KITAAB CLUB

     AT

       DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

        KHANNA (PUNJAB)

NUMBER OF STUDENTS IMPACTED : 440 (Approx)

DETAILS OF VOLUNTEERS:

NAME	COLLEGE
RAMNEEK SINGH (PROJECT MANAGER)	SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH COLLEGE OF COMMERCE
ANURADHA JHA (COORDINATOR)	JESUS AND MARY COLLEGE
TANYA KHATRI	DELHI COLLEGE OF ARTS AND COMMERCE
VIKASH SINGH	KIRORI MAL COLLEGE
SUSHMANJALI NUTHALAPATI	LADY SHRIRAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
MAHASHWETA MAHIYARIA	LADY SHRIRAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

 

 

ITINERARY:

• DAY 1 (CLASS COVERED : 4^TH )
• INTRODUCTION TO STUDENTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASS CULTURE
• ICE BREAKING ACTIVITIES
• STORY READING SESSION
• WORKSHEET ACTIVITY
• TEAM BUILDING FUN ACTIVITY
• ACT IT OUT : ENACTEMENT ACTIVITY
• WEAVING THE TALE

 

• DAY 2 (CLASS COVERED : 5^TH )
• INTRODUCTION TO STUDENTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASS CULTURE
• ICE BREAKING ACTIVITIES
• STORY READING SESSION
• POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
• WORKSHEET ACTIVITY
• MORAL BASED ACTIVITY

 

• DAY 3 (CLASS COVERED : 6^TH )
• INTRODUCTION TO STUDENTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASS CULTURE
• ICE BREAKING ACTIVITIES
• STORY SHARING SESSION
• ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE STORY
• NEWSPAPER GAME
• SENTENCE RACE : GROUP ACTIVITY

 

• DAY 4 (CLASS COVERED : 7^TH )
• INTRODUCTION TO STUDENTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASS CULTURE
• ICE BREAKING ACTIVITIES
• STORY READING SESSION
• STORY RELATED ACTIVITIES
• WORKSHEET ACTIVITY

 

• DAY 5
• PLAY PRESENTATION
• CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION
• MOVIE SCREENING
• CAROUSEL OF IDEAS
• CLOSURE CEREMONY AND FAREWELL

OBJECTIVE :To instil in students a passion for knowledge, to promote their individual interests and abilities and to encourage the development of self-discipline in an environment where freedom of thought and ideas can flourish.We try promoting “learning to learn”, i.e. not, “simply transmitting simple content,” but “gaining a real method” so that the student becomes the protagonist in acquiring their knowledge.

 

DETAILS:

• DAY 1 (CLASS COVERED : 4^TH )

 The day began with the volunteers meeting the extremely enthusiastic students of class 4^th .

The volunteers introduced themselves and Kitaab Club and explained the objective of the workshop to the students.

This was followed with the establishment of the class culture  which included the setting of ground rules, like – raising hands, respecting the speaker, one voice at a time, eyes on the speaker, clapping for appreciation, thumbs up for understanding. Students were asked about “ADJECTIVES” and “FIGURES OF SPEECH (ALLITRATION)” and Ice breaking activity called the ALLITERATION INTRODUCTION was held amongst the students.This is an Excellent activity for the students  to get to know about the vocabulary, adjectives, and the  figures of speech i.e. alliteration. It also builds confidence building, public speaking amongst the students. THE BODY PART GAME was also played. Basically this is an energiser for the  students that tested their alertness and presence of mind. And also it is a great activity to test the knowledge of students  about various body parts.

After this we conducted the STORY READING SESSION wherein students  read a  story using fun techniques.The difficult words and vocabulary  that  were encountered during the reading session were explained to the students by the volunteers.The session was made interactive by discussion with the  students   wherein they were made to think about what could happen next  and what  if this character was  missing and more thinking questions like this.

After this “TEST YOURSELVES” session was held wherein students were made to attempt a worksheet related to the story the students read, this  enabled  the  students to  understand the story in a better way with the  help of activities in the worksheet.

A team building activity called “ANIMAL GROUPS” was conducted .

This fun activity requires the students to  make  the sounds of animals that is  written on the chit.

An on the  spot improntu enactment game called “ACT IT OUT” was conducted. This activity encourages critical thinking , public speaking and builds confidence among the students.

The Day concluded with the activity WEAVING THE TALE . The aim of this activity was  to enhance  the vocabulary and critical thinking  of the students. It also focuses on exploring the vivid  imagination of the  students.

INTRODUCTORY SESSION BY RAMNEEK AND TANYA

STUDENTS READING THE STORY  “JACK’S  FORTUNE

STUDENTS ATTEMPTING THE WORKSHEET BASED ON THE STORY “JACK’S FORTUNE.”

 

VIKASH AND ANURADHA CONDUCTING THE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY CALLED ANIMAL GROUPS

 STUDENTS   ARE VERY INTRESTED IN DOING ENACTMENT IN THE. “ ACT IT      OUT ACTIVITY.”

RAMNEEK AND ANURADHA CONDUCTING THE ACTIVITY “WEAVING THE TALE”.

• DAY 2 ( CLASS COVERED : 5^TH )

 The day began with the volunteers meeting the extremely enthusiastic students of class 5^th .

The volunteers introduced themselves and Kitaab Club and explained the objective of the workshop to the students.

This was followed with the establishment of the class culture  which included the setting of ground rules, like – raising hands, respecting the speaker, one voice at a time, eyes on the speaker, clapping for appreciation, thumbs up for understanding. Students were asked about “ADJECTIVES” and “FIGURES OF SPEECH (ALLITRATION)” and Ice breaking activity called the ALLITERATION INTRODUCTION was held amongst the students.This is an Excellent activity for the students  to get to know about the vocabulary, adjectives, and the  figures of speech i.e. alliteration. It also builds confidence building, public speaking amongst the students. THE BODY PART GAME was also played. Basically this is an energiser for the  students that tested their alertness and presence of mind. And also it is a great activity to test the knowledge of students  about various body parts. After this we conducted the STORY READING SESSION wherein students  read  “THE GIVING TREE” using fun techniques. The volunteers explained the story to the students through enactment.

After this a POSTER MAKING COMPETITION was held . This was related to the story “ Giving Tree” that highlights about the destruction which humans cause to the nature, students sketch and draw what they learnt. They were also asked to design a poster on the topic SAVE ENVIRONMENT. This explored the imaginative skills of the students and they learnt new ideas about environment conservation and protection from their peers.

Thereafter, the volunteers narrated the story of CINDRELLA to the students and The students were made to attempt a  worksheet related to that story  in a jumbled sentence format. The students had arranged the story in the proper order within ten minutes. They also answer questions like alternative title, sketching and alternative ending. The day ended with the volunteers explaining the Practical application of what the students learnt, The objective of this activity was to make sure that students apply their learning from the workshop in day to day lifestyle.

 

 

INTRODUCTIORY SESSION BY TANYA AND RAMNEEK

 

STUDENTS READ THE STORY “THE GIVING TREE”  WHILE RAMNEEK  AND SUSHMANJALI ENACT THE STORY.

 

 STUDENTS DRAWING SKETCH OF THE STORY “THE GIVING TREE” AND  DESIGNING POSTER  ON “SAVE ENVIRONMENT”  

STUDENTS DISCUSING ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

 

• DAY 3 ( CLASS COVERED : 6^TH )

The day began with Anuradha doing yoga in the morning assembly.

She explained the importance of yoga to the students.

She was well praised by the teachers and the students.

Then the  volunteers met  the extremely enthusiastic students of class 6^th .

The volunteers introduced themselves and Kitaab Club and explained the objective of the workshop to the students.This was followed with the establishment of the class culture  which included the setting of ground rules, like – raising hands, respecting the speaker, one voice at a time, eyes on the speaker, clapping for appreciation, thumbs up for understanding. Students were asked about “ADJECTIVES” and “FIGURES OF SPEECH (ALLITRATION)” and Ice breaking activity called the ALLITERATION INTRODUCTION was held amongst the students.This is an Excellent activity for the students  to get to know about the vocabulary, adjectives, and the  figures of speech i.e. alliteration. It also builds confidence building, public speaking amongst the students. After this we conducted the STORY SHARING SESSION . This is an amazing activity that improves listening skills, writing skills and presentation skills of the students.

After this follow up activities like sketching the story , giving an alternative title, writing the alternave ending , etc  were held related to the stories shared.This was followed with the NEWSPAPER GAME. This game improves the comprehensive skills of the students and helps them in understanding parts of speech and action words. The students were asked to find out as many nouns, verbs, adjectives, action words as possible in the newspaper sentences.The Day ended with a fun and interesting activity called SENTENCE RACE . This activity builds vocabulary and also explores the creative side of the students.

YOGA  PERFORMANCE BY ANURADHA IN ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCTION AND ICE  BREAKING  ACTIVITIES BY RAMNEEK AND  TANYA

Students divided into pairs and they are sharing their stories with each other.

Students  reading newspaper for  the newspaper game activity.

Students  deeply engrossed in the Sentence Race activity.

• DAY 4 ( CLASS COVERED : 7^TH )

 

The day began with the volunteers meeting the extremely enthusiastic students of class 7^th .

The volunteers introduced themselves and Kitaab Club and explained the objective of the workshop to the students.This was followed with the establishment of the class culture  which included the setting of ground rules, like – raising hands, respecting the speaker, one voice at a time, eyes on the speaker, clapping for appreciation, thumbs up for understanding. Students were asked about “ADJECTIVES” and “FIGURES OF SPEECH (ALLITRATION)” and Ice breaking activity called the ALLITERATION INTRODUCTION was held amongst the students.This is an Excellent activity for the students  to get to know about the vocabulary, adjectives, and the  figures of speech i.e. alliteration. It also builds confidence building, public speaking amongst the students. After this we conducted the STORY READING SESSION wherein students  read  the story “HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ” .  The reading session was made interactive and allowed open discussion among the students and the difficult words that were encountered during the reading session were explained to the students by the facilitators.

This was followed with the written activity  DIARY ENTRY related to the story . It involves writing a diary entry from the point of view of the Grandmother when gifted a book by her granddaughter.

Thereafter, the volunteers narrated the story of CINDRELLA to the students and The students were made to attempt a  worksheet related to that story  in a jumbled sentence format. The students had arranged the story in the proper order within ten minutes. They also answer questions like alternative title, sketching and alternative ending.

ICE BREAKING ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCTED BY  RAMNEEK, TANYA AND MAHASHWETA.

STORY READING SESSION ON THE STORY “HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ ” MADE INTERACTIVE WITH  CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS  BEING ASKED FROM THE STUDENTS LIKE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT, WHAT IF  THIS CHARACTER IS MISSING, ETC

STORY READING SESSION ON THE STORY “HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ ” MADE INTERACTIVE WITH  CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS  BEING ASKED FROM THE STUDENTS LIKE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT, WHAT IF  THIS CHARACTER IS MISSING, ETC

STUDENTS  WRITING DIARY ENTRY FROM THE GRANDMOTHER’S PERSPECTIVE FROM THE STORY “HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO  READ”.

• DAY 5

The day began with the CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUION CEREMONY wherein all the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th class students who won in the activities conducted during the workshop got certificates and books as reward of appreciation.

It was followed by the PLAY PRESENTATION . The play tells the importance of education and its various dimensions.  It conveys that learning need not be dull and draining and is not a one-off event, it is actually a fun experience and it creates a positive effect on motivation levels.

The Play was well appreciated by both the teachers and the students.

After this MOVIE SCREENING was held for the students of class 7^th .

In today’s day and age, education has transcended the traditional and orthodox methods of teaching and hence the modern concept of utilizing movies as a tool for providing education is really effective. We showed  the movie Lorax for the students which highlights the importance of Environmental conservation and education and the importance of trees, etc.

This was followed with the Carousel of ideas wherein we had a question answer round in which questions were asked related to the movie shown.

It also included the round table discussion among the students on the theme / plot of  the story.

The best answers were given books as rewards.

The day ended with FAREWELL TO THE STUDENTS.

 

 

CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY.

STUDENTS WERE  REWARDED WITH  BOOKS AS GIFTS.

CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY.

 

 

 

PLAY PRESENTATION BY THE VOLUNTEERS IN FRONT OF THE STUDENTS.

PLAY PRESENTATION BY THE VOLUNTEERS IN FRONT OF THE STUDENTS.

MOVIE SCREENING..  MOVIE “ LORAX”  WAS  SHOWN TO THE STUDENTS

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION AND CAROUSEL OF IDEAS BASED ON THE MOVIE.

FAREWELL , BIDDING ADIEU !!

 REFLECTIONS  BY THE VOLUNTEERS :

1) MAHASHWETA  MAHIYARIA : INTERN

 The students at DPS Khanna, were a highly enthusiastic bunch. Since it was the beginning of the session, their energy level was high too. They were very responsive to the activities conducted, and there was always a small group in each class, that did exceptionally well in the activities conducted. The attention span is less, and therefore methods have to continuously be devised to keep their attention to the task at hand. Discipline, however, was not a great issue. Writing skills are better than speaking skills, but grammar (tenses mainly) needs work. They are inquisitive, and did ask meanings of words, or explanation of sentences. It was a very promising batch and the experience of conducting the workshop with them was highly enriching. Overall, the internship has added a lot to my own personal development, and creativity. Glad I did this.

 

2) SUSHMANJALI NUTHALAPATI: INTERN

The students are really creative and upto the mark. My experience of interning at DPS Khanna is really good.

The children , there, are loveable and very talented.

 

3) TANYA KHATRI: INTERN

The students at Delhi Public School, Khanna were extremely intelligent. They showed keen interest in all the activities that were conducted in the workshop.

It was an enriching experience in conducting the workshop at DPS Khanna.

   4) VIKASH SINGH : INTERN

We successfully conducted the workshop at DPS Khanna.

The students were very enthusiastic and had interest in reading books.

They actively participated in all the activities that were conducted by us.

It was a pleasure in getting to meet such creative minds..

 

 

5) ANURADHA JHA : COORDINATOR

I had a wonderful experience at DPS khanna , the students were energetic and enthusiastic . As planned we tried to make our lesson fun and creative and were able to achieve our goals. Got to learn lots of things.

The response from the school was positive and we are glad to have such feedback.

 

6) RAMNEEK SINGH :  PROJECT MANAGER

The students at DPS KHANNA were extremely creative  and talented.

They actively participated  in all the activities  and had a passion for reading  different  books  be it mythological , factual  or fiction.

The students were very disciplined and were well  aware of the rules and regulations of the library.

Our Workshop at DPS KHANNA has been a tremendous success and has gained immense appreciation from the school management,  teachers and the students.

The workshop  has been very rewarding and a lot of fun. I am very proud of how we have grown as a team and of the work that we have accomplished together. It has been great getting to know my teammates better, as we have tackled  some  challenging and rewarding  situations during the workshop . My  experience as a Manager has been paramount to me redefining my definition of leadership. I have personally been very fortunate to have had formal opportunities to develop my leadership skills and be provided with opportunities to exhibit it as well. This has given me tremendous exposure to new opportunities and only accelerated my growth as a leader.

I would like to thank KITAAB CLUB for giving me this opportunity to be a Project Manager  for the Summer Readership Programme, Punjab,2018.