The First 3 Comparing Classes

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) 1^st 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

	GIRLS		BOYS
APPEARANCE	Long hair, No moustache, Beautiful, Graceful		Short hair, Moustache, Handsome, Tuff
CLOTHES etc.	Skirt, frock, Pants, Salwar, Sari, Earrings, watches.		Pants, Shorts, Shirt, Mundu, watches
INTEREST	Make-up, books, travelling, cooking		Football, mechanics, books, travelling, cooking
ROLES IN THE FAMILY	Daughter, mother, sister, Aunt, niece, Grandmother, spouse, sibling.		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:

1. Divide kids into pairs.
2. Ask each team to decide on a movie.
3. Using the words given in matrix, they must identify one similarity and difference between the hero and heroine per team member.
4. Each team and tem member is given a turn to speak.
5. 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.