theme based approach
Theme-based approach is commonly used by the educators across the world. It attempts to tie in various skills and knowledge to be acquired by children into a coherent whole, organised around a specific theme, such as myself, plants, animals, fruits, vegetables, etc. A deliberate focus on a given topic enables even very young children to be more efficient in acquiring skills and processes required to gather and process information in later life. When we take a particular theme and help children to actively and visibly build knowledge on that theme, we enable children to acquire skills to make learning more efficient in the future. To plan the content following a thematic approach, each theme could be spread over about 1–2 months, with sub-themes that cover a smaller period, such as a week or two weeks, so that the information surrounding a large unit is organised in a way that makes sense to the children. For example, if the chosen theme is plants, it could be spread over a duration of 1 month with various sub-themes such as parts of plants, types of plants, uses of plants, taking care of plants, etc., each covered in detail over a one-week period. Theme teaching is generally carried out according to a detailed pre-designed lesson plan. Such an approach is largely teacher-directed with very limited scope to allow for child-initiated learning.