MUSINGS AT GRADE 2A
Click Students continued their journey into the current unit ‘natural resources’. They inquired about the water cycle through an interesting experiment and gained knowledge about the different processes involved. Through discussion and brainstorming sessions, the students gained knowledge about the different forms and importance of coal. The students shared their understanding about the formation of coal with their peers. Students enjoyed a great session of take and talk wherein they spoke about the importance and uses of natural resources. During integration with English, students prepared a character sketch of main characters of the story ‘The natural garden’. They also created acrostic poems with the terms related to natural resources in their process journals. They also gained knowledge about natural gas and petroleum through various classroom engagements and story sessions. A guest lecture by Mr. S Chaturvedi was conducted in which students interacted with the guest speaker and gained knowledge about the production and conservation of coal. Students made presentation and shared their understanding about natural resources using iPads. During their English classes, students learnt how to use prepositions by describing the pictures given to them. Students participated in read aloud sessions for different stories. They prepared a script and enjoyed a role play on 3R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) followed by descriptive writing of the same. During their Math classes, students gained knowledge about symmetrical and asymmetrical objects through interesting classroom engagements. They also explored the compass and learnt about different directions. Students were introduced to different types of lines (perpendicular lines, parallel lines, line segment, ray) and angles (acute, right and obtuse) by exploring their classroom. Students were tuned into division and they gained insight into the concept of division. During their Hindi lessons students read ‘Upkaari ped’ and attempted ‘Listen and answer’ activity. They also practiced writing sentences and paragraph. They revisited grammar concepts like Paryaayvaachi (synonyms), vachan(singular -plural) and slogans. During their Hindi Ab-initio lessons, students revised ‘aa’ ‘i’ ‘ee’ ‘o’ ‘e’ maatraa. They also learnt the kavita ‘Chal mere ghode’. For music classes, the students were encouraged to write and compose jingles on their own. They were given a prior knowledge on what are jingles and how their tune should sound like. They also learnt the song "Summer Holidays” by Cliff Richard. During the dance classes, the students brushed up the basics of street jazz, funk jazz and hip hop. The students also stressed on core workouts along with flexibility workouts. During their Art classes the students created a mosaic piece of art by assembling small pieces of coloured glass or papers. Students continue to work on their Mosaic artwork, carefully cutting pieces of paper and pasting it. During their P.E classes students practised dribbling in football. They also practised kicking and passing the ball to the partner. They enjoyed playing short sided matches.
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Shefali
5/16/2017 11:18:31 pm
Wonderful activities
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