The club activity organised on 30.01.20 commenced with a discussion on importance of books and the students were encouraged to maintain a library of their own at home. After the discussion they were shown the animated story Alice in The Wonderland, an interesting tale of a young girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar creatures. The screening of the story was followed by an interactive session wherein the students answered some basic questions related to the story. In the follow up craft activity the students created a colourful collage of the various characters of the story.
The activity conducted on 28.11.19 began with a brief on ‘Me the Bookie’ club followed by a discussion on importance of reading books.
The students explored Roald Dahl's famous novel , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the activity conducted on 24.10.19. The link for the online video based on the novel was shared with the parents through WhatsApp to motivate the students to read and get a glimpse of the story.
The activity commenced with a reading session in which the teacher read out the summary of the story, which features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket, the central character, inside the chocolate factory. This was followed by a question and answer session.
In the follow-up craft activity the students made sweet sticks. They made cutouts of their favourite sweet like doughnut , icecream, Jalebis ,cakes etc and pasted it on the ice cream sticks.
The activity commenced with a general discussion on importance of reading. The significance of the club was also highlighted by the club master. After the discussion the students were introduced to the main characters of the story which is narrated from the animal’s point of view. They were then shown the story on the Tata Class Edge. In the follow up activity they coloured the drawing of a horse (Black Beauty) and wrote a significant dialogue from the book on the sheet provided by the teacher. The YouTube link of the story was shared with the parents to motivate the children to read the book.
The students were briefed about the story which revolves around Peter and Mollie and their adventures with the wishing chair which they find in an antique shop. This was followed by screening of an animated video based on the story. The main characters of the story were discussed and the students were motivated to read the book. As a follow-up activity, the students prepared a book mark and wrote a quote on it. The activity was thoroughly enjoyed by all the students.
The students got an opportunity to explore the classic novel - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson in the club activity conducted on 25.7.19. This tale of transformation is an exaltation of nature and its effects on the human spirit. The book reflects that the children are healed, not only through contact with nature and with each other but also through positive thinking.
The animated video and the movie based on the book was shared with the students a week prior to the club activity through whatsapp.
On the day of the club activity ,the students were shown the animated video on Smart Class. This was followed by a detailed discussion about the different characters of the novel. In the follow-up activity, the students made a file cover and decorated it with paper leaves and flowers to depict a garden. The activity was thoroughly enjoyed by all the students.
In the introductory club activity conducted on 25.4.19, the club masters apprised the students of the aim of the Club - Me the Bookie and discussed the importance of reading books.
