Theme Overview for Parents - Senior KG

Theme 4 - India and the World Around Us

Language Centre:  The World Around Us: Continents and Oceans  Group 6C: Revision
 Games/Activities: Draw a Self-Portrait, Draw Your  The Continent of Asia: India, China, Japan and  Group 6C: Revision of Sounds
Family, Sound Wheel and Sound Play, Board Saudi Arabia  Group 6C: Sounds Game
Game, Role Play – Kitchen Set and Doctor’s Set,  The Continent of Africa: Kenya and Egypt  Group 6C: Build Words
Auditory Programme - Sounds, Primary Colours
 The Continent of Europe: United Kingdom,  Punctuation Marks: Capitalisation and Full Stop
 Writing Letters from Aa to Zz
Italy and France  Tricky Words - all, was, are, come, they, there,
 Tricky Words – all, was, are, come, they, there,
here, said
 The Continent of North America: The United here, said
 Signs and Symbols
States of America and Mexico  Revision of Word Families
Math Centre:  The Continent of South America: Brazil  Primary Colours and Secondary Colours
 Games/Activities: Let us Seriate, Writing Number  The World Around Us: Australia and Antarctica  Jumbled Words
Names ‘one’ to ‘ten’, Rangoli, Ascending and  Initial Consonant ‘L’ Blends: Revision
Descending Order, Number Hunt for Numbers 11
to 17, Vertical Putting Together, Time Fun, Bar
Graph with Coins, Fun with 3D Shapes
Skill Centre:
 Games/Activities: Drawing, Play Dough Art, Pick It
Up!, Fold it!, String it!, Paper Art, Cutting Shapes,
Pour it!
Discovery Centre:
 Games/Activities: The Continents of the World
 Introduction: Vertical Putting Together up to 10  Reader Revision  Clay Modelling
 Revision of Odd and Even Numbers  Hansel and Gretel - Story Narration  Tracing/Joining dots
 Introduction to Number Name ‘fifteen’, 'sixteen',  Tongue Twisters  Construction
'seventeen, and 'eighteen'  Show and Tell  Colouring/Painting
 Revision of Ascending and Descending Order  Tall and Short  Collage
 Revision of Numbers 11 to 18  Stranger Danger
 Revision of Money  Guided Conversation: A Web of Sentences,
 Revision of Bar Graph Our Country India
 Revision of 3D Shapes  Emotion: Courage
 Make a Story
 Reader: A Special Weekend
Rhyme Time: Hindi
 Magic box
 Musical Rhymes क,ख व्यंजन का परिचय व अभ्यास
Manipulative:
 Water Play ग,घ,ड. व्यंजन का परिचय व अभ्यास
 Sand Play
Locomotor: च,छ व्यंजन का परिचय व अभ्यास
 Walking, Running
 Body Coordination - Mime Techniques
Non-locomotor:
 Body Coordination
 Balancing
Game:
 Langdi
List of Special Days

 World Fiesta Day – 5th November, 2022.

Celebration of the various beautiful countries of the world.

 Traditional Party- 18th October, 2022.

Diwali Party

 Children’s Day: 14th November 2022.

Diwali Break starts from 19th October till 30th October 2022. School re-opens from 31st October 2022.
 Real-World Learning Connections
Children are curious and intuitive learners. They should be provided with hands-on learning opportunities which invoke a sense of wonderment in them.
Listed below is a bank of suggested activities that you can embed in your child’s everyday life. These activities are engaging, not time-bound and aim at
piquing your child’s interest towards various concepts.
In this month, our inquisitive learners will explore the theme ‘India and the World Around Us’. Initiate conversations about our country India with your child.
Discuss that India is a fascinating country with a rich history, has vast heritage and diverse cultures. Let her/him explore food eaten, festivals celebrated,
languages spoken and clothes worn in different states during different festivals and celebrations. Show her/him the different national symbols and talk
about the significance of each. Take your child on a journey to discover the prominent landmarks around the city, the ancient monuments and modern
structures around the globe (through books or virtually) that attract people from all over the world. Next, talk about the different continents, seas and
oceans around the world using a globe or world map. Introduce languages and greetings spoken around the world (for example, Bonjour - Hello in
French, Buenos Dias - Good Morning in Spanish, Namaste - Hello in Hindi, Nǐhǎo - Hello in Mandarin Chinese). Exposing your child to cultures, celebrations
and customs of different countries will help her/him to gain a better understanding of the uniqueness and diversity amongst people around the world (for
example, ‘What do people in other countries eat’? ‘How do they dress?’, ‘What are the most prominent sites to visit?’, ‘How are festivals celebrated?’). These
conversations will help her/him become a global citizen and celebrate the uniqueness of her/his country.

Given below are a few ideas to get you started:

At Home:
 Travelling We Will Go: Keep your/your child’s passport or a small booklet (to be used as a passport), a stamp, a baggage tag or
sticker, a small suitcase, a flight ticket (or card paper cut into a rectangle to resemble a ticket), a tray with a few eatables, ready
for the ‘Let Us Go Globe Trotting’ pretend play activity.
 Show your child a globe or world map. Then point to each continent as you name them and encourage your child to
A Journey name countries that are in each continent (for example, Asia - India, China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia; North America -
Across India and The United States of America, Mexico’...). State that the ‘blue’ on the globe or map signifies ‘water’ and now point to
the World the oceans, as you name them.
Around Us  Next, show your child a passport and ticket. Tell her/him that a passport and ticket are essential to travel to another
country. Set up chairs in a line and pretend to go an adventure. Let your child play the different roles through the
activity, while you are the passenger. First, show your child the passport and encourage her/him to put a stamp on it.
Next, handover your bag/suitcase and tell your child to put a baggage tag/sticker. Now, pretend that you are inside the
airplane and encourage your child to serve you food and drinks.
In the Environment:
  Give your child an insight into monuments in our country. You could visit a museum or a famous monument in your city (this
could be done virtually as well; for example, India Gate/Qutub Minar in New Delhi, Gateway of India in Mumbai, Hawa Mahal
in Jaipur). Ask questions about the monuments, ‘Who built these famous monuments?’, ‘What are they famous for?’ and so
on.
 Take a tour around the neighbourhood and explore the famous landmarks, prominent places in and around you. On your
return, ask your child to recall and illustrate the places she/he saw.
 On your visit to a supermarket, point to the different ingredients used in different cuisines around the world. Show her/him
the different ingredients used in cuisines around the world. (For example, ingredients used to make vegetable noodles, fish
and chips, pizza, pasta, sushi...)
Literacy and Numeracy are the building blocks to your child’s formative education. They help hone every other skill that your child develops through the
course of her/his life. With a little creativity, mathematics, language and literacy can be a lot of fun.

Given below are some activities that you can engage in with your child, to develop literacy and numeracy skills.

 Story Time: Write the word families ‘ag’, ‘ap’, ‘ed’, ‘eg’, ‘ig’, ‘in’, ‘og’, ‘ot’, ‘ub’ and ‘un’ on separate chits of paper. Play the
game ‘Weaving a Story’. Take turns to pick a chit and weave a story with words from the word family.
 Words Galore: Discuss with your child the different languages spoken in the different states of India (for example, Maharashtra
- Marathi, Gujarat - Gujarati, Tamil Nadu - Tamil). Next, along with your child explore how these words - ‘water’, ‘mother’,
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‘father’ and ‘hello’ are spoken in:
@ Home  Your mother tongue Maharashtra  Tamil Nadu  Karnataka  Punjab  West Bengal
Extend this activity to, how do you say ‘hello’ or ‘thank you’ in different languages. Have fun exploring the different languages
around the world and encourage your child to use easy words/phrases from different languages in her/his day-to-day
conversations.
  Show your child a 500 rupee note and draw her/his attention to some of the following features on it:
 Front Side:
o Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi who fought for the freedom of our country) in the centre
o The Rupee sign/symbol
o The National Emblem (Asoka Pillar)
o On the right bottom corner, a circle with a raised Rs.500 print
o Tactile bleed lines, for the visually challenged
 Reverse Side:
o The language panel (which signifies the diverse languages spoken in India)
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o The motif of The Red Fort with the Indian flag
@ Home Similarly, encourage your child to explore currencies of other denominations (such as a 100 rupee note and 2000 rupee note)
and find some of the above mentioned features.
 Gather currencies (coins and notes) of different countries. Ask your child to look at them closely. What are the similarities and
differences in the currency of different countries? If you could make your own currency note, how would it look? Encourage
your child to draw a currency note and name it.
 Map to School: Ask your child to create a map from home to her/his school, on a sheet of paper.
 Sorting Fun: On a blank sheet of paper, make two columns and label them as ‘Odd’ and ‘Even’. Tell your child that she/he will
be playing the game ‘Odd or Even’. Point to a country on the globe or world map. Ask your child to count the letters in the
name and then write it under the columns ‘Odd’ and ‘Even’ respectively.

Creative activities open pathways for children to explore, discover and engage in various artistic pursuits.

The following suggested activities aim at developing your child’s creative skills:

 Passport to the World: Discuss with your child, the significance of a passport, the symbol/s on it and the details in it (such as
name, photograph and address). Ask your child that if given an opportunity to design her/his passport, then what would it look
like? Provide her/him with a sheet of paper, a pencil and crayons and have your child design a passport that best depicts the
Get Creative uniqueness of her/his country.
 Collage Fun: Let your child choose any one continent of her/his choice. Assist your child in collecting pictures of the different
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animals, birds, flags, flowers, famous places, friuts, currencies, foods of that continent. Paste them on an art sheet to make a
colourful collage.
 Move and Groove: Explore dance forms and traditional songs/music that are unique to the different states of India (for
example, Gujarat - Garba, Punjab - Bhangra). Show your child a few easy videos of the different dance forms of India like
 Bharatanatyam, Garba, and Bhangra. Encourage your child to follow the dance steps and move in coordination with the music.
Practising mindfulness is incredibily empowering for children. It promotes positive emotions, kindness, and compassion.One easy way to
introduce mindfulness to your children is through informal practices that you can do along with them.
Listed below are a few movements you can engage in, with your child:
 Square/Box Breathing: A square breath is a breath that is even on all sides, and it can be useful as a mindfulness exercise for
both you and your child. Breathe in, to the count of four. Hold the breath for four counts. Breathe out to the count of four.
Mindfulness Wait for four counts before taking in your next breath.
@ Home  Five Finger Breathing: Hold one hand in front of you, fingers spread. Now, slowly trace the outside of your hand with the index
finger on your other hand. Breathe in when you trace up a finger, and out when you trace down.
 Find a relaxing place and have your child lie down comfortably on her/his back and close her/his eyes. Encourage her/him to
imagine herself/himself being in nature. Play some calming music related to nature in the background (for example, sound of
birds chirping, waterfalls). Ask your child questions such as ‘What do you see around you?’, ‘Do you see any trees?’ and ‘Which
birds do you see around you?’ Reinforce the concept of caring for nature after the activity.

Perceptual Motor Programme is a movement-based programme that helps students improve their eye-hand and eye-foot coordination, fitness, balance,
locomotion and eye-tracking skills. It involves activities that help coordinate both sides of the body at the same time in an organised way. These
activities enhance brain functions, which are necessary to plan and make decisions from simple to more complex.
Given below is an engaging Perceptual Motor activity:
 Let Us Play Cricket! Tell your child about the different sports played in different countries. Introduce your child to the sport -
Motor Activities cricket. Encourage your child to bowl while you bat. Then switch sides and let your child bat while you bowl. Similarly, discuss
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the sports played in the different countries around the world and have fun engaging in any of them along with your child.