KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR BALVATIKA (2024-25)
BALVATIKA – I
MONTH DOMAINS TOPICS
Language & Literacy Skills Print Awareness
Bonding with Books
Number- Object Relationship
APRIL - Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification- Number 1
JUNE One- to- One Correspondence
Conversation on-
Concept of- Big / Small
Cognitive Skills Concept of Taste- Sweet
Seasons – Summer Season: -
• Summer Season
• Things used in summer season
Food eaten in summer season
Matching Patterns
Sounds – school bell
Festivals- Ugadi
Language & Literacy Skills Directionality
Speaks about –
• Self
• Likes and Dislikes
JULY Phonological Awareness – Letters A - D
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification- Number 2
Form Patterns
Cognitive Skills Classification
Sounds- horns of vehicles
Conversation on-
Concept of- Heavy / Light
Concept of Taste- Salty
Seasons- Rainy season
• Things used in rainy season
• Food eaten in rainy season
Language & Literacy Skills Phonological Awareness –
Letters E – H
Pretend Reading
Speaks about-
AUGUST • My Family, Members of Family, their role in
family, work they do
Rhymes, stories (Mother Tongue/ Regional
Languages)
Mathematical Skills Seriation
Numerical Identification - Number - 3
Cognitive Skills Sequential Thinking
Festivals – Independence Day, Varamahalakshmi
Sounds- musical instruments
Conversation on-
Concept of- Long/ Short
Concept of Taste- Sour
Phonological Awareness – Letters I – L
Speaks about-
Language & Literacy Skills My School, Play Area, My Classroom
Story Telling with Puppets
Rhymes and Songs (Mother Tongue)
SEPTEMBER Sense of Order
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification- Number 4
Introduction of Shapes- Circle
Observation & Identification
Cognitive Skills Colours – Primary colour yellow
Festivals (Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam)
Conversation on – Concept of far/near
Concept of taste – bitter
Days of week
Language & Literacy Skills Speaks about-
My Home, different rooms in a house
Writing Strokes-
Vertical I I I I, Horizontal - - - -
Phonological Awareness –
Letters M – P
Picture Talk
Story Telling with Masks
OCTOBER Rhymes and Songs in Mother Tongue/ Regional
Language
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification-
• Number 5
Oral Counting 1- 5 (with manipulatives/ objects)
Shapes- Square
Cognitive Skills Creative Thinking
Colours- Primary colour Blue
Festivals (Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra)
Conversation on-
Concept of – Thick / Thin
Concept of Time- Day / Night
Concept of Smell
Language & Literacy Skills Strokes Writing-
Slanting Lines IIII
Zig- zag lines zzzz
Phonological Awareness –
Letters Q – T
Picture Talk
NOVEMBER Rhymes and Songs
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification-
• Number 6
Shapes – Triangle
Oral Counting 1- 6
Cognitive Skills Problem Solving
Festivals (Diwali)
Colours- Primary Colour Red
Conversation on-
Concept of Wide/ Narrow
Language & Literacy Skills Strokes Writing-
Curved lines cccc
Phonological Awareness-
Letters – U – X
Picture Talk
Rhymes and Songs
DECEMBER Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification-
• Number 7
Shapes – Rectangle
Oral Counting 1- 7
Cognitive Skills Memory
Not to Accept Things from Strangers
Festivals (Christmas)
Exploring with clay
Concept of Touch – smooth, rough, etc.
Seasons- Winter season: -
• Things we use/ wear in winter season
Food we eat in winter season
Language & Literacy Skills Strokes Writing-
Curved Lines UUU
Phonological Awareness-
Letters – Y – Z
See and Tell
Rhymes and Songs (Second Language)
JANUARY Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification- Number 8
Oral Counting 1- 8
Shapes -
Cognitive Skills Reasoning
Fruits
Colours- Green
Festivals – Pongal, Sankranti
Concept of – More / Less
Concept of – Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Night
Language & Literacy Skills Creative Self Expression through scribbling/
drawing
Phonological Awareness – Letters A – Z
Picture Talk
Rhymes and Stories (Second Language)
FEBRUARY Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification- Number 9 & 10
Oral Counting 1 – 10
Count and Tell How Many?
Cognitive Skills Exploration
Plants Around Us
Festivals (Eid, Holi)
Concept of Touch- Hot / Cold
Concept of Same / Different
Concept of Empty / Full
BALVATIKA – II
MONTH DOMAINS TOPICS
Language & Literacy Skills Revision of Strokes- // \\ || ---- CC UU
Pattern Formation using strokes
Capital Letters – A to E
Phonic Drill
Rhymes and Songs
Print Awareness
APRIL- JUNE Bonding with Books
!वर$ का प(रचय- अ से अं (मौ4खक)
Mathematical Skills Number- Object Relationship
One- to- One Correspondence
Numerical Identification-
• Number 10
Oral Counting 1 – 10
Written Numbers – 1 - 5
Introduction of concept of zero/ nil/ nothing
Cognitive Skills & Concept Matching Patterns
Formation Exploration with materials like blocks
Seasons
Primary Colours
Parts of the Body
Sense Organs
Language & Literacy Skills Directionality
Capital Letters – F – J
Phonic Drill
Picture Talk
Reading Two letter Words
JULY !वर$ का प(रचय- अ से अं (7ल4खत)
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification – 11 – 20
Oral Counting 1 – 20
Written numbers – 6 - 10
Shape - Circle
Cognitive Skills & Concept Classification
Formation Days of the Week
Secondary Colours- Green, Orange
Concept of Clean and Dirty Clothes
Language & Literacy Skills Pretend Reading
Reading Three Letter Words
Capital Letters – K - O
Rhymes & songs
AUGUST Story Telling
:यंजन - क ख ग घ
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification – 21 - 30
Oral Counting 1 – 30
Written numbers – 10 - 20
Shape - Square
Cognitive Skills & Concept Sequential Thinking
Formation Months of the Year
Good Habits
Language & Literacy Skills Capital Letters- P – T
Story Telling using Puppets
Picture talk
Reading Sight Words
SEPTEMBER :यंजन - च छ ज झ ट ठ ड ढ ण
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification – 31 - 40
Oral Counting 1 – 40
Written numbers – 20 - 30
Shape - Rectangle
Cognitive Skills & Concept Observation & Identification
Formation Colours – pink, purple, brown
Festivals
Manners
Concept of Inside / Outside
Language & Literacy Skills Capital Letters – U – Z
Story Telling using masks
Pick & Speak
Rhymes & songs
Rhyming Words
:यंजन – त थ द ध न
OCTOBER
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification – 41 - 50
Oral Counting 1 – 50
Written numbers – 30 - 40
Shape – Triangle
Number Names- one, two
Cognitive Skills & Concept Creative Thinking
Formation Concept of Time
Fruits
Health & Hygiene
Concept of Give / Take
Language & Literacy Skills Small Letters – a – g
Simple Conversation
Phonic Drill
Letter/ Word games
:यंजन – प फ ब भ म
NOVEMBER
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification – 51 - 60
Oral Counting 1 – 60
Written numbers – 40 - 50
Shape – Oval
Number names- three, four, five
Cognitive Skills & Concept Problem Solving
Formation Vegetables
Our Helpers
Cleanliness of Surroundings
Concept of Good / Bad
Language & Literacy Skills Small Letters – h - n
Simple Conversation
Phonic Drill
Letter/ Word games
DECEMBER Blends
:यंजन – य र ल व श ष स ह
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification – 61 - 70
Oral Counting 1 – 70
Written numbers – 50 - 60
Shape – Oval
Number names- six, seven, eight
Cognitive Skills & Concept Memory
Formation Means of Transport
Animals
Good Eating Habits
Concept of This/ That
Language & Literacy Skills Small Letters – o - t
Simple Conversation
Phonic Drill
Letter/ Word games
Blends
JANUARY Pबन माQा वाले दो या तीन अTर वाले शUद
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification – 71-80
Oral Counting 1 – 80
Written numbers – 60 - 70
Number names- six, seven, eight
Sense of Order (using Toys/ Manipulatives)
Count and Tell
Cognitive Skills & Concept Reasoning
Formation Games We Play
Health & Hygiene
Concept of These/ Those
Concept Formation Concept of Here/ There
FEBRUARY Language & Literacy Skills Small Letters – u - z
Simple Conversation
Phonic Drill
Letter/ Word games
Picture Talk
Pबन माQा वाले दो या तीन अTर वाले शUद
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification – 81 - 99
Oral Counting 1 – 99
Written numbers – 70 - 90
Number names- nine, ten
Count and Tell
Cognitive Skills & Concept Exploration
Formation Do and Don’t – talking to strangers, following
rules, etc.
BALVATIKA – III
MONTH DOMAINS TOPICS
Revision of Strokes- // \\ || ---- CC UU
Pattern Formation using strokes
Revision of Alphabet Aa – Zz
Language & Literacy Revision of two letter words
Skills ‘A’ family words- ab, ad, ag, am, an, ap, ar, at, ax, ay
Phonic Drill
APRIL- JUNE Rhymes and Songs
Bonding with Books
Sentences using this/ that
वणVमाला
Pबन माQा वाले दो या तीन अTर वाले शUद
Number- Object Relationship
One- to- One Correspondence
Mathematical Skills Numerical Identification- 1 - 100
Oral Counting 1 – 99
Introduction of concept of zero/ nil/ nothing
Matching Patterns
Cognitive Skills & Exploration with materials like blocks
Concept Formation Seasons
Colours
Concepts of- water, air, sun, moon, day, night
Myself, My Family
Directionality
Phonic Drill
Language & Literacy Picture Talk
Skills Reading Two letter Words
‘E’ & ‘I’ family words- eb, ed, eg, en, et, ey, ib, id, ig, in, it
JULY Sentences using these/ those
Reading Sight Words
बारहखड़ी
कXवता पाठ
Oral Counting 1 – 120
Numerical Identification 101 - 120
Mathematical Skills Written numbers
Oral Backward Counting 20 – 1
Revision of Number Names – one - ten
Classification
Cognitive Skills & Days of the Week
Concept Formation Days of the Week
Months in a Year
Concept of Front / Behind
Emotions – happy, sad, angry, etc.
Pretend Reading
Reading Three Letter Words
Language & Literacy Rhymes & songs
Skills Story Telling
AUGUST ‘O’ & ‘U’ family words- ob, od, og, op, ot, ub, ug, us
Blends- ch, sh, th
Use of is/ are
Use of I, he, she, it
बारहखड़ी
आ कZ माQा वाले शUद
Oral Counting 121 - 140
Mathematical Skills Which number comes BEFORE (a given number)
Shapes
Pattern Formation (with colours)
Sequential Thinking
Cognitive Skills & Concept of Top/ Bottom
Concept Formation Good Habits & Good Manners
Gardening Activity
One - Many
Language & Literacy Story Telling using Puppets
Skills Picture talk
Reading Sight Words
SEPTEMBER Spell Bee- Writing Missing Letters(three letter words)
Comparison of two objects- big/ bigger, small/ smaller
इ, ई कZ माQा वाले शUद
Oral Counting 141 - 160
Mathematical Skills Which Number Comes AFTER (a given number)
Pattern Formation (with letters & digits)
Observation & Identification
Cognitive Skills & Festivals
Concept Formation My City
Cleanliness of Surroundings
Story Telling using masks
Language & Literacy Pick & Speak
Skills Spell Bee- Arranging Jumbled Letters(three letter words)
Rhymes & songs
Rhyming Words
Reading Sight Words
OCTOBER Comparison of two objects- tall/ taller, short/ shorter
^चQ के बारे म_ बोलना
ए, ऐ कZ माQा वाले शUद
Oral Counting 161 - 180
Mathematical Skills Arranging numbers in ascending order (number 1 – 10)
Pattern Formation (with digits)
Creative Thinking
Cognitive Skills & Concept of Time
Concept Formation Fruits & Vegetables
Health & Hygiene
Concept of Give / Take
Concept of Healthy / Junk Food
Picture Composition – park/ play area
Language & Literacy Simple Conversation
Skills Phonic Drill
Letter/ Word games
Comparison of two objects- thin/ thinner, thick/ thicker
NOVEMBER सरल बातचीत
^चQ वणVन
माQा अbयास
Oral Counting 181 - 200
Mathematical Skills Number Names
Arranging numbers in descending order (number 1 – 10)
Pattern Formation (with shapes)
Problem Solving
Cognitive Skills & Our Helpers
Concept Formation Safe/ Unsafe Situations
Sorting
Simple Conversation
Language & Literacy Phonic Drill
Skills Letter/ Word games
Blends
DECEMBER सरल बातचीत
^चQ वणVन
माQा अbयास
फल$ के नाम
Currency Notes
Mathematical Skills Skip Counting (number 1 – 10)
Lesser than number (1 – 10)
Memory
Cognitive Skills & Means of Transport
Concept Formation Traffic Lights
Good Eating Habits
Sounds- musical instruments
Small Letters – o - t
Language & Literacy Simple Conversation
Skills Phonic Drill
Letter/ Word games
Use of I/ He/ She in sentences
JANUARY सरल बातचीत
^चQ वणVन
माQा अbयास
सिUजय$ के नाम
Skip counting
Mathematical Skills Greater than number (1 – 10)
Backward Counting
Sense of Order (using Toys/ Manipulatives)
Count and Tell
Reasoning
Cognitive Skills & Games We Play
Concept Formation Flowers
Plants Around Us
Language & Literacy Picture Composition
Skills Rhymes and Songs
Story Telling
सरल बातचीत
FEBRUARY ^चQ वणVन
माQा अbयास
अपने और प(रवार के बारे म_ बोलना
Mathematical Skills Basic Addition (1 – 9)
Count and Tell
Cognitive Skills & Exploration
Concept Formation Birds
Places of Worship
NOTE:
While planning the syllabus developmental goals, competencies and learning outcomes have
been included.
Note: LSRW approach for languages and ELPS approach for mathematical teaching may be
integrated.
Reference:
• NIPUN Document
• Pre- School Curriculum – NCERT
• UNMUKH - Trainers’ Hand Book for Balvatika, NCERT
