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Involvement of Parents and Community

18.6 ACTIVITIES TO BE ORGANISED FOR ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY

A list of suggestive activities to be organised on the Fixed Monthly ECCE Notes
Day at the preschool to involve the parents and community members is given.
Preschool teachers may select the activities for each ECCE Day and ensure that
selected activities are organised as per the time plan. The activities of the Fixed
Monthly ECCE Day should be organised by involving all parents and community
members.

18.6.1 Activities for Fixed ECCE Day
i. Display work of all children from the daily activities of the ECCE
Programme (Art and craft work, worksheets etc).
ii. Performance by groups of children such as dance, drama, rhyme recitation,
etc. (ensure participation of all children attending the preschool).
iii. Celebration of Sports Day (ensure participation of all children attending
preschool).
iv. Demonstration of activities done by children for parents and community
and explaining the rationale for conducting the activities.
v. Participation of all young children and parents/community in fun activities
such as Bal Mela/Diwali/ Local Festival/Fairs, Exhibits etc.
vi. Parent-Teacher interaction which will include sharing assessment and
taking overall feedback of the child.
vii. Development of play and learning material through parent and community
participation.
viii. Display of advocacy material on ECCE (Charts/Audio-Visual).
ix. Development of play material through participation of local artisans/crafts
persons.
x. Talks for the parents on topics listed in the 'Issues to be discussed with
Parents'.
xi. Involve community for awards and incentives to children/teachers/caregivers/
helpers.
xii. Toy Bank/Activity Bank/Book Bank: Creating an area in the preschool
where parents can donate toys, games, books, puppets and other play and
learning material.
xiii. Collection of local cultural stories, rhymes, songs, games, drawings, art
forms for activity bank.
xiv. Setting up 'Activity Corners or Interest Areas' at the preschool for example,
block building area, manipulative play area , art and craft area, language
area, dolls area and science area.

Source: - Guidelines for the Fixed ECCE Day, Ministry of Women and Child Development.

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