GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING LEARNING MATERIALS DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF TLMs:

1. cost effective2. Different varieties3. Use locally available materials as much as possible4. Use collected materials such as- cartons, boxes, old picture books, calendars, match

boxes, cloth, 5. Use natural materials like sand, stone, clay, leaves, flowers etc

6. Planned for pool and use ( parallel teachers)7. Reusable for a short term 8. Presentable 9. Child friendly- without rough, sharp edges, made of non-toxic materials ( avoid

thermocol, commercial plasticine etc which are highly toxic)10.Can be easily stored and accessed.

PLANNINGGENERAL LIST OF TLMS ACCORDING TO COMPETENCIES:

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SUBJECT AND COMPETENCIES

SUITABLE TLMS ( GENERIC)

I LANGUAGES A LISTENING Activity sheets/response sheets based on the listening passage

B SPEAKING 1. Prompt cards/cue cards with pictures, clues to help students speak,2. story boards,3. “feely boxes” ( CLASSES I-III) ,4. masks,5. life-size cut outs of characters in the lessons with pant pocket like

slots placed suitably for students to place their hands into while holding it against them to speak/ role play,

6. puppets of different kinds- finger, glove, stick, paperC READING Rebus story cards, picture reading, sentence stripsD WRITING Writing prompts, templates, graphic organizers

II ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESA OBSERVATION

AND REPORTINGPicture cards-

Identical cards for pairing Graded cards- same object/place/ person with progression or minor

differences Associated pairs – opposites, sizes, Cause and effect cards1. Newspaper clippings of themes mounted on cards,2. realia, (real life objects)3. samples,4. cards of data in the form of surveys, charts,5. Classes I & II- dominoes, bingo cards, activity sheets of

experiments,B IDENTIFICATION 1. Sequence cards,

AND CLASSIFICATION

2. cause and effect cards( picture or text- based depending on the class),

3. cards of picture families for grouping4. Activity cards with criteria for classification ( open –ended and

specific)/ instructions and formats with recording table for surveys, experiments, observation chart etc

5. Quiz cards ( MCQs) with codes/ index,6. mobiles7. Outline Maps8. Large cardboard cut outs of the states of India9. Smell boxes10. Touch cards11. Relationship cards with Velcro /slots

C DISCOVERY OF FACTS

JIGSAW Puzzles, Activity cards for Puzzles, Problems , mapping, Completion cards Analogy cards Creative….. If cards…

III MATHEMATICS1. Board games2. Dice and tiles3. Paper folding4. Activity cards, graph paper5. Ropes, threads for measurement6. Varieties of containers ( ex- medicine measuring cups, old mugs, cups, vessels, plastic jars

of different shapes, sizes, volumes7. Gaskets8. Custom made bean bags( for weights. Light heavy)9. Shells, seeds, beads, buttons, bangles, matchsticks without the heads, cotton, wrappers of

chocolates, feathers10. Number cards11. Rubber balls12. Three dimensionsal shapes made out of collected materials

II PREPARATION FOR AND MANAGEMENT OF TLMS

I MATERIALS While colours, paints, strong adhesives can be bought, most of the TLMs can be generated out of

cartons of products, cardboard boxes, match boxes, the cover of notebooks and regIsters, discarded files, discarded certificates, wedding cards

II. SIZE- Ensure visibility for picture cardsFor whole class activity 30X20 cms For Classes I-III 20X 15 cms for classes IV & V ( age appropriate size according to the activity)For individual /small group activity10X 8 cmsIII. STORAGE Store in transparent plastic covers with index cards in cartons, plastic tubs, hanging ropes or box files

Paper bags for storing cardsCartons with indexed separators

IV. DISPLAY

TEMPORARY WALL SPACES using sides of large cardboard boxes STRINGS AND ROPES HANGERS BENCHES, TABLES SHOW CORNERS- shallow open cartons with sand, mud etc to shoe collections, fixing, flags, notices,

creating scenes like aquarium etc BINDING WIRES CAN BE used as pegs on cardboard for display. They are also easy, swift and handy for

a variety of display options. Old mats can be hung with stick supports as temporary surfaces for show casing students’ activities on

a day to day basis. Posters, drawings, slogans, collages etc can be displayed using board pins or tooth picks.

V. DURABILITY The products can be covered over with a thin polythene cover stretched over it and sealed over lightly by candle flame instead of laminating it.

VI. ARCHIVING AND SHARING A suitable system of archiving can be evolved at each Vidyalaya depending on the infrastructural

facilities available. Each parallel section can be the storehouse for one/two subjects of that particular class and maybe

shared by the parallel teachers. Each class may also arrange for a TLM corner to showcase the best TLMs ( pride of place) CMP guidelines and Academic Inspection requires a catalog of teacher- wise and student made list of

TLMs The Activity cards can be one time use or in the form of Instruction cards for multiple use. The same is

for bingo cards and game boards.

DESCRIPTION OF TLMs

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Name of the TLM

DESCRIPTION DETAILS/DIAGRAMS

BOARDS/ BAGS/BOXES1. SMELL

BOXES Small containers with a hole on top to smell. Aromatic/odorous materials can be placed inside out of view of the child. The containers may have changeable codes or have coloured lids for interchanging

Used for EVS ( Spices, Super Senses), School Readiness,

Sample Activity -Mysterious ScentsMaterials:8 Small boxes with precut holesLemonOrange peelPerfume soaked cottonLabelsBananaChocolateCoffeeVanillaOnionDirections:1. Draw a number 1-8.2. Go to the scent box that matches your number.3. Place hands behind back.4. Place nose at the tip of the hole in the box.5. Breathe in and out a couple times to gather the scent from the box.6. Write down what you believe the scent is on the chart below.Mysterious Scent Box ChartWhat is the smell?Box 1Box 2Box 3Box 4Box 5Box 6Box 7When activity is over, create a classroom chart and graph the responses of each child. Then reveal what was in each box so children can check answers. Adapt to your classroom

2. GAME BOARDSample enclosedGame boards can be made and stored and used for a variety of learning- languages, EVS, Maths

Useful links:

http://theteachingpalette.com/2010/11/02/art-game-boards/

http://donnayoung.org/homeschooling/games/game-boards.htm

( English )http://bogglesworldesl.com/esl_games.htm

(Mathematics- Good One )http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/math/

number_families/main/gameboard.html

3. DOMINOES Series of cards with pictures/texts designed according to subject themes and competencies. Sample enclosed

If you would like to make your dominos more durable you may want to:

print them on heavier weight paper print on regular paper and glue it to light cardboard

before your cut the cards out laminate them

Instructions for the game:The dominos game on the site is smaller than a traditional dominos game (it's intended for young children).  Anyone used to playing "regular" dominos (with 28 dominos) will find this game a lot easier/faster (which is intentional for the shorter attention span of young children).Directions:

1. Shuffle/mix up dominos and place them all face down on the table.

2. For a two player game, each player should draw 4 dominos at random, for a game with more players, each player should draw 3 dominos.  Don't let the other players see your dominos.

3. The youngest player should go first by laying any domino on the table. In the typical game you'd lay a double (one with the same image in both squares, but this is optional in the easy version -- I find it a tough rule to explain to the little ones and usually results in my having to look at their cards)

4. player two tries to lay a domino on the table with an image that matches what's already there. If you cannot go, pick a domino from the pile and miss your turn.

5. continue taking turns laying dominos or picking from the pile until someone wins:to win:- get rid of all the dominos in your handOR- if no one can go, then the person with the least dominos in their hand is the winner

4. BEAN BAG

Read more: How to Make Cheap Bean Bags | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7730334_make-cheap-bean-bags.html#ixzz2PTZkcywP

Bean bags are toys for kids of any age to play tossing games. Younger children such as babies and young toddlers simply like the tactile experience of them. These simple toys can entertain children for a surprisingly long period of time. They're simple to make and usually pretty affordable, too.

Small stitched cloth bags filled with seeds, twigs, coth etc used for balancing activities ( SRP for class I), for sounds, touch and weights

Instructions1. Find fabric to make the bean bags worn-out clothes you don't wear anymore. Use jeans, old skirts or

shirts or even T-shirts.. You can buy pillowcases or sheets to use as fabric as well.

2. Buy the cheapest dried beans you can find. Beans are usually inexpensive, though. Dried split peas or rice work as alternatives.

5. FEELY BOX A carton of appropriate size with two holes for dropping items in it. Students put their hands into it and feel the items. Identify, describe, speak about it

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6. FLANNEL BOARDS

Pinning the flannel dust cloth to a thick cardboard

MAKE A FLANNEL BOARDYou will need:

A sturdy piece of plywood, cardboard or posterboard A piece of flannel large enough to cover the board Packing tape

Felt squares to make shapes and other cut-outsWhat to do:

Wrap the piece of flannel around the board you have chosen. Secure all edges around the back side with the duct tape, staples or

tacks.Tips:

The flannel board doesn't have to be large to be effective. A 1 x 1 foot square is adequate and you can make a larger board for use as a whole class teaching.

You can find scrap pieces of felt or fabric squares, which are very inexpensive

Try starting out with "easier" concepts like shapes and colors, and then move on to numbers, letters and animals.

You can also color images from coloring books or use pictures from magazines. Just mount these on sturdy paper and fix some small squares of sandpaper to the back so that it will stick to the flannel board.

TYPES OF CARDS7. SEQUENCE

CARDS Picture cards in series like a story board ( languages), deforestation ( EVS) patterns, progressions ( stages of life etc)Number progressions

Children gain an understanding of patterns and relationships with sequencing. Color, cut and pasting pictures together in the correct order.

8. CAUSE AND EFFECT CARDS

Picture or text based ( according to class level) or having both in sets of one to one or one to many. Ex- earthquake- damage, destruction, loss

A fishbone diagram, also known as the Ishikawa diagram, is a problem-solving technique that involves a chart that closely resembles a fish skeleton. Fishbone diagrams analyze cause and effect and are often used in groups to solve a process-related problem.Read more: How to Draw a

Fishbone Diagram | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5201452_draw-fishbone-diagram.html#ixzz2PSwAX88C

9. ASSOCIATED PAIRS CARDS

Ex- needle and thread, bird and egg, animal and young etc

10.

GRADED CARDS

One object with different properties- ball in different sizes, shades of colours,

11 IDENTICAL PAIRED CARDS

For visual discrimination,Students develop skill to identify and discriminate letters, numbers, objects, scenes, personalities etc.Teacher can show one and students can pick out from the assorted pile/ students can match it with the one they have/ students and find pairs

in a game such as memory card,

12 CARD FAMILIES

Uses of water, parts of a plant, materials for a kuchcha house etc

SKILLS DEVELOPEDVisual Discrimination, classificationSAMPLE ACTIVITYFood Ladder ActivityUsing food pictures or samples, children place common local foods on a “good food ladder”, and give reasons. The teacher then helps children adjust these visible “food values”, explaining that all foods are good foods, but some are particularly good. Pupils pick out all dark green leaves and red/orange fruits and vegetables and move them two steps up the ladder. Older children can use the tables in Nutrition Factsheet 3 to find what particular foods are good for. Children follow up by drawing up take-home “food messages” based on lessons so far, or by making a “good food flag” with pictures of appropriate foods on green and orange stripes.

The Family Meal GuideThe picture cards are cut and mixed up with junk food and other related food themes and distributed in groups.The cards can then be grouped into various families across groups involving the whole class

Food Ladder Activity

13 TOUCH CARDSDemo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XAwsgbhi4w

A large cardboard with different textures pasted on them for students to touch and speak about or identify/relate

Straw, varieties of cloth, types of soil, various materials such as plastic, metal

pieces of felt, velcro circles, aluminum foil ,-cotton fabric-sandpaper, cotton balls, bubble wrap, soft yarn-artificial flowers, wax paper,-ribbon, circle mirrors-dry leaves,-feathers, plastic letters, magnets -metal wool, heads of brushes-

14 RELATION-SHIP CARDS

Cut out for matching by fixing one to the other with strips of Velcro or slotsFOOD CHAIN/ web of life - cardboard rings with a slit for slipping through each other

15 FOLDABLE CARDS

Three folded cards for showing stages, steps, sequences, folded as a triangle, classification, categorization etcThey may also be multi-purpose work cards with options for sorting in the form of paper shelves, sticking ( sand paper topped) and peg board with pins on it like a Geo Board.

16 CUE CARDSFor speaking

EX-

17 PROMPT CARDS-Visual/ Text basedFor speaking and writing

EX-

18.

SLIDER CARDS

Identify missing letters, numbers, words, part of a figure, syllables etc

Sample ActivitySlider cards give the students practice with missing numbers. The paper slides are made out of construction paper.  Wrap them around the fact card and tape on the back. Make sure you plan to size the sliders correctly for the size of your print.  The slides should just cover 1 number. They can even cover the + or - sign.  Students figure out the number that is covered by the slide.  They check themselves by moving the slide.

How do you express yourself?How do you express yourself . . .. . . when you are angry with your teacher?When I am angry with my teacher, I ___________________. . . when you are angry with your parents?. . . when you are angry with your friends?. . . when you are angry with a stranger?. . . when you are sad?. . . when you are excited?. . . when you are happy?. . . when you are disappointed?

. . . when you are bored? . .when you are nervous?

http://bogglesworldesl.com

19 BINGO CARDS

Enclosed detailed guidelines

Read more: How to Create Free Educational Bingo Games | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5758437_create-educational-bingo-games.html#ixzz2PTSmWYBF

Instructions1Decide on the educational theme for the Bingo game. Nearly any educational topic works. You can focus on letter, number and word recognition for younger kids. For older kids, use Bingo to practice vocabulary words, history events or math facts.

2Decide how many squares you want in your grid. For younger kids, a grid that is three squares wide by three squares tall is more manageable. For older kids, a five square by five square grid gives you more options. The five by five format is also the traditional Bingo card layout.

3Create a master grid on the computer so you have a copy for future Bingo games. Make a blank chart in a word processing program with the number of columns and rows that you want.

4Develop your list of words or numbers that will go in the squares. You'll want the same set for each Bingo game board. Print a copy of the list and cut the words apart. This set of words is used during the game play.

5Plug the words or numbers into the grid on each Bingo card. You can either type the words into the grid on the computer and print each one off or make copies of blank grids and write them in by hand. Make sure none of the Bingo playing cards are identical or you might end up with two Bingo winners at the same time.

6Laminate the Bingo boards if you plan to use them several times. This makes them more durable, particularly with younger kids. Printing the grids on card stock is another option to make them more sturdy.

7Pass out the homemade Bingo game cards to the players. Draw one word at a time. The students cover the words as they are announced.

ComputerisedBingo Cards Using MS-Excel

Instructions1. Open the Excel software package. Click "File" then "New" to start a new spreadsheet.2. Click on cell A1 and use your mouse to highlight all cells in a square to cell E5.3. Click on "Format" at the top of your page and choose "Borders" from the drop-down menu.4. Choose the option for a thick outer border and thin center lines (shown as an image) by clicking on it.5. Click on "Format" again and choose "Row Height" from the drop-down menu.6. Type the number "90" into the row height field that appears.7. Click on "Format" again at the top of the page, then choose "Column Width" from the drop-down menu that appears.8. Type the number "15" in the column width field. Your cells should now be the proportions of a bingo card.9. Type letters for any five-letter word into the top row of cells, with one letter in each cell. Adjust the font point size until the letters are large enough to fill each cell.10. Type numbers or words that appear under each letter. Make a handwritten (or typed on a separate worksheet) list of all the

possibilities for each column so that you can randomize the numbers or words for each card.11. Type the word "free" in the center square. The center square is the third cell in the third column, which in Bingo is your free space.12. Print the card, and then switch out a word or two to from each column to create a new card. Each time you print a card, switch out some words to avoid two people having the same card.

BLACK OUT BINGOAll images must be marked to get a BINGOThis is the most common way to play BINGOThis is how we usually play 3x3 grids

 LINES BINGO

Must make a horizontal, diagonal OR vertical line to get a BINGOThis is how we usually play 4x4 or 5x5 grids

T's BINGOFill the card in the shape of a right-side up, upside down orsideways capital T.  For example... fill the center column plusthe top row..

U's BINGOFill the card in the shape of a right-side up, upside down or sideways U.For example... fill the left and right most columns and the top row.

SQUARES BINGOFill the card in the shape of a square (top, left, right and bottom).

or

20 PUPPETS

68 waysto make huge puppets

http://www.gis.net/~puppetco/ ( for making puppets)http://www.thepuppetstudio.com/What.html

Glove puppet, finger puppet, paper puppet- cut out identical outlines of any animal/ object, paste the sides stuff shreds of waste paper and draw the details. Display by hanging. Stick masks for young children- masks with a stick attached to it for children to hold over their faces rather than tying it to their facesBox puppets- a carton with a face drawn on it. Cut a slit near the mouth to move it while simulating speaking

21 SLOT FRAMES

Like chocolate boxes/sweet boxes with compartments- for scrabble/ crossword/ playing number games

Grids can be made and preserved with thin bamboo with slots or sand paper/ felt.Cut out of letters insand paper or felt for word building Can be made with foldable cards too

21 MOBILES Hangers with cards displayed by hanging. Vocabulary- picture clue, synonyms, antonyms, verb forms, rhyming words etc for any given word. / character sketch of a character in the lesson/ The display can be rearranged also for ex- jumbled spellings, sentences etc.

Solar system

Origami Animals mobile

Forest mobile

SAMPLE Hanging Stars Mobile

Supplies:

Drinking straws ,Paper clips ,Construction paper, Scissors

To make the basic unit of the mobile, slip a paper clip on the middle of a straw. Slip a paper clip on the straw near each end.

Make a few of the units in the last step, and put them together using paper clip chains. To make the mobile balance, you can slide the

paper clips over.

Cut out some colorful shapes, animals or letters from construction paper.

Clip the paper shapes to your mobile. Then hang the entire mobile from the ceiling!

22.

TEMPLATES Can be cut out from hardboard/ cardboard or very

For printables in Mathematics- graph, protractor, rulerGridsDotted grids

http://www.khake.c

om/page96.html

thin plywood of sizes for use on the blackboard or by childrenCollect basic shapes, figures for quick, uniform accurate reproductionA hole can be punched for display/storage by hanging

23.

STENCILS Templates with punched holes for chalk dust to fall or pencil points for young children to draw dot to dot activities or tracing the dots

24.

QUIZ CARDS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flash/wordmaster/

Sets of cards with alternatives, text/picture based for use in all subjectsQuiz card sets can be arranged in three levels- easy, average and difficult

Generate quizzes online :http://quizlet.com/19378241/recreate-set/ and print out

25 ACTIVITY Cards with , instruction, Samples:

. CARDS recording/ observation formats , tables for problems , tasks outline, investigations etc. ideally activity cards should accompany all formative assessment activities , especially for listening passages.

Reading Practice Cards and activities for struggling readers:

Dolch Word List - Grade 3 Sight Words (check out KidZone.ws Dolch word printables)

________________________________________ Dolch Word List - Grade 2 Sight Words (check out KidZone.ws Dolch word printables) Dolch Word List - Grade 1 Sight Words (check out KidZone.ws Dolch word printables) Dolch Word List - Kindergarten Sight Words (check out KidZone.ws Dolch word printables) Dolch Word List - Preschool Sight Words (check out KidZone.ws Dolch word printables)

26.

JIGSAW PUZZLE

Two identical pictures are chosen. One is kept as reference. The other is cut up after pasting it over on thick paper/ cardboard. The student may place pieces over the reference picture and complete the puzzle or refer to it. Students may also complete the puzzle without reference if they can.Locality maps in classes IV & V and story scene in lower classes are good themes for Jigsaw.Calendars. Picture ads from magazines and newspapers/ old discarded picture charts etc are good for jigsaw puzzles.