MATHEMATICS The month commenced with the recapitulation of comparing and ordering Large Numbers, also reinforcing the place values of each digit in large numbers. The students had a recap of forming the largest and smallest numbers with 4 digits. They further learnt to form largest and smallest numbers with more numbers of digits given. Furthermore, students practiced applying their understanding of large numbers by rounding-off numbers to nearest tens, hundreds, and even thousands. They were introduced to the basics of estimating numbers by rounding through a PowerPoint presentation. As part of Shin Edu program, they also did few tasks in the SEP Edu activity book to enhance their logical and critical thinking skills. Web links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djWxGEFzalw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT8gaSKrgtM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IMkWtS0kXM SCIENCE Digestion and the Role of Microbes The 4th graders took their learning of body systems a step further to learn about the Digestive System and the process of digestion. They understood that the process of digestion starts from the mouth. They learnt about different types of teeth and their functions. They also gained knowledge about the difference between temporary and permanent teeth. Students could easily relate as they are losing their temporary teeth at this age hence, were curious and took interest in the topic. SOCIAL STUDIES Ch.3-Life in Northern Mountains The chapter was carried forward from last month. Learning was made interesting with the help of a SWAY presentation. The location of each state of the Northern Mountains was shown on the map of India for better understanding. Reflection of the chapter was done by asking students to find the answers within the chapter and discuss them in the class then and there. Ch.4- The Northern Plains Learning is fun when the teacher and students explore together. Using Google Earth in the classroom has been very exciting as the students could locate the Northern plains, understood its extent and the name of the states covering the Northern Plains. The session progressed with the help of interesting videos which were explained and the students attempted a quiz as a reflection activity. The three divisions of the Northern plains were explained with the help of maps. Origin and mouth of the rivers Ganga, Indus, and the Brahmaputra were shown on Mapmaker and the students were able to understand the path of these rivers. Interesting facts related to these rivers were shared with students to make the lesson more interesting. To make the chapter interesting a map jigsaw puzzle was solved by students on Bookwidget.com. Communication skills and creative thinking were encouraged by asking students application-based questions. Links used - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTYvOA2pwLg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwCH_WEYFTo ICT In continuation to the previous month, the students created a greeting card for Mother’s Day as a reflection of their learning of MS Word. They further practiced typing in Hindi using Google Input Tools and completed the Hindi story from their Hindi book बाघ और हाथी and बया से. During the course of learning, the students created a brochure on travelling in the Northern Mountains and used the formatting tools [Integrated with Social Studies]. All these projects helped them to learn the implementation of MS Word’s essential and advanced features. The chapter was concluded with the revision of their learning and Brainstorming exercises. ENGLISH The students progressed in their learning by developing their writing skill. A new style of writing was introduced to them in the course of the learning process. Factual Writing helped them to categorize the types of writing they had already learnt earlier. The learners practiced writing on various topics in class. This intensified their interest in gathering facts about famous places and structuring them into a piece of quality writing. The students were introduced to the topic of The Great Wall of China (Nelson English) with the help of an informative video on the same and the former had to gather information by observing it. The method facilitated the learning process and strengthened the observational mode of learning. They were equally familiarized with Idioms in an innovative manner where they had to identify the new phrases from the facilitator’s verse. The students learnt the commonly used Idioms and used them appropriately in verbal communication. They gathered knowledge about the Idioms through ppt and video and attempted a worksheet to revisit the list of idioms and reflect on their understanding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dIyk65vR-g HINDI कक्षा चार के छात्रों को अपठित गदयांश के विषय में जानकारी देते हुए लाईव अभ्यास पत्रिका का लिंक साझा किया गया जिसे उन्होने बहुत उत्साह से किया। छात्रों को एक कहानी सुनाई गई जिसमें सिर्फ संज्ञा का प्रयोग किया गया । उनसे पूछा गया कि क्या यह कहानी सुनने में अच्छी लगी या नहीं , फिर उन्हें दुबारा कहानी सुनाई गई जिसमे सर्वनाम शब्दों का प्रयोग करते हुए सर्वनाम का परिचय दिया गया । छात्रों को सर्वनाम की परिभाषा बताते हुए उसका परिचय दिया गया । उनके साथ सर्वनाम के विडियो लिंक भी साझा किए गए । छात्रों को पी. पी. टी. दिखाते हुए सर्वनाम के प्रकारों की भी जानकारी प्रदान की गई । पी. पी. टी. के अंत में अभ्यास प्रश्न पूछे गए जिसमे उन्हें सर्वनाम के प्रकरों को छाँटने के लिए कहा गया। छात्रों को सतत विकास के लक्ष्य -3 उत्तम स्वास्थ्य व खुशाली से संबन्धित चित्र दिखाया गया व उनका चित्र वर्णन करवाया गया । छात्रों ने बहुत उत्साह और प्रेम से गतिविधि में भाग लिया । छात्रों को १ से ५० तक की हिंदी गिनती को लिखना व पढ़ना भी सिखाया गया । छात्रों के साथ कक्षा के दौरान माँ दिवस और मजदूर दिवस से संबन्धित अनुभव साझा किए गए । छात्रों ने बहुत ही रुचिपूर्ण तरीके से अपने -अपने अनुभव बताए । https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro068gi7Wh4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ3knFmvfqA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypr7Utxz-KE https://www.liveworksheets.com/vp950255rq PHYSICAL EDUCATION (P E) In their PE lessons, the students worked on: ● Getting to know each other better by playing introductory games such as “Bring me something” where the leader gives the kids clues such as colours or shapes and different combinations and the kids had to explore around in their house and find such things. While playing these games opportunities were also given to kids to become the leader and give different clues to the whole class. ● “Simon says” where instead of the teacher the kids played the role of Simon and gave the tasks to be performed. Using such games a lot of exercises and other fun activities were incorporated by the children. ● Videos were used to show them the proper way to do “alphabet yoga”. The kids enjoyed it thoroughly as it made a correlation with something that they had studied and at the same time got to work on their balance and flexibility. ● Kids followed the teacher and did exercises such as “jumping jacks, high knees, butt kicks, skater jumps, forward, backward & side running” etc. which helped in improving their endurance, and exercises such as “squats, knee push-ups, sit-ups” which help them to improve their strength especially around the core. ● They continued to do “throwing and catching variations” using a softball which helps in developing better eye-hand coordination and also brings a field element in the confines of home. In some classes where the kids were able to keep up “catching two balls and its variations” at the same time, “juggling” was also introduced. Kids were also asked to “make some games” that they thought could be played in the virtual setting. For that, they were divided randomly into breakout rooms and given 15 minutes to make the game and the rules the same. Once the games were ready, they came out, discussed, and critiqued each other’s ideas as to how to make the games better and more engaging. INDIAN DANCE In the Indian Dance lessons, students learnt about the Lord of Dance- Natraja through Shiv Vandana and an open discussion about the story behind it. Through Asamyukta hasta mudra’s (single hand gestures) used in Shiv Vandana, students learnt about the hand gestures which describe lord Shiva such as Trishula, Sarpashirsh, Katka, Chandrakala. After that, they performed the dance to a beautiful song named- ‘Jai Jai Kedara’. Dance form: Kathak Song: Jai Jai Kedara Video link :https://youtu.be/LRZMKXQ40YE WESTERN DANCE In the month of May, the students learnt : Dance form : Hip Hop (Beginners Level) - basic hand positions Song : Kidz Bop - Old Town Road Video link : -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYPNrg-s-NI DRAMA Drama lessons included: Forms of Acting: Students played various drama games, attempted role play, dialogue delivery, and voice modulation. They also recited a poem related to Mother’s Day. Application of their learning: Students did a role play related to Mother’s Day while they also understood dialogue delivery and characterization. Additionally, they learnt to dramatically recite a poem. Various warm-up exercises were performed and a game ‘Copy Me’ was played to enhance drama skills. INDIAN MUSIC In Indian Music lessons, the students learnt : Vocal warm-up exercises: Alankar practice, Balloon breathing. Practiced: Shudh swar Alankar New song learnt: Mother’s day song (Ma). https://youtu.be/gXjdjYXu7i8 Instruments: Tanpoora Techniques: Basic techniques of practicing vocal. WESTERN MUSIC The students worked on: Vocal warm-up exercises, Staff notation, Vocal range setting Practiced: C minor Scale and differences in major and minor scale Song learnt: (Recap Session) Showers Of Blessings Instruments: Guitar Techniques: Major/ minor scale (Vocal setting with scale) Reference video link for the song: https://youtu.be/YM_ZdZvifCQ ART The students learnt:
Composition: Creative and freehand Art Technique: Free hand, pencil shading, colouring, outlining Art tools: Pencil, crayons, oil pastels LIFE SKILLS
Communication needs to be effective and clear. Effective communication is incomplete without the appropriate usage, actions and expressions. This month students were introduced to verbal and nonverbal communication including barriers in communication. With the help of case studies, worksheets and other relevant videos, students were made aware of this concept. The importance of listening was also shared, as effective listening leads to effective communication.
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