5. Match the following tools with the right occupation.
Tools Occupation
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UNIT
3
Social Problems and
Their Solutions
Lesson 1: Helping the Helpless
Lesson 2: Helping the Old and Weak
Revision Activities
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Lesson 1 Helping the Helpless
Objectives of this lesson are:
To enable the students understand how helpful is our help towards others
To groom them to understand the problems of others and not to mock at them
I am Kangana and I live in the joint
family. I have two brothers: one elder
and another younger to me. My parents
go out to work. Grandparents share their
time with us in absence of my parents. I
follow their directions. I have learnt to
be helpful, cooperative and sympathetic
towards others. My grandmother cannot
walk as we do. Nursing the injured elder
So she uses wheelchair to brother
move outside. I arrange
her wheelchair and make
sure she sits on it in right
way. I bring things for
them and for my parents
from inside my house. Mother is feeding the
youngest brother.
I also serve a glass of
water to them when they
feel tired. I feel good in being helpful to them.
I give food to animals like dog, cow and birds.
They love to come to me. They understand
the emotion of love and sympathy. My elder
brothers are also very caring and helpful. My
elder brother feed my younger brother when Grandmother on
he feels hungry. My mother takes good care wheelchair
of me. She helps me learn and pardon my mistakes. All the family
members help each other. We are also helpful to our neighbours. My
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mother says, “Help at least one person at a time and always start with
the person nearest you.”
I am feeding Feeding the youngest Taking care of the
the cat brother old person
A sick is being nursed Grandfather being helped Serving the food
Teaching Guideline:
Help the students recognize and feel the acts of help, cooperation and kindness they receive
and experience everyday right from their family members, friends and in the school. Make
them conscious of their behaviors which involve love and cooperation.
Words and Terms you would like to know:
Kind: generous, helpful, and thinking about other people’s feelings
Sympathy: understanding and care for someone else’s suffering
Listen: to give attention to someone or something in order to hear him
Require: to need something or make something necessary
Wellbeing: the state of feeling healthy and happy
Pardon: to forgive someone for something they have said or done
Practice Exercises
1. Answer the following questions.
A. How do you help your family members?
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B. How do your parents help you?
My mother ........................................................................................
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My father ..........................................................................................
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C. How do you help others?
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D. How do your teachers help you?
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2. Look at the following pictures and explain what is happening
(going on) there.
A B
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A ..............................................................................................................
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B ...............................................................................................................
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3. Look at the following messages and then answer the questions
based on it.
A. Have you ever shared your food with someone hungry? Write
it in three sentences.
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............................................................................................................
B. Have you ever shared water with thirsty? Write in three
sentences.
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C. Have you ever visited a sick person and stood by him or her?
Write in three sentences.
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4. Write ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the following statements.
A. I keep the surroundings clean. I also offer to help others.
B. I shout, dance and play as per my wish. I do not care for
even the sick people around me.
C. I throw things on my family members and disturb them in
their work.
5. Spot the difference between the following two pictures:
A B
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Lesson 2 Helping the Old and Weak
Objectives of this lesson are:
To help students understand different stages and situations of life
To cultivate right emotions, behaviors and attitudes towards people suffering with any
kinds of disability or old-age related problems
I am Sanyog and I live with my grandparents. My father met with
an accident few months ago. He broke one of his legs and his left
arm. He teaches at school in which I study. I help him arranging his
crutches. I accompany him to school and come back home with him.
I make sure that he walks safe with the help of crutches.
Crutches are used by those whose legs are weak Tapping stick for the blind
I see blind people crossing the road. My father asks me to help them
cross the road and make them sit in a vehicle safely. My father knows
such problems very well which cripples the man's life. My mother
takes good care of my old grandparents. Old age also brings weakness
in a person’s life. A person loses energy and muscle's strength in life
due to diseases in old age.
My friend Mahesh’s grandmother has a weak eye-sight. She struggles
to see the things properly. Mahesh holds her hands when she goes out.
She has a stick which she taps on the road while walking. Mahesh's
father is very kind and gives food to the homeless. Mahesh's mother
is a doctor and she gives free check up with medicine to the poor
people.
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It is our kindness when we give food and medicine to the homeless and poor.
We need to be very supportive to the old and the weak people present
around us. Life is a cycle and we never know what will happen to us
tomorrow. Therefore, we must not laugh and mock at the old and the
weak.
Teaching Guideline:
Ask the students what kinds of feelings and thoughts develop in their mind when they meet
or spot out poor, sick and disabled people. Have they ever seen cruel behaviors towards the
people who we must care for and empathize with? Encourage them to share.
Words and Terms you would like to know:
Tap: to hit something gently and repeatedly by making short and sharp noises
Heaven: something that is very pleasant or good
Mock: to criticize or make fun of someone or criticize for being bad or useless
Supportive: giving help or assistance to someone
Cripple: to deprive of strength or efficiency
Practice Exercises
1. Answer the following questions.
A. What problems do the old people face?
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
B. Have you and your family members ever helped the poor and
the weak? Give examples.
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
C. Have you ever shown kindness and helped others who are
weak and helpless? What kind of help it was?
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2. Mark the sign of feeling happy when you like the situation and
mark the sign of feeling sad when you dislike it.
Feeling happy Feeling sad
A. When my father or any relative turns away from the
sick and poor
B. When my mother changes the house when anybody
in the family falls sick or developed disability
C. When my parents ask me to eat all the food and not
to waste it because many people sleep hungry on
this planet
D. When my teachers tell us not to laugh at the disabled
people and stop playing prank on them
3. Write about the special behaviors of Sanyog and Mahesh as
mentioned in the lesson above.
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...........................................................................................................
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4. What do you see in the following three sketches or figures?
A B C
............................... ............................... ...............................
5. Spot the differences between the following pictures:
A B
Revision Activities
1. Discuss with your teacher how you would respond to the
following life situations.
a. What would you do when see one of your class mates is
bleeding and badly injured in school playground?
b. What would you do when your mother or father is suffering
with fever?
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c. What would you do when your friend’s school bag is stolen
and he (or she) does not have books and note-books at all?
d. When you see a blind person being insulted and mocked at by
a group of young students?
2. Have your own fun with the following two mazes and colour
the correct path in each maze.
Maze -I Maze -II
3. Name the following devices and their specific use.
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
(A) ...........................................................................................................
(B) ...........................................................................................................
(C) ...........................................................................................................
(D) ...........................................................................................................
(E) ...........................................................................................................
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UNIT
4
Civic Sense
Lesson 1: Taking Help
Lesson 2: Giving Help
Lesson 3: My Home
Lesson 4: My School
Lesson 5: My Duty and Responsibility at Home
Lesson 6: My Duty and Responsibility in School
Revision Activities
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Lesson 1 Taking Help
Objectives of this lesson are:
To enable the students understand how important it is to get help from others in every all
sphere of human life
To install the principle of cooperation in life of students
I am Sarala Pandey and I am six years old. My younger brother is just
one year old. He needs a lot of help and cooperation from everyone in
my family. I too take help from my mother, father, uncle, and aunty
in taking bath, cleaning cloth, eating food and so on. I take help from
my teachers, classmates and elders for learning new things. I love to
help my younger brother.
Taking help from a teacher Taking help in study
from the parents
to solve a problem
Mother is getting my brother and me ready for school by Mother helping me learn
dressing us and arranging the schoolbag. how to cook
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My mother teaches me how to keep clean while eating and how to
arrange the plates. I thank her for making me learn the essential skills
to live the life. We need to help others and also take help from others.
This is called interdependence.
I and my younger brother get ready in time to go to school with the
help of my parents and grandparents. I thank my teachers and elders
for helping me grow up. I learn all the good things of life from them.
My younger brother loves to play with my uncle and father. I also
love to go for outdoor games with my father. My father teaches me
Yoga and the lessons of body exercise. We must thank those who help
us.
I am playing with my father and my younger brother learning the trick of golf.
Teaching Guideline:
Make the students conscious about all the help they get from the family members, community
member, neighbours, and friends and from the teachers in the school. Make them realize that
every help they receive is because of the feelings of love, cooperation, kindness and the sense of
duty and responsibility that their elders, parents and teachers show to them.
Words and Terms you would like to know:
Essential: a basic that you cannot live without
Elder: an older person
Cooperation: the act of working together with someone
Practice Exercises
1. In what ways do your classmates help you?
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2. Write “Yes, I can” if you can perform a set of activities or just
write “I need help” if you cannot do the activities mentions
below.
A. I brush my teeth.
B. I take bath myself.
C. I polish my shoes.
D. I comb my hair.
E. I wash my clothes.
F. I eat the food on my own.
G. I tune in on radio.
H. I switch on a light.
I. I sharpen my pencil.
3. Look at the following pictures and write down who is helping
whom in what manner.
A B C
A ...............................................................................................................
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B ...............................................................................................................
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C ..............................................................................................................
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..................................................................................................................
4. Look at the picture below and write all the details you see in
this picture.
I have a puppy accompanying me in a garden in front of my
house. ......................................................................................................
................................................................................................................ I
have placed two chairs on a verandah. ...........................................
...................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................
.......... A football net is placed just by the side of banyan tree. My
two eleer brothers .................................................................................
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5. Tick ( ) the activities you can do and cross ( ) the ones you
can not.
A. I get up in the morning on my own and get ready for the
school.
B. I love to go to school as I get to learn new things and play with
my friends.
C. My parents help me in arranging my school bag.
D. I can take the food to eat from kitchen when family members
are not present or are busy in their work.
E. I go to my teacher and tell him or her about any problem I face
in the school.
F. I ask my mother to comb my hair.
G. I never hit the small babies in my house or outside.
6. Connect the letters in picture A and numbers in picture B given
below and fill them with suitable colours.
A B
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Lesson 2 Giving Help
Objectives of this lesson are:
To generate helping attitude amongst the students
To encourage the students to give help to their classmates and other friends.
Giving help to friends and cooperating
with them are the examples of positive
emotions. As I take help from others,
I need to help others. My name is
Subash Thakur and I help everybody
in my house. I also help my friends in
school. I feel good when I help others.
My mother washes my clothes, cleans
the house and arranges my bed. I help
her by carrying clothes for drying them
in the Sun. I pick up wastes and dusts I am giving help in carrying
to throw them in the dustbin. I arrange food with my parents
plates for my parents and grandparents at lunch and dinner time. I
go to temple and marketplace with my grandmother. I hold her hand
and give her company. My mother asks me to take care of my younger
sister when she is busy.
Elder sister helping mother My sister and I are drinking Aunty is helping grandma.
in serving food water on our own
My elder sister Sushma helps my mother in the kitchen sometimes. I
clean my plates after I finish meal. I serve myself when I feel hungry
and nobody is around to feed me. I am always ready to help my friends
and others who are in need.
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Teaching Guideline:
Make students conscious about their behaviors and encourage them to help others whatever
they can. Taking help and not returning the same is the sign of being selfishness.
Words and Terms you would like to know:
Dustbin: a bin that holds rubbish
Dust: the remains of broken or distroyed items
Practice Exercises
1. Following are some of the objects commonly seen or found in
our house or surroundings. Name them and write down how
you will use the object in pictures below to help others.
A B C D E
................ ................ ................ ................ ................
................ ................ ................ ................ ................
2. Name the objects seen in the pictures below by mentioning
their use and then put the colours you think is good for them.
A B C
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3. Answer the following questions:
A. How do you give help to your siblings and classmates? Write
with examples.
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.....................................................................................................
B. How do Subhash’s mother and elder sister give help to their
family members?
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
C. How does your teacher help you?
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
4. Look at the following pictures and find out who is helping
whom in what way.
A B
A ............................................................................................................
B ............................................................................................................
C D
C ............................................................................................................
D ............................................................................................................
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Lesson 3 My Home
Objectives of this lesson are:
To enable the students know how important the home is for all of us to survive and prog-
ress in life
To encourage the students to participate in making a home a peaceful abode full of love,
affection and cooperation
A home is a place where we live with our family members. A home
gives us a roof above us under which we feel safe. I am Ankita
Bhandari. I have a beautiful home. I get food and shelter from my
home. I get company of my parents, siblings, grandparents and other
relatives in my home. I play and study there. My home is a place
where friends meet, family members gather and love grows.
Guests are welcomed in a living room. Food is cooked in kitchen. I
wash my clothes and take bath in bathroom. I sleep in my own room
after completing my homework.
A Living Room Study room and Bedroom
Children are taking meal
My Grandma in Kitchen
I get many facilities from my home. Refrigerator, gas oven, television,
smart phone, laptop, bicycle, scooter, bicycle and many other things
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are used by my family members. In this way my family members
save a lot of time and energy in daily life.
Refrigerator Television Laptop
Bicycle Scooter Car
Teaching Guideline:
Tell the students why home is important for all of us. Presence of love, cooperation and
sympathy amongst the family members make it a home. Encourage the children to share the
details of their home.
Words and Terms you would like to know:
Garbage: discarded food waste or any other unwanted or useless material
Dustbin: garbage can
Wellbeing: a good, healthy, or comfortable state
Efficiency: the ability to do something well or achieve a desired result without wasted energy
or effort
Practice Exercises
1. Answer the following questions.
A. What is home?
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.....................................................................................................
B. Mention any five things which you keep in your room.
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C. Who cooks the food for you?
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.....................................................................................................
D. Do you visit your friend’s home? What do you like there in
your friend’s home?
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.....................................................................................................
E. Why do you like your home?
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
2. Name the following things which have been kept in the bedroom
and living room. Also write what they are used for.
Things in the Bedroom Things in the Living Room
Things in the bedroom ..........................................................................
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Things in the living room .....................................................................
...................................................................................................................
3. Explain what you see in the following two pictures? Apply the
suitable colours to them.
A. B
A ...............................................................................................................
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B ...............................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................
4. Write what you see in the following pictures.
A B C
A ...............................................................................................................
B ...............................................................................................................
C ..............................................................................................................
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Lesson 4 My School
Objectives of this lesson are:
To generate love and interest amongst the students for their school
To tell them how important it is to attend school without break
My name is Sony Shrestha. I
study in Grade One. I attend
my school regularly. My
school is very clean. It is
located away from the noise
and smoke of the urban
areas. My school has a big
playground to play games and
sports. There are swings and
slides. My school library has
many story books to read. We
play both indoor and outdoor
games in school playground.
Sports like football, table tennis, athletics, volley ball, badmainton
and basketball are very popular outdoor games in my school. Indoor
games such as judo, carom, ludo, hide and seek and others are liked
by many students. And they play these games in a game period. I
love my school.
Badminton, balls, swings and slides are favourite outdoor games for the school children.
My school has a lot of greenery in and around. Small gardens, grassy
lawns, flower beds, fruit trees and water-fountains add beauty to the
greenery in my school. My school building has three stories. It runs
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the classes from Grade nursery to Grade ten. My school has a number
of classrooms. My school also has a reception room, music room,
science lab, computer lab and audio video rooms. My school has a
library full of books on different subjects.
School library is the quiet place for students to read and
borrow books from librarian.
All the teachers in my school teach us with great care and attention.
My school organizes various activities and functions throughout
the year. School teachers teach us to develop good qualities. We are
taught to keep our classroom and school campus clean. We are taught
to be honest and hardworking. We are told to be good with others. I
am proud of my school.
Music instruments in my school Science apparatus in my school
Teaching Guideline:
School is the place for learning and growth. Create an environment where children love the
school. Let them express their feelings about a school.
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Words and Terms you would like to know:
Attention: mental focus or interest
Fountain: spray of liquid
Lawn: an area of grassy land
Greenery: growing green plants and trees
Practice Exercises
1. Answer the following questions.
A. Write down the name of your school. Where is it located?
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
B. Mention any four games you play in your school.
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
C. Is your school clean? Write any five activities you do to keep
your school clean.
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
D. Do you love music? Why? Or why not
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
E. Write down the name of the subjects you like the most in your
school? Why do you like that subject?
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............................................................................................................
2. What is happening in the following pictures? Clearly mention
who is doing what.
A B C D
A ............................................................................................................
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B ............................................................................................................
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C ............................................................................................................
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D ............................................................................................................
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3. Write down the names of teachers who come to teach you in the
classroom. Also mention the subjects they teach.
Name of Teachers Subjects they teach
...................................................... ......................................................
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...................................................... ......................................................
4. Recognize the following objects which are found in the school.
Name them and mention their use.
A B C D
5. Learn how to draw your school building step by step and colour
it. Take hints from the following drawings.
Step- I Step- II Step- III
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Lesson 5 My Duty and Responsibilities
at Home
Objectives of this lesson are:
To develop a sense of duty and responsibilities when children are at home
To develop in them healthy behaviours, co-operative attitude and loving manners towards
the family members.
My name is Bipin Tamang. Being a youngest member of my family, I
receive love and cooperation from all the family members. In return,
I fulfill my essential duties and responsibilities. My home has a set
of daily routine for every member according to their age and work.
This daily routine demands a set of duties and responsibilities from
all of us. I am school going boy and study in Grade One. I have my
own responsibilities to follow. I get up at 6 AM and go to toilet. Then
I go for yoga and light exercise. I brush my teeth every morning. I
clean my body daily. After breakfast I read the textbooks and then get
dressed up for the school at 9 AM.
Waking up at 6 AM, visiting the toilet and brushing my teeth are part of my daily routine.
I do yoga, take bath and then take my breakfast before I go to school.
I take my lunch in the school. I come back home at 4 PM in the
afternoon. I wash up my hands, legs and face to get ready for evening
food. After that I complete my home assignments before I go to play
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in the evening. I play with friends who live in my neighbourhood for
about an hour. Then, I come back home and enjoy company of my
family members. At around 7.30 PM, I take dinner with my elders.
After the dinner, my parents and grandparents help me in my study
for one hour. I go to sleep at 10 PM greeting all of them “good night”.
I take the morning breakfast, prepare lessons for I play in the evening with friends
school then go to school in the morning. who live in my neighbourhood.
I take dinner at around 7.30 PM along with other family members, take help from my parents
in study and then go to sleep at 10 PM.
My parents and grandparents have trained me to perform my duties
and responsibilities everyday. I am really grateful to them.
Teaching Guideline:
Take this opportunity to teach healthy home behaviors amongst the children. Encourage them
to share their daily routine in the classroom and tell them to drop any unhealthy daily behavior
they follow. Use pictures and drawings to teach different daily routines to be followed by the
children at home.
Words and Terms you would like to know:
Provide: to make something available; to supply somebody with something
Festival: a time or day of celebration
Routine: something that get repeated; activities which happen again and again
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Practice Exercises
1. Look at the activities shown in the pictures below and make
a story out of them.
A B C
A .....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
B .....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
C .....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
2. Answer the following questions.
A. What is your daily routine when you wake up in the morning?
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
B. What are your responsibilities when you are in toilet and
bathroom?
............................................................................................................
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C. What is your duty when elders are eating with you?
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
D. What is your responsibility when you are alone in the house?
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
E. How clean are your clothes? What are the ways to keep your
clothes clean?
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
2. Learn the instructions below memorize them and follow them
as your duty regularly. Exercise regularly Brush your teeth daily
Write these instructions here.
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Write down some other instructions which you get from your
parents and teachers.
Instructions from parents Instructions from teachers
...................................................... ......................................................
...................................................... ......................................................
...................................................... ......................................................
...................................................... ......................................................
...................................................... ......................................................
4. Find the words given in a list below from the letter box and
circle them with colour pencils.
Words are: Yoga, Exercise, Lunch, Dinner, Play, Study, Bathroom,
Toilet, Bed, Book and Pencil
N B P E NC I L Y S
Q A MX TYTOP T
S T B E DOMU X U
G H O R I G I VWD
R R O C NA P L A Y
X O K I NCH I E Z
Q O J S EFG J KT
W M P E R LUNCH
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Lesson 6 My Duty and Responsibilities
in School
Objectives of this lesson are:
To develop a sense of duty and responsibilities when they are at school
To develop in them healthy behaviours, cooperative attendents, classmates and other
friends
I am Sikha Khatry. I love my school. I have lovely teachers and
cooperative friends in my school. All the students perform their duties
and fulfill their responsibilities in the school. I am punctual and reach
the school on time. I never miss my class. I do not waste time when
the class is on. I pay my respects to the teachers and greet them.
Do you love your school? Do you respect your teachers? Do you greet them?
I sincerely do my class work. I complete all the home assignments
before I go to sleep. I take part in singing, dancing, debating and other
such activities in my school.
Sports and Yoga activities in my school
I do not litter the class room and the school area with trash. My class
teacher has made rules for keeping the classroom clean. I follow those
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rules and keep the class room clean. I take part in drawing and painting
competitions. I trim my hairs and cut my nails regularly. I never look
untidy. I always wear clean clothes. I attend my morning assembly
without fail and take part in classroom prayer. I love to perform my
duties and responsibilities inside the school. I never disturb others in
the classroom. I respect all the teachers in my school.
Teachers never get angry at us while teaching or instructing in the school.
Teaching Guideline:
Ask the children what they love the most about their school. Develop interest and make the
class activities full of creativity and fun so that children do not get bored.
Words and Terms you would like to know:
Competition: the process of trying to win or do better than others
Exhibition: the displaying of something in public; a demonstration of a particular skill or craft
Punctual: arriving or taking place at the arranged time
Practice Exercises
1. Look at the following pictures. What are the activities being
shown in these pictures? Also colour the pictures.
A B C
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2. Answer the following questions.
A. Write any four activities you do in your school.
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B. What are your responsibilities when you are in the classroom?
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C. What is your duty when you attend the prayer and assembly?
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D. How do you behave with your teachers in the school?
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3. Following are some of the behaviors students show in the
school. You may or may not behave that way. If you behave the
way it is written below then put a circle around the word ‘True’.
If it does not apply to you, then circle the word ‘False’.
A. I wear clean school dress and look neat and tidy in the school.
(True/False)
B. I continue to talk with my friends when teacher explains the
lesson. (True/False)
C. I throw paper balls and litter the classroom and school campus.
(True/False)
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D. I listen to my teachers with full attention and follow their
instructions. (True/False)
E. I arrange my bag every day before coming to school. (True/
False)
G. I greet my teachers every day and show my respect to them.
(True/False)
4. Spot the difference in the following two figures and colour
them.
A B
Revision Activities
1. Make a short story out of a day activities of a student of Grade-I.
Take the clues from the pictures given below.
I II III IV V
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2. Find out what you see in the pictures given below and write it
in five lines.
A B
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3. Fill suitable colours in the pictures below and give a title (caption
or name) for each of them.
A B C
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5. In the four figures given below, an activity is going on. Write
down for each figure who is doing what.
A B C D
A. She is .................................................................................................
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B. He is ..................................................................................................
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C. She is .................................................................................................
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D. He is ..................................................................................................
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UNIT
5
Our Earth
Lesson 1: Land Features in My Surroundings
Lesson 2: Areas around My School
Lesson 3: The Design of Houses
Lesson 4: The Design of Schools
Lesson 5: The Design of a Classroom
Revision Activities
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Lesson 1 Land Features in
My Surroundings
Objectives of this lesson are:
To familiarize the students with different forms of land topography in their surroundings
To make them understand specific features of a particular land form
Pictures of different land features are on display in the classroom.
These pictures are of different ecological regions of Nepal: Himal
(mountains), Pahad (Hilly region) and Tarai (plains). Miss Sonal
Sharma, a Social Studies teacher, is explaining to the students.
Mountainous region is called Parvat or Himal
Hilly region includes both hills and valleys (popularly known as Pahad)
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Plain land in the southern Nepal is popularly known as Tarai region
Sudeepti: Miss, my grandparents live in Dolakha and I was born
there. I have seen mountains, yak and needle-shaped trees in the
surroundings of my birthplace. What region is this, Miss?
Teacher: Very well Sudeepti. You live in the Himal. Top of the
mountains are permanently covered by snow in this region. Villagers
grow what barley and potato as main crops. People live in cold for
most of their life. Because, winter is long and summer is short. Trees
are conical in shape and short in size.
Gautam: Miss, my parents and grandparents reside in Pokhara. I
visit my birthplace during holidays. There are ladder shaped fields.
Pokhara receives a lot of rain. There are beautiful lakes, hills and
valley in my birthplace. I enjoy sunrise and sunset in the background
of Annapurna mountain range. One can also see Machhapuchhre
peak from Pokhara. Have you visited Pokhara, Miss?
Teacher: Oh yes, Pokhara is a valley just like Kathmandu valley
in Nepal. Valleys and hills exist together. Hills are shorter than
mountains in height. Hilly regions in Nepal grow the crops like rice,
wheat, potato, coffee and tea. Broad-leafed trees shed their leaves in
winter in this region. They get their new leaves in spring once again.
People living in this region domesticate animals like goat and cow in
hills.
Bishal: Miss, my parents and grandparents live in Banke district
of Tarai region. There are no mountains, hills and valleys in my
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surroundings. My grandfather is a farmer and he grows paddy in
summer and wheat in winter. I like mangoes and visit my village in
summer to eat mangoes.
Teacher: Okay Bishal, you live in the Tarai region of Nepal. The
Tarai region is very fertile. Tarai region is fit for both agriculture and
industry. Trees are strong and sturdy. Woods of trees are used for
making furniture. Farmers domesticate animals like oxen, cows and
buffaloes.
Okay Children, this is all over for today.
Teaching Guideline:
Let the children develop a sense of land topography. Let the children understand the different
land features of Nepal. Also make them conscious or aware about their surroundings.
Words and Terms you would like to know:
Agriculture: the practice of cultivating the land or domesticating (raising) animals
Industry: activity of making goods for sale
Practice Exercises.
1. Answer the following questions:
A. Where do you live in? Himal, Pahad or Tarai?
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B. Name two crops each grown in Himalayan and Hilly regions
of Nepal.
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C. What crops are grown in Tarai region?
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D. Name the animals which are reared in Tarai and Hilly region
of Nepal.
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E. What are the features of your place where you live?
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F. Have your seen a river and a pond? What is the difference
between them?
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G. Name any two mountain peaks and two rivers from your
region.
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2. Fill up the blanks below with correct information:
Himalayan Region Hilly Region Tarai Region
Land Features
Land Features Land Features -----------------------
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Vegetation
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Crops and Crops and -----------------------
Vegetation Vegetation Animals
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----------------------- ----------------------- Climate
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Animals Animals
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Climate Climate
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3. Find the words given in a list below from the letter box and
circle them with colour pencils.
Words are: Mountain, Lofty, Village, Sugarcane, Buffalo, Wheat,
Furniture, Coexist, Coffee, Potato, and Shorter
E G I O J HNKML
BMP COE X I S T
UROV I L LAGE
F E TUCOF F E E
F T AWN F T U O S
AR T RMT DR P S
L O O P O Y A F OW
OHQ S S J S I AH
C S UGAR CANE
FURN I TUR EA
DF X J VKDY L T
4. Spot the difference between the two figures given below. Circle
the difference.
A B
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Lesson 2 Areas around My School
Objectives of this lesson are:
To familiarize the students with surrounding areas of their school
To encourage the students to know more about the geographical areas near to their school
My name is Pemba Tashi Sherpa. I study in a boarding school located
in Lukla. Lukla is the gateway to the Everest region. Many Sherpa
families live in nearby areas. So, there are many Sherpa students
in the school. Lukla is a town located in the Khumbu area. It lies in
Solukhumbu District of Nepal. It lies in the Himalayan region of the
east Nepal. Khumbu is also famous as the Everest region.
Lukla ( in the Khumbu area) gives a majestic view of Himalayan mountains.
My friends who study in my school located in Lukla (Khumbu area).
The word Lukla means a place with many goats and sheep.
Nowadays, not many goats and sheep are found here. Farmers in
Lukla domesticate yaks, cows and goats for their survival. It takes
just two days for travelers to reach the village Namche Bazar from
Lukla. Mount Everest, the tallest mountain of the world is clearly
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seen from Namche Bazar. Lukla has a small airport connecting it with
Kathmandu.
We keep our school area clean. I enjoy cleaning the surrounding areas
of my school. We use dustbin to throw wastes in it and dispose it
later. Many tourists visit Lukla for trekking.
Students are picking up the wastes and cleaning the surroundings of the school.
Teaching Guideline:
Let the children understand the location and the surroundings of their school. Help them develop
a sense of buildings, roads, pathways, natural settings such as forests, rivers and mountains in
the surroundings of their school. Teach them a habit of keeping their surroundings clean by
organizing a cleaning program in the classroom and school.
Words and Terms you would like to know:
Gateway: an opening leading to a way or destination
Domesticate: to breed or train animals
Practice Exercises
1. Answer the following questions.
A. Give details of surrounding area of your school.
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B. How clean is your school’s surrounding areas?
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C. What steps are taken to keep your school’s surroundings
clean?
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2. Learn how to draw the figure of Yak step by step as shown below
and fill it with suitable colours.
Step-I Step-II
Step- III Step-IV
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