Memory Tips
The day with a lot of wind is called a windy day.
Stormy day
Teaching Instructions
Different consequences of wind and storm should
be explained. Storm has many negative effects
whereas wind has many positive effects. So, it
should be explained that going out when there is a
storm is dangerous.
EXERCISE Date: .............................
1. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
a) It rains a lot on a rainy day.
b) We feel hot on a rainy day.
c) Fast moving air is called wind.
d) We should go out on a stormy day.
e) On a windy day, leaves of plants move.
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2. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct words.
a) We use umbrella on a ................. day. (rainy/windy)
b) Fast moving air is called .................. . (wind/storm)
c) .................. is a risky weather. (wind/storm)
d) We should not go out on a .......... day. (rainy/stormy)
e) ............ may blow the roofs of house. (wind/storm)
3. What is a rainy day?
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4. What is a windy day?
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5. What is a storm?
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Class Test F. M. : 30
Date: ......................
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. 5
a) A dog lives in a ................ . (kennel/stable) 3
b) The baby of a cow is calld ................ . (calf/colt)
c) A goat has ................ horns. (one/two)
d) Birds have ................ to fly. (wings/feathers)
e) We cannot see shadows on a ...... day. (cloudy/sunny)
2. Name the babies of the following animals.
3. Name any three animals having both horns and tail. 3
a) b) c) 3
5
4. Name any three animals having wings.
a) b) c)
5. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
a) A bird builds a nest.
b) An elephant has two horns.
c) Cow and buffalo guard our home.
d) We should care for plants.
e) We should make our environment dirty.
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6. Write down the shape of the given objects. 3
7. Name any two sources of water. 2
a) b)
8. What is environment? 2
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9. What is weather? 2
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10. What is a storm? 2
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Marks Obtained: Parent’s/Guardian’s
Student’s Grade : Signature
Teacher’s Signature:
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PERSONAL HYGIENE Unit
Estimated teaching periods : 10 19
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
state the importance of personal hygiene.
Warm up activity
Look, identify and say.
abc
de f
Can you say?
What are doing in the given figures?
Do you wash your face, hands and legs properly?
How many times do you brush your teeth?
When do you go to the bed and when do you wake up?
What do you use while sneezing?
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I wake up early in I wash my hands It is time for
the morning. with soap and water washing my face.
after going to toilet.
I eat balanced diet. I brush my teeth I take rest after
after taking meal. eating food.
I comb my hair I take bath to keep I cut my nails with a
regularly.
my body clean. nail-cutter.
I wash my hands I use handkerchief I wash my eyes with
before eating food. to clean my nose. cold and clean water.
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It is early morning. I read sitting on a I go to bed in time.
I go to toilet timely. chair.
EXERCISE Date: .............................
1. Fill in the blanks using the correct words.
a) We should wash our face with ............ water. (clean/dirty)
b) I cut my nail with a .......................... (nail-cutter/blade)
c) I use ....................... while sneezing. (handkerchief/paper)
d) I comb my .......................... regularly. (hair/teeth)
e) I wake up ......................... in the morning. (early/late)
2. Match the following:
Teeth Comb
Eye Handkerchief
Nose Toothbrush
Hair Clean water
3. Why do we use toothbrush?
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4. What do you use to clean your nose?
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5. How many times do you brush your teeth in a day?
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6. Identify the given figures and complete the following
sentences.
It is a............................. It is a......................
I use it for....................... I use it for.................
It is a............................. It is a...........................
I use it for...................... I use it for.....................
It is a............................ It is a.............................
I use it for...................... I use it for......................
Project Work
Learn practically the correct way of brushing teeth, washing
face, cleaning nose, cleaning eyes and cutting nails.
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Unit
CLEAN HOUSE AND SCHOOL 20
Estimated teaching periods : 5
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
differentiate between a clean house and a dirty one.
differentiate between clean school and a dirty one.
Warm up activity
Look, identify and say. b
a
cd
Can you say?
Which home do you like?
Why do you like this home?
Which school do you like?
Why do you like this school?
How can you make your home and school clean?
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This is my house. It is neat and
clean. There is a beautiful garden.
We never pick flowers just like
that. We use dustbin to throw
wastes and dust. We clean our
home and surroundings daily.
We flush the toilet after use. My
father and mother never fight.
They love me and my sister. Clean house
Memory Tips
We like neat and clean house. So, we should clean our home and
surrounding.
This is another house. It is
very dirty. It does not have a
garden and flowers. There is
no toilet and bathroom. In this
home, people always fight.
They do not love their babies.
Dirty house Clean school
This is my school. It is neat and
clean. There is a garden and
playground. We keep our school
and classrooms neat and tidy.
We throw waste papers and
wrappers in a dustbin. We do not
pluck flowers. We never uproot
plants. We flush the toilet after
use.
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Dirty school This is another school. It is very
dirty. It has a garden but plants
and flowers are uprooted. It has
dirty and untidy classrooms.
Students always fight against
each other. They do not use
dustbin to throw papers and
dust. In the ground there are pigs,
dogs, hens, etc. There is no toilet.
Students do not pay attention to
cleanliness.
Memory Tips
We like neat and clean school. So, we should make our school and
its surrounding neat and clean.
EXERCISE Date: .............................
1. Fill in the blanks using the correct words.
a) Our home should be ....................... . (dirty/clean)
b) We should drink ..................... water. (pure/dirty)
c) I throw waste papers in a ........... . (dustbin/bedroom)
d) We ............. attention to cleanliness. (pay/don’t pay).
2. Tick (P) the good habit and cross (O) the bad one.
a) We keep our school neat and tidy.
b) We fight in the playground.
c) I throw waste papers in the dustbin.
d) My father cleans the house.
e) We do not pluck flowers just like that.
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3. List any three good habits.
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4. List any three bad habits.
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5. Observe the given figures and discuss with your friends,
teacher and parents and find out which is a good habit and
which one is bad.
Good habit __________ habit __________ habit
__________ habit __________ habit __________ habit
__________ habit __________ habit __________ habit
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FOOD FROM PLANTS Unit
Estimated teaching periods : 6 21
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
identify the food obtained from plants.
classify food items into different categories.
Warm up activity
Look, identify and say.
abc
de f
Can you say?
Identify the different foods given in the above figures.
Do you know vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods?
Are you vegetarian or non-vegetarian?
Do you know junk foods?
We should not eat junk food. Why?
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Most of our food comes from plants. We get fruits, vegetables,
cereals and pulses from plants. We also get coffee, tea, sugar, oil
and spices from plants.
Memory Tips
All living things need food. Most of our foods come from the plants.
Cereals
Wheat, rice, maize and barley are some examples of cereals. Cereals
make up most of our food.
Wheat Rice Maize Barley
Memory Tips
Cereals are the food grains which are obtained from wheat, rice,
maize, barley, etc. They are energy giving foods.
Pulses
We get pulses from peas, grams, beans and kidney beans.
Peas Grams Beans Kidney beans
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Memory Tips
Pulses are obtained from peas, grams, beans, kidney beans. etc.
They are body-building foods.
Vegetables
We get vegetables from different parts of plants. We eat roots,
stems, leaves and flowers of some plants as vegetables.
Memory Tips
We eat roots, stems, leaves and flowers of some plants as vegetables.
Roots
We eat roots of carrot, radish, beetroot and turnip.
Carrot Radish Beetroot Turnip
Stems
We eat stems of potato, onion and ginger.
Potato Onion Ginger
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Leaves
We eat leaves of cabbage, spinach and lettuce.
Cabbage Spinach Lettuce
Flowers
We eat flowers of cauliflower and broccoli.
Cauliflower Broccoli
Fruits
We eat fruits of some plants. Some fruits are given below:
Apple Banana Orange
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Grapes Mango Pomegranate
Guava Papaya Watermelon
Our Food
We eat different types of foods. We eat some food items after
cooking. For example, roti, dal, rice, curry, vegetables, etc. But we
eat some food without cooking. For example, carrot, cucumber,
radish, papaya, etc. We should wash these food items before
eating. Some of us are vegetarians and others are non-vegetarians.
Vegetarians do not eat meat.
Memory Tips
We must eat fresh and nutritious food everyday. We should avoid
junk foods.
On special occasions like in feasts and festivals, we eat special
varieties of food.
Memory Tips
In special occasions we like to eat different varieties of foods. But,
we should not overeat. We should avoid alcoholic drinks.
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Different food items
EXERCISE Date: .............................
1. Name any three cereals. c)
a) b)
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2. Name any three pulses. c)
a) b)
3. Name any three vegetables.
a) b) c)
4. Tick (P) the good habit and cross () the bad one.
a) Ramesh always eats noodles.
b) I do not like fruits.
c) Ramila eats carrot.
d) Rita does not like pulses.
e) Deepali likes to eat vegetables.
5. Fill in the blanks using the correct words.
flower cereals pulses stem varieties
a) Wheat, rice and maize are examples of................ .
b) Peas, grams and beans are examples of ............... .
c) We eat................of cauliflower and broccoli.
d) We eat.................of onion and ginger.
e) On special occasions, we like to eat .........of food.
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6. Match the following:
Flower
Stem
Pulse
Cereal
Childen Centred Activity
The pictures below show different food that we eat. Observe
them and discuss with your friends, teacher and parents. Some
foods are good, some are better and some are the best. What do
you think about each? Write in the box.
Best
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I AM HEALTHY Unit
Estimated teaching periods : 5 22
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
differentiate between healthy and unhealthy conditons.
Warm up activity
Look, identify and say.
a
b
Can you say?
Identify healthy and sick person in the above figures.
What happens when we fall sick?
What should we do to be healthy?
Did you fall sick?
Is there anybody sick in your home?
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Keeping fit and healthy is important for us. To keep ourselves
healthy we must eat nutritious food. We need to take rest. We
should take physical exercise regularly. We should clean our bodies
and surroundings regularly.
Memory Tips
Nutritious and balanced diet, exercise and rest make us healthy.
I eat nutritious food. I drink pure water. I
do not like junk food. I eat roti, rice, dal,
meat, egg, milk and fish.
I love to play safe games. Playing
is fun. I play in open space. I play
with my friends. Playing keeps me
fit and fine.
Memory Tips
Regular physical exercise like playing, walking, swimming,
running, etc. make us fit and fine.
Playing, walking, swimming and running are good exercises.
I take a rest.
I go to bed early and get up early
too.
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EXERCISE Date: .............................
1. Fill in the blanks using the correct words.
junk fine physical exercises pure
a) We should take ................... exercise regularly.
b) I do not like ................... food.
c) Playing keeps us fit and ...................
d) Walking, swimming and running are good .............
e) We should drink ................... water.
2. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
a) We should not take rest.
b) We should eat junk food.
c) We should keep our body clean.
d) Playing keeps us healthy.
Childen Centred Activity
Which of the following are good habits to keep you fit and fine?
Discuss with your friends, teacher and parents.
Playing Eating fresh food Weeping
Eating only noodles Washing hands Wearing dirty clothes
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Uni t
23 KEEPING OURSELVES SAFE
Estimated teaching periods : 4
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
follow rules for one’s safety.
state the importance of safety rules.
Warm up activity
Look, identify and say.
abc
de f
Can you say?
Identify the different activities given in the above figures.
What happens when we flow these activities?
What should do to be safe in our school, home and on the road?
Did you fall in an accident?
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We must take care of ourselves. We should follow the safety rules.
Safety rules protect us from harm. In this unit, we will learn some
safety rules.
Memory Tips
Carelessness causes accidents. So, we must be careful.
At Home
Do not play with knives, scissors, blade and
other sharp objects. Do not sharpen a pencil
with a blade.
Do not play with fire.
Never try to light a fire cracker. Do not
touch the electric wire. Do not touch
the hot electric iron.
Memory Tips
We should not play with sharp objects, fire, electricity, etc. at our homes.
Do not fly kites from the
roof top without proper boundary.
On the Road
Do not play on the road. Do
not run on the road. Always
walk on the footpath. Cross
the road from the zebra
crossing. Look both sides
before crossing the road.
Follow the traffic rules.
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Memory Tips
We should walk on the footpath. We should not play on the road.
Do not keep head and hands out of the
window of a moving bus.
In the Swimming Pool
Swimming is a good exercise but it can
be risky.
We should not go for a swim alone.
We should not swim in deep water. We
should use rubber tube while
swimming.
We should swim in the presence of life guards. We should not
swim in ‘No Swimming Zone.’
Memory Tips
We should not go for a swim alone. We should use rubber tube
while swimming. We should not swim in no swimming zone.
At School
Do not stand over the bench, desk and
chair. Do not throw chalk and duster.
Always move in a queue. Walk with
friends in a queue.
Wait for the bus in a queue.
Do not get on and off from a moving bus.
Memory Tips
We should be discipline while reading, writing and playing in the
school.
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Childen Centred Activity
Some figures that show bad habits are given below. Discuss with
your friends, teacher and parents and say why they are bad habits.
Sharpen a pencil Standing on the Touching a hot iron
with a blade table
Playing on the road Running after a Fighting in the
moving bus classroom
Swimming alone Flying kite from Playing with fire
open rooftop
Hanging from the Keeping head out Travelling on top of
bus of the bus window a bus
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EXERCISE Date: .............................
1. Tick (P) the good habit and cross () the bad one.
a) We should sharpen our pencil with a blade.
b) We should not swim alone.
c) We should always walk on the footpath.
d) We should not touch a hot iron.
e) We should play with fire.
f) We should not play on the road.
2. What do you use to sharpen a pencil?
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3. From where do you cross the road?
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4. What should we use while swimming?
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5. Where do you play?
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6. Join the dots and colour the figures.
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HEALTH POST Unit
Estimated teaching periods : 2 24
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
introduce health post and explain its importance.
Warm up activity
Look, identify and say.
abc
de f
Can you say?
Identify the above figures?
Do you have health post near at your home?
Did you visit in the health post?
What happens in the health post?
What kinds of vaccines did you take till today?
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I live in a small village. Most of the people here are educated. They
are conscious about their health. In my village, there is a health
post. In this health post, there is a health assistant. He has a lot
of experience. In this health post, minor diseases can be treated.
Small children get vaccinated here to prevent various diseases.
We should go to the health post when we feel sick. We should not
take any medicine without doctor’s advice. We should be careful
about our health.
Memory Tips
Health post is a basic health institution. We get health services
for vaccination, delivery, minor communicable diseases, etc. from
there.
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Childen Centred Activity
Observe the different habits and discuss with your friends,
parents and teachters.
I go to hospital I do not weep while I do not weep while
when I feel sick. taking medicine. getting vaccinated.
I do not trouble my I eat food and drink I take a rest when I
mother when I feel water when I feel feel sick.
sick.
sick.
Project Work
Ask students to prepare a ‘first-aid box’ keeping the following
items.
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EXERCISE Date: .............................
1. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
a) We should be careful about our health.
b) We should take medicine without doctor’s advice.
c) We should play when we feel sick.
d) We should not eat food when we feel sick.
e) We should get vaccinated to prevent various diseases.
2. Where do you go when you feel sick?
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3. What do you eat when you are sick?
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4. Is there a health post in your locality?
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5. Colour the given picture.
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BASIC SKILLS OF Unit
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
25
Estimated teaching periods : 1
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
perform the basic skills of Physical Education.
Moving and static skills are basic
skills of Physical Education. We
can jump as shown in the given
figure.
I am running I am walking Komal and
in a line. alone. Hari are walking,
making a pair.
We undertake physical training to keep our body fit and active.
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Unit MOVING SKILLS OF
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
26
Estimated teaching periods : 4
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
perform walking, running, hopping, skipping and jumping in correct ways.
Walking, running, hopping, skipping and jumping are the moving
skills of Physical Education.
Walking
Walking is an easy and
common warming-up
exercise. It is a kind
of movement with
the help of legs. We
walk swinging our
hands. Let’s practise
walking.
ACTIVITY 1
Walking in a queue
We can walk in a queue.
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ACTIVITY 2
Walking in a circle
We can practise walking in a circle as
shown in the given figure.
ACTIVITY 3
Walking along a zigzag line
We can walk in a zigzag line.
Let’s practise as shown in the
given figure.
ACTIVITY 4
Walking in different directions
We can practise walking
in different directions as
shown in the given figure.
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ACTIVITY 5 We are sister
and brother. We
Walking in pairs walk in a pair.
We are very
close friends, we
walk in a pair.
Running
Fast walking is called running. This skill is essential for almost all
the games. We warm up our body by running.
Running has three commands. They are ‘On your mark, Get set,
and Go.’
Running in tracks
We are friends. We are running along the tracks.
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Running in a circle
We can run in a circle as shown in the given figure.
Hopping
Hopping is the movement by jumping on one foot.
You can practise We two are close
jumping on one foot. friends. We are
Observe my movement jumping on one foot.
and practise.
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Skipping
To jump over a rope which is held by hands on both ends is called
skipping.
We are having fun
skipping.
We are sisters. We are friends.
We are having fun We are skipping
with a single rope.
skipping.
Teaching Instructions
Be a role model for your students.
Show the moving skills to children and then make
them practise.
Encourage all the children to participate in the games.
Arrange the materials needed for games.
Let the children warm up before playing the games
and allow them to cool down after the games.
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STATIC SKILLS OF Unit
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
27
Estimated teaching periods : 2
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
define static skills of Physical Education.
perform hanging, swinging, climbing, bending, etc.
The static exercises are done at a fixed position. We can do exercises
by sitting, sleeping and standing. Body stretching like hanging,
swinging, climbing, bending, etc. are some other exercises.
Hanging
We can practise hanging on poles or a rope as shown in the picture.
I enjoy hanging I try to roll the
on the poles. body hanging on
the poles.
Swinging
We swing on the rope.
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Climbing
We climb on a tree or a wooden pole. We should climb carefully.
A rope is so thin I find it easy to
to climb up. climb a tree.
Body bending or Sit ups
We bend our body as shown in the picture below.
We are close friends.
We are having fun
bending the body.
Teaching Instructions
Involve children in games after they walk for sometime.
Make them play individually and in groups.
Provide opportunities to every child to play.
There may be many other static exercises for warming
up
the body along with those given above.
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PHYSICAL TRAINING U nit
28
Estimated teaching periods : 5
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
explain the importance of PT.
perform the PT 1 to 4.
We take physical exercises daily. They keep our body fit and fresh.
We do every PT counting up to 16. Let us enjoy physical exercises
shown in the illustrations below:
PT No. 1
Exercise of hands
In this physical training, we take exercise of hands only.
PT No. 2
Exercise of hands and legs
In this physical training, we take exercise of hands and legs.
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PT No. 3
Exercise of shoulder
In this physical training, we take exercise of the shoulder.
PT No. 4
Exercise of hands and chest
In this physical training, we take exercise of both hands and chest.
Teaching Instructions
The children should do all the exercises (PT No. 1 to 4).
PT can be practised counting up to 16.
Let children enjoy and warm up their body
In PT No. 1, keep hands up from the front in counting 1 and 2, down
from side in counting 3 and 4. Then keep hands crossed in 16.
In PT No. 2, bend knees right and left keeping hands up and crossed and
stand straight in 1, in counting 2 stand on legs’ paw keeping hands down.
In PT No. 3, cross hands over forehead and then keep hands down
extending right and left in counting 1 and 2. In counting 3 and 4, keep
hands crossing in front of the belly from up and down.
In PT No. 4, keep left leg aside stretching crossed hands right and left
in counting 1. In counting 2, lower down hands and keep them crossed.
Stretch the chest extending both hands back in counting 3.
Similarly, keep hands crossing in front of the belly in counting.
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DRILL (KAWAJ) Unit
29
Estimated teaching periods : 7
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
explain the importance of drill.
perform different types of drills.
Drill is a simple physical exercise. It develops and warms up our
body. Drill includes attention, stand-at-ease, standing-at-rest,
standing in a queue and walking in a queue. Let’s practise drills.
Attention (Satark)
Attention is an alert state. We raise our left leg about half a feet up
and then keep close to the right leg at the attention command.
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Stand-at-Ease (Goda Phaat)
We lift our left leg up and then place about half a feet apart from
the right leg at this command. We keep both our hands at the back
of our body placing right palm on the left. Let’s practise as shown
in the given pictures.
Stand-at-Rest (Bishram)
We take rest for a moment at this command. It is done as stand- at-
ease but hands are kept on the sides. Let’s practise as shown in the
pictures given below.
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Standing in a Queue
We stand in lines. We keep equal distance between our friends
while standing in a queue.
Walking in a Queue
After standing in lines, we also walk with our friends in lines.
While walking, we should not touch others.
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Uni t
30 SIMPLE GAMES
Estimated teaching periods : 3
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
talk about different types of simple games.
enjoy the simple games with friends.
We play simple games and enjoy a lot. We have simple rules in these
games. We can play these games in a small ground. These games
are played in different ways such as running, chasing, touching or
catching friends. Let’s play ‘Cat and Rat’ and ‘Hot Ball’.
Cat and Rat
This game is played making a circle by holding hands with friends.
One of us becomes a cat and another a rat. The rat is kept in and the
cat out of the circle. The cat chases the rat with the sound ‘Miaow’
and tries to catch the rat which runs with the sound ‘Chi-chi’. When
the cat catches the rat, the next pair continues the game.
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Hot Ball
We play hot ball in a group. First, we make a circle. We keep one of
our friends as drum player. We pass the ball around till the drum
player doesn’t stop. A friend who has the ball when the drum stops
goes out of the circle. The friend who remains till last is the winner.
Teaching Instructions
Select playground according to the number of players.
Warm up your children by means of moving and static
exercise before they play.
Give clear instructions regarding the rules of the games.
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Unit
31 LOCAL GAMES
Estimated teaching periods : 4
Objectives
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
play different types of local games.
We play local games in our locality following our own rules. The
local games such as Gatta, Chungi, Dandibiyo, Hitting at Lakku,
etc. are popular in our locality.
Gatta Game
Gatta game is more popular among the girls. We play and enjoy
with gatta in our locality. Two to four players can play together. In
this game, we play with five small stone pebbles picking up and
keeping them on the ground.
We four are very Komal and Shova
close friends. We are sisters. They are
enjoy playing gatta.
playing gatta.
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Chungi Game
Chungi is an object made of rubber bands. We play this game with
feet by kicking the chungi in air.
It is my turn to
kick the chungi.
Hitting at Lakku
We play this game making two groups. We hit a lakku of stones
with a small ball.
I am going to hit
the lakku.
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Dandibiyo
Dandibiyo is an old game of Nepal. We play this game with two
sticks, the dandi, a long stick, and the biyo, a short stick with
pointed ends.
dandi biyo
General Rules of Dandibiyo
If the thrown biyo is caught by the opponent, no point is
awarded but if not, the biyo should be thrown back to the
groove.
If the dandi is hit by the biyo, the opponent gets a chance to
play.
If the dandi is not hit, the counting starts.
The player or team which scores more points within a fixed
time is declared the winner.
Teaching Instructions
Need to identify local games being played in your locality.
Need to warm children up before playing any game.
Need to manage playing materials according to the number
of players.
Need to instruct children on the rules of the game before the
game starts.
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