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Objective: Using ecology (observing living and non living entities) to enhance language.
Objective: Using ecology (observing living and non living entities) to enhance language.
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=== Lesson plan 1 ===
==== Methodology ====
==== Methodology ====
To introduce vocabulary in the area of diversity of living beings from prior knowledge.
To introduce vocabulary in the area of diversity of living beings from prior knowledge.
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# Name some insects , birds, mammals, reptiles that you have seen around .
# Name some insects , birds, mammals, reptiles that you have seen around .
# Look at some of the pamphlets available on birds , butterflies, beetles , reptiles etc. Here is a link of some e-pamphlets<nowiki/>https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=15aR7viB7llEaiXH3jAiAEES4MQRxh_vv
# Look at some of the pamphlets available on birds , butterflies, beetles , reptiles etc. Here is a link of some e-pamphlets<nowiki/>https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=15aR7viB7llEaiXH3jAiAEES4MQRxh_vv
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What are the characteristics you saw ?
What are the characteristics you saw ?
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[[File:Image food chain .png|right|frameless]]
[[File:Image food chain .png|right|frameless]]
Objective : To make children appreciate and enjoy the interconnectedness of nature.
Objective : To make children appreciate and enjoy the interconnectedness of nature.
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What is it that which fascinates you all in the above exercise ?
What is it that which fascinates you all in the above exercise ?
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[[File:Image sentence table.png|right|frameless|400x400px]]
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Objective : Using the vocabulary which came out of direct observations to build sentences .
Objective : Using the vocabulary which came out of direct observations to build sentences .
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# Use Sentence table to make sentences of what/how different animals do/eat.
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# Use Sentence table to make sentences of what/how different animals do/eat. (One such sentence table homework for reptiles below)
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(One such sentence table homework for reptiles below: )
# Use the food web to make your own sentences similar to sentence table.
# Use the food web to make your own sentences similar to sentence table.
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Objective : Applying language to express the experiences in nature.
Objective : Applying language to express the experiences in nature.
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# Take a small walk and children use the sentences written. Two such examples a child said “Akka! Look the white-throated kingfisher is jumping on the grass and eating a worm. ““Akka ! look at rat chewing the cloth which had peanuts.”
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# Take a small walk and children use the sentences written. Two such examples a child said “Akka! Look the white-throated kingfisher is jumping on the grass and eating a worm. ““Akka ! look at rat chewing the cloth which had peanuts.”
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Sentence table with past tense verbs can be introduced.
Sentence table with past tense verbs can be introduced.
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[[File:Image insect drawing.png|right|frameless]]
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Methodology : Using drawings for detailed study of entities.
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# Draw an insect looking at any insect picture and label the parts .
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# Collect insects and arachnids (dead ones ) near sun shades, under light source etc Look at insects , draw and label.(Make sure children observe and draw details like proboscis etc
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# Repeat the same for many insects
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[[File:Sentence table.png|left|frameless]]
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# Use sentence table to describe the parts of the insects and functions (Snapshot of a child's notes )
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Make labeled boxes of insects, arachnids , birds , plants etc. As children observe , children can add chits of names once they observe an insect , plant etc.
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This will be the material for the next session. Based on their observation and collections , classification of insects/birds/plants can be introduced.
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Classify the chits collected as vertebrates /invertebrates , flowering /non flowering .
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What are the different ways of classification emerging out of this lesson?
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1. Choose an ecosystem eg. Pond life (Snapshot of the picture board )
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2. Write under different classifications from the picture board.
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3. If possible visit a nearby pond and connect to what ever one observes. Revisit classification , food chain .
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What are different kinds of similar habitats around you?
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