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The First 3 Comparing Classes
Posted by Jr. in Language Functions, MAD Resource Centre, Newsletter V 1.0 on January 19th, 2009
Courtesy : Niki, Sanjana
DAY 1
Compare self with others:
Vocab Activity: Appukuttan Family
Take pictures of people of various age groups and characteristics and point out differences. Fill in the words in the repository (Venn diagram).
Repository (Venn Diagram): Taller, Shorter, Older, Younger, Thinner, fatter.
STEM:
Both she and I have ____.
I am ___ but she is ___.
Language Function Activity:
1) Write the names of all the kids in chits.
2) 1st let each kid picks a secret chit.
3) Without mentioning the name of the person in the chit, each child gets a turn to contrast / compare himself with the other person.
4) The other children must guess the person.
* Cover the original grammar stem too.
DAY 2
COMPARE BOYS AND GIRLS
Vocab activity: Flash cards, pictures, dolls etc.
Repository: Matrix with attributes of boys and girls. APPEARANCE, CLOTHES, ROLES AT HOME, INTERESTS
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GIRLS |
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BOYS |
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APPEARANCE
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Long hair, No moustache, Beautiful, Graceful |
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Short hair, Moustache, Handsome, Tuff |
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CLOTHES etc.
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Skirt, frock, Pants, Salwar, Sari, Earrings, watches. |
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Pants, Shorts, Shirt, Mundu, watches |
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INTEREST
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Make-up, books, travelling, cooking |
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Football, mechanics, books, travelling, cooking |
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ROLES IN THE FAMILY |
Daughter, mother, sister, Aunt, niece, Grandmother, spouse, sibling. |
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Son, father, Brother, Uncle, nephew, Grandfather, spouse, sibling. |
Stem:
Both boys and girls have ______.
Boys like ____ but girls like _____ .
Boys wear _____ similarly, girls also wear ____.
Boys are _____ while girls are _____.
Language function Activity:
- Divide kids into pairs.
- Ask each team to decide on a movie.
- Using the words given in matrix, they must identify one similarity and difference between the hero and heroine per team member.
- Each team and tem member is given a turn to speak.
- Each team must make one sentence using every stem. ( each child must make at least one sentence)
* Cover the original grammar stem too.
DAY 3:
Now and 60 years back!
Vocab Activity
Repository
2 HAND WORD WEB.
(Travel, technology, occupations, Homes)
Speaking Activity:
Both then and now people travel in ___.
Then people used _____, while now people use ______.
Then people lived in _____, similarly, now also people live in _____.
Then there were ______, likewise now also there are ____.
Then people owned ______ however now people own _____.
* Cover the original grammar stem too.
Language Functions: Daily Themes.
Posted by Jithin C Nedumala in Language Functions on October 10th, 2008
Language Functions
Topic: I – Describe – Talking about the way this appear / look
Class 1: Theme 1: Describing self
Class 2: Theme 2: Describing things
Class 3: Theme 3: Describing birds
Class 4: Theme 4: Describing animals
Class 5: Theme 5: Describing places
Class 6: Theme 6: Describing celebrations
Class 7: Theme 7: Describing feelings
Class 8: Revision
II – Compare & Contrast – Talking about differences
Class 9: Theme 1: Comparing self with others
Class 10: Theme 2: Comparing Boys With Girls
Class 11: Theme 3: Comparing Now and 50 Years Back
Class 12: Theme 4: Comparing The Ant and the Grasshopper (Story)
Class 13: Theme 5: Comparing Studying and Working
Class 14: Theme 6: Comparing Home and Hostel
Class 15: Theme 7: You tell me !! 
Class 16: Revision
III – Instruct – Talking about processes and procedures
Class 17: Theme 1: Exercises
Class 18: Theme 2: Recipe
Class 19: Theme 3: Directions
Class 20: Theme 4: Craft
Class 21: Theme 5: Drawing
Class 22: Theme 6: Games
Class 23: Theme 7: First aid
Class 24: Revision
IV – Question – Talking about enquiry
Class 25: Theme 1: Questioning through pictures
Class 26: Theme 2: Questioning situations
Class 27: Theme 3: 20 questions
Class 28: Theme 4: Interviewing
Class 29: Theme 5: Answer first
Class 30: Revision
V – Explain – Talking about reasons
Class 31: Theme 1: Explaining pictures
Class 32: Theme 2: Explaining situations
Class 33: Theme 3: 20 questions
Class 34: Theme 4: Explaining scientific phenomena
E.g. – When a ball is thrown up, it comes down. Why?
- We do not fall off the round earth. Why?
- The sky is blue. Why?
Class 35: Theme 5: Explaining geographical situations
E.g. – Why do people in Kashmir dress differently than those in Kochi?
- There is a lot of snow in the Himalayas and not in Rajasthan. Why?
Class 36: Revision
VI – Discuss and Decide – Talking about choices
Class 37: Theme 1: Deciding on a dress – E.g., Should schools prescribe uniforms?
Class 38: Theme 2: Right or wrong
Class 39: Theme 3: What would you do if -?
Class 40: Theme 4: Deciding on a food
Class 41: Revision
VII – Narrate – Talking about sequences
Class 42: Theme 1: Narrating a day’s events
Class 43: Theme 2: Narrating a dream
Class 44: Theme 3: Telling short stories
Class 45: Theme 4: Story ball
Class 46: Theme 5: Random word story
Class 47: Revision
VIII – Role Play
Class 48: Theme 1: Short skits based on small, familiar stories, rehearsing dialogues &
Enacting
Class 49: Theme 2: Short plays – slightly longer, but simple plays, rehearsing dialogues
& enacting
Class 50: Revision
Courtesy: TTF
The Syllabus Methodology.
Posted by Jithin C Nedumala in MAD Resource Centre on October 10th, 2008
The syllabus is divided into 3 Part
1. Vocab
2. Language Function
3. Stem System
Vocab
Vocab is done as a supporting activity for Language Function. Words that the children might have to use while doing a language function is first introduced to the children through the initial Vocab Activity. The Vocab activity consists of 2 elements.
1. The Activity
2. The Repository
Vocab activities are played to introduce new words and to refresh the words the children already know. While these words are brought out, a language repository is maintained on the black board to enable to children to understand how the words they just learned are related to the theme they are about to learn on that particular day. This enables the children to describe, compare , instruct etc better because now all the children are trying to do is trying to connect the words they learned that day to form a sentence.
Various Vocab activities can be played to teach new words and these activities will be regularly updated in the MAD Blog under the Vocab Activities Section.
A repo can be made using various techniques depending on the Language function that you are teaching. The various repo Formats are provided under the Repo Section of the MAD Blog
In the end the idea is to get as many words as possible to fill the repo with, so that the kids learn their meaning and learn to use them during the language function. If your kids are interested enough to come out with words , then doing an activity is not entirely necessary.
The Vocab Activity shall take no more than 30 mins
Language Function
This is nothing but a speaking activity with a theme involved. The Theme for the day is clearly mentioned under the Language Functions Page of the MAD Blog. The children must be encouraged to use as many words in the repository as possible to do the LF Activity.
The Language function Activity shall take no more than 30 mins
Stem System
This is another speaking activity but much more controlled and hence special efforts must be made to make it interesting. A Comprehensive list of stem systems have been put up in the blog Under the Stem Systems category. They need to be followed in the same order but not necessarily a new one every class. You can repeat one stem until your children are through with it.
Stem System can be executed in various ways and the different ways are clearly mentioned under the Stem Systems Page in the MAD Blog
Theme: The stem system is more like a role play and less like a chant session. A theme needs to be adopted for every stem system and the children must hence spontaneously respond based on the role assigned to him. The themes must be formulated by the volunteer himself and support can be obtained from other volunteers feedbacks
The Stem Activity shall take no more than 30 mins
Revision
Before every class starts its important to have a revision of the last class atleast for 10 mins and must proceed only of the last weeks class is clear to the children.
Time: 10 mins
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