Braingain-LKG

EVENTS OF THE MONTHTULSIDAS ANDTHE MONKEYSOne day, emperor Akbar called his soldiers miracles.” The soldiers put Tulsidas in the jail.and said, “Bring Tulsidas in front of me, who When Tulsidas was in the jail, he startedgave life to a dead man.” The soldiers in to write verses in praise of Lord Hanuman.no time brought Tulsidas. Akbar said, “So, Like this, he stayed in the jail for 39 days. Onyou are the great Tulsidas who brought back the 40th day, when he completed writinga dead man to life.” Tulsidas said, “Oh the verses, a troop of monkeys attackedKing! I did nothing, I am a common man.” the kingdom of Akbar and set free Tulsidas.Akbar said, “Now I want you to perform miracles Having seen everything, Akbar fell onand entertain me this morning.” Tulsidas the feet of Tulsidas and said, “Pleasesmiled and replied, “I know no miracles. forgive me for what I have done. God hasExcept ‘Ram,’ I do not know anybody.” shown me your miraculous powers.”Akbar got angry and said, “Soldiers! Put Later these verses came to be known ashim in jail until the time he shows us his Hanuman Chalisa in Indian mythology.July 9 - Guru Purnima July 10 - BonaluJuly 27 - Naga Panchami July 30 - Tulsidas Jayanthi 3

EVS What is the teacher asking you? Mark the answers. 1. Circle the tasks that you do at school. Singing Eating Cooking Playing Sleeping Studying 2. Tick the correct options. a) I use a (duster / eraser) to rub the blackboard. b) You carry (frogs / books) in your school bag. c) You come to school wearing a (uniform / fancy dress). MY SCHOOL Paste pictures of your family members on the family tree.GRANDFATHER GRANDMOTHER GRANDFATHER GRANDMOTHERFATHER MOTHER BROTHER YOU SISTER 4

ENGLISHLOUD AND SOFT SOUNDS Things and animals make different sounds. Some make loud soundsand some low sounds.We can make sounds with our hands and feet.I) Below are pictures of some animals II) Below are pictures of some animals and things that make ‘loud sounds’. and things that make ‘soft sounds’. Match the pictures on the left with Match the pictures on the right with the correct sound words on the right. the correct sound words on the left.a) Vroom a) Mewa) Bark b) Hissa) Ding-Dong c) Tick-Tock 5

MATHEMATICS COMPARE AND COUNTLook at the picture and say aloud which is‘Heavy’ and which is ‘Light’Circle the picture that is ‘Taller’ and ‘Shorter’ . 6

PUZZLE CORNER There are three birds on the left and their nests on the right. Find the way for each bird to reach its nest.Arrange the pieces to form an Alphabet and find out what it is. 7

GOOD MANNERS Why do we brush our teeth?Brushing your teeth keeps it clean and free from germs andinfection. While eating, the food particles get stuck betweenour teeth and cause bad smell and makes your teeth yellow.Therefore, it is important to brush your teeth two times a day, in themorning when you get up and in the night before you go to sleep. 8

What will happen if youdo not brush your teeth? If you do not brush your teeth, the bacteria will start growing on your teeth. This will cause your gum and tooth pain, and lead to tooth decay in your mouth. 9

EVERYDAY LIFE WHY DO WE NEED MONEY?Money is important for living. We use money to buy things from shops,malls and other places. In the olden days, people used to exchangeobjects to buy things. For example: pig for a dress, firewood forsaucepan and so on. However, this system of trade was not easy.Therefore, people created notes and coins for buying and selling things. 10

What money can buy?A beautiful dress Jewellery for your A tie for your for yourself. mother. father Do you know? This is a Piggy Bank’where you can save your money. You drop your money into your Piggy Bank’through the hole made on it.‘Piggy Bank’comes in different shapes, colors and sizes. You can buy it according to your favourite choice. Fact file The old notes of Rs. 500 andRs. 1000 cannot be used anymore. 11

LIFE SKILLS THE ELEPHANT AND THE HAREOnce, a thirsty elephantwent to drink waterfrom a stream. Whilereturning, a sharp thornpricked into its foot.The elephant groaned inpain and shouted, “Help!Help!”A hare passing bynoticed it and walked upto the elephant for help. The hare removed the thorn out of the foot. The elephant said, “Thank you friend!” And, both of them left. Few days later, when the hare was making a burrow, all of a sudden a wolf approached it. Trembling in fear, the hare screamed, “Please, somebody help me!” 12

The elephant heard the scream of the hare and came running to rescue his friend. After reaching the place, the elephant picked up the hare on its back with the help of its trunk andtrumpeted the wolf.The wolf got scaredand thought, “If Istay here a minutelonger, I’ll not existanymore!”It ranaway to save its life.From that dayonwards, theelephant and thehare lived as goodfriends ever after.Tick the right answer Tick ‘True’ or ‘False’1.Who helped the Elephant? 1. The wolf was cunning -a) Lion b) Hare a)True b) False2. Who saved the Hare? 2. The Hare was kind -a) Crow b) Elephant a) True b) False 13

HUMAN BODY HOW DOESOUR TONGUEFUNCTION?The tongue is a sense organ of the Believe It!human body which is used for tastingfood. It helps us to determine whether Our tongue is the only musclea taste is good or bad. There are some in our body that is capablevery interesting facts about our tongue. of sensing taste and sending taste signals to the brain.v Approximately, there are 10,000 taste buds in our The longest human tongue mouth. to be ever recorded was 3.86 inches from back to tip.v The tongue is THE STRONGEST muscle in our body.v Women have shorter tongues than men.v About 2/3 rd of the tongue is visible and the remaining 1/3 rd is not visible.v Every taste bud on our tongue has somewhere between 50 and 100 taste sensing cells. 14

PLANTS AND TREES HOW TO DETERMINE THE AGE OF A TREE?All trees have rings in their bark. The rings are circular in shape and can be counted. Thetotal number of rings in the bark of the tree determines its age. If the tree is alreadydead, you can count the rings by cutting a section of the bark. Here are some interestingfacts about the age of trees.We can observe the rings of the tree to discover towards whichdirection north is. Thinner rings represent colder years.Whereas, thicker rings represent warmer years.Every year a new layer of growth occurs just underthe bark. Some trees may grow more than this ina year, while others may grow less. This methodis a good thumb rule to estimate the age ofa tree.The early stages of pollution effectscan be studied from the rings present inthe bark of old trees. Believe It! Scientists can learn about the climatic changes by studying the shape and size of tree rings. 15

INSECT WORLDWHY DO SNAILS LEAVE THE SHINY TRAILS? When snails move from one place to another, they secrete a fluid called slime which holds onto things. This fluid gives a silvery appearance after it dries out. There are many interesting facts regarding snails and their silvery trails. Snails do not have legs to move. Therefore, they drop the fluid which helps them to slime through and walk ahead. They can climb up the walls by walking through the slime as it is sticky. This slimy trail can be harmful to plants, animals and human beings. The slime helps in the faster movement of snails. Snails produce slime even when they are not moving. This slime prevents the skin of the snail from environmental hazards. Believe It!MuuTsfcheo0ufeuu.s0snlo3mtdfoiaanwhlclsaeehnsslepatwsilwlaittmanohlduilga.nshsdnthsabeihlleleeoavfle.r 16

ANIMAL WORLDTHE INTELLIGENT CHIMPANZEES?Chimpanzees are cute animals and one of the Believe It!CshpbiWmaeocieCpnnemshgaeatnisomc.ztnAeHupkbfteaaaroeesilnmyclfyzaoso,e,rrwaeebwseciatnhstiabmthhrtuaehpuetrienmeftreaoofanimrrsttnahthop.eteys.smartest creatures of the animal kingdom. Theylook like human beings and can also walk on theirback legs. They use their hands and feet just likehuman beings. They can climb trees and jumpfrom one tree to another. Some people keep themas pets. They are very intelligent animals. Theyare very good at learning tricks and can imitatehuman beings easily. People train them to ride acycle and make them play some tricks in circuses.They use sticks for hunting honey. Gorillas can alsoperform tasks like chimpanzees. Chimpanzees aresocial and friendly. They can recognize their facesin mirrors.17

LSRW SKILLSLISTENING SKILLS Activity 19Limitltiasletgreeeknasididnmsgtoomosrnkyeaoloidytlfluhecscraoooanknlfnoincwddraefsofurcasdrtltdmbitomshoirw.lreiaaiiTeeamomrgLhesardyreeaixedsadoztsoepgrnsiui.etnlrletdvSryhafgcsooeioiver,ltnuosrvhoufkweitootwyinis,chbriidmgpeicitmntyaheehehwanispaoosynchsdk.ofroclgorddaGoiautounteaoerrtrmntdrniehttikwdnitebbainaiosdhsgosbrg.yaaidsootogAoottnoeknoholuchdvsspktintoteeathihwagl,chtooeenitmiaaorputdbcthgnosrheahepedawdars,eouerliaaioaltnannhcttttddetaehtres. reads. Activity 20READING SKILLS‘gbeRnoyteoatoosatrifokunecduwsgmrganlaTaricwntteieobhnntththaeliyttMheliteondtcialwooenhtprcti,ngetvoag’atieaeyenhrwr.de.tegiethsHioasmpnoitoedceeghumlhfrn.pietoftMjteewcyopahtcuaoynehehtskurdyiraffneoeroteccgnacrscaiathdutynwrtririehoanlneehdfuecoaguityrcrtwdliotehlvcrsyoouahie.itgrldsiayriRdleseddoifesttfs’ouehoametrtnedhrastoormierthrnfcrowreeegahetaiihkkttaiadaheseinalidlionndiyirsttugodctiwdlosulesehmrahavoofenowald,rrtateghlsejeauytvtsotetyhulo.edGuoet18

SActivity 21 PEAKING SKILLSinshtaqoaotstuhsrouog“iikefesseriemeitgsneWtthx?weisgava”eeyhptnhemtxoaotpdheiqphOultnpaveeupaerirndlemfene,camk.raisma,tdyisW‘tidwrmbdeiTatbrohnheyuahowkioniginytetetelnrhlstegignetyae.grtaaeaaihcTruyvtnlorgftnehkoos,iliucefsymveiuacw’swotdidanctanwialobeidbtiterqvshrmuopieysltuwetllaeytaaearaehharhnostssrnsetiealyuktittdtiaicltinrhiorPfaoninumootelnnggliornatddasuttt,rtkailsahhhtnedilugreeensnayoceommgeihn.lrytewhttbaahabytsiclkteehh.n,Fegoyarrgeisnpgoinnd,Activity 22 WRITINGSKILLS RietleagatthriTsnFnaoiehooetngcyeeortlrecdetefnwkefaxcemto,nx“s.tpaegreiaWooerloeiIrtmdtwrnnhhlhtoisogespeeettrtvnshhlwnrhcseeceeohibe,htmeitifhiiairrehlfrisdpekgnenetomyelhfrtemawcfsaooedoa,pncreytolrkaihhhedttteslthiaieromiklhnasyidrrvnagn,atsoaehegetf,.puta,xtesmToppghtpbmhwheraireraeveeerkhektcerscsresoieeao,inpcsaktghwnewogtthersaehnrtrieaallhidtfedltmnhemnei.e,bdreedyseawaplliomeircknarvaeiargtense.es”l.noatfs, 19

ART APPRECIATIONColor the bee brightly. Complete The Mirror ImagesWhat do you see when you draw the mirror image of eachpicture? Draw and spell out its name. 20

Cock Painting Things required: Step-1 Step-2 Fork Sheet of Paper Step-3 Pencil Water Colours Colour palette Steps:Take a sheet of paper and draw a cockdiagram on it.Now, take your favourite water coloursin the coloring palette.Then, dip the fork in the colours andpaint the drawing. 21

RECIPE CREATIONSTORTILLA DE PATATAS HEALTH BENEFIT: It is a great source of protein, and provides energy for the day. LITTLE TIP: You can add some vegetables such as tomatoes and bell peppers to make itIngredients: Potatoes, Eggs, Oil, Salt and Onions more nutritious.How to make it: Peel the potatoes and cut them into desirableshapes. Pour some oil and fry the potatoes until golden brown. Sprinklesome salt. Now, saute the onions till it become soft. Then, add the eggmixture and let it set. Fry it on medium flame until both sides turngolden brown. Serve hot. 22

PAN CON TOMATE HEALTH Ingredients: Bread (ciabatta or something similar), BENEFIT: Tomatoes, Salt, Oil and Garlic It is a great source of How to make it: Cut the bread and then toast it (or char vitamin C and good it in oven), by drizzling some olive oil over them andsource of carbohydrates sprinkle salt as well. Then, rub it with garlic cloves for the flavor. Slice the tomatoes into half and grate it using a as well. hand grater. Make sure the skin remains in your hands. Spread this mixture on the bread and top it with some LITTLE olive oil and salt. Use herbs to make it more yummy. TIP:Try to work it out with egg mixture or fruit toppings to make it more interesting and healthy. 23

HIDDEN OBJECTSFind and circle the objects given below in the picture. 2124

Find and circle the objects given below in the picture. 1253

CREATIVE CRAFT Paper Plate FishTHINGS REQUIRED:A yellow chart paper, white paper plates, water colors,scissors, googly eyes and glue.WHAT TO DO:This activity is very simple to perform. First, take a yellowchart paper and cut it in the form of a fish. Take some whitepaper plates and cut small pieces out of it in the form offins. Colour these fins using different colors like red, green,yellow and blue. Stick the colored fins in layers one afterthe other as shown in the picture. Paste the googly eyes ofthe fish. Little tip! You can paste this craft on one of your walls or use it as a wallpaper hanging. 26