Primary Vol. 3 Issue 1 June 2018

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for classes for 6-8 age group

I & II

Story..................................... 05 06-07 10-11
Health ............................ 08-09
Special Feature....................... 12 COVER STORY BEST BUDDY
Hobby................................... 13
Story...................................... 14 World Music Day MAP
Safety..................................... 15
Picture Story.................. 16 & 17 28-29 18-27
Environment..................... 30-31 POSTER
Art........................................ 32 AMAZING ANIMAL Kakapo
Craft.................................... 33
Celebration........................... 34 Nilgiri Tahr
Quiz..................................... 35
My Eyes Stronger.................. 36 40
Hide and Seek....................... 37
Kitchen Corner...................... 38 STORY
Learn with Fun...................... 39
Activity.................................. 41 The Baby Blue Whale
Amazing Facts....................... 42
Activity................................. 43

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Chief Editor Scan for more Info Volume III Issue 1 `65 June 2018
Kakani Veera Brahmam for 6-8 age group
for classes
Content Writer Editorial
Shashi Ambaru I & II

Art & Design Dear children,
Riaz Ahmed Artist The month of June has several events and this issue
will introduce you to some of them. You can find the
Circulation theme of music in the cover story which talks about
Hemachandra Rao S World Music Day, in the Special feature about rhymes,
+91 91777 74851 the article about famous musicians and in Interesting Facts
+91 85018 26317 about music. World Environment Day and the Sindhu
Darshan festival are events that you can learn about in
Printed, Published Environment and Celebration sections.
& Owned by There are many wonderful creatures in nature. Learn
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story

Listen

Once there was a dog named Mike
who lived in a village. Mike was very
greedy and did not like to share anything
with his friends. One day, as Mike was
roaming, he came across a bone. He
thought, “Today is my lucky day. I got
this bone. But if I go back to the village,
my friends will ask me to share it with
them.” So, Mike went into a nearby

forest to eat the bone.

On the way, he was going on a
bridge when he saw his reflection in
the water. Thinking it to be another
dog, Mike thought, “If I bark at that
dog, I will get that bone too.” But
as soon as he barked, the bone in his
mouth fell into the water and now

Mike had nothing to eat.

moral

Do not be greedy.

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cover story

“Sa ri ga ma,” sang Buggy. “Pa da ni sa,” chimed
in Bunny. “Isn’t it fun to sing? Today is World
Music Day. So, we have a reason to celebrate

our love for music. Come join me in singing our
favourite songs.”

Yes, June 21st of every year is celebrated as
World Music Day. First introduced by France,
the Fete de la Musique is an occasion for people
of all ages to come together and celebrate their
love for music. On this day, musicians perform in
front of audiences in public places such as parks,

streets, gardens and halls.

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Learn your favourite song or June 2018
rhyme and perform in front of

your family and friends.

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Health

Do you know that dried fruits and nuts are not only great
for your body but also for your brain? Dried fruits such as
raisins, dates and figs and nuts such as almonds, walnuts
and cashews are known for their nutritional value. They

should be a part of our daily diet as they improve our
mental and physical health.

WALNUTS

A powerful dry fruit, walnuts
improve brain health, maintain
normal weight, aid digestion and

protect the heart.

DATES

A great source of iron, dates are also
known to ease digestion due to their
fibre content. They are also energy
boosters as they give instant energy.

Almonds can grow in places with very hot summers
and cool winters. Almonds are not nuts but seeds of

the fruit growing on almond trees.

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Eating a bunch of soaked almonds ALMONDS
every day has many benefits. They
improve memory power, prevent
overeating and improve digestion.

These sun-dried grapes make RAISINS
bones stronger and their high
sugar content gives an instant June 2018

energy boost.

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best buddy

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The Map is a character that appears in the animated
series, Dora the Explorer. He is Dora’s helper.

Map is hidden in Dora’s Backpack and jumps out of the
pocket whenever Dora calls out ‘Map!’.

Map tells Dora the correct route by marking the
important stops in her journey.

He always sings a song when he appears.
Map is a really important friend for Dora as he is always

there to help her out in her adventures.

Lost Map is an episode where the Map is June 2018
carried away by a bird and Dora has to make
her own map to search for her friend, the Map.

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special feature

We all love to hear music, don’t we?
The very first songs we learn are the
rhymes we hear our parents and teachers
sing to us. What is the most popular
rhyme that all of us know? It is ‘Twinkle
twinkle little star’. The words of the
rhyme come from the poem The Star,
written by an English poet, Jane Taylor

in the year 1806.

The original poem had 5 stanzas
(paragraphs) but only the first stanza
is widely known and used. Today, the
rhyme is sung in many languages. Isn’t
it amazing that a poem so old is still so

popular today?

Find out the rest of the
stanzas of the rhyme (ask
your parents to help you).

June 2018 The tune of the rhyme is
the same as the tune of the
Alphabet song (ABCD…)

and the rhyme, ‘Baa Baa
Black Sheep’.

12

hobby

There are so many memories we make every day. How can we save those special
memories? We can do it with the help of a hobby known as scrapbooking.

A scrapbook is a book with colourful
pages that we can use to fill with our

pictures, paper cuttings, certificates
or stickers of our favourite cartoons.
All we need to start our scrapbook

are - a scrapbook, colours, glue,
scissors (if needed) and the material
we want to stick on the pages. With
the help of an elder, we can stick our
favourite picture, write the date on
which it was taken and describe the
picture in our own words. What are
you waiting for? Start your scrapbook

today!

Scrapbooks can be made on various June 2018
themes such as birthdays, school photos,

vacations or family get-togethers.

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story Once upon a time in a forest, there
was a peacock named Billy. Billy was
Listen
proud of his colourful feathers.
He loved to dance in the rain.
One day, as it was raining, the other
animals praised the rain for making
the peacock dance. Billy became angry
and said, “Look at me! I’m the one
who is beautiful. The rain just comes
to see me dance.” The rain heard Billy
and decided to teach him a lesson.

The rain went away. Billy waited
eagerly for the rain to come but it did
not come for many days. Billy felt sad
and understood that he could display

his beautiful tail when it rained.
He apologized to the other animals.

The rain felt sorry for Billy and
came back to the forest.

Billy began to dance in joy.

moral

One should not be
proud of one’s physical

appearance.

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safety

One minute, we are jumping
around and playing with

friends. The next minute, we
fall down or hurt ourselves.

Yes, cuts and injuries are
common when we play. Let us
learn what should be done if

we cut or injure ourselves.

A minor cut can be treated with a
bandage or an antiseptic ointment.

Apply ointment to reduce
chances of infection.

Clean the wound with water until
the blood flow stops.

If the cut leads to bleeding, stop the
flow of blood by applying pressure

on the wound.

In the olden days, people Put a bandage to prevent
used spiders’ webs as further damage.
dressings for wounds!
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June 2018

picture story

1

Today is my first day of school.

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Mummy is holding my hand and There are many children near my Some come by bus.
walking with me. “I am grown new school.
up now,” I say. “Let go, let go!”
Mummy holds my hand very tightly.

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Some come by car. Others come by A few of them cycle. And some walk like me.
rickshaw.

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When we reach the gate, Mummy There are so many new faces all I take one step. I take another step.
lets go of my hand. She stays at the around me! I look back. Mummy gets smaller
gate, so I have to go inside alone. and smaller as I walk away. Will she
disappear?

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I run back to her. I don’t feel so Everyone but me is inside now. I am The teacher comes out and smiles
grown up anymore. I hold her hand. the only one outside. at me. I smile back. Mummy says,
“Please don’t go away,” I say. “Rani, I will be here when you
come out.”

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I let go of her hand and she waves I run inside thinking “Mummy will
goodbye to me. be there after school!”

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• Kakapo, also known as owl parrot or night
parrot, is the only parrot that cannot fly.
• It is found only in New Zealand.
• Kakapos are nocturnal birds, being most
active at night.
• They are herbivores. They eat roots, seed,
leaves and small pine cones.
• They are among the longest-living birds.
They can live up to 60 years.
• There are very few kakapos left (only 149)
and therefore they are a critically
endangered species.
• The natural enemies(predators) of the bird
are cats, dogs and eagles.
• The kakapos have a well-developed sense
of smell which helps them to search for
food in the night time.

To protect the species from
predators, the kakapos are
kept in three islands where

there are no predators.
The three islands are Codfish,

Anchor and Little Barrier
Islands.

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AMAZING ANIMAL

Nilgiri Tahr is a kind of goat found in the Nilgiri
Hills and Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu and

Kerala. It has a coarse fur and curved horns. The
male tahr is larger than the female. Adult males

weigh around 80 to 100 kilos.

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Listen

The male tahr has a light grey area on the back
which appears like a saddle (the seat kept on a
horse), which is why it is called ‘saddleback’.

The Nilgiri tahr number around
2200 to 2500. Hunting, construction

activities and felling of trees are
some of the reasons for the decline

in their numbers.

The Eravikulam National Park in Kerala June 2018
has the highest population of tahr with

around 900 animals.
The Nilgiri Tahr is the state animal of

Tamil Nadu.

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Environment

World Environment Day

Environment is defined as the surroundings in which we live.
Over the years, our environment has been damaged due to
pollution, cutting down of trees and misuse of natural resources
like water. To make people aware of the need to protect our
environment, World Environment Day is observed every year
on June 5th. People from various countries come together to

focus on an important issue.

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This year, India will be the host
for the event and the theme is

‘Beat Plastic Pollution’.

Plastic is a very useful material in
our daily lives but it causes many
problems to the environment. It
is important to reduce our use of

plastic and learn ways to reuse
and recycle plastic. Let us try
to protect our environment by

fighting plastic pollution.

Learn ways to reduce plastic in your home.
Use a cloth bag to carry groceries or carry

steel lunch boxes to school.

It takes hundreds of years for a
plastic bottle to decompose.

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art

Join the dots and colour
the picture

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craft

Things you need:

1. Glasses of the
same size - 4 to 6
2. Water
3. Colours - 4 to 6
4. Wooden spoon or ladle

Instructions:

1. Fill water in each glass at
different levels, starting with
the least amount in the first
glass to the most amount in
the last one.
2. Add different colours to
each glass.
3. With the wooden spoon,
hit the glass gently and hear
the sound it makes.
4. Try to make your own music
by hitting different glasses.

This activity develops
creative thinking skills

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celebration

The first Sindhu Darshan festival was held in Every year, the Sindhu Darshan festival
October, 1997. A postage stamp depicting is held in Shey Manla, in Leh, Jammu
and Kashmir. This three-day festival
the festival was released in 1999. celebrates the river Sindhu, also called
Indus. The festival honours the river as
a symbol of unity and harmony. The
festival salutes the brave soldiers who

protect our country.

People from various parts of India
come to participate in this festival.
They bring water from the rivers of
their region in pots and immerse this
water in the Sindhu river. Prayers,
cultural programs, sightseeing trips,
bonfires and rituals are conducted as a
part of the festival. A large number of
foreign tourists also attend the festival

every year.

The festival will be held between 12th
and 14th June this year.

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quiz

1

A. R. Rahman

A B C
B C
2 B C
B C
Lata Mangeshkar B C

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3 A
A
M.S. Subbulakshmi

4

Zakir Husain

5 A

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Answers see page 39

my eyes stronger

Find 10 differences between the two pictures

June 2018 This activity develops Cognitive skills

36

HIDE and seeK

12 345

Match the NUMBERS
with the pictures

This activity develops Cognitive skills

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kihticdeheanndcsoerenker

Ingredients:

• Mango pieces

• Sugar

• Lemon juice

• Water

• Ice cubes

Method:

1. Take a pan. Add 1 cup of water and
3/4th cup sugar. Turn on the stove and
bring the water to a boil. Stir the water
until sugar dissolves.
2. In a blender, add mango pieces and
2 cups of water. Mix well until smooth.
3. Strain the paste into a jug.
4. Add 5 to 6 tablespoons of lemon juice
and the sugar syrup to the mango juice.
5. Add more water if necessary.
Add ice cubes.
6. Pour into a glass and have a refreshing,

chilled mango lemonade.

DON’T FORGET 38
Always take the help of
an elder in the kitchen.

June 2018

Means of Transport 2 Down learn with fun
2D
1 Down 1 Across

1D

1A

3D
2A

3 Down 3A

4A 2 Across

3 Across

4 Across

This activity develops Quiz Answers: 1-C, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A, 5-B
Cognitive skills 39 June 2018

story Billy was a baby blue whale who
lived in a deep ocean with his
Listen
parents. Billy had many friends, who
moral were all smaller in size. Billy enjoyed
playing with them but sometimes, he
Know your strengths and would feel bad when his friends used
be proud of them.
to tease him for his big size.

One day, Billy and his friends were
playing. Suddenly, his friends began
to scream, “Shark! A shark is coming!”
All the other sea creatures were afraid

that the shark would eat them.
But Billy bravely faced the shark.
On seeing the blue whale in front of
him, the shark swam away. Billy’s
friends came out of hiding and

cheered him for his bravery.
They never made fun of his size again

and Billy felt proud to be a
big blue whale!

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activity

Someone has mixed up all the names of musical instruments.
Can you unscramble them and sort them out?

GITUAR .........................................
BORAKYED ....................................
NIOLIV ..........................................
UMRDS .........................................
TBLAA ...........................................

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amazing facts

A song that gets stuck in your

head is called an ‘earworm’

The name ‘piano’ is a

shortened version of the

Italian word ‘pianoforte’

Learning a musical instrument
can improve our motor and

reasoning skills
Listening to music when we
exercise can improve our
physical health.

Veena is one of the
most ancient Indian
stringed instruments.

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activity

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Born in 1756, Mozart is a famous composer, who began
to compose music when he was just five years old.

Johann Sebastian Bach

One of the greatest composers of all time, Sebastian Bach
was born in 1685 in Germany in a great musical family.
Bach learnt how to play the violin, the organ and the

harpsichord at a very young age.

Pandit Ravi Shankar

One of the most famous Indian musicians, Pandit Ravi
Shankar was born in 1920. He played the sitar and was

awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999 by the
Indian government.

M S Subbulakshmi

Known as the Nightingale of Carnatic music,
M S Subbulakshmi was born in 1916 in Madurai and was
popular for her classical and devotional songs. She was the
first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1998.

Find out the names of the The first Indian music school was
current famous musicians. ‘Gandharva Mahavidyalaya’ set
up by Pandit Vishnu Digambar

Paluskar in 1901.

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MIX AND
MATCH

THIS ACTIVITY DEVELOPS FINE
MOTOR SKILLS