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4. How should we help a blind person?
.....................................................................................................

5. How should we help a person who does not have hands?
.....................................................................................................

Revision Activities
In this unit, we have learned:

:: about people who cannot walk, see, and talk.
:: that such people have disability.
:: to love and respect persons with disability.
:: that people with disability can read, write, and work.
:: to be kind to people with disability.

Test Your Knowledge

1. Write “True” or “False” against each of the following
statements.

a. Only doctors should help sick persons.
b. We have to avoid sick people.
c. Everybody should help sick people.
d. We should pity disabled people.
e. We should respect disabled people.
f. Disabled people cannot work.
g. Disabled people can work.
h. Disabled people are important members of
our society.

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2. Tick () the correct answer.
a. Which one is not a disabled person?
i. Ram has lost his eyesight.
ii. Binod is sick for a week.
iii. Dinesh needs a wheelchair.

b. We should:
i. pity a disabled person.
ii. ignore a disabled person.
iii. respect a disabled person.
c. We should:
i. help a disabled person.
ii. give money to a disabled person.
iii. do nothing for a disabled person.
d. What should we do to protect ourselves from

disability? Colour the box for the correct answers.
i. We should not play in the street.
ii. We should be careful while crossing a road.
iii. We should eat healthy food.
iv. We should not play with knives.
v. We should not fly kites from the roof.
vi. We should read stories.
vii. We should jump off a moving bus.

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Unit Civic Sense

4

Teaching Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able:
:: to identify family relations.
:: to help family members.
:: to ask for help from family members.
:: to identify things/objects used at home and school.
:: to take care of things used at home and school.
:: to talk about activities done at home and school.

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Lesson

4.1 Will You Help Me?

Pre-reading Activities

Look at the picture alongside.
 What is the man doing?
 What is the young boy

doing?
 What is the woman

doing?
 What is the young girl

doing?

Reading

Will You Help Me?
My name is Suresh Pant. I am
only six years old. I want to do
everything myself. But I cannot. I
am too small. So I take help from
elders. On Saturdays, I take a bath.
I take a soap and a towel to the
bathroom and I say, “Will you help
me, mummy?” My mother puts soap on my body. She rubs
and then washes it off. She dries my body with a towel.

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I want to trim my nails myself. But
I cannot do it very well. “Will you
help me, father?” I say. My father
trims my finger-nails.

Sometimes, I cannot do
homework myself. So I say,
“Will you help me, uncle?”
My uncle helps me solve
maths problems. He teaches
me how to make calculations.

My school is a bit far from
home. So I say, “Will you
take me to school, grandpa?”
My grandfather takes me to
school. He wants to carry me
on his back. But I say “No,
thanks.” To everyone, who
helps me, I say, “Thank you,
very much.”

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In-class Activities

How do your family members help you?

Fill in the table below. Write what help each member offers you.

My family members Help they offer to me

1. Father 1. Reading and writing

2. ................................................ 2. ................................................

3. ................................................ 3. ................................................

4. ................................................ 4. ................................................

5. ................................................ 5. ................................................

Exercise

1. Write “I need help” in the pictures in which you need
other's help.

2. Write “I can do” or “I cannot do” against the following:
a. Washing clothes
..............................................................................................

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b. Cooking meals
..............................................................................................
c. Wearing uniform
..............................................................................................
d. Making bed
..............................................................................................
e. Go shopping
..............................................................................................
f. Driving car
..............................................................................................
3. Fill in the gaps.
a. Suresh Pant is ............................ old.
b. ............................ helps Suresh to take a bath.
c. ............................ trims nails of Suresh.
d. ............................ takes Suresh to school.

4. Who washes clothes for you?
......................................................................................................

5. Who helps you to do the homework?
......................................................................................................

6. Who takes you to school?
......................................................................................................

7. What do you say to people who help you?
......................................................................................................

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Lesson Helping And

4.2 Receiving Help

Pre-reading Activities

How do I help others?

Fill in the table below. Write what help you offer to each
member of your family.

Help that I offer To members of my family

1. ................................................ 1. Father

2. ................................................ 2. Mother

3. ................................................ 3. ................................................

4. ................................................ 4. ................................................

5. ................................................ 5. ................................................
Now, read how Neelit helps his family.

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Reading

Helping and Being Helped

I am Neelit.
I have a happy family.
My mother cooks food.
Rice and curry that tastes good.
She does washing and cleaning.
I help her do a bit of sweeping.
“Thank you, my son,” she tells me.
“That’s ok, mum,” I tell her.

My father goes to office.
At home he helps me and mother.
In cooking food and washing clothes.
“Don’t work too much,” he tells her.
“Thanks for your help,” she tells him.

Dev Raj uncle is our good neighbour.
He makes shoes that I wear.
We help him when he has a problem.
He helps us when we have a problem.

Reading books is my big work.
Doing classwork and homework.
Combing hair and trimming nails.
Feeding sister and taking a bath.

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In-class Activities

Put the following works under two columns.

take bath trim nails put books in the bag

put on the uniform cross the road get on the bus

get off the bus make the bed clean the room

eat lunch do homework putpasteonthetoothbrush

wash shocks iron clothes sharpen pencils

I can do it myself I need help from others

Exercise

1. Write Yes or No.
a. Neelit’s mother cooks food.
b. Neelit helps her do the sweeping.
c. Dev Raj works in an office.
d. Neelit’s work is cooking food.
e. Neelit feeds his sister.

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2. What work do the following people usually do in your
family?

Father .............................................................................

Mother .............................................................................

Uncle .............................................................................

Grandmother .......................................................................

Grandfather .............................................................................

3. What work do you do at home?
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................

4. Write I can do or I cannot do. ...............................
a. Mending shoes ...............................
b. Reading and writing ...............................
c. Working in an office ...............................
d. Chopping vegetables ...............................
e. Trimming nails ...............................
f. Brushing teeth

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Lesson Things Everywhere

4.3

Pre-reading Activities

Can you name the following things?

Now, read what things Rabin has at his home.

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Reading

Things Everywhere

My name is Rabin. There are so many
things at my home. Everything
is useful. In the kitchen, there
are pans, plates, glasses, cookers,
bowls, spoons, spatulas, etc.
We use some utensils to cook food. We use others to eat. After
the use, we wash and keep them in the right place.
In the living room, there’s a sofa.
There’s a TV, a radio and a fan. I
sit on the sofa and watch Tintin
on TV. There is a computer in the
living room. My father works on
it. There is a bookshelf. I keep my
books there. There is a wardrobe. I
keep my clothes there.

In-class Activities

Write the things that you find in the following room.

Drawing room Kitchen Bedroom

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Exercise

1. Name the things shown in the pictures.

2. Where do you keep these things? Match.

Pressure cooker Wardrobe
Toothbrush Bedroom
Pillow Bookshelf
Shirt Bathroom
Book Kitchen

3. What do you use the following items for?

Pressure cooker To cook food

Bed

TV

Glass
Pitcher

4. Draw the picture of a thing at your home that you like
the most.

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Lesson Marker, Wiper,
4.4 Whiteboard, Bench...

Pre-reading Activities

Divide the class into small groups of 8 to 10 students. Assign
each group to visit and observe a place in the school such
as library, the principal’s office, playground, etc. Ask each
group to make a list of things they see. In class, discuss
what each thing is used for and how we should take care
of them.

Reading

My name is Sushma. It’s my
school, on a hill. There’s a
playground in front. There’s a
garden at the side. The tin roof
shines when the sun rises. The
flowers in the garden smile. A
few meters away, there’s a rest
room. “Boys” and “Girls” are
written over each door. I am a girl. I go into “girls,” when I
need to. I wash my hands at the tap outside.
There are many things in this school. In the principal’s office,
there is a sofa. There’s a globe and a few maps. There’s a
computer. My principal works on it.

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In my classroom, there are many things. It’s a beautiful
classroom. There are two windows one by the garden, other
by the playground. There are benches and desks. A dustbin is
at the corner. “Use me” it says. We throw litter in it. There’s a
whiteboard on the wall. It’s clean now. Nothing is written on
it. By the side of the wall, there is a calendar.

School is like our home. We should keep it clean. We should
use the things properly. We should keep them safe.

In-class Activities

Complete the table.

Things in your classroom Things in Sushma’s
classroom

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Exercise

1. Go to the principal’s office of your school and write what
things are there.

In my principal’s office, there are............................................
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................

2. Describe your classroom.
My name is ........................... My classroom has

.........................., windows and .......................... door. There
are .......................... benches and .......................... desks.
There is a white board .................. the wall. ..........................
.....................................................................................................
................................................................................................... .

3. Where should you throw waste-papers in the classroom?

......................................................................................................

......................................................................................................

4. How do you keep the school garden clean?
.....................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................

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Lesson What Do I Do at
4.5 Home?

Pre-reading Activities

What do you do at home? Fill in the daily activity given below.
My name is ....................................................................................... .
I wake up at ........................................................................... o’clock.
After I wake up, I ................................................................................
I take breakfast at ...............................................................................
After I take breakfast, .........................................................................
I go to school at .................................................................................
I take lunch at ....................................................................................
I return home at ..................................................................................
After I return home, I .........................................................................
I go to bed at ........................................................................................

Now read what Nitin does at home.

Reading

My name is Nitin. I am a child. To be a
child is fun. To be a student is the same.
But I do some work at home for myself.
I wake up early in the morning. I freshen up.
I brush my teeth and wash my face. I make
my bed myself. Then it is time for breakfast.

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When I finish, it’s 8:30. Then I wear
uniform for school.

I go to school. I read, write and
play with friends. I return home
and change my uniform. I go to
bathroom and freshen up. My
mother brings me snacks to eat.
When I’m done, I sit to read and
do homework.

In-class Activities

What do your friends do at home?

Talk to at least three friends in your class. Ask them what
they do at home. Then, fill in the chart below.

Names of in the Things they do
your friends morning
during the in the evening
day

Exercise

1. Fill in the blanks.
a. After I wake up, I ..................................., brush my teeth

and ........................... .

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b. After the meal, I ........................... .
c. After I return from school, I ........................... .
d. When I finish my snacks, I ........................... .
2. In the pictures below write I do or I should never do.

3. What time do you wake up in the morning?
.....................................................................................................
4. When do you take your breakfast?
.....................................................................................................
5. What do you do after you return home?
.....................................................................................................

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Lesson Read, Write And
4.6 Play

Pre-reading Activities

Look at the pictures below. Write what they are doing in
each picture.

Students are ................................... .........................................................

......................................................... .........................................................
Now read what Nisha does at her school.

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Reading

My name is Nisha. I read in
grade one. I enjoy a lot of things
at school. I sit together with my
friends. I read and write with
them. “Tring ....” the bell goes.
It’s break time. I am hungry. I
eat tiffin. Then I play games with
friends: Hide and seek, hopscotch, or swinging in the swing.

My school is like my
home. I clean the ground
with friends. We sweep
the classroom, throw
litter in the dustbin. But
it’s a little thing I do for
my school.

In-class Activities

We do our work.
Get into small groups of 4-5 students. Together, pick waste
papers, garbage, etc. in and around your class. After you
have done it, tell the class:
a. What you did.
b. Why you put waste paper in the dustbin.
c. What happens if our classroom is dirty.

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Exercise

1. With whom do you sit in school?
.....................................................................................................
2. With whom do you play during the break time? Write

their names.
.....................................................................................................
3. What games do you play at school?
.....................................................................................................
4. How do you keep your school clean?
.....................................................................................................
5. Write about what you do at school.
My school is .......................................... I sit with .....................

on the first bench. We have break time at .........................
I eat ........................ and then play ........................ with
friends. I throw litter in the .................... My school finishes
at ......................... Then I go ........................ .
6. Look at the pictures below and write ‘good activity’ or
‘bad activity.’

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Projects for Unit Four

1. Complete the table below. Write how you help your
family and how your family members help you.

I help my family My family members help me

................................................ ................................................

................................................ ................................................
................................................ ...............................................
................................................ ..............................................
............................................... ...............................................

2. Note the things found at your home and things found at
your school and then complete this table.

Things at home Things at school

Revision Activities
In this unit, we have learned:

:: to identify and respect family relations.
:: to help family members by doing the work we can do.
:: to ask for help from family members when we need .
:: to identify things/objects used at home and school.
:: to take care of things used at home and school.
:: to talk about activities done at home and school.

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Test Your Knowledge

1. Tick (√) the correct option that applies to you.

a. Taking bath

i. I take a bath myself.

ii. Others help me take a bath.

iii. I hate taking a bath.

b. Cleaning my bed room

i. Others clean my room.

ii. I clean my room mostly.

iii. I never clean my room.

c. Carrying the backpack

i. I carry my backpack myself.

ii. Others carry the backpack for me.

iii. I carry my backpack sometimes.

2. Write at least five things you do in the following places.

Do in the Do at home Do at the school

neighbourhood

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3. Where do we do the following activities? Write the place
next to the activities.

Activities Place
a. washing clothes .........B..a..t.h...r.o..o...m..................................

b. reading books ........................................................

c. picking waste papers ....................................................

d. trimming plants .........................................................

e. cooking meals .........................................................

f. cleaning streets .........................................................

g. digging potatoes .........................................................

h. planting seeds .........................................................

4. Write at least three things you can do to help the following
persons.

a. your father .B.r..in..g..n..e.w...s.p.a..p..e.r. ..................... ...................

b. your mother ...................... ..................... ...................

c. a blind person...................... ..................... ...................

d. your teacher ...................... ..................... ...................
e. an old person ...................... ..................... ...................
f. a young baby...................... ..................... ...................

5. Write at least two ways in which the following persons can
help you.

a. your father ..T..a..k..e..m...e..t.o...s.c..h..o.o..l.... ...............................

b. your mother ............................... ...............................

c. your teacher ............................... ...............................

d. a doctor ............................... ...............................

e. a police officer ............................... ...............................

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Unit Our Earth

5

Teaching Objectives

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able:
:: to identify landforms surrounding our homes and school.
:: to recognize hilly, plain, and mountainous landform.
:: to observe the landscape and draw pictures of it.
:: to identify the size, shape, and structure of spaces, buildings, and

rooms.
:: to draw simple maps.
:: to draw maps of school and home.
:: to recognize and name materials used for drawing maps.

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Lesson The Land Around
My Home
5.1

Pre-reading Activities

Look at the pictures below.

What do you see in each picture? Write features next to
the land form.

a. Hills steep hot
. ................................................. forest cold
b. Mountains peaks snow
. ................................................. plain very cold
c. Plains paddy farming
. ................................................ rocky cattle raising
fertile

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Reading

The Land around my Home
This is Sita’s home. It’s on the
high and hilly land. At the back
of her house is a steep mountain.
There is a green forest in the hill.
Below the hill, there is low land,
where there are fields. Maize and
wheat grow there.

Rabina’s house is in the Terai
region. Terai is a flat land. It is
called the plains. Rabina cannot
see things like hills. She can see
flat wheat farms and paddy fields.

In-class Activities

My Home
Complete the following.
My name is ...................................................................................
My house is in .................................................... The land
around my home is .................................(hilly/ plain/
mountainous).
There is a ................................ (river/ lake/ mountain/ hill)
near my home. From my home, I can see ................................

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Exercise

1. Fill in the blanks.
a. Sita’s home is in the............................ . (hill/valley)
b. At the back of Sita’s home, there is......................... . (steep
hill/plain ground)
c. Terai is a ............................ (flat/slope) land.
d. Rabina can see ........................... (flat/low) paddy field.
2. Where do you live, in the hills or plain?
......................................................................................................
3. Describe the land of your village/town.
Landform : ..............................................................................
Land : ..............................................................................
. Fruits/Crops : ...........................................................................
4. Draw pictures of a Hill and the Plain.

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Lesson My School Is in
a Valley
5.2

Pre-reading Activities

Get into small groups of 5 to 6 students. Along with
your teacher walk around your school. Note what you
see around—rivers, lakes, hills, mountains. What kind
of land is your school built on? Get in the class and talk
about what you saw.
Now, read about Bindiya’s school.

Reading

My School Is in the Valley

This is Bindiya’s school. The
land is low and plain. But all
around, there are mountains
and hills. This kind of land
is called a valley.

In front of the school, there’s
a big playground. At the
back, there is a garden. There
are flowers like roses and daffodils. Students do not pluck
them. From the playground, she can see hills and mountains.
Her school is in a beautiful place.

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In-class Activities

Let’s make hills, mountains, and plains!

We need materials such as blocks, unused bricks, small
stones, or pebbles. In a group, gather these materials from
around your school premises. Then, build hills, mountains,
and plains. Show them to the class.

Exercise

1. Fill in the blanks.
a. Bindiya’s school is in the ...................................... .

b. In front of the school, there is ................................... .

c. ................................. and ................................. can be
seen from the playground.

d. There is ................................. at the back of the school.

2. With your teacher, step out of the classroom. Look around
and write what you see below.

In the front At the back

................................................... ..............................................

On the right side On the left side

................................................... ..............................................

3. Where is your school? In the plain, hill or a valley?

......................................................................................................

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4. How do you reach your school? Do you walk or ride a
bus?

......................................................................................................

5. Draw a picture of your school and colour it.

6. Find the way to the school from your home with the help
of the alphabet. Sketch a line joining the dots.

C• K• •L M•
N•
B• D• E• •F G• •J O•
A• •I

H• •P Q•

R•

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Lesson

5.3 Drawing a House

Pre-reading Activities

Choose the correct answer.

a. What kind of house do you live in?

i. Apartment house ii. Single home iii. Flat

b. What is the house made of?

i. Stones ii. Bricks iii. Mud iv. Other

c. How many storeys does your house have?

i. One ii. Two iii. Many

d. Which direction does your bedroom face?

i. East ii. West iii. North iv. South

Reading

Drawing a House
Mannat’s house is small. It has
three rooms. It has one door
and five windows. There’s a
compound round the house.
At the back, there is a mango
tree.

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My house is in the hill.
So it is made of stone
and mud. It has a tin
roof. I am trying to draw
this house on a paper. I
am using a pencil. Yes, it
looks like my house now.
When I finish, I’ll show
it to my teacher. “Good
work, Mannat,” he will
say.

In-class Activities

Like Mannat, let us draw a house. All you need is a
pencil, eraser, ruler, and a sheet of paper!

Look at the picture of a Now, draw a similar house
here!
house. Freely colour it.

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Exercise

1. What is your house made of?
.....................................................................................................
2. How many storeys does your house have?
.....................................................................................................
3. How far is your house from the school?
.....................................................................................................
4. Fill in the blanks.
a. Mannat’s house has ........................... rooms.
b. There is a ........................... round the house.
c. The house is made of ........................... .
d. The roof is made of ........................... .
5. Draw a picture of your own house.

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Lesson Drawing a Picture
of My School
5.4

Pre-reading Activities

Write about your school.
My school’s name is ............................. . It is in ............................. .
To the east of the school, there is ..................... . To the west, there is
........................... . Around my school, there are .............................
, ............................. , ............................. .

Reading

Drawing a Picture of the School
Rajani’s school is in the village. To the east of the school, there’s
a river. To the west there is another village.

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By the side of the school, there is a tap and a restroom. Rajani is
making a picture of her school on a paper. She is using crayons
and pencils.
Rajani’s classroom is small. There is a door. There are two
windows. There are desks and benches. There is a whiteboard
on the front wall. There is a dustbin at the corner. She is drawing
a picture of her classroom on a paper.

In-class Activities
Draw a picture of your school.

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Exercise

1. Write “True” or “False” against the following statements.
a. Rajani’s school is in the city.
b. To the west of her school, there is another village.
c. Rajani is drawing a picture of her house.
d. Rajani is using pencils and crayons to draw pictures.
e. Rajani’s classroom is big.
f. There is a whiteboard opposite to the wall.

2. Answer the following questions.
a. Where is the dustbin in Rajani’s classroom?
...................................................................................................
b. What is the dustbin for?
...................................................................................................
c. What do you like about Rajani’s school?
...................................................................................................
d. Where is your school?
...................................................................................................
e. What do you have in your classroom?
...................................................................................................
3. Write names of at least three places between your home

and school. Draw a line between these places.

...................................................................................................

...................................................................................................

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Projects for Unit Five
1. Draw a picture of your room.

2. With your teacher’s help, get a globe. Put the globe in
front of you and make a similar globe here.

Revision Activities
In this unit, we have learned:

:: that there are various types of landforms such as hills, mountains,
and plains.

:: to identify the types of landform and draw a picture of each type.
:: to draw pictures of rooms, home, and school.
:: that buildings have different size, shape, and structure.
:: that homes and buildings are made of different materials such as

stones, bricks, cement and mud.
:: that our home and school are the special places.

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Test Your Knowledge

1. Match the following.

• Mountain

• Lake

• Plains

• Hill

• River

2. Complete the table. Write what we do at the following
places.

At school At home In the neighbourhood

We read books. We wash clothes. We sweep the street.

................................. ................................ .................................

................................. ................................ .................................

................................. ................................ .................................

................................. ................................ .................................

................................. ................................ .................................

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3. Draw a picture of your home and describe it.

My home is ................................... small/large.
It is made of .....................................
It has .................... storeys. My bedroom is in the .....................

floor. It faces the .............................
I can see ..................... from the window of my room. There

are altogether ..................... rooms. We have a small/ big
....................., where we cook meals.
4. Write few lines about your school.
My school’s name is ...............................................................
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................

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Unit Our Past

6

Teaching Objectives

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able:
:: to give their family background.
:: to talk about their birth place.
:: to tell the names of days and months.
:: to tell their and their friends’ birth dates.
:: to recognize their relations with the family members.
:: to trace their ancestry.
:: to tell the birthplace and date of birth of their family members.
:: to name the head of the family.

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Lesson

6.1 When Was I Born?

Pre-reading Activities

Look at your school calendar. Then, fill in the date cards below:

Today’s Date:

Year Month Date Days

Next holiday: Month Date Days
Year

Now, read about Reena and Suchitra’s birthdays.

Reading 2Ca0len1da8r

When was I born?
My name is Reena Shrestha. I
was born in Okhaldhunga. I
was born on Monday, January
20, 2011. It was 6 o’clock in
the morning when I was born.
Now I am seven years old. My
birthday is on January 20.

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My name is Suchitra Gupta. 2Ca0len1da8r
My home is in Birgunj. I was
born on Friday, December 15,
2010. It was 10 o’clock in the
morning when I was born.
Now I am eight years old. My
birthday is on December 15.

In-class Activities

Work in a pair. Using the number card below, find out each
other’s birth date. You can use one number many times.

Your birth date:

Year Month Date Days 0 1 2

Your friend’s birth date: Days 3 4 5
Year Month Date 6 7 8
9 0 1

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Exercise

1. Fill in the blanks. Look at the calendar for help.

a. January comes before ..................... .
b. ..................... follows November.
c. Poush, .............. , Falgun and ................ go in sequence.
d. There are ..................... days in a week, .....................

months in a year and ..................... days in a year.

2. What’s today’s date? Write both in BS and AD.
Today is ..................... , ..................... , .................... . In Nepali
it is .......................... , ........................... , .......................... .

3. When were you born?
.....................................................................................................

4. Where were you born?
.....................................................................................................

5. Complete the table below with information about your
friends.

Friend’s Names Year of birth Month Date Day Time
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

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Lesson Parents And
Grandparents
6.2

Pre-reading Activities

What do you call them?
a. I call my father ........................................ .
b. I call my mother .........................................
c. I call my father’s father .........................................
d. I call my mother’s mother .........................................

Now, read about Sumina’s family.

Reading

Parents and Grandparents

My name is Sumina
Budhathoki. I am the
youngest person in my
family. My grandmother and
grandfather are the oldest
ones. My grandfather’s name
is Muktinath Budhathoki.
My grandmother is Krishna Maya Budhathoki. They are my
father’s parents. My grandparents have three daughters and
two sons. Daughters are Parbati KC, Kamala Gautam, and
Suvadra Bhattarai. They are my phupus or aunties. Krishna

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Budhathoki and Roshan Budhathoki are their sons. Krishna
Budhathoki is my father. Roshan Budhathoki is my uncle. My
mother is Sunita Budhathoki.

I also have maternal grandparents. They are my mother’s parents.
My mother has two brothers. They are my mamas or uncles.

My grandparents lived in Pokhara until 1990. In 1991, they
moved to Kathmandu. We all live in Kathmandu now.

In-class Activities

Complete the following table that shows the information of
your family. Take help from your parents.

Family Name Date of Place of Place where
members birth birth they live
now

Grandfather

Grandmother

Father
Mother
Uncle

Exercise

1. Fill in the blanks.
a. My father’s father is my ............................... .
b. My father’s sister is my ............................... .
c. ............................... brother is my mama, uncle.
d. Grandparents are ................... and ...................... .
e. Mother’s mother is my .................................. .

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2. Fill in the blanks.

a. Sumina is the .............................. (youngest/ oldest)
member of her family.

b. Sumina’s grandparents have........................... daughters
and ............................. sons.

c. Sumina’s father’s name is .......................................

d. Sumina calls her grandparents’ daughters ....................

e. Sumina’s grandparents lived in ....................... until 1990.

f. Sumina’s family now lives in .....................................

g. Sumina’s family moved to Kathmandu from ..............

3. Answer these questions, using information from the
table on page 98.

a. When was your grandfather born?
...................................................................................................
b. Where was your father born?
...................................................................................................
c. Where do your parents live now?
...................................................................................................

4. When you visit your maternal family (mamaghar), during
Dashain or on other occasions, fill up the following table.

My Maternal Family

Maternal Name Date of Place of
members birth birth

Grandfather
Grandmother
Maternal uncle
Maternal aunt
Cousin -1
Cousin - 2

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Lesson My Mother, the Best
6.3 Mother

Pre-reading Activities

Who does the following things in your family?
Earning money
Buying clothes
Cooking
Going to office
Telling you stories
Taking you to school
Buying you books
Now read about Sudeep’s mother.

Reading

My Mother, the Best Mother
My name is Sudeep. We have a
small family. My mother makes
tea for the family. “Everyone,
come for tea,” she says. Then she
cooks meal. She serves the meal
to everyone. Then she takes me to
school.

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