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Storytime – Daddy’s Mo
What is Daddy’s Mo? Is it his mouth or is it mobile? Kids asked. No, it’s none of them. Daddy’s Mo means Daddy’s moustache. We chose to read Madhuri Purandare’s “Daddy’s Mo” for our Saturday’s story reading session. This is the story of a little girl named Anu, who is obsessed with her daddy’s moustache. There were Anu’s drawings of people wearing various costumes and moustaches, including a big fat one, a pencil-thin type, and a cloud-like one. Children were fascinated by the moustache that resembled a cloud, and they began to wonder, like Anu, how someone might eat if they had a gigantic moustache. We played jumbled words as part of our word game, and as the kids wished to have a moustache at the end of the story, we decided to make various moustaches for our craft session.
Storytime
Does India have a Chinatown? If so, why is it called Chinatown rather than India Town? This was a question that curious kids were asking. We selected Anuradha Sengupta’s “Janice Goes to Chinatown” for our Saturday reading session. This is the tale of a day in the lives of Janice, a young child, and her grandmother, who resides in Kolkata’s Chinatown. They are travelling to Chinatown to get presents for Janice’s parents and brother. At the end of the story, when Janice’s grandmother asks what she’s going to take for her, she replies that the memories they created together are the best present of all. The children were eager to share the memories they had with their grandparents. They all expressed interest in going to Chinatown someday after our storytime. They also said that while touring Chinatown, they weren’t sure if they should use Chinese or English. They created a variety of lollipops for our story-themed craft, and some of them wished they were real.
Storytime
“Sometimes all you need is a little splash of colour “
Our weekend story time was colorful this time. ‘Elmer and the Rainbow’ written by David McKee tells a story of Elmer the elephant who decides to give his colours to a colourless rainbow. It was fascinating to learn about different jungle animals. The children discussed the colours of rainbow and were curious to know about the situation of Elmer after giving up his colours .This story shares a unique message ‘Some things you can give and give and not lose any’. During craft time, we made colourful paper elephants.
Storytime : “Mangoes and Mischief”
Storytelling at our library is for kids to have fun, engage with books, enhance their creativity and discuss new ideas.This week it was a sweet-sour story, we chose “Mangoes and Mischief” written by Sreedevi Gopakumar. The story revolves around three characters Malu, Moidooty, Mangasura( demon). Kids loved the illustrations, especially Mangasura’s – they found him adorable instead of scary. This story set in Kerala, brings an air of mango- filled festivity and celebration in its pages.The author has mentioned some dishes made with mangoes such as pickle, lassi, dried mango and so on that are mouthwatering. Kids were craving for those by the end of the story. They absolutely enjoyed the story and the accompanying craft of making cute paper mangoes.
Author Reading Event: Vikram Sarabhai – The Space Man
Schoolkutti.com Children’s Library had the privilege of receiving Shailaja Nair, author of the children’s book “Vikram Sarabhai: The Space Man” on 13th August. It was a pleasure for all the participants to interact with the author and listen to her narrate the story of Vikram Sarabhai on the occasion of his 103rd birth anniversary. The author provided an incredible insight on the visionary that Dr. Sarabhai was and how much what we have today is a result of his genius and untiring efforts.
The children were bursting with questions that they wanted her to answer.
The number of questions asked was a testimony to the excitement and eagerness of the students. The curiosity and thought process behind the questions delighted the author.
Storytime – Granny’s Saree
For Saturday’s story session, we chose a simple, yet heartwarming story “Granny’s Sari” written by Asha Nehemiah. It tells about the journey of a granny and her granddaughter in search of a sari which was blown away by the wind. Eventually they do find the sari but not in the way they expected to. They met many persons who have used the sari to their advantage and finally it became clothes for 3 children of poor fisherwoman. This story teaches kids the value of giving and sharing. Kids liked the story and they shared their experience on sharing their lunch, snacks and pencils with their friends.
Sharing is when you become selfless and help others and find joy in it.
Storytime
For Saturday storytime, we chose a unique book that delivers an eco-friendly message – “A Cloud of Trash” written by Karanjeet Kaur tells the story of a little girl Cheekoo and the mystery behind the trash cloud that hang over her head. Is there a better way to educate children about the negligence in the way we handle our trash that might actually cause clouds of trash to attack us some day. Kids enjoyed the story and pledged that they would never litter and would ensure that the garbage goes into the garbage bins. Can you guess what was the creative craft activity for the children after the storytime? Paper dustbins, of course 🙂
Learn About Family
Here is a chance for little ones to learn about family, improve their vocabulary, enjoy story and songs, while having fun!
Schoolkutti presents a family-themed literacy program for children below 9 years – ‘Learn about family’ including activities and stories from the British Council website.
Highlights:
* Listen to the charming story of a bear family
* Play a word game to learn and practise family vocabulary
* Colour and write the words in family flashcards
* Listen to a poem about what is important in families
* Practice worksheet exercises about family
* Play a game about different people in the family
Date: 15 Feb, 2020
Time: 3 to 4:15 PM
Location: Schoolkutti.com Children’s Library, Pongummood
Contact 0471-4015293 for details.
Last Week’s Wordplay Session
Listening to stories is crucial for developing creativity and communication skills in children. Here are some pics from our last week’s WordPlay session.
We love, we love stories
Our young bookworms immersed in awesome stories
Reading can be a passion right from a young age
Birds of the same feather read together
Think to Ink (Activity-based Writing workshop for children)
Day 1
• Introduction
Helping children present the unique points that sets them apart from a crowd
• Word list
Applying a memory game sharpens observation and analysis
• Story writing
Weaving a story with few sentences showcases the creativity of each child.
• Taboo words
Enabling children to interact well with their peers through an interesting game
Day 2
• Jumbled sentences
Working as a team to rearrange sentences in order strengthens team spirit
• Article writing
Helping to pen down the ideas of each child in an organized manner
• What am I thinking of?
Describing a thing helps the child to think of even the minute details
• Crossword
Enhancing vocabulary and quick thinking through cross words
Day 3
• Word making
Enabling each child to learn new words from their peers
• Summary writing
Learning short and crisp reproduction of an idea already known to them
• Mindmap method
Visualising and prioritizing ideas enhances the thought process
• BINGO
Learning new words through games always thrills children
Day 4
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Familiarizing adverbs
Introducing adverbs in an interesting manner helps them express thoughts clearly
• Punctuation
Using punctuations in the appropriate places and introducing new punctuations
• Pictionary
Picturising thoughts enhances and sharpens presentation skill
• Speech writing
Coming up with speech in a short span of time enables children to think and act quickly
