(formerly Aura Auro Design) – LEARN, GROW, WORK, TEACH
Kishor: I learned how to measure the width of tree using thread. We measured the length of the thread using a scale of 15cm. There was team work and we were able to complete the work in time. We measured using creepers...
Read out all-Sundar and Arun The children in Isaiambalam, had started an EBD on garden. There were already two two sets of steps(for creating beds, in order to plant) built using cement and bricks on the front side. The left side looked a little...
Read out allToday I did an activity with 3rd standard kids in making a chick with colour papers and at the same time they learnt different shapes such as cylinder, triangle, square and rectangle. They all were so energetic and enthusiastic to see their...
Read out allIn Isai Ambalam school the 5th graders were able to identify the different shapes using the tessellation kit. They learnt the names of shapes like triangle which has 3 sides. They also learnt pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon. By using the...
Read out allThe 5th graders started to build a hot air balloon in Isai Ambalam school. We started gathering information how to make a hot air balloon. Then we watched some videos to make the hot air balloon. We found the reason why the...
Read out allToday I went to Isai Ambalam with the plan of starting Gardening ( Sat school – every Saturday, interested children will come to learn/build something new). At the end of the session, Varsha ( Old student of IsaiAmbalam) came to me to say...
Read out allNaveen and I showed a video on vertebrate and invertebrate animals to the 3rd and 4th graders. The differentiated birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. The children were able to give examples for each of the categories. After watching the video, I...
Read out allA book with the collection of teachers reflections on teaching in Auroville schools was published by Saiier. The covers had EBD children had made in Isai Ambalam School.
Read out allWe had a created a system in STEM land(Udavi school). We started to put up logical puzzles which can be solved logically and as well mathematically. At first we did not have a board to pin the puzzle papers. So, we used...
Read out allShalini, student from 7th grade learned about circle in her textbook. She was learning the topics on chord, diameter, circumference and ratio between circumference and diameter. She used Geo Board(Montessori material) to learn these topics The Geoboard is a tool for exploring...
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