Matching cards in Nepali

I made these matching cards for L KG during Dashain holidays and introduced them on the very first day after Dashain. It was a kind of revision without writing where even older children were confused. I wanted them to exercise like below where picture cards are displayed on the extreme left and two word cards on the right simultaneously.Then they remove the incorrect card. But older children did their way because like always they took it for matching picture cards to the corresponding words cards. Anyway what matters ultimately is that they remember the correct spelling.

U KG busy matching their way

I  advised L KG teachers to start with few cards and slowly increase the number. She  mixed up few cards but from two different sets. The cards are neither too small nor too big. They are 2 by 1 inches, thick and covered with cello tape. I prefer thick cello tape coated cards over laminated ones as picking up is easier. The pictures are from old but same coursebook which children are following. I want them to be familiar with the pictures and words. Usually teachers spend too much time writing in copies and less time dealing with individual child. I feel this should help teachers from writing endlessly.
There are as many as 12 and 15 in two different sets.
I am glad teachers found old cocoa powder tin and eraser box to hold different cards.

Memory games

Dashain holidays are over and yesterday our school was quite different from the usual working days. Children enjoyed free moment and were relatively very quite and busy.
Like always U KG played memory game.They have mastered the names of different things while playing. L KG are learning the tricks. Memory game is the most loved game these days. I think its because children were confined indoor for long during rainy days.

Playing alone

Playing together

I made memory game cards of almost everything related to their studies. So they have plenty of cards to choose from. U KG play every now and then even during the teachers lunch break. For L KG its the teachers who decide what to play. The game is played in clockwise order and each get bonus chance if the cards match. Some play alone while others request friends to join them. I plan to cover the cards with cello tape because they look dirty as children set them on the floor. I never thought they would go crazy like this.

Lower Kindergarten have learnt that one with maximum number of cards is the winner. But they haven't yet mastered counting cards in pairs. Teachers divide them in two groups for quiet and smooth game.

LKG ready for the game

Counting begins after each game

While the older group were enjoying memory game few from the youngest group needed some comforting after a long holiday.

Teacher comforting a child

Changa chait-Kite Flying 2071

Dashain fever has begun with flying kites. This season is the best time for flying kites.Though it drizzled sometimes, we flew kites the moment we saw clear sky. Children made small and large kites to decorate their classroom and the notice board.

Collection of kites

The youngest had the plastic bags to fly. I am little scared to give them kites with spines because they  run and  fall knowingly . We laughed and we cheered as they ran enjoying the perfect weather.

Flying plastic bag kites

Couldn't cry as we cheered

The second lot got newspaper kites with no spine and cross spar. Its rectangle shaped.

Flying newspaper kites

The seniors made diamond shaped kites with spine and cross spar. I learnt the parts of kites from Kites in The Classroom . I gave them newspaper, broomstick and cello tape.

Newspaper and broomstick

Observing self made kite 

Only few children ran with their kites while the rest sat and cheered up.

Waiting for their turn

Nobody is perfect. Our kites didn't fly as it should high up in the sky but I think everyone enjoyed. We have four more working days before its a week long holiday and we will try to fly more kites. I found my son's old big kite spools which should surely add some spice to this event.