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MONTH PROGRAM OF INQUIRY

ENGLISH MATH HINDI, FRENCH & GERMAN

ICT

P.A

V.A

P.E

July to Aug

Transdisciplinary Theme How the world works Central Idea Earth is a part of

the solar system

which affects life on

the planet

Lines of Inquiry

-features of solar system -Reasons for earth being a unique planet -How the earth’s movement affects the planet

Reading Features of novel -Loud reading of “My Father’s Zoo” Reading & Writing Comprehensions -Multiple choice questions. -Poem -Noun Common proper Collective and abstract -alphabetical order Acrostic poem .

Numbers up to 10,000, (predecessor and successors) Place value, Expanded form, Abacus Ordinal & Cardinal numbers, odd & even Math TD: Calendar, Time and shapes as math TD with solar system)

HINDI Listening& Speaking TD. Poem Reading & Writing Vowel Consonant Phonetics Noun Vocabulary - Numbers - Day & Night Revolution - Solar family Vocabulary - List of common and proper nouns - Poem recitation Comprehension FRENCH Listening& Speaking Intoduction Noun

Topic TD. Solar system calendar on MS word Computer Basics Operating

System –

What is

Operating

System

Types of OS. Internet

Basics –

Login Process

Finding

Information

on the

Internet,

Vocal Music Assembly prayers School song National song ‘We are the world’ Dance Folk dance of lord Krishna and assembly dance preparation and aerobics step of waist movements. Drum & Congo One seme brave. one minum. one crohit

Papier-

mâché:

model of

solar system.

How to make

Papier-

mâché? How

to use

Papier-

mâché for

making

3dimentional

objects also

armature

making? By

the use of

Papier-

mâché make

a model of

solar system.

Soccer

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Vocabulary family Vocabulary - List of common and proper nouns - Poem Greetings GERMAN German-my new language Listening and speaking Vocabulary: - Products from Germany - What do I know from Germany? - Colours - introducing my friends - introducing adults - German names and Indian names Viewing and presenting - Children on the

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playground - Role play: “Guten Tag!” Reading and writing - greetings - dialogues TD: Solar system

MONTH PROGRAM OF INQUIRY

ENGLISH MATH HINDI, FRENCH & GERMAN

ICT

P.A

V.A

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Aug to sept

Transdisciplinary Theme Sharing the planet Central Idea Water sustains life and our practices help in maintaining this natural resources Lines of Inquiry 1Natural resources

2. Distribution and availability of usable water. 3. What happens to the water after we have used it. 4. Conservation of water

Reading & Listening Reader – My Father’s zoo Writing -Vocabulary -Words & Meanings - - the sentence and types of sentences, Punctuation, -Framing sentences -Multiple

4 digit and 5 digit addition with carry over Word problems of addition Math TD: Measurement (capacity, Weight and length)

HINDI Reading Listening, writing and speaking- Phonetics, -Words Paragraph Sequencing Story Listening Antonyms Homophones Rhyming words gender Words dictation Comprehension

Topic Memory of

the

Computer

Types of

Memory –

Primary

Memory –

RAM and ROM, Secondary Memory And storage Devices.

Folk dance of Gujarat: Garba and preparation on Children’s songs

Composition

drawing.

Compose

object,

figures, and

plants and

draw a story.

Soccer

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choice task Letter writing --adjectives Speaking -Poem

FRENCH Reading Listening, writing and speaking Ntionalities verbs Body parts GERMAN German-my new language Listening and speaking Vocabulary: - Revision of German Alphabet - Song of Alphabets - vowels and consonants - Gender of nouns -short texts in different languages; Recognizing German pronunciatio

Hardware and Software. Input / output and Storage Devices. Lab Activity - Animation using Pivot stickfigure

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n Viewing and presenting - watch “Tortro” in German and learn alphabet - Song (greetings in different languages): “Guten Morgen- good morning” - Poem of a German child Reading and writing - Vocabulary - Reflection of unit

MONTH PROGRAM OF INQUIRY

ENGLISH MATH HINDI, FRENCH & GERMAN

ICT

P.A

V.A

P.E

Sep to Oct

Transdisciplinary Theme Who we are Central Idea Children are a unique part of our society who have specific rights. Lines of Inquiry

Reading & Listening - Comprehensions - Reader – ‘My Father’s Zoo’

Subtraction Addition and subtraction word problems Math TD: Measurement (capacity,

HINDI Reading Listening, writing and speaking- - Phonetics Aa ki Matra Elocution

Topic Introduction to Windows XP Learning Objective

Folk dance of Gujarat: Garba and preparation on Children’s songs

Sep

Illustrate a

story by own

way. Learn

about speech

Soccer & Athletics

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Childs rights

Rights and responsibilities of children.

Importance of child rights

Speaking -Poem - Role-play Writing -Vocabulary -Word & meanings -comprehensions-Questions & answers - Article -Introduce subject & Predicate -Synonyms and Antonyms - creative writing

Weight and length)

Jal ka mahatva -nouns Paragraph -Singular and plural -Synonyms and antonyms Comprehension FRENCH Reading Listening, writing and speaking Qu’est-ce que c’est? (What is it?) Zoo -Les Vetements Indefinite and definite articles Adjectives Vowels GERMAN In my School Listening and speaking Vocabulary: - school

Windows XP windows and its controls, Scroll Bars, TaskBar, Desktop Icons, Recycle Bin and its properties, Search option. Setting desktop background, Themes, Screen Saver etc. Practical Windows XP. Windows Display Properties – Desktop, Icons, Desktop Background, Taskbar, Start Button, Programs Menu, Quick Launch Bar,

bubble.

October Collage making Drawing for collage. Children will

make colour

paper by

themselves.

Collage work

with

coloured

paper.

Collage work

with

different

found

objects.

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environment, - what I do in German, - Instructions from teachers, - Communicating with my school friends, - Song: “Mein Buch das hat drei Seiten” Viewing and presenting - watching short movie about education in Germany - making a placate on topic school environment - Role play: “In der Schule” Reading and writing - conjugation of verbs - vocabulary

System Tray or Notification Area, Screen Saver, Appearance.

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according to the Unit - Reflection of unit

MONTH PROGRAM OF INQUIRY

ENGLISH MATH HINDI, FRENCH & GERMAN

ICT

P.A

V.A

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Oct to Dec

Transdisciplinary Theme Where we are in place and time Central Idea Discoveries and achievements of explorers impact our lives Lines of Inquiry Famous explorers around the world. Reasons for exploration. Impact of exploration on our lives

Reading -“My Father’s Zoo” -Comprehensions Writing -Verbs -tenses -cause and effect Speaking - Skit

Multiplication 3 digits with one or two digits Tables up to 12 Math TD- data handling (Bar graph)

HINDI Reading Listening, writing and speaking- - Phonetics Story(Guliver’s tail) Paragraph Writing/Speaking

-questions and answers -Antonyms & Synonyms- Pronouns Comprehension -Directions FRENCH Reading Listening, writing and speaking Qui

Topic Introduction to Programs and Programming. Introduction to LOGO LOGO commands, Draw, Repeat, RT, LT, HT, ST, PEN UP, PEN DOWN, PE, PD. Arithmetic Operations in LOGO – Sum, Difference, Product, Quotient and

Annul Day preparation

Collage making Drawing for collage. Children will

make colour

paper by

themselves.

Collage work

with

coloured

paper.

Collage work

with

different

found

objects.

Athletics

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est-ce? (who is it?) Les métiers(the Professions Boulangerie Lepicerie GERMAN (TD) German Celebrations: Christmas Listening and speaking Vocabulary: - Christmas cards - gifts for Christmas - Santa is coming to our home Viewing and presenting - Christmas song - “tortro und der Schneemann’’ movie - On the Christmas market in

Remainder. Commands in Logo for Drawing polygons and filling color Practical MSW LOGO

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Germany (video) Reading and writing - making Christmas cards for parents - writing a wish list for Santa - drawing a Santa

MONTH PROGRAM OF INQUIRY

ENGLISH MATH HINDI, FRENCH & GERMAN

ICT

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Jan to Feb

Transdisciplinary Theme How we

organize ourselves Central Idea

Transportation systems are directly related to the needs

of community Lines of Inquiry

Functioning of different

transportation systems.

.Changes in the system and their reasons

Reading -“My Father’s Zoo” - Story of Dr. Garry field - Comprehension Writing -Verbs -Tenses -Subject verb

Division Word

problems of multiplicatio

n and division

Math TD- measuremen

t Line, Line segment Time line Money

HINDI Reading Writing - Phonetics comprehension Paragraph Skit writing Role play Dictation Antonyms &

Synonyms

FRENCH Reading

Topic

Microsoft Word Learning Objective Introduction to Ms Word. Creating, Saving and Closing a word document.

Fun fair dance

preparation and basic

information of Indian classical dances

Clay work:

3dimentional

objects.

Human and

animals

figure.

Composition

with clay.

Athletics

&

Swimming

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.relationship between transportation system and their environment

agreement - Cause and effect

Writing

Ma famille (my family)

Skit writing Role play Dictation Les Transports La Maison GERMAN (TD) Seasons in Germany Listening and speaking Vocabulary: - Sounds of the seasons - Poem about seasons - Song about season Viewing and presenting - pictures according to the seasons - houses of Germany -Presentation of Seasons in Germany/

TD -Various signs used in computers. Practical Drawing various signs on MS Word. Keyboard Shortcuts.

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calendar - Song about the seasons Reading and writing - poems - vocabulary according to the Unit

MONTH PROGRAM OF INQUIRY

ENGLISH MATH HINDI, FRENCH & GERMAN

ICT

P.A

V.A

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Feb to March

And April

Transdisciplinary Theme How we express ourselves Central Idea Communication is essential to life and can be expressed in many forms. Lines of Inquiry Ways of communication in past , present and future. Importance of communication. Representing ideas or feelings

readingCont….

prepositions

conjunctions

Fractions Shapes and

patterns

HINDI Reading& Listening Letter writing

Story Writing Phonetics matra Dictation Antonyms & Synonyms Jingles Making &presentation of Advertisement Collage Story Writing FRENCH Reading&

Topic

Powerpoint -

Review on

the basic

features and

Animations

on

PowerPoint -

Slide

Transition,

Custom

Animation.

Inserting

Audio and

video into a

slide.

Dance Basic step of aerobics, and common folk dance steps

Art on functional objects Children will draw a painting and will make a lamp shade. How to make Paper bag and beautify that bag by own painting.

Swimming

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Listening Story

Writing Communiqué en class (communicating in the class)

L’Inde et La France

(India and France)

Flags currency and monuments

Translate in French How to make sentences in French Le Temps Libre GERMAN TD) Meine Familie und ich Listening and speaking Vocabulary: - Names of animals and birds - Family

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members - Occupations - What are the names of your family members? - Talking about pets. Reading and writing - Caring about pets.

- A visit to the vet.

- Parents Occupations