Activities
Teacher’s Reference
Name of the activity : Simon SaysMake all the children stand in a semi-circle. The teacher should give clear instructions which children should
follow only if she starts with the words. “Simon says … “for example. “Simon says touch your hair”. Children should touch their hair. Whenever the words
“Simon says’ are omitted, children are not supposed to carry out that activity : if they do they are considered ‘out’.
Name of the activity : Guess the RiddlesMake all the children sit in a semi-circle. The teacher initiates the activity by asking a riddle. For example
: “My colour is green, my beak is red. I say ‘tai-tai’ tell me who am I?” If the children are unable to answer then the teacher can give clues. Children
can also be encouraged to make up their own riddles and ask everyone.
Name of the activity : What is Missing?
Keep the objects like a leaf, pencil, twig, pebbles etc. in a tray. Make the children sit in a semi-circle. Call children one by one keep the tray in
front of the child. Ask her/his to name each object. Then ask the child to close her/his eyes and remove any one object. Ask the child to open her/his
eyes and name the missing objects.
Name of the Activity : See what Dissolves
Material required – Salt, sugar, mud, pebbles, sand, flower, 5-6 glasses of water, spoons etc.
How to Organise – Divide the children into two groups. Make one group sit in a semi-circle while the other groups are engaged in another activity.
Take 5-6 glasses of water. Mix any one of the above mentioned materials in the water. For example, salt and stir it till it dissolves. Let the children
observe this. Similarly, mix all the things one by one in separate glasses and see which ones dissolves. Call the children one by one to name things that
dissolve and those, do not dissolve.
Name of the Activity : Repeat and Add
Make the children sit in a circle. Let one child start the game by saying – “I went to the market and bought an apple”. The next child should say –
“I went to the market and bought an apple and a banana”. The third child says, “I went to the market and bought an apple, a banana and a mango.
Name of the Activity : Picture Reading
Make all the children sit in a semi-circle. The teacher sits at a slightly higher level facing the children. The teacher should make sure that
each and every child can see the picture chart. Show a picture chart or a picture from a book to the children and ask them questions related to the
picture, for example, what is this? What is it used for? Where is she/he going/doing etc.
Name the Activity : Complete the Sentences
Make all the children sit in a semi-circle. The teacher begins the activity by starting a sentence. For example “I went to…” Each child then has to complete
this sentence for example. “I went to school” or “I went to the market.”
Name of the Activity : Conversation
Make all the children sit close to the teacher but the teacher sits at a slightly higher level than the children. This activity can be theme based. For
example, if the theme is animals, then the teacher should encourage the children to share their knowledge about animals, their habits, habitats, sounds,
etc.
Name of the Activity : Conversation
Make all the children sit close to the teacher but the teacher sits at a slightly higher level than the children. This activity can be theme based. For
example, if the theme is animals, then the teacher should encourage the children to share their knowledge about animals, their habits, habitats, sounds,
etc.
Name of the Activity : Story Making
Make all the children sit in a semi-circle. The teacher starts the story by giving the starting sentences for example, “once there was a parrot and a rat”.
Then each child should be given a chance to add something more to the story for example. “They both were good friends”. Children may give varied responses
like “they live in a jungle” … or “Once the parrot was caught by a hunter” etc. Every child’s response will help to extend the story further. The teacher
will have to guide them often.
Patriotic songs:
- National anthum
- sa re jahan se acha
SPORTS
- 80m Race
- Mass Drill
- Cricket
- Throwing of Handkerchief
- General Exercise
- Minor Games
- Passing the ball
- Backward Racing
- Empty the Bucket