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| + | Age group : 5<sup>th</sup> , 6<sup>th</sup> std |
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| + | Objective: Using ecology (observing living and non living entities) to enhance language. |
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| + | === Lesson plan 1 : === |
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| + | ==== Methodology ==== |
| + | To introduce vocabulary in the area of diversity of living beings from prior knowledge. |
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| + | ==== Session 1 : ==== |
| + | # 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 |
| + | # Discussion points : |
| + | Have you noticed small creatures such as dung beetles , small butterflies ,geckos etc? |
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| + | What are the characteristics you saw ? |
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| + | ==== Session 2 : ==== |
| + | [[File:Image food chain .png|right|frameless]] |
| + | Objective : To make children appreciate and enjoy the interconnectedness of nature. |
| + | # Go for a walk for half an hour . |
| + | # Write down some of the insects , birds, reptiles and mammals that you see ( bring awareness that rats and bats are also mammals ) |
| + | # Make some small food chains (Here is a snapshot of one such made by a child ) |
| + | Discussion points : |
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| + | What do you observe in these food webs ? |
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| + | Do you realize the roles of mushrooms ,ants and termites etc ? |
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| + | ==== Session 3 ==== |
| + | Objective : Sharing the learning with the group and building on it which encourages them to work towards more complicated concepts . |
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| + | Children present simple food chains they have made .Teachers make a food web on the board .(This can be in a computer screen for online classes) Note : Children can also observe creatures inside the house eg. moths , spiders , cockroaches etc ) |
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| + | Discussion points : |
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| + | What is it that which fascinates you all in the above exercise ? |
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| + | ==== Session 4 : ==== |
| + | Objective : Using the vocabulary which came out of direct observations to build sentences . |
| + | # Use Sentence table to make sentences of what/how different animals do/eat. |
| + | (One such sentence table homework for reptiles below: ) |
| + | # Use the food web to make your own sentences similar to sentence table. |
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| + | ==== Session 5 : ==== |
| + | Objective : Applying language to express the experiences in nature. |
| + | # 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.” |
| + | Extensions : |
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| + | Make a list of locally found amphibians,insects , birds and reptiles bilingually . |
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| + | Sentence table with past tense verbs can be introduced. |