Make the Children Lean
new Technology keeping in mind the Safety Rules. Before getting on the
web, let the kids know proper method of typing on the keyboards - know
the parts of the computer and how to operate the basic programs. Make
them use the Educational CDs and Games on Computer to master the
computing skills. Also, make children aware of using Kidsfreesouls and
other Safe surfing websites - With technology changing rules, even
Safe sites take children to other pages for which safe sites are not
responsible. Hence, make the children aware of Safety Rules and all
that goes with Social networkings, chats, emails and forwards, etc.
Follow the
Kidsfreesouls NIE Tips. Read the
Ed note on Computer Day. Follow the News and
other
various sections of the website. Let
kids explore on computer and make use of Kidsfreesouls sections like
FOR KIDS and all links on this page and
guiding them and encouraging them to write
poetry,
jokes,
riddles, book reviews, etc. It is not necessary for a child to be
online to explore but even a parent can use the contents and encourage
children to hook to activities with
worksheets
and other sections on kidsfreesouls. Kids can explore
the
Kids Blogs. Make scrap books with
kidsfreesouls content. Projects like
Literature
can have print out of Literature character + profile and paste on
room or school board. Find
Resource page
and
Color Paste too.
Be Computer Literate -
Spread Computer Literacy. However, Just think,
November - a Geography Awareness
Month and it can be quick to find Kidsfreesouls on the
map here.
Kids can sort to find different places on
Google Maps
or in an Atlas and all the geographical locations, etc. Make a
Project on Asia, Europe etc. Make sheets on geographic
locations, rivers, religions, costumes, languages, flags, etc.
Book Reading &
Writing Reviews -
Story
telling
is a gateway into the heart of a child and I'm sure many
of the tiny toddlers would like to listen to a story before they
sleep. Stories like Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood, etc.
influence the child and they learn theMoral
Values .Read
the stories aloud to kids and also find the
trouble shooting
areas
on their
reading habits. Teachers/Parents may follow the
Guidelines and use these stories for
'Project work' - Make them read, write reviews, know the moral
and find what part they like best and why. The kids can read the
following stories in brief:
After reading loudly, help them to Narrate the story. Later,
write a Book Review.
1. Name of the Book
2. Main Characters in the Book
3. Who they like best
4. Best Part of the story they like
5. Hard Words
6. Moral of the story
7. Teacher/Parent's sign & give stars
With Reading in
progress for at least half an hour of various stories, follow 'How
to Write a Story' and let the kids get to imagine to write a
paragraph. Gradually, help them to write a para and
blog it here. By end of
the month, you can find a story written with a child's
imagination in a simple way. If you want, you can write a para a
week and you have four simple paragraphs. This can be a
beginning to make them write simple short stories.
OCTOBER
2009
Colorful world of Stamps and a hobby collecting them is great
fun and exchanging with friends. October is the month for the
World Post Day. Celebrated on 9th October, the anniversary of
the establishment of the Universal
Postal Union in 1874 in
the Swiss Capital, Bern, it was declared World Post Day by the
UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969. Since then, countries
across the world participate annually in the celebrations. The
Posts in many countries use the event to introduce or promote
new postal
products and services.
Stamp Collecting is a great hobby
- it combines learning of geography, travel, history and even admiring
people and fond cartoon characters. Philately is an all time favorite
hobby also one of the channels for education - The World Post Day can
revive the fading Letter writing to epals.
Here's the Google
search above where you can find a host of Indian stamps on the
WEB
.
Most of us have stopped using a writing instrument
with the new tech gadgets. Let kids write Letters to friends - Collect
and exchange Stamps. Send Letters to Kidsfreesouls
too and exchange stamps also - Children can explore Creativity -
Creative people generally show a spirit of Intellectual entertainment,
make efforts to document ideas, day dream them and feel happy - spread
happiness around. Find some stamps/stickers for your Project.
October is a month set aside to focus on the importance of the
newer technology and understand the importance of the role it plays in
our lives. Every day is a new learning experience and as we drift on the
web, learning is more gaining Computer literacy.Computer Learning month has more
spreading awareness and teaching technology, communication, building a
world of freedom, understanding, knowing the current events, showing
talents and above all, get to be tech savvy with the computer literacy. You can find the Computing section
on Kidsfreesouls.com - For the Computer Literacy, the
NIE Tips can be helpful for learning Computers
in the classroom. A host of activities for the whole month and sure, you
have easy setting up the Blog, Google Pages, using G Docs, writing
jokes, poems, and many more tips mentioned therein.
SEPTEMBER
2009
Teacher's Day &
Grandparents Day are the two important days to observe.
Children can make cards and give to their teachers and
grandparents. Let them learn to make Appreciation cards and
teach them how to write 'Thank You' notes.
Author Raold Dahl's Birthday in September
(13). Children can be encouraged to read Raold Dahl Books and
jot down stories they've read. They can even write reviews of
role play in the classroom. Ask them about their Fav Author and
add Author Profile in their
Literature Project
file.
First Television in India was launched on 15th September. Make
the children write all the TV Channel Programs they like and
why. If they write Cartoon
Channel, ask them of their fav Cartoon show and get into
conversation about their likes or dislikes. Be interactive and
friendly - children will be pleased to participate in a
conversational session in English with a topic of their
interest.
New York
Times was first published in September. Make a list of your
favorite sections as a teacher or parent and what you like to read.
Talk with kids and Ask them what they like to read in New York Times.
If you're not reading NYT and happen to be on
Kidsfreesouls, let me
know your favorite sections on Kidsfreesouls:-) Also organize a
Crosswords and
wordsearch session in the class. Print
sheets and use as activity.
AUGUST
2009
Friendship Day in August. Make an Autograph book. Collect
Autographs from all your friends. Also collect autographs from
parents, cousins, teachers and all who you like. Memories take
you to miles with smiles one day as you check those autographs.
Make your own
Newspaper story clip image here as many as you can and paste
in your Scrap book with 'My Newspaper clipping Project"
India
Independence Day. Make a Project on India. Collect info and
make sheets on India - How India got it's Independence, make a
flag and write what it means, it's states and capitals,
languages used, historical places, newspapers, festivals, food
habits, village life, urban life and development, maps with fact
file, etc.
JULY 2009
Independence Day Theme.
Collect Independence day celebration pictures and paste in your
scrap. Write your National Anthem and jot down all about how
your country became Independent. Write how you will help your
country in need of hour. Also find 4th July Craft Ideas (Crafts for Kids)
(India Independence
-
US Independence)
Chocolate day -
Collect chocolate recipes and make a colorful recipe book.my Recipes
National Ice-cream Month.
Find History of Ice-creams. Find your fav Ice-cream flavors,
make a list.
Make crafts like Ice-cream cones and stick colorful
decorations on it. Find more Crafts ideas from Kaboose.com
(Crafts for Kids)
(
my
winning Recipes )
Get back to
School pages here and Set up your
Goals. Write down your Goals and what you would like to achieve
by end of this academic year.
World Environment Day
on 5th June. Make this an Environment Month. Make Environment
Project - Write, draw and color environment pics, make poster
with trees, etc. and write How can you help to Save environment.
You may also plant trees, do gardening, collect leaves and add
to Scrap book and write on them, make poems on trees and more.
You can explore
Environment pages on Kidsfreesouls and make your own Earth
Talk Q & A Project Book. Click right click and save the pictures
and stick to your project and add the Q & A in short.
MAY 2008
Asparagus
- CARTOON MONTH : Cartoon Fun
and Cartoon Kids pages at
Kidsfreesouls - check Site of the Month. Collect Cartoon images
and stick in scrap book. Write on Cartoons and which Cartoons
you like most. What is your favorite Cartoon TV channel. Make a
Poster with Cartoon Character.
Archie
Day or (any cartoon character) : Read books on Archie (cartoon)
- share with friends, write reviews. Watch Cartoon by setting
time, day for the month.
International Day of
Families: Kids can make Family Albums and write on a Journal
about their Family members - How they love, share, care, play
games - just about their feelings for the family members.
Teachers or parents can help childen to debate and sort for
differences arising in families.
LIMERICKS
MONTH: Collect Limericks from
Kidsfreesouls site, other sites. Make a colorful Limericks file
by adding all Limerick print outs from the web. Learn Poetry
Soup and try write your own Limerick.
Mother's
Day : Make a Hand Made Card for
Mom. Write a letter to your Mom what
she means to you and express your gratitude.
As
exams get over with the summer vacations here, children have
ample time for creativity. Kids can browse through
Fairy Land, read the stories and make a Story Project -
print stories, read and add to file, write reviews, paste
stickers, draw and
color story character, etc. Also, click for the For Kids page and enjoy
activities.
APRIL 2009
National
Poetry Month : In US, National Poetry Month is more 'Learning
Poetry, Writing
Poetry' - How to Write
a Poetrysession
can be taken in classrooms and children can select their own
topics on like, writing poetry with names of all animals,
colors, places or maybe on what they'd like to be, etc. Know the
words, build vocabulary and learn how to rhyme. Here's on
How to
write a Poem. They can also make a scrap book and write their fav poems or pin up poetry charts on soft board of their classroom/bedroom/study room.
Titanic sank in April.
Children can collect information on this. They can have a hobby
project - write on the hobby and paste all pictures of ships,
boats, etc. or their hobby like stamps, greeting cards, etc.
As
exams get over with the summer vacations here, children have
ample time for creativity. Kids can browse through
Fairy Land, read the stories and make a Story Project -
print stories, read and add to file, write reviews, paste
stickers, draw and
color story character, etc. Also, click for the For Kids page and enjoy
activities.
Shakespeare was born in April and
World book day is celebrated too. Kids can make Literature
Project in summer. Visit Literature
Profiles here and take prints, add to file and find poetry.
They can also join
the Literature Hero Project and send Kidsfreesouls
all information on a Literature character, works, pic, etc. or
send Book reviews for stories read.
Humour
Month - Make a Scrap Book and get children to write jokes
and narrate.
MARCH 2009
Newspaper in Education Week (NIE
Week) is
one week in March on Kidsfreesouls - You can also find on
NIE websites and
NIE websites
Get to do a
Online NIE Project for the class or
your child. Use the NIE Tips
on Kidsfreesouls and make use of the Content Ideas to teach a
child to read and learn Online reading.
Dr. Seuss and Barbie Birthday
in
March: Visit Dr. Seuss site from Kidsfreesouls Resources Page.
Let the child engage in activities, collect Dr. Seuss Books and
read them.
Guide kids to
explore Barbie website and get them engaged in various
activities. Even get a children get-together at home and let
them play with Barbie games, exchange views, chat and explore
the site too.
Also find
Barbie
Birthday Party Ideas.
Click
for links in Resources Page.
Red Nose
Day - Though we do not have such Day in India, the idea
behind
Red Nose Day
is 'Charity' - Make a
Difference in Lives of others and teach a child
How to Tithe
Holi
- Explore the Holi Pages and make kids
aware of the Holi story. esp.
Colors
and let kids have fun drawing and coloring. Also ensure that
they follow 'Tilak Holi' i.e. no playing and messing up instead
only offering colors of love and putting pinch of color on
forehead to their friends, family.
Nutrition week was
in Feb. However, for Children, Nutrition week can be round the
year, any time, any day.
Work out a one
week Nutritious Breakfast for kids. Make a Daily Recipe Chart by
Adding Fruits, Juices, Green Vegetables, cereals and all the
stuff healthy for children. Ask the child to make their own
Recipe Chart. Make Child Nutrition a priority. Serve the best
healthy Breakfast to the whole family for a week. Gift kids best
Table wares like Mug, Glass, Mats, Bowls and also can follow up
a Table Manners Session.
FEBRUARY 2009
February is a month for Valentine.
Many kids and teenagers celebrate Valentine Day, however,
children do not know the Why of celebrating. Parents and
Teachers may surf the
Valentine pages
on Kidsfreesouls and chart out projects.
Projects like
Bird Myths,
Love Gods,
Flowers,
etc. Kids can make Scraps - You can print and paste these pages
in your scrap or draw+color or stick pics and write the
information.
Print this Poster for Use in classroom
- Also Find
-
Valentine Worksheet
in Grammar Fun
Children Dental Health Month - A
session on Dental Health can be taken in the classroom. Why Brushing teeth is
must, how to brush, etc. Also, children can make posters on "Happiness is a
Healthy Smile" or make colorful drawings "My Smile". Or
Just Colour smiles.
January is the month for Kite flying.
Make a scrap book and jot down all the quotes you find on
Kidsfreesouls Quotes or
Real Stuff. You can even
search the web to find Quotes by
famous leaders, celebrity quotes, Inspirational, motivational or
any. Make some kites and write selected quotes on it. Display on
school walls or your room. Why, fly them high and when the kite
is cut, your quote message will reach to one who gets it. By
trying to find a few quotations, children end up learning many
and can even use them while writing compositions, letters, etc.
Collect
Fairy Tales from Grimm's Fairy Tales :
Jacob Grimms was born this
month. So, collect fairy tales from Grimm's Fairy Tales books
and write reviews. It is so much fun to read, narrate and write
reviews of Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood, Snow White,
Rumpelstiltskin, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty etc. Children can
even paste stickers in their scrap book. Read more
stories here and write reviews too.
India's Republic Day on 26th Jan:
Explore
India page on Kidsfreesouls. Make a Project and cover India
information.
Earthquake pages: India had
it's worst Earthquake on 26th January. Find
Earthquake pages and use contents
for classroom project on Earthquake.
Go to
Environment Q & A and discuss on Ozone, etc.
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