CLASS – VIII

ENGLISH

APRIL

LITERATURE READER – The Best Christmas Present In The World

GRAMMAR – Simple Tenses ( present, past future), Continuous Tenses ( present, past, future)

WRITING SKILL – Diary entry

SUPPLEMENTARY READER – Children At Work ( to be started)

MAY

LITERATURE READER – The Ant And The Cricket (poem)

GRAMMAR – Perfect Tenses ( to be started)

WRITING SKILL – Describing an experience

SUPPLEMENTARY READER - Children At Work ( to be completed)

JULY

LITERATURE READER – The Tsunami

Geography Lesson ( poem)

Glimpses Of The Past ( to be started)

GRAMMAR – Perfect Tenses ( to be completed) & Perfect Continuous Tenses

Determiners

Modals

Subject Verb Agreement

WRITING SKILLS – Notice, Informal letter

SUPPLEMENTARY READER – Selfish Giant

AUGUST

LITERATURE READER - Glimpses Of The Past ( to be completed)

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory

The Last Bargain (poem)

GRAMMAR – Direct & Indirect Speech

Non Finite Verbs ( participles & gerunds)

WRITING SKILL – Formal letter ( letter of complaint, letter to editor)

SUPPLEMENTARY READER – Princess September

SEPTEMBER

Revision for Half Yearly Exam

OCTOBER

LITERATURE READER – This Is Jody’s fawn

GRAMMAR –Active & Passive Voice

WRITING SKILL - Report

SUPPLEMENTARY READER – The Fight ( to be started)

NOVEMBER

LITERATURE READER – The School Boy ( poem)

GRAMMAR – Prepositions ( to be started)

WRITING SKILL – Picture Composition

SUPPLEMENTARY READER – The Fight ( to be completed)

DECEMBER

LITERATURE READER – The Great Stone Face Parts I & II

GRAMMAR – Prepositions ( to be completed)

Conjunctions

Kinds Of Phrases ( Adverb Phrase)

WRITING SKILLS – Story,

SUPPLEMENTARY READER – The Open Window

JANUARY

LITERATURE READER – A Short Monsoon Diary

SUPPLEMENTARY READER – The Comet Part I

GRAMMAR – Kinds Of Clauses ( Adverb Clauses)

WRITING SKILL – Article

FEBRUARY

GRAMMAR – Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences

SUPPLEMENTARY READER - The Comet Part II

Revision for Annual Exam

SYLLABUS ( UNIT TESTS 1 & 2, HALF YEARLY, ANNUAL EXAM)

SUBJECT – ENGLISH CLASS – VIII

UT – I

LITERATURE READER – The Best Christmas Present in the world

The Ant and the Cricket ( poem)

GRAMMAR - Simple tenses, Continuous tenses

WRITING SKILLS - Diary entry, Describing an experience

UT – II

LITERATURE READER – This is Jody’s fawn

The School Boy ( poem )

GRAMMAR - Active & Passive Voice

WRTING SKILL - Report

HALF YEARLY

LITERATURE READER – The Tsunami

The Best Christmas present in the world

Glimpses of the past

Bepin Choudhury’s lapse of memory

Geography lesson (poem)

The last bargain ( poem )

SUPPLEMENTARY READER – Children at work

The Selfish Giant

Princess September

GRAMMAR - Perfect & Perfect Continuous tenses

Determiners

Modals

Subject Verb Agreement

Direct & Indirect Speech

Non Finite Verbs ( participles & gerunds)

WRITING SKILLS - Notice

Informal letter

Formal letter ( letter of complaint & letter to editor)

ANNUAL EXAM

LITERATURE READER - The Tsunami

This is Jody’s fawn

Bepin Choudhury’s lapse of memory

A Visit to Cambridge

A Short Monsoon diary

The Great Stone face parts I & II

SUPPLEMENTARY READER – Children at work

The Fight

The Open Window

The Comet parts I & II

GRAMMAR - Modals

Direct & Indirect Speech

Prepositions

Conjunctions

Kinds of phrases ( Adverb phrase )

Kinds of Clauses ( Adverb Clauses )

Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences

WRITING SKILLS - Informal letter

Formal ( letter to editor)

Report

Article

Picture Composition

Story

MATHEMATICS

CLASS VIII

April and May

Chapter -1 : Rational Numbers

Chapter – 2: Linear equations in one variable

Chapter- 6: Squares and Square roots

July

Chapter- 7 : Cubes and cube roots

Chapter – 3 : Understanding Quadrilaterals

August :

Chapter – 4: Practical Geometry

Chapter – 8 : Comparing quantities

September

Chapter – 12 Exponents and powers

October:

Chapter – 9: Algebraic Expressions and Identities.

November

Chapter- 13 : Direct and inverse Proportions

Chapter – 14: Factorisation

December

Chapter- 11 : Mensuration

Chapter- 5 : Data handling

January 2018

Chaptrer – 10: Visualising solid shapes

Chapter – 15 : Introduction to graphs

Chapter – 16 : Playing with numbers

February 2018

Revision for final exams.

Syllabus for U.T- I

1. Chapter – 1 Rational Numbers2. Chapter – 2 Linear equations is one Variable

Syllabus for Half yearly Exam.

1. Chapter – 1 : Rational Numbers2. Chapter - 2: Linear equations in one Variable 3. Chapter - 3 : Understanding quadrilaterals 4. Chapter - 4 : Practical Geometry 5. Chapter -6 : Square and square roots6. Chapter - 7 : Cubes and cube roots7. Chapter - 8 : Comparing quantities8. Chapter - 12: Exponents and Powers

Syllabus for U.T – II

1. Chapter- 9 Algebraic Expressions and Identities2. ChChapter- 14 Factorisation

Syllabus for final Exam.

1. Chapter – 2 : Linear equations in one Variable 2. Chapter- 5 : Data Handling3. Chapter- 8 : (Ex 8.3 of Comparing quantities )4. Chapter- 9 : Algebraic Expressions and identities 5. Chapter- 10 : Visualising solid shapes

6. Chapter– 11 : Mensuration 7. Chapter-12 : Exponents and powers 8. Chapter- 13 : Direct and inverse proportion9. Chapter- 14 : Factorisation 10.Chapter- 15: Introduction to graphs 11.Chapter- 16 : Playing with numbers.

Class VIII

General Science

APRIL/MAY Chapter 17 -Stars and the solar system Chapter 1 -Crop production and management Activity - To separate healthy seeds from unhealthy

seeds - To draw various constellations using thread and stickers

JULY Chapter 2 - Micro-organisms: friend and foe Chapter 3 - Synthetic fibres and plastics Chapter 16- Light Activity - To study the nature of reflection of light.

AUGUST Chapter 4- Materials- Metals and non metals Chapter 5- Coal and petroleum Activity – To show different displacement reactions

SEPTEMBERHalf yearly exams

OCTOBER Chapter 8-Cell structure and functions Chapter 6- Combustion and flame Activity – To study the structure of an animal cell and

a plant cell -To study the structure of candle flame

NOVEMBER Chapter 11- Force and pressure Chapter 12- Friction Activity – To observe the pressure exerted by water

at different depths of the container

DECEMBER Chapter 13- Sound Chapter 14- Chemical effects of electric current

Activity – To show that sound can travel through solids, liquids and gas.

-To show that sound needs a medium to travel

JANUARY Chapter 15- Some natural phenomena Chapter 18- Pollution of air and water

FEBRUARYRevision

SYLLABUS FOR UNIT TEST – I Chapter 1- crop production and management Chapter 17- stars and the solar system

SYLLABUS FOR UNIT TEST – II Chapter 8- cell structure and functions Chapter 6- combustion and flame

SYLLABUS FOR HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION Chapter 1 -Crop production and management Chapter 2 - Micro-organisms: friend and foe Chapter 3 - Synthetic fibres and plastics Chapter 4- Materials- Metals and non metals Chapter 5- Coal and petroleum Chapter 16- Light Chapter 17- stars and the solar system

SYLLABUS FOR ANNUAL EXAM Chapter 1 -Crop production and management Chapter 2 - Micro-organisms: friend and foe Chapter 4- Materials- Metals and non metals Chapter 6- Combustion and flame Chapter 8-Cell structure and functions Chapter 11- Force and pressure Chapter 12- Friction Chapter 13- Sound Chapter 14- Chemical effects of electric current Chapter 15- Some natural phenomena Chapter 18- Pollution of air and water

(Chapter 15,18 only for MCQ’s)

SOCIAL SCIENCE

CLASS VIII

APRIL

HISTORY-CH-1 HOW , WHEN ,WHERE

CH-2 FROM TRADE TO TERRITORY

GEOGRAPHY CH-1 RESOURCES

CIVICS CH-1-THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION

MAY

HISTORY CH-3 RULING THE COUNTRYSIDE

GEOGRAPHY CH-2-LAND, SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES

CIVICS CH 1-THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION

JULY

HISTORY CH-4 TRIBALS, DIKUS

CH-5 WHEN PEOPLE REBEL

GEOGRAPHY CH-3 MINERALS AND POWER RESOURCES

CIVICS CH-2 UNDERSTANDING SECULARISM

AUGUST

HISTORY CH-6 COLONIALISM AND THE CITY(PROJECT)

GEOGRAPHY CH-4 AGRICULTURE

CIVICS CH-3 WHY DO WE NEED A PARLIAMENT

CH-4 UNDERSTANDING LAWS

SEPTEMBER

REVISION

OCTOBER

HISTORY CH-7 WEAVERS, IRON SMELTERS

CH-8 CIVILISING THE NATIVE

CIVICS CH-6 UNDERSTANDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM(PROJECT)

NOVEMBER

HISTORY CH-9 WOMEN, CASTE AND REFORMS

GEOGRAPHY CH-5 INDUSTRIES

CIVICS CH 7 UNDERSTANDING MARGINALISATION

CH-8 CONFRONTING MARGINALISATION

DECEMBER

HISTORY CH-10 CHANGING WORLD OF ART (PROJECT)

CH-11 NATIONAL MOVEMENT

GEOGRAPHY CH-7 HUMAN RESOURCES

JANUARY

HISTORY CH-12-INDIA AFETR INDEPENDENCE

CIVICS CH-9 PUBLIC FACILITIES (PROJECT)

CH-10 LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

UNIT TEST 1

HISTORY CH-1 HOW, WHEN, WHERE

CH-2 FROM TRADE TO TERRITORY

GEOGRAPHY CH 1 RESOURCES

CH 2 LAND, SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES

CIVICS CH-1-THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION

HISTORY CH-2 FROM TRADE TO TERRITORY

CH-3 RULING THE COUNTRYSIDE HISTORY

CH-4 TRIBALS, DIKUS

CH-5 WHEN PEOPLE REBEL

GEOGRAPHY CH-1 RESOURCES

CH-2-LAND, SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES

CH-3 MINERALS AND POWER RESOURCES

CH-4 AGRICULTURE

CIVICS CH-2 UNDERSTANDING SECULARISM

CH-3 WHY DO WE NEED A PARLIAMENT

CH-4 UNDERSTANDING LAWS

UNIT TEST II

HISTORY CH-7 WEAVERS, SMELTERS

CH-8 CIVILISING THE NATIVE

GEOGRAPHY CH- 5 INDUSTRIES

CIVICS CH- 5 JUDICIARY

ANNUAL EXAMINATION

HISTORY CH- 9 WOMEN, CASTE AND REFORMERS

CH-11 MAKING OF NATIONAL MOVEMENT

CH-12 INDIA AFTER INDEPENDECE

CH- 8 CIVILISING THE NATIVE

GEOGRAPHY CH-5 INDUSTRIES

CH-6 HUMAN RESOURCES

CH 3 MINERALS, POWER RESOURCES

CH-2 LAND, SOIL WATER RESOURCES

CIVICS CH-7 UNDERSTANDING MARGINALISATION

CH-8 CONFRONTING MARGINALISATION

CH-10 LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

HOME SCIENCE CLASS VIII

April Flowers May Napkin holder July Quilted Bag August Rangoli

Burfi September Upma October Refrigerator Cover November Coaster Custard December Flower Arrangement January Naan Khatai February ASSESSMENT

COMPUTER SCIENCEClass VIII

Month Chapter ActivityApril-May About

Networking Draw different types

of networks on computer

Explore and write on wireless LAN

July More about HTML

Create web page of your choice using all features you have learnt in HTML

August Working with Dreamweaver

Use Dreamweaver to create attractive web pages

September

Revision

October MS-Access Create a database for your school. Create a table in it. Inter five records

November More about Ms Access

Create a database of employees in any organisation. Enter ten records. Delete the 6th record

December Internet Explore the rules and

Applications and cyber safety

regulations of Cyber safety laid by government

January RevisionUT1

About Networking Half Yearly

About Networking More about HTML Working with Dreamweaver

UT 2

Internet Applications and cyber safety

Final Internet Applications and cyber safety MS Access More about MS Access

CLASS VIII

ELECTRONICS AND ROBOTICS

APRIL

Topics to be covered

Revision of previous class and introduction of soldering

Projects/Activity

Demonstration of soldering iron & soldering

MAY

Topics to be covered

Soldering practice

Projects/Activity

Name writing with soldering wire and other wires

JULY

Topics to be covered

Introduction of electronic components

Projects/Activity

Demonstration of electronic components & their working

AUGUST

Topics to be covered

Series & Parallel connection and their calculation

Projects/Activity

Series & Parallel connection of different components

SEPTEMBER

Topics to be covered

AC-DC and their parameters

Projects/Activity

Study of wave

OCTOBER

Topics to be covered

Introduction of meters and their calculation

Projects/Activity

Use of shunt and series resistance for conversion

NOVEMBER

Topics to be covered

Battery eliminator and battery charger

Projects/Activity

Demonstration of battery eliminator/charger

DECEMBER

Topics to be covered

Multi output battery eliminator

Projects/Activity

Multi output open battery eliminator

JANUARY

Topics to be covered

Multi output and multipurpose battery eliminator

Projects/Activity

Multi output and multipurpose battery eliminator

FEBUARY

Topics to be covered

Some projects using electronics components like automatic street light

Projects/Activity

Automatic street light

CLASS: VIII

WOOD CRAFT

April Old Models completion work

May Simple carving

July Geometrical carving

August Natural arts and carving models

September Creative and carving models

October Same topic (Carving and creative models)

November Wall hanging models and Kashmir carving

December Creative and carving figures

January Creative models and simple joints

February Revision and practical exam

March Academic Exams

MUSIC (VOCAL)CLASS – VIII

APRIL Alankar and Palte, Bhajan (Mohe Lagi Lagan), Sarva Dharma Prayer

MAY Alankar & Palte,Devotional Song (Mohe Lagi Lagan), Patriotic Song (Jodi Tor Dak Sune Keu)

JULY Devotional song (Itni Shakti Hame Dena Data)

AUGUST Patriotic Song for Independence Day (Jodi Tor Dak Sune Keu)

SEPTEMBER Rag Kafi, Alankars and Bandish (Kehlo Kunjan / Half Yearly Examination

OCTOBER Rag Kafi (Drut Khyal and Taan), Alankar, Alap, Bandish

NOVEMBER Rag Kafi, Bandish, Taans / Starting of Christmas Carol

DECEMBER Christmas Carol (Silent Night, Joy to the World, O Come, Jingle Bells, We Wish You)

JANUARY Patriotic Song (Hum Kare Rashra Aaradhan)

FEBRUARY Revision and Final AssessmentMARCH Annual Academic Examinations

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

CLASS VIII

APRIL

FOOTBALL

THROW IN CORNER KICK HEADING THE BALL

MAY

THROW BALL

UNDER HAND PASS HOLDING THE BALL CROSSING THE BALL

JULY

BASKET BALL

DRIBLE THE BALL WHILE RUNNING PASSING THE BALL WHILE RUNNING FREE SHOT

AUGUST

VOLLEY BALL

TENNIS SERVICE SIDE ARM SERVICE RECEIVING THE BALL

SEPTEMBER

FOOTBALL

PENALTY KICK GOALKEEPER SKILL

OCTOBER

VOLLEY BALL

DROP SHOT UNDER HAND PASS BACKHAND DROP

NOVEMBER

ATHLETICS

SHOT PUT GRIP PLACEMENT OF SHOTPUT TECNIQUE OF THROWS

DECEMBER

THROW BALL

ADVANCE SKILL OF THROW BALL RECEIVING AND THROWING THE BALL

JANUARY

CRICKET

DIVING FIELDING FIELDING ON SLIP POSITION WICKET KEEPING SKILLS

FEBRUARY

BASKET BALL

FREE SHOT OVER HEAD PASS THREE POINTER SHOT

YOGA SYLLABUS

CLASS VIIIAPRILYOGA INTRODUCTION :- Ashatanga yoga (Patanjala Yoga Darshan)

SHATKARMA :- Kapalbhati and agnisara.

YOGIC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Hrid Gati

Medha-shakti vikasaka kriya, ASANA :-

Tadasana, kati-chakrasana,konasana,

trikonasana, shavasana,

PRANAYAMA :- Yogic

deep breathing and Gyan

mudra. MEDITATION :-

Breath meditation and

shanti: patha:

YOGA STUDY:- Yoga in Bhagavad Gita ( Lesson -1).

MAYPRAYER :- Vedic Mantra.

SHATKARMA :- Agnisara.

YOGIC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Ucharana-sthal tatha vishudhi chakra-shudhi.

ASANA:-urdhava-hastotanasana, padhastasana, shavasana.parshva konasana, shavasana.

PRANAYAMA :- Practice of Puraka Kumbhaka and Rechaka and prana mudra.

MEDITATION :- Breath shanti: patha:Meditation and shanti: patha:

YOGA STUDY :- Yoga in Bhagavad Gita ( Lesson – 1).

JULYPRAYER :- Vedic Mantras.

SHATKARMA:- Water-Neti and kapalbhati.

YOGIC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Smarana shakti-vikasaka and

medha shakti vikasaka kriya. ASANA :-

Tadasana ,vrikshana, ardha-chakrasana, ardha-

padahastasana, shavasana.

PRANAYAMA :- Nadi-shodhan ( with out kumbhaka ) and Vayu mudra.

MEDITATION :- Preksha Meditation and shanti: patha:

YOGA STUDY:- Yoga in Bhagavad Gita ( Lesson-2)

AUGUSTPRAYER :- Vedic Mantras

SHATKARMA :- Sutra Neti and Jala Neti.

YOGIC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Netra sakti vikasaka and kapola shakti vikasaka kriya

ASANA :- Padmasana, sputa-padmasana, vajrasana. Ardha-ushtrasana,shashankasana,

PRANAYAMA:- Nadi-shodhan pranayam ( with kumbhaka ) and apaan mudra.

MEDITATION :- Yoga-Nindra Meditation and shant: patha:

YOGA STUDY :- Yoga in Bhagavad Gita ( Lesson-2).

SEPTEMBERPRAYER :- Vedic Mantras.

SHATKRAMA :- Kunjal kriya, kapalbhati.

YOGOC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Karna shakti vikasaka and Griva shakti vikasaka kriya.

ASANA :- Vajrasana , Mandukasana,Ushtrasana , shashankasana, shavasana.

PRANAYAMA :- Kapalbhati , Nadi-shodhan and vayu mudra.

MEDITATION :- Pranava Japa and Soham Japa and shanti: patha:

YOGA STUDY :- Yoga in Bhagavad Gita ( Lesson -3)

OCTOBERPRAYER :- Vedic Mantras.

SHATKARMA :- Trataka.

YOGIC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Griva Shakti-vikasaka kriya 1,2,3 – A,B.

ASANA :- Pranam asana , hasta-uttanasana, pada-hastasana, chakrasana, shavasana.

PRANAYAMA :- Prana-aakarshan pranayama and deep breathing and prithvi mudra .

MEDITATION :- Antarmauna and shanti: patha:

YOGA STUDY :- Yoga in Bhagavad Gita ( Lesson-3).

NOVEMBERPRAYER :- Vedic Mantras.

SHATKARMA :- Water Neti and Sutra Neti.

YOGIC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Skand-tatha-bahu-mula

shakti-vikasaka kriya. ASANA :- Asva-sanchalanasana ,

parvatasana , ashtanga-namaskar ,shavasana.

PRANAYAMA :- Bharamri pranayama ( with kumbhaka ) and yoga mudra.

MEDITATION :- OM Meditation and shanti: patha:

YOGIC STUDY – Yoga in Bhagavad Gita ( Lesson-4 )

DECEMBERPRAYER :- Vedic Mantras.

SHATKARMA :- kunjal kriya and agnisara kriya, kapalbhati.

YOGIC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Bhuja bandha shakti vikasaka kriya.-

ASANA :- Bhujangasana , parvatasana, asva-sanchalanasana, shavasana.

PRANAYAMA :- Ujjayi pranayama and deep breathing and maha mudra.

MEDITATION :- Sthul dhyan and jyoti dhyan & shanti: patha:

YOGA STUDY :- Yoga in Bhagavad Gita ( Lesson-4).

JANUARYPRAYER :- Vedic Mantras.

SHATKARMA :- Practice of Nauli Chalan.

YOGIC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Kohini shakti-vikasaka

and bhuj-valli shakti-vikasaka kriya. ASANA :- Surya

Namaskar.

PRANAYAMA :- Ujjayi pranayama ( with kumbhaka ) and jalandhar bandh.

MEDITATION :- (A) Kar chanting and

Meditaion & shanti: patha: YOGA

STUDY :- Yoga in Bhagavad Gita

( Lesson-5).

FEBRUARYPRAYER :- Vedic Mantras chanting.

SHATKARMA :- Practice of Vama Nauli, Madhyama Nauli, Dakshin Nauli.

YOGIC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Purna-bhuja shakti-vikasaka kriya.

ASANA :- Practice of Surya Namaskara.

PRANAYAMA :- Bhastrika

Pranayama and uddiyana bandha.

MEDITATION :- ( U ) kar

Medetation and chanting.

YOGA STUDY :- Yoga in Bhagavad Gita ( Lesson-5)

MARCHPRAYER :- Vedic Mantras chanting.

SHATKARMA :- Practice of agnisara Nauli chalan.

YOGIC SUKSHMA VYAYAMA :- Mani-

bandha shakti vikasaka kriya. ASANA

:- Practice of complete Chandra

Namaskara.

PRANAYAMA :- Bhastrika Pranayama ( with kumbhaka ) & Moola bandha.

MEDITATION :- ( M ) kar Medetation and chanting.

YOGA STUDY :- Yoga in Bhagavad Gita

DANCE CLASS-VIII April : Shantimantra (Ya devi) based on classical form

(Kathak). Hand Gestures & their uses in Stuti. May : Stuti practice continue. July : Dance on folk song (Rajasthani). Aug : Dance on patriotic song. Sept : Revision of dances and half yearly examinations. Oct : Dance on Punjabi folk song. Nov : Dance practice continue and presentation for Annual Day. Dec : Dance on Bengali folk song. Jan : Dance practice continue. Feb : Revision of Dances. Annual examinations.