CURRICULUM INPUTS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, FEBURARY AND MARCH –P5

ENGLISH

CONJUNCTIONS:

• Understands that a conjunction is the glue that holds words, phrases and clauses together. • Knows that there are three different kinds of conjunctions– coordinating, subordinating, and correlative.

For example:

I go to the park every Sunday, for I love to watch the ducks on

the lake.

Mom was tired after exercising at the gym.

He asked if he could leave early.

I either want the cheesecake or the frozen hot chocolate.

INTERJECTIONS:

• Understands that Interjections are words that are used to express strong feeling or sudden emotion. • They are included in a sentence (usually at the start) to express a sentiment such as surprise, disgust, joy, excitement, or enthusiasm. • An interjection is not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence.

For example: Hurry! The bus is about to leave.

• Learning about the use of antonym and synonym in the correct perspective. QUESTION TAGS: • Understanding question tags

For example: Question tags are short questions at the end of statements.

They are mainly used in speech when we want to:

• confirm that something is true or not, or • to encourage a reply from the person we are speaking to.

Question tags are formed with the auxiliary or modal verb from the statement and the appropriate subject.

A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag.

• Jack is from Spain, isn't he? • Mary can speak English, can't she?

A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.

• They aren't funny, are they? • He shouldn't say things like that, should he? • Writing a formal letter • Revisiting the concepts done earlier.

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MATHEMATICS

Data Handling

v Drawing and interpretation of pictograph, pie chart etc. v Drawing of frequency table and bar graph.

Symmetry

v Learns about symmetry and symmetrical objectS that they find in nature, at school, at home, and around them.

v Recognizes lines of symmetry for a two-dimensional figure as a line across the figures such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts.

v Recognizes symmetrical and asymmetrical objects. v Sketches reflections of simple shapes –reflection symmetry. v Investigating objects which exhibit rotational symmetry.

v Discovers the rule and learns to extend the displayed shape pattern. v Finding symmetry in letters of the alphabet and rangoli patterns. v Identifies the mathematical rule hidden and completes the pattern.

Revisiting

v Factors and multiples v Fractions v Decimals v Perimeter and area v Volumes v Tables up to 20 E.V.S.

THEME - ADVENTURE SPORTS

• Listing out the different adventure sports and activities.

• Special training institutes for adventure sports. • Difficulties faced by people due to gender bias. • Recognizing Indian women who achieved laurels in

various adventure sports-mountaineering, space travel etc. The outer space

• The sky and the stars. • Planets and satellites(natural and man-made) • Indian astronauts in space.

THEME: TRAVEL

• Recognizing different types of fuels, other uses of fuels in our daily life,

importance of conserving fuel for the future, available alternate fuels. THEME: MONUMENTS- • Monuments as heritage • Protecting our monuments

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Theme: Things we make and do Simple machines- Recognizing their usefulness in our daily life. Computer First Step to the internet

v Internet v Requirements for connecting to the Internet v World wide Web(WWW) v Search engine v E mail

Algorithms and Flowchart

v Writing an Algorithm v Symbols to draw Flowcharts v Rules of Flowchart v Concepts of a Loop

Revision

v M.S. Word v M.S. Power Point v M.S. Excel

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• Composition-winter chill - making human beings, birds and animals as we see them in winter (keeping shapes in mind).

• Miniature village – making a village scene / experience which you like a lot. • Miniature town – making a design of your town and how you want it to be like

(keeping shapes in mind). • Composition – making / creating something with the help of any fruit,

vegetable and flower of your choice. • Composition – waste material – how to work with waste material • Composition – draping method pottery –how to make a pot, container and a

vase with the help of draping method.

ART –

Draw desert composition with sun, sand, cactus, camels and palm trees using appropriate colours.

• Draw sea beach composition: sea, sand, boats, shells, coconut trees. Colour it with your choice of colours.

• Draw with colour contrast and composition. For example red and black, green and red or black and white symbolic to hot and cool, good and bad, truth and lie.

• Create imaginary form with the help of dots and colour it with various bright colours.

• Nature study outdoor work observe and create composition with the help of a small piece of paper with rectangles cut inside. See, draw and colour the selective composition through that focussed view.

• Draw, children’s story book cover with imagination and colour it using bright and vibrant colours.

• My favourite dress /shoe/bag. Draw and colour, any of them for memory drawing.

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES TO BE DONE AT HOME

• Encourage your chidren to write thank you letters on three slam sheets:

1. Write a letter to the the farmer thanking him for how he helps you in your daily life.

2. Write a thank you letter to the peon in school thanking him for doing his job well.

3. Write a thank you letter to your grandparents thanking them for giving you your wonderful parents.

4. Choose four different interjections. Make a collage of pictures on them and describe it.

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• Recollect the adventure sports organized during Day Camps in school. Do you remember the excitement or fear? Share them in the class.

• Try to go on a short trekking or mountain climbing trip with your family. What kind of difficulties would you face? Do you think training is necessary for such activities? Why? Discuss in the class.

• Make a scrap book on adventure sports around the world. Collect pictures and information of a few adventure sports popular in different countries and paste them in your scrap book.

• Choose a monument and research about it. Share this research in a form of a flip book. You could find out about its history, who built it ,when and why, kind of material used to build it, how long did it take, any interesting incidents related to it , is it protected by ASI and the present state of its structure. Paste pictures to make it visually appealing and present your findings in bubbles around the pictures.

• Some monuments have been defaced by miscreants while some have lost their glory due to effects of pollution or neglect. Write a brief viewpoint on how these affect our national heritage and what steps can be taken on a personal and administrative level for preserving them.

Maths

v Material required :2 pieces of paper in contrasting colors ,glue, scissors ,pencil

Instructions : Fold the two pieces of paper in half together, then set one piece aside and cut the other one in half. On one of the halves (the other side won’t be used), draw your picture at the edge. Cut it out, keeping everything (don’t throw any pieces away). Glue the pieces to the contrasting colored paper as seen above.

v Material required : Paper ,Paints ,Paint Brushes Instructions : Take a print out of an image or draw your own shapes on a piece of paper. Fold a piece of paper in half making sure that half of the drawing is on one side and the other half on the other. Open the paper and point attention to the

line running down the middle. This line divides the picture into two equal halves and it’s called the line of symmetry. Apply paint on one side of the picture. Fold the page and press it down.Start opening… Go slow. It’s all very exciting! Now you can you see a complete picture. Some of the colors that were applied first had a chance to dry up a bit and didn’t transfer well. So, paint your picture fast and use paints very generously. Alternatively, you can skip the pictures and simply fold the paper in half and open it, ask the kids to apply paints randomly on a page, fold, press it down and open the page. Children can observe how paints spread to create a pattern that is similar on both halves of the page.

Grandparents’ Forum

Grandparents are a family’s greatest treasure, the founders of a loving legacy, the greatest storytellers, and the keepers of traditions. They are the family’s strong foundation. Through their special love and care, they keep a family close at heart.

On 27th of November, we welcomed Mrs. Manjulata, grandmother of Bhavya Dugar, P 5-B. Since she has been a lecturer of Hindi, it was very easy for her to connect with the children. She spoke to them mainly about the importance of Hindi language and the need to speak and write in its pure form. She also talked about why the children need to concentrate more to perform better in studies and in life.

The session was very interactive where the students engaged Mrs. Manjulata with never-ending questions. Then, she also discussed with the children, how she spends time with her grandson, Bhavya. It was an enriching experience for the teachers as well as the students.

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Excursion to Lodhi Gardens

The weather and mood all pleaded for an outing in the sun which was happily heeded when the students of class P5 went on an exploration of sorts to Lodhi Gardens along with their teachers on 26th December 2017. As the children stepped out of their buses on the sunny but chilly afternoon they witnessed the beauty of mother nature with stretches of lush green grass acting like green carpets and colourful birds. They enjoyed their day with a lot of free play, sports activities, board games etc . It was a fun-filled day -children shared snacks with their friends and relished the flavor of each other’s food. Children were taken around Gol Gumbad, Gol Gumbad Mosque, and the Bada Gumbad at the gardens. The children were told about the intricacies of design and the beauty of the monuments built during the Lodhi Dynasty somewhere around 1494 .Overall, a rewarding experience packed with both learning and entertainment for our young learners.

Primary coordinator- Ms. Anupama Chand

Dialogue coordinator- Ms. Himani Prakash