L – Strategies to build on children’s Listening skills at home Narrating stories to children in different languages Exposing children to different accents (through age-appropriate movies, youtube videosetc.) Listening and enjoying different genres of music as a family Subscribing and listening to audio books and news (helps familiarize and expose them tonew vocabulary) Engaging in conversations with […]
Fun, fair and fearless assessments 1. Cookies and conversations: Arranging for a virtual cookies and conversations session between 2 to 3 children led by the teacher talking about different situations, likes, dislikes, holidays, emotions. A great way to check on children’s language and socio-emotional skills! 2. Scrapbook and presentation: Getting children to build their own scrapbook throughout the quarter by […]
As we move into the physical school reality (well some States at least, and some grades at least), the onus of steering the path ahead lies with the leadership team. These are indeed extraordinary times, and as PN2 (pioneers of the new normal), everyone will go down in history as being the ‘first’. Not sure many would […]
Since last March 2020 when the first lockdown was announced, the Indian education system has been a subject of many ‘heated’ conversations & disputes (well most industries have had their share of challenges too!) and perhaps the collective partnership between the school managements and their parent community left two stake-holders in a rather unusual & […]
1. What you feel is important, and critical to admit to it – could be anger, resentment, boredom, frustration, irritation, envy, love, happiness, sadness or even being tired. It is normal to experience a range of emotions (and the ‘negative’ ones are not ‘unacceptable’ but real emotions so there is no judgement when you share […]
Over our usual dinner conversation last night, my 15 year made a statement that left an impact. “Ma, through the pandemic as I follow world news and especially in this country where people think of making money off worried patients (oxygen tanks, vaccine jab scams), crime (rape statistics are scary), ‘maskless’ photographs being circulated about […]
Prepare for a fun head gear before you enter the virtual classroom. It could be a superhero band or a tinker bell or clown hair. With lots of drama and voice modulation, introduce yourself and invite children to introduce themselves too! Follow it up with a song or a story! Have peppy numbers playing in […]
Consider the grade-wise, section wise ‘syllabus’ for the year and evaluate it basis of essential/non-negotiables against the backdrop of a virtual engagement for most parts of the academic year, and a physical interface when the world does normalise. Rushing to ‘complete’ with practical challenges of fatigue etc needs to be factored in when planning in […]
The tone, the choice of words, and the ‘general’ expectation you have of them ‘doing it your way’, ‘at your time and style’ and instructions that you give needs a quick re-think. Children easily pick up on these, and your ‘tired’, ‘irritated’ and ‘condescending’ tone winds them up further, so calm yourself down, and also […]
Start afresh! It’s a new academic year with new hopes and new beginnings – a large part of your success this year will be based on your attitude towards this virtual engagement, and for that you need to be fresh and energised. So get plenty of exercise leading up to this D-Day (and thereafter), regulate […]