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Smooth Transition

a) Classification/sorting

b) Sequential thinking
Notes
c) Problem solving

d) Pre-number concept such as big-small, tall- short, more-less, thick-thin,
far-near, wide-narrow, low-high, before-after etc.

(b) Physical-Motor Development

Children have a natural inclination for motor play activity. Therefore, the school
programme should always include enough time for games. Play helps to promote
children’s health and physical development. Besides, it helps to develops good
social habits, of cooperation, waiting for their turn, leadership quality etc.

(c) Creative and Aesthetic Development
Children find it difficult to write in the beginning. It is necessary to plan a readiness
programme before formal writing is started. It has been observed that when children
begin to write, they find it difficult to hold a pencil properly and use it on paper.
The reason for this is that their hand and finger muscles are not yet well
coordinated. Creative activities like colouring and drawing, crafts etc. help in the
development of muscle control and fine motor development.

Creative activities like paper tearing and pasting, pasting leaves, making
pictures on wet ground or drawing with chalk etc. are important for the
development of writing readiness. Depending on the materials available, the
teacher should introduce varieties of activities to children. They not only
develop good muscle control by doing such activities, they also develop their
imagination, aesthetic appreciation and social skills.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 19.4

Match column A with column B

Column A Column B
1. Language development a. Indoor and outdoor games

2. Reading readiness b. Drawing , joining dots

3. Writing readiness c. Storytelling, rhymes
4. Number readiness d. Visual discrimination

5. Motor development e. Classification of objects

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