Bala in Government Schools of Delhi.: Section

ckyk B a L A
Building as Learning Aid
BaLA in Government Schools of Delhi.

A document for School Principals
BaLA (Building as Learning Aid) is an

innovative concept towards qualitative
improvement in education, through
intervention
in
school
building
infrastructure.
BaLA was conceived under the project
Creating Teaching-Learning Aids and
Experiences in the Primary School
Built Environment'
This project was developed with support from
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UNICEF, India
under Primary Education Enhancement Project
(I)
by
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VINYS
Centre for Architectural Research & Design,
New Delhi
October 2007
Section
Page
Concept
BaLA Design Ideas and their
relationship with Core
Learning Areas
Visuals for BaLA
intervention
Design basis and way
forward
Annexure 1: Table of
Spacewise and Gradewise
BaLA ideas with costs
Annexure 2: Example of
assembling BaLA ideas in a
class.
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1. CONCEPT
What is BaLA ?
BaLA is a way to holistically plan and use the
school infrastructure. It incorporates the ideas of
activity based learning, child friendliness and
inclusive education for children with special
needs (CWSN). At the core, it assumes that the
architecture of school can be a resource
for the teaching-learning processes.
There are two levels of this intervention:
1. Develop the SPACES to create varied
teaching-learning situations
2. Develop the BUILT ELEMENTS in these
spaces as teaching-learning aids
The Spaces can be
Classroom
Corridor
Steps
Outdoor space
The Built Elements can be
Floor
Wall
Window
Door
Ceiling
Platform
BaLA is about innovatively treating the space

and the built elements to make the existing
school architecture more resourceful with
higher educational value in a child friendly
manner.
But, why BaLA?

It
Lets school be conceived in a holistic way

Makes the school a child friendly place
Can be introduced in existing and new school
Makes school an exciting place, allowing
learning with fun
Creates conducive self-learning situations
for children
Can help creating inclusive learning spaces
and provisions spaces for Children With
Special Needs (CWSN)
Allows learning materials accessible to
children, at all times
TLM cannot be stolen or misplaced and can
remain orderly
Teachers can adapt them to suit their specific
needs
Is more lasting and durable
Can be combined with building repairs and
upgradation
2. BaLA Design Ideas

and their relationship
with
Core Learning Areas
This section will help the school
teachers and the Principals to take
decision to identify BaLA ideas based
on the pedagogical needs in their
respective schools. These are grouped
according to Subjects and Topics for
ease of selection.
Note:
Visuals of various ideas are given in a
sequential form in section 3, Visuals for
BaLA intervention.
The Grade-wise listing of BaLA ideas in
classroom, corridor and outdoor is given in
Annexure 1. These are given in a sequential
form. It also gives indicative costs.
To get an overall idea of how the BaLA ideas
will appear in a typical classroom, see
drawings in annexure II.
Use the numbers given in parenthesis
e.g.(23) to identify the idea from sequence in
section 3 or Annexure.
LANGUAGE
Ideas that promote the basic core
learning areas of literacy
Play with Words (21)

- word wall
- word connectors
- labelling and signage
Writing and Displaying (19)
Visuals Around Us (22)
Prewriting Aids (18)
Post Box (49)
Grid Boards (26)
Trails to Explore (23)
Dot Boards on Floor and Walls (25)
Tracing Surfaces (20)
1.Alphabets and writing
Prewriting Aids (18)

- Pre writing patterns in window grills and on
wall surfaces/ borders
Grid Boards (26)
- Grid on walls for alphabet recognition and
sorting objects according to initial sounds/
alphabets.
Cubby Holes and Peep Holes on Walls (33)
- Niches for classification activities based on
alphabets
Writing and Displaying ( 19 )
- writing surfaces , some ruled , news paper
Activity Boards and Surfaces on Walls (24)
- Using alphabet shapes
2. Words / Vocabulary

-Word Wall, word connectors / matching words
labelling of built elements and common objects
Grid Boards (26)
- Grids on wall and floor for a variety of word
games
Board Games on Floor and Seats (27)
- Visuals and motifs for generating vocabulary /
conversation and writing activities
3. Communication
4.
Counter as a Space for Interaction

Interactive settings for communication (counter)
Shade / Grove / Nook / Corner for Everyone
(60)
Space for Exploration and Discovery / Counter as
a Space for Interaction
- alternative settings for group work /
performance
Post Box (49)
Loud Speaker (42)
Musical Railing (43)
Pipe phone Railing (41)
Writing and Displaying Surfaces (19)
- Notice boards, bulletin boards, news paper
Reading comprehension
Play with words (21)
- Word Wall, word connectors, labelling
- Notice board, bulletin board, newspaper

Shade / Grove / Nook / Corner for Everyone
(60)
- Trails, treasure hunts for following or giving
directions, these may also be used as riddle
corners (children can be encouraged to write
riddles based on description of visible objects and
elements).
5. Poor written expressions

- Visuals and motifs as triggers for writing, visual
stories in a sequence as a stimulus for writing
- Connectors for grammar and vocabulary
exercises
- Shape Poems
- Stone slabs for writing in different areas, various
different surfaces for written communication
Writing and Pin-up boards on wall
Wall grid/ word wall to generate vocabulary for
writing
MATHEMATICS
Topic/ concepts/ broad problem areas
1. Developing Number Sense
(understanding the quantitative meaning of the
number symbols)
Natural Learning Materials (50)
- Growing plants which provide natural materials
for doing number work
-Visuals and motifs on walls / borders for doing
number work
Grid Boards (26)
Cubby Holes and Peep Holes on walls (33)
Brick and Tile Patterns (32)
Dot Boards on floor and walls(25)
Abacus (15)
Gintara on Window
Magic Squares on floor and walls (28)
Board Games on floor (27)
Flat Dice
Calendars on Walls (11)
Display Museum (40)
As a resource
Word Wall
2. Basic Numeracy and Counting

- Visual stories / borders for creating written
stories, may be done as shared writing
Book Corners (20)
Space for Exploration and Discovery
- with writing surfaces

- Growing plants which provide natural materials
for number work and counting
Grid Boards (26)
Number Lines (14)
- Stepping Stones as number line
3. Understanding Symbols (+ - x => <)
Balances (03)
4. Understanding the properties of numbersodds and evens, multiples, square numbers, addition
and subtraction facts.
Grid Boards (26)
Abacus (15)
- Floor Designs and kolams, motifs for learning
number related properties

Dot Boards on floor and walls (25)
5. The four mathematical operations

(Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
Grid Boards (26)
Number Lines (14)
- Stepping Stones as number line

Experiences of pretend play such as shopping
which use mathematical operations
For number shapes, money outlines and other
resources
9. Fractions
Abacus (15)
- Hoop Abacus on wall
Place Value Window (16)
With variations for different classes
Boards Games on floor (27)
- Flat Dice
7. Multiples and multiplication tables
Grid Boards (26)

Multiples through leaves, flowers, twigs etc
Activity Boards and Surfaces on walls (24)
Geometrical Patterns
8. Relating mathematics to daily life

- through number stories and word problems
Visual Illusions on Walls (06)
The counter provides a setting for pretend play.
E.g. Shopping
Time Devices (10)
Measures Around Us (01)

- Tile patterns in borders or on the floor through
which different fractions can be depicted
Fraction Aids (17)
Grid Boards (26)
Geometrical shapes (14), (32)
Symmetry Around Us (04)
- Symmetry in Geometrical Shapes as a basis for
understanding fractions
-Tracing corner (different shapes which can be
subdivided into different number of parts)
10. Decimals
Place Value Window (16)

Place value chart with decimals (class 5)
11.Measurements
6. Place Value
- Demarcated standard and non standard

measurements, weights measures and milestones
For resource material
Different units, standard and non standard and

their conversion.
Grid Boards (26)
- Grid on the wall ( non standard units)
- Grid on the window (30 x30 1cm. Squares).
-Sequence of repeated motifs on the floor / wall /
border patterns, or foot prints / hand prints on
floor/ wall patterns as units of non standard
measurements.
Colour Teasers (07) and Stapu Frame (29)
-Shaded bands of different widths on the floor, to
give different experiences of measures such as
through jumping or hurdles.
-Benchmark scale on the wall /floor, along the
door, demarcated dimensions of different
objects, milestones, raised levels with relative
measures and scales.
Angles Around Us (02)
12. Weights and volume

(Standard and non standard units and their
conversions)
Balances (03)
- Wall Balance
13. Money
(Conversion of money units)
Settings like the counter/ performance
areas for pretend play such as shopping
experiences
14. Time and its relationship to daily life
Time Devices (10)

Clock (with variations to suit different age
groups)
Hour glass, sundial, movement of shadows or
sunlight through the day / year.
Colours, Naturally (51) and And Some Fragrance
too (52)
-Selection of plants to show the sequence of
seasonal changes
-Visuals depicting seasons and related natural
phenomena or social events like festivals / school
events.
Play of Sunlight (34)
Planetary Orbits (09)
-This may be used for the concept of day and
night
Time Lines (12)
Highlighted shapes (regular and irregular) in the

built elements. Demarcated triangles in the built
elements like the trusses, railings, grills
- Tiles for tracing regular and irregular shapes
Invert Image (05)
-2D/ other shapes in the window grills (inverted
images)
Book Corners (20), Shade / Grove/ Nook /
Corner for Everyone (60)
Spaces as a continuum of shapes (design of
settings, nooks and corners in different shapes /
spaces as combination of shapes).
Mazes (47)
- Mazes ,pathways and hedges to delineate
different geometrical shapes
Number Lines (14)
17. Symmetry
15. Distance, time and speed
Time Devices (10)

-The Hourglass
Mystery Wall (35)
-For experiencing the relationship of time, speed
and distance
-Swing with regular sound which can depict the
relations between distance, speed and time*
Visuals Around Us (22), Colour Teasers (07) -Visuals or graded colour / texture series in a
panel along racing track to show changes with
speed of movement. Also, pixilated effect at the
end of running space
-Scaled demarcations along periphery, possibly
diagonal
Musical Railings (43)
-Concentric circles around pole to show further
the distance, greater the time taken to move
around. This may be used for concept of day and
night
16. Geometry

-Angles and shapes in tile and borders patterns
Border / brick or tile patterns with geometrical
shapes, including jaalis and tessellations (walls /
floors / corridors)
Tangram Tiles on Floor and Wall (31)
-Display boards/ writing surfaces in various 2D
shapes for shape poems

- Symmetry in the built elements motifs on walls /
floors (as an activity to complete images)
Naturally Learning Materials (50)
- For experiences of symmetry in nature
18. Area and perimeter
Grid Boards (26)

Grid on the wall or floor (finding area/perimeter
in non standard units), window glass grid boards
(finding area with standard units)
-Dimension scales on the floor along which area
of shapes can be calculated
-Geometrical patterns on tiles to calculate area
through non standard units
-Geometrical Patterns for finding area
SCIENCE
Topic/ concepts/ broad problem areas
1. Living and non living things
Shade / Grove / Nook / Corner for Everyone(60)

A Mini Waste Water Herbal Garden (54)
Display Museum (40)
Mazes (47)
Inviting More Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Insects (53)
Space to Play with Mud and Sand

visuals and motifs which depict living and non
living things
2. Natural phenomena

-Visuals depicting natural phenomena
Colours, Naturally (51)
And Some Fragrance too (52)
-selection of plants that show changes according to
the seasons
Planetary Orbits on Ground (09)
Cycles Around Us on Circular Elements (13)
-Cyclic ideas like different life cycles to be
depicted around pillars and other cylindrical
surfaces
Rainwater Wall (39)
light passing through grills forming shapes on wall
/floor, movement of these shapes through the
passage of time, light touching a point on a
particular day of the year, reflective metal pieces
on wall/ sills of south facing walls
3. Air and gases
And Some Fragrance Too (52)

Fragrant plants to be planted, so that children can
experience the direction of the wind through the
smell
-Principle of aerodynamics to be conveyed
through leaves that float and fall with different
rates, pockets of loose soil left to experience
wind direction
-Jaalies to be used as filters for creating cooling
and heating*
Wind Chimes (44) or sound created through
vibrations caused by air movement
4. Directions
Grid Boards (26)

-Wall grid and floor grid for following directions
Invert Images (05)
Inverted images in grills

Cubby Holes and Peep Holes on Walls (33)
Space to Play with Mud and Sand
Map Your World (08)

-Diminishing and enlarging shapes with

movement of sunlight
5. Water cycle
-Channelising of drinking water to flower beds/

nursery/ bio-pond
A Mini Waste Water Herbal Garden (54)
-Deliberate puddles for natural collection of rain

water( not very deep, to allow for percolation)
Rainwater Wall (39)
Enhancing Rainwater Harvesting from Roof Top
and Surface Run-Off (61)
-Rain water harvesting ideas which are visible to
children
Cycles Around Us (13)
-Water cycle to be depicted visually along a
cylindrical element
6. Simple machines
Colour Teasers (07)

-Fan colour wheel, wheels to be used in different
ways
Balances (03)
- See-Saw Balance
-Ramps with half textured and half smooth floor
surface.
SOCIAL STUDIES
1. Natural phenomena
Design ideas are the same as given in science
section
2. Measurement of distance
Design ideas given under mathematics section
3. Mapping and understanding maps
Map Your World (08)

- Borders of common objects viewed from
above, as introduction to symbols / legends on a
map, a range of mapping experiences through
wall maps ( classroom, school, neighbourhood,,
Delhi, India, world / activity map. Circular world
map which shows concentric circles of larger
geographical areas like state, country, continent.
Benchmark scales along floors / walls maps
- Map Your World (08)
4. Means of Transport

Visuals depicting different means of transport,
borders with different means of transport
5.Colours
Colour Teasers (07)

- Fan Colour Wheel, window colour panel
colour panels with gradations in colour along
floor/ walls, corridors
Colours, Naturally (51)
-Colours through natural materials and plants
Colourful Sun Catcher (07)
Sunlight passing through different coloured glass /
coloured glass in window panes to look through.
FUN IDEAS
Space for Adventure Play
Visual Fun

Mystery Wall (35)
Mirrors on Wall (36)
Periscope on Wall (37)
Perspective Lines on Walls (38)
Rainwater Wall (39)
Display Museum on Walls (40)
Fun with sound

Pipe Phone Railing (41)
Loud Speaker on Wall (42)
Musical Railings (43)
Bell / Chimes (44)
Other fun ideas
Extrusion Moulds on Platform (45)
Shape Moulds on Platform (46)
Mazes (47)
Joy of Movement (48)
Post Box (49)
Climb, Jump, Swing On Trees (55)
3. Visuals of BaLA Intervention
Visual documentation from Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Gujarat, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Karnataka:
SPATIAL SETTINGS FOR DESIGN IDEAS
Existing, Formal, Structured Settings for Learning
Class rooms of grades I & II

Class room of grade III
Classrooms of grades IV & V
Classrooms of grads VI & VII
Classrooms of grade VIII
Classrooms of grade IX & X
Existing and Proposed, Informal Settings for Learning
Existing settings
Circulation Corridor Space

Outdoor Space and Natural Environment
Developing space between two blocks
Developing backyards and plinths
Proposed settings

Space for Exploring Three Dimensions
Activity Space to Play with Mud and Sand
Space for Adventure Play with Tyres
DESIGN IDEAS FOR FUN & LEARNING

Understanding the Physical World Around Us
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Measures Around Us
- Scales Horizontally and Vertically
- Milestones
- Weights
- Capacity
Angles Around Us
- Angle Protractor on Window Glass
- Angles on a Window Grill
- Door Angle Protractor
- Cupboard Angle Protractor
- Angles in a Bench
- Highlighting Naturally Occurring Angles in Buildings
Balances
- Wall Balance
- See-Saw Balance
Symmetry Around Us
- Symmetry in the Built Elements
- Revealing Part-Whole Images
- Symmetry in Geometrical Shapes
- Symmetry in Mirror Images
- Symmetry in Traditional Motifs and Patterns
- Rotational Symmetry
- Symmetry in the Natural World
Invert Images
- Inverted Images on Railings
- Inverted Images in Mirrors
- Inverted Images on Borders
Visual Illusions on Walls
- Impossible Illusions
- Deceptive Illusions
- Dual Illusions
Colour Teasers
- Fan Colour Wheels
- Window Colour Panel
- Colourful Sun Catcher
- Panel of Colour Shades
Map Your World
- Map of the Classroom
- Map of the School
- Map of the Neighbourhood / Village
- Map of the City / District / State
- Map of the Country
- Map of the World
- Me and my World
- Activity Map in Brick and Sand
Planetary Orbits on the Ground
- Simple Planetary Orbits
- Planetary Orbits with Twelve Divisions
Understanding the Passage of Time in Our Daily Lives

10. Time Devices
- Wall Clock
- The Hourglass
- Window Shutter Hourglass
- Bottle Hourglass
- Sundials
- Ceiling Sundial
- Wall Sundial
- Sundial on the Ground
11. Calendars on Walls

- Calendars for Classroom
- Long Calendar
- Square Calendar with Clock
- Calendar for the Whole School
12. Time Lines
- Cubby Holes as a Time Line
- Tiles as a Time Line
- Word Organisers as a Time Line
13. Cycles Around Us on Circular Built Elements
- Continuous Cycles with Beginning and End
- Continuous Cycles without Beginning or End
Dealing with the Complexity of Numbers
14. Number Lines
- Wall Number Line Tiles
- Number Line Caterpillar
- Number Line Train
- Number Line as a Row of Children
- Floor Number Line Tiles and Panels
- Number Line on Paved Floor
- Stepping Stones as Number Line
15. Abacus as Built Element
- Gintara on Windows
- Hoop Abacus on Wall
16. Place Value Window
- Place Value Chart for four digit numbers
- Place Value Window for seven digit numbers
- Place Value Window for nine digit numbers
17. Fraction Aids
- Fractions on Window Grills
- Fractions on Wall Tiles
- Fractions on Floor Tiles
- Fraction Disc on Ground
Ways of Interacting with Language
18. Prewriting Aids
- Prewriting Patterns on Window Grills
- Prewriting Patterns on Wall Surfaces
- Prewriting Grooved Patterns on Walls
19. Writing and Displaying Surfaces
- Writing Boards on Wall
- Chalk Board on Wall
- Pin-up Boards on Wall
- Writing and Pin-up Boards on Wall
- Hanging Display System on Ceiling
20. Book Corners
- Classroom Book Corner
- Cosy Book Corners in Corridors and
Outdoors
21. Play with Words
- Word Wall with Alphabet Border
- Word Organiser on Wall
- Labelling Around Us
22. Visuals Around Us
- Folk Art
- Traditional motifs
- Kolams
- Visual Patterns
- Line drawings
- Visuals for Giving Information
- Some Interesting Visuals
- Shape Images on Window Grills
- Highlighting Naturally Occurring Shapes in Buildings
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23. Trails to Explore

- Clue Boards
Doing and Learning
24. Activity Boards and Surfaces on Walls
- Geometrical Patterns Board
- Hidden Shapes Board
- Squiggles Board
- Thumb Prints Board
- Alphabet Shapes Board
- Shape Poem Board
- Childrens Wall
25. Dot Boards on Floor and Walls
- Dots in Straight Rows
- Dots Staggered in Straight Rows
- Geoboards on Walls
26. Grid Boards
- Wall Grid Boards
- Window Glass Grid Boards
- Floor Grid Boards
Childrens Own Little Games
27. Board Games on Floor and Seats
- Indigenous Board Games
- Flat Dice
28. Magic Squares on Floor and Walls
- 3x3 Magic Square
- 4x4 Magic Square
29. Stapu Frame on Ground or Floor
Design Ideas that can be Used in Many Ways
30. Tracing Surfaces
- Tracing Tiles
- Tiles for Tracing Three Dimensional Shapes
- Tiles for Tracing Regular and Irregular Shapes
- Tracing from Window Glass
31. Tangram Tiles on Floor and Walls
32. Brick and Tile Patterns on Floor and Walls
- Simple Brick and Tile Patterns
- Complex Brick and Tile Patterns
33. Cubby Holes and Peep Holes on Walls
Fun Ideas
Visual Fun
34. Play of Sunlight
35. Mystery Wall
36. Mirrors on Walls
37. Periscope on Wall
38. Perspective Lines on Walls
39. Rainwater Wall
40. Display Museum on Walls
Fun with sound
41. Pipe Phone Railing
42. Loud Speaker on Wall
43. Musical Railings
44. Bell / Chimes
Other fun ideas
45. Extrusion Moulds on Platform
46. Shape Moulds on Platform
47. Mazes
48. Joy of Movement and Pause
49. Post box
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Developing and Enhancing the Natural Environment

Enhancing experience and learning opportunities, Naturally
50. Natural Learning Materials
51. Colours, Naturally
52. And Some Fragrance Too
53. Inviting More Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Insects
54. A Mini Waste Water Herbal Garden
55. Climb, Jump, Swing On Trees
56. Nature and Culture
Enhancing the physical environment, Naturally

57. A Living Filter and Buffer Belt
58. Creating a Visual Screen
59. Natural Shade And Insulation for Buildings
60. Shade / Grove / Nook / Corner for Everyone
61. Enhancing Rainwater Harvesting from Roof Top and Surface Run-Off
A school before BaLA intervention
The school after BaLA intervention
This is how it could be
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Each
4. Design Basis and

way forward
These design ideas were developed

with an in-depth understanding of
childrens
Spatial aspirations from their school
Natural behavioural patterns in
school space
Need for facilitation of all round growth
and development
Problematic areas of comprehension
in teaching and learning
Socio-cultural-educational
background at home
Need for literacy environment
And a detailed study of repair,
environment
enhancement
and
construction issues of the school
building components
school
should
plan
for
intervention with its specific needs,
limitations and potential.
Taking design ideas to the ground.
With coordinated action by the school

principals, teachers and others, this can be
made operational with Vidyalaya Kalyan
Samiti (VKS) funds.
Each school will have to undertake the

following steps:
Make an overall school development plan

with keeping in mind future needs of
classrooms, toilets, other spaces.
Properly decide the seating plan for all

classes. This cannot be changed later, since
BaLA ideas are class and grade specific.
Identify all potential spaces (classrooms,

corridors and other circulation spaces,
outdoors), where BaLA ideas can be made.
Plan to work in phases, i.e. if presently Rs

2 lakhs is available, only part of the overall
plan will be developed. Next year, with
another 2 lakh, next phase of work can be
taken up.
Undertake basic repair of floor, plaster,

lights, sanitation and plumbing, seepage /
dampness, etc. first before starting BaLA
work.
Go through the document and decide,

which BaLA elements the school needs on
priority. Accordingly, decide and make the
them with the available grant.
CONCLUSIONS
1. Maximising educational value of built

structure.
Built structure of the school has a dual
use:
To give shelter to the educational
activities
To be a
learning.
resource
for
School building architecture

optimally made to derive
educational value.
teachingshould be
maximum
Planning for school with interdisciplinary

approach
Any design intervention in the school

must focus on children for design,
implementation and maintenance.
Teachers must be the facilitators in
ensuring the use of these interventions.
School administrators and teachers
should be oriented and trained towards
effective use of available.
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Rate
Carpentery
Indicative
cost of
making item
Civil work
Grade X
Grade IX
Grade VIII
Grade VII
Skills required
for making BaLA
Item*
Fabrication
BaLA Idea name

Horizontal Scale
Vertical Scale
Weights
Concept of Big and Small
Grade VI
Grade V
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
S.
no.
1
Nursery
For Classrooms
Grade I
(Ideas for Classroom interior)

Gradewise
Painting work
Annexure I
Space and Gradewise BaLA Ideas
Unit
105
105
26
205
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm

Angles Protractor on Window Glass
Angles on a Window Grill
Door Angle Protractor
Highlighting Naturally Occurring Angles in Buildings
175
16
38
62
sqm
rm
no
sqm
Balances (03)
Wall Balances
145
no

Symmetry in the Built Elements
205
sqm
202
106
no
no
275
sqm
Colour Teasers (07)

Fan Colour Wheels
Window Colour Panel
Colourful Sun Catcher
Panel of Colour Shades
14
10
Time Devices (10)

Wall Clock
Long Calendar
Square Calendar with Clock
Square Calender Without Clock
Time Lines (12)
Word organiser as a Time Line
Number Lines (14)
Wall Number Line Tiles
15
Rate
Carpentery
Indicative
cost of
making item
Civil work
Grade X
Grade IX
Grade VIII
Grade VII
Skills required
for making BaLA
Item*
Fabrication
BaLA Idea name

Map Your World (08) (painted on wall)
Map of the Classroom
Map of the Neighbourhood / Village
Map of theCity / District
Map of State
Map of Asia
Map of the Country
Map of the World
Grade VI
Grade V
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
S.
no.
6
Nursery
For Classrooms
Grade I

Gradewise
Painting work
Unit
290
182
182
182
182
182
182
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
461
no
955
no
679
no
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13
14
15
16
Place Value Chart (16)

Place Value Chart on Wall
Fraction Aids (17)
Fraction on Window Grills (Using MS Flat)
Writing Aids (18)
Prewriting Pattern on Window Grills
Prewriting Pattern on Wall Surfaces
Writing Pattern on Wall Surfaces
Grooved Writing Patterns on Walls
Chalk Boards
Plain Writable Surface
Ruled Writable Surface
Pin-up Boards on Walls
Book Corners (20)
Classroom book Corner (Cupboard)
16
Rate
Unit
670
2980
rm
sqm
480
sqm
13
no
Carpentery
Indicative
cost of
making item
Civil work
Grade X
Grade IX
Grade VIII
Grade VII
Skills required
for making BaLA
Item*
Fabrication
BaLA Idea name

Abacus as a Built Element (15)
Abacus on Wall
Gintara on Windows
Hoop Abacus on Wall
Grade VI
Grade V
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
S.
no.
11
Nursery
For Classrooms
Grade I

Gradewise
Painting work
1386
518
518
354
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
440
440
518
454
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
37
no
18
19

Folk Art
Traditional Motifs
Kolam Designs
Line Drawings
Expressions
Picture with Fun
Shape Image
Geometrical shapes on window grill
Colour wheel on window
Some Interesting Figures on Door / Almirah Shutter
Parallel lines on Door Shutter
Geometrical Pattern Board
Hidden Shapes Board
Squiggles Board
Thumb Print Board
Alphabet Shape Board
Shape Poem Board
17
Rate
Carpentery
Indicative
cost of
making item
Civil work
Grade X
Grade IX
Grade VIII
Grade VII
Skills required
for making BaLA
Item*
Fabrication
BaLA Idea name

Word Wall with Alphabet Border
Word Organiser on Wall
Labelling Around Us (Hindi)
Labelling Around Us (English)
Grade VI
Grade V
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
S.
no.
17
Nursery
For Classrooms
Grade I

Gradewise
Painting work
Unit
480
679
182
182
sqm
no
sqm
sqm
678
597
867
275
275
275
301
301
301
205
205
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
715
715
715
550
550
715
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
21
22
23
24
25
Rate
Carpentery
Indicative
cost of
making item
Civil work
Grade X
Grade IX
Grade VIII
Grade VII
Skills required
for making BaLA
Item*
Fabrication
BaLA Idea name

Dot Board on Floor and Walls (25)
Dots in Straight Rows
Dots Staggered in Straight Rows
Grid Boards (26)
Wall Grid Boards
Window Glass Grid Boards
Tracing surfaces
Tracing Tiles
Tracing from Window Glass
Grade VI
Grade V
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
S.
no.
20
Nursery
For Classrooms
Grade I

Gradewise
Painting work
Unit
490
490
sqm
sqm
480
175
sqm
sqm
175
sqm
Tangram Tiles on floor and Walls

Tangram Tiles on Walls
15
no
Cubby Holes
Recessed cubby holes for chalk & duster
96
no
693
sqm
Mirror on wall
18

Highlighting Naturally Occurring Angles in Buildings
Symmetry in the Built Elements
Symmetry in mirror images
Symmetry in Geometrical shapes
Rate
Carpentery
Grade X
Grade IX
Grade VIII
Grade VII
Grade VI
Grade V
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
BaLA Idea name

Horizontal Scale
Vertical Scale / Height Scale
Weights
Concept of Big and Small
Milestone
Fabrication
S. no.
1
Grade I
Nursery
(Ideas for Corridor adjacent to Grades
Indicative
cost of
making item
Civil work
For Corridors
Skills required
for making BaLA
Item*
Painting work
Unit
105
105
26
205
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
62
sqm
205
sqm
Inverted Images
Inverted Images on mirror
Vissual Illusions
Impossible Illusions
Deceptive illusions
Dual illusions
275
275
275
sqm
sqm
sqm
Colour Teasers (07)

Panel of Colour Shades
275
sqm
19
Rate
Carpentery
Grade X
Grade IX
Grade VIII
Grade VII
Grade VI
Grade V
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
BaLA Idea name

Map Your World (08)
Me & My World
Map of School
Fabrication
S. no.
7
Grade I
Nursery
Indicative
cost of
making item
Civil work
For Corridors
Skills required
for making BaLA
Item*
Painting work
Unit
182
sqm
Time Lines (12)

Word organiser as a Time Line
679
no
Cycles Around Us
Phases of Moon
Cycle of seed germination
Life cycle of butterfly
Life cycle of frog
Water Cycle
Food Chain
Life cycle of Mosquito
275
275
275
275
275
275
275
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
670
rm
10
Number Lines (14)

Floor Number Line Tiles
Stepping Stone
11
Abacus as a Built Element (15)

Abacus on Wall
Hoop Abacus on Wall
20
13
14
15
16
17
Rate
Carpentery
Grade X
Grade IX
Grade VIII
Grade VII
Grade VI
Grade V
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
BaLA Idea name

Place Value Chart (16)
Place Value Chart on wall
Fabrication
S. no.
12
Grade I
Nursery
Indicative
cost of
making item
Civil work
For Corridors
Skills required
for making BaLA
Item*
Painting work
Unit
480
sqm
Fraction Aids (17)

Fraction on Wall tiles
440
sqm
Writing Aids (18)

Prewriting Pattern on Wall Surfaces
Grooved Writing Patterns on Walls
Writing Pattern on Wall Surfaces
518
354
518
sqm
sqm
sqm

Ruled Writable Surface
Pin-up Boards on Walls
440
518
454
sqm
sqm
sqm

Word Wall with Alphabet Border
Word Organiser on Wall
General signage
480
679
182
sqm
no
sqm

Folk Art
Traditional Motifs
678
597
sqm
sqm
21
18
19
20
21
Carpentery
Civil work
Grade X
Grade IX
Grade VIII
Grade VII
Grade VI
Grade V
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
BaLA Idea name

Kolam Designs
Line Drawings
Expressions
Picture with Fun
Some Intresting Fiqures on Door / Almirah Shutter
Gender Sensitive Visuals
Parallel lines on door shutter
Fabrication
S. no.
Grade I
Nursery
Painting work
For Corridors
Skills required
for making BaLA
Item*
Indicative
cost of
making item
Rate
867
275
275
275
301
Unit
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
205
sqm

Geometrical Pattern Board
Hidden Shapes Board
Squiggles Board
Thumb Print Board
Alphabet Shape Board
Shape Poem Board
715
715
715
550
550
715
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm
sqm

Dots Staggered in Straight Rows
490
490
sqm
sqm
Grid Boards (26)

Wall Grid Boards
480
sqm
Board Games (27)
443
sqm
22
23
Tracing surfaces (30)

Tracing Tiles
24
Tangram Tiles on floor and Walls (31)

25
Cubby Holes
Recessed cubby holes for keeping chalk & duster
Cubby holes for display
23
Carpentery
Civil work
Grade X
Grade IX
Grade VIII
Grade VII
Grade VI
Grade V
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
BaLA Idea name

Magic Square (28)
Fabrication
S. no.
22
Grade I
Nursery
Painting work
For Corridors
Skills required
for making BaLA
Item*
Indicative
cost of
making item
Rate
480
Unit
sqm
15
no
96
119
no
no
Space and
Gradewise
BaLA
Ideas
BaLA ideas in Outdoors
1
Visual Illusions (06)

Impossible Illusions
Deceptive illusions
Dual illusions
Map Your World (08)
Map of School
Activity Space in Brick & Sand

Planetary Orbit withn 12 divisions
Time Devices (10)

Sundial


Labelling the trees

Folk Art
Traditional Motifs
Line Drawings
Expressions
Picture with Fun
Kolam Design
Gender Sensitive Visuals

Children's wall
Hidden Shapes Board
Thumb Print Board
Squiggles Board
10
Grid Boards (26)

Wall Grid Boards
11
Board Games (27)
12
Stapu frame (29)
13
Tangram Tiles on floor and Walls (31)

14
Mystery Wall (35)
15
Counter Space
16
Ramp
17
Tyre Playground
18
Amphitheatre
19
Drinking Water Point
20
Recharge Trench
21
Pipe phone Railing
24
For Annexure 2, see attached pdf files.
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Centre for Architectural Research & Design

C-74, Anupam Apartments, B-13, Vasundhara Enclave,
Delhi -110 096 (INDIA)
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ckyk B a L A

Building as Learning Aid

BaLA in Government Schools of Delhi.

BaLA (Building as Learning Aid) is an

The Spaces can be

The Built Elements can be

BaLA is about innovatively treating the space

But, why BaLA?

Lets school be conceived in a holistic way

2. BaLA Design Ideas

Play with Words (21)

1.Alphabets and writing

Prewriting Aids (18)

Play with Words (21)

Counter as a Space for Interaction

Play with Words (21)

- Notice board, bulletin board, newspaper

5. Poor written expressions

Visuals Around Us (22)

2. Basic Numeracy and Counting

Visuals Around Us (22)

Natural Learning Materials (50)

3. Understanding Symbols (+ - x => <)

Brick and Tile Patterns (32)

Natural Learning Materials (50)

5. The four mathematical operations

Board Games on floor (27)

7. Multiples and multiplication tables

Grid Boards (26)

8. Relating mathematics to daily life

Brick and Tile Patterns (32)

Place Value Window (16)

- Demarcated standard and non standard

Different units, standard and non standard and

12. Weights and volume

14. Time and its relationship to daily life

Time Devices (10)

Highlighted shapes (regular and irregular) in the

15. Distance, time and speed

Time Devices (10)

Brick and Tile Patterns (32)

Brick and Tile Patterns (32)

18. Area and perimeter

Grid Boards (26)

Shade / Grove / Nook / Corner for Everyone(60)

Visuals Around Us (22)

Visuals Around Us (22)

3. Air and gases

And Some Fragrance Too (52)

Grid Boards (26)

Inverted images in grills

Map Your World (08)

-Diminishing and enlarging shapes with

-Channelising of drinking water to flower beds/

-Deliberate puddles for natural collection of rain

Colour Teasers (07)

3. Mapping and understanding maps

Map Your World (08)

Visuals Around Us (22)

Colour Teasers (07)

Space for Adventure Play

Play of Sunlight (34)

Fun with sound