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Helen O’Grady at Schoolkutti Children’s Library
Children at Schoolkutti Library seemed more confident and enjoying themselves than in the first two weeks of the Helen O’Grady Drama class. When they are asked to act upon a situation, their confidence can be seen in the way they deliver the dialogue by making improvements to their voice modulations and acting approaches. The last week of speech and theatre class was about acting out a real-life scenario called “Who invited you?” Children were given the role of a father, mother, and child enjoying a beach trip when seagulls disrupted them as they began to have their snacks, and they were asking the seagulls who invited these filthy birds. Amazingly, the children who played seagulls managed to catch a seagull’s head movement while perched on a tree. They provided excellent sound modulations for the seagulls. The major drama named “Ashoka, The Great,” which will be performed as the final drama sequence of the Helen O’Grady Drama class was also discussed in the last lesson, along with its plot and main characters. Children were captivated and inquired about the character’s significance in the narrative. Everyone wished to be King Ashoka in the end, and others wished to be the monk. The children were thrilled to hear about the battle of Kalinga, in which a large number of innocent people were killed and King Ashoka realized that he was not the Greatest King at all. Children were asked to give suggestions on how Ashoka might become the greatest king he desires. At the end of theatre class, the students said their goodbyes and promised to meet each other again in the next session as characters from “Ashoka, The Great.”
Guided Reading Series
Following the creation of interest in books and tales, this is the second phase in guided reading. Reading aloud to your children is one of the best ways to help them become excellent readers. This would assist children in understanding pronunciation, word repetition, correct pauses following phrases, and tone change. Books at this level are made up of short compelling stories with simple vocabulary and repeated words and phrases to assist children to remember these words when they reappear in the story.
Storytime
Why do we all get so excited about Halloween? Of course, to dress up in a scary Halloween costume. Peppa and George are also looking forward to dressing up as a witch and a dinosaur for their Halloween party. What are we becoming even more thrilled about? The pumpkin pie! While reading the story, we all drooled over the pumpkin pie made by Pappa Pig. The kids were ecstatic to hear of Peppa’s pals’ varied terrifying outfits for the party. There was an alien, a ghost, a werewolf, and other characters. The kids were overjoyed to replicate the werewolf howl, and they all let out a terrifying howl. Madame Gazelle was also invited to Peppa’s Halloween party, but something is strange with her reflection. When everyone’s reflection is seen in the mirror, Madame Gazelle’s is missing. Some of them made frightened faces, while others offered skeptical looks, claiming that she could not be a ghost and arguing that she may be wearing some type of clothing that does not allow reflection. We have to concur with such a thoughtful statement. We made a spooky bouncing ghost for the craft session at the end of the tale, and the kids were trying to make their ghosts even spookier.
Guided Reading with Schoolkutti
My very first!
This is your child’s first step toward reading. This phase might be more difficult for children who are less interested in reading. However, generating interest and selecting the appropriate book for them are key steps in this process. Once we have piqued their interest, it is simple to encourage kids to read and become more familiar with reading. In this level of guided reading, we will show them illustrations from a storybook and ask them to narrate the story in their own words. This would allow children to grasp the storyline when we read it to them. This would generate confidence in them and make them believe they invented the story. Full-colour books with short, relatively simple sentences would be appropriate for this level. Remember “A child’s first book will never be their last.”
Helen O’Grady at Schoolkutti Children’s library
Children sang “We all love drama” as the first session of Helen O’Grady officially began. Kids appeared to be active throughout the session, just like in the song. They were then introduced to a charming buddy named “Tami” the tambourine, and from that point on they had to follow Tami’s instructions. Children were instructed to run to a different location, as Tami says, after a quick introduction explaining the different areas of a stage. Giving students the option to pretend they were on a beach and suddenly walked on a slimy substance and asking them to perform their reactions helped explain voice modulations and expressions toward specific scenarios. Their little faces expressed a spectrum of emotions, including curiosity, annoyance, and fear. Later, they were instructed to behave in accordance with the characters in a brief acting scene. They changed from kids to characters in a snap. The final step of the speech and drama session was self-appreciation, which included patting their shoulders and singing the farewell song “We all love drama, but now it’s time to say goodbye.”
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The Caravan Family by Enid Blyton
Do you guys ever get excited to move to a new house? Here, a family is searching for the ideal home for them as their father visits them after two long years. The parents and kids were eager to relocate to a new beautiful cottage they discovered, which they even named “Cherry Cottage,” but they were unable to purchase it owing to its expensive price. They began hunting for a different location without giving up hope. Do you guys know what they’ve discovered after searching every nook and cranny? “A house on wheels” that they may use as a vacation getaway. To learn how they came to be known as the caravan family and to read about their exploits, visit the Schoolkutti Children’s Library and check out this book.
Age: 5- 10 yrs
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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.
Helen O’Grady Speech & Drama
Helen O’Grady drama classes don’t just improve your child’s acting skills. They also help with confidence, self-esteem and verbal communication. They nurture children through drama, encouraging self-expression and helping them to build confidence. Sharing the pics of children preparing for their final performance at Schoolkutti.com Children’s Library.
Storytime
Our storytime book this weeekend was Dada’s Useless Present” written by Nalini Sorensen, a gladsome story centered around a spry, 82 year-old grandfather and his unusual birthday present. It beautifully captures the spirit of aging grandparents who refuse to give up their independence. Our participants enjoyed the story and shared sweet memories of the unique and loving bond they share with grandparents. Kids made lovely birthday cards for their grandparents with touching messages. They all agreed to this saying “Grandparents are old, but their love will never grow old”❤
