Skills

A subject being taught to classes III-V to enable students to become independent, helpful learners and to equip them with the basic day to day life skills.

Class 3

September

· Recipe file (Wax Resist)

· Polishing shoes

· Gift wrapping

· Making ice-lollies

October

· Introduction of different kitchen utensils and their uses

· Baking -cup cakes

· Potpourri

· Gardening

November

· Basic stitching /sewing on buttons and hooks

· Cross stitch, half cross stitch

· Hemming/tacking

· Cross stitch project

December

· Making cold coffee

· Dry arrangements and hangings

· Making jelly and custard

January

· Making paper

· Making omelets

· How to clean/organize your room

February

· Baking biscuits and making tea

· Making lemonade and strawberry illusion

· Pan cakes

· Russian salad

March

· Project with wood shavings

· Fried, boiled, poached and scrambled eggs

· Decorating a chunri dupatta

· Planning and packing a picnic basket

April

· Final project of cross stitch (Key chain)

· Banana smoothie and Maggi noodles

· Paper Mache decorative fruit

· Carpenter to help make small wooden container for potpourri and candles

May

· Candle making (Basic)

· Chicken kabab

· Hair styling

June

· Tray setting/ serving

· Milk shakes

Class 4

September

· Recipe file (leaf printing)

· Basic cooking techniques

· Gardening

· Mango moss

October

· Paper Mache

· Soufflé

· Ironing & creasing

November

· Coffee & Brownies

· Running stitch and stem stitch

· Trolley cover (designing)

· Iced tea and pina colada

December

· Gardening (pruning, taking out weeds and planting roses)

· Bulb fitting and wire connections

January

· Sponge cake

· Trolley serving

· Soup

February

· Personal grooming

· Stained glass

· Chicken chowmein

March

· Clay pots with beads

· Trolley cover

· Fresh flower arrangement

· Cheese cake

April

· Bangles basket

· Polishing furniture and leather

· How to clean a stove and electric oven

· Gulab jaman

May

· French fries

· How to starch clothes

· French toast

June

· Cold coffee

· Cheese toast

Class 5

September

· Recipe file

· Introduction of different utensils and electronics used in the kitchen

· Jewelry box made from a shoe box

· Table laying (individual & buffet)

October

· Decorative gift box

· How to attach bulb & wires, how to open screws & how to fit a tube light

· How to clean tiles, glass, wood and leather

· Spring rolls

November

· Fabric painting (dupatta)

· Banana split

· Gardening

December

· Tie & dye

· Bird house (carpentry )

· Painting the bird house

· How to handle vacuum cleaner

January

· Chicken Manchurian & fried rice

· Chain stitch and bullion knot

· Pocket hanging

February

· How to clean a carpet

· Friendship bands

· Dry arrangements

March

· How to clean a fridge and micro wave oven

· Mehndi

· Dholki

April

· Ice cream trifle

· Juices

May

· Woolen purse

· Salad