VALUE BASED TEACHING – Class – VII
- Goal Setting
- Creativity
- Competitive Spirit
- Personal Hygiene
- Communal Harmony
- Indian Navy
- Eminent Personalities
| CLASS:VII | |||
| THEME: QUALITIES OF GOOD CITIZENS | UNIT: | SUBJECT: GOAL SETTING | DURATION: 02 HOURS |
| LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To help the students understand the need for goal setting and the merits of achieving the set goals. To tune the students to gain self-confidence and develop sense of commitment to complete the accepted task. | |||
| PEDAGOGICAL PROCESS: Discuss the limits of individuals and practical ways to set realistic goals. Teacher must encourage the students to set their own goals. Some of the activities will involve working with the individual students beyond class hours. | |||
| CONTENT | |||
| 1. Set upper and lower limits on students’ goals to teach realistic goal setting. 2 Use games to teach goal setting inacontextwithlowpressureandhigh engagement. Holdone-on-onegoal-settingconferenceswithstudentstogivethemindividual attention and help them learn to assess goal difficulty.Encouragestudentstowritedowntheirgoalsratherthansimplycreatingthemand leaving them float around their mind.Teacheffectivegoalsettingstrategies(likesettingSMARTgoals)toincreasethe likelihood of success and provide feedback on student progress.SpecificStudentsneedtoclarifywho,what,when,andwhereoftheir goal. Have a discussion about using words that are specific vs. those that are ambiguous, or subject to interpretation.MeasurableStudents need to be able to know when they have reached their goal or if they are making progress toward it. Have a discussion aboutQuantitativevs. Qualitative measurement.Attainable/ActionableStudents need to be realistic about what they can achieve this school year with the time and resources they have available. While”goingtocollege”isaworthygoal,thisisfarintothefutureformoststudents. Work with students to help them understand that goals must also be things students can take action on now.RelevantStudents should be able to explain the personal and academic benefits. Talk with them about qualities that make a goal worthwhile.TimelyStudents need to be able to achieve the goal by the end of the schoolyear.Asstudentsarewritinghavethemsharetheirgoalswithasinglepeer tohelpthemseeifasingleschoolyearisadeadlinethatmakessenseforthis goal.Providedirectinstructionongoalsettingandincludeinstructiononself-evaluation.Provide instructions on effective learning strategies in general, as students will need these broader skills to build their goal-setting abilities. | |||
| ACTIVITIES | |||
| Assignments/Projects–Individual/GroupMonitoring/Evaluationbypeers | |||
| CLASS:VII | |||
| THEME: PERSONALITYDEVELOPMENT | UNIT: | SUBJECT: CREATIVITY | DURATION: 02HOURS |
| LEARNINGOBJECTIVES: Tohelpthestudentsunderstandtheneedfordiscoveringtheirpassionsforcreativity.To train the students to polish their passions and spend their leisure time productively. | |||
| PEDAGOGICALPROCESS: Organizingclubactivitieslikephotography,numismatics,philately,quiz,creativewriting, spelling bee, clay modeling, wood craft, drawing and painting, and performing arts. | |||
| CONTENT | |||
| Create a compassionate, accepting environment. Since being creative requires imagination and risk taking, students need to trust that they can make a mistake in front of you.Encourage students to engage in problem solving and come up with as manycreative solutions as possible. Give a small problem in the class and encourage the students to come up with as many solutions as possible.Encourage autonomy, imagination and out of box thinking among the students. Conduct activities such as craft work, origami, storytelling etc., in classroom intended to promote imagination and out of box thinking.Give specific assignments to promote creative thinking. Try adding words like “create,” “design,” “invent,” “imagine,” “suppose,” to your assignments. Adding instructions such as “Come up with as many solutions as possible” or “Be creative!” can increase creative performance.Experiment with activities where students can practice creative thinking. Many teachers have suggestions for creative activities they’ve tried as warm-ups or quick breaks. | |||
| ACTIVITIES | |||
| Assignments,Hobbyclubs,Drawing,painting,woodcraft,origami,poetry/story/essay writing, making items using recycled material, collection of articles/items etc | |||
| CLASS:VII | |||
| THEME: PERSONALITYDEVELOPMENT | UNIT: | SUBJECT: COMPETITIVESPIRIT | DURATION: 02HOURS |
| LEARNINGOBJECTIVES: Tohelpthestudentsunderstandtheneedfordeveloping competitive spirit. To train the students to face the challenges in life with vigor. | |||
| PEDAGOGICALPROCESS:Organizingwritten/verbalquiz,mappointing,spellingbee, elocution, singing and poetry/ story/essay writing competitions. | |||
| CONTENT | |||
| Discuss the true spirit of competition in a healthy manner. Discuss the advantages of being competitive.Bring out the areas where students lose out due to lack of competitive spirit. Also discuss the need to take winning and losing both on your stride.Makethestudentsunderstandthatthere’snoneedtofeelashamedof seekinghelp.It canbe easy to let yourself thinksmallbecause of thefearof failure, oreven thefear of making a decision. But, to accomplish great things in life, you have to be open to taking risks. With whatever challenges may arise, always think and dream big. That way, you will achieve more than what you could have ever imagined. Try not to let your thoughts get in your own way.Keep up the desire to do your best at all times. If you keep on improving your own performance with respect to your past performance, you are competitive.When a challenge arises, be it a big test in school or an upcoming running race, don’t give up! Persistence is a huge key to overcome challenges. Giving up means that you will neither overcome the challenge nor learn from it. Power through challenges by asking for support, feeling your feelings, and making a plan to work through it.Generally,thereismorethanonewaytogetsomethingdone.However,there’s always just one optimal way, or best way of doing it. To work smarter rather thanharder, start by working backwards. | |||
| ACTIVITIES | |||
| Self-evaluationofindividualperformance. | |||
| CLASS:VII | |||
| THEME: HEALTHANDHYGIENE | UNIT: | SUBJECT: CLEANLINESS | DURATION: 02HOURS |
| LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To help the students learn personal hygiene and lead a healthy life. Help them spread the need for personal hygiene among their friends and relatives. | |||
| PEDAGOGICAL PROCESS:Organizing lectures by health department officials, skits and role plays, poster making and habit formation. | |||
| CONTENT | |||
| Teach: The most basic of hygiene rituals. A shower every day or two is a must, and always after a rigorous sports practice or outdoor play. Equip them with wash clothes and soap. Talk about gingivitis, cavities, and bad breath. Always have floss and mouthwash on hand.Encourage frequent hand-washing, especially before eating and after using the bathroom, sneezing, or playing with pets. Make sure your students know to scrub with warm soapywaterforatleast15seconds,rinse anddry.Tellthemtherisksofpreventableinfections and transmittable viruses.Body odour usually becomes evident on reaching puberty. Discuss the difference between deodorant, which controls bacteria while adding fragrance, and antiperspirant, which is supposed to stop or limit sweating.Many preteens find their hair gets oilier as they grow. Encourage a thorough washing every day or two. An added benefit: keeping hair clean and out of your child’s face will lessen breakouts caused by oil and greasy hair products.Like hair, skin tends to become oilier as puberty. Encourage gentle face-washing once or twice a day with a mild cleanser. Most importantly, urge students to not to pick at anypimple or blackhead on face. Not only will germy fingers worsen the bump, but picking causes inflammation, spreads the oil, and can leave permanent scars.Advice your students to clip weekly and cut nail straight across to prevent ingrown nails. Tryto nix nail-biting by teaching about possible infections to the nail or surroundingskin. Mention that it spreads germs from your fingers to your mouth and inside your body.Tell your student about different ways bacteria can harm body. Advice them not toshare hairbrushes as it spreads germs.Help girl students feel comfortable asking questions or raising concerns about all aspects and associated hygiene related to menstruating. | |||
| ACTIVITIES | |||
| Lectures,Demonstrations,Regularmedicalcheck-up,peergroupevaluation | |||
| CLASS:VII | |||
| THEME: PRIDEANDLOVETOWARDS NATION | UNIT: | SUBJECT: COMMUNALHARMONY | DURATION: 02HOURS |
| LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Tohelpthestudentsdeveloptolerancetosocialdivisions. To equip them to love and respect others’ beliefs and customs. | |||
| PEDAGOGICAL PROCESS: Impartingknowledgeaboutcreatingaclasslesssociety,celebrating all religious festivals, making posters depicting communal harmony. | |||
| CONTENT | |||
| Love, affection and fraternity amongpeople irrespective of their religion and caste bring communal harmony.ConstitutionofIndiaendorsescommunalharmonyasthebasicrightandthe fundamental duty of every citizen.CommunalharmonyisthegreatnatureofIndia,wherediversereligionsandpeople with different religious beliefs co-exist.Communalharmonyisarequirementforinternalpeace,security,growthand development.Indiais avastcountry wherepeople,inspiteof, practicing differentreligionslivewith fraternity and togetherness.The rich tradition of tolerance, the feeling of togetherness and assimilation has kept the identity of our country intact.Communalharmonydependsonthethemeof ‘UnityinDiversity’.Anotherforcedrivingthecommunalharmonyis secularism.Communalharmonypreventsanykindofdiscriminationsamongreligionsandits practitioners.20th August of every year, as ‘SadbhawnaDiwas’, is dedicated to spreading communal harmony among people. | |||
| ACTIVITIES | |||
| CelebrationsofDays/Events,Postermaking,Dramatics,TalksbyStudents | |||
| CLASSVII | |||
| THEME: INDIANARMEDFORCES | UNIT: | SUBJECT: INDIANNAVY | DURATION: 02HOURS |
| LEARNINGOUTCOME: TheStudentmustbemadeawareoftheIndianNavy,ItsBroadRole,RanksandInsignia | |||
| PEDAGOGICALPROCESS: Thestudentcanlearnthroughclassroomteaching,watchingvideosordocumentaries,Visiting Naval Units | |||
| CONTENT | |||
| TheStudentmustbemadeawareoftheIndianNavy,ItsBroadRole,RanksandInsignia through discussion, pictures, and documentaries. | |||
| CLASSVII | |||
| THEME: EMINENTINDIAN PERSONALITY | UNIT: | SUBJECT: EMINENTINDIANPERSONALITY ASPROMULGATEDBYTHE SCHOOL | DURATION: 02HOURS |
| LEARNINGOUTCOME: The Student must be made aware of Two greatIndians and their contributions to building ofour nation/Contribution to our nation | |||
| PEDAGOGICALPROCESS: Thestudentcanlearnthroughclassroomteaching,watchingvideosordocumentaries,Visiting Museums and galleries, Access literature in form of books and on the internet. | |||
| CONTENT | |||
| TheSchoolmanagementwillprescribebiographicalstudyoftwogreatIndianpersonalities from history / freedom struggle / war heroes. | |||
| ACTIVITIES | |||
| BookReading,Movies,drama | |||