Basic life skills at an early age
Teaching basic life skills at an early age is crucial for helping children develop independence, responsibility, and self-sufficiency. These skills lay a strong foundation for their future success and well-being. Here are some essential life skills to introduce to children at an early age:
1.Personal Hygiene:
Teaching them how to wash their hands properly.
Brushing teeth and maintaining oral hygiene.
Bathing and grooming routines.
2.Dressing Themselves:
Encourage them to choose their clothes and put them on independently.
3.Basic Cooking:
Simple tasks like spreading butter, making sandwiches, pouring milk, etc (under adult supervision, of course).
4.Cleaning and Organizing:
Tidying up their toys and belongings after play.
Assisting with simple household chores like setting the table or dusting.
5.Time Management:
Creating routines and understanding the concept of time through activities like setting a timer for tasks.
6.Money Handling:
Introducing the value of money and simple concepts like saving and spending.
7.Social Skills:
Teaching basic manners, like saying "please" and "thank you," and sharing with others.
Encouraging them to communicate their feelings and needs effectively.
8.Safety Awareness:
Recognizing dangerous situations and knowing what to do.
Learning emergency contact information.
10.Basic First Aid:
Teaching them how to clean and dress minor cuts and bruises.
When and how to call for help in case of accidents.
11. Respect for Others:
Teaching empathy and kindness towards people and animals.
Remember that teaching these skills should be age-appropriate and gradual. Start with simple tasks and gradually increase complexity as the child grows and develops. Make the learning process fun and engaging to keep them motivated and excited about acquiring these important life skills.
Thank you,
Raminder Kaur
Coordinator- Early Years
Kanakia Kids Global
Learning Engagements @ Nursery
Show and Tell
Nursery learners were asked to bring the objects they liked and disliked, each. They were excited to share their likes and dislikes by showing their favorite things. It helped our tiny tots to build their communication, confidence, social, emotional and language skills.
The numbers on the opposite side of a dice always add to seven.
Number 2
Counting is an early numeracy skill. Nursery learners started counting number 2. They were engaged in a task where they were given cutout of balloons, white sheet and glue. They started counting number 2 and pasted the balloon cutouts on a white sheet. It developed different mathematical skills for the little ones.
92% of boys and 97% of girls will lose interest in STREAM if they are not immersed before 5th grade.
STREAM
Soluble and Insoluble:
Little learners are naturally curious. They naturally want to know more, go one step further, and explore something new. Learners often have questions and think a bit more outside the box. They want to test their ideas, plan new ideas, and determine why they worked or didn’t.
Nursery learners explored soluble and insoluble substances during their STREAM sessions. They observed that sugar, honey and salt are soluble in water. Mud, sand and oil are insoluble in water. They investigated how certain things appear, and then disappear when added in water.
Learning Engagement @K1
Teeth are the only part of the human body that can't repair itself.
Theme-Healthy and Unhealthy
Learners of K1 did the sorting activity of healthy and unhealthy food. Teacher displayed one healthy tooth and one unhealthy tooth on the board and kept some cut outs of food item on the table. Learners picked the food items and placed on healthy and unhealthy tooth. Some learners also said that food items like corn, carrot are their favourite because it is good for health. One child also said "I want to keep my teeth germ free, so I eat healthy food". Learners enjoyed this sorting activity.
11% of the entire English language is just the letter E.
English- Letter Bee
I Know my letters
Letter-bee ( letter dictation) was conducted as a revision practice in the class. Teacher said the sound of the letters and the K1 learners recognized the sound and wrote the letters in their notebook. It was a new and good experience for them.
A professional at a sport is called an athlete.
Sports
Running is a great activity for kids that offers numerous benefits. It helps improve cardiovascular fitness, builds strong bones and muscles, and promotes a healthy lifestyle.
Our K1 learners enjoyed the activity. They were curious to cross the hurdles, jump across it, run around the cones.
Learning Engagement@ K2
On average, you encounter 300 surfaces every 30 minutes, exposing you to 840,000 germs.
Germs - Germs run away
To keep our hands clean we use soap. Learners were given a tray filled with water, and some glitter powder was sprinkled on it. The glitter powder sat down in the water. Then learners were given liquid soap to dip their fingers. They dipped their fingers in soap and again put the finger in water. The learners saw the glitter getting separated from the water. Hence they got to know when we wash our hands with soap the germs run away.
K2 Ena Theme 2K2 Ena Theme 1Cut me short
The learners of K2 were learning the concept of long and short with the help of a puppet. They were given two types of puppets with long hair. They had to cut the hair of the puppet short. They were excited to work with the scissors. Learners understood the concept of long and short through this activity.
Art used to be an Olympic event.
Exploring Elements of Art
Elements of art are parts of art work which can be defined. These are the visual tools that artists uses to create composition. Line ,shape, form, color, texture, value and space these are the elements of art.
In this art session ,we dive into exciting world of art with K2 learners through colorful activity. Learners created brilliant creative designs by using colorful crayons and thought full creativity. Learners learn how to use elements of art to create artwork. Learners were excited for whom will get the best creative drawing crown. after selecting best artwork.the session ended by giving crown to the learner. This will help learners to motivate for further activities.
It's My Birthday!
A birthday brings you endless joy and tons of precious memories!
The birthday of our little learner Padmashree Patil was celebrated with great enthusiasm along with all her friends in the class. Learners wished the birthday star, sang the birthday song and had lots of fun with each other.
