DAY : 3
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Topic: Talk about island, peninsula, desert, swamp and volcanoes
Vocabulary: Island, climate, desert, volcano, magma, mountain, peninsula, lava
Material required: pictures and books
Presentation: • Explain the children about island tell them that when an area is surrounded on all sides of water it is called an island. • Islands are important to us because they are usually beautiful and tourists enjoy visiting these islands as the climate on islands are pleasant • Give some examples like Andaman and Nicobar islands, Srilanka our neighboring country is an island • A landform which is surrounded by water on three sides and joined to the main land on one side is called a peninsula • The best example we have is the southern part of India which we call peninsular India. It is in the shape of a triangle. • Deserts are dry, sandy regions with extremely hot conditions. The regions receive little or no rainfall year after year. • Deserts are very hot during the day and very cold at night. Thar desert in Rajasthan, Sahara in North Africa are few examples of deserts. • Talk about the plants like cactus, desert lily, poison ivy etc are few plants and trees that are found in deserts. • Deserts also have wide variety of animals including insects, birds, reptiles and mammals. The camel is the most important animal in the desert • The wet muddy area which retains enormous amount of water in it is called as swamp • Volcanoes are usually shaped like mountains. These are formed by powerful forces within the Earth
Assessment: • What is an island? • Name some islands • Why does tourist visit islands? • What is the shape of peninsula? • Name the neighboring country of India which is an island? • What is a desert? • Name the important animal in the desert • Name few desert plants • How are days and nights in the desert • How is the climate in desert • Is the rainfall maximum in desert? • What are volcanoes?
Closing: To make them understand about the landforms like island, desert, peninsula etc
Evaluation: • Cognitive skills • Receptive and expressive language skills • Auditory skills