Recent Activity – Montessori Wing

The Grandparents Day Celebration

To make the kids “to honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children’s children, and to help children become aware of the love, kindness, wisdom, strength, information, and guidance grandparents can offer.”
It was the occasion to celebrate grandparents and all the incredible things they do for their families and to appreciate them as buddies to all the children!. The kids and the grandparents participated enthusiastically in all the activities and the grandparents gave their blessings to them and shared their experiences.

#Grandparent_day_celebration
#kids_love
#children_affection
#honor
#kindess
#wisdom
#strength
#motherhood

In the activity students were required to dress up in a particular type of clothing. The clothes were Season Wise, Region Wise, Party wear or Daily wear etc. During this Project Based learning the teacher emphasized on recognition of colours and learning counting of numbers. This was one of its kind of learning experiences for tiny tots. They actively took part in the activity and enjoyed it while acquiring knowledge.

#clothes
#season_clothes
#party_wear
#daily_wear
#dressup
#grooming
#seasonal_wear
#attire

The activity was to collect a variety of edible items such as cookies, chips, fruits etc and set them on a tray. Blindfold the child and let them go across each item. Allow them to feel each item, describe the texture, smell it, taste it and guess what the item is using his or her senses.
The educator asked the specific questions to assist them in identifying the things.Research shows that sensory play activates connections in the brain’s pathways, enhancing a child’s ability to learn and retain information. By utilizing the five senses, children develop skills to solve complex problems, boost self-confidence, strengthen core muscles and agility, expand imagination and improve language.
The activity helped the tiny tots to realize the power of all 5 senses along with their identification.

#Senses
#blindfold_activity
#edible_items
#smell_and_taste
#sensory_play_activity
#confidence
#imagination
#language

Plant trees. They give us two of the most crucial elements for our survival: oxygen and books.
As part of the Van Mahotsav endeavour, Ideal Academy has organized a Plantation Activity with the aim of “SAVE TREES ,SAVE NATURE” and to create awareness for a greener future and sensitize the students about environmental concerns. Prior to the plantation activity, students were briefed about the significance of plants and ways to plant them and take care of them.
Students of classes KG I and KG II participated in the activity. Tree planting activity brought the students close to nature and environment. All the students along with the teacher planted the saplings. Teacher explained the importance of tree plantation and the bad effects of deforestation on nature and the environment.

#go_green
#oxygen
#books
#van_mahotsav
#save_trees
#save_nature
#environment

Keeping Art Integration in the centre stage, the teacher tried a different approach to learning, of course with the guidance of the new mentor for the kids, their mother.
By performing and experiencing the process they got to know and understand that cooking is all about the things you can’t write down in a recipe. Taking care of cleanliness, keeping a double check of measurements were some observational skills that got installed in them. While there was a scope for the kids to show their creativity and present in an artistic way… It was an open-ended learning experience which taught them to always be open for modifications if required.
They deduced the fact that we may make mistakes––
‘whatever we cook or bake, no matter what it is, we do it with pride and love, as their mothers do’

#kitchen
#art integration
#cooking
#observational skill
#open-ended learning
#cook or bake
#cooking activity

In this hands-on activity, students explored different states of water.The activity was used to introduce and reinforce the ideas of the three different states of water and the transitions between these states. The activities also helped students further to understand that temperature is what affects the transition of states.
Matter can appear quite different depending on which state it is in. When water is in its solid state, it is hard ice with a definite shape. When it becomes liquid water, it takes on the shape of its container. When it becomes gas, it fills the space evenly.
The activity enhanced their critical thinking, observation and creativity skills.

#the phases of water
#hands on activity
#matter
#hard ice
#liquid water
#creative skill
#online class
#experiential learning

To inculcate imagination and creativity in children, they are taken to a new world of opportunities through origami, and the Art and Craft activity period.The goal of these hands-on experiences was to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques. This activity focuses on developing fine muscle skills, gripping, motor skills, concentration & eye and hand coordination in these tiny tots.
Incredible Attitude, Performance and Involvement by Children!!

#Budding Artists
#creativity
#imagination
#origami
#art and craft
#hands on-experience
#motor skill