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15 EVS Activities for Preschoolers

15 EVS Activities for Preschoolers

Teaching preschoolers Environmental Studies (EVS) is crucial as it lays the foundation for their understanding of their surroundings. Fun and interactive activities help the children learn and develop critical thinking skills and inquiry-based learning daily. Let us learn 15 EVS activities which are easy to do and are also hand-brain coordinated breaking these concepts into different groups.

1. Guess What: Personal Hygiene

Title: Demonstrate Personal Hygiene Importance

Activity (Visual): Using visual aids and props, Children need to guess Daily hygiene items (toothbrush, soap etc.) in this game helping kids boost critical thinking of things they need daily and how it is categorized.

2. PPT: Good Touch & Bad Touch

Goal: Awareness of body safety

Task: Show a basic, age-appropriate presentation designed to teach children the difference between what constitutes good or bad touch, encouraging EQ & Self-awareness.

3. Guess Me: My Senses

Goal: Investigating the 5 main senses.

Activity: Blindfolds and props help children identify objects through senses other than sight, teaching the awareness and observation of moving things.

4. Pair Fun: Personal Hygiene

Goal: Reiterate hygienic habits.

Exercise: Pair children and make them demonstrate how to wash their hands or brush their teeth, so they can put the learning into action.

5. Parts of a Plant

Aim: To Learn and Label the parts of the Plant.

Socialization: Encouraging this activity requires children to participate in a simple craft-making process where they make leaves, stem, and roots of the plant through paper cutouts.

6. Prism Magic: The Rainbow Colour Palette

Objective: To recognize and understand the VIBGYOR colours.

Activity: Children use a prism to split light and observe the seven colours of the rainbow. They then recreate their rainbow using coloured paper, combining visual learning with hands-on crafting to better understand how light forms a rainbow.

7. Types of Animals: Project-Based Learning 

Aim: Create an Aquarium, Forest, or Farmhouse

Craft: Children work in groups on a collaborative project to create mini spaces like aquariums, forests or farmyards using craft materials. The child chooses animals to fill the corresponding habitats, so he or she learns about animal kinds as well as makes up stories. For example, they can draw the ecosystem on paper or build it with clay or toy animals. The tactile approach enhances their ability to identify and categorize animals and their hands-on understanding of landscapes, habitats, and ecosystems.

8. Plants: Plant Pals

Aim: To understand about what are the requirements for a plant to grow and how they are useful in our environment.

Activity: Children plant seeds and watch them grow, learning about the basics of sunlight, water, and soil. Along the way, they discover the benefits of plants, such as producing oxygen, providing shade, and bearing food. This personalized and experiential approach helps children develop responsibility and empathy towards nature.

9. Day and Night: Learning the Revolution

Objective: Understand day and night cycles.

Activity: Use a flashlight and a globe to demonstrate how Earth’s rotation causes day and night.

10. Solar System: Exploring Space

Aim: To know the planets and solar system.

Activity: Making a simple model of the solar system with coloured balls (representing planets) can encourage young kids to be more creative and curious.

11. Water Cycle: Experimentation

Purpose: To teach the stages of the water cycle.

Demonstration: Evaporation and Condensation with a Small-Scale Water Cup Activity

12. Types of Water Bodies

Goal: Identify Bodies of Water (lakes vs rivers vs oceans)

Worksheet: Produce a map with images of different bodies of water for children to pinpoint and learn the names, promoting spatial learning.

13. Emotional Learning, Good Touch Bad Touch

Goal: Strengthen the basic body safety message.

Activity: Role-playing through examples of good and bad touches

14. CVC Word Formation with Montessori Boards

Objective: To reinforce phonics knowledge.

Activity: Montessori boards are a great tool for children to practice forming simple CVC words like "cat," "dog," and "sun." By arranging letter tiles in the correct sequence, kids can effectively blend sounds and enhance their early reading and writing skills. This hands-on approach helps reinforce phonetic awareness as they sound out words like "c-a-t."

15. Public Speaking: Cultural Programs

Objective: Encourage speaking confidence.

Activity: Children engage in small performances like storytelling, role play, or the recitations of poems for school events, such as Grandparents’ Day or Annual Day. For instance, a child may act out a scene from a story or deliver a simple news segment. These opportunities help them practice speaking in front of an audience, improving their public speaking, self-expression, and confidence in a supportive environment.

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Swati Prasad

Swati Prasad is a seasoned educator and Communication Trainer with 13 years of teaching experience. She holds a Bachelor of Hotel Management and has completed coursework for a Master's in Tourism. Specializing in remote training, Swati has developed strong skills in independent and efficient work, with a focus on communication and organization. Swati's journey in education includes eight years as a Pre-primary teacher, where she honed her ability to connect with young learners. Her passion for teaching and communication extends beyond the classroom, as she is also the published author of two successful children's books: "You Can Be a Whizz Kid Too!" and "Choose Your Path to Happiness.

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