MONTH: APRIL-MAY

CURRICULUM FOR PREP (SESSION 2014-15)

BOOKS: ENGLISH HINDI MATHS
Learning to Communicate: Primer B Swar Sudha Book My Learning Train:
Learning to Communicate: Activity book Shabd Sulekh World of Numbers

1. THEME: ME & MY FAMILY

Areas of learning Lotus
Valley
Special
Days
Activities Rhymes/Songs Story
Time
Resources Listening
Skills
EVS:
-To know about self and
family:
-Address, Telephone no.
Personal hygiene
-The different rooms in the
house
and their utility
-Summer Season

Maths:
Introduction to the concept
of tens and ones
-Oral and written numbers
from 1-40
- Concept 2D shapes
-Comparing things

English:
-Recap of letters a-z with
their phonetic sounds
- Running handwriting of
letters a-z
-Reading & writing CVC
words a vowel
-Beginning sounds of words

Hindi:
Vyanjan gyan k to jh

Logical Thinking and
reasoning skills:
-Understanding every day
routine of a family.






Baisakhi

World Earth
Day

World
Heritage
Day

Lemonade
making

Intl.
Mothers
Day

World
family Day


-Family Tree
-Circle Time
-Puppet Show
-Collage
making(fruits
and
vegetables)
-Making
lemonade
-Story Time
-Show and Tell
-Snack time
-Rhyme time
-Number
Rhymes and
Games
-Draw and
colour
-Music and
Dance
-Sorting
Shapes
-Clay Modeling
-Phonetic
sound
exercises

Rhymes related
to the monthly
theme from
LOTUS CHIMES

- Garmi Aayi

-Busy Body

-Head
Shoulders
Knees & Toes
Stories
related
to the
monthly
Theme(Eng
lish/ Hindi)

Reading of
stories in
hindi
-Puppets
-Word Wall
-Story
using
props.
-Flash
Cards
-Paints and
colours
-Educomp
Smart
Board




Moral Stories

-Narrate
Simple stories
and build a
word bank

- Phonetics
Games

-Explore and
handle story
books and
flash cards




EXPLORATION TIME:
Value Talk Language
Development
Physical
development
Theatre Pre Number
Concepts
Crafty fingers
-Respecting myself

-Be respectful to elders & kind to
youngers

-Develop a sense of
Belongingness

-Cleanliness and personal hygiene
-Story Time
-Rhymes
-Songs
-Vocabulary
Building
-Reading sight
Words (I, am,
you, are, big,
fat, thin, short,
small, tall)
-Simple
sentences using
a vowel words
Taekwondo,
Outdoor
Activities,
Skill Based
Games and
Dance
-Getting ready
for the school

-Summer time

-Family
members
puppet show
-Long/Short
-Tall/Short
-Big/Small
-Thick/Thin
-More/Less
-Few/Many

-Free hand
Drawing
-Clay modeling
-Craft work
relate d to the
Theme
-Making a
family Portrait


MONTH: JULY
THEME: HELPERS IN THE SOCIETY
Areas of learning Lotus
Valley
Special
Days
Activities Rhymes/So
ngs
Story Time Resources Listening
Skills
EVS: To know about:
-Helpers in our society and
the tools they use.
-Their role and importance
in the society
-Respect towards them
-Monsoon/Rainy Season
Clothes, food, importance
of rains

Hindi:
Vyanjan Gyan ta to na
Reading-Swar Sudha book

Math:
-Oral and written
counting from
1-60
-Tens & Ones
-What comes after
-Backward Counting 10-1
Shape: Cone

-Visit
places
in
the
school
to see
the
Various
helpers
at
Work

-Talk by
Specialis
ts

-Thank
You day

Doctors
Day

Id-ul-Fitr

- To show
pictures of
various
helpers and
their tools
used by
them
-Role Play
-Story Time
-Rhyme
Time
-Interview
of
Community
Helpers
-Number
and rhyme
games
- Card
making
-Clay
Modeling
-Show and
Tell
-Days of
the Week

-Theme
related
songs and
poems
from
LOTUS
CHIMES

-We say
Thank you,
we say
please.

Stories
related to
the theme
-Pictures
-Word Wall
-Flash cards
-Reading cards
-Educomp
Smart Board
Panchtant
ra Stories


English:
- Concept of THIS & THAT
-e vowel words
-Concept of A and An
-Beginning sounds
-Use of capital letters &
fullstops

Logical thinking And
reasoning
skill:
-Identify different helpers
-Identify various sources
of
water, its importance and
need
for conservation of water


-Making of
cone ice
creams


EXPLORATION TIME:
Value Talk Language
Development
Physical
Development
Theatre Pre Number
Concepts
Crafty Fingers
-Respect helpers
in the society

-Use Golden
Words ( Thank
you, Please,
Sorry & Excuse
me)
-Story time
-Rhymes
-Songs
-Vocabulary
building
-Reading Sight
words
This, That, a,
an, it, is, if, in ,
on , the
-simple
sentences
using some
sight
words and e
vowel
words
-Capital letters
& fullstops





Dance,
Taekwondo,
Outdoor
Activities,
Skill Based
Games and

-Related to
Monsoon
weather
-Front/ behind
-On/ Under
-Wide/ Narrow
-Wet/ dry
-Hot/Cold
-free hand
drawing
On monsoon
season
-making a Letter
box
-making a paper
boat
-Making a First
aid Box



MONTH: AUGUST
3. THEME: PLANTS
Areas of learning Lotus
Valley
Special
Days
Activities Rhymes/So
ngs
Story Time Resources Listening
Skills
EVS:
-Importance of plants
-Types of plants
classified into
creepers, shrubs,
herbs and
trees
-Parts of a plant
-Uses of plant
-Related fruits and
vegetables
-Germination of seeds
-National Flower of
India
-Pollution control

Hindi:
Vyanjan gyan
pa to va

Maths:
Forward 1-80
Backward 20-1
What comes before
Shape: Cube

English:
-i vowel words
-Concept of He and
She
-simple sentences
using sight words
learnt

Logical thinking &
reasoning
skills:
-Life Cycle of a plant
-Different product we
get
from the plants
-Nature
walk

-Talk
with
the
school
gardener

- Raksha
Bandhan

Indepen
de
nce Day

Janmasht
ami

-Visit to
the
Botanical
Garden

Internati
onal
Friendshi
p Day

World
Senior
Citizen
Day
-Discussion
on
Importance
of
plants
Group
-Group
recitation
-Clay
modeling
-Enhance
reading
skills
-Collage
making recitation
-Seed
Germination
--Months
of the Year

-Rhymes
related to
the theme
from
LOTUS
CHIMES

Stories
related to
the
concept
-Word wall
-Story
Books
- Reading
charts
- Flash
cards
-Educomp
Smart
board
- Story
telling

-Amazing
facts
about
plants


EXPLORATION TIME:
Value Talk Language
Development
Physical
Development
Theatre Pre Number
Concepts
Crafty Fingers
Do not Cut Trees Vocabulary
building
-Sight words: He,
She, A, An

Taekwondo,
Outdoor
Activities,
Skill Based
Games and
Dance
Related to
different plants
Rough/ Smooth
Hard/Soft
Top/ bottom
Thick/thin
Straight/Curve
-Free hand
drawing
-Collage making
with samples of
plant products
like wood,
empty
medicine
strips, pictures
of fruits and
vegetables
-Rakhi making
-Flag making
-Leaf printing

MONTH: SEPTEMBER
4. THEME: BIRDS, INSECTS AND REPTILES
Areas of learning Lotus
Valley
Special
Days
Activities Rhymes/So
ngs
Story Time Resources Listening
Skills
EVS:
-Importance of Birds,
insects and
reptiles
-Difference between
them
In respect of physical
appearance,
sound, Habitat, Food
Birds and seasons
-Migratory
birds
-Endangered & extinct
species

Hindi:
Vyanjan gyan sh to
gya and recap
varnmala
(Reading and Writing)

Teachers
Day

World
Literacy
Day
To show
pictures of
various
birds,
insects and
reptiles.
- Rhyme
time
- Number
names
flash
cards
- Collage
making
Rhymes
related to
the
monthly
theme
from
LOTUS
CHIMES
Stories
related to
the concept
-Word Wall
-Pictures
-Flash cards
-Reading
cards
Story
Telling

Amazing
Facts

Maths
Forward 1-100
Backward 40-1
What comes in
between
Number names 1 to 5
Shape: Sphere

English:
-i vowel words
-Simple sentences
using a, e and I
vowel words
-Concept of One &
many

Logical thinking and
reasoning
skill:
Identify different birds,
insects
and reptiles


EXPLORATION TIME:
Value Talk Language
Development
Physical
Development
Theatre Pre Number
Concepts
Crafty Fingers
Be kind to all
living beings
-Vocabulary
Building

-Reading sight
words-his, her,
him, of, so , all
and recap of all
sight words
learnt so far

Correct
pronunciation
and oral
communication
skills
Dance
Taekwondo,
Outdoor
Activities,
Skill Based
Games

Related to the
concept

-Showing ppt on
Dr.Radhakrishnan

tight/ loose

Light/ Dark

Clean/ Dirty

Safe/
dangerous

Noisy/quiet
-Collage making

-Creating a
jungle
scene in the
classroom using
paper plates

-Tear and Paste
Activity

-Poster making
Activity

- Making a lady
bug

-Making hanging
Insects

-Making reptiles
from clay

MONTH: OCTOBER
5. THEME: ANIMALS
Areas of learning Lotus
Valley
Special
Days
Activities Rhymes/So
ngs
Story Time Resources Listening
Skills
EVS:
-To know about
different types of
animals: Wild,
Domestic, Farm & Pets
-Their young ones
-Their food habits
-Animal Homes
-Respect towards
animals
-Endangered species

Hindi:
making Shabd by
joining two vyanjans.
Swar gyan :a to aha.

Making
Sentences(Reading and
Writing)

Maths:

Backward Counting
100-1
Introduction of greater
than, less than and
equal to
Number names (six to
ten)
Shape: Cylinder

English:
-o vowel words
-Simple Sentences
-Ending sounds of
words
-Opposites

Logical Thinking and
reasoning skill:
Difference between
farm animals, wild &
pet animals
-Gandhi
Jayanti

Dusshera

-Id-ul-
Zuha

-Animal
rally

- Visit to
the zoo


Grandpar
ents day
celebrati
on

-World
Animal
Welfare
Day

-Diwali

-World
Food Day


- Mask
making

-Poster
making


-Story time

- Conical
objects

-Collage
Making:
Difference
between
farm
animals, pet
animals and
wild
animals

Rhymes
related to
the
monthly
theme
from
LOTUS
CHIMES
Stories
related to
the
concept
Word wall
Chart
papers
Flash cards
Reading
cards
Educomp
Smart
Boards
Herbivor
es,
Carnivor
es and
omnivor
es
-Amazing
facts
about
animals


EXPLORATION TIME:
Value Talk Language
Development
Physical
Development
Theatre Pre Number
Concepts
Crafty Fingers
Be kind to all
animals
Reading and
recognizing
relate to the
vowel soundo

Sight words: he,
she, to, my, me,
for, in, go
Dance

Aerobics, horse
riding
Related
to the
concept
Heavy/ light

Fast/ slow

Fat/thin
Mask Making for
Animal rally

Book mark
making

Visit to the
Mogly Farm

Lantern making
and Rangoli
Making

Movie time

MONTH: NOVEMBER
6. THEME: FOOD & NUTRITION
Areas of learning Lotus
Valley
Special
Days
Activities Rhymes/So
ngs
Story Time Resources Listening
Skills
EVS:
-To know about
their favourite food
-Healthy & unhealthy
food habits
-Advantages of eating
healthy
-Sources of different
types of food
-Importance of food
- Food pyramid

Hindi:
Shabd Sulekh Book
Two letter words and
reading sentences.

Maths:
-Forward Counting 1-
100
-Number names ( ten
to
Sprouts
Day

Fruit
Chaat
Day`

Children
sDay

Guru
Nanak
Jayanti
Learning
some
basic
Table
Etiquettes


Different
types of
flavors
(salty,
sweet
and sour)

Samples
of what
we get
from milk


Collage
making
Poems on
healthy
food habits

Stories
related to
the concept
Word wall
Chart papers

Flash cards

Reading cards

Educomp

Smart Boards

Story books

Real life
objects
Informati
on related
to food
and
nutrition

-Food
facts
fifteen)
-Shape: Pentagon

English:
-o vowel words
-Intro to u vowel
words.
-Simple sentences
-Use of these and
those
-Use of my and your


Logical thinking and
reasoning skills:
Link to seasonal foods
and Clothes

Effect of nutritious
food on Health









Draw and
colour
favourite
food


EXPLORATION TIME:
Value Talk Language
Development
Physical
Development
Theatre Pre Number
Concepts
Crafty Fingers
Eat healthy stay
healthy
-Sentence
writing with o
and u vowels

Reading sight
words: these,
those, his, her,
my, your, old,
new









Taekwondo,
Outdoor
Activities,
Skill Based
Games and
dance
Related to the
concept
Nehru cap



Draw and colour
fruit basket



MONTH: DECEMBER
THEME: TRANSPORT/WINTER SEASON
Areas of learning Lotus
Valley
Special
Days
Activities Rhymes/So
ngs
Story Time Resources Listening
Skills
EVS:
- Invention of wheel
and story of first
transport
-Importance of
transport
-Different means of
Transport: Road, Rail,
Water and Air
-Rules of traffic and
related profession
-Winter season

HINDI
-Making words with 2
to 3 Vyanjans and
Simple sentences.

MATHS
-Introduction to
Addition
-Number names fifteen
to twenty
-Shape-Hexagon

ENGLISH
-u vowel words
-Sentence writing with
vowels and sight words
-Story sequencing

LOGICAL THINKING
AND
REASONING SKILLS
Learn how traffic lights
work and what will
happen if they fail.

Christma
s

Internati
onal
Human
Rights
Day

- Talk by
a
pilot/sch
ool bus
driver
-Enactment
of
signs of
Traffic
Rules
- Making a
Traffic light
out of a
shoe
box
-
Recognition
of road signs
-Collage
making
-Games
related to
addition
concept

-Addition on

the number

line
- Activities
on
concept of
day and
night
Rhymes
related to
the
monthly
theme
from
LOTUS
CHIMES

Stories
related to
the
monthly
theme
-Books
Slide Show
-Educomp
Smart
Board
-Resources
From Internet
-
Informati
on
related to
different
types of
transport
-
Understan
d the
concept
of
boarding,
ticketing
Etc
Associate
types of
clothes
with the
Season
-
Understan
d the
importanc
e of
traffic
rules
-Think
what
would
happen if
wheel
had not
been
introduce
d



EXPLORATION TIME:
Value Talk Language
Development
Physical
Development
Theatre Pre Number
Concepts
Crafty Fingers
Obey Traffic
Rules
Reading 2-3
letter words and
sentences

Sight Words:
Yes, No, Then,
They, Them





Yoga, Dance,
Aerobics, Horse
Riding, Music,
Dance
Related to the
concept
Front/back
Float/Sink
Right/left
Here/There
Increase/Decrease
-Children draw
clock and its
hands
-Free hand
drawing using
different shapes
MONTH: JANUARY 2015
THEME: OUR WORLD
Areas of learning Lotus
Valley
Special
Days
Activities Rhymes/So
ngs
Story Time Resources Listening
Skills
EVS:
To know about
different countries of
the world
- To learn about the
names of the seven
continents
- Language they speak
- Food they eat
-Famous places
- Clothes
-Climate
- And learning about
different cultures of
the world

-HINDI:
-Reading the varnmala
-Reading and writing
sentences

MATHS
-Addition.
-Introduction of
concept of Time: day
(a.m) and night(p.m)
Shape- Recap of 3D
shapes
Hindi
Recitatio
n

-Republic
Day

-Lohri
celebrati
on
-Show
map/globe

- Show &
Tell(Fancy
Dress of
different
costumes)

-Collage
making

-Draw and
match
objects with
the number
and write
number
names

-PPT on
national
Leaders
Rhymes
related to
the
monthly
theme
from
LOTUS
CHIMES

Stories
related to
the theme
-Books
Slide Show

-Educomp
Smart Board
-Resources
from
Internet
Listening
to songs
and
anthems
of various
countries

ENGLISH
I
-Introducing the
concept of questions
-Sound blends
-Sight words
- Making and writing
sentences

LOGICAL THINKING &
REASONING SKILLS
Learn about how
different people living
in different countries
can be so different.

EXPLORATION TIME: NORTH/SOUTH
Value Talk Language
Development
Physical
Development
Theatre Pre Number
Concepts
Crafty Fingers
Be sensitive to
all beings
-Reading
sentences and
short paragraphs

-Sight words:
who, which,
when, what,
how
Yoga, Dance,
Aerobics, Horse
Riding, Music,
Dance
Related to the
concept
North/South Making paper
plate pizzas
(Italy)
Painting flags of
the world

MONTH: FEBRUARY 2014
THEME: EARTH AND PLANETS
Areas of learning Lotus
Valley
Special
Days
Activities Rhymes/So
ngs
Story Time Resources Listening
Skills
EVS:
To know about
-different Planets,
-what they see in the
sky,
-who are Astronauts,
-Space ship, Satellites,
-Why there is life only
on Earth.
-People who have been
on the Moon

Affection
Day

National
Science
Day
-Show the
globe to the
children to
make them
understand
what Earth
looks like.
-Making
Earth out of
paper
plates.
-Games
Rhymes
related to
the
monthly
theme
from
LOTUS
CHIMES

Stories
related to
the
monthly
theme
-Books and
encyclopedia

Slide Show
-Educomp
Smart Board
-Resources
from
Internet
-Know
more
details
about the
world.

-India is
our
country in
Asia.

-Amazing
HINDI
-Reading svar sudha bk
-Writing sentences
having words made up
of 2-4 vyanjans.

MATHS
-Recap of Backward
Counting
-Introduction to
Subtraction.
-Recap of Number
Names till Twenty

ENGLISH
Sentence writing with
all vowels and sight
words
-Use of this/these
-use of has/have
-Picture composition
-Oral comprehension
-Blend sounds

LOGICAL THINKING
AND
REASONING SKILLS
Understand that
Earth rotates & Sun,
Moon are stationary.


related to
the
Subtraction
concept
- Enactment
of rotation
of
planets
around sun.
facts
about the
earth,
other
planets
and the
sky


EXPLORATION TIME:
Value Talk Language
Development
Physical
Development
Theatre Pre Number
Concepts
Crafty Fingers
Be sensitive to
all beings
Reading 2-3
letter
words and
sentences

Sight words:
this, these, has ,
have, day, night
Yoga, Dance,
Aerobics, Horse
Riding, Music
Dance.
Related to
the concept
Oily/Dry
Deep/Shallow
Melting/Freezing
-Make Planet
Earth
-Make Paper
Rocket

Month: MARCH 2015
THEME: COMMUNICATION
Areas of learning Lotus
Valley
Special
Days
Activities Rhymes/So
ngs
Story Time Resources Listening
Skills
EVS:
To know about
- Meaning of
Communication
-Various Means
of Communication
-Need for
Communication

-Why & how is
Holi celebrated in
different parts of
our country

HINDI
Reading simple
paragraphs from Svar
Sudha book

MATHS
Revision of
Addition & Subtraction,
-Recap of <, >, =
-Recap of Before, After

ENGLISH
-Sentence writing with
all vowels and sight
words
-Oral Comprehension
-Extempore on simple
topics
-Blend sounds


LOGICAL
THINKING AND
REASONING
SKILLS
Importance of
means of
communication

Visit to
a post
office

Maha
Shivarati

Holi
-Show
pictures
of different
means of
Communicat
ion
-Draw and
Color
different
means of
Communicat
ion
-Enacting
usage
of various
means of
communicat
ion
- Making
different
means of
communicat
ion
out of a
shoe
Box, juice
box, etc
- Letter
writing
to parents
-Post Man
Game
-Show and
Tell
Rhymes
related to
the
monthly
theme
from
LOTUS
CHIMES

Stories
related
to the
monthly
theme
and
festivals
Smart
Board
Pictures

Story
Books

Resources
from
Internet
Able to
differenti
ate
various
means of
communi
cation




EXPLORATION TIME:
Value Talk Language
Development
Physical
Development
Theatre Pre Number
Concepts
Crafty Fingers
Unity in
Diversity
Sentence
writing with
vowels and
sight words

Yoga, Dance,
Horse Riding,
Music, Dance.
Related to
the concept
East/West -Celebrating Holi
with flower
petals
-Making mobile
phone from
empty juice box
-Making of a holi
scene(spray
painting)

GRADE: PREP (2014 15)
SUBJECT: ART

S.NO MONTH
WORKIN
G TOPIC ACTIVITY
DAYS

1 APRIL 22 1)Family Tree Draw and Colour

2)My Home Draw and Colour

3) Shape Patters Draw and Colour

2 MAY 18 1)Dress Me Up (Summer) Colour & paste

2)Summer fruits Draw and Colour



3 JULY 24
1)FavouriteCommunity
Helper Draw and Colour

2)Rainy Day Draw and Colour

3)Tools of Community helpers Draw and Colour

4 AUGUST 21 1)Tri Colour Flag Thumb Printing

2)Parts of a Plant Draw and Colour

3)Krishna with Flute Draw and Colour

5 SEPTEMBER 25 1)Life Cycle of a Butterfly Draw and Colour

2)Duck with a Handprint Hand printing

3)National bird Draw and Colour

6 OCTOBER 18 1)My Favourite Animal Draw and Colour

2)Ravana Thumb Printing

3)Diwali Scene Draw and Colour

7 NOVEMBER 19 1)Vegetable Stamping Painting with vegetables

2)Cartoon fruits Draw and Colour

8 DECEMBER 24 1)My Favourite Transport Draw and Colour

2)Christmas Tree with gifts Tear & Paste

3)Winter Clothes Draw and Colour

9 JANUARY 12 1)Flag
Painting with Brush and
Paints

2)Different Country Flags Draw and Colour

10 FEBRUARY 22 1)Constellations White Crayon on black

2)Smiling Sun Sponge Dabbing

3)Magic Painting using candle Wax painting

11 MARCH 21 1)Spring Season Draw and Colour

2)Holi (using old toothbrush) Spray painting



GRADE: PREP (2014 15)
CRAFT
S. No. MONTH WORKING TOPIC ACTIVITIES

DAYS



1. APRIL 22 -Earth Day -Bottle Cap Activity

-Body parts -Jigsaw Puzzle

-Summer things -Collage Making

2. MAY 18
-Joker with shapes
-Shape Pattern


-Paper Crushing


-Tens and ones strings




3. JULY 24
-Paper raincoats
- Dress me up: Tear & Paste


-Cut & Paste


-3d clouds with raindrops




4 AUGUST 21
-Tri-colour Butterfly
-Paint and fold


- Roll, Colour & decorate


-Paper Flute
-Vegetable Craft




5 SEPTEMBER 25
-paper plate insects
-thumb printing


- Spider with web - Stringing through holes



6 OCTOBER 18 -Mask of wild/farm/pet animal -Best out of waste

- Diwali thali -Colour & decorate



7 NOVEMBER 19 - Food Pyramid (Class activity) -Collage making

-Biscuit snacks -Fireless cooking



8 DECEMBER 24 - Snowman -Best out of waste

-Paste & decorate

-Decorating Santa hats

9 JANUARY 12 -Tri-colour Streamers -Cut & Paste

-3d earth (using plastic ball) -Painting



10 FEBURARY 22 -Rockets with tissue roll - Cut and paste

- Cut and string

-Heart & straw necklaces



11 MARCH 21 -Making Envelopes - Paste and draw

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

TERM 1



S. NO MONTH WORKING TOPICS ACTIVITIES

DAYS

1 APRIL 22 Development of Locomotor

Skills
Running



Leaping


Hopping

Jumping etc.



2 MAY 18 Development of Manipulative

Skills
Catching


Throwing

Toss & Catch etc.



3

JULY

24

Development of Balance &



Coordination
Gymnastics



Straight

4 AUGUST 21 Development of basic Zig Zag

Locomotors & Non- Curved etc.

Locomotors Skills



5 SEPTEMBER 25 Development of Non-

Manipulative Skills
Turning

Twisting

Bending etc.



TERM 2

6 OCTOBER 18

Development of Locomotors
Running

Skills


Leaping


Hopping

Jumping etc.



7.

NOVEMBER

19

Introduction of Balls



Ball Activities



8. DECEMBER 24 Development of Manipulative

Skills
Catching

Throwing

Toss & Catch etc.



9. JANUARY 12 Development of Body


Coordination & Body Balance
and balance with object Gymnastic movement





10. February 22 Development of locomotive &
non locomotive activities
Zig zag
Running
Hopping
Jumping
Walking
11. March 21 Introduction of balls Ball activities