Brainfeed junior august 2016

Scan for more Info

August 2016 Volume I Issue 3 `50

3-6 age group

Get Free!

FOUR Skill Sheets

l a m i an RLD WO

BECOME

a goodEN

CITIZ

play zone

Hi! I am

Advisory Panel

Hi! I am

Bunny.

Get ready to have some fun. Buggy and I are coming to meet you.

Buggy.

Fine! Let's have some fun!

Ms. Swati Popat Vats

President Early Childhood Association, Mumbai

Dr. Reeta Sonawat

Professor and Head Human Development, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai

INDEPENDENCE DAY India celebrates August 15 as Independence Day after getting freedom from British rule. National flag is hoisted all over the country in schools, offices, and government buildings. On this day, parade is organised by defence forces and schools. Cultural programmes, drill display, air show by Indian air force is organised. Speeches are delivered, patriotic songs are rendered, sweets are distributed.There is happiness all over.

Ms. Prema Daniel

Director, Centre for Training and Resources in Early Childhood Education, Chennai

Raksha Bandhan Ms. Aditi Jain

Pragyavataran Educational Society Noida

This is one of the most important festivals in India celebrated with great joy and happiness. A wonderful way of bringing the family closer. A sister ties a rakhi on her brother's right wrist (a colourfully decorated thread) gives sweet to eat. It strengthens the bond of love between them. Brother gives gift to his sister and makes a vow to protect his sister all through his life.

Ms. Sonali Andrews Director, IPTTA, Hyderabad

KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI

Ms. Anne Sivanathan Educationist, Malaysia

02

August 2016

Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated in honour of Lord Krishna, who was born on this day in Mathura. He was the eighth child of Vasudev and Devaki. He was a very naughty child. He loved eating butter. Temples are decorated on this day, pooja and celebrations go on with cultural programmes.

3-6 age group

Videos

to watch

What's

Learn the Numbers http:// brainfeedjunior.com/ video-august-1

Rabbit and Tortoise http:// brainfeedjunior.com/ video-august-2

The Crane and the Crab http:// brainfeedjunior.com/ video-august-3

Girl and Pigeons http:// brainfeedjunior.com/ video-august-4

Story

inside ?

The Greedy King 07 The Flying Elephant 12 17 The Ugly Duckling The Whispering palms 24

Animalworld

ns

E

tio mo

Learn

29 30 31 39

Little Readers 27 Play & Learn 14 Play Zone 28 Word wall 32 Fun Activities 33

Parenting

Skills

08

Mentor Speaks

38

know

Paper cup tiger Alphabet art Thumb Print Art Creative corner

Through Fun

Can you name the bird?

10

Let’s

Art& Craft

rhyme

One, Two, Three Four,Five 06

Safety Yummy Tummy Health Children’s Art

11 16 15 26

r te

Pos

August 2016

03

Editorial

A

ugust edition for juniors is here to entertain with several funfilled learning activities and some tips on care and concern.

The cover story gives the message to become a good citizen.

Enjoy the fun and learn the numbers with the Rhyme-One-Two-.

Take the tip to ‘never be greedy ‘ from the story “The Greedy King.”

‘Think before you act’ is the message given in the story “The flying Elephant.” Explore the animal world with Bunny and Buggy and have fun by playing similar guessing games. Follow the safety rules everywhere, obey your elders. Develop social skills to make friends with all. Learn to take care of your environment, health and food habits.

Develop reading habit and become ‘little readers’ by reading stories. If you want to see your photograph in Children’s art page send your art work to us. Display your different talents through play zone, art and craft, play and learn, creative corner and fun activities. Learn vowels in word wall. Try to read the feelings of the people through their facial expressions on the ‘Emotions’ page. Hope this edition will help you emerge as a successful learner and develop latent skills in you.

Have fun!

Enjoy reading and learning!

Check out our website & E-mag brainfeedgroup.com and follow us on facebook.com/ brainfeededumag

Brahmam K V Chief Editor

Scan for more Info

twitter.com/ brainfeedmagzn

3-6 age group

August 2016 Volume I Issue 3 Chief Editor Brahmam K V Group Editor Seshubabu P V Editor Keerthi Chaitanya D Sub Editors Vanalatha Reddy T Karuna Raj Art & Design Lakshmi D Srinivas P Director-Sales SreeNivas R B +91 85018 26497 Circulation Hemachandra Rao S +91 91777 74851 +91 85018 26317 Printed, Published and Owned by Kakani Veera Brahmam

Watch

and

Listen

Enjoy

Now you can read as well as listen to your favourite article and also watch videos.

How it works ?

Download QR code scanner or QR code reader app on your Smartphone.

Open the application, focus and hold the camera on the QR code of the article or the video you want to listen to or watch.

Printed at Kala Jyothi Process Pvt. Ltd. 1-1-60/5, RTC X Roads Hyderabad-500 020 Telangana, India Published from 8-3-191/565/K, Vengal Rao Nagar SR Nagar Post Hyderabad-500 038 Telangana, India Contact No. : 040- 6551 5151 +91 94944 39444 Email: info@brainfeedjunior.com Web: www.brainfeedgroup.com www.brainfeedjunior.com

04

August 2016

COVER sTORY

BECOME

a goodEN

CITIZ

veryday in the school assembly, when children repeat the pledge, ‘India is my country. All Indians are my brothers and sisters….’, there is a sparkle of patriotism ignited. At that time, teachers must remind children that patriotism is just not only feeling proud about their country but more value added to it.

Patriotism is identifying with one’s country that fills loyalty and eagerness to help fellow citizens.

Today’s children are tomorrow’s citizens. Therefore, children should develop true sense of patriotism at an early age!

August 2016

05

RHY ME One two three four five

One, two, three, four, five Once I caught a fish alive.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

This little finger on the right.

Watch

Activity

Fish is a water animal.

Find out some other water animals.

06

August 2016

story The

Greedy

King

Long ago, there lived a king in a far off place. He always dreamed of gold and wished to become the richest king.

One day, an angel granted a wish to the king in his dream.The angel said, “O king! From now on, whatever

you touch will turn into gold.”

The next morning, the king woke up and he was very happy.

Whatever the king touched, it turned to gold. Even the food turned to gold.

Listen

Suddenly, his little daughter came running to him. The king hugged his loving daughter. Alas! She turned into gold!

The king wept aloud, “Oh! Angel, please take the wish back.”

The Angel appeared again and said, “O king! What do you want now?”

The king said sadly, “Please take the golden touch back. I beg you to return my daughter".

The Angel felt pity and took the wish back.

Immediately everything returned to normal.

Moral

Greediness leads to heavy losses.

August 2016

07

s l kil a i c l o

S

s

s

SKILLs

ocial skills are integral part of functioning in the society. Good manners, effective communication, expressing needs, being considerate are all important social skills. These are important to help children in each stage of their development.

Three to four years children are able to take turns while playing games. They treat a doll or stuffed animal as though they are alive and initiate verbal communication with actual words. Four to five years are able to show more cooperation with children like- say, "stop", are more prone to tattling and pretend to be Mom and Dad in fantasy play.

Five to six years are able to please their friends, say, "I am sorry", " Please" and "Thank you", understand bad words, are more strategic in bargaining, play competitive games and understand fair play and good sportsmanship.

How do we improve social skills in children?

Teach Empathy Ask the child how other people might feel when certain things happen, or when you behave badly with them, substitute with different situations.

Empathy E -

Everybody needs somebody

M - Model and mirror P-

Put yourself in their shoes

A - Ask if you can help T - Treat others the way you want to be treated H - Helpful Y - You feel better and they feel better.

08

August 2016

Tell the child that it is important for everyone to have their own space to feel comfortable, like if his friend does not like to do something he is asked, should not be forced. Teach him to practice acceptable ways to interact with someone during play time. Teach the children the proper way of conversation, get attention or join group of children who are already playing.

These situations can be brainstormed and discussed at dinner table or in the car on the way to school.

To develop their attention span, pick up a topic- say three sentences, two related to the topic and one random. Ask the child to pick up the sentence that was off the topic. Ask him to differentiate between the two sentences.

Help children recognise facial expression by watching children friendly T.V. shows.

Help them know different tones likeangry, happy, sad etc.

Teach children to play name games.

Have them seated in a circle, give one child the ball. Ask him to name another child in the circle and roll the ball to that child. Repeat this till all the children complete their turn. Make them play 'Follow the Leader Game'.

Ask the children to form a circle and make one child the leader. Now ask others to follow his actions or imitate.

August 2016

09

animal WORLD

Can you name the bird?

Bunny and Buggy are

playing a ‘Guessing Game’. It is a holiday and they have fun.

Bunny: Can you name a bird that lives both on land and in water?

Buggy: Mmm! I got it. It’s a Penguin.

Bunny: Yes, you are right.

Buggy: I heard, Penguins don’t fly, do they?

Bunny: Penguins don’t fly. They are flightless birds. .

Buggy: Do you mean they don’t have feathers?

Bunny: No! They do have feathers. But the feathers are short!

Buggy: Oh! Bunny: Penguins cannot breathe under water. They can stay underwater comfortably for 10-15 minutes and come out on to the surface to breathe.

Buggy: Do penguins lay eggs like other birds?

Bunny: Yes. Penguins lay eggs like other birds. The young ones are called chicks.

Buggy: It’s so interesting to know about Penguins, isn’t it?

10

August 2016

SAFET Y

at Home for

This age is an exciting and fun stage of life, it has its risks and dangers too. Children are going to fall, slip and tumble. Ensure safety to avoid serious injuries.

Budding Explorers Children often put their hands and objects into their mouth, this may transmit cold and viruses.

Make children wash their hands after playing outside.

Never refer to medicine as candy.

Keep chemicals and cleaning products in closed cabinet and out of reach of children.

Never leave the children alone in or near the water pool.

Keep coins, safety pins, buttons, balloons out of reach.

Keep the children in safe place while cooking or ironing.

Keep all medicines out of reach of children.

Never allow children unsupervised in the kitchen.

Keep safety gates at the top and bottom of staircase.

Keep matches, lighters, knife, candles, scissors, hot food out of children's reach.

August 2016

11

STORY The flying

elephant

O

ne day a sugarcane farmer, who worked very hard in his fields, noticed some crop missing.

That night he was surprised to see an elephant flying into his field. The elephant was about to fly back, the farmer grabbed the elephant’s tail.

Soon he flew into Indra’s kingdom of Paradise.

The farmer met Indra and complained about the elephant. Indra said sorry and asked him to take what he wanted from his kingdom. Read on to know what happened...

1

The farmer took two handfuls of gems and returned home.

He built himself a new house and became a very rich man. Soon the whole village was curious about his sudden wealth.

2

3

4 12

That evening the villagers decided to lure the elephant down themselves. “When we get to Paradise, we’ll take more than just two handfuls of gems!” they said.

August 2016

One day, some villagers went to visit the farmer’s wife.

“Where did you get all this money? Did you find buried treasure in your fields?” they asked. The farmer’s wife told them what had happened.

Follow the link or QR code to watch full animated story on YouTube

English

HINDI

http://brainfeedjunior.com/ video-august-6

http://brainfeedjunior.com/ video-august-7

One villager grabbed its tail and soon there was a chain of villagers flying behind the elephant.

As they flew up, they began talking about what they would bring back.

5 6

They planted a field of sugarcane and sure enough, the elephant flew down one night.

7

8

Finally, it was the turn of the villager holding the elephant’s tail. “I’m going to carry back this many gems!” he declared in excitement. He stretched his arms wide and let go of the elephant’s tail.

The villagers all fell in a heap on the ground. They watched sadly as the elephant disappeared into the sky. “Don’t worry.

The elephant will come back tomorrow,” said the villagers.

But Indra, hearing of the villagers’ trick, arranged for a sugarcane field to be planted in Paradise. The elephant never felt the need to fly down again. The villagers waited for many nights, watching the sky. But the elephant never came back down again.

9

The end.

August 2016

13

PLAY & LEARN

Watering the Plants

W

atering the plants is great fun, isn’t it? Tending plants by watering it every day brings you in touch with the nature. Water the plants carefully. You will be filled with the feelings of kindness and tenderness. Your selfesteem and self-image will continue to develop. This will make you care for others.

To Parents Make this activity a part of daily life as it also plays a crucial role for their physical and emotional development.

Get some attractive things for gardening that will invite the child to touch them and then learn to use them.

Cleaning and Setting the Table

D

id you observe your parents arranging the table? Have you tried doing it on your own? Did you do it ever? Wonderful! Try to continue this skill as this will develop your fine motor skills and strengthen your concentration.

To Parents Children at this age enjoy and prefer helping parents. Encourage them by giving such small tasks. They learn to do their work and take pleasure and satisfaction from their efforts.

14

August 2016

health

EAT HEALTHY to live

Ready to munch on some crunchy lunch!

Ha! Wait. Did you check whether you are Eating Healthy food or not?

HEALTHY! A balanced diet is important to stay Healthy. Different nutrient-rich food items should be eaten for proper growth and development.

More of protein rich food and less of fatty and sugary food should be taken.

Do not skip breakfast.

Drink plenty of liquids.

Do not watch television while eating.

Choose healthier snacks. Eat fruits and vegetables with each meal as tasty snacks!

Eat homely food and cook more meals at home.

Eat food slowly; chew it well.

Eat with family.

DO YOU KNOW?

Skipping Breakfast • Makes you fat • Reduces memory power and concentration • Makes you feel restless and spoils your mood

Limit the quantity you eat.

Focus on overall diet rather than specific foods.

August 2016

15

Y UMMY TUMMY !

It’s

SNACK TIME Monu: My mother prepared delicious buttered

corn yesterday. Corn is called maize by most countries. This comes from the Spanish word ‘maiz’

Tina: Wow! That’s great. But where is it produced?

Monu: With the exception of Antarctica, corn is produced on every continent in the world.

Tina: So, it is a delicious food item.

Monu: Indeed it is. It can be used as a sweetener too.

Tina: What is its colour?

Monu: Corn can be of blackish, bluish-gray, purple,

green, red, white or the most common yellow colour. I’ll now share my mother’s buttered corn recipe with you.

1 2 3 16

Cook the corn kernels in pressure cooker with little salt and enough water for 3 to 4 whistles.

You could also boil it in a pan.

Drain and keep the corn kernels aside.

In another pan melt the butter and add the corn kernels, salt, pepper, lime and cheese (if required). Mix well. Remove and serve buttered corn hot.

August 2016

ACTIVITY Get a bubble wrap and dip it in yellow colour. Now print it on the corn.

Story

The Ugly Duckling

M

any years ago, in a far off place, lived a mother duck on a farm.

Quack! Quack! Quack!

One morning, the Mother Duck’s three eggs hatched and out came cute ducklings.

One egg was yet to hatch. The mother duck waited patiently.

After sometime, the fourth egg hatched too! Oh! What a strange thing! Out came a grey duckling that looked different from the rest. However mother duck was very happy.

All of them went around the farm quacking.

Quack! Quack! Quack!

As days passed, the ducklings grew bigger. The grey duckling was always teased by the other ducklings.

Quack! Quack! Quack!

One day, the grey duckling decided to leave the farm. It quietly slipped out of the farm and travelled to a far place.

Finally, he settled on a river bank.

After many months, the grey duckling, which has grown up now, saw some strange birds in the river.

Listen

“Oh! What are these beautiful birds?” thought the grey duckling.

He swam towards the birds.

Then he saw his own reflection in the water and was taken aback.

He shouted joyfully, “Oh my! I look like those birds too.”

Yes, the grey duckling was actually not a duckling but a swan. Now the grey duckling had grown into a beautiful swan!

All the swans happily played in the river.

August 2016

17

EMOTIO

3-6 age group

Sadness

Worried

Guilty

Angry

Proud

Excitement

Scared 18

August 2016

Happy

OTIONS

3-6 age group

Jealous Silly Naughty

Hurt

Painful

Upset Sickness August 2016

23

STORY

The Whispering Palms 2

Every morning, she balanced a big empty basket on her head as she walked down to the lake.

3

Mori was a little girl with big brown eyes. She lived with her parents in a beautiful coconut grove, next to a small blue lake.

1

4

I pray we catch many fish today.

Her mother washed the clothes on a stone next to the lake, while her father went fishing.

Father! There is a turtle.

5 Her father dragged the

Her mother followed with the laundry and her father brought the big fishing net.

6

One sunny morning, while fishing with her father...

If we catch so many fish, one day there won’t be any left!

Ha! Ha! Its okay Mori.

Now, go to school.

net ashore, and they collected the fish in a big basket.

Sometimes a turtle got stuck Mori, run and help your father. in the net but Mori always hurried to the rescue.

She awoke with tears in her eyes, for she didn’t know how to bring Mori up without selling enough fish.

7

In the shade of the trees, Mori’s mother fell into an uneasy sleep. She dreamt of a lake with no fish, while the wind in the palm leaves whispered....

24

August 2016

8

“The waters and the land have always taken care of your family, but you have to take care of them in return.”

Oh!

9

Follow the link or QR code to watch full animated story on YouTube

10

All afternoon she sat, weaving coconut mats and thinking about her dream.

English

Hindi

http://brainfeedjunior.com/ video-august-8

11

http://brainfeedjunior.com/ video-august-9

How can we carry all the fish in this little basket?

That night Mori heard her parents whispering, and the oil lamp burned deep into the night.

We will only take as many fish as can fit into this basket.

The next morning, her father gave her a smaller basket.

12

he Mother! Mother!

Mori was puzzled.

Mori swiftly climbed up a tree to get more coconuts, but her mother cautioned her.

13

What happened to father today? I don't understand.

ts i. o

15

Mori, you are back from school?

14

Coming back from school, Mori was thrilled to find her mother making soap and oil from the coconuts.

9

Be careful Mori.

Don’t pluck them, we must only use what the tree gives us.

18 When Mori grew older,

she loved to carve tiny turtles out of coconut shells and always wore one around her neck.

I am so happy!

16

Mori's mother and father only used fallen coconuts for making different things.

that day, the family 17 madeFrom brooms from the palm

leaves and wove mats from coconut fibre. They took soap, oil and only a small amount of fish to the market.

The end.

August 2016

25

CHILDren’s ART

P. Bhargav UKG

B. Sasank UKG B. Sasank, UKG

SK. Usman Basha UKG

C. Likitha UKG

I. Harini I. Harini, UKG UKG 26

August 2016

little readers

HUNGRY

WOLF Wolf

Woodcutter Bread

Tree

One day, a

was very hungry.

It looked for food here and there in the forest.

But it couldn't get any. At last it found a loaf of . The hungry

hole of a . It was a

the

squeezed into the hole. It ate all

's lunch. He was on his way back to the

have lunch. But he saw there was no On seeing the

to

in the hole, instead, a wolf.

, the wolf tried to get out of the hole. But it couldn't. Its

tummy was swollen. The

To Parents

in the

caught the

and gave it nice beating.

Read the story along with the child. Guide the child to learn the words with the help of pictures.

August 2016

27

play zone Wonderful

Birthday

Gift

I Use glitter glue tubes and decorate the gift box. Let the glitter dry for sometime.

t is little Meena's birthday and she is really excited!

She received many gifts and is eagerly looking at them. One big red box caught Meena's attention. She slowly opened the box. Whoa! It’s a set of playing blocks. Meena jumped with joy.

Meena liked touching, gripping and banging the blocks together.

Similarly, every child loves to play with blocks. They try to build different structures and begin an imaginative play with blocks. This is very important as imagination develops creativity in children. There are other benefits too. A child learns different skills like Problem-solving Self expression Sharing and co-operation

To Parents Encourage children to play with blocks. During the play ask the child questions to develop their thinking skills.

Spatial visualization skills Divergent thinking Motor skills Hand-eye coordination Social skills Language skills

28

August 2016

Art & Craft

Paper Cup Tiger Hey! Here is an interesting craft for you. It’s a paper cup Tiger. It’s simple and easy to make. So let’s get messy a bit.

What you need: A paper cup, colour pencils, woolen thread, glue, scissors What to do: Colour the paper cup orange and mark black strips on the cup as shown. Cut the woolen thread with the help of elders and make two ears and a tail for the tiger.

Now mark eyes, nose and mouth on the paper cup. Let it dry for a while. Now paste the ears and the tail. Your little tiger is ready! It’s amazing, isn’t it?

Crazy Fish

Get some beads of different colours and decorate the fish as shown. Have fun!

August 2016

29

ALPHABeT ART

30

August 2016

thumb print art

Activity:

Try drawing some animals on your own.

August 2016

31

WORD WALL Fill in the missing vowels and complete the words. Remember to paste a picture too!

32

C_ r

B _ ll

S_ n

D _ ck

B _ rd

F _ sh

B_ x

R _ ng

August 2016

FUN ACTIVITIES Circle the two identical butterflies

Match the missing parts with the correct numbers given.

6 1

7

2

3

5

8

4

August 2016

33

FUN ACTIVITIES Match the animals with their food.

Count and circle the number 5 6 7 6 7 8 5 6 7 5 4 3

34

August 2016

FUN ACTIVITIES Find 10 differences between the pictures.

Note: The July issue carried an error in the above activity. It is regretted.

How many objects are there in the picture?

August 2016

35

FUN ACTIVITIES Circle the correct shadow.

Find the missing wing of each butterfly.

36

August 2016

FUN ACTIVITIES

Join the other half of the picture by drawing a line.

Which thread should the mouse follow to reach the cheese?

Oh!

August 2016

37

mentor speaks Sweet dreams are made of these…

'bedtime battles'

and how to tackle them.

Ms. Swati Popat Vats

T

he most common and every day or rather every night problem that all parents face is putting their child to sleep.

You are indeed a lucky parent if your child goes to sleep without any fuss!

Most children resist going to bed because children are born ‘learners’ and feel that they will ‘miss out on the fun’ by going to bed and hence they fight sleep and try to postpone it as much as they can. And thus starts the “bed time battle” between the child and the parent.

A parent needs to set a bed time routine.

Because children like repetition and can identify with a

38

routine. So a regular bed time routine will help them go to bed without any hassles.

A routine can be made keeping in mind your child’s likes and activities of interest.

your child nervous and also be a reason for bed wetting. So choose stories which are sensitive and happy and can bring a smile on your child’s face.

It is very important to keep in mind the child’s age while choosing the routine A toddler who has been hyper active throughout the day now needs to wind down before going to bed and hence doing activities like tickling; somersaulting, etc will only make the child more active and will not serve the purpose.

You need to have soothing activities like a soft rhyme session or a hug and cuddle time or a short and happy story.

For a 3 and 4-yearold fear is an issue at bedtime.

So they will need quiet reassuring activities at bed time like singing, reading or even having you rub their back. A soft massage accompanied with a lullaby is a guaranteed success with a hyper active or fearful child. You can even give a new body guard every nightthis can be a favourite toy or car. You can reassure your child by saying that “brave teddy is your guard for the night and he will take care of you”.

For children who are

Stories are a favourite of all children and parents as a bed time activity Here again a parent must choose the right kind of story. If you will tell a frightening or scary story you will only end up making

August 2016

afraid of ghosts-a ghost buster like magic dust sprinkled around the bed –this magic dust can be any chalk powder or glitter powder. (Your child should not be allergic to it and should be safe for the child) .

It is very important for a parent to remember any routine has to be flexible and not set in stone. On certain days deviation may take place because of a social activity or a visitor or illness but regardless of the interruption, it is essential to get back on track as soon as possible to let the child know that deviations are exceptions and not the rule.

Good night! Sweet dreams!

After a tiring day the parents just want to put the child to bed so that they can spend some time relaxing or both parents can spend some uninterrupted time together but pleading, cajoling or threatening the child will not help.

Creative corner

August 2016

39

PLAY AND HAVE FUN!

What to do?

Get a dice and two buttons of different colours. Keep one button for yourself and give the other button to your friend.

Start the game by throwing the dice. Move according to number on the dice. One who reaches 'Zoo' first is the winner.