Gulliver's Travel by Johnathan Swift
The Enchanted Land by Enid Blyton
With an aim to instil love for reading among our students , club activity organised in 24.1.19 exposed the students to yet another famous children’s author - Enid Blyton.
The Activity commenced with a brief introduction about the writer and her popular books such as- Famous Five, Secret Seven and Noddy.
Her story - ‘The Enchanted Land’ was also narrated by the club master. Some other famous stories and series written by the author were listed and the students were motivated to read them. As a follow up activity the students made an attractive photo frame with a picture of Enid Blyton.
The Magic Drum by Sudha Murthy
Bookasura by Arundhati Venkatesh
The Enormous Crocodile’ by Roald Dahl
greedy crocodile who liked to trick young children and eat them up.
In the follow up craft the students made a crocodile using paper plates.
The other famous stories written by the author were also listed and the students were encouraged to read them.
The Cherry Tree by Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond , the Indian author of British descent was explored by the students in the activity conducted on 23.08.18. His famous story - ‘The Cherry Tree’ was narrated and read by the students. The story which describes the struggle of a cheery seed before it grows into a cherry tree was thoroughly enjoyed by them. As a follow-up activity , they made bookmarks with drawings related to the story. The students were also suggested to read some other stories written by Ruskin Bond such as - ‘The Blue Umbrella’ , ‘Rusty’ and ‘The Room on the Roof’.
Kabuliwallah by Rabindranath Tagore
In the club activity organised on 19.7.18 the students got an opportunity to explore the Indian author , Rabindranath Tagore.
After a brief introduction about the author the students were shown the story - Kabuliwallah on the smart board. The video was thoroughly enjoyed by all. As a follow up activity the students made attractive book covers of the story read. A list of other stories written by Rabindranath Tagore was also provided to the students and they were motivated to read them.
The Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Anderson
In the activity conducted on 19.4.18 the students read and explored the story - The Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Anderson. The activity commenced with a brief introduction about the author. To arouse interest in students, the club masters listed a few famous stories written by the author which includes the story -Ugly Duckling , one of the lesson in Class I English text book. The story Tin Soldier which is about a tin soldier’s love for a paper ballerina was narrated to the students with the help of a video. The students of Class II brought the story characters to life through the follow up activity and created their own tin soldier using an empty soda can & other craft material. Students of Class III made paper bags and created their own hand puppets and cheerfully narrated the story in their own words.
To conclude the activity the club masters provided a list of books by the author and motivated the students to read them.
