Five novels - A must read for children

The habit of reading among the children needs to be inculcated right from the very beginning as it has a huge impact on their academic as well as real life. It facilitates the recognition of words, vocabulary development, pronunciation, and imagination. So, these are the five novels that every child must read to begin with.

Toddlers Junction School

Books play an enormous role in the development of the cognitive functions of a child. Apart from building good reading habits, books also help an individual in developing language skills and a strong vocabulary. No wonder, why schools like Toddlers Junction School have incorporated reading habits in their curriculum. Such activities, if carried by all preschools can go a long way towards shaping a child’s optimum growth.

v  THE HOBBIT - It is a children’s book by an English author J.R. Tolkein. In this fantasy novel, the main character is Bilbo Baggins. He is a hobbit who is half of the size of humans. He is reserved by nature and prefers to live in the comfort zone of his home enjoying his great love for good food and drink. His comfortable life gets shattered when an itinerant wizard Gandalf meets him and persuades him for an adventure. On this adventure, he is accompanied by thirteen dwarves who embark on a journey which is full of mysteries and action. This novel is a great way to introduce your child to the world of reading.

v  THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - It is a high fantasy novel by C.S. Lewis, who has written seven novels, which formed the cluster ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’. This is the first one and it is set in Narnia, a land full of mythical creatures and was once ruled by the white witch. The story of the novel revolves around the four siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, among whom Lucy encounters a mysterious wardrobe which takes her to the world of Narnia. On coming back, she tells her siblings who do not believe her. As the story progresses, all the siblings enter Narnia and it is then an ordeal with the white witch.

v  THE LITTLE PRINCE - Authored by Saint- Exupery, it is a novel which deals with the travels of the little prince, goes on with the occurrences of people whom he meets on the way. In this exciting story, the author is an aviator whose plane crashes in the middle of the Sahara desert and while repairing it, he encounters the little prince who came from an asteroid. He then the author about all kinds of people he met on the way before reaching the Earth like a king, geographer, etc.. The novel culminates with the prince being able to succeed to go back to his place.

Fun Valley School

v  WINNIE THE POOH - It is first of the volumes of stories written by A.A. Milne. The protagonist in the novel is a cute teddy bear called Winnie- the -pooh who has many friends. Also, this novel has been incorporated in the curriculum of the Fun Valley school. The novel narrates the adventures of him and his friends like Piglet, a small toy pig, Owl, Rabbit, a donkey; among others. It deals with all sorts of learning like shifting the houses, surviving the floods, and many other such incidences.

v   A LITTLE PRINCESS - It was one of the earliest novels written in the 20^th century. Writing in 1905, Frances Hodgson Burnett penned the story which went on win accolades and is still regarded as one of the best novels for children by teachers worldwide. The story is about Sara, whose father was a wealthy man giving her a luxurious life. But, after his unfortunate demise, the story takes a turn on how her life changes as she is forced to live as a maid for many years and undergoes abuse and exploitation.

These are the best novels, which are easily understood by a child and are enough to spark the habit of reading in them. So, you can begin with any of them. This birthday gift your child a book and see the magic.

Role of Effective curriculum in Schools

The school curriculum should be enriched and designed on the basis of research done by the school R&D team. The schools should inculcate the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and deliver the same to the children. The seven aspects of child development are:Gross Motor (considers the aspect of physical development and muscular development via crawling, running, walking, etc.), Fine Motor (activities relate to hands-eye coordination), Self Help Adaptive (personal maintenance, caring and Hygiene), Social and Emotional, Spritual and Moral, Language (Speaking and Writing Abilities), and Cognitive (Reasoning and Counting abilities).

Fun Valley School

A pre-school acts as the basic foundation of learning for the children. A child’s first place of learning is the home and the next is the school. The Fun Valley School is a pre-school located in Delhi, which is the junior wing of the East International School. The school admits children above the age of 1.8 years, and aims to provide a fun learning environment. The lush green premises of the school, comprises of a mini zoo, a sand pit, a doll house, and a few more play and fun areas, specially built for the children. The school works towards their goal to develop a base for the children, to teach them to learn to communicate and to encourage them to express their feelings, to develop the self -confidence and an interest towards learning new things in life.

The school has a broad vision for the future of the children and hence comprises of facilities that also adds on to it. The facility of a computer lab in the school encourages the creativity of the children and therefore enhances the same. The children are taught about the basic usage of a computer through educational games and simple puzzles. There is an auditorium, which also adds on to one of the facilities provided by the school, where the various activities such as solo performances are organized so as to develop self-confidence to face and address the audience and to get rid of the stage fear. To develop the swimming skills of the children, there is an arrangement of a splash pool. The school is not only concerned about educational growth, but is also concerned about the social, physical, and emotional growth of the children. The sports activities are conducted by the school in the form of games in the sand pit, which also ensures the creative development of the children.

Eden Castle School

The most important period for a child is the initial phase of learning that is their formative years of learning. The Eden Castle School is one amongst the other pre -schools in the city, which takes care of this important aspect. The school is ISO 9001:2000 certified. It recognizes the importance of teaching under various new methodologies and aims to deliver the best facilities to the children. The school also trains their teachers about the latest and modern technologies used in teaching. Books are not the only way of providing knowledge; therefore the teachers are updated through these training programs regarding the other essential skills, which they should acquire to meet the demands of parents. The school also provides the two years Certification Program in Nursery Teacher Training (NTT) and Nursery Primary Teacher Training (NPT). These training programs have the interactive sessions, which enrich teachers with the skills and methodologies to accomplish the demands of the present generation professional teaching.

At the end, we can very confidently conclude that,  these schools take care of the complete development of a child and try to live up to the expectations of the parents in the best possible way.