Home- School Connect
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My Daily Routine Planner
It will help me be 21st century ready!
Dear Parents!
Amidst the uncertainty of the lock down period, our team of experts is consistently engaged in designing a meaningful and engaging Home-School Connect programme for you. Please go through the planner. We have written it from the perspective of the child to help you understand his/her development milestones and provide you the ease of vocabulary while you communicate with him or her. You can be flexible based on your home routine. We are suggesting the most pedagogically appropriate activities to help you contribute actively to your child’s learning.
Time My Actions How Is It Helping Me
7:00 Wake Up: I wake up, greet everyone at home a very healthy and safe morning with a smile. I stretch my body, and hop and jump for a while to warm up. I sing the following rhyme with Mom’s/Dad’s help.
I wake up, I wake up! (Do the actions of waking up.) I wash my face, I wash my face! (Do the actions of washing your face.) This is what I do when I wake up in the morning.
I brush my teeth, I brush my teeth! Hooray! Hooray!
It is helping my personal, socio-emotional development.
7:15 am Brush My Teeth: I brush my teeth and wash my hands the right way. My Mom/Dad sings this song while I brush. Everybody brush your teeth
Up and down and all around. First, you get the bottom ones
Don't forget the side and the back ones. Rinse and rap and tap your brush And don't forget to put it up.
Steps of washing hands:
1. Turn the faucet on. 2. Take some liquid soap.
3. Rub your palms to make lather. 4. Wash the lather and germs off. 5. Wipe your hands dry with a towel.
I am learning how I can be clean and hygienic.
7:30 am After I freshen up, I am ready for a hot glass of milk. I do not complain if there is no milk at home. I will remind myself that we all are locked down to keep ourselves safe to fight the ‘bad’ virus.
I am learning about health and safety.
8:00 am I take turns to use the washroom. I take a quick shower or use a bucket. I do not waste water as a lot of water is going down the drain. People across the world are washing their hands every two hours; it is important to wash the coronavirus after all! I take care to keep all the things back in place in the washroom. The next person who has to use the washroom will find things easily.
I am thinking about saving the planet earth. I am learning to be organized.
8:15 am I wipe myself dry with Mom’sand Dad’s help. I am growing up and learning to be independent. I try to wear all my clothes myself with some help from Mom and Dad. I remember to keep used clothes in the laundry bag so that they can be washed.
I am learning to self regulate and build self-help skills.I am
enhancing my fine motor skills too.
8:30 am I look neat and tidy. I look into the mirror and admire myself : “I am a smart boy/girl.” I am all set to have a great day ahead.I call everyone for breakfast.
I am developing positive self-concept. I am also learning to take responsibilities.
9:00 am Here we are, all together as family! I enjoy every moment of being together. Sometimes, I miss being with my friends. I miss my teacher and my school, too. Then, I remind myself that I need to stay indoors so that we all can meet soon.
I eat whatever is prepared for the family. This is the rule that we have made.
I am developing good eating habits.
10:00 am Little Hands at Work: I engage myself in an art activity. Mom can draw from me and I'll
scribble on it. Then, I describe the picture in my own words. I ask Mom and Dad to display my work in my room.
New Video: I check with Mom and Dad if there is any new link from my school that I can watch and learn from.
Literacy and Numeracy: Let me attempt the worksheets. School will provide support from time to time.
1. Share with me that books are to be treasured.
2. Share with me the importance of taking care of my books.
3. Explain to me by giving explicit instructions: ○ We handle our books nicely.
○ We turn the pages carefully. (Demonstrate how to do it.) ○ We do not make it dirty.
○ We do not tear the pages.
I am developing my fine motor skills. I am building my creative expression. I am developing my pre writing skills..
I am becoming familiar with the fact that the world is connected through technology and learning can happen anywhere.
○ Ask, “ Do I like dirty books?”
○ If I follow all the instructions, I will have a very neat looking book.
Sand Tracing
1. Keep 4" x 6" serving trays ready. 2. Sprinkle sand/flour in the tray.
3. Ask me to trace in the Sand/Powder using my finger. 4. Help me wind up and clean my workplace after the activity. 5. Keep the sponge wipe handy for me to clean up after the activity.
Follow up activity
1. I can wash the wipe, squeeze it, and dry it in the sun. 2. This is an excellent activity to develop dexterity.
Audio Visual Fun: My Mom and Dad explain to me how I can learn online, under their supervision, by watching rhymes and stories for children. Here are some websites that I can refer to:
1. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com 2. https://www.sesamestreet.org 3. https://www.starfall.com/h/ 4. http://www.nickjr.tv 5. http://disneyjunior.disney.in 6. https://www.kodable.com
I am a Radio Jockey: I give a brief description about myself in front of the family. I may not be able to do it on a single day.
Dear Mom and Dad: Be patient and give me enough time to practice over a fortnight. 1. I am___________.
2. My name is____________. 3. I live in a big/small family. 4. I am a smart boy/girl. 5. I keep my body clean. 6. I brush my teeth daily. 7. I am a happy child.
(I can add a few things on my own. You can correct my language by rephrasing my sentences.)
Ask me the following questions:
1. What do you think is special about you?
2. Can you list three things that make you different?
I am enhancing my vocabulary and public speaking skills.
12:30 pm Sounds Sac:
Dear Mom and Dad: Do the following activity with me. 1. Let all family members sit together.
2. Fill a bag with different things.
3. Ask me to take one object out at a time, identify it, name it. 4. Say 'Hooray' and pass the bag to another person.
5. Use a tambourine/musical instrument to make the activity lively. 6. Play it in the format of 'Passing the Parcel'.
I am building my phonemic awareness and learning to take turns.
1:30 pm I help my family members lay the table. I eat my lunch.
Dear Mom and Dad:
1. Discuss healthy/unhealthy food and habits.
2. Highlight the importance of washing hands before and after every meal. 3. Emphasize on chewing the food properly.
4. Discuss different food groups and balanced diets. Encourage me to help the family clean up after lunch.
I am developing my self -help skills.
2:30pm Nap Time
I take a short nap or do the following activity:
Calendar:
Dear mom and Dad: Do the following activity with me: 1. Help me know about the weather.
What is the weather today?
1. Ask me, “How is the weather today?” 2. Depending on the weather:
I am developing an awareness of time, calendar, and weather.
● Ask me if I can see a bright sun shining in the sky. Share with me: It is sunny today. ● Ask me if I can see clouds in the sky. Share with me: It is cloudy today.
● Ask me if I can see the leaves moving when I look out of the window. Share with me: It is windy today. 3:00 pm Story Time
Dear Mom and Dad: Do the following activity with me:
1. Show the illustrations of the following stories and ask me to predict the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-WLnxbvMyw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q1dfTOoSrA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba2hJM3DxG4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GboQ3JxpptM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i6mbw6_2IU
2. You may choose a story from my personal library at home. 3. Narrate the story showing the bright and colourful illustrations. 4. Use voice modulation while you narrate/read out.
5. Use facial expressions, along with short and clear sentences. 6. Try to relate the story to my day-to-day life.
7. Add a lot of movement too. 8. Talk about the characters.
Ask the following questions while narrating the story:
1. Who is the main person in that story? 2. Where is the story happening? 3. Who did you like in the story? Why? 4. Can you recall the people in the story?
I am developing listening skills and adding new words to my existing vocabulary.
I am beginning to respond to questions about main characters, setting, and events during a read aloud story session.
4:00 pm Mom and Dad: Make me do the following activities. You can conduct one activity for 2-3 days (if I find it interesting and want to do it).
Body Parts
I am beginning to understand difficulties faced when one cannot see, touch, smell, hear or taste as I
1. Ask me to look at my body parts and name them.
2. Speak aloud the name of a part of the body and let me point at it.
3. Play Simon Says. Ask me to touch the same body part as you do. For example, Simon says, Touch your head’ etc.
Sight Sense:
1. Put the picture of a monkey on a soft board/wall. 2. Ask me what I do with my eyes.
3. Begin ‘Fix the Tail on the Monkey’ activity by explaining the rules to me.
4. I have to try sticking the tail on the monkey blindfolded. If I am hesitant to wear the blindfold, do not force me. Simply allow me to cover my eyes with my hands or close my eyes.
Ask me:
1. What would happen if we did not have eyes to see?
Sound Around
1. Introduce the sense of hearing by telling me to listen carefully to the sounds I hear and describe them. Remember to make me close my eyes during this exercise
2. Shake canisters filled with coins,keys, beads, buttons, etc.).
3. Ask me to hear, describe the sound, and then guess which object is making the sound. 4. Help me open the canister to see the object.
5. Discuss with me that my sense of hearing helped me guess what was inside the canisters.
Ask me:
1. What would happen if we had no sense of hearing?
Texture Touch
1. Show the objects (block, comb, pencil, spoon, cup, string, sand paper, stuff toy, feather, stone, cotton balls, etc.) and make me feel them, describing them as hard, soft, coarse, rough, furry, smooth and so on.
Ask me:
1. Name two things in the house which are hard to touch. 2. Name two things in the house that are soft to touch.
participate in activities related to functions of sense organs.
Nose Knows
1. Discuss how we use our nose to smell. Our nose tells us whether a smell is pleasant or not. 2. Give me an opportunity to smell different scents (onion, garlic, incense, perfume, ginger). 3. Let me try to identify the smell and decide whether I like it or not.
Ask me:
1. What does the nose do for us? 2. List one smell that you like. 3. List one smell that you don't like.
Tongue Taster
1. Discuss how we are able to taste the things we eat.
2. Explain that the tongue has special areas which help us identify special tastes. 3. Give me samples of various items (salty biscuits, lemon, cocoa, sugar syrup). 4. Let me taste the salty Krackjack and ask me how I find the taste.
5. Likewise, give me small lemon pieces and let me taste. It is sour / tangy. 6. Allow me to take a small pinch of cocoa to taste. It is bitter.
7. Put a drop of sugar syrup on each finger. Let me lick it. Sweet!
8. Emphasize that it is okay to taste things only if I know what it is or an adult, such as a parent or educator, says it is okay.
9. Reinforce the words like sweet, sour, bitter, tangy, and salty.
Ask me:
1. In what way do we use our tongues?
2. List one food item each of the following tastes.
3. (a) salty (b) sour (c) bitter (d) sweet (e) tangy 4. Why is it important to taste things only if an adult says it’s okay?
5:00 pm Free Play
Dear Mom and Dad:
1. Develop a corner in the living room, nicely equipped with interactive play material like blocks, jigsaw puzzles, peg boards, form boards, clay, crayons, soft toys, beads, etc.
2. Explain to me how to use this corner.
3. Encourage me to play independently while you monitor.
4. Guide me to keep the things at the allotted place once I am done.
I am beginning to manipulate toys and blocks, fix peg boards, mould clay, and sort legos by colours. I am also learning to keep things at their proper places and clean up after an activity.
I am also beginning to make choices.
5.30pm Throw & Catch
1. Throw a ball towards me and encourage me to throw the ball back to you.
Kicking
1. Define an area on the wall. 2. Help me kick the ball with my foot. 3. Appreciate every time I make an effort.
4. Ask me to kick the ball at a particular point (a table, a chair, or on the defined area on the wall).
Jumping
1. Start jumping yourself and encourage me to jump as well with both my feet up. 2. Tell me to clap my hands every time I jump together when you say 1, 2, 3 and go.
Somersault
1. Arrange for a mattress.
2. Help me somersault on the mattress. 3. Make sure that I do not hurt my head. 4. A close supervision is very important.
I am developing eye-leg coordination, eye-hand
6:30pm I take fruit and snack break. I do not fuss and eat what is served. I am taking care of my health and nutrition.
7:00pm I watch TV with the family or play board games with them. I learn that we need to be fair while we play and follow rules of the games.
I am learning to be fair and to follow rules to have fun and play in groups.
8:00 pm I have my dinner with the family. I am spending quality time with the
family.
9:00pm I listen to a bedtime story and sleep on time, ready to start afresh the next day. I am spending time with Mom and Dad and getting ready to have a sound sleep.
