Phase II
Conducting In-depth Research and Investigations
Children learnt more about animals through informative videos, stories, field trip and online research.They discussed different types of animals, their physical appearance, safety and care, difference in pet, domestic, wild and aquatic animals and covering all aspects of them.
Exploration of domestic animals, their physical features, food, shelter and young ones
Diyaan: "Cat"
Jiyaara: "Horsy-stable"
Shivanya: "Cow-grass, dog-roti, cat-dudh, camel-vegetable"
Vitasta: "Pig-piglet-oink, dog- house, sheep- ba ba, cow-muh muh, cat-house-meow"
Shivaay: "Dog, goat, hathi (Elephant), dog-puppy, cat-kitten,, tabdak tabdak horse, donkey-onchi-onchi, camel-desert-Dubai ma, hen- cock ko doodle do"
Pictograph of children's favorite pet animals through large group discussion and voting
Feeding of animals- As a part of this exploration, children were asked to feed animals
Exploration of wild animals their physical features, food, shelter and young ones
Jiyaara: "Wild animals-tiger, lion, elephant, giraffe, masha ane bear ma bi tiger hai, Deer-white dots-gaas khaaye"
Vitasta: "In a jungle, eat other people, tiger-black, white, orange colour"
Shivanya: "Lion-cub, simba, lion king, jungle ma"
Shivaay: "Lion-meat, tiger-tiger baby"
Rishaan: "Elephant jaggery khaata hai"
Children visited the zoo along with parents to know more about wild animals
Exploration of aquatic animals their physical features, food,and young ones
Jiyaara: "Fish bowl, fish khaaye jheena jheena daana"
Krishvi: "Choti fish ko khaate hai"
Online exploration of Aquatic animals
Children explored and shared about the ways in which animals help us
Shivaay: "Cow gives milk"
Krishvi: "Buffalo gives milk"
Jiyaara: "Sheep wool de"
Diyaan: "Milk (cow)"
Shivaay: "Riding horse"
Jiyaara: "Guard kare(Dog)
Children also explored the ways in which animals help each other
Vitasta: "The black cat, the elephant is getting the black cat"
Deciding the topic for in-depth exploration
Vitasta: "Octopus, I want to see how octopus swim"
Diyaan: "Fish"
Shivaay: "Shark"
Shivanya: "Hippo"
Jiyansh: "Fish"
Jiyaara: "Fish"
Krishvi: "Fish"
Rishaan: "Ocean"
It was time to do an indepth study about animals based on children's interest. They were keen to know more about aquatic animals.
Deciding the topic for in-depth exploration
Shivaay: "Shark bahu game"
Shivanya: "Mane hippo jovu che"
Jiyaara: "Mane rabbit ane fish game"
Comparison of animals represented through a venn diagram
Children represented their individual thoughts of animals in the form of drawings
Animals also took shape in the form of clay models
Imagination during Construction time
Shivaay: That's my farm, e i ei ei o, and on my farm had some cow's, horse, pig, sheep
Jiyansh: Welcome to my farm house
Vitasta: My camel and zebra are neighbours
Diyaan: Construction work is going on..
We all are engrossed in our work
Rishaan: I am planning to make something big with the materials scattered
Jiyaara: Welcome to my animal farm house
Shivaay's African Savanna
Puppet making
Shivaay: That's the hand puppet I made
Jiyaara: That's my cat and dog puppet
Diyaan: Look at my dog puppet, Bow- wow
Shivanya: I think it's looking good
Rishaan: Hey!! How is it?
Clay moulding
Jiyaara's creativity using clay
Diyaan's all in one clay models
Rishaan's lion out of the world
Representation of my favourite animal
Jiyaara's favourite animal is rabbit
Elephant is Shivaay's favourite animal
Diyaan likes teddy bear
Making of animal masks
Diyaan's mask making in process
Diyaan's mask is about to finish
Diyaan's panda mask is ready
Jiyaara: Look! I made two masks
Jiyaara: Meow-meow
Rescue the animals
We are animal rescuers, come and save the nature with us, respect animal lives
Pasting Activity
Baa- baa white sheep have you any cotton
Yes sir, yes sir a handful of it
Collage of Animals
Show and tell
Hey everyone it's story time