Let’s have a look at how Pre Ks settled into the “school”…...
Our teacher’s wondered……...
How will they react looking at unfamiliar faces on the screen
We wondered if are familiar with mode of learning?
How long will they take to settle?
How can we make our plans more interesting?
What is their understanding about the School?
Will they be able to connect with others on this mode of learning?
Our teacher’s video helped us build familiarity even before the school started
‘Welcome video’
Aeroplane Yelli? See aeroplane there on wall
Where is Elly?
During OPTM
Where is the aeroplane?
‘First day of school’
Our first day of school….
How our initial days looked like…. Sun, Sun Mr. Golden Sun
Singing favourite songs….. Getting familiar with each other...
Playing games like I spy, Hide and seek….. We will name him Amba
I spy with my little eye..
We made choices and engaged in experiences we were interested in.... I made a bear, I like bear
Oh, no...
Idhu flower
Close your eyes...
We made the choice of space as well and gradually started getting into the routine...
I am making a room, tall one, window I am making heart, square, star..some more squares I want
I made a house
I made a pizza
We developed interest towards resources our peers explored and guess what, we explored it together….
Toys were the means to connect with each other…... See my dog...Hello, I am Paw patrol
Sing incy wincy makoda for cat
This is my teddy and he doesn’t listen to me
Even I have a car
Building a sense of belongingness and trust Do I look pretty in this dress?
I like this pink panther
This is my birthday book
Amma’s spare key
Good night, Goodnight construction site
We were now comfortable to share about ourselves….
Connecting with each other through…...
...roleplays
What happened….give injection. Give 5 rs
Tummy is paining let’s go to the hospital….wear mask
Chai...chai..
...music and movement
“freeze” “Mr.Sun, Sun..”
“If you see a crocodile”
“Wheels on the bus”
...through the stories we were interested in Read oh no.. I like dinosaur books, tomorrow read dinosaur stories..
Miss read Zou story tomorrow..
Nana hatra idhe crocodile idhe..
Now we were all set to meet our other friends
Moving to our favourite songs, singing, playing our all time favourite games made us familiar with each other
Let’s go swimming
Here I come
Blue head
We began to develop few skills and disposition we needed to move to large group
Mute , Unmute and Leaving meeting Listening to our friends
Sticking our thumb up and taking turns
Parents played a major role in settling us, they were beside us for moral support
Strengthening our bonds with the teachers
Cake for Ms.Rashmi
Togoli cake..Nimge
Chapathi for you Ms.Sudesh and Ms.Sanjana
Bed for Ms.Himmat
Juice for everyone
Now, we were all set to move to….
...larger groups Puppets helped us not only to connect with unfamiliar adults but also to keep our focus and listen for longer
Simon says hands up
Catch the ball
Initially we connected with those whom we were familiar with. Gradually spending some quality time in the morning with whole group helped us get familiar with each other
Beginning to build bond with peers...
Agasthya, take pizza
1,2,3,4..Here I come
Building familiarity with all teachers through regular interchange and whole group bonding engagements helped us build healthy and positive relationships within the larger groups.