Rawalpindi
Pakistan is a county that is blessed with all and winter is one of them in which mountains are covered with snow and the weather is very cold, especially in upper parts of the country.
The junior classes at Jack and Jill Montessori and High School enjoyed a unique Friday morning on school premises participating in an activity titled ‘The Importance of Winter’. “The children learn well with visual aids rather than just textbook knowledge. They are all excited to do practically whatever they read in books,” said their teacher Anum Ikram, the one who took the initiative for these activities, while talking to this scribe.
The class was beautifully adorned with the winter accessories in which the children had displayed winter clothing and dry fruits in plates and handmade baskets. The children were dressed for the occasion with everything relevant to winter, be it fruits, vegetables, colours or clothes. The children were also dressed appropriately and identified all their apparel by naming scarf, hat jacket etc.
They were treated to a sumptuous ‘Gajar Ka Halwa’, which was sprinkled with pistachios and almonds in front of them so that they could identify and taste the different flavours. Adding attraction to the children’s activity, a huge ‘snow man’ sat at one end of the class narrating the blessings of winter, and integrating a geography lesson with the activity. The children listened to stories about glaciers melt and water formed into rivers. The use of heaters, blankets and woolies was advised but the need to breathe fresh and clean air outside the house was also emphasized.
Allah’s Blessings were recounted and the children were asked to say a little prayer for all seasons and remember that it is His will that seasons change. Every season brings in its wake countless bounties. They were happy to listen to stories of how animals go into hibernation during winter and then come out only in spring. The children relate happily to these themes, as they are easier to understand and provide them with some diversity and fun and a little away from the daily mundane routine of textbook learning. Concepts are grasped easier and quicker when they become a part of your daily life. As a going home souvenir, a little picture of a snowman was pinned to their jackets.
Pakistan is a county that is blessed with all and winter is one of them in which mountains are covered with snow and the weather is very cold, especially in upper parts of the country.
The junior classes at Jack and Jill Montessori and High School enjoyed a unique Friday morning on school premises participating in an activity titled ‘The Importance of Winter’. “The children learn well with visual aids rather than just textbook knowledge. They are all excited to do practically whatever they read in books,” said their teacher Anum Ikram, the one who took the initiative for these activities, while talking to this scribe.
The class was beautifully adorned with the winter accessories in which the children had displayed winter clothing and dry fruits in plates and handmade baskets. The children were dressed for the occasion with everything relevant to winter, be it fruits, vegetables, colours or clothes. The children were also dressed appropriately and identified all their apparel by naming scarf, hat jacket etc.
They were treated to a sumptuous ‘Gajar Ka Halwa’, which was sprinkled with pistachios and almonds in front of them so that they could identify and taste the different flavours. Adding attraction to the children’s activity, a huge ‘snow man’ sat at one end of the class narrating the blessings of winter, and integrating a geography lesson with the activity. The children listened to stories about glaciers melt and water formed into rivers. The use of heaters, blankets and woolies was advised but the need to breathe fresh and clean air outside the house was also emphasized.
Allah’s Blessings were recounted and the children were asked to say a little prayer for all seasons and remember that it is His will that seasons change. Every season brings in its wake countless bounties. They were happy to listen to stories of how animals go into hibernation during winter and then come out only in spring. The children relate happily to these themes, as they are easier to understand and provide them with some diversity and fun and a little away from the daily mundane routine of textbook learning. Concepts are grasped easier and quicker when they become a part of your daily life. As a going home souvenir, a little picture of a snowman was pinned to their jackets.
Afshan S. Khan
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
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