Blossom SEN April 2019

April 2019

By Department S.E.N. Sen@dpssrinagar.com

Contents  Play Dough activity  House making activity  Maths Model Calculator  Preservation of food by sun drying  Paper boat activity  Baking  Jenga Comprehension Game  Baisakhi Activity  Egg carton flower craft  Scramble Word  Reading Comprehension Bag

Play Dough activity Objectives of the activity:  To focus on family diversity  Building connection in the brain  Develop eye hand coordination and build concepts of form and shape Materials Required: Flash Cards, play dough, poster colours and labels Play dough activity has proven to be a great way of creative intervention. In the beginning of this activity a set of picture cards were shown to the student to teach about family members.

This helped the student to practice new vocabulary.

Then, the concept of joint and nuclear family was illustrated with the help of flash cards. After this, the student was provided with play dough and was asked to represent each member of the family. As instructed by the teacher, the student chose a different colour representing each member including himself. At last the student labelled the figures with their family member’s name and thus the student was able to learn that families can be similar and different from one another and each family is unique and important.

House making activity The objective of the activity:  To have a knowledge of different kinds of houses around the world Materials Required: Corrugated cardboard, Paper cutter, Craft glue, bamboo sticks and red chart paper.

House making activity was done in order to introduce the student to the different kinds of houses (kuccha house and pakka house) due to the weather, climate, and living conditions of the environment. In the beginning of this

activity, the teacher asked the student to cut the cardboard pieces with the paper cutter and tape the four sides together using masking tape. The two roof pieces were taped together and the glue was applied to the side tops, and the roof was placed on it. The tacky glue really works so great as it goes on thick and keeps pieces from sliding around too much. Then, the student used scraps of cardboard to make window and door details, and then to differentiate among the two houses the bamboo sticks for Kuccha house was used and a red chart paper for pakka house. With this the student came to know the differences between the two houses practically.

Maths Model Calculator Objective of the activity:  To comprehend the concept of four fundamental operations in just one model.

Materials Required: Cardboard, rings, glue stick , bamboo sticks , drawing sheet , marker and a tape role.

Since the chapter under study was four fundamental operations so the student along with the teacher tried to make a calculator which could do addition, multiplication, subtraction and division of single digits.

The student was asked by teacher to make rings out of cardboard and later it was followed by writing numbers from 0 to 9.

Some more rings were made with four operation signs on it and equal to (=) sign as well. All the rings were placed in a bamboo stick one after another and was placed in between 2 cardboard sheets.

Later student solved questions on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division on this single machine (model).

It was very helpful and an interesting activity as the student got the idea how a calculator works by solving different operations on a single machine.

Preservation of food by sun drying Objectives of the activity:  To develop tangorecepters and olfactory sense of the students  To make them aware about different methods of food preservation especially sun drying which is the common method of food preservation in our valley.

The activity of food preservation was done with the students of VI unit of the SEN department of DPS. The students were first given a detailed description about food preservation and the different ways of preserving food. As the sun drying method was the main focus of the activity so emphasis was laid on sun dryed food.The students were asked to get some dried food items like dried brinjal ,tomato (vangan hachi, ruvangan hachi) etc prior to this activity from their home. The students analysed the different textures of available food items, smelled them and compared them with the fresh ones. After analysing and differentiating between them, the students pasted them on their respective worksheets and named them by pasting Braille slips. This activity helped them to develop their tactile and olfactory sense which in turn will help them in their lives in future.

Paper boat activity The objectives of the activity:  To practise fine motor skills  To spark their imaginations and providing an opportunity to be creative  To make the students understand that boat is still one of the means of transportation that still exists in Kashmir in one way or the other Materials Required: Coloured papers (A4 sized),ScissorsMarkers, paint, ribbons or other decorations ( optional) At the beginning of this activity all the students were very much excited to make their own paper boat. Enthusiasm and excitement could be seen in the students throughout the activity.

All the students were provided with coloured sheets and were instructed as to how they can create their own paper boat. On the instructions of the teachers; students folded the sheet of paper being provided to them in half, making a neat crease along the middle. After that they folded the two corners of the folded edge inwards towards the middle, so that the top makes a point. Further, more students folded the bottom loose rectangular ends up towards the end of the triangles. Then they turned the boat over and repeated on the other side. The boat looked like a hat. Then they folded bottom corners inward, flipped the boat over and folded the other side. Next, they opened up the boat into the hat shape and then folded it over into a square. After that the students folded the bottom flaps upward-towards the top corner-and formed another triangle. Then they shifted the triangle and made it into a square. At last, the students pulled out the top corners and revealed their boat. Making the coloured boats for the first tome and seeing their hand-made coloured boats; all the students were exhilarated.

Baking: The objective of the activity:  To know the application of dry heat and advantages of baking Materials Required: Oven, red potatoes, butter, salt and pepper, spatula and panBaking with the students is a terrific way to have fun and create quality time together. In this activity the student was provided with 2 pounds red potatoes scrubbed and cut into large chunks. Following the instruction of teacher, the student added the large chunks of potatoes to the pan, using a spatula the student tossed the potatoes and evenly coated them with the melted butter. After that, the student spread the potatoes in an even layer and sprinkled them with salt and pepper. And at last, the student kept potatoes in the oven (on the grill) at 375 degrees for 30 mins. Cooked until potatoes were soft .Thus, through this activity the student became familiar about the application of dry heat and how it gets gradually transferred from the surfaces of cakes, cookies, potatoes and breads to their centre.

So, the process of baking is a dry heat method, which implies that no moisture is involved in the cooking process itself, although the steam may be generated from the food while cooking. This

activity proved to be beneficial as the student was reinforced with the baking concept through concrete approach.

Jenga Comprehension Game The objective of the activity  To read and comprehend.

The teacher prepared the activity by writing the questions on the “Jenga blocks”. The student pulled a block from the puzzle at each chance, and gave the answers. The teacher added twist to the game by writing the jumbled questions and the student was supposed to solve them. The twist on a classic game was a big hit with each student!

Baisakhi Activity Objective of the activity:  To teach students about the “Baisakhi” festival  To build fine motor skills, attention span and eye hand co-ordination Festivals bring joy and happiness. Baisakhi is a festival to have fun and engross oneself in variant activities. It is an important harvest festival that has religious value. The little children of Early Intervention group celebrated “Baisakhi” on 9th April 2019 with great joy. The teachers arranged various activities such as making “Sardar Puppet”, “Wheat Plant”, “Baisakhi Cards”, dance, etc. with a motive of helping children learn various aspects of Baisakhi. Children had shown keen interest in these activities. Both, about “Rabi” crops and Khalsa were explained to the students.

With the objective of teaching the students the significance of this festival, the teachers also discussed about the festival’s importance in a farmer’s life.

The celebration began with greetings and children came dressed in colourful outfits. Children greeted each other “Happy Baisakhi” and were shown a small animated video. They were explained about the importance of the festival and they made bearded Sardar puppet with yarn and chart paper. After that they made the wheat plant using newspaper and brown chart. Children made beautiful Baisakhi cards for their parents. Cards were decorated with grass, leaves, twigs and paper bits. Dhol beats and Punjabi music added further to the excitement. Students and teachers performed “Bhangra” and “Gidda” dance in a group. The children had a lot of fun and enjoyed dancing with their teachers and friends. The motive behind the celebrations was to apprise the children of the rich culture and heritage.

Egg carton flower craft Objective of the activity:  To learn about flowers  To build up creativity Material needed: Empty egg cartons, Fevicol tubes, Poster colours,Chart paper This egg carton flower craft activity can be used in the spring or when learning about flowers. It's a creative and fun activity that can be used for developing attention span, fine motor skill and is a good exercise for finger isolation.

The students exhibited keen interest and enthusiasm in the activity. The activity involved applying fevicol on the base of egg carton flowers and pasting them on the chart paper subsequently followed by finger painting using their index finger in each cavity with a different colour.

The activity was great fun and a learning experience for the students struggling with fine motor skills, attention span as well as eye hand co-

ordination.

Scramble Word Objective of the activity:  Spelling out the words Scramble word is a handson or computer based activity in which students learn to Add and can create words with moving letters. The goal is to unscramble the list of letters found on the screen, using keyboard or mouse and then spelling out the words unscrambled.

Students were assigned the task of unscrambling 4 or 5 words for the purpose of composing the various parts of an important and meaningful phrase in the field of information system. In any case, this was a timed exercise. Students noted the time they had started and the time they finished with the total time taken to ascertain the surprise solution. If students were able to solve the puzzle without unscrambling the words, that was also acceptable.

It was a fun activity where students enjoyed playing with the letters to form words!

Reading Comprehension Bag Objective of the activity:  To read and comprehend The surprise bag challenge is perfect for reading comprehension activity. It involves a bit of all English language skills. It's a good way to check student's comprehension once they read a story or a chapter.

In this activity; tri-fold papers were placed in a bag. The paper strips were put inside the bag with and without clues to describe the event, plot, character sketches or simply answer the given questions. The students had to use their inferring skills to answer the questions.

The activity was mainly done in the group. At each turn the strip was pulled out and read out loud. The students had to answer what was being written on the paper and if the student was able to give proper and appropriate answer he/she got full points.

Marking was done according to the levels of answers given. The activity was followed by a worksheet.

These kinds of activities help a students to think, speak, infer and interact with each other.