- Child
- A sample child
- Programme
- Elementary, Grade 3
- Period
- First semester, June to October
- Days present
- 84 of 90
The scale we use
- Mastered
- Shows the skill consistently and independently. Supports peers with this skill.
- Developed
- Shows the skill consistently without support.
- Developing
- Shows the skill with support, or not yet every time.
- Needs help
- Needs the adults to step in and support the child.
- Emerging
- Has just begun to show the skill.
- Rarely
- Not yet shown, or not enough chance to show it.
01Physical development
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Runs, climbs, balances and jumps with control | Developed | |
| Takes part in group games and follows their rules | Developed | |
| Uses scissors, needle and thread, and small tools with control | Developing | Cuts along curves neatly. Still learning to tie off a thread at the end of a running stitch. |
| Holds the pencil with a relaxed grip and writes with steady pressure | Developed | |
| Takes care of her own belongings, meals and clean-up | Developed | Washes and puts away her plate and cup without being asked. |
02English: reading
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Reads chapter books of her level fluently and with expression | Developed | Enjoys reading aloud in circle. |
| Understands what she reads and retells it in her own words | Developed | |
| Answers why and how questions about a story, using clues from the text | Developing | Answers what happened easily. Needs a prompt to explain why a character acted in a certain way. |
| Uses a dictionary to find the meaning of a new word | Emerging | Has begun to look up words with help. |
03English: writing
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Writes a story with a clear beginning, middle and end | Developing | Her stories have strong beginnings. Endings are often rushed. |
| Writes a short report from her own research notes | Developing | |
| Spells common words correctly and checks her own work | Developing | Spells most words from the spelling lists correctly. Does not yet reread her work to correct it. |
| Uses capital letters, full stops, commas and question marks | Developed | |
| Identifies nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in a sentence | Developed | Enjoyed the grammar symbols work and labels sentences on her own. |
| Writes neatly in cursive | Developing | |
04English: speaking and listening
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Shares news and ideas clearly in circle | Mastered | Often helps younger children find the words for their news. |
| Presents her research to the class and answers questions | Developing | Presented her work on oceans. Spoke clearly but read from her notes most of the time. |
| Listens to others without interrupting | Developing | Is eager to add her ideas and sometimes speaks before others have finished. |
05Marathi and Hindi
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Reads short Marathi passages with understanding | Developing | |
| Writes simple sentences in Marathi with correct matras | Needs help | Confuses short and long vowel signs. Works on this with the educator twice a week. |
| Reads and recites Hindi poems | Developed | |
| Speaks in Marathi during conversation and play | Developing | Understands everything. Answers in English unless reminded. |
06Mathematics: numbers and operations
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Adds and subtracts numbers up to 4 digits, with carrying and borrowing, using materials | Developed | |
| Has memorised tables up to 10 | Developing | Recalls tables up to 6 with ease. Tables of 7 and 8 still need practice. |
| Multiplies a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number on paper | Developing | |
| Divides with 3-digit divisors using the racks and tubes | Developing | Works accurately with the material. Sometimes forgets the order of steps and needs a reminder. |
| Understands fractions as equal parts of a whole and compares simple fractions | Emerging | Has started with the fraction insets this month. |
| Solves word problems with more than one step | Emerging | Solves one-step problems on her own. Needs help to break longer problems into steps. |
07Mathematics: measurement, money and geometry
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Measures length in centimetres and records it | Developed |
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| Reads time on a clock to the nearest five minutes | Developed | |
| Counts money and gives change in a shop game | Developed | Kept the accounts for her group at Haat Bazar. |
| Names and describes triangles by their sides and angles | Developing | |
| Draws lines, angles and simple shapes with a ruler and set square | Developing | |
08Science and the natural world
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Names the parts of a plant and what each part does | Mastered | |
| Observes closely and records what she sees in drawings and notes | Developed | Kept a seed journal for three weeks with careful dated drawings. |
| Sorts living things into groups and explains her reasons | Developed | |
| Explains a food chain and what happens when one link is lost | Developing | |
| Plans a simple experiment, makes a guess and checks it | Emerging | |
09History, geography and the world around us
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Retells the Story of the Universe and the coming of life on Earth | Developed | |
| Places events on a timeline | Developing | |
| Reads and draws simple maps of the classroom, the neighbourhood and Nashik | Developing | Drew the route to Kalaram Temple with landmarks after the outing. |
| Names the continents, oceans and some countries on the globe | Developed | |
| Connects what she learns to her own home, food and city | Developed | Brought in a question about why the Godavari is lower in summer. |
10Thinking and inquiry
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Asks her own questions and follows them up | Developed | |
| Finds information in books and from people, and makes notes | Developing | Copies long sentences from books. Learning to note only the main points. |
| Gives reasons for her views in a discussion or debate | Developing | |
| Sees links between different subjects | Developed | Linked the plant study to the debate on cutting trees without being prompted. |
| Changes her view when she meets new information | Emerging | |
11Work habits
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Plans, starts and completes work independently | Developed | |
| Organises materials, time and workflow | Developing | Sometimes leaves a material out after finishing. A reminder is usually enough. |
| Chooses work that challenges her, not only what is easy | Developing | Returns often to work she already knows well, especially geometry drawings. |
| Stays with a task through difficulty | Developed | |
| Keeps her work folder in order | Developing | |
12Discussion habits
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Takes turns to speak in circle and in group work | Developing | |
| Listens to a view different from her own | Developing | Becomes upset when her group does not take up her idea. Is learning to wait and listen. |
| Disagrees respectfully, with reasons | Emerging | |
| Asks questions of other children's work | Developed | |
13Social and emotional development
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Greets, waits, offers help and says sorry when needed | Developed | |
| Names her feelings and asks for help when upset | Developing | Is beginning to say what she feels instead of leaving the room. |
| Solves small conflicts with words | Developing | |
| Works well with children of different ages | Mastered | Younger children seek her out to read to them. |
| Takes responsibility for her actions | Developing | |
14Care of the environment and community work
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Takes care of the classroom, plants and shared materials | Developed | Waters the class plants every Monday without a reminder. |
| Takes part in cooking, cleaning and gardening | Developed | |
| Sorts waste and composts kitchen scraps | Developed | |
| Contributes to group work for the community, such as Haat Bazar | Developed | Worked on labelling and pricing the ubtan packets. |
15Art, music and movement
| Indicator |
Progress |
Observations |
| Draws from observation | Developed | Her drawings from the outing show close attention to detail. |
| Uses a range of materials: paint, clay, collage and thread | Developing | |
| Sings songs in three languages with the group | Developed | |
| Keeps a rhythm with clapping and simple instruments | Developing | |
| Takes part in drama and story-building | Developed | Played the river in the class play and wrote her own lines. |
| Recites the Sanskrit shlokas learnt this semester | Developing | |
The educator's note
She has settled well into Grade 3 and is a steady, curious presence in the room. She reads widely, asks good questions, and is often the first to connect a lesson to something she has seen at home or on an outing.
This semester she grew most in her reading and in her care for the classroom. Her plant study and seed journal were among the most careful pieces of work in the group.
The areas we will work on together next semester are listening in group discussions, written Marathi, the tables of 7 and 8, and breaking longer word problems into steps.
Strengths this semester
- A love of reading, in English and Hindi.
- Close observation of plants and animals, recorded with care.
- Warmth towards younger children.
What we are working on
- Waiting her turn and listening fully in group discussions.
- Matras in written Marathi.
- Tables of 7 and 8, and word problems with more than one step.
- Rereading her own writing to correct it.
Suggestions for parents
Tables of 7 and 8. Practise for five minutes a day through play, such as counting steps in sevens on a walk.
Marathi at home. Speak with her in Marathi at meals, and read a Marathi story together once a week. Let her read the easy parts to you.
Listening. At dinner, try a round where each person speaks once without being interrupted. Let her see you waiting your turn too.
Rereading. When she writes a letter or a list at home, ask her to read it back to you before it is sent or used.
Kitchen maths. Let her measure ingredients and count change at the market. It gives her real reasons to use fractions and money.
Goals for next semester
- Recall tables up to 10 without materials.
- Write a short Marathi paragraph with correct matras.
- In circle, listen to two other children before adding her own view.
- Complete one research project and present it using notes, not reading from them.
