Curriculum

Daily activites for PLAY class, pre nursery 2.5-3.5 years old

The play school provides a platform for developing academic and social skills to enter formal schooling. It prompts growth and development in all domains and stimulates curiosity and exploration among the kids.

• Gross Motor skills are developed through games & activities like Climbing, Running, Jumping, Crawling, balancing, Pushing and Pulling Toys etc.,
• Eye-hand coordination and muscle strengthening activities/Games are played where movement is connected with some objects. Activities such as kicking, throwing , catching a ball is done.
• Fine Motor skills are developed with threading Large Beads, Plastic shapes, Pattern making , Colouring & painting . Jumbo Crayons are provided to  Improve eye, hand coordination.
• Hand palm, Finger Printing, Vegetable printing & Paper tearing gives perfection to these skills. Art & Craft activity like pasting Paper,  making  Collages, Paper Folding like making a fan, Finger Painting , & painting with long    Free hand drawing & stencil drawing is done with them .
• Crushing Play dough, clay modeling  Sand & water play is enjoyed through sand pit .Materials like Cups, Spoons, Bottle, lid, Funnel, etc. are provided.
• Puzzles of various types are provided . it starts from Maximum of 2-5 pieces of puzzle (Animal, fruits, Transport etc.,) then go up to 8 pieces .  Building blocks Build tower with 4-6 blocks & more .
• Memory games with 2-3 objects are hidden , this Improves retention and recalling ability.
• Concept formation is done by making the children aware of all primary & secondry colours. This is  done through various  Matching, sorting, objects with the different colors , painting  & work sheets .
• Pre-Number Concepts ,Concept of Size Big, Small, long & short,  Matching games  Sense of Touch Identify and distinguish between rough & smooth surfaces.
• Pre-writing Skills: These activities prepare the pre-schooler for holding pencil and balancing notebook or worksheets.
• Pre-reading Skills : These activities prepare them for identifying the alphabet and their phonics with the help of educational charts and illustrative lesson plans , reading books & flash cards .
• Children learn to balance and coordinate their body movements with music, sing children’s rhymes, etc. Games and Gym.
• Improve listening skills through story telling , rhymes , action Songs Role play . Making them aware of sounds from nature and environment. Identifying sounds of various musical instruments like drums and shakers.
• To Improve and develop vocabulary with proper pronunciation Simple vocabulary related to self ,family, friends. home ,household objects , animals, birds, Fruits, Vegetables etc vocabulary related to environment Sun, Moon, Sky, Stars, Water, etc. reading is done through  real Pictures or Flash Cards.
• Develop ability to differentiate between various tastes. We sharpen the sense of taste by providing food with different tastes such as lime, tamarind, salt, neem, sugaretc.
• Smell Identify and distinguish different smells -sweet smell & foul odour . we provide various leaves (curry/mint leaves) fruits and food essence in order to make them understand the good & bad smell .
• Sorting & classifying (Leaves, Flowers, Twigs) Arranging Sticks, Leaves, Pebbles, Beads, Seeds , flash cards with alphabets , numbers, colours, shapes is done .
• Personal Hygiene and Cleanliness is taught to them. Proper use of toilet ,  hand wash ,Placing things in its place , identifying your own school bag &other things . To understand the importance of personal hygiene, Proper food Habits , eating healthy food , Sharing and caring. Learning to fold the serviette & eating with spoon & fork is encouraged.
• Good Social Manners respecting others and their belongings . Cooperating with teachers& parents is taught through story telling & role play .