10/05/14

4/27/2014:

2/2/2014:

Lesson 13.

Items learnt so far:

Revise Page 109 and 110 till Yeah

Rhymes:

Mambalama Mambalam, Kulla Kulla Vathu, Nila Nila Odi va,Amma Amma Vanakkam, Kuthithu pogum, Dosai amma amma, Kakka oru puram Ka ka ka

Pictures/Words in Tamil: Fruits, Vegetables and Week days, animals, sea animals, animal sounds, Family

All stories from Lesson 1 - 13

1/26/2:013:

Malazhai

Lesson 12

 

12/1/2013:

Malazhai

We learnt Lesson 11 except the rhyme - Punai akka. We practiced Pag 32 and 34 in the class. We learnt to identify all the Uyir Ezuthu.

Rhymes:Kuthithu Kuthithu Odum -  Page 45 in Pada Nool

Show and tell theme for next week:  Bring Sea Animals.

Homework: Page 31 and 33.

Practice Rhymes. Practice writing Ah, Aah, E, Ee from Page 28.

Revision at home:

We are planning for a test during the month of January. So please revise the following from Lesson 1 - 9

All Stories from Lesson 1 -9

Identification of Numbers in Tamil ( Yet to work with the kids in the class)

Rhymes:Mambalama Mambalam, Kulla Kulla Vathu, Nila Nila Odi va and Amma Amma Vanakkam

Pictures/Words in Tamil: Fruits, Vegetables and Week days. And Page No 109 in Pada Nool.

11/17/2013:

Malazhai

Show and tell theme for next week:  Bring animals.

Revised fruit names in tamil from page 8 in Pada Nool.

Homework:

Practice Rhymes. Practice writing Ah, Aah, E, Ee from Page 28.

Rhymes:

Mambalama Mambalam, Kulla Kulla Vathu, Nila Nila Odi va and Amma Amma Vanakkam

Please refer previous lessons for lyrics and sing with them

Pictures and Words:

Weeks of the day: We sang this in tune of English week days.

Letters:

A, Aah, e, ee, o,oo, A, AA, I

Finished exercise from the page 24, 25, 27.

Numbers in tamil:

Believe me most of them are expert in tamil counting. Kudos to the kids :)

11/10/2013:

Malazhai

Show and tell theme for next week:  Bring fruits for next week.

Homework:

Practice Rhymes. Practice writing Ah, Aah, E, Ee, O, Oo

Show and Tell words:

Aamai, Fish (Meen), Lemon (Elumichai), Saavi (Key)

Rhymes:

Mambalama Mambalam, Kulla Kulla Vathu, Nila Nila Odi va and Amma Amma Vanakkam

Please refer previous lessons for lyrics and sing with them

Pictures and Words:

Kaigal - Revision

Letters:

Oo, Ooh.

Finished exercise from the page 20 and 21.

Numbers in tamil:

Believe me most of them are expert in tamil counting. Kudos to the kids :)

11/3/2013:

Malazhai

Show and tell theme:  Child's choice

Homework:

Practice Rhymes. Practice writing Ah, Aah, E, Ee.

Show and Tell words:

Saavi (Key), Vellapoondu, Muyal, Mullangi

Rhymes:

Mambalama Mambalam

Revision: Kulla Kulla Vathu, Nila Nila Odi va and Amma Amma Vanakkam

Please refer previous lessons for lyrics and sing with them

Letters:

Oo. When i showed the letter to the kids and asked what it is, everyone said it is number 2. It was very funny.

10/28/2013:

Malazhai

Parents, every week we are having show and Tell. Kids brings an item from home and say that words in tamil.

Show and tell theme:  Vegetables

Kids picked their favorites J.. It is not mandatory that they should bring only these vegetables.

Mohita – Uralai Kilangu, Akshara – Mullangee, Rishi – Poondu, Vaibhav – Inji.

Other kids can bring any vegetables.

Homework:

Kids are supposed to say Nanri at home instead of thank you. Please practice.

Practice Rhymes. Practice writing Ah, Aah, E, Ee.

Show and Tell words:

Vanavil – Rainbow

Kathirikai – Brinjal

Pachai Thirachai – Green Grapes

Pictures and Words

Vegetables: Page 32 in Lessons Book – Kalan, Mullangi, Poondu, Inji, Uralai Kilangu, Valaikai

Rhymes:

Revision: Kulla Kulla Vathu, Nila Nila Odi va and Amma Amma Vanakkam

Please refer previous lessons for lyrics and sing with them

Letters:

Ah, Aah, E, Ee words from Lesson book – Page No 19, 23, 27, 31

Completed Page No 15 in the Activity Book.

Numbers in tamil

1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6,7,8,9,10 in Tamil

Completed Page No 19 in the Activity Book. This activity was really tricky for them. But it was fun. J

 

NILAI  1

1. Practised Paadam 3  - Pazhangal, U and UOO ezhuthu and vaarthaigal
2. Revised Paadam 1 &2 -  Uravugal, Udal Urupugal
3. Revised Routine words - Run,jump,eat, sleep ,write
4. Practised writing A,AA,E,EE,U,UU
5. Learnt Two AAthichudi
6. Home work - Payirchi 3 and practise to talk about aoovaiyar(who wrote aathichudi)

10/21/2013:

Malazhai

Story:

2 Cat, Monkey story – from Lesson 7

Pictures and Words

Revision of Animals and Body parts

Animals: Singam, Puli, Kurangu, Meen (Fish), Yanai, Ottagachivngi (Giraffe)

Body parts: Eyes, Nose, Ears, Mouth, Teeth, Face, Hair, Head

Rhymes:

Kulla Kulla Vathu Kuva Kuva Vathu

Mella udalai Saithu Melum Keelum Parthu

Mellamaga Nadakum  Chinna Mani Vathu

Revision: Nila Nila Odi va and Amma Amma Vanakkam

Please refer previous lessons for lyrics

Numbers in tamil

1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6,7,8,9,10 in Tamil

Conversational Skills

Revision: Vanakkam, Nanri. Amma enaku thagama iruku.

10/13/2013:

Malazhai

Story:

Thirsty crow:

Words learnt: Kakka, Thagam, Panai.

Pictures and Words

Revision of Animals and Body parts

Animals: Singam, Puli, Kurangu, Meen (Fish), Yanai, Ottagachivngi (Giraffe)

Body parts: Eyes, Nose, Ears, Mouth, Teeth, Face, Hair, Head

Rhymes:

Revision: Nila Nila Odi va and Amma Amma Vanakkam

Please refer previous lessons for lyrics

Numbers in tamil

1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6,7,8,9,10 in Tamil

Letters

Writing: Ah, Aah, E, Ee

Ah, Aah and E words

Ah - Annan, Anil, Adupu, Anbu

Aah – Aahdu, Aahmai, Aahni, Aahndhai

E – Ilai, Irandu, Inipu, Iragu

Conversational Skills

Vanakkam, Nanri.

Amma enaku thagama iruku.

 

10/7/2013:

Malazhai

Pictures and Words

Animals: Singam, Puli, Kurangu, Meen (Fish), Yanai, Ottagachivngi (Giraffe)

Revision: Body parts: Eyes, Nose, Ears, Mouth, Teeth, Face, Hair, Head

Rhymes:

Kulla Kulla Vathu

Kuva Kuva Vathu

Mella udalai Saithu

Melum Keelum Parthu

Mellamaga Nadakum

Chinna Mani Vathu

Revision: Nila Nila Odi va and Amma Amma Vanakkam

Numbers in tamil

1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6,7,8,9,10 in Tamil

Letters

Writing: Ah, Aah, E, Ee

Ah and Aah words

Ah - Annan, Anil, Adupu, Anbu

Aah – Aahdu, Aahmai, Aahni, Aahndhai

9/29/2013:

Malazhai

Story: Amai and Muyal Kadhai

Words learnt – aahmai, Muyal, Potti( Race), Vegama, Medhuva

Revision: Paravai, Erumbhu, Vedan Story.

Pictures and Words

Body parts: Eyes, Nose, Ears, Mouth, Teeth, Face, Hair, Head

Rhymes:

Amma Amma Vanakkam, Anbu vendum Enakkum

Appa Appa Vanakkam, Aahsi vendum Enakkum

Asriyar Asriya Vanakkam, Arivuyu vendum Enakkum

Iraiva Iraiva Vanakam Arul Vendum Enakkum

Notes: Kids enjoyed this song very much since it was very rhyming. Please sing it to them once or twice and they will get the lyrics.

We try to do action for all rhymes. Action is always fun. So please ask kids to do action.

Tips: Sing rhymes when you drive in car with them.

Revision: Nila Nila Odi va

Numbers in tamil

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Tips: These need not be taught formally. For example, before they get in to the car, Say I am going to count till 5 and then you get in. Then count 1,2,3,4,5 in tamil.

Letters

Ah, Aah.

Writing Practice.

Note: I was really surprised to see how kids learn so fast. I just taught once and how to write Ah and everyone did a great job.

Conversation Skils:

Vanakkam

Un Peyar enna, En Peyar

Revison: Nanri

9/22/2013:

Malazhai

Story: Bird, Ant and Hunter Story.

Words learnt - Paravai, Erumbhu, Maram, Vedan, Ilai

Pictures and Words

Amma, Aasriyar(Teacher), Ezhai (Leaf), Eeti (Spear/Javelin)

Rhymes:

Nila Nila Odi va (With action) – Kids know the action. Please sing with them and ask them to do the actions.

Nila Nila Odi Va Nillamal Odi Va, Mazhai meedhu yeri va, Malligai Poo Kondu Va.

Games:  Utgarungal (Sit) and Endhirunga (Stand)

All kids were given chance to be the leader of this game and say these words so that other can perform the action

Conversation Skils:

Nanri (Thank you)

 

 

Sep 2012 - May 2013 Archive

May 5th:

• Practice three rhymes nila nila odi vaa, kuva kuva vaathu, mambhazhum...
• Pallandu Pallandu slokam first 2 lines.

April 28th:

• Revision was given,
• practice tamil rhymes nila nila odi vaa, kuva kuva vaathu, mambhazhum maam mambhazhum...for annual day.

April 21:

• Banquet Dinner.

April 14th:

• Practice rhymes for annual day.
• review and revise all the lessons till lesson 15 in tamil text.

April 7th:

• Revise all the lessons, rhymes, tamil alphabets, numerals in tamil,
• till lesson 15 in tamil mazhalai text.

March 31:

• Revision of everything taught so far,
• Please revise all the rhymes .

 

March 24:

• Complete Revision of all lessons taught so far.
• Revision of tamil rhymes.

March 17th:

• We learned  in tamil text, lesson 15,
• Read body parts in tamil, Our house(yen veedu) in tamil,
• the shepherd boy and the tiger story in tamil in page 66,
• River look the river in page 65,
• recall the tamil alphabets, numerals, rhymes.

March 10th:

• Read lesson 14 in tamil text,
• recall the tamil alphabets till tamil letter "i", tamil numerals 15,
• Practice tamil letters,tamil vocabulary words and body parts
• Recall the rhyme Dosai Amma dosai, story of Fox and the Crow

March 3rd:

• Read lesson 13 in tamil text
• Practice tamil alphabets till tamil letter "i",
• Read the vocabulary words and names of animals, fruits, Days,vegetables,
• read tamil numerals(till 15)

Feb 24th:

• Practice tamil alphabets till "i", numerals in tamil till 15,
• Read three words to each tamil alphabets like  "a" in amma, arisi,anil,
• Read them  names of vegetables, animals, ocean animals, fruits,
• sounds of animals, names of  days,Rhymes
• short stories Lion and the Mouse, Crow and the Fox.

Feb 17th:

• Lesson 11 and lesson 12 in tamil text.
• Read short stories, rhymes and  tamil vocabulary words.

Feb 10th:

• Let them practice  all  9 tamil alphabets till tamil letter (i),
• Names of animals in the sea, tamil rhyme punaiakka punaiakkka..
• Lion and the mouse story,
• sounds of animals in page 52 (tamil text book)
• Recall the names of  days(in tamil) in a week.

Feb 3rd 2013

• Read lesson 11,
• Read the Lion and the Mouse story,
• Read names of animals, vegetables, fruits.

Jan27th 2013

• Revision given till lesson 10.

Jan 20th 2013:

• Read the tamil vowels till "oo",
• Read the story "intelligent goat story",
• Read till lesson 10  and exercise 10 and the animal names, names of the days in Tamil.

Jan 13th 2013:

• Read the numerals till 15, names of vegetables, fruits.
• Read the names of the days in a week.
• Practise the tamil vowels till "oo"

January 6th 2013:

• Revise Tamil alphabets till 6th letter,numbers,vegetables,fruits,rhymes.
• Revise the picture stories.
• Practise the names of the Days in a week.

• Read Lesson 8 and do exercise 8,
• Practice  writing the first 5 tamil alphabets,
• Revise the tamil numerals, colors, vegetables and fruits names.

• Read 7th lesson in Mazhalai text ,
• Do  7th exercise  in Mazhalai exercise book,
• Revise the tamil alphabets, numerals, picture stories, rhymes, colors in tamil.

November 9th:

• In mazhalai text book read lesson 6
• In mazhalai exercise do homework 6th.
• recall tamil alphabets (a, aa, e, ee, u) and the words, numerals and tamil rhymes.

November 4th:

• Read mazhalai text 5th lesson and do exercise 5.
• Review tamil numerals, rhyme and picture story.

October 21st:

• lesson 1 & 2 children need to practice the vowels.
•  Review the rhyme nila nila
• Review the numerals.

October 14th:

• Tamil alphabets 'a,aa,e(short vowel),ea(long vowel) .
• Tamil numerals 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.
•  kids rhyme  'Anil' and mazhalai text book lesson 4 , exercise 4.

October 7th:

• Tamil alphabets "a", "aa".
• Tamil numerals 1,2,3,4,5,6,(ondru,erandu,moondru,naangu...)
• Tamil mazhalai text book lesson 3 and exercise 3.

September 30th:

• Finished lesson 2 and exercise 2
• Did a picture story about Rabbit and the tortoise, one rhyme "nila nila odi vaa..."
• One alphabet "a" (first vowel in tamil alphabet), and numerals 4,5,6 (mazhalai text book)