“Amidst the rich harvest,
Across the lush greenery,
Baisakhi has arrived,
In all its majesty – so let’s rejoice and celebrate.”
On 13th April 2022, the students of The Indian School – Second Shift celebrated the festival of Baisakhi in high spirits. Well-planned activities to acquaint the students with this harvest festival were carried out in the classrooms at all the class levels. The objective of this activity was to acquaint students about Baisakhi and its significance in our culture and to engage them in the celebration of a harvest festival.
The activities were consciously designed to nurture the students’ curiosity to know about Baisakhi and to stimulate their creative skills in gaiety. The children of Pre school celebrated the festival with rhymes and songs on Baisakhi. They eagerly made beautiful headgear using finger painting on paper. It was a delight to see the tiny tots engrossed in the activity.
In Pre-primary, the children created samples of corn ( the crop of harvest) with their innovative craft ideas. The students were told about the various aspects of this festival of harvest. Together with their teachers their matched step to the vigorous rhythms that are customary at this time.
Students of class1 were shown an audio-visual clip related to the significance of Baisakhi and how it is celebrated across the Punjab. They composed drawings on the theme incorporating the colours associated with the festival.
The class 2 students were told about the importance of the festival. They enjoyed singing Baisakhi songs with the teacher. The students also exhibited their creative skills making posters.
The pupils of class 3 enjoyed crafting replicas of the grain in a paper-folding activity in the classroom. They were excited to make beautiful paper craft and in this way, they learnt about the different staple crops of India.
In class 4, the young future citizens celebrated Baisakhi with zeal, dancing to Punjabi folk songs. They also made exquisite cards for each other and also exchanged their favourite sweetmeats with their classmates. It was a delicious treat.
On the occasion of Baisakhi, the students of class 5 made beautiful drawings depicting the celebration of this festival, followed by a classroom discussion on the significance of Baisakhi.
For classes 6 and 7, the celebration was carried out by writing essays in English and Hindi explaining when, why, and how this festival is celebrated in different parts of our country. Later the same was narrated in the class. The essays were illustrated with illustrations showing the celebration of this harvest festival. Students learnt about the importance of agricultural festivities in India and how agricultural activities mark the onset of a new year and a new beginning.
A unique map activity was done in class 8 in which the pupils had to identify and mark the states on a .ap of India where the festival of Baisakhi is celebrated. They learnt about Rabi crops, which farmers harvest during this time and also discussed the delicacies prepared every year on this day including their special ingredients.
Class 9 recalled the contribution of the 10th Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh, whose birthday falls on the occasion, and the students narrated important events from His life in class. The students also learnt about the observance of this festival in certain foreign lands.
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