ELEZE

That's what kids love. Don't they? Experimentation starts with them. Churning a hole in the eraser, cutting craft papers, tearing old papers, gluing up...that's the way to their novel creations.  At the start of class two of my daughter, I took upon some inquests to build a couple of tools to learn spellings (English). Strawberry cards, Tweety spin wheel and Kitty mini book. Artful they were, but fit for one time use. To practice spellings I had to go beyond.After a lull period in between, thanks to the interim Dictations that commenced in the online sessions, urgency set in and my mind was forced to think some way to help Zeel learn and practice the spellings. Something that was SUSTAINABLE.  Now, we all know that to face a problem at hand, we are taught to break it into smaller issues. So, the first step I did was to BREAK the word into more-than-one words. A conventional, useful approach followed by many parents. So, let's consider that there are ten English words of...

> 108 pieces. 90-100 minutes. Late evening. Zeel solves the  Peppa pig Jigsaw puzzle gifted by her dearest Satish Mama and Kavya Mami! On her own !! At every milestone, she would turn her head towards me and remark with joy "Mumma dekho Daddy pig ban gaya,Mumma dekho Peppa pig ban gaya!..........".   I flipped my eyes to see her achievement and matched her joy every time. It's IPL season now. My eyes lay on the IPL match while her's were on the puzzle.  Time flew and I got out first :) Tired, I moved on to get ready to sleep. She sat, not blinking an eye.  The clock was also waving past 10 in the night. Soon, Zeel came running and poured out all her excitement with "Mera ho gaya Mumma. Puzzle ban gayee!" I asked in disbelief - "Ban gayee puzzle?". She said YES.  I couldn't control confirming once again " Papa se help lee?". She firmly said NO. Off I went with her, saw, in front of my wide open eyes, and screamed -  "Yeiiiiiiii...

 Once, the pursuit of Hindi story books landed me to the Storyweaver.org.in website. Rummaging through it, I chanced upon a story "Gulli ka gazab pitara". At that instant, I knew this had to be a part of my elezes(activities based on educative learning with zeal) with my daughter Zeel. And I am glad that this Role play activity is first of its kind  to engage in, as Zeel moves onto 2nd grade. Not to forget that it encompasses family and fun. Pratham books is a storehouse of books. When you read "There's more to Storyweaver than just reading" you truly believe it. How otherwise, would I have discovered this Hindi book? Loads of English books have been translated to many regional languages. Now, since the book is in digital form, I have taken the liberty to print it for my daughter, to get a touch, flip and read feel. I have always preferred physical books than the e-versions. There are no changes made. The print copy is-as version of the PDF and has the attributi...

There are colors of my emotions Do you know? Like pearls in an ocean Do you know? O, how would you? You must look into my heart The acts it performs Reflect various shades of art Come, let's see This palette of colors You and I As we learn with joy. Does it ring the bell on which activity I am talking about? Colors indeed, but not discrete. Few days back, after the last Hindi matra activity, my brain was working around to decide what to take up next. When Zeel and I sat, I shared her my concern about not sure what to do next. She threw a couple of ideas, and in one such thought, happen to mention about making heart shaped chits (looking at her dress), picking the chit and going on treasure hunt for action words. Voila ! It struck a chord within me. Heart represents emotions, colors evoke emotions and the emotions drive actions...............Are you with me? Let's begin ! --------------------------------- ## eleze# 10 The colors of my emotions # Material Used # 1) Heart shaped ...

 नमस्ते वाचक मित्रों! मात्रा की यात्रा में आज बड़ी 'ई' की मात्रा का अभ्यास करेंगे | कुछ समय पहले, यह यात्रा का आरम्भ हमने छोटी 'इ' की मात्रा से किया था | अगर आपने अभी तक वह ब्लॉग नहीं देखा, तो फिर से देख सकते है यहाँ  -   मात्रा की यात्रा - छोटी 'इ' - "ज़ील की फ्रॉक" | आपके बच्चों के साथ ज़रूर यह कार्य करें और आपकी राय भेजें |  ## एलीज़ी # ९ मात्रा की यात्रा - बड़ी 'ई' - "उपहार" # उपयोग की गई सामग्री # १) इस गतिविधि के लिए डिज़ाइन किए गए ए 4 शीट्स | इस पोस्ट में नमूना और टेम्पलेट दोनों संलग्न हैं। २) ग्लिटर पेन, स्केच पेन, क्रेयॉन ध्यान दें: शुरू करने से पहले, यह अत्यधिक अनुशंसा की जाती है कि माता-पिता इस गतिविधि के लिए डिज़ाइन किए गए नमूना कार्यपत्रकों को देखें। इसमें जो शामिल है, यह उसकी एक तस्वीर देंगे | # कार्य #   सप्ताह का पहला सत्र दस्तावेज़: eleze-uphaar-hindi-badi e ki matra-session 1.pdf 1) बच्चे को दी गई छोटी कहानी / अनुच्छेद पढ़ने के लिए कहें | 2) दस्तावेज़ में दिए गए बाकी निर्देशों का पालन करें और कार्यपत्रक को पूरा करें। 3) ध्...

When was the last time our children went out to play? The year 2020 restricted us. Moreover, it was an emotional roller coaster ride last year. Isn't it? So now, in the brighter days, let our children get a breath of fresh air. Let them push open the doors, and run to the nearby garden. And, as the emotions run high, we will record them in a visual representation, playing upon the concept of DT. What's DT? Those who are aware of or use Design Thinking (DT) in their professions, know, that, the Empathy Map helps to decode a User's view, thinking and feeling about your product or service. No, we are not making an Empathy Map to decipher what the child wants (just as a User wants in DT parlance). But, our activity does have a tinge of DT. The child will draw up an "Expression Sketch" of her actions and emotions. Why do this activity? Experience it and you will know ! And once you know, share with me your emotions, feelings about the same. Here it goes! -------------...

"What's in the name" - William Shakespeare had said. But, somehow, I get tempted to find a suitable name; whether its a baby name, a name for a blog or for my post. Like the one today. PLAVITY. I guess you might have guessed it already how it came into being :) This time, its only about Play time, play activity. No English, no Maths and no Hindi :) Well, can I start this without thanking once again, my dear cousin Dr Namrata Dave? She is so thoughtful to gift just the right games to my daughter Zeel! And of course VASCSC Science Shop - the company which created the play games. Now kids, if P is for PLAY you know who else has to be there. P for . . . . . . PEPPA ! Yes, lets get started! --------------------------------- ## eleze# 7 Plavity # Material Used # 1) Parking puzzle 2) Tangram 3) Tower of Brahma 4) Peppa family and friends characters Parents, a point to note here . I have used Peppa character here since I have this toy. You may use any other character available ...