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Brain gainVolume 1 Issue 1 Inaugural Edition Pages 28 UKG WHY DO DOGS BARK? 60/- Barking is one type of vocal communication that dogs use, and it can mean di erent things depending on the situation. No one should expect a dog not to bark. That’s as unreasonable as expecting a child not to talk.

Editor’s Desk How to use the magazineWe are what we eat 1 Twfltsoevhchbiuraaretercherlauhnfamaioeanticnaisasvsu,sggttithsoatuksyesrzodkn,mominneiolniaeldwansttis,gil’fiscesfeatdsoarndcegephadexenbcpost,feattirlusiganloavanansrdaifn.tteeeceiicdacthedeysss,,,There’s an old saying in India – 2 Tacterrhhoaeeelascoticoultoylrhlnpefaeuccrneeltedplpsqdetituecsnhitrocteosekfrsdclaiytaacu.nladsdeeitexnynmpltelicacsaisaonn 3 Tcaqttoosfhhutomeeeilcvrpsketrtuoeqrwdphueeieoaaecnnsrdstksstiieitninooosignnssudsn.geadipveterhtsnsokttpaiahflnionlecsdrd, “More was prepared than was served. 4 Sorptakenoriaoldlivpmililniddaspgeyetrev-downaevnliaonefdyopgrb,mwymertsneihfptotteiehlnlaooigkdcdwiehaniairnglsoedg,f More was served than was eaten. More was eaten than was necessary.” learning. The saying incorporates all our woes related to food – be it wastage of extracooking or wrong eating. However, there is no denying the fact that there is no 5 Tdsciaghtanpausryinarodsrattubeeyhnpneneatatiurnscisennddtooideivrtvtesgihhtitirideariveteaeutaescdkaonphlenfreoneeosrfrserosapeq.rctewnuhtrcieiivtterdnhhitatcyeyoyeafspectacle on earth more appealing than that of a family cooking food for someonethey love and sitting together to share the meal. When I look at children slurping instant and ready-made foodstuffs everyday, Iwonder if our traditional cooking will only remain an ancient theory. Indian food isa blend of cross-cultural cuisines wherein every state has its own traditional dishes,but most children are consuming the same instant noodles, pastas, pizzas, burgersor sandwiches at least once a day, thanks to the massive influence of internationalfood joints that have robbed off the enthusiasm towards our traditional tastes andflavours. Would you believe that pizza robberies are commonly done by childrenand adolescents in Noida? Most cases are not even reported because witnesses say,“Pizza hi to hai.” Pathetic! Parents too find such fast foods quick and inexpensive. However, in pursuit ofgood health, parents must try to be innovative to make their daily food nutritionallymore interesting and appealing. They should not only try cooking new dishes athome but also involve children in the kitchen to make them understand what ‘real’food is made of. As parents and elders, we need to educate our children as they will never beaware of the long-term health effects due to the presence of sodium, salt, sugar,oil, artificial sweeteners, added monosodium glutamate, China grass, refinedwheat flour, trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, caffeine, phosphoric acid, lead,ash, pesticides and many other ingredients in very high quantities in most of thefoods and beverages sold outside. Adding to this, studies in Hyderabad reportedthat even our favourite roadside pani puris and fruit juices are dangerous too, asthey are contaminated with candida fungus and bacteria such as E. coli, salmonella,klebsiella, pseudomonas, staphylococci and enterrococci. Now keeping the nutrition aside, do you know that food can affect a child’srelationship with the mother? If you recollect the sambar advertisement thatreminds a man of his mother, you will notice that a person’s memories with hismother are linked to the food she had cooked during his childhood. Along with allher love, pain and sacrifices, her food is permanently recorded in her child’s mind. So it is our earnest intention that parents and children minimize their dependenceon outside food and utilize their free time to try out new dishes at home. Afterall, food is mankind’s first necessity. With a healthy body, a stable mind and yourvaluable presence, is there something your child cannot achieve?Welcome to the first issue of Student Mag. – Editor How to Subscribe For subscription, contact:Swan Edulabs Pvt. Ltd, Plot No. 43, Alaknanda, Prashasan Nagar, Road No. 72, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad - 500033 Ph: (+91) 99515 27076 , (040) 2355 3031 Email: [email protected]

EVENTS OF THE MONTH World Environment Day World Milk Day Activity 2 Activity 1 JUNE JUNE Color different pictures of trees and plants and bring Bring a milkshake to 1 5 it to school for the world school on the World environment day. Paste it Milk Day. Blend some JUNE all around your classroom. fruits, nuts and honey It helps you to understand with the milk to make 18 environment conservation. it healthier. Share and enjoy it with your JUNE Yoga Day classmates. 21 Activity 4 Father’s Day Learn a yoga pose Activity 3 at home and do it in school along with Take a picture of your others. Each one father and show to shows a different to your classmates. pose that they have Everyone sits and learnt. discusses what they like about their fathers.June 9 - Kabirdas Jayanthi June 25 - Jagannath Rath yatra June 26 - RamzanMania Das was a poor weaver. He lost his The Tale of family. He was very sad. He prayed to Mania DasLord Jagannath for help. He said, “I have losteverything. I will stay here with you for rest ofmy life.” Wearing just a loin cloth, he beganto sing and dance. The noise irritated andangered the Pandas who were praying there. Pandas said, “Hey! You dirty low caste. Howdare you to enter the temple and behave likethis? You are disturbing all of us. The Pandasthrew him out of the temple. He was very sad and stood outside thetemple without any food or water. He refusedeven the Mahaprasad of the temple. Lord Jagannath felt sad for Mania andappeared in the dream of the Raja of Puri.Lord told the full incident to the king, “To methe pure and clean love of devotees is farmore important than the prayers which areperformed.” The Raja of Puri obeyed the Lord’s wishes. Thetradition of devotees chanting and dancingcontinues till today. 3

EVS I, Me, Myself Photo Read the lines on the greeting card and fill in the blanks This is how I look like! My Name is ____________________________. ____________ is my nickname! I am __________________Year Old. I am a _________________. (boy/girl) UICK WORK How do you celebrate your birthday party? Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with the given words. Then repeat the pas- sage after your teacher. Hi! This is my birthday party. I cel- ebrate my birthday with my family and friends. My parents decorate the house with _______________. I wear a new dress and a birthday ________. First, I blow out the _______________ and then cut a yummy ____________ using a ___________. My friends give me _____________ on my birthday to make me happy. Candles Gifts Knife Objective Thinking Cake Balloons Hat ACTIVITY 5 Ask the child questions such as,”What is the best gift a child can receive on his birthday and why? Suggest one good deed we can do on our birthday that will help others and also make us happy.” 4

ENGLISHVOWELS A ‘vowel’ is a sound that can be pronounced without the tongue touching the teeth, lipsor roof of the mouth. There are five vowels in the English alphabet. They are: a, e, i, o, u ea i axe elephantou ice cream octopus umbrella UICK WORK Auditory ProcessingLook at these phonic faces and write down ACTIVITY 6the vowels they are pronouncing. _______ _______ Give each child five vowel _______ _______ cards that consists of a vowel _______ on both sides. Each time you say out a word such as cat, 5 bus, ship, bee and so on, the children must raise their hands with the correct vowel card.

MATHEMATICS SORTING AND GROUPING Objects of a similar kind are sorted into groups.Sorting by colour Pink GreenSorting by shapeCircle Rectangle Sorting by size Small Big Quick Work Redfish Small Crab Starfish Group these water animals based oncolour, size and shape. Write their totalnumber in the boxes. Team Building ACTIVITY 7 Create a group of 12 children and scream out the name of a shape. For instance, say “Create a triangle.” Then the children must immediately stand in the form of the shape by coordinating among themselves. 6

IQ CHECKMatch the creatures that belong to the same familyFox EmuOstrich Swan Goose PythonCuttlefish SquidSnake WolfInnovative BuildingACTIVITY 8Ask the child to create an environment by using objects at home in a different way. Forinstance, pillows can be used as mountains, books to create tunnels, wooden blocks as towers,toy cars as vehicles and so on. 7

GOOD HABITSWHY SHOULD WE Believe It! Boys give upWAIT FOR OUR faster when standing in queuesTURN? than girls. We should never break the lines or queues. We should always Patience Building wait for our turn, especially at the playground. This is because everybody ACTIVITY 9 wants to play a certain game. Therefore, it is better to form a line and Let children play this game while wait in order to avoid any fights that waiting in a long queue. The main might happen. Fights will spoil your fun. player thinks of an object or a Be polite to wait for your turn. creature. Rest of them ask questions such as, “Does it have legs?” or “Is it black?” The main player answers only “Yes” or “No.” After a series of questions, the player who guesses the word wins. 8

Other places where you need to wait for your turn: While getting into the school bus, you need to stand in the line and wait. When it’s Christmas, you should wait in the queue for your turn to receive presents from Santa Claus. At a fun fair, you should wait in the line to get on to the fun rides. Time Utility ACTIVITY 10 While waiting in a short queue, one child points to an object whose name starts with A. Rest of the children continue doing the same as per the alphabet sequence. Those who are unable to find an object are out of the game, and the child who stays till the end wins.9

BEING SAFE WHY SHOULD YOU CROSS THE ROAD WHEN THE LIGHT IS RED? It is safe to cross the road when the traffic light is red, as the vehicles will stop at that point. Only cross the road when the light is red at the zebra crossing on the roads. If you cross without checking, you might misjudge the traffic and end up in front of a fast moving vehicle. Locomotor Skills ACTIVITY 11 Let children have a running race while elders stand at different spots along the runway, changing red, yellow and green traffic signals made of coloured paper and cardboard. The child who first reaches the destination, by following the traffic rules at all junctions, wins. 10

When the light is red it is safe for you Auditory Motor Coordinationto walk. ACTIVITY 12 When the light is yellow or when it isgoing to turn red, you should not cross Children stand in a horizontal row.the road. When the teacher says “Green light,” they jump forward. When she says Look at both sides when crossing “Red light,” they jump back. Whena road, even if there is a pedestrian she says “Yellow light,” they standcrossing. still. Children who make a wrong move are eliminated. The one who stays till Use a bridge or an underway if there the end wins.is one, as it is safer. BTewhliniebeeTevarhweereobTfmIiriortrds!e”otssku“AscreonadadlldeiAndsll1a“A9fRe0bu6toybu”-t It is important that you observe andlearn about traffic signals everytimeyou travel. 11

LIFE SKILLS THE MONKEY WHO LOST HIS TAILRamu was a carpenter. One day, he was sawing a log intotwo halves. Then, a monkey saw him from a nearby tree. Ramu went for lunch after he sawed halfway through. Self-awareness ACTIVITY 13 Ask the child to say what he/she would do if there is a robber at home, a tiger at school or a group of big boys teasing him in the playground. Ask what he/she would do if he finds a plug outside a socket or a matchbox and a candle. 12

Monkey got down the tree and Then he jumped on the log and pulled thewent around the log observing and two pieces. Meanwhile, his tail got caught in surveying everything. between the logs and got cut off.He cried “Oh. My tail! Oh!” The monkey felt sad and ashamed, because he could not get his tail back. Sadly, he went home repenting that he should not have interfered in other’s work.Sensory PerceptionACTIVITY 14How about a real time escape route game? Take a group of children to a room andlock it from inside. Keep the room key in a box. Lock the box in a drawer. Hide thedrawer key under a newspaper on the table. Give clues and ask the children to comeout of the room in the quickest time. 13

GENERAL KNOWLEDGEWHAT ARE THE 5 SENSES? SightDo you know how you You will first see what your can hear little puppies pizza looks like and how itmaking noise, looks decorated in your plate.enjoy the taste Believe It! Tasteof those Your eyes are When you chew your yummy pizza,yummy powerful. They can you can taste various flavors presentchocolates, detect candle light in it. You tongue indentifies the taste.feel your softteddy bears, from 14 miles Touch away. You touch the pizza with yoursmell those fresh hands and put it in your mouth. The inside of your mouth knows how itflowers from the garden or feels (hot or cold/ hard or soft)see the pretty things around.This is because of your 5senses which are hearing,tasting, touch, smell and Smellsight. These are the reasonsyou know what is happening The next thing you will notice is thearound your body. smell of the pizza. The smell of the baked bread and cheese is amazing.Now imagine eating yourfavorite pizza: An example Hearingof how to use your 5 senses. While eating you will notice the sounds your mouth makes, while uick work chewing and swallowing. Also, food has its own cracking noise when hot. 1. Imagine a magician, what sense do they use. Draw Performance Skills them out as a fun activity. ACTIVITY 15 2. You hear loud noise from the audience Organize a role play wherein one child acts like a doctor and another one like 3. You smell the sweat from the a patient. The patient explains his audience problem and the doctor suggests some remedies. Then both children exchange 4. You watch the magician do their roles. great tricks 5. You are super excited and feel it all over 6. You eat your favorite snack while watching 14

PLANTS AND TREES WHY DO WE SEE RINGS ON TREE TRUNKS?Have you ever noticed that, when a tree trunk is cut, you see many ring kind of formations on it? It appears that the longer the tree has been living, the more trunks you see. These rings are based on seasons. The darker rings appear when the tree grows slowly in the summer and the autumn. On the other hand, the lighter rings show that tree grew quickly during the spring time. You can also count how many years is the tree based on the number of rings. Believe It! The shade and the managing of wind blow which the trees take care of reduces the heating and cooling costs. Plant more trees! Drawing Practice ACTIVITY 16 Give pictures of human and animal faces and ask the child to draw wrinkles on the forehead, under the eyes and around the mouth. Also ask the child, “Who is the oldest person at home?” and “Who all have wrinkles in the family?” 15

INSECT WORLDWHY DO STAG Believe It!BEETLES HAVE Did you know that there are some insects whichPINCERS? are capable of walking on water? Gerridae isThe strong pincers that beetles have are one such insect. It is also mainly used for fighting. They have to fight for a lot of things such as for food, known asto protect themselves against the enemies water striders.and also to get female mates. Therefore,for all this they require their pincers. They Recollectiontend to scare their enemies off by openingand shaking their pincers. They pinch their ACTIVITY 17enemies to beat them. The female stagshave smaller pincers as they do not get into Ask the child to list out some plantsthe fights. They only use their pincers to dig and animals that have sharp body parts.up holes, so that they can lay and place Give clues such as a red flower, a deserttheir eggs in it. If you try to poke the stags, plant, a milk giving animal etc. Then askthey will get irritated and rise up their pincers the child to explain how that part isand try to attack you. useful to that creature. 16

ANIMAL WORLDWHY DO DOGS BARK?Dogs have been man’s it, it does not allow them to Believe It! best friend for over and barks. If you have a dog years now. They have which is tied, where it has a You may not realize it, been part of our lives and small area to protect, it will but your dog misses you live in our homes as well. They be fiercer in barking. This when you are not around take care of their owner and is why they bark loudly at keep the homes safe. They are strangers when tied at home. and also has a sense known to be the most loyal of Puppies are small so they bark of time. the pets as well. Dogs earlier at anything they see, as they used to travel in packs (group are still learning. Stretching of packs) and if any new or stranger dog would come They also bark when they ACTIVITY 18 by, they would bark and send are happy, for example when them off. When they bark it you are going to take them Write a word on each usually alerts those around. for a stroll. sheet of paper. Paste Similarly, your dog thinks that the sheets upside you are one of its pack and When dogs get hungry, they down horizontally would bark at any unknown bark, so that you can feed it. at the top and person. This is how they keep bottom of a wall, and the strangers away, by bark- They will howl to communi- vertically at the left ing and keeping them away. cate with other dogs around and right corners. Ask the area. children to read the A dog likes to mark its area words by bending in and, if anyone new enters They will also bark just to get the right direction. your attention 17

LSRW SKILLS Listening Make pairs of students in the classroom and tell them to ask each other a few questions about themselves. The other student has to listen while one of them is talking. Once both are done, they have to tell what they told about themselves. This will check how much concentration and listening power the child has.LISTENING TO YOUR PARTNER MUSICAL CHAIRS GAMESpeaking Get the students ready to play a game. Ask them all if they know any song or teach them. Once they have learnt the song, begin the musical chairs game by them singing. They have to keep singing till you say stop. When you say stop, the kid without a chair is out. Keep removing one chair at a time as a kid is out. Play until only one person is left. Fun is it not?Listening, Speaking Skills Language BuildingACTIVITY 19 ACTIVITY 20Teacher shows flash cards with Have a student come to the frontletters written on them. Students of the class and whisper a word orform different 3-lettered words show a flashcard to the students. Theusing these. student then acts out that word and the first student to guess can be the next player. 18

Reading LETTER WRITING TO YOUR HEROESGive the whole class a sentence to read. Now, MISSING WORDthe task for them is to try andread it carefully and coming outwith the missing word together.They should keep reading andasking questions till they figureout the word. You will onlyanswer them with a yesor a no. Try with moresentences, if possible. Givethem candies once theysucceed.Writing Ask the kids their favorite superhero or idols. Then get them to write a letter to them by helping them out. Do not get into the details of sentences or grammar at this point. The point is for them to put down their ideas into writing, no matter which way. Reading Ability Writing SkillsACTIVITY 21 ACTIVITY 22Students stand in a circle. The teacher Students are made to sitdoes an action and shows a flash card comfortably so that they can see thefor a word. The students will read the teacher clearly. The teacher narratesword and copy the action. Actions like a story using simple language.wave, run on the spot, skip, crawl, Students must write answers to thewalk backwards, jump, etc., can be given questions based on the story.included. 19

PUZZLE CORNER Slippery Pairs Shadow MatchMatch the correct pairs of slippers and Connect the animal heads with their circle the odd one among them. shadows.Wrong Piece Which of these pieces does not belong to the picture? Find it! Team Building ACTIVITY 23 Take ten different pairs of slippers and shuffle them up. Let a group of children wear any two different slippers on their feet. Then ask them to work as a team and wear the same pair of slippers in the quickest time. 20

First Letter Word Number Finder Write the first letter of the name of each Find the given numbers in the crosswordpicture. Combine the letters to get the name horizontally and vertically.of a crawly creature. 46014267 35105872 22701629 85140115 99358015 31550298Frame the Word 6102 2270 7016 9558 0298 1004 8514 2591 If you rearrange thejumbled parts of the picture in the correct order, what word would you get?Vocabulary DBR IACTIVITY 24Conduct a quiz wherein all answers beginwith the same letter. For instance, tellthe children that all answers begin withthe letter F. Then ask, “What givesus cool air?” “Which animal swims inwater?” “What is hot to touch?” 21

RECIPE CREATIONS Cupcake Recipes Vanilla Cupcake Ingredients Flour, sugar, eggs, butter, baking powder, salt, milk and vanilla essence How Make sure you preheat the oven first at about 160 to 180 degrees. Get cupcake cups to ready. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients and beat make it well until the mixture is of a good consistency. Pour it in the cups and bake them for about 18 to 20 minutes. Decorate them with icing and sprinkles as per your choice. Yummy cupcakes are ready to eat! Little tip Add some nuts to make it crunchier. Health benefit Has good amount of carbohydrates and fats. Energy boosting!DecorationACTIVITY 25Give kids toppings such as chocolatechips, nuts, dry fruits, chocolate syrup,icing sugar, honey, cherries, peppermintsprinkles, fruit slices, condensed milk ormaple syrup. Ask the child to decorateeach cupcake differently. 22

Eggless chocolate cupcakes Ingredients Cocoa powder, flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, oil, water and vanilla How First preehxetraatctht e oven for 180 degrees. Take all the to dry ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Now add oil, water and vanilla extract and beat well. Do not make over mix it. Now put them in muffin cups and bake it for 20 minutes. Spread some cocoa icing or whipped cream on it and enjoy it. Little tip Health benefit You can brush it with Had a good amount some chocolate syrup of calcium and iron in the end to make it more rich and soft. Simple eggless Cupcake FIngredients lour, baking powder, yoghurt, milk, butter, sugar, topping (dark chocolate and fresh cream) How Preheat the oven. In a bowl, mix milk, yoghurt to and flavoring and whisk well. Then, add sugar and butter as well. In the end, add flour andmake baking powder. Mix them properly. Pour into the it cupcake cups and bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the cream for a minute and mix it with grated dark chocolate. Cool it down and top it on the cupcakes. Little tip CompassionYou can try it withwhite chocolate ACTIVITY 26instead of dark. Each child takes a rectangular piece Health benefit of paper and writes his best friend’sGood source of energy name on it. The child glues it to aand proteins. toothpick to make a small flag and erects it on the cupcake. Children ex- change the cupcakes with flags holding their name and enjoy themselves eat- ing them. 23

ART APPRECIATONCreate your own crawly creatures by Bodies Face Antennae Legsdrawing each body part step by step. Choose any body parts that you like.1. First, draw a body.2. Then draw a head at the right corner of the body.3. Draw a pair of antennae above the head.4. Lastly, draw legs below the body.5. Colour it in the end to get a cute crawly creature. COLOUR THIS PICTURE BEAUTIFULLYWhat creatures did you create?I call this funny creature _______________.And this one’s name is _______________. Naturalistic Intelligence ACTIVITY 27 Ask children, “If you draw creatures in the given sequence of body parts, which insects would you get?” “Which of these creatures crawl, walk and fly?” “Which of them sting?” “Where do you see each of these insects?” 24

Step-1 SPONGE DABBEDStep-2 REINDEERStep-3Step-4 Take a plain chart paper to work with. Then get a sponge and cut it into the shapes that will be required to make a figure of a reindeer. You will then need some brown water color. Make the color a little diluted as you need to soak the sponge in it. Now on the chart paper, make impressions using the sponge by dipping it in the paint. Once the impression of the reindeer has been made, give it some finishing touches. You can draw on it with the use of a sketch pen. Draw its eyes and horns. Decorate the chart paper with some white rounds, so that it gives a feeling that it is Christmas. You can also use this to make a Santa and other fun things. Just go crazy by being creative. Creative Perception ACTIVITY 28 Don’t throw away the sponges after using them for dabbing. Instead, let children make toy cakes by sticking sponges of the same shape, one above the other, and painting its surface and sides so that it looks like cream. 25

CREATIVE CRAFT SANTA HANDPRINT CRAFTWhat you’ll need SteDprta-h3waumnadSbopanohnbatatmolraaetc.’atsphkoehwmmatithathourrkmintechbroes/t.thttiorpeGendloubef atlhl e SteApdc-do4thttteoopnofroebmrmamlalsapinoofinunmtzgozsyafbionllergoaefrrds .• White paper Step-5• Black and red markers• Black paper for SteCpuh-ta2otnhudet.print Glue googly eyes onto the middle of the face. Let kids experiment mounting with different sizes and colors for• Googly eyes the eyes. If you don’t have googly• Small white pom poms eyes on hand, kids can just draw eyes. or cotton balls• Glue•S tSeoDcpfrhai-sa1wswnothbhdarHielstnaeocouwpkuscitanmlhitgpnoaileedrrkd’tsehaoren. d Vegetable Stamps ACTIVITY 29 Students bring vegetables. Assist them to cut designs in them. Students dip these designs in colour and make prints on old newspapers. 26

Picture MazeIt’s raining outside and the clothes are getting wet! Helpthe girl reach the terrace to collect the clothes. Drawlines to connect the correct rooms.

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