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CURRICULAM ACTIVITY-2 Harvest Festivals - a Time to Celebrate Mother Earth! CURRICULAM ACTIVITY-2 Harvest festivals - A time to celebrate Mother Earth! INTRODUCTION THE ISA PROJECT “HARVEST FESTIVALS: A TIME TO CELEBRATE MOTHER EARTH!”MOULDED OUR STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PLETHORA OF HARVEST FESTIVALS THAT ADORN DIFFERENT CULTURES. THEY LEARNT ABOUT THE HARVEST FESTIVALS OF COUNTRIES LIKE NEPAL, SRI LANKA, INDIA AND BANGLADESH. THEY WERE INVOLVED IN VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES LIKE QUIZ COMPETITION, SPECIAL ASSEMBLY AND ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS. THEY HAVE BECOME MORE PROFICIENT ABOUT THE HARVEST FESTIVALS CELEBRATED ACROSS THE WORLD. THE PROJECT INTRODUCED THE STUDENTS TO THE COLOURFUL AND JOYOUS WORLD OF FESTIVALS. THE PROJECT AIMED TO CREATE A SENSE OF ACCEPTANCE AMONG THE STUDENTS AND MAKE THEM REALIZE THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN DIFFERENT HARVEST FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD. ACTIVITY COVER SHEET NAME OF THE SCHOOL VYDEHI SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE TITLE OF THE ACTIVITY HARVEST FESTIVALS: A TIME TO CELEBRATE MOTHER EARTH! TEACHERS RESPONSIBLE KEERTHANA.C, ARPITA.J OTHER STAFF INVOLVED NEELAM KHALIL, KIRANDEEP KAUR, AAKANSHA,SURPRIT KAUR,SARITA ,SAI DEEPIKA , ANITA KUMARI,UMAMAHESWARI, SAMITA, RANJEETA ,LISHA,PADMASHREE. SUBJECTS INVOLVED EVS, PERFORMING ARTS, ENGLISH. BRIEF DETAIL OF THE AIM, CONTENT AIM –THE AIM OF THE ACTIVITIES: AND OUTCOMES OF THE ACTIVITY 1. TO MAKE STUDENTS AWARE OF THE VARIOUS HARVEST FESTIVALS CELEBRATED ACROSS THE WORLD 2. TO ACQUAINT OUR STUDENTS WITH VARIOUS RITUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIFFERENT HARVEST FESTIVALS, THE TRADITIONAL ATTIRES WORN BY THE PEOPLE. 3. TO MAKE THEM FAMILIAR WITH THE DANCE FORMS AND SONGS PERFORMED DURING THESE HARVEST FESTIVALS. 4. TO DEVELOP A SENSE ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE FESTIVITIES OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. 5. TO DEVELOP THE PRESENTATION SKILLS OF THE STUDENTS THROUGH A SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, POWER POINT PRESENTATION AND VARIOUS OTHER ACTIVITIES. CONTENT 1. POWER POINT PRESENTATION [DIVERSE THANKSGIVING FESTIVALS] WITH THE HELP OF A PPT, THE STUDENTS WOULD PRESENT THEIR INFORMATION IN A VISUALLY APPEALING WAY. THEY WOULD PRESENT DATA, FACTS AND PARTICULARS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT HARVEST FESTIVALS IN NEPAL, SRI LANKA , INDIA NAD BANGLADESH. 2.EXTERNAL DECORATION [POST YOURIDEAS] THE STUDENTS MADE EXQUISITELY STUNNING BOARDS ILLUSTRATING THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE VARIOUS HARVEST FESTIVALS OBSERVED AROUND THE WORLD. 3. INTER-HOUSE QUIZ COMPETITION [YIELDSOF THE WORLD] THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN AN INFORMATIVE INTER-HOUSE QUIZ COMPETITION THAT ASSESSED THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HARVEST FESTIVALS CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD. THEY WERE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORIGINS, FOOD ITEMS SERVED, DANCE FORMS AND SONGS PLAYED DURING THOSE FESTIVALS AND EVEN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TRADITIONAL ATTIRES. 4. WORKSHOP[CELEBRATING THE REAPS] OUR TEACHERS CONDUCTED AN EXPLANATORY AND FACTUAL WORKSHOP ON THE VARIOUS HARVEST FESTIVALS THAT ARE CELEBRATED IN NEPAL, SRI LANKA, INDIA AND BANGLADESH 5. RESEARCH WORK[SCHEMATIC PRESENTATION OF ANALYSIS] THE STUDENTS METICULOUSLY STUDIED AND ANALYSED THE VARIOUS FESTIVALS RELATED TO HARVEST SEASON IN THE WORLD. THEY BROWSED THE INTERNET, READ BOOKS AND ARTICLES AND EVOLVED MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES IN THE DIVERSE CULTURES. 6. SPECIAL ASSEMBLY [HARVEST FESTIVALS: A TIME TO CELEBRATE MOTHER EARTH!] WORDS FALL SHORT WHILE DESCRIBING THE SPECIAL ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS A RIOT OF COLOURS, EDUCATING AND POWERFUL. OUR STUDENTS DELIVERED AN INTENSE PERFORMANCE ABOUT THE DIVERSE HARVEST FESTIVALS. THEY WEERE IMPECCABLY DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL ATTIRES AND DANCED TO THE PRECISE SONGS OF EACH FESTIVALS. 7. ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION [CRITICALASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL CONTENT DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES] 2. POWERTHE STUDENTSPOINT PRESENTATION PARTOOK IN AN ESSAY- [DIVERSEWRITING THANKSGIVING COMPETITION FESTIVALSWHERE THEY] WITHDESCRIBED THE THEHELP BEAUTY OF A PPT,AND THEDISTINCTIVE STUDENTSCHARACTERS WOULD OF EACH PRESENT FESTIVAL. THEIR THE INFORMATIONLINES THEY WROTE IN WEREA VISUALLY A WINDOW TO APPEALINGTHEIR THOUGHTS WAY. ANDTHEY VIEWSWOULD AND A REVELATION ON PAPER. PRESENT DATA, FACTS AND 8. PARTICULARSPEER ASSESSMENT ABOUT AND EVALUATION THE DIFFERENTWE FORMULATED HARVEST A WORKSHEET FESTIVALS INWITH NEPAL,VARIOUS SRI MULTIPLE LANKA ,CHOICE INDIA NADQUESTIONS BANGLADESHTO EVALUATE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT THE DIVERSE HARVEST FESTIVALS. 3. EXTERNAL DECORATION [PAINT YOURIDEAS9. OUTCOME] THESTRUGGLES STUDENTS GIVE MADE US ANEXQUISITELY INVALUABLE STUNNINGPERSPECTIVE; BOARDS IT PUSHES ILLUSTRATING US OUT OF OUR THECOMFORT DIFFERENT ZONES ASPECTSAND MAKES OF US THE REALIZE VARIOUSWHAT WE HARVEST ARE CAPABLE FESTIVALS OF. WE OBSERVEDSTRUGGLED AROUNDIN OUR VENTURE THE WORLD. BUT THE DEVOTION OF OUR STUDENTS AND 4. INTER-HOUSE QUIZ COMPETITION TEACHERS ALIKE, THE CO-OPERATION OF [YIELDSOFTHE PARENTS THE WORLD MADE] US EMERGE THETRIUMPHANT. STUDENTS PARTICIPATEDTHE STUDENTS IN ANPARTICIPATED INFORMATIVE WITH INTER A VIGOUR,-HOUSE THAT QUIZCANNOT COMPETITION BE MEASURED THAT IN WORDS, IN ALL ASSESSEDACTIVITIES. THEIR THEYKNOWLEDGE GARNERED ABOUTINFORMATION THE HARVEST ABOUT FESTIVALSTHE VARIOUS HARVEST FESTIVALS AND PRESENTED CELEBRATEDTHEM IN A AROUNDVERY SYSTEMATIC THE WORLD. AND THEYORGANIZED WERE PRCESS ASKED THROUGH QUESTIONS PPT. ABOUT THE ORIGINS, FOOD ITEMS SERVED, DANCE FORMS AND SONGSTHEY UNLEASH PLAYEDED DURING THEIR CREATIVE THOSE SIDE FESTIVALSWHEN ENGAGED AND EVENIN WRITING ABOUT AN THE ESSAY ABOUT THE VARIOUS HARVEST FESTIVALS. DIFFERENTTHEY REVEALED TRADITIONAL THEIR INNER ATTIRES. ARTIST WHEN THEY CREATED A BREATH-TAKING BOARD ABOUT THE FESTIVITIES. THE QUIZ GAVE THEM A PLATFORM TO SHARE AND GAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DIVERSE FESTIVALS OF HARVEST. THE WORKSHOP EXPLICITLY DISCUSSED AND DESCRIBED ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES AMONG THE DIVERSE FESTIVALS. THE SPECIAL ASSEMBLY DISCLOSED TO US THE CAPABILITY OF OUR STUDENTS AS THEY GAVE A FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE. THE ACTIVITY POLISHED OUR RUSTIC AND SIMPLE KNOWLEDHE ABOUT THE FESTIVITIES THAT BEAUTIFY THE VARIOUS CULTURES. IT BROADNED THE HORIZON FOR OUR STUDENTS AND WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. INDIA ,NEPAL,SRILANKA AND Countries Explored BANGALADESH GORKHA INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC Link School SECONDARY SCHOOL,NEPAL. Other source of information Books, Parents, Internet. Time period of activity 2 Weeks Number of students involved in this activity 100 Students Age range of students involved Grade- 1 & 2 Photographs of the event. Quiz Results. Teacher’s report. Evidence of interaction with partner school. Type of evidence included Uploaded on Social media. Student’s feedback& questionnaire. Parent and visitor’s feedback& questionnaire. Teacher’s feedback. INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION This is the era of globalisation and technology and one cannot remain confined within walls of one’s own culture, thinking and prejudices. To give our students an international exposure and make them aware of the beautiful cultures and traditions that are all around us we undertook this venture. The students researched about the various festivals celebrated in India, Nepal, Bangaladesh and Srilanka were amazed to discover the similarities these cultures had among themselves. They made beautiful posters to express their understandings of the various festivals, they participated in a kite flying occasion with their parents, they made informative and educational PPT s to put forward their knowledge. The endeavour instilled a deeper sense of respect among the students for various other cultures and traditions and broadened the thinking of our students. July activity planner TEACHER’S REPORT The ISA project “Harvest festivals: a time to celebrate Mother Earth” was presented by students of grade 1&2 with great fervour and enthusiasm. Students learned about different harvest festivals like Bihu, Pongal, Onam, Sankranti and Lohri that are celebrated across the country and about harvest festivals across the world. We began our journey with collecting information from local people including parents, teachers, also searched the internet gathering information about the celebrations related to each festival. We then planned the flow of the entire project including skit and dances for the special assembly, essay writing competitions, Quiz competition and powerpoint presentation. Students were taken to auditorium to watch documentaries and short films based on various cultures. Nothing in life comes the easy way and it was a herculean task to train the tiny tots and moulding them into the character to achieve the level of perfection in performances for the special assembly. Teachers were involved with complete spirit and commitment and every day has been a day of learning, exhilaration, collaboration and challenges. This project helped in developing the confidence of the students and acquainted them about harvest festivals, embracing their diversity and uniting into one. It also made them aware of their cultural values and relevance of these festivals in India and also about the harvest festivals across the globe. POWER POINT PRESENTATION [DIVERSE THANKSGIVING FESTIVALS] AIM– THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY WAS TO HAVE A DETAILED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT HARVEST FESTIVALS CELEBRATED IN COUNTRIES LIKE NEPAL, SRI LANKA, INDIA AND BANGLADESH. CONTENT– THE STUDENTS COLLECTED DATA NAD INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS HARVEST FESTIVALS CELEBRATED IN NEPAL, INDIA, BANGLADESH AND SRI LANKA. THEY USED THE INTERNET, VARIOUS ENCYCLOPEDIAS, ARTICLES AND BOOKS TO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR QUEST TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE VARIOUS FESTIVALS. LEARNING OUTCOME – THE STUDENTS EMERGED MORE INFORMED
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