LINES AND ANGLES:
A prior knowledge testing the topics- Types of Angles, Pair of Angles and Adjacent Angles was done with the help of Geogebra Software. With the practice on the same tool, students understood the concept of Vertically Opposite Angles and Parallel Lines Properties and their application.
Students also practiced the concepts mentioned below:

• Adjacent Angles and Linear Pair Properties
• Vertically Opposite Angles
• Parallel Lines and a Transversal Line

 
INTEGRATION WITH ICT – Geogebra / GSP software was introduced, with the help of which Vertically Opposite Angles and Parallel Lines Properties were explained. Students enjoyed working on this software and created their shapes to find unknown angles.
 
The students revised the concepts using different tools like MS Forms and Quizzes.
 
COMPARING QUANTITIES:
A prior knowledge check of the topics Ratio, Percentage and their relation was done using some examples from our daily routine. Students shared various examples where the use of Ratio and Percentage can be easily noticed – E.g. marks, voting poll, survey etc.
 
Students also practiced the concepts mentioned below:

• Equivalent Ratios
• Percentage – Another Way of Comparing Quantities
• Conversion of Decimals to Percentage and Vice versa
• Conversion of Ratios to Percentage and Vice Versa
• Uses of Percentage
• Profit and Loss and as a Percentage
•  Practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were discussed which helped in the strengthening of conceptual knowledge in young learners.

 
SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Students were asked to collect data on daily water consumption or electricity use at home. They shared the ways to reduce consumption, set targets and monitor progress.
 
After a week’s research, they were able to find out the percentage change in the use of consumption of water and electricity by following several ways of consumption reduction.

Chemistry: Taking the topic of ‘Soil’ further, the students learnt about the different
properties of different types of soil through a hands-on activity. They collected
samples of different types of soils-sandy soil, clayey soil and loamy soil and
observed their properties like color, texture, water-absorbing capacity. To
understand the properties of soil they dissolved the soil in hot water and cold water
and observed that more bubbles were formed in cold water as compared to hot
water. They inferred that soil dissolved in cold water contains more air bubbles as
compared to the one that were dissolved in hot water. From this activity, they
concluded that ‘soil contains air’. They further enhanced their knowledge about soil
properties by understanding the percolation and absorption of water through the
soil using sand, clay and muddy soil. The topic percolation rate was discussed with
the help of a software ‘whiteboard fi’ where they brainstormed to calculate the
percolation rate of water and percentage of water absorbed by the soil.
Further, the topic soil erosion was discussed with the help of an informative video.
The knowledge and understanding of the students regarding soil pollution was
assessed based on the Pecha Kucha presentation made by them in groups of four
to represent their ideas on prevention of soil pollution where they will linked their
ideas with SDG-1 [Zero hunger].
The topic ‘Weather and Climate’ was introduced with the help of an inquiry
question ‘how does weather affect our daily lives’. Further, the topic weather was
explained to them with the help of interactive slideshow, ‘What is weather’.
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/Science/Soil/Types_of_soil_

ct1540119pp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_HYyVCyt9k
https://lsintspl3.wgbh.org/en-us/lesson/what-is-weather/1
https://whiteboard.fi/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KqrXOcQuHdLiCywreEfye1cV6nRG3IKUC-
4VzdKH0M4/edit?usp=sharing
Physics: Taking the topic of ‘Heat and Its effects’ further, the students learnt
about the radiation phenomenon by connecting with real examples like why we
wear light colored clothes during summers and dark colored clothes during winter,
the bottom of cooking utensils are painted black, etc. They were assessed on the
same by a live interactive worksheet. Further, the construction, working and
application of thermal image cameras was explained to them with the help of video
tutorials. They also designed a brochure [Art integration] on the thermal image
camera. The whole chapter was recapitulated through concept map by using Auto
draw application [Artificial Intelligence Integration].
The next topic ‘Simple Pendulum’ was introduced to them through simulations.
They measured the time period, observed number of oscillations and the effect of
increasing / decreasing the length of pendulum on the time period through virtual
mode-simulations.
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/pendulum-lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsfkPTnWuhQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhs1DwQB85c
https://smprobotics.com/security_robot/thermal-security-robot/

Biology:    
Nutrition in Animals
Students continued their learning about the process of nutrition in unicellular organisms with the help of a video of nutrition in an Amoeba. Thereafter, they compared and identified the stages of nutrition and discussed how they remain the same in both unicellular and multicellular organisms.
They were thrilled to learn about ruminants and the process of digestion. They enjoyed exploring an interactive website on the same for the extended understanding of the Compound Stomach (a combination of 4 stomachs).
Fibre to Fabric:
 
The topic- Fibre to Fabrics began with familiarising students with the types of fabric. They were shown different fabric pieces. The students could identify some of them. Later, they built upon their learning, by differentiating the Natural and Synthetic fibres.
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/image_maps/104-ruminant-digestion

History
 
The Mughal Empire
The journey of learning continued with the introduction of riddles based on Akbar and Birbal which was thoroughly enjoyed by the students. Akbar’s religious policies like Ibadatkhana, Din- i- Illahi and Sulh-i-Kul etc. were explained well with the help of Class Notebook and students compared the same with the Indian policy of Secularism.
In addition, Map Reading Activity was done to compare the regional expansion of Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb. In sync with SDG-5 (Gender Inequality), the status of two powerful women of medieval India- Raziya Sultan and Noor Jahan was compared in detail. The chikankari and kalamkari embroideries introduced by Noor Jahan were integrated with Art and the students explored the facts related to these designs.
The students acquired the knowledge of miniature paintings, art, architecture, culture and literature of this period with the help of pictures shared in the chatbox. The central and provincial administration of the Mughal Dynasty was explained with the Creative Mind Maps made by children using bubbl.us. The chapter was concluded with a live quiz on Quizizz.com followed by a brainstorming worksheet.
Link: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/611c971791c512001da0f581/the-mughal-dynasty
                   
Geography:-
Earth’s Movements and Major Landforms:
The topic ‘Earthquake’was continued with the understanding how they are measured.  With the help of a related video, students were able to understand the causes of earthquakes and the means to measure them.
Integrated with Science, an experiment was conducted by students where they displayed how P waves travel through different solids causing paper clips on a string to vibrate.
A related video of volcanoes was shown in the class to make the students understand volcanoes. They were also guided to experiment with the help of some liquid soap, soda/eno and glass and this way the volcano eruption process was grasped well.
Video link:-
Earthquake
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGpM0mYS7ZQ
 
Volcanoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRH1PAJGlvo
 
The Atmosphere:
Students discussed and recalled facts about the atmosphere to conclude that it acts as a blanket of gases that surrounds Earth. It is held near the surface of the planet by Earth’s gravitational attraction. The composition and its layers was also discussed with the help of a video. They also understood the concept of ‘Heat zones’ of the Earth and different types of precipitation with the help of videos and several images.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6i1SS4sjDA Atmosphere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tC8OOxOFEk Heat zones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AiKHGyYB80 Relief rainfall
https://www.internetgeography.net/topics/what-is-convectional-rainfall/
Convectional rainfall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B0M_yA3uGw Cyclonic rainfall
 
Civics:
How do State Governments work?
A recap of the decision-making scheme of democracy was done to check
the previous knowledge. Students were given situations and they were asked to categorize them into the matters of Executive, Legislature or Judiciary to recall the system and functioning of the decision-making scheme.
Students understood the importance of the governance system of the state we live in. The Map of Haryana was shown to make students aware of the division of State and the formation of the System of Governance.
 
They made a flow chart to understand the hierarchy in a better way supported by an interesting video. The topic was further explained where students learnt about the powers and functions of the Governor and Chief Minister of the State. The concept of Unicameral and Bicameral legislatures was discussed and the students were given a task to categorize the states based on the same.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmcTv17YtPg

​“Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.” 
The students learnt Animate CC and practised for the same on www.wickeditor.com.
They learnt to create objects and also how to group them. They also completed activities based on a frame by frame tween.
They created an animated poster using group objects feature on the topic ‘Clean Water and Sanitation. They uploaded the videos for the same on Flipgrid.
 
Grid Link: https://flipgrid.com/3f4e5714
Grid Password: SuncitySchool

 
इस मास के आरंभ में छात्रों को गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक का पाठ ‘ सरफ़रोशी की तमन्ना ‘ पढ़ाया गया | पाठ को पढ़ाने 
का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को अपने महान देशभक्तों द्वारा की जाने वाली कुर्बानियों से अवगत कराना है | देश के लिए 
अपनी जान की भी परवाह न करने वाले देशभक्तों के कारण ही हमें आज़ादी प्राप्त हुई है | १५ अगस्त से पहले के 
सप्ताह में इस पाठ को करते हुए छात्रों के मन में देशभक्ति की भावना और भी प्रबल हो गई | पाठ की संपूर्ण व्याख्या 
कराने के पश्चात पाठ के कठिन शब्दों के अर्थ , प्रश्नोत्तर कराए गए | पाठ से संबंधित गतिविधि में छात्रों ने महान 
देशभक्तों के प्रसिद्ध नारों को सचित्र प्रस्तुत किया | रक्षाबंधन के त्योहार के बारें में बताते हुए उन्हें गुंजन पाठ्य-पुस्तक 
के पाठ ‘ राखी का महत्त्व ‘ नामक पाठ कराया गया | पाठ को कराने का मुख्य उद्देश्य भाई – बहन के प्यार का प्रतीक 
रक्षाबंधन का त्योहार मनाने का कारण , उसके पीछे छिपी कहानी से और अपने देश की संस्कृति से परिचित कराना है 
| पाठ को कराने के पश्चात पाठ की प्रश्नोत्तरी पर चर्चा की गई | इसके बाद छात्रों से स्वतंत्रता दिवस और रक्षाबंधन से 
संबंधित अनुच्छेद लेखन कराया गया | 
इस महीने में छात्रों ने हिंदी भाषा और संगीत कला सप्ताह बहुत ही जोश और उमंग से मनाया | इसमें छात्रों ने 
व्यक्तिगत रूप से सतत् विकास लक्ष्य -१३ जलवायु और कार्यवाही से एकीकृत करते हुए ऋतुओं के अनुसार नृत्य 
प्रस्तुत किया | किसी ने ग्रीष्म ऋतु पर और किसी ने शरद ऋतु व वर्षा ऋतु पर नृत्य प्रस्तुत किया | कुछ छात्रों ने 
समूह में ऋतुओं और जलवायु से संबंधित लघु नाटिका भी प्रस्तुत की | सभी छात्रों ने इस गतिविधि को बहुत ही 
उत्साह से पूरा किया | ​

The month started with a video on Spain’s famous dish “La Paella.”
The students got the opportunity of learning the Spanish name of the
ingredients as well as exposing themselves to the language.
The class learnt new vocabulary and verbs to express their likes and dislikes on the topic. After recalling fruits and vegetable names the class enacted a role play about the experience of shopping in a market. As part of Language and Performing Art Week, the class donned the hat of a TV reporter and deliver a weather bulletin
in front of the class. A video on SDG 12 Responsible consumption and
production was presented in class followed by a discussion.
 
Video on Spain cuisine. How to make Paella Valenciana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy1o7xZjjbY
 
Video on buying fruits and vegetables at the Spanish market
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn1bIDDCHQk

भाषासप्ताह में संस्कृत प्रस्तुति के लिए छात्रों ने सचित्र श्लोकगायन प्रस्तुति दी । पाठ: - ‘चलचित्रदर्शनम् ’ आधारित गद्यांशावबोधन कार्य का अभ्यास कराया गया । फ़्लिप शिक्षण गतिविधि के माध्यम से छात्रों के द्वारा पढ़ाने के प्रयास उत्साहवर्धक रहा। तालिका द्वारा पदपरिचय सहित अभ्यासकार्य करते हुए संस्कृत भाषा में वाक्यरचना व संभाषण सिखाया गया । अंतर्विषयक- वाचन-पठन-और गायन कराते हुए संगीत और गायन से समन्वयीकरण कर छात्रों का अंतर्विषयक परिचय कराया गया । परियोजनात्मक शिक्षण (Project base learning) के रूप में दृश्य श्रव्य सामाग्री के माध्यम से छात्रों चलचित्र अर्थात सिनेमा के विभिन्न के घटकों , शहरी और ग्रामीण परिवेश के अंतर को जाना । पाठ: - ‘विद्यालयस्य खेलदिवस:’ पाठाधारित शब्दरूपों का अभ्यास तथा कारकानुसार अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास करते हुए अर्थसहित पठन-लेखन और अवबोधन कार्य का अभ्यास कराया गया । श्लोक गायन द्वारा खेल और स्वास्थ्य पर विचारभिव्यक्ति प्रस्तुतीकरण किया । लृट्लकार और लङ्लकार - भूतकाल क्रियापदों का अर्थसहित पठन-लेखन और अवबोधन कार्य का अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास कराया गया ।  ​

In their Physical Education lessons, students worked on:
Coordination Ability
 Single Hopscotch
 Cross legs walking
 Side ways
 Clap & Catch (using a ball)
 Hand & Leg Coordination
Chess
 Moves of each piece
 Strategies of pieces on board
 Registration for online chess
 Playing online with friends​

In their Indian Dance lessons, the students learnt: Krishna dance
and Asamyukta hasta mudras
Dance form: Semi classical/ classical (Kathak)
“Muraliya” (grade 6-9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F-OI9iWx3g
In the month of August students celebrated lord Krishna’s birthday by
learning a beautiful choreography on a Krishna song.
Samyukta hasta Mudras (single hand gestures) were also taught.
Navras- Hasya and sringaar

​Forms of Acting :-
Students learnt about role play, one act, mono act and skit. (Comedy,
Tragedy, Melodrama)
Application of their learning :-
 Script reading of Rani Laxmi Bai skit
 Practice for subject integration week- enactment of William
Shakespeare’s famous idioms
 Mono act- The Lion and other Animals
 Drama Activity- one emotion various dialogues

 Students wrote and narrated poems related to life under water in
subject integration week
 Students presented skit related to life under water
 Prepared for a skit related to Teachers Day

Most adults in the working world know how important and
effective network is, both for finding jobs and succeeding at them.
For students, networking is a great way to find out about
anything- including course options and career advice.Traditional
networking involves talking to people. For some, this may be an
easy activity, while for others it may be scary and uncomfortable.
Therefore, students were introduced to “Networking and Social
skills” this month. This theme helped a lot as students
understood why it is important to keep connections. They also
learnt the importance of polite behaviour and good manners,
etiquettes required for different situations, importance of proper
interaction, maintaining body language, importance of learning
networking and social skills.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7pimpE4TKI
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku_XltAHvjA&t=9s

​SIMPLE EQUATIONS: The lesson began by checking student’s previous knowledge of Simple Equations in daily life through a discussion. Students gave various examples like – what is variable, what is an equation, different between expression and equation etc.
Students also practiced the following concepts:

• Convert Equation in statement form
• Convert statement in the form of equations
• Solving an equation
• Balancing an equation
• Applications of Simple equations to practical situations

The students revised the syllabus for UT1 using different tools like MS Forms,
Quizizzes and participated enthusiastically in the doubt clarification sessions.
The Practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened their conceptual knowledge.

​                        Science Experiments: Explore, Observe and Experiment

                 Young minds learn by exploring, observing and experimenting.

Physics: the learners enhanced their learning of heat and temperature a step further By exploring the concept of  convection and radiation by ‘hands on activity’ using a candle and spoon. Real-world connections are a vital part of our students’ inquiry journey. They engaged in group discussions with the help of real life examples of convection like working of chimneys and exhaust fans and presence of ventilations at home , the concept was further explained in detail.

https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/earth-science/sce304/heat-transfer-conduction-convection-radiation

http://aven.amritalearning.com/index.php?sub=100&brch=295&sim=1475&cnt=3393


  Chemistry: The learners were introduced to the new lesson, ‘Soil.’ They participated in many fun     experiments throughout the lesson. They collected samples of different types of soils for their scientific investigation. Learners took a closer look into the soil samples to observe their texture and compare them. Visual learning through video tutorials on formation of soil was shown and explained for concept understanding . Further, they explored the composition and different horizons and composition of soil by observing different layers of soil by allowing the water-soil mixture to settle for a few minutes. They also explored different soil horizons by using simple kitchen materials like vinegar, oil and spices and compared their observation with actual soil horizons. All students enjoyed and understood the concept of soil horizons.
                                https://youtu.be/kybPmB1zBUw                    

​History-
The Mughal Empire
On returning after a refreshing summer break, the students shared their new learning and experiences with each other. The learning commenced with recapitulating the prior knowledge of the First battle of Panipat by using a mini quiz on Quizizz.com.
An animated video was shown to the children which helped them get familiarized with the rulers of Mughal dynasty.  With the help of mind map, children were able to comprehend different phases of the Mughal dynasty. An interactive map reading session was done in the class where children were able to locate and identify the territories annexed by Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb respectively. Akbar’s secular approach was explained by showing the pictures and interpreting the meaning of Ibadatkhana, Sulh-i-kul and Din- i- Illahi. The topic was well integrated with SDG-13(Climate Action) where children tried to investigate about the reasons which are responsible for the Taj Mahal turning  yellow in appearance. To make the class interactive, an activity was conducted where children had to Answer the Riddle based on Akbar and Birbal’s stories. Besides the above topic taught, one MS Form link was also shared for the UT-1 Revision.
 
Links:          https://youtu.be/NAb4z_WKieM (Coming of Mughals)
                     https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/60a4b1849cefc6001be80433/the-mughal-dynasty
 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YVlUmu4VSEinRHZ-  zb0eGTcu2V0aeIdOnrRkTCB9RE1UMVZTQjNXUzlPSDQyVk1OMTRaQVJaTFNTMy4u
 

Geography:-
Earth’s Movements and Major Landforms
 
With the help a video students recognized the powerful endogenous forces operating from within the crust also known as tectonic movements.  These sudden movements  bring abrupt changes on the Earth's surface earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are the examples of these movements that are endogenic and exogenic forces of the earth.
Students identified that mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are the four major types of landforms. Tectonic plate movement under the Earth can create landforms by pushing up mountains and hills. Erosion by water and wind can wear down land and create landforms like valleys and canyons.
A video was shown to students about how fold mountains are formed when two plates move together (a converging  plate margin). This can be where two continental plates move towards each other or a continental and an oceanic plate. The movement of the two plates forces sedimentary rocks upwards into a series of folds.
They also gained knowledge about how fault-block mountains are formed by the movement of large crustal blocks when forces in the Earth's crust pull it apart. Some parts of the Earth are pushed upward and others collapse down. The surface of the Earth can move along these faults, and displace rock layers on either side.
Activity:- With the help of few hand towels and two shoe boxes students created their own fold mountains and with the help of an eraser students created fault block mountains.
 
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihAmTtfUvf0 Earth movements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXjPFZl4bWI Fold mountains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw9mMKUgwBk Fault mountains
 ​

​The modern technology surrounding us is entirely based on the “Number System.” Computers represent all kinds of information and data from audio, images, videos, etc. in binary numbers. 
The students, in ICT classes learnt Number System – Decimal, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal number system. They also learnt conversion of Decimal into Binary and Binary into Decimal, Octal into Decimal, Hexadecimal into Decimal.
They also learnt Arithmetical calculation of Binary numbers.
 
Students had a great time exploring the Number System. The number system plays an important role in the functioning of a computer. The base conversion helps both the computer and the user to understand the data and information

After the summer break, the first session began with an informal interaction with the students wherein they shared how they spent their holidays. They talked about new habits, skills acquired and a lot more.
Taking the annual theme “Sohum” forward, the ethics of work and the acquisition of mindfulness were introduced through the initial discussion and pre-reading activities of the poem- “A Song from the Suds”. While the reading, post-reading tasks and the poem analysis, students got an opportunity to express their thoughts about positivity in life and the joy of working.
The students shared the list of household chores they often take up and shared their experiences and feelings. Homing poem recitation skills was one of the main objectives of the lesson.
The inspiring piece of poetry was followed by the classic read “Idgah’’ by Munshi Prem Chand wherein the students shared their personal experiences of buying a gift for their loved ones and going to a fete. A skimming and speed-reading strategy were followed. A detailed discussion was done about the main characters of the story as well. The essential written work was done in the notebooks and students practiced how to frame answers with detail. Besides this, the students learnt to write the character sketch, initially by using a graphic organiser “Mindmap”. The students also went into an enquiry about the eminent writer by interviewing their parents and grandparents which led them to research further.
The class talked about his work around the social issues of his time and its existence currently.
The grammatical concepts of nouns, pronouns and verbs were strengthened during the lessons with a focus on application. The resource material such as videos and practice sheets, MS forms, grammar book exercises and Liveworksheets supported the students learning.
The students were encouraged to hone their note-taking skills and most of them displayed the same in their submissions.
The strategies like Breakout Rooms and Live Quizzes made the lessons quite interesting and engaging. The skill of collaboration was kept in mind in most of the tasks.
 The revision of the UT-1 was done through worksheets, MS quiz forms, CIE book and also a doubt clearing extra class was conducted.
 
WEBLINKS:
IDGAH- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnQmLxVvqfE
 
THE BIG BROTHER- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4AmZ64ZaoA
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​छात्रों से ग्रीष्मावकाश के बाद सामान्य चर्चा करते हुए उनके गृहकार्य के बारें में बातचीत की गई | फिर छात्रों को व्याकरणिक विषयों जैसे विलोम शब्द , पर्यायवाची शब्द , अनेकार्थक शब्द और श्रुतिसम भिन्नार्थक शब्दों का मौखिक और लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया | इन व्याकरणिक विषयों द्वारा छात्रों को शुद्ध वाक्य – निर्माण में सहायता मिली और उनके शब्द – भंडार में भी वृद्धि हुई | छात्रों का भाषिक ज्ञान समृद्ध हुआ | फिर छात्रों को संज्ञा और सर्वनाम की परिभाषा को अनेकों उदाहरणों के माध्यम से स्पष्ट करते हुए उसके भेदों से अवगत कराया गया | संज्ञा और सर्वनाम को और अच्छे से स्पष्ट करने के लिए उन्हें एक गद्यांश दिया गया और उन्हें उस गद्यांश में से संज्ञा और सर्वनाम शब्दों को अलग करने को कहा गया | इसके पश्चात छात्रों को इकाई परीक्षा -१ में आ रहे सभी विषयों की मौखिक और लिखित रूप से तैयारी कराई गई | इसके पश्चात वर्षा ऋतु का महत्त्व , वह कब आती है और उसके आने से पहले और बाद में प्रकृति में क्या – क्या परिवर्तन आते हैं , उन सबके बारें में जानकारी देते हुए गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक से ‘ पहली बूँद ‘  कविता पढ़ाई गई | कविता के प्रत्येक काव्यांश की व्याख्या उसके शब्दार्थ और प्रश्न-उत्तर कराए गए | सतत् विकास लक्ष्य -१३ जलवायु कार्यवाही से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें वर्षा के आने पर जलवायु में होने वाले परिवर्तनों से अवगत कराया गया | इस कविता को कराने का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को जलवायु परिवर्तन , कौन – कौन सी मुख्य ऋतुएँ हैं , वह कब कब आती हैं , उन सब की जानकारी देना है |

​Children met their friends and teachers eagerly
though virtually. We tuned into new topics like Nationality, regular & irregular verbs, means of transport. They learnt the actual meaning of integration through an activity of drawing/ pasting pictures of local places and label the buildings in French using the learnt prepositions.

The month begins with a revision for the UT1 exam. The students attempted the same at home and participated in the completion of it during the Spanish class.
The Chapter “Muchas gracias por el regalo” Thank you very much for the gift, was introduced by a retro song from the seventies.
The students learnt how to write a thank you letter and had the opportunity to write their own letter during an activity. Some students choose to write the letter in a paper some others in a document. At the end the class shared their work with the rest of the students.
The verbs “Ser” and “Estar” (both of them means to be) and they uses were discussed in class and the student learnt how to choose in between them with the help of acronyms.
A video on a interview to Rigoberta Menchú 1992 Winner Peace Nobel price from Guatemala was presented in relation to the SDG – Peace, justice and strong institutions. Discussion was followed.
ABBA song in Spanish (Spanish lyrics)

           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylEgMGcAUjc
 
Video presentation:  interview to Rigoberta Menchú 1992 Winner Peace Nobel price from Guatemala.             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ7q21bl9eU
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​After coming back from the holidays, we were thrilled to meet our friends and teachers, though virtually. We started with Module 3 Lektion 3 (Was gibt es im Fernsehen?)  in this month. The children revised the topic of Time (formal and informal)  while doing this chapter. We got to know about TV programs, TV schedule, usage of akkustaive pronouns. We also did E-mail writing giving details about one’s TV habits. The children thoroughly enjoyed doing an activity – Making a digital TV program in German. 

​In their Physical Education lessons, students performed:
 

• Warm-up exercises: On the spot jogging, jumping and running
• Flexibility exercises: Standing Hamstring Stretch (Bending Forward), Piriformis Stretch (Hip Rotation), Lunge With Spinal Twist (Alternative toe-touch), Butterfly Stretch (Thigh muscle stretch),  Side Bend Stretch (Waist Stretch), Lunging Hip Flexor Stretch (Hip and calf stretch).

 
Introduction to Chess

• Moves of each piece
• Strategies of pieces on board
• Registration for online chess
• Playing online with friends

 
Additionally, Fit India and Sports Authority of India Quiz Competition were conducted. 

In their Indian Dance lessons, students learnt:

• Patriotic dance and Kathak basics
• To express their feelings for the country and pay tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives.
• Hasta mudras used in the dance—pataka, ardh-pataka, chakra, mushthi, hansasya, etc.
• Navrasa—veer and karuna.

 
Dance form: Freestyle (action and expression)
Song : Teri Mitti
Video link: https://youtu.be/wF_B_aagLfI
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​In their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:

• About Contemporary dance.
• The basic feet positions of Contemporary dance.

 
Dance form: Contemporary
Song: Skyscrapers
Video link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiTJ0658WvE

In Drama lessons, students learnt:
Forms of Acting:
Through drama games, tongue twisters and role play, students learnt dialogue delivery and voice modulation.
Application of their learning:
Student understood Navarasa—the nine emotions and practised the same. Students learnt how to use question words in dialogue and performed using the nine emotions. Students garnered information about scene building (improvisation) and how to improvise on the spot.
Additionally, they learnt how to maintain a tempo while performing. They also did drama related warm up exercises.

In their Indian Music lessons, students :
 
Learnt Vocal warm-up exercises: Alankar practice, Balloon breathing.
Practiced: Shudh swar Alankar.
Song/s: Guru vandana, Apni Mati.
Raag: Alaiya Bilawal, Yaman.
 
Instruments Used: Tanpura
Techniques: Singing style and vocal practices of Indian classical singers.
Reference video link for the song: https://youtu.be/hTdZkPeIkhs
https://youtu.be/VmOvwFvkVao
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​In their Western Music lessons, students :
 
Learnt vocal warm-up exercises: Scale and 12 different notes
Practiced: Staff notation with 12 notes and scaled the vocal range
Learnt the Song : (Recap Session) Count on me by Bruno Mars

​Instruments used: Ukulele
Techniques: Basic techniques of practicing vocal music

In their Visual Art lessons, students learnt :
 

• Picture in a picture- How I spent my holidays
• Van Gogh’s Sunflowers- warm colours
• Picture composition using warm colours
• Poster on ‘Conservation of Electricity/ Water’

 
Composition: Creative & freehand
 
Art Technique: Free hand, colouring, outlining
 
Art tools: Pencil, sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, scale, compass/ circular object

Different students have different learning capabilities and styles which help them in assimilating lessons effectively. This month students were introduced with some study strategies along with different types of learning styles. Students learnt the different ways to improve reading skills along with an understanding of effective reading and writing skills.
 
Further, the importance of TEAMWORK was explained i.e. Teamwork is the effort where individual team members work together to achieve a common goal. This involves cooperative relationships, open communications, group problem solving and consensus decision making.
 
‘Gender equality is not a man or woman’s issue, it is a human issue. It affects us all’. “Gender Sensitivity” was also introduced in the lessons. Gender refers to the socially determined ideas and practices—what it is to be female or male, and how a person’s biology is culturally valued and interpreted into locally accepted ideas of being a woman or man.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCTfXNutt4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nj99epLFqg
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MATHEMATICS

FRACTIONS & DECIMALS: The lesson began with a quick oral quiz checking the students’ previous knowledge about fractions and decimals and their usage in daily life. Students came up with interesting examples where they could observe fractions like – pizza, cake, sandwich etc.
 
Students also practiced the following concepts:

• Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
• Multiplication and Division of Fractions
• Multiplicative inverse
• Conversion of units using Decimal Numbers
• Multiplication and Division of Decimal Numbers
• Application-based questions on Fractions and Decimals

 
The class also got engaged in  an online quiz on Fractions & Decimals to strengthen their mental and calculation skills.
 
https://www.examfear.com/test/Class-7/Maths/Fractions-and-Decimals.htm
 
DATA HANDLING: The lesson began by checking students’  previous knowledge of collecting information through a discussion by examples from day-to-day life which is called DATA. Students gave various examples where they collected information and then used tally marks and frequency to organise the gathered information.
Students also enjoyed understanding the following concepts using the given data:

• Arithmetic Mean
• Range
• Mode
• Median
• Use of bar graphs with a different purpose
• Drawing a single and double bar graph
• Chance and Probability (Dice, Coin, Coloured blocks)

 
The Practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened their conceptual knowledge.  

Physics
Grade VII learners took their learning of heat and temperature a step further to understand the least count, the role of kink and the need for measuring temperature using a thermometer via video tutorials. A video on the construction and working of the thermometer was shown to them followed by a general class discussion where they shared the usage of thermometer and learnt how to measure their body temperature.
 
They understood the conversion of degree Celsius to Fahrenheit scale through a whiteboard activity leading to an assessment in a shared writing task. They also learnt about the conduction process – how heat is transferred and their application in our daily life by connecting them with real-life situations such as why is the handle of cooking pan/pressure cookers are made up of wood/rubber, the use of false ceiling in a room, use of gunny bags to store ice and double wall of refrigerators.
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqb-Oh1nVq0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQvATCqVB9o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1qHgtY2vow

Chemistry
Young minds learnt ‘Physical & Chemical changes’ by exploring, observing and experimenting in their science lessons. They carried out hands-on experiment to find out the reaction of Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) with vinegar and learnt to identify and confirm the evolution of Carbon Dioxide gas by passing the evolved gas through lime water. They also understood different types of chemical reactions through videos and shared their understanding through Think, Pair and Share strategy in class. Post this, the students collaborated in pairs, to classify the given reaction into different types. A hands-on activity was also designed for them where they crystallised the sugar solution and made large crystals of sugar. They also decolourized the rusted nail by dipping in Harpic Solution and saw the displacement of reaction happening in the solution. 

Biology
Nutrition in Plants
As the students have always been learning that the plants are autotrophs i.e. they make their food, they took this learning to the next level by understanding that there are some types of plants that are unable to process their food and use different modes to obtain food like saprophytes, parasites, and symbionts. To enhance their research skills, the students were given some probing questions and video links related to a topic after every class. The students shared their knowledge during class discussions making the learning process more engaging, interactive, and fruitful. They were thrilled to learn that Lichen plant is an example of how two symbiont organisms can stay together as one and help each other to survive and related it to the monthly core value of theme SO HUM, that how each element in-universe is helping the other for their survival.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7P3QLnXzkY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_cgm6kh0ns

SOCIAL  SCIENCE

History:
Effortlessly scaling the next step of the ladder, the History class began with a quick recap of the Slave Dynasty. The Mind Map of the Sultanate Period helped the students learn about different dynasties and their iconic features more precisely. Map Reading helped children understand the extent of Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s empires and about their different campaigns. A Comparative Chart based on the economic policies of Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad bin Tughlaq was drawn by them (Integration with Mathematics) and they were able to analyse the phrase ‘Actions speak louder than words in the light of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq’s experimental projects. The formative assessment was done with the help of a video where children participated in the rapid-fire session. The chapter was concluded with a brainstorming worksheet on monuments to hone their research skills.  
Besides this, a project-based chapter- New Kings and Kingdoms – was introduced where the class was divided into different teams. Students were facilitated by the educator which resulted in understanding of concepts like the Tripartite Struggle, aspects of Chola and the socio-economic set-up during the medieval period.
This task helped them to collaborate and learn how to apply content beyond facts. In this Flipped Classroom activity, the students in different groups shared the information with the help of various ICT tools like Nearpod and Quizziz.com  which engaged the class effectively.
 
 Links: https://youtu.be/dp8NiOlYTek
            https://youtu.be/XzjIdWeiDe8
                   
Geography:
Understanding the Earth
The students watched an interesting video to understand that Earth is a dynamic planet where human beings live and it is just like an onion which is made of several layers with one inside another i.e. Crust, Mantle and Core.
Students also understood rocks as the natural mineral mass that makes the earth crust. They learnt about the physical properties and chemical composition of minerals, different types of rocks based on the texture, colour and size and were able to differentiate between the two.
With the help of another video, students were made to understand some more properties of rocks such as some unique combination of chemical composition, mineralogy, grain size, texture, or other distinguishing characteristics etc.
They also shared few examples of the uses of rocks and minerals in their day to day lives. They were excited to show few rocks available at or near their places along with their uses.
 
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9ncfAsmiSg
 
Types of rocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17l2LrjZi9o

Civics:
Understanding Democracy:
The chapter was carried forward that began last month. To understand the role of government regarding fostering equality, an interactive discussion was held in the class. Students were asked to bring information about government schemes advocating gender equality, caste equality and how can the SDG- 5 of Reducing Inequalities be achieved.
Students presented their knowledge about various schemes like Beti Bachao and Beti Padhao, Kanya Dhan Yojna etc. and discussed their contribution to the society.
 
Democracy in Action:
To uphold the principles of democracy, authority is needed. Information was shared related to such authority- the Election Commission of India. Various images were shown to explain the democratic process. A comparative analysis between General Elections and Student Council Election was done by students to understand the concept in an easier way.
Interesting information about the First General Election, Ramon Magsaysay award winner, Election commissioner, T N Sheshan and the only company making the Election Ink in the world was shared to create interest among the young learners.
A time-bound interesting quiz was conducted on Nearpod to assess their learning.
The remaining part of the lesson will be carried forward in July.

ICT

The students learnt advanced features of Excel Software. They revised the previous month topics and integration with Math was done for  better understanding of Excel. Students solved the integers worksheet in Excel.
They understood the importance of Charts by doing research work on a Newspaper Article containing Charts & Graphs. They also learnt different possibilities available in Excel to make any task easy e.g. goal seek, grouping worksheet & consolidating worksheet.

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SANSKRIT

‘नैतिक शिक्षा और पर्यावरण’ विषयवस्तु से समायोजित कराते हुए  सतत विकास लक्ष्य – ‘’सभी को शिक्षा के माध्यम से स्वस्थ जीवन देना और सभी के जीवनस्तर में सुधार लाना ।‘’ नामक विषय पर संवाद कराते हुए अकारांत, आकारांत और इकारांत आधारित कारक और विभक्ति तालिका के साथ संवाद का अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास करते हुए छात्रों ने उत्साहपूर्वक अनुवाद कार्य सीखा ।  गतिविधि- पर्यावरण सबंधी जानकारी प्रदान करते हुए चित्रावली वर्णन कराया गया ।  "मत्स्य मानचित्र" के माध्यम से भित्ति प्रपत्र प्रक्रिया द्वारा कारक अथवा विभक्ति ज्ञान कराते हुए संस्कृत भाषा में अनुवाद करने की योग्यता प्रदान कराना । गद्यांशावबोधन और चित्रलेखन के माध्यम से संभाषण का अभ्यास कराया गया । दैनिक जीवन में संस्कृत भाषा ज्ञान प्राप्त करना उपर्युप्त पाठ्यवस्तु का मुख्योद्देश्य रहा । धातुरुप- लट्- लृट्-लोट्-लङ्लकार का तालिका अभ्यास द्वारा अनुवादकार्य करते हुए अभ्यास किया ।

GERMAN

After completion of the first chapter, the students started the next chapter of Module-1, i.e. Meine Schulsachen, in which they learnt about the school, things, subjects, various adjectives. They completed the chapter by writing an E-mail to a friend about their school. All the workbook exercises were covered in detail along with the reading comprehension.
Gute Ferien!!! 
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The students worked on:
 
Warm-up exercises: On the spot jogging, jumping and running
Flexibility exercises: Standing Hamstring Stretch (Bending forward), Piriformis Stretch (Hip Rotation ), Lunge With Spinal Twist (Alternative toe-touch), Butterfly Stretch (Thigh muscle Stretch), Side Bend Stretch (Waist Stretch), Lunging Hip Flexor Stretch (Hip and calf stretch).
Strength exercises: Lunges, Push-ups, Banana pose, Single leg toe-touch, Bodyweight squats
YOGA : Surya namaskar and Gomukhasana: Steps to perform the poses and advantages of the pose.
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WESTERN MUSIC

​The students worked on:
Vocal warm-up exercises, Scale and 12 notes
Practiced: Staff notation with 12 notes and scaled the vocal range
Song learnt: (Recap Session) Heal the World by Michael Jackson
Instruments: Ukulele
Techniques: Basic techniques of practicing vocal.