Unit 1: My Family and Me
Chapter 1- Two little hands
- New words
Hand: We pick things with this part of body
leg: We walk with this part of body.
Head: The apex of our body.
Eye: We see with this part of body.
Ear: We hear with this part of body.
Nose: We smell with this part of body.
Mouth: We eat with this part of body.
Match the parts of the body with their pictures.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Picture one: Hand
(b) Picture two: Eye
(c) Picture three: Arm
(d) Picture four: Head
(e) Picture five: Leg
(f) Picture six: Tongue
(g) Picture seven: Ear
(h) Picture eight: Nose
(I) Picture nine: Foot
(j) Picture ten: Cheek
(k) Picture eleven: Mouth
- Let us read
Look at the pictures. Read the word, then read the sentence.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Eyes: I see with my eyes.
(b) Ear: I hear with my ears.
(c) Nose: I smell with my nose.
(d) Mouth: I eat with my mouth.
(e) Skin: I feel with my skin.
My hand Place one palm in the centre of the box given below. With your other hand, draw an outline. Decorate the hand with colours, coloured paper bits, bindis or anything else.
Schoolvally answer:
sketch activity
- Let us write
A. Write the letters
Schoolvally answer:
Aa- Bb- Cc- Dd- Ee- Ff
for practice
- Let us sing
A. Sing the alphabet (phonics) song for these letters before you start reading the words.
Schoolvally answer:
Hint: You may sing it in this way: Clap at alphabet E.g
a (clap) is for ant .... a (clap) .... a (clap) .... ant
- Let us speak
Letter sounds
Schoolvally answer:
for practice
a- axe- ant- arm
b- bag- bee- boy
c- cart- cap- cat
d- den- door- dog
e- egg- ear- elephant
Schoolvally Extra Questions 😀
A. Write any 10 body parts?
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Hand
(b) Eye
(c) Arm
(d) Head
(e) Leg
(f) Tongue
(g) Ear
(h) Nose
(I) Foot
(j) Cheek (k) Mouth
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Chapter 2- Greetings
- New words
Someone: Any person other than you.
Namaste: Popular greeting in India.
Good afternoon: Popular morning greeting in English speaking countries.
Good evening: Popular evening greeting in English speaking countries.
Good night: Popular greeting and wish before going to sleeping English speaking countries.
- Let us write
A. Match the pictures with the sentences.
Schoolvally answer:
I comb my hair. - Picture 2
I see my teacher. - Picture 1
I eat my food. - Picture 4
I hear the bell ring. - Picture 3
I walk to school. - Picture 6
I play football. - Picture 5
- Let us write
A. Write these letters Sing the ABC song again.
Schoolvally answer:
Gg- Hh- Ii- Jj- Kk- Ll-Mm- Nn- Oo- Pp
for practice
ABC Song is as under:
a is for ant .... a.... a.... ant
b is for bag .... b.... b.... bag
c is for cat .... c.... c.... cat
d is for dog .... d.... d.... dog
e is for egg .... e.... e.... egg
f is for fish .... f.... f.... fish
g is for goat .... g.... g.... goat
h is for hut .... h.... h.... hut
i is for ice-cube .... i.... i....ice-cube
j is for jug .... j.... j... jug
k is for kite .... k.... k.... kite
l is for lion .... l.... l.... lion
m is for mango .... m.... m.... mango
n is for nose .... n.... n.... nose
o is for orange .... o.... o.... orange
p is for parrot .... p.... p.... parrot
q is for quilt .... q.... q.... quilt
r is for rat .... r.... r.... rat
s is for sun .... s.... s.... sun
t is for table .... t.... t.... table
u is for umbrella .... u.... u.... umbrella
v is for van .... v.... v.... van
w is for well .... w.... w.... well
x is for x-ray .... x.... x.... x-ray
y is for yarn .... y.... y.... yarn
z is for zebra .... z.... z.... zebra
- Let us speak
Letter sounds
Schoolvally answer:
for practice
f- fox- foot- fish
g- goat- gate- girl
j- jacket- jackfruit- jug
h- house- hand- hut
i- iron- ice- inkpot
j- jacket- jackfruit- jug
A. Say aloud each letter. Then encircle the picture which begins with the same letter sound.
Schoolvally answer:
G: girl
F: flower
J: jackfruit
K: house
- Let us sing
Poem: Hop a Little
Hop a little,
jump a little,
one two three.
Stamp a little,
skip a little,
tap one knee.
Dance a little,
twist a little,
shake your hand.
Yawn a little,
sleep a little,
in your bed.
- New words
Hop: To move by jumping on one foot.
Jump: To move suddenly and quickly in a specified way.
Stamp: Bring down other’s foot heavily on the ground or on something on the ground.
Skip: To move lightly and quickly, making a small jump after each step.
Tap: To make a sound of repeated tapping.
Dance: Move rhythmically to music.
Twist: Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.
Shake: To move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick.
Yawn: Involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom.
Sleep: To be asleep.
1. How many children are there in the picture?
Schoolvally answer:
There are twenty eight children.
2. What games are they playing?
Schoolvally answer:
There are playing many games viz.
(a) A group is playing pithu garam (satolia).
(b) Girls are playing skipping rope.
(c) A group is playing stapoo (hopscotch).
(d) A boy is playing sing shots.
(e) A girl is enjoying on joola (swing)
(f) A group of playing with paper boats
(g) Some are plating ludo.
(h) A girl is playing with trumpet.
3. Which is your favourite game?
Schoolvally answer:
My favourite game is badminton.
4. Some children in the picture are not playing games. What are they doing?
Schoolvally answer:
Some children in the picture are not playing they are:
(a) Eating their tiffin.
(b) They are reading a book together.
(c) Three children are talking to outsiders.
Match the actions with the pictures
Schoolvally answer:
They are dancing. - Picture 2
She is jumping. - Picture 3
He is yawning. - Picture 1
She is hopping. - Picture 5
They are walking. - Picture 4
Seema is running. - Picture 7
Kumar is stretching. - Picture 6
The dog is sleeping. - Picture 9
Vittal is bending. - Picture 10
The boy is skipping. - Picture 8
- Let us play
When you were playing one round Did you jump?
Schoolvally answer:
No.
Did you hop?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes.
Did you have fun?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes.
Did you count the numbers while playing?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, I did count numbers.
- Let us write
A. Look at the picture and fill in the words from the boxes
Schoolvally answer:
(a) hop
(b) skip
(c) sleep
(d) sleep
(e) bend
(f) jump
(g) dance
(h) eat
B. Write the missing letter to complete each word
Schoolvally answer:
(a) p- e- n
(b) c- a- t
(c) d- o- g
(d) t- e- n
(e) st- a- r
(f) b- u- s
(g) sh- i- p
(h) j- u- g
(i) f- o- x
- Let us speak
Letter sounds
Schoolvally answer:
for practice
k- kettle- kite- key
l- leaf- lion- lemon
m- mouth- mango- mouse
n- nine- nest- nose
o- owl- ox- orange
Notice the initial sounds of the words in each row. Find the odd one out.
Schoolvally answer:
1. cap (starts with c sound)
2. hand (starts with h sound)
3. six (starts with s sound)
- Play time
1. Can you do this?
• Without using your hands turn the pages of your book one by one.
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, I could do this with my mouth, I could turn three pages.
• Sit with your partner. Look at each other’s eyes and see who blinks first.
Schoolvally answer:
My friend Ayesha Abdul blinked first.
- Let us write
A. Write these letters. Sing the ABC song again.
Schoolvally answer:
Qq- Rr- Ss- Tt- Uu- Vv-Ww- Xx- Yy- Zz
for practice
ABC Song is as:
a is for ant .... a.... a.... ant
b is for bag .... b.... b.... bag
c is for cat .... c.... c.... cat
d is for dog .... d.... d.... dog
e is for egg .... e.... e.... egg
f is for fish .... f.... f.... fish
g is for goat .... g.... g.... goat
h is for hut .... h.... h.... hut
i is for ice-cube .... i.... i....ice-cube
j is for jug .... j.... j... jug
k is for kite .... k.... k.... kite
l is for lion .... l.... l.... lion
m is for mango .... m.... m.... mango
n is for nose .... n.... n.... nose
o is for orange .... o.... o.... orange
p is for parrot .... p.... p.... parrot
q is for quilt .... q.... q.... quilt
r is for rat .... r.... r.... rat
s is for sun .... s.... s.... sun
t is for table .... t.... t.... table
u is for umbrella .... u.... u.... umbrella
v is for van .... v.... v.... van
w is for well .... w.... w.... well
x is for x-ray .... x.... x.... x-ray
y is for yarn .... y.... y.... yarn
z is for zebra .... z.... z.... zebra
- Let us speak
Letter sounds
Schoolvally answer:
for practice
p- pencil- pot- parrot
q- question mark- quilt- quill
r- rainbow- rose- ring
s- spoon- swan- seven
t- ten- tomato- table
A. Say the words aloud. Circle the picture with different starting sound. The first one is done for you.
Schoolvally answer:
1. cap (starts with ‘c’ sound)
2. Tomato (starts with ‘t’ sound)
3. Ant (starts with ‘a’ sound)
4. Clock (starts with ‘c’ sound)
- Play time
B. Hold this page in front of a mirror. Do they look the same in the mirror?
Schoolvally answer:
H: Yes
A: No
B: No
C: No
1. Who are there in this family?
Schoolvally answer:
Grand mother mother and children
2. What are they doing?
Schoolvally answer:
It seems there is a festival in the house a lot of activities are been seen like:
(a) Grandmother is giving bath to a child.
(b) Mother is combing hair of child.
(c) Father is making rangoli.
(d) Grandfather is looking at the work.
(e) Children are busy in playing, cleaning and decorating house.
3. How do you help your family?
Schoolvally answer:
I help my family by cleaning vegetables and dusting my room.
4. What did you like the most in this picture?
Schoolvally answer:
I liked most how a little girl has climbed the ladder to decorate her house.
- Let us sing
Poem: My family
Mother, mother
Will you play with me?
Yes, I shall, yes, I shall
We are a family!
Father, father
Will you eat with me?
Yes, I shall, yes, I shall
We are a family!
Brother, sister
Will you dance with me?
Yes, I shall, yes, I shall
We are a family!
Grandmother, grandmother,
Will you sing with me?
Yes, I shall, yes, I shall
We are a family!
Grandfather, grandfather,
Will you read with me?
Yes, I shall, yes, I shall
We are a family!
- Let us read
The sparrow family
New words
Nest: Place where birds lay eggs.
Sparrow: A small bird.
Egg: Shell by which birds children come out.
Grandmother: Father’s mother
Grandfather: Father’s father
Aunt: Father’s sister
Uncle: Father’s brother
Cousin: Father’s brother sun or daughter.
Mother: Female parent
Father: Male parent
- Let us speak
1. Who are there in your family?
Schoolvally answer:
In my family there are eight members as:
Grandfather
Grandmother
Father
Mother
Elder brother
Elder sister
Uncle
Aunt
2. How do you help each other?
Schoolvally answer:
We all help each other like elders in the family earn and I help in dusting, Elder sister helps in cooking, Elder brother helps in buying grocery.
Grandmother helps in making handicraft items and weaving woolens. Grandfather helps in gardening and teaching us.
3. What are names of your grandparents (both paternal and maternal)?
Schoolvally answer:
They are given as under:
Paternal Grandparents:
____ / Mr. Kashi Nath Shastri
____ / Mrs. Jenefer Thomas
Maternal Grandparents:
____ / Mr. Quasim Mohamed bin Rasool
____ / Mrs. Sonya Amroon
4. Which bird do you see around your house?
Schoolvally answer:
I see myna, pigeon, parrot and sparrow.
5. If you were the baby sparrow, where would you go flying?
Schoolvally answer:
If I were a baby sparrow I will go flying to my grandparents in ___ / America.
6. What do you think the baby sparrows saw from the sky? What do you call the following members in your mother tongue?
Schoolvally answer:
Baby sparrows saw vast blue sky, other birds and many big and small plants with flowers and fruits on them.
Family members
(a) Mother: Mata Ji
(b) Father: Pita Ji
(c) Elder Brother: Bhai jan
(d) Elder Sister: Bhen Ji
(e) Grandmother: Badi amma
(f) Grandfather: Bade abba
(g) Aunt: Chachi jan
(h) Uncle: Chacha jan
- Let us draw
A. Draw a picture of your family in the box given. You may include any interesting thing about your family like pets, your plants, trees in your garden, or any other thing.
Now tell your class about what you have drawn.
Schoolvally answer:
sketch
- Let us do
The word ‘father’ begins with ‘f’ sound. Read the following words that begin with ‘f’ sound.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Fox
(b) feather
(c) food
(d) foot
(e) five
(f) flag
The word ‘mother’ begins with ‘m’ sound. Read the following words that begin with ‘m’ sound.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Man
(b) mask
(c) mouse
(d) moon
(e) monkey
(f) mouth
A. Read the words in the box
• Tick the words that begin with f.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) fish
(b) fan
(c) face
(d) finger
• Circle the words that begin with m.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) mug
(b) milk
(c) map
(d) mat
B. Write the words
Father – Mother – Sister – Brother.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Father: Father, Father
(b) Mother: Mother, Mother
(c) Sister: Sister, Sister
(d) Brother: Brother, Brother
- Picture talk
Look at the picture of a bathroom. Label the things in it.
What things do you see in the picture? Do you remember to close the tap when you are not using it? Why should we do so?
- Letter sounds
Schoolvally answer:
practice sounds
U: uniform, utensils
V: Van, vase
W: well, wall
X: x-ray, xylophone
Y: yak, yo-yo
Z: zip, zebra
Notice the initial sounds of the names of pictures in each row. Find the odd one out.
Schoolvally answer:
1. Leaf (Initial sound of ‘L’)
2. Sun (Initial sound of ‘S’)
3. Coconut tree or Tree (Initial sound of ‘C’)
Colour the pictures and the letters
Schoolvally answer:
Tt: Tree, Table, Tap, Tomato (Colour all the four)
Rr: Rocket, Rat. Ring, Rose (Colour all the four)
- Let us think
A. You all know the alphabet song. Let us sing it while reading the letters.
A N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M Z
Schoolvally answer:
ABC Song is as under:
a is for ant .... a.... a.... ant
b is for bag .... b.... b.... bag
c is for cat .... c.... c.... cat
d is for dog .... d.... d.... dog
e is for egg .... e.... e.... egg
f is for fish .... f.... f.... fish
g is for goat .... g.... g.... goat
h is for hut .... h.... h.... hut
i is for ice-cube .... i.... i....ice-cube
j is for jug .... j.... j... jug
k is for kite .... k.... k.... kite
l is for lion .... l.... l.... lion
m is for mango .... m.... m.... mango
n is for nose .... n.... n.... nose
o is for orange .... o.... o.... orange
p is for parrot .... p.... p.... parrot
q is for quilt .... q.... q.... quilt
r is for rat .... r.... r.... rat
s is for sun .... s.... s.... sun
t is for table .... t.... t.... table
u is for umbrella .... u.... u.... umbrella
v is for van .... v.... v.... van
w is for well .... w.... w.... well
x is for x-ray .... x.... x.... x-ray
y is for yarn .... y.... y.... yarn
z is for zebra .... z.... z.... zebra
B. Sing it, loudly for the capital letters and softly for the small letters.
A B C D e f g H I J K l m n o p Q R S T u v w X Y Z
Schoolvally answer:
ABC Song is as under sing as stated:
Loudly: a is for ant .... a.... a.... ant
Loudly: b is for bag .... b.... b.... bag
Loudly: c is for cat .... c.... c.... cat
Loudly: d is for dog .... d.... d.... dog
Softly: e is for egg .... e.... e.... egg
Softly: f is for fish .... f.... f.... fish
Softly: g is for goat .... g.... g.... goat
Loudly: h is for hut .... h.... h.... hut
Loudly: i is for ice-cube .... i.... i.... ice-cube
Loudly: j is for jug .... j.... j... jug
Loudly: k is for kite .... k.... k.... kite
Loudly: l is for lion .... l.... l.... lion
Softly: m is for mango .... m.... m.... mango
Softly: n is for nose .... n.... n.... nose
Softly: o is for orange .... o.... o.... orange
Softly: p is for parrot .... p.... p.... parrot
Loudly: q is for quilt .... q.... q.... quilt
Loudly: r is for rat .... r.... r.... rat
Loudly: s is for sun .... s.... s.... sun
Loudly: t is for table .... t.... t.... table
Softly: u is for umbrella .... u.... u.... umbrella
Softly: v is for van .... v.... v.... van
Softly: w is for well .... w.... w.... well
Loudly: x is for x-ray .... x.... x.... x-ray
Loudly: y is for yarn .... y.... y.... yarn
Loudly: z is for zebra .... z.... z.... zebra
- Let us do
Let us make puppets. Follow the instructions given by your teacher.
Schoolvally answer: activity
Step 1. Let us make 6 thick paper strips. These strips may be of any colour
Step 2. With the help of your teacher, draw faces of each family member on paper
Step 3. With the help of your teacher, draw faces of each family member on paper
Step 4. You may now use these as puppets and play with your friends
Schoolvally Extra Questions 😀
A. Write names with (correct spelling) of your friends see if they pronounce in the same way? Why? Is it misleading?
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Hamid: He pronounces it as Ham – e – d.
(b) Ekta: She pronounces it as A- kta.
(c) Ahmed: Pronounces same as spelled.(d) Hari: He pronounces it as H- r - i.
(e) Leena: Pronounces same as spelled.(f) Tiger: Pronounces same as spelled.
(g) Ekankar: He pronounces it as A- kankar.
(h) Novit: Pronounces same as spelled.
(I) Frank: Pronounces same as spelled.
(j) Shina: Pronounces as Sh- y- na
(k) Mukesh: Pronounces same as spelled.Yes, some of the students pronounce differently as they write it, this is because of their cultural background and their mother tongue. That influences their accent. Yes, it it greatly misleading. You may join free schoolvally English conversation classes and improve.
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Unit 2: Life Around Us
Chapter 1- Picture Time
- New Words
Little: very less
Somnath has very little food, he is poor
Fell: drop
Geetha fell form the cliff and broke her leg.
Bumped: run into someone
Sofia bumped into Rama, she was running so fast.
Holding: support with one’s hands
The monkey was holding the branch with his tail.
- Let us speak
1. What do you see in this picture?
Schoolvally answer:
I see the following in the picture:
(a) On a leopard monkey owl and two snake on a tree.
(b)A hen with her two chicks, a lion, a fox, two deer and two donkeys under this tree.
2. Can you name these animals?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, they are as under
(a) lion
(b) monkey
(c) owl
(d) snake
(e) fox
(f) leopard
(g) A hen
(h) deer
(i) donkey
3. Do you know the names of each animal in English?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, their names in English are as under:
(a) lion
(b) monkey
(c) owl
(d) snake
(e) fox
(f) leopard
(g) A hen
(h) deer
(i) donkey
4. Where have you seen them?
Schoolvally answer:
I have seen hen in the chicken shop and have seen donkey, monkey on highways. Also I have seen lion, owl, snake, fox, leopard in Zoo.
5. Are there any birds in the picture?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, there are two birds in the picture.
6. Can you name them?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, they are Hen and Owl.
7. Can you see the snakes? How many are there?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, I can see snakes, there are two snakes.
8. What is the monkey doing?
Schoolvally answer:
Monkey is hanging from the tree branch.
- Let us sing
Poem: Fun with Numbers
One, two,
three, four, five,
Once I caught
a fish alive.
Six, seven,
eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it
go again.
- Let us speak
• Have you seen a fish?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, I have seen a fish.
• Where did you see it?
Schoolvally answer:
I have seen it in aquarium and in lake.
• What was it’s colour?
Schoolvally answer:
The one in aquarium was orange in colour and the other was silver in colour.
- Let us draw
Join the letters in the correct alphabetical order to complete the picture and then colour it.
Schoolvally answer:
Sketch
Schoolvally hint: Join, It turns out to be a picture of fish, you may colour it silver or orange.
- Let us sing
Poem: Five little monkeys
Five little monkeys
jumping on a tree,
One fell down
and bumped his knee.
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Four little monkeys
jumping on a tree,
One fell down
and bumped his knee.
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Three little monkeys
jumping on a tree,
One fell down
and bumped his knee.
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Two little monkeys
jumping on a tree,
One fell down
and bumped his knee.
Ah! Ah! Ah!
One little monkey
jumping on a tree,
One fell down
and bumped his knee.
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Now, no more monkeys
jumping on a tree,
Each of them
is holding his knee!
- Let us do
1. Circle the word “little” in the poem wherever you find it.
Schoolvally answer:
Five __ little ___ monkeys
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Four __ little ___ monkeys
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Three __ little ___ monkeys
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Two __ little ___ monkeys
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One __ little ___ monkey
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2. Notice the rhyming words— five-alive, tree-knee in the two songs you have read.
Make rhyming words for Ten by using letters from the help box.
h, p, m, d
Schoolvally answer:
_h_ en
_p_ en
_m_ en
_d_ en
3. Do you know any other number rhyme? Ask your parents or elders at home. It could be in any language. Share it in class.
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, here is a popular English Rhyme.
One, two
buckle my shoe
three, four
shut the door
Five, six
pic up sticks
seven, eight
lay them straight
nine, ten
big fat hen.
4. Match the animals with their names
Schoolvally answer:
Lion: Picture 5
Monkey: Picture 4
Fish: Picture 1
Elephant: Picture 6
Frog: Picture 2
Rabbit: Picture 3
Schoolvally Extra Questions 😀
A. Write the names of animals that we eat?
Schoolvally answer:
We eat the following animals:
(a) hen
(b) duck
(c) goat
(d) sheep
(e) fish
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Chapter 2- The Cap-seller and the Monkeys
- New words
Basket: a container for carrying or holding thing
Keep the mangoes in the basket and carry them along.
Cap-seller: a person or business that sells caps
Samanta is a cap-seller and also makes woolens at home.
Away: at a particular distance from a place
Put the books away and open your lunch box.
Empty: having nothing
The box is empty, but the magician got ten pigeons out of it.
Wearing: covering
Shobita is wearing a scarf over her head.
Fists: a hand with the fingers closed together tightly
Sandra closed her fist and hid the button in her hand.
Shook: quick movements
Anmol shook his head to convince teacher that he knows the answer.
Threw: to put something somewhere quickly.
Miss, Rozy Shah threw her ice-cream, she did not like its taste.
What do you think the cap-seller would do now?
Schoolvally answer:
The cap-seller will give monkey some thing else to play and the monkeys will return the caps.
- Let us speak
A. Answer the following questions
1. Do you have a cap? What is it’s colour?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, I have one. It’s colour is red.
2. Why do you think the monkeys threw the caps in the basket?
Schoolvally answer:
The monkeys were imitating (copping, doing the same action) the cap-seller, so when cap-seller threw the cap in the basket monkeys also did the same.
B. What is the first sound of the words in each row?
1 cap cat coat
2 monkey mango mouse
3 basket bat ball
Schoolvally answer:
1 cap cat coat: The sound is ‘C’
2 monkey mango mouse: the sound is ‘M’
3 basket bat ball the sound is ‘B’
- Let us write
A. Circle the words that start with the same sound in each row
car tap can rat cat hat cow
mat man pan mango banana mug rug
Schoolvally answer:
The words that start with the same sound are as under:
car, can, cat, cow
mat, man, mango, mug
B. Write the numbers (1–4) next to the pictures according to the story.
Schoolvally answer:
Picture: 2, Picture: 1
Picture: 4, Picture: 3
C. Let’s colour and write
Schoolvally answer:
a tree: Colour it green
a monkey: Colour it golden or yellow
a cap: Colour it green and red
a basket: Colour it brown
D. Cats, rats, ants and more! Write their names.
Aa Ant, Bb Bee, Cc Cat, Dd Dog, Ee Elephant, Ff Fish, Gg Goat, Hh Hen, Ii Inkpot, Jj Jug, Kk Kite, Ll Lion, Mm Monkey, Nn Nest, Oo Owl, Pp Parrot, Qq Quill, Rr Rat, Ss Snake, Tt Tiger, Uu Uniform, Vv Van, Ww Whale, Xx X-ray, Yy Yak, Zz Zebra.
Schoolvally answer:
Aa: Ant, ant
Bb: Bee, bee
Cc: Cat, cat
Dd: Dog, dog
Ee: Elephant, elephant
Ff: Fish, fish
Gg: Goat, goat
Hh: Hen, hen
Ii; Inkpot, inkpot
Jj: Jug, jug
Kk: Kite, kite
Ll: Lion, lion
Mm: Monkey, monkey
Nn: Nest, nest
Oo: Owl, owl
Pp: Parrot, parrot
Qq: Quill, quill
Rr: Rat, rat
Ss: Snake, snake
Tt: Tiger, tiger
Uu: Uniform, uniform
Vv: Van, van
Ww: Whale, whale
Xx: X-ray, x-ray
Yy: Yak, yak
Zz: Zebra, zebra
Now write your name here
Schoolvally answer:
My name is:
____________/ Ayisha Abdul Khan
- Let us sing
Poem: Butterflies
Butterflies, butterflies,
Up, up, up.
Butterflies, butterflies,
Down, down, down.
Butterflies, butterflies,
In, in, in.
Butterflies, butterflies,
Out, out, out.
Would you like to replace butterflies with anything else? Try.
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, I would like to replace butterflies with dragonfly
Dragonfly, dragonfly,
Up, up, up.
Dragonfly, dragonfly,
Down, down, down.
Dragonfly, dragonfly,
In, in, in.
Dragonfly, dragonfly,
Out, out, out.
- Let us speak
A. Answer the questions
Schoolvally answer:
Teacher: Look up! What do you see on the tree?
Child: I see _mangoes, bee-hive and bees, bird in the nest, snake, kite, monkey, owl and a swing _____ on the tree.
Teacher: Look down! What do you see on the ground?
Child: I see ____ squirrel, rocks, cow_______on the ground.
Teacher: Look up! What do you see in the sky?
Child: I see ___ two birds and an aeroplane _____in the sky.
B. Say and clap
Say aloud each line of both the poems, clapping for every word.
For example: Butterflies, (clap) butterflies, (clap) Up, (clap) up, (clap) up. (clap) Butterflies, (clap) butterflies, (clap) Down, (clap) down, (clap) Roly (clap) poly (clap) Up, (clap) up, (clap) up. (clap) Roly (clap) poly (clap) Down, (clap) down, (clap)
Schoolvally answer:
activity
Do as below and enjoy
Say the word Butterflies, then clap your hands
Say the word butterflies, then clap your hands
Say the word Up, then clap your hands
Say the word up, then clap your hands
Say the word up. then clap your hands
Say the word Butterflies, then clap your hands
Say the word butterflies, then clap your hands
Say the word Down, then clap your hands
Say the word down, then clap your hands
Say the word Roly then clap your hands
Say the word poly then clap your hands
Say the word Up, then clap your hands
Say the word up, then clap your hands
Say the word up, then clap your hands
Say the word Roly then clap your hands
Say the word poly then clap your hands
Say the word Down, then clap your hands
Say the word down, then clap your hands
- Let us write
A. Encircle the words that have ‘p’ in them:
put mat sat
cap top cat
pat fan apple
pink tan tap
Schoolvally answer:
The words with p in them are as under:
put
pat
pink
B. Encircle the matching letters in each row
1___ : T F p F r
2___ : b C d b q
3___ : o q n o r
4___ : W x M W V
Schoolvally answer:
(a) T F p F r: matching letter is ‘F’
(b) b C d b q: matching letter is ‘b’
(c) o q n o r: matching letter is ‘o’
(d) W x M W V: matching letter is ‘W’
C. Match the words with the same initial syllable
hop : dog
sand : hide
jump : socks
run : rat
dance : jet
Schoolvally answer:
hop: hide - initial syllable ‘h’
sand: socks - initial syllable ‘s’
jump: jet- initial syllable ‘j’
run: rat - initial syllable ‘r’
dance: dog- initial syllable ‘d’
- Let us speak
Listen and repeat: Some words have two syllable. Notice the words below:
monkey mon key
seller sell er
basket bas ket
donkey don key
Schoolvally answer:
Two syllable for the words are as under:
monkey = mon + key
seller = sell + er
basket = bas + ket
donkey = don + key
- Let us read
Poem: Catch me if you can
A fat cat sat
on a mat.
“I can catch you, little rat”,
said the cat.
A little rat saw her,
and hid in a hat.
“No, no, you can’t”,
said the rat.
The cat ran to
catch the rat.
The rat ran
and hid in a box.
The lid of the box did
not open.
“Ha, ha! You can’t catch me, big cat!”,
said the rat.
- Let us listen
A. Close your eyes and listen to the words said by your teacher
cat bat fat
sat mat hat
• What is the first sound in each of these words?
Schoolvally answer:
cat: The sound is ‘k’
bat: The sound is ‘b’
fat: The sound is ‘af’
sat: The sound is ‘s’
mat: The sound is ‘m’
hat: The sound is ‘h’
• What is common in all these words?
cat bat fat sat mat hat
Schoolvally answer:
____ ‘at’ ____ is common is all these words.
B. Let us make words by adding one letter to at as shown. The first has been done for you
Schoolvally answer:
B: + at = Bat
C: + at = Cat
M:+ at = Mat
F: + at = Fat
R: + at = Rat
H: + at = Hat
C. Listen and do the actions that your teacher says:
• Catch the ball.
• Throw the ball.
• Hide under a table.
• Open your pencil box or bag.
• Close your pencil box or bag.
• Say hurray!!
Schoolvally answer:
enjoy the activity
D. Now listen to the following words. Do you know what they mean? Ask your teacher.
catch open throw say hide close
Schoolvally answer:
Their meanings are as under:
catch: ___ capture
open: ___ allowing access
throw: ____ propel some thing with a movement of arm and hand
say: ____ utter words to convey information
hide: ___ put or keep out of sight
close: ___ only a short distance away
- Let us read
Try to read the story ‘Catch me if you can’ again by yourself.
Schoolvally answer:
activity enjoy with your friends
- Let us do
What shall we make? A cat and a rat? Look at the mask of a cat from the last page of your book.
• Now, think about the steps for making a mask of a rat. Tell your friends how to make a mask of a rat
Schoolvally answer:
Step 1. First we cut out the picture of rat for mask taking help of your parents.
Step 2. Then, we make holes on the sides of this cut-out.
Step 3. Now, we tie strings in these holes.
Step 4. Hurray! Our mask is ready to use.
• Are your masks ready? Enact the story
Schoolvally answer:
I assume my self as rat of the play and wore the mask of rat, My friend wore the mask of cat and we enacted like this:
My friend with Cat mask- “I can catch you, little rat”,
I with the rat mask- hid my self under hat
My friend with Cat mask- “No, no, you can’t”,
My friend with Cat mask-ran to catch me again.
I with rat mask- ran and hid in a box.
My friend with Cat mask- trying to open the box but it did
not open.
I with a rat mask on my face laughing- “Ha, ha! You can’t catch me, big cat!”,
- Let us explore
Look at the insects, flowers, birds, animals and trees around your home. Draw some of these and tell your friends more about them.
Schoolvally answer:
activity
Schoolvally hint: you may draw the following:
(a) house fly, mosquito, dragon fly and butterfly
(b) lizard. Squirrel, rat, cat and dog
(c) mango and guava tree with fruits hanging
(d) sparrow, pigeon and crow
(e) rose and jasmine
remember to colour them too
- Let us do
A. Help these animals find their homes
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Rabbit lives in burrow
(b) Ant live sin Ant-hill
(c) Bee live sin bee-hive
(d) Spider live sin spider-web
(e) Lion lives is den
B. Ask anyone in your family to tell you a story about animals. Try to share the story in English in the class. Listen to the stories shared by your friends in class.
Schoolvally answer:
Title wise crow:
This is the story of a crow who was thirsty. He saw little water in the pot. He used his brain and put some pebbles in the pot. Slowly the level of water in the pot raised. He drank the water and quench his thirst.
Moral: We should use our brain to and find the solution.
C. In small groups, choose any story that you heard or shared in the class. Draw pictures for the story. Present the story in class.
Schoolvally answer:
activity enjoy
Schoolvally Extra Questions 😀
A. Write the meanings and make sentences of the following words?
Schoolvally answer:
Cry: grief
We should not cry over small things
Day: time between sunrise and sunset
We should finish our home-work in the day and not waste time.
Sun: nearest star
The sun is over over head in the afternoon.
Shade:protection from sunlight
Grandfather is sitting under the shade of the tree and reading Gospel.
Whole: All
Give me whole pizza I like it very much.
Laugh:smiling with a loud sound.
Sandra laughed at Monika on her foolishness.
Hardly:rarely
Bobby hardly listens to her sister which annoys her always.
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Chapter 3- A Farm
- New words
Poem: Animals and Birds
verandah: open air porch of house
Our new house does not have a verandah.
cow: a milking animal
We have hundred cows in our farm.
Rat: a small rodent (animal)
There are rats in our fields.
Sparrow: a small bird
there are nests of sparrow on this tree, don’t cut it.
Crow: a black coloured bird
Crow is a wise bird and lives near our houses.
Pigeon: a small bird
There are pigeons on that tree.
Snake: a reptile
Not all the snakes are dangerous, only a few of them are.
Fields: open area suitable for agriculture
The open fields of Sawana are good for crops like maize.
Peacock: a bird
The peacock are killed for their meat and feather.
Beak: hard pointed mouth of bird.
Some of the birds have beautiful beaks.
- Let us speak
A. Do you know that some animals live in the jungle?
Look at the pictures and say the names.
Schoolvally answer:
Tiger
Lion
Elephant
B. Say the word ‘rat’. Say it again. Notice that the last sound of the word ‘rat’ is ‘t’.
Now say the words given below
Cap Jam Pen Bell
What is the last sound that you hear in each word given above?
Schoolvally answer:
Cap: last sound of the word ‘cap’ is ‘p’.
Jam: last sound of the word ‘jam’ is ‘m’.
Pen: last sound of the word ‘pen’ is ‘n’.
Bell: last sound of the word ‘Bell’ is ‘l’.
C. Talking in pairs
Schoolvally answer:
Child 1: What is the colour of a parrot?
Child 2: A parrot is __ of green colour ____
Child 1: What is the colour of a crow?
Child 2: A crow is __ of black colour ___
Child 1: What is the colour of a rat?
Child 2: A rat is __ of grey colour __
Child 1: What is the colour of a peacock?
Child 2: Oh! It has many colours.
- Fun time
Can you see the elephants? Where can you see them?
Schoolvally answer:
I can see the picture of elephant on the following:
(a) Wall painting
(b) Hand bag
(c) Flower vase
(d) cushion covers
(e) Bed cover
There is a real elephant out side window.
Schoolvally Extra Questions 😀
A. What do you meant by prepositions? Give examples
Schoolvally answer: A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of prepositions are words like above, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon, with and within. Like:___ At ___weekends, I love to go skiing. ___ In ____spring, the weather is warmer. ___ On ___Mondays, I work from home. ___ In ___the afternoon, I do activities. ___ On ___weekdays, I work until 12. ___ At ___ 5 o'clock, I do two or three more hours of work.
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Unit 3: Food
UNIT 3: FOOD, Chapter 1- Fun with Pictures
- Let us speak
(a) What do you see in this picture?
Schoolvally answer:
I see fruits and vegetables in this picture.
(b) Say the names of the fruits and vegetables that you see.
Schoolvally answer:
The list of the fruits is as under:
(a) Banana
(b) Cherry
(c) Mango
(d) Pomegranate
(e) Apple
(f) Pineapple
(g) Pear
(h) Kiwi
(I) Water melon
(j) Grapes
(k) Mango
(l) Papaya
(m) Berry
(n) wild fruit
The list of the vegetables is as under:
(a) Turnip
(b) cauliflower
(c) Radish
(d) Capsicum
(e) lemon
(f) Potato
(g) Carrot
(h) Chilli
(I) Ginger
(j) Bottle gourd
(k) Brinjal
(l) Tomato
(m) Lady-finger
(n) Pumpkin
(o) Baby corn
(p) Peas
(c) How many fruits are there in the picture?
Schoolvally answer:
There are fourteenfruits in the picture.
(d) Can you name the fruits that are red in colour?
Schoolvally answer:
Following fruits are red in colour:
(a) Apple
(b) Pomegranate
(c) Cherry
(d) Watermelon
(e) How many vegetables are there in the picture?
Schoolvally answer:
There are sixteen vegetables in the picture.
(f) Can you name the green vegetables?
Schoolvally answer:
Following are the green vegetables in the picture:
(a) Capsicum
(b) Chilli
(c) Peas
(d) Lady-finger
(g) Which fruits and vegetables do you like the most?
Schoolvally answer:
Iike Orange and lady-finger most.
(h) Why do we eat fruits and vegetables?
Schoolvally answer:
- Let us sing
Poem: Fruits for all
Five yellow mangoes hanging on the tree,
One for the traveller who rests under the tree.
One for the bird who nests on the tree.
One for the squirrel who runs up the tree.
One for the rabbit who lives under the tree.
One for you to share with me.
Five red apples hanging on the tree,
One for the traveller who rests under the tree.
One for the bird who nests on the tree.
One for the squirrel who runs up the tree.
One less for the rabbit who lives under the tree.
One for you to share with me.
Let us speak
(a) With whom does the tree share its fruits?
Schoolvally answer:
The tree shares its fruits with the traveller, the bird, the squirrel, the rabbit, the tree and with children.
(b) What do you share with your brother, sister or friends?
Schoolvally answer:
I share my books, pencil, eraser with my friends and with by brother and sister, I share my ice-cream and chocolate drink.
(c) Circle the words: ‘for’ and ‘on’ in the poem.
Schoolvally answer:
Five yellow mangoes hanging ___ on ___ the tree,
One __ for ___ the traveller who rests under the tree.
One __ for ___ the bird who nests ___ on __the tree.
One__ for ___ the squirrel who runs up the tree.
One __ for ___ the rabbit who lives under the tree.
One__ for ___ you to share with me.
Five red apples hanging ___ on ___ the tree,
One__ for ___ the traveller who rests under the tree.
One__ for ___ the bird who nests __ on ___the tree.
One __ for ___ the squirrel who runs up the tree.
One less__ for ___ the rabbit who lives under the tree.
One__ for ___ you to share with me.
- Let us do
Bring one fruit to the class. Wash it well. Your teacher will cut the fruits. Your teacher will help you prepare a fruit chaat. Sit in a circle and enjoy eating it together.
Schoolvally answer:
We brought different fruits with us to the class, washed them and teacher sliced them. She gave it some stair with spices and we all enjoyed chaat.
- Let us read
A Visit to the Market.
Let us speak
(a) Is there a market near your house?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, there is a market near my house.
(b) Do you go to the market?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, I go to the market.
(c) With whom do you go?
Schoolvally answer:
I go with my grandfather.
(d) What do you like best about the market?
Schoolvally answer:
I like the decorations during the festivals. Often I meet my friends there.
- Let us read
A. Read these aloud
Schoolvally answer:
Read these aloud with our friends:
(a) Tomatoes
(b) Potatoes
(c) Oranges
(a) Onions
(d) Brinjals
(e) Pineapples
(f) Jackfruit
(g) Cauliflowers
(h) Mangoes
(i) Radish
(j) Guava
(k) Carrots
(l) Cabbages
(m) Peas
B. Think of words for the pictures and read aloud
Schoolvally answer:
Today, my ___ father ___ took me to the ____ market ____ I saw many _____ fruits____ and ____ vegetables ____. I liked the _____ oranges____. My ____ father/Abbu ___ brought me an ___ orange__. We bought ___ potatoes ____ and onion. We had a good dinner.
- Let us draw
A. Draw and colour the fruits and vegetables you like. Discuss with your friends— Why do you like these fruits and vegetables?
Schoolvally answer:
sketch
Fruit:
I like oranges, because they are juicy and tangy.
Vegetable:
I like lady-finger, because it tastes good and has a beautiful colour.
- Let us write
Write the words in the space below
Schoolvally answer:
for practice
Schoolvally tips: Beautiful handwriting- better marks.
yellow mango: Yellow Mango
green guava: Green Guava
red apple: Red Apple
purple brinjal: Purple Brinjal
yellow banana: Yellow Banana
brown potato: Brown Potato
orange carrot: Orange Carrot
white radish: White Radish
B. Fill in the blanks. Two have been done for you.
Are these onions? Yes, they are. These are onions.
Are these tomatoes? No, they are not. These are brinjals.
Schoolvally answers:
Are these potatoes? __ No __, they are not. These are ___ tomatoes ___.
Are these carrots? ___ Yes _, they are. These are ___ carrots ____.
Are these roses? ___ No __, they are not. These are ___ Marigold ___.
Are these pumpkins? ___ No ___, they are not. These are ___ potatoes ____.
Are these mangoes? ___ No ___, they are not. These are ___ oranges ____.
Is this a cabbage? ___ Yes ___, it is. This is a __ cabbage____.
Schoolvally Extra Questions 😀
A. Write any 5 vegetables that we eat raw as salad?
Schoolvally answer:
Following vegetable can be eaten raw as salad:
(a) Onion
(b) Cabbage
(c) Carrot
(d) Radish
(e) Cucumber
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UNIT 3: FOOD, Chapter 2- The Food we Eat
- New words
Have: to own, to hold something, to possess
I have a green lunch box.
Thank you: an expression of thanks
I thank you for letting me sit on the chair.
Share: to divide something between two or more people
We share our joys and sorrows with our friends.
Lunch: a meal that one have in the middle of the day
Today we will have a gala lunch.
Sick: not well, ill
Roger is sick today, he has not come to the school.
Fruits: mostly the edible part of the plant that contains seeds
There are exotic (unusual or interesting) fruits in the supermarket.
Today: this day
Today we are not going to have lunch.
Sent: past tense send
My brother has sent me an i-phone from America on Diwali.
Smiling: happy expression on face
Soniya kept smiling while the teacher was scolding her.
Answer the questions
1. Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
Schoolvally answer:
Mostly we sit in the class, but sometimes we also go in playground.
2. How do you share your food with your friends?
Schoolvally answer:
We share our sweets with our friends.
3. When you were hungry, did anyone share food with you?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, when I am hungry, My brother shares food with me.
- Let us read
A. Think of words for the pictures and read aloud
Schoolvally answer:
We eat ___ fruits _____ and___ vegetables ___which farmers grow. Some farmers keep ___bees __ we get honey from ___ bees ___ some ___ farmers__ keep ___ cows ___.
We get milk from cows. We make curds and butter from the milk. We should say ‘thank you’ to ___ them ___.
- Let us speak
a) Name the food items you see in the picture.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Roti subzi
(b) Tomato soup
(c) Samosa with chutny
(d) Puri subzi
(e) Masala Dosa
(f) Lacha parantha
(g) Gujia laddu
(h) Puri Subzi
(i) Dal Rice
(j) Ice-cream
(k) Parantha
(l) Jalabi
(m) Momos chutni
(n) Makki ki roti and sarsoon ka sag
(b) Which is your favourite sweet?
Schoolvally answer:
My favourite sweet is laddu.
(c) Who cooks food at home?
Schoolvally answer:
_________ / Our maid Sheela maousi.
(d) Do you pick up your plate after a meal?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, I always do that.
- Let us do
B. Match the food item to its shape
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Roti: ____ circle __
(b) Bread: ____ square __
(c) Samosa: ____ triangle __
- Let us draw
1. Say the names of the special dishes you eat at home. Draw and colour them. See what others have drawn.
Schoolvally answer:
sketch
Special dish that we eat at home is Mutton biryani. Others have drawn their special dishes like Pysun, Chole Bature, Omlate etc.
- Let us speak
Fun with Words
A. Listen to the following words that your teacher will read out. Notice that they have only one syllable.
Say the word and clap once.
Schoolvally answer:
activity- say the following words and then clap
- man - clap once
- food - clap once
- cat - clap once
- hut - clap once
- eat - clap once
- mat - clap once
- go - clap once
- come - clap once
- sit - clap once.
B. Now say these words.
These words have two syllables. Say each word aloud and clap for every syllable of the word.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) farmer = far + mer
(b) carrot = car + rot
(c) market = mar + ket
(d) brinjal = brin + jal
(e) mango = man + go
(f) breakfast = break + fast
(g) dinner = din + ner
2. Match the following images to the sentences.
Schoolvally amswer:
(a) Cap = This is purple cap.
(b) Cow = This cow is brown.
(c) Plate with food = This is my lunch.
(d) Jeep = This is a green jeep.
(e) Orange = These are four oranges.
- Let us do
Riddles
1. I am a fruit. My name is my colour. Who am I?
Answer: _____ Orange ______
2. I am hard and brown on the outside. Soft and white inside. Who am I?
Answer: ______ Coconut ______
3. I am a vegetable. I am pink in colour. I may also be white in colour. If you cut me, I make you cry. Who am I?
Answer: _____ Onion ______
4. I am a fruit. I come in green or purple. I come in a bunch. Who am I?
Answer: ______ Berry _______
Schoolvally Extra Questions 😀
A. Write any two Vegetables of white colour ?
Schoolvally answer:
Radish and cauliflower.
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Unit 4: Seasons
Unit 4: Seasons, Chapter 1- The Four Seasons
- New words
Pot: a type of utensil
Mother cooked biryani in the pot today.
House: building where human live
Ram Sharma owns a big house and big car.
Roses: a type of flower
All the roses smell good and have attractive colours.
Sun: a giant star
Our earth revolves around the Sun.
Puddle: small pit
The road to airport is full of puddle.
Mud: wet soil
One should be careful while walking on the mud as it is slippery.
Raindrops: rain water falls as drops
The dew on these leaves look like rain drops.
Boat: a type of water transport
The boat sank in the water as it was over loaded with fishes.
Mat: a thick flooring
In my village my grandmother covers wall with a mat made of palm leaves.
Cat: an animal
Cat and tigers are related to each other through evolution.
Umbrella: a cover to protect from rain and sun
Samantha has bought an umbrella that can be folded twice.
- Let us speak
1. (a) What do you wear in summer?
Schoolvally answer:
In summer time we wear light coloured clothes made of cotton.
(b) What do you wear in winter?
Schoolvally answer:
In winter time we wear dark coloured clothes made of wool.
(c) Which season do you like most? Why?
Schoolvally answer:
I like rainy season most as all the plants and trees are green and young in this season.
2. Look at the pictures and tell the story in your own words.
Schoolvally answer:
Pic 1: Samantha was going to buy some candies for herself. It was raining she decided to take an umbrella with her.
Pic 2: There was an angry crow who scared her with her kaw- Kaw. She almost fell down and the umbrella flew away.
Pic 3: The crow liked her umbrella and took it with him and flew to the tree.
Pic 4: Where he made a nest in it and kept his three little children in it. The mother crow also like it and she bought some worms for the little ones to eat.
- Let us read
Summer
What are Brinda’s mother, father, grandfather, grandmother and brother wearing?
Schoolvally answer:
Brinda is wearing a cotton frock.
Brinda’s grandmother is wearing a saree.
Brinda’s grandfather is wearing a kurta and dhoti.
Brinda’s mother is wearing a salwar suit.
Brinda’s father is wearing shirt and pant.
Winter
What is Prithvi wearing? What things do you see in the picture?
Schoolvally answer:
Prithvi is wearing a cap, muffler, hand gloves jacket and pant.
Monsoon
Circle the words you see in the picture.
Schoolvally answer:
We see the following things in the picture:
Puddle, mud, house, sun, raindrops, cat, umbrella
- Let us speak
A. Look at the pictures. Say the names of the clothes we wear.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) sari: Women wear
(b) dhoti-kurta: Men wear
(c) shirt: Men wear
(d) cap: Men wear
(e) frock: Women wear
(f) pants: Men wear
(g) salwar suit: Women wear
(h) t-shirt: Men wear
(i) lungi-angavastram: Men wear
- Let us sing
Pitter Patter
I hear thunder,
I hear thunder,
Oh don’t you?
Pitter patter raindrops,
I am wet through.
Rain
Rain on the green grass,
Rain on the trees,
Rain on the rooftops,
And rain on me.
- Let us write
Write down the words that come to your mind when you say summer, winter or monsoon. A few words have been written for you.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Summer: Hot, Air conditioner, Cotton clothes, Sweating faces.
(b) Winter: Cold, muffler, hot soup and tea, Blanket, Fire place.
(c) Spring: New leaves, Colourful clothes, flowers and nice weather.
(d) Monsoon: Umbrella, Clouds, puddle, leaking rooftops and muddy roads.
Schoolvally Extra Questions 😀
A. How many seasons are there in India?
Schoolvally answer:
There are four seasons in India, they are:
(a) Summer:
(b) Winter:
(c) Spring:
(d) Monsoon:
B. Name different dresses of India?
Schoolvally answer:
Different dresses of India are given as under:
Women wear:
(a) sari
(b) frock
(c) salwar suit
Men wear:
(a) dhoti-kurta
(b) shirt
(c) cap
(d) pants
(e) t-shirt
(f) lungi-angavastram
C. Why is Shimla famous ?
Schoolvally answer:
Shimla is famous as it is cold there.
D. Where is Charminar ?
Schoolvally answer:
It is in Hyderabad.
You may join free schoolvally English conversion classes
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Unit 4. Seasons, Chapter 2- Anandi’s Rainbow
- New words
Fast asleep: To sleep deeply
Rani was fast asleep when thieves entered in her house and stole the gold.
Huge: Big
There is a huge garbage dump outside hospital.
Bright: Having a lot of light
Sunita wears very bright colours in summers.
Favourite: Liked more than others
Johny is my favourite singer.
Indigo: Shade of dark blue.
Ganesh is wearing an Indigo coloured shirt.
Inside:Inner part of surface.
This box is empty inside, we have spend all the money.
Outside: Outer part
Let’s go outside and play, the weather is nice.
Rainbow: An arch that appears on sky
I like to see rainbow, its beautiful.
Violet:Bluish purple colour
Geetha is wearing a violet coloured dress.
Garden: A piece of land adjoining house
Our garden has ten colours of roses and five colours of jasmine.
Glory:Fame or honour
The winning team was welcomed home in a blaze of glory.
- Let us speak
1. Have you seen a rainbow?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, I have seen a rainbow.
2. When did you see it?
Schoolvally answer:
In the month of July in monsoon season last year.
3. Where did you see it?
Schoolvally answer:
In the eastern sky.
4. What is the colour of the sky during sunrise and sunset?
Schoolvally answer:
The colour of sky is pinkish orange during sunrise and sunset.
- Let us do
1. Go outside and look at the sky. Do you see the clouds? What shapes do you see in the clouds? Draw what you see in the clouds.
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, I can see clouds outside. I see horse, elephant and rabbit shapes made by clouds
2. Watch the sky at sunrise, sunset and at night. Share your experience with the class.
Schoolvally answer:
The sunrise is the best time to see the beauty of nature. The colour of sky changes from orange to light white.
At sunset the colour of sky changes from blue to orange. It also feel cold this time.
At the night time the sky appears like an umbrella with many jewels struck on it and some time they also form some figures. It is nice to see moon in the night sky.
- Let us write
A. Write about yourself
Schoolvally answer:
My name is _____ Eva B_____ .
I am ____ Seven ____ years old.
I study in _____ Kangaroo kids school ___ school.
My favourite colour is _____ Orange______ .
I like ____ Singing and dancing_______ .
B. Colour the Indian flag
Schoolvally answer:
Draw flag and colour as below:
(a) Orange
(b) Make a wheel with spokes
(c) Green
- Cat Mask
Schoolvally answer:
Step 1. Draw on paper and
Step 2. Then paste on a thin card board (like that off an old notebook)
Step 3. Cut it out (take help of your parents)
Step 4. Tie a thread on both the ear of the mask
Step 5. Wear it and have fun
Schoolvally Extra Questions 😀
A. What did Anandi see outside her window?
Schoolvally answer:
Anandi saw a rainbow outside her window.
B. Was she happy to see the rainbow?
Schoolvally answer:
Yes, she was happy to see the rainbow.
C. What are the colours of the rainbow?
Schoolvally answer:
The colours of the rainbow are Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue Indigo and Violet.
D. Write Rhyming words?
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Face - trace - race
(b) Field - yield – shield
(c) Find - bind – mind
(d) Fly - try – bye
(e) Food - wood – should
(f) Back - track – sack
(g) Ball - stroll – crawl
(h) Bat - hat – mat
(i) Bought - sought – draught
(j) Lamp - damp – swamp
(k) leg - beg – peg
(l) Let - get – set
(m) little - brittle – nickle
(n) log - hog – blog
(o) house - blouse – spouse
E. Fill in the blanks with ___ am ___ and ___ have ___?
Schoolvally answer:
(a) I ___ am __white in colour.
(b) I ___ have __two eyes.
(c) I ___ have __four legs and a short tail.
(d) I ___ have __wool on me.
(e) what ___ am __ I? I am a sheep
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Unit 1: Class 3 Our Wondrous World
Unit 1: Our Families and Communities, Chapter 1- Family and Friends
- Discuss
Who are the members in Bela’s family?
Schoolvally answer: In Bela’s, family the members areher two brothers namely Banku Bhaiya and little brother Bishu, her parents (mother and father), and her grandparents (grandfather and grandmother)
What do you and your family members do when it rains?
Schoolvally answer: When it rains, we all gather in drawing room and watch rain from the big window of the room. Also my grand mother cooks magi noodles and popcorn, we all eat it together. Some times I do play ludo with my grandfather. We all enjoy when it rains.
Can you think of a rain song and sing it with your friends in the class?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, there is a famous rain song named ‘rain rain’. I like it very much and love to song when it rains because of its deep meaning.
Schoolvally Hint: Learn this song and sing in class with friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WRym0NTpNA
- Write:
Write the names of your family members in the table below:
Schoolvally answer:
Name—Relationship--You call them
Mr… Father’s Father -- Daadu Ji
Mrs.. Father’s Mother -- Daadi Ji
Mr... Mother’s Father -- Naana Ji
Mrs.. Mother’s Mother--Naani Ji
Mrs...Mother’s Sister --Maasi Ji
Mr… Mother’s Sister’s Husband --Mausa Ji
Mr… Mother’s Brother--Maama Ji
Mrs… Mother’s Brother’s Wife --Maami Ji
Mr... Father’s Brother-- Chhachu
Mrs.. Father’s Brother’s Wife-- Chhachi
What games do you play with elders and other members of your family?
Schoolvally answer: I play ludo, carom board and chess with my grandfather, I play clap-clap and dagha (thread) with my grand mother and play badminton and cricket with my father.
Which animals come to your home or your neighbourhood?
Schoolvally answer: Cat, rat, cow, dog and mongoose come in my neighborhood.
Have you ever shared food with the animals who come to your home? Share your experience.
Schoolvally answer: Yes, many times we feed stray animals like dogs and cows. Once It was raining heavily a street cat took shelter in our backyard, I fed her milk she became very happy. Also I keep bird bath in summers, I is very satisfying to watch thirsty birds playing and drinking water.
Why do you think we should not hurt or tease animals?
Schoolvally answer: We should not hurt or tease animals because they also have life and feelings, also they are important part of our ecosystem. Also this is very inhuman.
Tick and colour the activities that you see in your family.
Schoolvally answer:
Activity1: Combing Hair
Activity2: Sun Drying Clothes
Activity3: Giving a Bath
Activity4: Nursing
Activity5: Cooking
Activity6: Teaching
- Draw
You can draw some more pictures to show how your family members help each other.
Schoolvally answer: Draw the pictures.
What all have you learnt from your family and from whom?
Schoolvally answer: We learn good manners and many life skills in our family. I have learned cooking form my grand mother, cycling form my father and gardening form my grandfather.
Has anyone learnt anything from you?
Schoolvally answer: I have taught my grand father how to make a paper aeroplane that can fly and my grandmother a paper purse.
Collect some leaves and flowers that have fallen on the ground and create a rangoli.
Schoolvally Hint: keep the big leaves in the middle and use long leaves to make border.
- Discuss
How do you help your family?
Schoolvally answer: I help my grandfather in watering plants, I help my grandmother in buying vegetables. I help my father in computer work.
Schoolvally Hint: You can also write help in dusting and organizing toys, Setting up dining table for dinner, feeding pets (if you have one), bringing newspaper, making shopping list etc.
Some people in the family need special care and support like grandparents, small children or someone who is sick. How do you help them?
Schoolvally answer: We help our grand parents by reminding them about medicines, Cleaning their spectacles, Helping them with phone settings, We help small children by keeping them secure and warm. Playing with them and cheering them up.
Who is the oldest person in your family?
Schoolvally answer: I my family oldest person is grandfather.
Schoolvally Hint: (You can also write great grand uncle or grandmother etc.)
Who is the youngest person in your family?
Schoolvally answer: I am the youngest person in my family.
Schoolvally Hint: (You can also write my little sister is the youngest person or my little brother is the youngest person, or my cousin is the youngest person in the family etc.)
Who is the tallest person in your family?
Schoolvally answer: I father is the tallest person in the family.
Schoolvally Hint: (You can also write my uncle is the tallest person or grandfather is the tallest person in the family etc.)
Do you have any members in your family who do not live with you? Who are they and where do they live? How often do you meet them?
Schoolvally answer: No
Schoolvally Hint: (You can also write my uncle works abroad or in Mumbai, so does not live with us. I meet them when they come during Christmas or ‘pooja’ holidays. Or my great grand father and grandmother live in village house, I meet them when I go to my village in summer holidays or winter holidays etc.)
What are the names of your friends who play with you at home or in your neighbourhood?
Schoolvally answer: I do not have friends in neighbourhood.
Schoolvally Hint: (You can also write the names of children like Rama, Shyama etc.)
- Activity 3
Look at the pictures below and write down Bela’s relationship with all the members of her family.
Schoolvally answer:
Banku : Brother
Dadi Ji : Grandmother
Dada Ji : Grandfather
Bishu : Little brother
Shiru : Pet dog
Kusum Mausi : Mother’s close friend
Mother : Mother daughter
Father : Father daughter
- Activity 4
Draw a picture of the members of your family and write your relationships with them. You can look at the example given on page 13 of your Text Book.
Schoolvally Hint: Draw the pictures of the members and write the relation ship.
- Write
Write down the names of relatives who visit your family. How are they related to you?
Name of the Relative?
Schoolvally Hint: (You can also write names of other relatives and relation as Cousin Brother Cousin Sister. etc)
(a) Ms or Mrs……….....
(b) Mr ……………..
How are you related?
(a) Maasi (She is my mother’s Sister ) or Mami (She is my Mama’s wife) or Chachi (Aunt)
(b) Mausa (He is my Maasi’s Husband) or Mama (He is my Mother’s brother) or Chacha (Uncle)
What do you call them?
Schoolvally Hint:
Maasi, Choti Mami or Badi Mami, Bade Papa, Ram Uncle or Taya ji etc
Find out and fill in the table on page 16.
Schoolvally Hint:
(a) Cooking food : Mother (or grandmother)
(b) Watering plants : Father (or grandfather)
(c) Mending things (repairing household items, sewing buttons, etc.) Father (or grandfather)
(d) Cleaning the house : Mother (or Chachi or Elder Sister)
(e) Buying things from the market : Grandmother (or Father or Elder Brother or Mother)
Let us reflect
- Write
1. How do family members show their love and care for each other?
Schoolvally Answer: By speaking softly and standing by side in times of need. Celebrating festivals together.
2. What games do you play with your friends?
Schoolvally Answer: We play many indoor and outdoor games with our friends like Hide and seek, Cricket, Badminton and football also indoor games like Table tennis and Chess etc.
B. Draw
Draw some of the happy moments you enjoy together with your family.
Schoolvally Hint: Draw happy faces while watching cartoon films or going to Temple.
C. Discuss
1. What do you learn from elders in your family?
Schoolvally Answer: We learn many skills form the elders in the family they teach us reading news paper, analyzing and daily problem solving, cycling, gardening and cooking, personal and hygiene etc.
2. How do we show our love and care for people in our family?
Schoolvally Answer: Parents full fill needs of the family by bringing all the necessary things like food, books, clothes, medicines etc. They show their love and care by this. Elder brother and sisters help and guide us in our studies this way their show their love.
3. We care for many others who are not in our family. Who are they? How do we care for them?
Schoolvally Answer: Yes, we take care of many others who are not in our family. They are our neighbors and helpers in the society. By being polite to them and ask about their well-being.
D. Activity
Find and Circle
Circle five words related to games in the grid below. One example is done for you
Schoolvally Hint: Ball, Chess, Bat, Ludo, Toys, Top and Net
Unit 1: Our Families and Communities, Chapter 2: Going to the Mela
- Discuss
What do you think was in the special bag that Nita and Radha’s family carried?
Schoolvally Answer: I think the special bag has snacks for the journey and water bottles.
How do you prepare yourself for a trip?
Schoolvally Answer: When I have to go to a trip I make a check list first and write down the items that I will be needing for my trip. Like Snacks, water bottle, confectioneries, notepad and pen, comic books, video game and suitable clothes. I get up early at the day of my trip so I can get ready on time and avoid any delay.
- Discuss
What transport do you take to travel within your city/town/village?
Schoolvally Answer: To travel with in my city I take mini bus or electric rickshaw.
Why should safety measures be followed when traveling by bus, car or while riding a bicycle?
Schoolvally Answer: Safety measures should be followed when traveling by bus, car or while riding a bicycle because, this can prevent accidents and also save life in case we meet with an accident. Like wearing a helmet is an important safety measure. Also we should not put our hands or head out of the window of the bus for safety reasons.
- Write
Describe briefly any trip that you have taken with your friends, neighbors or family.
Schoolvally Answer: I have taken a trip to famous shrine of Mata Vaishnio devi situated on Trikuta Hills in Katra in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a tracking of 12.5 Km from the base and the whole track is well maintained and has all the emergency services.
- Write
What is the purpose of the ‘Lost and Found’ booth?
Schoolvally Answer: The Lost and Found booth has volunteers that help people to find their lost items or luggage and missing people.
What is the role of the police dog?
Schoolvally Answer: The role of police dog is to help police officer identify any suspicious item and prevent misshaping also they are trained to find missing people.
Have you ever been to a mela? What are the things you liked most in the mela?
Schoolvally Answer: Yes, I had been to a mela. The things I liked in a mela are stalls with games, toys, like spinning tops, puppets, phirkis, dolls along with bangles and other trinkets.
I enjoy delicious food like gol gappas, chaat, chhole kulche, hot jalebis with rabri, kulfi avilable on the stalls.
I also enjoy rides like merry-go-round, the giant wheel and ‘bhoot’ bangla.
- Discuss
Imagine yourself in place of Nita, Radha, Sneha and Rohit. Share with the class the interesting thing you would do in the mela.
Schoolvally Answer:
I would have been at their place I would have enjoyed rides first then, purchased toys like robot and any sports item. Watched magic show and Lastly would eat Burger and ice cream.
- Discuss
Talk to the elders in the family and find out how melas were different when they were young.
Schoolvally Answer: Yes melas were different when they were young as all the rides were very affordable even for the poor, food was cheap and stalls were flooded with handicraft items and wooden and clay toys. I also learned that the magic shows were longer than today. There would also have a animal dance show which usually we don’t see now a days.
Why are fire engines and ambulances present in a mela?
Schoolvally Answer: Melas are prone to fire and any other misshaping like breaking of a ride or some one falling from the ride, which would seek medical attention. So fire engines and ambulances are present in a mela for the timely service in case of such emergencies.
- Activity 1
Study the sketch and answer.
Find and circle Rohit and Sneha’s house on the map.
Schoolvally Hint: Rohit and Sneha’s house is on the top right hand side corner of the map.
Find and circle Nita and Radha’s house on the map.
Schoolvally Hint: It is between bank (centre of map) and Rohit and Sneha’s house on the map.
Whose house is closer to the parade ground?
Schoolvally Answer: Nita and Radha’s house is closer to the ground.
If you have to go from the police station to the parade ground, which places would you pass through?
Schoolvally Answer: We will pass through Post office.
- Draw
In the given space, sketch the route from home to school that you follow everyday.
Schoolvally Answer: Please draw with pencil colors and shade the road black.
Schoolvally Hint: Draw all the landmark building and places that you see on your way to school. Make sure you place them correctly on the side. (left or the right side).
- Let us reflect
A. Discuss in the class
1. How can we care for our elders?
Schoolvally Answer:
We can care for our elders by reminding them about medicines, Cleaning their spectacles, Helping them with phone settings, We can help them by holding their hands while walking and keeping them secure and comfortable. By Playing indoor games with them and cheering them up and spending time with them.
2. What kinds of vehicles do we see around us?
Schoolvally Answer: We see all kinds of vehicles around us like cars, mini busses, auto rickshaw, trucks, tractor and bikes. We also see cycle rickshaw near railway station and bus-stop.
3. How can we ensure safety during travel?
Schoolvally Answer: We can ensure safety during travel by following traffic rules and taking safety measures like wearing seat belts and helmets. We should not board moving bus or train also we should not put out hand or head out the window in moving bus or train.
B. Match the pictures with the words Pick a suitable word from the list, match it with a picture, and write the word below the picture. One has been done for you.
Schoolvally Answer:
(1) Volunteer (6) Police officer
(2) Medical attendant (7) Confectioner
(3) Toy seller (8) Halwai/Confectioner
(4) Bangle seller (9) Mehendi artist
(5) Firefighter (10) Puppeteer
C. Draw in your notebook Draw and label different vehicles that you see around your school and home.
Schoolvally Answer: Please draw.
Schoolvally Hint: First make a list. There are pictures of various vehicles in this book.
D. Role play: Organise a mock mela With the help of your teacher, organise a mock mela in your classroom. Discuss and plan the different roles, stalls, and games that are part of a mela. Use learning-teaching materials available locally, e.g., toys, puppets, play money, miniatures, and clay models to set up your stalls and role-play buyers and sellers.
Schoolvally Hint: Divide your class in four corners that will represent different areas of the mela like rides. food stall, game stall and toy shop.
*Divide all the students in to four groups, 1. Shopkeeper 2. Customer 3. Police Men 4. Fire men.
*Make toys with paper.
*Keep your lunch boxes in food stall.
*Give pithu ride.
*Make paper money.
*Make announcements like in fare.
Note: Please don’t make much noise and disturb other classes.
Unit 1: Our Families and Communities, Chapter 3: Celebrating Festivals
- Discuss
Have you ever travelled in a bus? If yes, share the experience with your classmates.
Schoolvally Answer:
Yes, I have travelled in a bus, I travelled in bus while we were going to Katra for pilgrimage. I enjoyed the bus ride and the view outside the bus window was bright and beautiful. The roads there have hairpin turns and the hills are covered with lush green trees. Far off, I could also see a variety of tall Pine trees.
What types of trees and flowers did you see during your trip?
Schoolvally Answer: I saw mango, peepal, eucalyptus and Pine trees. I saw wild flowers and bougainvillea flowers during my trip.
What safety measures should you take while travelling?
Schoolvally Answer: We should not down from a moving bus and should not put our hands or head out from the window.
What safety measures should you take while riding a bicycle and while walking on the road?
Schoolvally Answer: While riding a bicycle, we should drive slowly and let the motor vehicles pass first. While walking on the road, we should walk on the left side of the road only and pay attention to the blowing horn.
- Activity 1
Match the Column A signboards with their meanings in Column B.
Schoolvally Answer:
Column (1) Column (2)
(a) Speed Breaker
(b) School Ahead
(c) No Parking
(d) Men at work
(e) No horn Please
(f) No U-Turn
- Draw
You would have observed many signboards on the road. Draw and label any three road signboards that are not listed above.
Schoolvally Answer: Please draw.
Schoolvally Hint: Draw Left turn sign, Draw railway crossing, Draw bridge Ahead.
- Write
1. Ask your elders about the names of festivals celebrated in your locality for each of the seasons given below.
Schoolvally Answer:
Spring Festivals : Holi
Summer Festivals : Gangaur
Monsoon Festivals : Janmashtami
Winter Festivals : Shivratri and lohri
2. Make a list of the special food prepared during these festivals.
Seasons - Festivals - Special food Prepared
Schoolvally Answer:
Spring Festivals: Holi
Special food Prepared : Gujya and Badam Phirni
Special food Prepared : Guna and Ghewar sweets.
Monsoon Festivals : Janmashtami
Special food Prepared : Kheer and Makhan Mishri
Winter Festivals : Lohri
Special food Prepared : Revri and Gajak (peanut, seesame and jaggary sweet)
3. What special dresses do you wear during festivals?
Schoolvally Answer: We wear our traditional dress Kurta-pajama and Slawar-kameez during festivals.
- Activity 3
Match the name of the food with the festival from the list given below. Bihu Chhath Puja Christmas Eid-ul-Fitr Holi Onam Ugadi
Schoolvally Answer:
Thekua : Chhath Puja
Pitha : Bihu
Plum Cake : Christmas
Gujiya : Holi
Sadya : Onam
Holige : Ugadi
Seviyan : Eid-ul-Fitr
Do you think everyone celebrates festivals with a variety of special food and new clothes?
Schoolvally Answer: No, I think only rich people celebrates festival with a variety of special food and new clothes. While poor only do religious rituals at their home.
Are there any mountains, rivers or streams close to where you live? Have you ever visited relatives in a far away place? How does it feel there?
Schoolvally Answer: Yes, there are mountains, rivers close to where I live. The name of mountain is Trikuta Hills (…...Write the name….) and the name of river is Tawi (…...Write the name of river….)
Yes, I have visited my uncle in New Delhi(….name of place….). It is a very big city and the building are very big, roads are broad with lots of vehicles on it. There is lot of pollution there, but still like the place.
OR
No, there are no mountains but there is a river (…….Write the name of river……..)close to where I live.
Let us reflect
- A. Discuss
1. What are the different modes of transport used during travel?
Schoolvally Answer:
There are mainly three modes of transport Air transport., Water transport. and land transport.
Examples of Air transport: Air plane, Helicopter.
Examples of Water transport: Ship, Boat.
Examples of Land transport: Train, Bus, Car, Motorbike etc.
2. How can one be safe during travels?
Schoolvally Answer:
There are many ways by which we can be safe during travels:
(a) Observing traffic rules.
(b) Wearing helmet.
(c) Wearing seat belt.
(d) Avoid driving when sick.
3. What special foods are prepared during festivals?
Schoolvally Answer: There are special foods associated with each festival some of the examples are as under:
(a) Thekua : Chhath Puja
(b) Pitha : Bihu
(c) Plum Cake : Christmas
(d) Gujiya : Holi
(e) Sadya : Onam
(f) Holige : Ugadi
(g) Seviyan : Eid-ul-Fitr
4. How do festivals and celebrations bring us together?
Schoolvally Answer: Festivals and celebrations are done by communities and gifts and greetings are shared with each other. Community feasts and langers are organized that bring us together. Festive games like ‘dahi-handi’ on ‘Janamasktami’ and dances like ‘garbha’ dance during ‘navratries’ and ‘bangda’ during ‘vasant panchmi’ are done. These are done in groups and watched by many others, so we can say joy of festivals and celebrations bring us together.
5. Do you feel happy spending time in nature? What about nature makes you feel happy?
Schoolvally Answer: Yes, I feel happy spending time in nature. The quietness broken with chirping of birds, breeze carrying fragrance of the flowers makes me feel happy. I also feel happy watching animals like squirrel ribbing seeds fallen on ground. I feel happy watching birds hopping on the branches.
- B. Write
1. Name any two relatives you have visited recently.
Schoolvally Answer: I recently visited my Father’s cousin brother (...write the relation…) and My grandparents (...write the relation...).
2. How do you spend time with your cousins and relatives?
Schoolvally Answer: I spend time with my cousins and relatives by playing indoor games like ludo and carom board, also some time we go to nearby malland enjoy eating pizza there.
Fill in the blanks
1. Chiya and Nonikaa live in a small village near the __mountains__.
2. The bus went along the __hair_pin__ roads where the hills were covered with colourful flowers.
3. Rishi and his family walked to his Mama’s house through a narrow __muddy__ road.
4. The red flowers that bloom in spring are called __buransh_(or Rhododendron) __.
5. __Haakh__ is a kind of leafy vegetable eaten with hot rice.
C. Draw Take a chart paper and draw signboards for the following. You can use any image and colour of your choice for creating the sign boards. Explain what you have created.
School library • Toilet • Assembly • Drinking water point • Playground • My classroom • Stairs
Schoolvally Answer: Please draw
Schoolvally Hint:
School library • draw a cuboid almirah with books in it.
Toilet • draw picture of washing hands.
Assembly • draw boy speaking on mic and children in line.
Drinking water point • draw a tap and glass.
Playground • draw a many boys and one ball.
Unit 2: Class 3 Our Wondrous World
Unit 2: Life Around Us, Chapter 4: Getting to Know Plants
- Discuss
Write:
Write the names of trees that you can recognise. Try to remember where you have seen these trees. Which of these trees have you seen near your home or on your way to school?
Schoolvally Answer: Name of some trees that I can recognize are peepal, mango, pine, guava, coconut, lemon, eucalyptus (safeda) tree.
I have seen mango, guava and lemon tree near home, peepal tree on way to school near temple and in school compound, coconut tree in Goa and pine tree while going to Mata vaisho devi shrine in Jammu.
- Write:
Write the names of some shrubs. Have you seen any of the shrubs shown in the pictures above?
Schoolvally Answer: Name of some common shrubs are as under:
(a) Pigeon peas
(b) Red Lentils
(c) Green gram
(d) Black gram
(e) Rose plant
Do you know what they are called in your mother tongue?
Schoolvally Answer: Yes, I know, there name in local language areas under:
(a) Pigeon peas - toor
(b) Red Lentils - masoor
(c) Green gram - moong
(d) Black gram - urad
- Write
Write the names of some herbs that you have seen and where you have seen them.
Schoolvally Answer: The names of the most common herbs are as under:
(a) Mint
(b) Tomato
(c) Coriander
(d) Mustard
(e) Grass
(f) Basil(Tulsi)
- Guess
Is this a creeper or a climber?
Schoolvally Answer: Snake guard is a Climber.
What do you call it in your language?
Schoolvally Answer: Snake guard is called ‘touri’ in local language
- Write:
Write the names of some climbers or creepers that you have seen and where you have seen them. Are any of them in the pictures given on page 53? What are they called in your language?
Schoolvally Answer: Names of some climbers are as under:
(a) Money Plant – Money plant
(b) Jasmine - Chameli
(c) Bottle gourd - Lauki
(e) Snake guard - Touri
(f) Bitter guard - Karela
Names of some creepers are as under:
(a) Watermelon - Tarbooza
(b) Musk melon - Kharbooza
(c) Pumpkin – kaddu or bhopla
Name these plants in your language. Say if they are a tree, shrub, climber or creeper.
Schoolvally Answer:
Marigold (Banthi in Telugu) – Gaindha, it is a herb.
Neem (Bevugida in Kannada) – Neem, it is a tree.
Jujube or ber (Boroi in Manipuri) – Berry, it is a tree.
Stand, in groups of two to four, next to any tree or shrub that is in or near your school.
Now look around, as far as you can see. Remember to look down near your feet as well!
How many kinds of trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, climbers or creepers can you spot?
Schoolvally Answer: I can see peepal tree and eucalyptus (safeda) tree, grass and some wild climbers and shrubs in my school compound.
- Activity 3
Do you find new leaves growing on the plant? Do the colours of the leaves change as they grow larger? Do the old brown leaves fall to the ground?
Schoolvally Answer: Yes, I can see new leaves growing on the peepal plant.
Yes, the colour of the leaves deepens and darkens, when they grow bigger.
Yes, the old brown leaves fall on the ground.
Do you find flowers appearing or notice any fruit?
Schoolvally Answer: Yes, there are yellow small flowers and round green fruit bunch on it with some of them turning reddish in colour.
What are other observations you have? Note down your observations.
Schoolvally Answer: The tree is very big. The roots that are visible are also very think and woody. The tree is not very dense. The fruit of the tree is edible by birds. The tree is shelter for bird dove and sparrow.
- Activity 4
Observe the leaves in your surroundings.
Draw, colour and label them in your notebook.
Schoolvally Hint: collect the leaves and keep them pressed in your book, colour them only when they are dried up for better results.
Describe their colour, shape, size, texture and smell to your friend in the class.
Schoolvally Answer: The colour of peepal leaf is green, It is oval in shape, The size is as big as my hand, the texture is smooth and shiny, the smell of peepal leafis sweet and grassy.
What statements can we make about leaves after doing this activity?
Schoolvally Answer: We can conclude that:
(a) All the leaves are different in their shape and size.
(b) All the leaves are light to dark green in color,
(c) Some leaves are brittle and some are very flexible.
- Activity 5
What are the parts of a plant?
Schoolvally Answer: The main parts of the plant are as under:
(a) Roots
(b) Stem
(c) Leaves
(e) Fruits
(f) Flower
Mark different parts of the plant and label them.
Schoolvally Answer: draw a labeled diagram as given on page 59.
- Activity 6
Did you notice any other animals, birds and insects on the plant?
Schoolvally Answer: Yes, I notice animals like squirrel, birds like sparrow, dove and crow on the tree and insects like cricket, ants and different bugs on the plant.
What were they doing?
Schoolvally Answer: birds have nest there and insects come there to eat pollen and dried sap.
Let us reflect
- A. Discuss
1. What would happen if there were no plants?
Schoolvally Answer:
In the absence of plants there will be no life, the reason is that they produce oxygen which is important for breathing by insects, animals, birds, humans and all life forms. Many animals, insects and birds are dependent on them for food and shelter. They have a very important place in food chain and in-turn in our ecosystem.
2. How does the root help a plant to grow?
Schoolvally Answer:
Roots anchor the plants into soil and absorb water and minerals from soil.
3. What is the role of the stem?
Schoolvally Answer: Stem keeps the plant up right, holds the branches for the plant and transport the water and minerals to all the parts of the plants.
- B. Write
1. List the names of plants that you have seen in your school, park or near your home. Identify what types of plants they are — tree, shrub, herb, grass, climber or creeper.
Schoolvally Answer: I have seen following trees and plants
(a) Peepal : Tree
(b) Mango : Tree
(c) Pine : Tree
(d) Guava : Tree
(e) Bitter guard: Climber
(f) Mint : Herb
(g) Rose: Shurb
(h) Pumpkin : Creeper
(I) Grass : Herb
2. Which particular part of the plant helped you to identify the type of the plant?
Schoolvally Answer: Leaves
3. Describe your favourite plant. Why is it your favourite?
Schoolvally Answer: Flower, because it is special and beautiful.
- C. Draw
Draw different types of leaves you have seen around you.
Schoolvally Answer: Please draw take help from page 56.
- D. Make a rangoli
Collect leaves and flowers fallen on the ground. Arrange them in patterns to make a rangoli. You may also create different animal shapes using the collected leaves.
Schoolvally Hint: This is similar activity you did earlier you need to match the body part of the animal with the shape of the leaf like. The ear of wolf or dog is like peepal leaf.
Unit 2: Life Around Us, Chapter 5: Plants and Animals Live Together
- In text
Here are some pictures of animals living together with plants. Which of these animals do you recognise from the pictures?
Schoolvally Answer: I recognize all the animals form the pictures.
Which of them have you seen before?
Schoolvally Answer: I have seen the following animals before:
(a) Elephants
(b) Earthworms
(c) Ants
(d) Frog
(e) Butterfly
Which of these animals live under the ground?
Schoolvally Answer: Earthworms live under the ground.
Which of the animals shown on page 63, have you seen before?
Schoolvally Answer: I have seen following animals before.
(a) Elephants
(b) Earthworms
(c) Ants
(d) Frog
(e) Butterfly
Describe where and how you saw them. Use your fingers, hands and arms to show how small or big these animals are!
Schoolvally Answer:
(a) Elephants I have seen them walking on the road along with his owner. They are very big in size, of the size of a mini van.
(b) Earthworms in my backyard. They are size of my finger.
(c) Ants: In my house. They are very small smaller than my nails.
(d) Frog: In my backyard, Size of palm of my hand.
(e) Butterfly: In my backyard, Size of my little finger.
Why do these animals choose to live near plants?
Schoolvally Answer: These animals live choose to live near plants as they are dependent of them for food and shelter.
What colour is the soil under your feet?
Schoolvally Answer: The soil is under my feet is of brown (…..name the colour of soil... ) colour.
Pick up a little soil near your plant friend with your hands.
How does it look and feel? Is it dry, damp, rough, smooth, hard or grainy?
Schoolvally Answer: It look dry and feels grainy.
Did you find any leaves or insects in the soil?
Schoolvally Answer: Yes, I did see some ants and crushed dry leaves.
Now smell this soil and remember it.
Schoolvally Answer: It smells line sand.
Repeat the above activity a day after it rains. Remember to pick up the soil from the same place. Did you find any differences in the look, feel and smell of the soil?
Schoolvally Answer: It looks darker in colour now, feels wet, smoother and not grainy this time and the smells is different like crushed green leaves.
- Discuss
In the monsoons, you may find many more plants and animals around. Where did these new plants and animals come from?
Schoolvally Answer: Seeds of plants may remain in the soil for long periods and sprout when it rains or they are watered. New plants come by germination of seeds they are already present in the soil and animals come from their borrow and also their eggs hatch in this season.
Why could you not see them earlier?
We could not see them earlier, because some insects wait for the rains and humidity to emerge from the soil. they bury they selves deep in soil to save them form heat of summers.
- Activity 2
Stand near your plant friend and look around. How many different animals can you spot? Describe them in words and fill in the table. You may use the given pictures if needed.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) I saw ... ant….. It was on ...soil…. It was ….. going in line to their hole….
(b) I saw ... millipede ….. It was on ...soil…. It was ….. climbing on tree….
(c) I saw ... butterfly….. It was on ...small wild grass…. It was ….. doing nothing….
(d) I saw ... chameleon….. It was on ...brick…. It was ….. lying still….
(e) I saw ... squirrel….. It was on ...trunk…. It was ….. going up on the tree….
(f) I saw ... sparrow….. It was on ...branch…. It was ….. hopping….
How many of these animals have you seen? Watch out for them!
Schoolvally answer: From the above listed animals I have seen Owl, Squirrel, Crows, Monkey, Butterflies, Bats and caterpillars.
- Activity 3
Close your eyes and try to listen to the sounds of birds. Do you hear any bird sounds? Can you see which birds are making these sounds?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, I can see sparrow and cuckoo.
Cup your ears with your hands as shown in the picture and point your face towards the direction of the bird sound. Can you hear the sound more clearly?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, I can hear the sound more clearly now.
Now try to write down in the following table the sound of any birds you have heard.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Name of the bird: Sparrow
Sound made: Chu Chu
(a) Name of the bird: Cuckoo
Sound made: Coou Coou
(a) Name of the bird: Pigeon
Sound made: Guter Gu
(a) Name of the bird: Crow
Sound made: Kw Kaw
If you do not hear any sounds of birds, what do you think is the reason?
Schoolvally answer: They are sleeping or busy in eating.
Do you hear more bird sounds— In the early morning? In the afternoon? In the evening?
Schoolvally answer: We hear more birds sound in the morning and evening.
- Let us reflect
A. Discuss
1. What was the colour and texture of the two soil specimens that you collected during the previous activity? In which month did you pick them up? Did they smell different and can you describe the smells?
Schoolvally answer: The colour of Soil (1)was brown and texture was grainy, the colour ofsoil (2) was dark brown and the texture was smooth and wet.
I picked them in the month of June (….write the month of activity….), yes they smell different the smell of soil (1)was very fade but the smell of soil (2)was aromatic and intense.
2. During which month did fresh new leaves appear on the plant that you were observing?
Schoolvally answer: Fresh leaves appear on the plant in the month of march.
3. Which animals, birds and insects did you notice around plants?
Schoolvally answer:
(a) I saw ant.
(b) I saw millipede.
(c) I saw butterfly.
(d) I saw chameleon.
(e) I saw squirrel. and
(f) I saw sparrow.
4. Recall and write about how animals, birds and insects rely on plants.
Schoolvally answer: Animals, birds and insects rely on plants for various needs like theyuse different parts of plants for food, shelter and resting. Example:
(a) Camels eat leaves of plant.
(b) Birds like owls use hollows in the trees to bring up their young ones.
(c) Squirrels and crows use twigs from plants to build their nests and to bring up their young ones.
(d) Monkeys love eating the fruits of plants.
(e) Sunbirds and butterflies drink nectar from different flowers.
(f) Tailorbirds stitch leaves of plants to build their nests.
(g) Bats and leopards use the branches of trees to rest and for shelter.
(h) Caterpillars munch on different leaves of plants for food.
Which one was your favourite example?
Schoolvally answer: My favourite example is Tailorbirds that stitch leaves of plants to build their nests. Their nests are very beautiful and a piece of marvel.
5. What is soil made up of?
Schoolvally answer: Soil is made by weathering of rocks it is made up of minerals, water and remains of dead plants and animals.
- B. Write
Names of two animals that you observed near or on plants.
Schoolvally answer: Squirrel and monkey.
Describe the shape, size and colours of these animals.
Schoolvally answer: Squirrel is of slender shape, small size (100gms)and Grey colour with black stripes on them. The shape of Monkey is slender with well grown limbs and big in size around two feet. And weighs 30 kg. The commonly Monkey is usually golden incolour.
Guess why these animals were staying near these plants.
Schoolvally answer: These animals were staying near these plants because it is their habitat (home) they get food and shelter from them and it saves them from predators.
What other interesting things did you notice about these animals?
Schoolvally answer: I noticed that the squirrel is always restless and busy in finding some thing. Monkey is calm and observer in nature and like to play in groups.
- C. Draw
Remember you wrote about your plant friend. Now try and draw your plant friend. Use different coloured small dots in your drawing to show the places where you spotted animals, birds or insects.
Schoolvally Hint: Draw the picture of a tree on your note book and make the sketch of animals or make dots and label it, write the names of the animals.
- D. Put in order
One day Suma found a caterpillar on a tagar plant. She found it interesting. She observed it for about 10 minutes. It was eating tender leaves continuously. Her mother came close to her. She guided her to observe the caterpillar each day. Suma became more curious. Consult an elder person and organise the following changes in order.
Schoolvally answer: The changes in correct order is given as under:
(1) One day it stopped eating.
(2) The caterpillar formed a cocoon.
(3) It came out of the cocoon.
(4) Now it was a butterfly.
(5) It flew away gently.
Unit 2: : Life Around Us, Chapter 6: Living in Harmony
- Discuss
Do any of these animals, birds, insects and plants live with you in your house?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, They are listed as follows
(a) animals: cat
(b) birds: Myna.
(c) insects: dragon fly
(d) plants: hibiscus, rose
Do you and your family take care of them?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, we keep bird bath for Myna and water the plants regularly.
- Find out
Are there any animals, birds and insects that you have spotted that are not in the picture given on page 72 of NCERT textbook for class 3?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, animals like cow, rat, dog, pig. Birds like goriya sparrow, Parrot and eagle. Insects like moth, butterfly, mosquito, house fly, beetle and fire fly.
Try to find out their names and write them in the table given below. One example has been done for you.
Schoolvally answer:
Name - Place where seen
(a) Monkey- Tree
(b) Cow- Road side
(c) Pig- Road side
(d) Rat- House
(e) Sparrow- Tree
(f) Eagle- Sky
(g) Parrot- Tree
(h) Moth- House
(I) House fly- House
(j) Mosquito- House
(k) Butterflies- Garden
(l) Beetle- Garden
(m) Firefly- Garden
Discuss with elders in your family which animals and plants they kept at home when they were young. Ask them to share any story about these animals and plants.
Schoolvally answer: When my grand parents were young they kept dog and plants like papaya, pomegranate. guava and mango at home.
My grandfather tells a story how one the dog chased the thief and saved them.
- Discuss
Which are the uninvited animals, birds and insects that visit your home?
Schoolvally answer: There are many uninvited animals like, Lizard, dog, cat, rat and cat. Birds like eagle and egret. Insects like, mosquito, house fly and moth.
Why do you think they come to your homes?
Schoolvally answer: They come to our home for shelter and food.
How do you feel about their presence in your home?
Schoolvally answer: I do not like their presence some times as they scare and create nuisance and insects like mosquito and house fly spread diseases.
Which of them do you like?
Schoolvally answer: I like cat, sparrow and fire fly. I like to watch cats playing and jumping over walls, sparrow hopping, feeding in their babies and I always wait for fire flies in monsoon season.
What do you do when you do not like them?
Schoolvally answer: I make noise and they runaway, I use mosquito repellent to keep mosquito away.
- Discuss
How are we dependent on plants and animals?
Schoolvally answer: We are dependent on plants and animals for our needs for example, plants give us, fresh air, medicines, fibre for clothes, wood for our houses, fruits and vegetables to eat.
Animals give us milk, eggs and meat also we also get leather form them. And we also depend on plants and animals for companionship in addition to food, shelter and clothing.
How do plants help animals?
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Plants are food for animals as they provide leaves and fruits to animals.
(b) Animals sit under the shade of plants.
(c) Plants help animals by giving them shelter.
How do animals help plants?
Schoolvally answer: Animals help plants by dispersing seeds and making the soil fertile through their waste. This helps plants to grow and spread near and far.
How do you look after plants and animals in your surroundings?
Schoolvally answer: We provide care, protection, water, food and shelter to street animals. We water plants in dry season and prevent them from being cut.
How do animals and plants depend on us?
Schoolvally answer: Animals and plants depend on us as we provide care, medicines, protection, food and shelter to animals and water to plants in dry seasons as they can not move themselves. We should respect plants and animals and treat them with kindness, care and compassion.
- Write
Write a short description of the animal or bird. Name and describe the animal or bird that you have chosen.
Schoolvally answer: I have chosen hen a domestic bird.
When and where did you first see it?
Schoolvally answer: I saw it first in my friends house.
Was it there alone or with its friends?
Schoolvally answer: No there were three of them, they were family.
- Describe its movement.
Schoolvally answer: They would move their neck forward and backward often and some time will spread its wings. It moves in forward direction.
What sounds did it make?
Schoolvally answer: It makes a cluck sound.
Did you see it eating, sleeping, talking to its friends or maybe fighting sometimes?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, they are always eating in day time and sleep in night in their coop.
Did it do anything that surprised you or made you laugh?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, when my friend showed me egg this surprised me and when the hen runs after children this makes me laugh.
Share your story with your classmates.
Schoolvally answer: When I went second time to my friends house the hen recognized me and came to play with me.
- Activity 2
Who will come for the food?
Schoolvally answer: Crow, sparrow, rat,ants and dog.
Which will be their favourite food?
Schoolvally answer: sugar or jaggery will be favourite food of ants.
A papad or murukku will be favorite food of rat.
Bread, chapati, will be favourite food of dog.
Idli, rice or ragi will be favourite food of sparrow and crow.
Will any ants come to your food?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, ants will come to my food.
Where would they come from?
Schoolvally answer: They come from their ant hole.
Will all the ants look the same?
Schoolvally answer: No, they are big, small, red and black so don’t look the same.
What food item will they go to first?
Schoolvally answer: They will go to sugar or jaggery first.
How many ants will come to the food?
Schoolvally answer: All the ants will come to the food one by one in a line.
What will they do with the food?
Schoolvally answer: They will carry the food to their ant hole.
- Visiting your plant friend
How did you feel after sharing your feelings with the plant?
Schoolvally answer: I feel happy after sharing my feeling with the plant.
Activity 3
Gopa’s friend Ali whispered ‘Frog’ into his ear. What do you think Gopa did?
Schoolvally answer: Gopa jumped with his legs and hands touching ground like a frog.
Sukhiya’s friend Surya whispered ‘Peepal tree’ int her ear. What do you think Sukhiya did?
Schoolvally answer: Sukhiya did action of drinking (Like peena in hindi) and then stretched his hands making a big tree.
Let us reflect
A. Discuss
1. How are we dependent on plants and animals?
Schoolvally answer: We depend on plants and animals for food, shelter, clothing and companionship. For example from cows, buffaloes and goats, we get milk and loving company from plants we get medicine, shade, wood, fibre, fruit, vegetable and fresh air.
2. How should we care for plants and animals in our environment?
Schoolvally answer: Plants also need our care and support. We should not cut plants and water them in summer. We can take care of animals by giving them food, water and medicines when needed. We should not hurt or tease animals for fun.
3. How do plants and animals depend on us?
Schoolvally answer: Plants and animals depend on us as. Plants can not move themselves, so we should give water to plants in dry seasons and give medicines if they are diseased.
Animals depend on us as we can provide care, medicines, protection, food and shelter to them. We should respect plants and animals and treat them with kindness, care and compassion. So we can say that plants and animals depend on us for love, care, protection, food, water, shelter, kindness and compassion.
OR
Plants and animals depend on us for love, care, protection, food, water, shelter, kindness and compassion.
B. Write
1. Complete these sentences with the names of plants, birds, animals or insects:
Schoolvally answer:
a. I like looking at __ cats __because __ they are curious and playful __
b. __ Hen __ make me laugh because __ they walk very funny with their head moving forward and backward __
c. My friend __ Ram __likes _ duck _ because _ he likes to swim with them in pond _
d. I would like to take care of _ sparrow _ because __ they are reducing in number __
2. a. Which is your favourite animal, bird, insect plant among those you have named above?
Schoolvally answer: My favourite animal is dog.
My favourite bird is sparrow.
My favourite insect is firefly.
My favourite plant is mango plant.
b. Why do you like it?
Schoolvally answer: I like them because,
My favourite animal is dog because they make good company and pay with you.
My favourite bird is sparrow because they have beautiful colour and voice.
My favourite insect is firefly because it is amazing.
My favourite plant is mango plant because it gives us mango to eat.
c. Write down the names of all the animals, bird insects that you have seen or learned about from the smallest to the largest.
Schoolvally answer: Smallest animal, I have learned about is rat, cat, dog, pig, goat, cow, horse camel and biggest animal I have learned is elephant.
Smallest bird, I have learned about is humming bird, sparrow, myna, crow, hen, eagle and biggest bird I have learned is Peacock.
Smallest insect, I have learned about is ant, beetle, cockroach, moth and biggest insect I have learned is butterfly.
- C. Draw
1. Name and draw animals, birds and insects that have:
Schoolvally hint: draw following animals
a. Two legs: Human or goriya sparrow
b. Four Legs: Cow or pig
c. Six legs: Cockroach or butterfly
d. Eight Legs: Spider or octopus
Do you know
Do you know why these birds are called Wagtails? Find out!
Schoolvally answer:
The common name is derived from their characteristic tail pumping behaviour.
Do you want to give a title to the story?
Schoolvally answer: ‘Winter time is Wagtail time.’
Unit 3: Class 3 Our Wondrous World
Unit 3: Gifts of Nature, Chapter 7: Water- A Precious Gift
What comes down, But never goes up?
Schoolvally answer: Rain, hail and snow comes down from sky but never goes up.
Are there any clues that help you guess if it will rain?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, the clues are shape and colour of clouds, the rain clouds are big and back in colour.
- Write
I think it will rain today because … (write at least 2 clues)
Schoolvally answer: (a) There is no sun, colour of sky is black.
(b) Sky is covered with dense rain clouds.
I think it will not rain today because … (write at least 2 clues )
Schoolvally answer: (a) The weather is sunny and
(b) The colour of sky is sky blue and colour of clouds is white.
- Activity 1
Ask yourself as many questions as you can about the rain. Is it a heavy rain or a light one?
Schoolvally answer: It is heavy rain.
Are the raindrops big or small?
Schoolvally answer: Rain drops are big.
Do they come down fast or slow?
Schoolvally answer: They come down fast.
Is the rain so heavy that you do not see the water drops, but only lines or sheets of water?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, the rain drops appear as thick lines of water.
Is the rain falling straight down? Is it slanting or changing its direction? Guess why.
Schoolvally answer: The rain is slanting. I guess this is because of wind that pushes the rain in one direction.
Collect the rainwater in a vessel. Does it look clean or dirty?
Schoolvally answer: It looks clean.
- Draw
Draw a picture of the rain that you observed.
Schoolvally hint: Draw a rainy day, children playing in rain. Make clouds and thick drops of water falling. Make puddles and water splashes.
Does the rainwater get absorbed into the soil, collect in puddles or flow away?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, some of the rain water gets soaked into the soil, some rain water gets collected in puddles and it may slowly flow under the soil to join a stream or a pond.
Some of the water flow away to join the rivers or forms streams and goes in to ocean in the end.
Have you ever wondered whether it joins a small stream or a river?
Schoolvally answer: Water flowing in a stream later joins rivers. Some of the water gathers in puddles, ponds and lakes and also in the seas and oceans.
What happens after the rain stops and the sun comes out? What happens to all this water? Make your own guesses.
Schoolvally answer: After the rain stops and the sun come out, the water filled in the puddles dry away.
Is there a stream, river, pond or lake near your village or city? Find out its name and some information about it. Visit it and draw its picture. Draw any trees, birds or animals that you see around it.
Schoolvally answer: Yes, there is a river named Tawi river (..you may write the name...eg Ganga river, Yamuna river..) near my city. This river originates from the lap of ‘Kali Kundi Glacier’ (..write the name of place/mountain it comes from).
Schoolvally hint. Draw the river with the type of vegetation and animals found in your area.(trees big leaves or small leaves and grass)
Find a poem about a river and sing it in the class.
Schoolvally answer: There is a famous poem. ‘River the giver’
Oh river, you are a real giver,
You flow and takes us far and near.
You give us water to drink,
without you, our life would shrink.
You water the plants and help crops grow,
without you, what will we do?
From mountains to valleys, you twist and bend,
To give us clean water, you are do kind.
We make you dirty, we make a sin,
you are God’s gift and our best friend.
Schoolvally note: Students you may click here for more poems and songs.
- Discuss
Where do you get water from? Do you get water from a tap?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, we get water from tap.
Did you find out about any tanks where the water is stored?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, there are big tanks in the city where water is stored.
How did water reach those tanks?
Schoolvally answer: The river water is cleaned and stored in these tanks.
Are there some bigger pipes which bring the water to this tank?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, there are bigger pipes which bring the water to this tank.
Where do these pipes come from?
Schoolvally answer: These pipes come form water treatment plant of the city.
Do you get water from a well or a borewell?
Schoolvally answer: We do not get water from a well or a borewell (….you may write if you have a borewell... ).
Does someone bring the water to your home from a tap or a well or from a river or lake some distance away?
Schoolvally answer: No, the waters comes through pipe lines to our house (… you may write if some brings water form the river to your house...)
Who carries this water?
Schoolvally answer: Water man carries this water.
How do they bring it?
Schoolvally answer: Water man carries this water on his back in can or carries two pots tied to a bamboo stick.
Do you get water delivered in a tanker? If yes, find out where the tankers bring water from. Does your water come from a well, river or lake near your village or city?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, many times in summer water gets delivered in a tanker. The tankers bring water form borewell.
Do you know anyone who faces difficulty in getting water every day?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, people living in new colonies faces difficulty in getting water every day.
List all the activities you can think of for which we need water.
Schoolvally answer: We need water for our daily activities like drinking, cooking, washing dishes, brushing teeth, bathing, watering plants, cleaning our homes and in industrial activities.
How many mugs of water do you need to brush your teeth?
Schoolvally answer: Half mug.
How much water do you use to take a shower?
Schoolvally answer: One bucket.
Have you ever faced a situation when you did not get any water? What did you do then?
Schoolvally answer: It happened once in train, we purchased packed water bottle.
Ask your grandparents or any elder: How did they get water? Did they use water in the same way as you do?
Schoolvally answer: When they were young they get water form well or river in their village. No they used water more wisely and did not pollute rivers.
How did they store water?
Schoolvally answer: They stored water in big clay pots, and water drums.
Write a short story about what you found out.
Schoolvally answer: The clean water was available form the well and there were no pipe lines, so water was required to be carried in pots to home. It was a difficult and time consuming task. The irrigation was dependent on the rains and the village pond will also dry up often in summers. This would make survival of animals difficult.
- Activity 3
Identify different vessels used to keep water in your home.
Schoolvally answer: Some vessels that are used to keep water in our home are, clay pot, steel pot, glass bottle, plastic bottle and plastic bucket.
Ask the elders in your family what types of vessels they stored water in.
Schoolvally answer: In their youth, they stored water in clay pot, copper vessel and brass pot.
Were they different from what we use now?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, they were different from what we use now, they where made of copper or brass and were bigger and heavier. Now a days we use vessels made of steel or plastic to store water.
Did the vessels have different names?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, the vessels have different names based on their shape and size, eg.
(a) Clay Pot: big and round in shape.
(b) Clay Surahi: round bottom and long neck.
(c) Patila or Bowl: cylindrical in shape with open wide mouth.
(d) Lota or Pitcher: small and round in shape with big open mouth.
On a separate sheet of paper draw a picture of any vessel that you find interesting and write its name in your language.
Schoolvally hint: You can draw ‘Parath’ a big plate with raised sides.
Put up an exhibition of these pictures in your classroom with the help of your teacher.
Schoolvally hint: You may cut the ‘Parath’ picture and paste it on a cardboard sheet and present in class room.
Walk around and observe the drawings by your classmates.
Schoolvally hint: Observe and see all exhibits and see if you can improve your model project.
How many different kinds of vessels have been drawn?
Schoolvally hint: Count the number and write the number.
Did you find any patterns on the vessels?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, there are patterns on the vessels like geometric shapes curved and straight lines.
What happens to water after we use it?
Schoolvally answer: After we use it, the water becomes dirty.
Don’t you think everyone must get clean drinking water anywhere, anytime?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, I think everyone must get clean drinking water anywhere, anytime.
- Let us Reflect
A. Write
1. You waited for rain and watched how raindrops fell to the ground. You collected rainwater and observed if it was clean or dirty. You saw what happened to the rainwater that fell in different places. Now write a few lines on your observations of the rain.
Schoolvally answer: My observations about rains are as under:
(a) Rains are fast or slow.
(b) Rains are straight or slanting.
(c) Rains have thick or small drops.
(d) There is no sunlight when it rains.
(e) Rain water is clean.
(f) Rain water is cold, the temperature falls when it rain.
(g) Rain water is absorbed by the soil, it may slowly flow under the soil to join a stream or a pond.
(h) Rain water forms puddles.
(i) Rain water gets stored under the ground between the rocks and the soil. The water in our wells comes from this underground water.
2. You found out the name and some information about a stream, river, well, pond or lake near your place. Write it in a few lines: Is this water used for drinking? If yes, how is this water carried to your home? If it is not used, why not? Was it used in the past?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, this water is filtered and used for drinking by the city. This water is distributed to our home through pipe lines. Yes, it was used in the past.
- B. Draw
Draw a picture of your birdbath. Write the names of the birds and insects that come to drink water from your birdbath.
Schoolvally hint: draw as on the text book, draw the picture of sparrow, myna and dove, draw some ants, a cockroach and a dragon fly.
C. Discuss
Water is very precious. We should be cautious about how we use it. We should not waste even a drop of water. Discuss among yourselves and list the activities in your house or outside, due to which water gets polluted or wasted. How can we avoid wastage of water? Think of three solutions with your group and write them in your notebook.
Schoolvally answer: Water helps us in keeping things clean. This is very important for our health. But after we use it, the water becomes dirty.
Water gets polluted my human activities like washing dishes, washing clothes, bathing, using in toilets and other cleaning activities. Water gets wasted through leaking taps and gets evaporates through open tanks.
We can avoid wasting water by keeping tap closed when not in use and using right amount of water. We cannot use dirty water for drinking or cooking, but we can reuse the waste water for watering our plants or for flushing toilets.
Hence we can reduce our use of water and reuse water whenever possible. We should not add too much soap and other such chemicals in water. It makes it difficult to treat and use. We should use water wisely as this is a precious gift from the sky.
Unit 3: Gifts of Nature, Chapter 8: Food We Eat
- Draw
Draw pictures of your favourite homemade food dishes and name them.
Schoolvally hint: draw the picture of kheer, cake, dosa, chickpeas, roti, rice etc (...or as you like...).
- Activity 1
Share your reasons for why you like the food items you have drawn.
Schoolvally answer: I have drawn them because I like their taste and flavour.
Have you wondered why we eat and drink?
Schoolvally answer: We eat and drink to get nutrients for our body cells. Food and water gives us energy to perform different activities and makes us happy.
What is Chhappan bhog?
Schoolvally answer: Chhappan bhog is special food prepared on festivals and auspicious occasions in honour of guests, friends, and family. It contains 56 varieties of food items representing a harmonious blend of six tastes: sweet (meetha), spicy (teekha), astringent (kasaila), sour (khatta), salty (namkeen) and bitter (karva).
Why do we need to eat healthy food?
Schoolvally answer: (a) We need to eat healthy food to avoid falling ill.
(b) To have strong and healthy body and feel energetic.
- Activity 2
Tick the food items you eat regularly from the pictures given below.
Schoolvally answer: Food items I eat regularly are (...write and tick what you eat or you can tick all of them ..)
(a)Vegetables ✔
(b) Salads ✔
(c) Fruit ✔
(d) Sweets ✔
(e) Rice ✔
(f) Dal ✔
(g) Roti ✔
(h) Milk ✔
(i) Snacks ✔
(j) Lassi ✔
(k) Juice ✔
(l) Paneer ✔
Which foods above do you think should be part of a balanced diet?
Schoolvally answer: We must eat a lot of things as a part of balanced diet, to have a strong and healthy body. Eating a variety of food items that has all the nutrients is called balanced diet. Following foods should be a part of balanced diet:
(a)Vegetables ✔
(b) Salads ✔
(c) Fruit ✔
(d) Rice ✔
(e) Dal ✔
(f) Roti ✔
(g) Milk ✔
(h) Lassi ✔
(i) Juice ✔
(j) Paneer ✔
Make a list of fruits and vegetables available and special food items that are prepared in the summer and in the winter.
Schoolvally answer: The list is as follows:
Summer fruits: Mangoes and melons.
Summer vegetables: Brinjal, Bitter Guard, Snake guard, Pumpkin.
Special food items: Kulfi or ice-cream and Tender coconut water.
Winter fruits: Apples and Apricot.
Winter vegetables: Turnip, Carrot and Radish.
Special food items: Soups, Stew and hot drinks.
Are there some dishes that you have heard about but have not tasted yet? Find out the names of these foods and discuss them with your friends.
Schoolvally answer: Some of them are as Medu vada, Mishti Dahi, Sundesh Mithai, Pisam, Dosa, Khaja.
Name these drinks in your language.
(a) Tender Coconut Water : Narial Pani
(b) Mango Juice : Aam Ras
(c) Aam Panna : Aam Panna
(d) Orange Juice : Santrae ka Ras
(e) Lime Water : Nimbu pani
How often do you drink water?
Schoolvally answer: We drink water after playing or doing some activity. We drink around around 5 to 8 times in day.
Where does food come from?
Schoolvally answer: Food comes from plants and animals.
Do you know which foods are grown in the fields? Write a few names of such crops.
Schoolvally answer: Yes, food like fruits and vegetables are grown in the fields. Name of some crops are sugarcane, potato, wheat, rice, mustard, groundnut and legumes etc.
Discuss and write down in what form some of these foods are cooked.
Schoolvally answer: (a) Food like vegetables are fried and cooked with spices to make dishes lile subzi and pakoras.
(b) Cereals and rice isboiled and serves as dishes like ‘khidchi’ and ‘dhalia’.
(c) Pulses are boiled and made as dal or soup.
(d) Tomato are mashed and simmered as ‘chutnies’ and curries.
(e) wheat is baked as roti and eaten.
We eat different parts of plants. Some examples are given below. Put a tick (✔) against the items that you eat.
Schoolvally answer:
Leaves : Spinach (Palak) [✔]
Fenugreek (Methi) [✔]
Cabbage [✔]
Mustard [✔]
Coriander (Dhaniya) [✔]
Fruits : Guava [✔]
Sapota [✔]
Apple [✔]
Mango [✔]
Roots : Carrot [✔]
Radish [✔]
Beetroot [✔]
Stems : Potatoes [✔]
Bamboo shoots [✔]
Ginger [✔]
Onion [✔]
Seeds : Grains [✔]
Pulses [✔]
Dry fruits [✔]
Two of our most commonly used ingredients are neither obtained from plants nor from animals. Name at least one of these ingredients.
Schoolvally answer: Two commonly used ingredients not obtained from plants or animals are:
(a) Water: It is obtained from the river, pond and well.
(b) Table Salt: It is obtained from seawater and rocks.
Would you share your food with your friend if your friend does not bring lunch?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, I will share my food with my friend if my friend does not bring lunch.
- Let us reflect
A. Discuss
1. Why do we need different kinds of food?
Schoolvally answer: We need different kinds of food because we cannot get all the nutrients form single type of food. Some foods are important for repair and growth of body, some food gives us energy to play and do other activities, while other food help us stay healthy and strong.
2. Why do we eat seasonal foods?
Schoolvally answer: We eat seasonal fruits because of following reasons:
(a) Seasonal food is cheaper.
(b) Seasonal food offers high nutritional value.
(c) Fruits and vegetables that naturally ripen taste better and are fresh as compared to those that have been harvested earlier and preserved for future.
3. How can you tell if a food is healthy or unhealthy?
Schoolvally answer: Food that is harvest of the season is fresh and healthy, It is always good to eat food cooked at home. Food that is stored for long time has added preservatives, low nutritional value and is considered unhealthy. Food cooked and kept in open is also unhealthy.
4. Why is it important to avoid wasting food? Can you think of some ways to reduce food waste at home?
Schoolvally answer: It is important to avoid wasting food because:
(a) Food is cultivated and takes lots of efforts in growing and cooking.
(b) Food is costly to buy.
(c) Wasting food is bad manners.
(d) It pollutes the environment.
Some ways to reduce food waste at home are as under:
(a) Plan your meals before buying and cooking.
(b) Learn how to store your food.
(c) Learn the preservation techniques like pickling.
(d) Avoid serving too much.
(e) Share extra food with others and needy.
(f) Remake stale food to make new dish like ‘fodni chi podi’ form stale ‘rotis’ and ‘kheer’ form stale cooked rice.
- B. Write
1. List the fruits and vegetables eaten in your family.
Schoolvally answer: Following fruits and vegetables are eaten in our family(...write what is available in your start.. )
Vegetables: Spinach (Palak), Cabbage, Knol-khol (Haaq sag), Cauliflower, Bitter guard, Potato and Turnip.
Fruits: Guava, Apple, Mango, Pear and Water melon.
2. Write the recipe of your favourite dish.
Schoolvally answer: My favoutite dish is ‘kheer’ it is made by boiling rice with milk and adding sugar and vanilla essence for taste. (...write students can write the recipe of their fav dish.)
3. Write a name of a food item that includes both plant and animal based ingredients. For example, lassi includes yogurt/curd which is prepared from milk (animal based ingredient) and sugar which is prepared from sugarcane (a plant based ingredient).
Schoolvally answer: (a) Cake: It contains eggs and butter which are animal products and maida (flour), sugar and chocolate, which are plant products.
(b) Kadai paneer: It contains paneer which is an animal product as it is made by milk and onion and tomato are vegetables.
(c) Chicken burger: Chicken comes from animal and onion and flour (bun) comes from plant.
(b) Biryani: Meat comes from goat or pig and rice comes from plant.
- C. Draw
1. Draw three plates or thalis with various food items in your notebook.
Schoolvally hint: Draw One veg dishes in a thali, draw non veg dishes in second thali and draw sweets (mithai) in third thali.
2. In these plates draw and label food items that you eat in the morning, afternoon and at night.
Schoolvally hint: Label the items that you eat. Like roti, rice, potato etc.
- D. Eating together
Bring any fruit to the class. Prepare a fruit chaat or salad with the help of your teacher. Share it with your friends.
Schoolvally hint: Bring banana, guava and mango and cut them in small pieces and sprinkle rock salt and season with spices and chat masala.(only in adult supervision)
- E. Think
Imagine you suddenly have a guest visiting your home. What kind of food would you serve them and why?
Schoolvally answer: We will serve him ‘dal bhaat’ and ‘kheer’ because it is whole sum and it can be cooked fast with minimum ingredients mostly available in our house. (...you can also write some snacks like sandwiches or aalu parantha..)
Unit 3: Gifts of Nature, 9: Staying Healthy and Happy
- Write
Write down the activities that you do every day, from the time you wake up, till you go to sleep. Your list should include the activities below.
Schoolvally hint: Some common activities are as under:
(a) Take a shower
(b) Wash your hands with soap
(c) Brush your teeth
(d) Drink 6–8 glasses of water
(e) Eat food
(f) Sleep well for at least 8 hours total
(g) Play outside
(h) Watch Cartoon
(i) Watch Rhymes on https://www.youtube.com/@Schoolvallyofficial/videos
(j) Talk to grandparents and share their wisdom
(k) Help parents in daily house hold work
Ask your grandparents or any elderly person in your neighbourhood — What did they use to wash their hair, body and clothes and clean their teeth when they were young? Can these things be found now?
Schoolvally answer: They used Reetha or Shikakai for the hair wash and twigs of certain plants like neem and babool to clean their teeth. These things are rare now and can not be found easily.
Name three types of exercises mainly required by body?
Schoolvally answer: (a) strengthening the cardio-respiratory system;
(b) adding strength to the muscles and bones; and
(c) maintaining or enhancing body flexibility.
- Activity 2
Try the following moves: Walk like a duck., Jump like a frog, Run like a cat. Which moves did you enjoy the most?
Schoolvally hint: write the name eg…..I liked jump like a frog….
What other games do you play with a skipping rope?
Schoolvally hint: Rassi koodh (here two people rotate the rope and others jump inside the loop.)
What types of games do you like to play outside your home?
Schoolvally answer: I like to play following games outside my home:
(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Basketball
Can you identify the games shown here? • Have you played them before?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, I can identify the games and I have played them before.
(a) Top or lattu
(b) Ludo
(c) Snake and ladder
(d) Carom board
Can you find the names of all the games hidden here? Are any of these your favourites? One has been done for you.
Schoolvally answer: The name of the games are as below:
(a) Kabbadi
(b) Basket ball
(c) Tennis
(d) Hockey (diagonal)
(e) Kho kho (diagonal)
(f) Badminton (diagonal)
(g) Cricket (diagonal) and my favourite games are basket ball and tennis.
Which of the following places is considered a safe area to play? Why or why not?
Schoolvally answer:
(a) A busy road …. Unsafe …. because one can get injured if hit by fast moving vehicle.
(b) A park …. Safe ….. because there are specially designed for children and there are no vehicles.
(c) A school ground ….. Safe … because there are no vehicles and provides a clean place to play.
(d) A roof without railings… Unsafe… because one can fall from the roof and injure seriously.
(e) A construction site …. Unsafe… because there are pointed tools and the place is uneven one can fall and injure himself.
- Let us reflect
A. Write
Make your weekly health table. What makes you feel sleepy, hungry or tired? Feelings are the body’s way of telling us that something is amiss. We all have different needs. We should each know what is good for our body and mind. For this, track your activities for a week and observe how you feel.
Schoolvally hint: fill the table for a week and see how do you feel. You will see that when you follow good hygiene habits, take good sleep and not reduce your TV watch time you feel smarter, sharper and happier.
- B. Write
This is what Moyna’s circle looked like
Schoolvally hint: Draw two opposite half circle with the help of Protector (Commonly called D) make a dot on circle after making an angle of 15 degree each, this will give you 24 sectors. Shade with the colours as given in the book.
Unit 4: Class 3 Our Wondrous World
Unit 4: Things Around Us, Chapter 10: This World of Things
- Discuss
Can you name the things that Khushi has drawn? Write in the boxes given.
Schoolvally hint: From Top to clockwise label them as:
1. Electric Bulb
2. Black Board
3. Door
4. Chair
5. Table
6. Carpet (Daari)
7. Mango Fruit
8. Rock
9. Crow
10. Window
11. Electric Switch
Do you see the window glass? Why or why not?
Schoolvally answer: No, we do not see the window glass, because it is transparent.
- Activity 1
Where do we get wood from?
Schoolvally answer: We get wood from trees.
- Activity 2
Find as many things or parts of things, that are made of metals. Which metals do you recognise around you?
Schoolvally answer: The things or part of things that are made of metals are as under:
1. School Van: Made of Iron metal
2. School gate: Made of Iron metal
3. Shovel: Made of Iron metal
4. Window grill: Made of aluminum metal
5. Computer: Made of Steel parts
6. Water cooler: Made of Steel
7. Tap: Made of Steel
8. Basketball pole: Made of Iron
9. Hair pin: Made of Iron
10. Bangles: Made of Gold
What are other things in the classroom, such as, mats, bulbs and electric switches, made of?
Schoolvally answer: Mats are made up of cotton, bulbs are made up of glass and electric switches are made up of plastic.
Does your window have a glass pane?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, the window has a glass pane.
Can you see through it?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, we can see through it.
What do you see?
Schoolvally answer: We see the outside view of ground.
- Activity 3
Order these objects from those you can see through very clearly, to those you cannot see through at all.
Schoolvally answer:
See through clearly: bottles.
See through partially: cloth.
Cannot see through at all: papers and utensils.
- Activity 4
Does the colour of the paper appear to change?
Schoolvally answer: Yes.
Does white paper appear different when you look at it through thin blue plastic or glass? Or, thin yellow plastic or glass?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, it appeared blue when looked though blue glass and appeared yellow when looked through yellow glass.
Do the colours of different objects appear to change? How did a blue object look through thin yellow plastic?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, It looked dark greenish black.
Have you earlier experienced looking through coloured transparent objects? Try to recall such experiences.
Schoolvally answer: Yes, when we see through red sun goggles things become darker in colour and predominantly red in colour.
- Write
The third column of the table is for you to complete. Here write the names of some objects you have seen that are made from that material.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Khushi’s list: Table, chair, door
Name of the material: Wood
Objects made of this material which are in your classroom or home: Pencil, bed, window pane, photo frame, roti maker. Handle of utensils.
(b) Khushi’s list: Door hinges, nails,
Name of the material: Metal Iron
Objects made of this material which are in your classroom or home: Gate, car, Iron mesh, handle of fridge, computer, stair case, almirah, tap, geezer and folding bed.
(c) Khushi’s list: Windowpanes, light bulb
Name of the material: Glass
Objects made of this material which are in your classroom or home: Mirror, spectacles, wind shield (car), computer monitor, TV Screen, mobile screen, tube light.
(d) Khushi’s list: Electric switches
Name of the material: Plastic
Objects made of this material which are in your classroom or home: Pen, lunch box, pencil box, sketch pen, printer, tooth brush, shirt button, computer mouse.
(e) My list: Flower Pot
Name of the material: Clay
Objects made of this material which are in your classroom or home: Brick, Bird bath bowl.
(e) My list: Pencil eraser
Name of the material: Rubber
Objects made of this material which are in your classroom or home: Cycle Tyre, Rubber band, cricket bat grip, Basket ball.
Where do all these materials come from? Can you locate their source?
For example, Wood — Tree
Schoolvally answer:
Metals: Metals are carefully extracted from certain rock and sediment (called ‘ore’) dug up from inside the Earth.
Cloth: Comes from cotton balls, produced by cotton plant. Cotton is spun into fibers and threads are made from it which are woven to form cloth.
- Talk to your Grandparent
In their childhood, were these things made of the same materials?
Schoolvally answer: No, in their childhood switched were made of china clay and chairs were woven with nylon threads.
Are there new materials now that they might not have seen before?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, new materials like nylon, rayon, carbon fiber and polymers are some of the new material they have not seen before.
Are there any materials that they saw in their childhood that are not in use now? Why?
Schoolvally answer: Asbestos sheets for roofing and magnetic tapes used in cassettes are some of the materials they have seen in their childhood and not not seen now.
Different materials may look different. Are they also different in other ways? Would you be able to recognise some material even with your eyes closed?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, they are different in other ways as all them when taped with spoon produce different sound. Yes, we can recognize them with texture of their surface.
What material is your spoon made of? Is it made of metal, wood or some other material? Can you guess?
Schoolvally answer: Spoon is made up of a metal named steel.
Which of these words or phrases describes the spoon? Smooth Rough Dull Shiny Feels cold to the touch
Schoolvally answer: Phrases that describes the spoon are, smooth, Shiny and feels cold to the touch.
- Activity 5
Khushi’s table is made of wood. What else is used to make tables? Can we use fabric or rubber to make a table? Why or why not?
Schoolvally answer: Tables are also made from Iron, steel and plastic.
No, we cannot use fabric or rubber to make a table, because fabric is soft and flexible. The flexibility of fabric makes it more suitable to make clothes and curtains and not table.
- Write
List five objects and pair them with a material that is not suitable for it! Explain why these materials will not work to make these objects. One example is done for you.
Schoolvally answer:
(1) Objects- Umbrella
Material- Paper
Reasons- Paper will tear if it gets wet in the rain
(2) Objects- School bag
Material- Iron
Reasons- Will make it very heavy.
(3) Objects- Lunch box
Material- Wood
Reasons- Can not be cleaned properly.
(4) Objects- Water bottle
Material- Clay
Reasons- Will break very easily
(5) Objects- Electric switch
Material- Iron
Reasons- Will give shock
(6) Objects- Frying pan
Material- Plastic
Reasons- Will melt and burn
(7) Objects- Wind shield
Material- Steel
Reasons- Will obstruct the vision
- Activity 6
If it is a solid, write its name on the tray; if it is a liquid, write its name in the bottle; if it is a gas, write its name in the balloon. objects: ink, a stone, smoke, ice, steam, a spoon, honey, a bottle, a bag, water.
Schoolvally answer:
(a) Tray: a stone, ice, a spoon, a bottle, a bag.
(b) Bottle: ink, honey, water.
(c) Balloon: smoke, steam.
List out five things in each group.
Schoolvally answer:
Natural: Fruits, Birds, rubber, fibre and wax
Artificial: Clothes, shoes, tables, cars and mirror
At what time of the year did Khushi draw her picture? Could it be around January or around June?
Schoolvally answer: It could be around June, because there are mango fruits on the tree. We know that mango is a summer fruit.
- Let us reflect
A. Write Things around us are made of different types of materials. Write down the names of three materials we commonly see around us.
Schoolvally answer: Most commonly seen material are Iron, Cloth, Glass.
B. Discuss Suppose you find a shining spoon. You don’t know if it is made of metal or whether it is made of some other material and then painted with shiny paint. How would you find out?
Schoolvally answer: We will tap it with some metal object and listen to the sound, If the sound is sharp it is metal. Second we will touch it bare hand and feel, if it feels cold it is metal.
- C. Draw
Draw three natural and three artificial things.
Schoolvally hint: Draw the picture of rocks, water and rubber as natural things. Draw the picture of clothes, shoes, tables as artificial things.
- D. Do it Match the pairs
Transparent: A glass used in spectacles
Translucent: A lamp shade made of paper
Opaque: A plate
Unit 4: Things Around Us, Chapter 11: Making Things
- Discuss
What are these things made of?
Schoolvally answer: These things are made up of clay.
Who has made them and how?
Schoolvally answer: Potter has made them with the help of potters stone wheel and then finally baking it in ‘klin’.
- Discuss
What are pots used for?
Schoolvally answer: Pots are used for many activities, like cooking, storing grains and storing water.
What other kinds of things do potters make?
Schoolvally answer: Potters make a variety of things like earth lamps, toys and some tools.
Why is the pot baked in a kiln?
Schoolvally answer: Pot is baked in kiln to make it strong and water resistant.
- Activity 1
Visit a potter in your neighbourhood with your parents or elders in the family.
Observe how the potter works on the stone wheel or the potter’s wheel.
Have you wondered how clay takes a beautiful shape on a spinning wheel?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, it is exciting to watch the same.
Which of the products made by a potter do you use at home?
Schoolvally answer: We use pot to store water, gullak (piggy bank) and scrubber to wash feet.
Draw some of the products that you have seen at the potter’s place in the box given below.
Schoolvally hint: Draw the following products that you have seen at the potter’s place:
(a) Earth lamp (Diya)
(b) Pot (Matka)
(c) Piggy bank (Gullak)
(d) Toys
(e) Decoration items etc.
In what ways do you help your parents and grandparents?
Schoolvally answer: I help my parents in dusting my room and my grandparents by bringing and finding things which they forget after keeping.
- Activity 3
Arrange the images in the correct order by numbering them from 1 to 5
Schoolvally answer: Picture 1,Picture 3, Picture 2, Picture 4, Picture 5.
- Activity 4
Look around for patterns on plants. Draw any pattern of a leaf in the given box. Give an example of your own.
Schoolvally hint: Make a ‘bhel patra’ pattern three leaves one in middle and one on either side.
Look around for patterns on animals. Draw an animal which has patterns in the given box.
Schoolvally hint: You may draw a squirrel. There is a pattern on the squirrel, it has three lines of back colour running across it body from head to back.
Look around for patterns on things. Draw a pattern in the box.
Schoolvally Hint: Draw square, now make two vertical lines now make a heart image, now draw two vertical lines again and repeat.
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Decorate the given objects with patterns.
Schoolvally hint:
(a) Use geometrical figures like square and circle alternately.
(b) Rhombus, circle and triangle alternately.
(c) Triangle and rhombus alternately.
(d) clove image straight and inverted alternatively.
These are some beautiful forms of pottery from different parts of India. Tick the ones that have patterns on them.
Schoolvally answer: We can see pattern on the picture number 1,2,5,6 and 7.
Where have you seen bricks?
Schoolvally answer: I have seen bricks in my home, lying on the road side, nearby construction site.
Have you ever seen how bricks are made?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, I have seen how bricks are made, bricks are made in a kiln.
- Discuss
Are all houses made of bricks?
Schoolvally answer: No, all houses are not made of bricks.
What do you think are other materials used to build houses?
Schoolvally answer: Other materials used to build houses are clay, wood, stone or bamboo.
- Write
1. Why do you think mud houses are better for the environment?
Schoolvally answer: Mud houses are better for the environment as they are Eco-friendly made with natural available material, traditional mud houses are cool inside.
Cow dung keeps the heat out and stops insects from entering the house and does not create any pollution while construction.
2. Look around at the houses in your neighbourhood. What are the houses made of?
Schoolvally answer: The houses in my neighbouhood is made up of bricks, cement, tiles, glass. steel and wood.
- Activity 5
Look at the pictures below. Guess the name of each type of house. Fill it in the given table below.
Picture 1:What is this type of a house called? What are these houses made of?
Schoolvally answer: Tent (temporary house), made up off thick cloth.
Picture 2: What is this type of a house called? What are these houses made of?
Schoolvally answer: Multistory building, they are made up off, brick, cement, sand, steel, wood and glass.
Picture 3: What is this type of a house called? What are these houses made of?
Schoolvally answer: Hut, these house are made of stone planks, clay tilesand wood logs.
Picture 4:What is this type of a house called? What are these houses made of?
Schoolvally answer: House boat or floating house, they are made of wood.
- Activity 6
Make a Wall
Which one is sturdier?
Schoolvally answer: Wall in picture 2 is sturdier.
Which one falls more easily when pushed?
Schoolvally answer: Wall in picture 1 will fall more easily.
- Discuss
Are there any safety rules at home?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, there are safely rules in home like
(a) Neverto touch electric appliances with wet hands.
(b) Use a thick cloth to move hot utensils.
(c) Use wiper and keep the bathroom dry to avoid skidding.
Do you have any safety rules at school?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, we have to hold the railing while climbing the stare case, Not to run in corridors.
- Let us reflect
A. Write
1. What is the process of pot making?
Schoolvally answer: Take the clay and make it wet add enough water to make the required consistency. Then kneed it well. Make sure that the clay is neither too watery nor too dry. Kneaded the clay like dough.
Finally, put the clay on a stone wheel and shaped it by spinning it. Dry these pots in sun and then bake them in potters oven known as ‘kiln’.
The pot is ready for use. Make some patterns on the pots to make the pots look even more beautiful.
2. How do artists get ideas for their arts?
Schoolvally answer: Many artists who paint on pots get ideas for their art from nature. Patterns can be formed using shapes and colours from nature.
3. What is a kiln?
Schoolvally answer: The potter’s oven is called a ‘kiln’. Here the sun dried pots are further baked here to make them strong.
4. What are houses made of?
Schoolvally answer: Houses are made up of bricks.
5. You may also try to find videos on YouTube that show the process of things being made. Write down the steps in as much detail as possible.
Schoolvally answer: The steps in detail are as under:
(a) Bricks are also made of mud just like the pots are made.
(b) Bricks are prepared in ‘moulds’ to give them their shape.
(c) They are also branded by this mould.
(d) A brick becomes hard after it is baked in the kiln.
(e) Bricks are used for construction of buildings such as houses, schools and hospitals.
B. Draw and colour any three different kinds of houses.
Schoolvally hint: Draw, hut, villa and houseboat.
- C. Discuss
1. Why do we have different kinds of houses?
Schoolvally answer: We have different kinds of houses depending on the climate of the place. In some warm areas of our country, people make traditional mud houses to keep them cool inside.
Houses are made with slanted roofs where there is heavy rains.
Houses are made above the ground in jungles to avoid animal attacks.
2. Why do people wear helmets at construction sites?
Schoolvally answer: Construction is accident prone work so people follow all the important safety rules while working. For example, wearing a helmet with a strap save them from serious head injury, a safety vest and sturdy footwear.
3. What would happen if there were no patterns in nature?
Schoolvally answer: if there were no patterns in nature it would look very dull and artists would not get any inspiration.
- D. Interview
1. Interview someone who makes crafts or toys in your locality. Share the information in the class.
Schoolvally answer: There is a crafts man in our locality who make gardening tools. He beats the hot iron rod into the shape of shovel and then attaches a wooden handle to it while it is hot. He also colors the handle pink and make yellow lines on it.
2. Find out how some commonly used objects like pencils, erasers, pens and notebooks are made. Ask your elders.
Schoolvally answer:
Pencils: Made by encasing a graphite core in wood or plastic, sometimes with a metal ferrule and rubber eraser.
Erasers: Made from rubber or synthetic materials, shaped and sometimes mixed with abrasives for better erasing.
Pens: Typically made with a plastic or metal body, an ink reservoir, and a ballpoint that dispenses ink as it rolls.
Notebooks: Made with paper (often wood pulp or recycled paper), bound together with glue or stitching, and covered with a cardboard or plastic cover.
Unit 4: Things Around Us, Chapter 12: Taking Charge of Waste
- Discuss
What are the children and the teacher doing in the picture?
Schoolvally answer:
In the given picture, the children and the teacher are cleaning the park and segregating the waste simultaneously, they are keeping the dry leaves and plants in the green bin and bottles and cans in the blue bin.
Why are they cleaning the park?
Schoolvally answer:
On 30thJanuary ‘Swatch Bharat mission’ is celebrated, there school is participating in this initiative.
Have you ever seen piles of waste lying around your home or school?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, there are piles of waste lying around home and school.
Have you ever thought about how this waste is created?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, this waste is this is household kitchen waste and also used and broken house hold items, and packing material create this waste.
- Activity 1
Recall different activities that you and your elders do during the day. How do these activities create waste? Finally, what do we do with the waste?
Schoolvally answer: Activities that are undertaken by elders during the day are house and utensils cleaning, cooking and stitching etc. These activities create waste as follows:
(a) House, clothes and utensils cleaning create dirty water.
(b) Cooking creates peels of vegetables, fruits and vegetable wash.
(c) Stitching cloths creates pieces of clothes and threads.
Share your findings with your classmates. How do you feel about it?
Schoolvally answer: I feel sad as this creates waste that lands as a garbage pile.
Do you think we can do something about it?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, we can use it as raw material for some thing else and make useful items from it.
- Discuss
How clean are the surroundings of your school?
Schoolvally answer: Our classrooms and school compound is clean, but there are piles of garbage outside our school and on road sides.
Do you find waste lying in or outside your classrooms or on the school grounds?
Schoolvally answer: No we do not find waste lying in or outside our classrooms or on the school grounds.
Draw or paste a picture of a locality. Identify the places where there is garbage or wastewater or smoke by circling them in red. Try to find out how the waste gets there.
Schoolvally hint: Draw a map with all the land mark building of your neighborhood and encircle where you find the heaps of garbage with red colour. The waste is either dump by people or is dumped by municipality.
- Activity 3
How can you help in reducing waste?
Schoolvally answer: There are many ways we can help in reducing waste as under:
(a) Use cloth bags and reusable containers in place of plastic bags and bottles this will reduce plastic waste.
(b) Try to buy things that we need and use them until they are not usable anymore. This will save them turning into waste soon.
(c) Reuse things instead of throwing them away. Like make quilts from old sarees or bags from old clothes. This will be helpful in reducing waste.
(d) Reuse old newspaper for packing and making paper bags.
- Activity 4
How can you REUSE things to reduce waste?
Schoolvally answer: We as students can do following to reduce waste.
(a) We can reuse paper that has been used on one side for rough work.
(b) Instead of buying water bottle, we can reuse a bottle made of a safe material like steel or copper by refilling it.
(c) Instead of buying decoration items we can make toys or decorative things using old newspapers, old calendars, bottles, boxes, etc.
- Activity 5
Show your gratitude!
Create an item using waste material that you can give as a gift to someone.
Schoolvally hint: You can make a bouquet of flowers with used paper, spray sparkles and spray some perfume on them. OR try making a flower vase with used plastic bottle, use colour tape to decorate it.
- Activity 6
Separate Your Waste
Two dustbins are drawn below. Write the names of the waste material which will go into each of them.
Schoolvally answer: Waste material that will go in green dustbin is leaves, onion peels, rotten fruit, eggshells.
Waste material that will go in blue dustbin is plastic bottles, light bulbs, paper, used plastic, milk packets, cloth.
- Write
List the things that you can do to keep your home and classroom clean?
Schoolvally answer: I can keep my home and class room tidy by:
(a) By dusting it regularly.
(b) Use dustbins to throw the trash and pencil shavings.
(c) Keeping things covered when not in use.
(d) Managing waste wisely so it is not lie littered every where.
(e) Not entering inside with dirty shoes.
(f) Disposing off waste properly all this can help us to build a cleaner and greener world.
Make a list of tools you have seen being used in your school or neighbourhood for cleaning.
Schoolvally answer: Tools that I have seen being used for cleaning are dustpan, broom, duster, dustbin, bucket, mop, wiper, stick.
Have you ever observed the tools that are used in your home for cleaning? Make a list of these tools.
Schoolvally answer: Yes, I have observed. They are vacuum cleaner, wiper, dustpan, mop and broom.
- Draw
Draw pictures of these tools in the box given below.
Schoolvally hint: Draw the pictures of these tools broom, duster, bucket, mop, wiper, stick.
- Let us reflect
A. Discuss
1. How is waste created?
Schoolvally answer: Waste is created by everyday activities, like we dispose of old clothes, tins, bottles, paper, peels of vegetables and fruits, plastic wrappers, pencil shavings, old batteries and so many other things.
All of these many times ends up in garbage piles. We often see these piles of waste around your home, school or in the neighbourhood. Also some waste is created by stray animals like dogs and cows.
2. How can we manage waste?
Schoolvally answer: We can manage waste by following good practices like 3R that is Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. This will help us save money and environment both.
- B. Write
1. To avoid use of plastic bags and bottles, look at your home and school closely. List all the items of plastic material and write how these could be replaced by other safe materials.
Schoolvally answer: Duster handle, drinking water bottle, lunch box. pencil box, plates and spoons, decorative items and mats are some of the plastic material that we can replace with other safe material.
2. Name three things in your school and home that you would put in the green dustbin and three things that you would put in the blue dustbin.
Schoolvally answer: In green dustbin:
(a) left over food.
(b) Pencil shavings.
(c) Dry leaves and peels.
In blue dustbin:
(a) Empty plastic bottles and cans.
(b) Packing material.
(c) Glass bottles.
C. Draw in your notebook 1. Make a poster to show a village or town that managing its waste well. Give your poster a suitable title.
Schoolvally Hint: Draw a neat and clean village, domestic animals tied properly. Clean drinking area with closed tab and drains leading into a pit. And clearly visible blue and green dustbin and people using it.
D. Enact in pairs, You can be a clean town and your partner a dirty town. Engage in a short conversation talking about how you feel about being the way you are.
Schoolvally answer: Clean town: Hello, I am clean town.
(a) People love to visit me.
(b) People in me are healthy.
(c) People are happy.
(d) I smell good and air is fresh.
(e) I also earn money by recycling and selling compost.
Dirty town: Hi, I am dirty town.
(a) People don’t love to visit me.
(b) People in me are Unhealthy.
(c) People here are Unhappy.
(d) I smell bad and air is foul.
(e) I do not earn any money.
E. Think, Reflect and Share
1. Imagine you are having a birthday party at your home. What are some of the ways in which you can try to have a zero-waste birthday party? For this, first think about what kind of waste may be created in the birthday party and how you can avoid or reduce it.
Schoolvally answer: Here are some of the ways in which we can have a zero waste birthday.
(a) Instead of balloons and buntings we can use lights for decoration, these lights can be reused on Christmas and Diwali.
(b) Instead of paper glasses and plates, we can use steel plates and glasses.
(c) Left over food and be buried in ground and converted into compost.
(d) Only gifts made of recycled material to be accepted this will not only reduce our waste but also add a personalised touch to our gifts.
2. Have you seen waste in nature? What do you think happens to the waste of animals, dried leaves and so on in a forest?
Schoolvally answer: Yes, I have seen waste in nature. In the forest there are many species of animals and insects. they feed on the waste of other animals, dried leaves and degrades into simpler compounds. Which latter gets absorbed in soil and enters in to carbon cycle.
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