking skills and categorised food items. Through this activity they were tuned into the new unit of inquiry and their prior knowledge on food were assessed too. Students enhanced their thinking skills and categorised a variety of food items. Students were tuned into the first line of inquiry ‘How food changes from farm to table’ through various interesting activities which was followed by discussions and reflections in their process journals. They enhanced their research skills by going on a nature walk and exploring the different kinds of plants and later used their writing skills to pen down their reflections in the process journals. The students are able to differentiate between herbs, shrubs, bushes, creepers and trees. Students gained knowledge on the different kinds of crops grown in India through an interesting activity and were also given a demonstration on the process of cultivation. They found out about the journey of food from farm to factory and from factory to consumer. Students also made a real life connect through an interesting activity where they sowed the seeds and will continue to make observations on the process of growth of a plant. They also had fun dancing on the tunes of the rhyme, “ How oats, peas, beans and barley grow” which was integrated with their Unit of Inquiry . In their ICT classes,students explored various shape tools and created illustrations on healthy and unhealthy food. In their English classes students enhanced their listening skills through an activity wherein they listened to a unit related story ‘Charlie and Lola – I will not ever never eat a tomato’ and later had a discussion and attempted a task sheet based on that. A Formative assessment was conducted wherein the students read a unit related poem and filled in the blanks with rhyming words. Students were introduced to the steps involved in note-taking wherein they read poems from the books ‘Food for thought’ and ‘Poem on seeds’ and gained knowledge on the skill of taking notes. They were read various poems by Dr. Seuss after which they used their thinking skills to create a small poem by implementing their understanding of the same. In their Math classes students practiced addition using the number line. They also learnt carrying over and started solving word problems using the “RUCSAC” strategy. They were further introduced to the skip counting. In their Hindi classes students learnt names of fruits & vegetables and illustrated the same. They also discussed the healthy and unhealthy foods and enjoyed reciting the poem 'Chaat' while learning new words. Hindi Ab Initio- In their ab initio classes students revised and practiced writing all the akshars learnt so far. They further learnt ‘Rangon ke naam’ and ‘Falon ke naam’. In Art classes students inquired about the artist Claude Monet and observed his artwork. They learnt about still life composition. They also inquired into the technique of Pointillism and were exposed to some of the artwork done using this technique. Students practiced various vocal warm up exercises for voice modulations in their Music classes. They sang a song “ sa se sagar ki lehrein “ and learned the scales on the xylophone. In their PE classes students were demonstrated the ways to hold the racket properly in badminton. They were explained basic rules for service. The students attempted to play the shuttle over the net using a forehand action.
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