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TEXTBOOK FEATURES Art-Integrated Learning I Explore Lesson plans provided for art-integrated learning 8 Encourages students to extend the concept learned to advanced application scenarios Activity Time Why do your parents tell you to wash your hands Activities that involve creating, designing and before eating? Washing implementing something innovative and useful hands with soap helps related to the concepts to remove the dirt and germs. Think Like a Scientist Activity and project-based learning for deeper exploration and critical engagement with the concepts learned Student Reflection Some animals are active during the day. They spend Captures student's perception of their the whole night resting or sleeping. They are called day understanding of a lesson animals. For example, dog, monkey monkey, elephant Be Amazed and so on. Fascinating facts I Apply and trivia Focuses on the application related to the 7 6of the concepts and connects concept the concepts to real-life scenarios Did you know that the salt we use at home is got from sea water? I Will Learn About 1 Riya eats her meals on time. But she likes to eat Indicates the learning rice and dal only. She does outcomes to be covered in not like vegetables. Is it the lesson good? all about me I Think reasons to know me ID card Introduces the concept and people with the same name arouses curiosity about it among students SKILL-BASED 2 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 2 17-09-2022 12:30:48
Maths Fun 10A Note to Parent Class A has three girls with the name Ideas to engage parents in out-of-classroom learning of their Mona. Class B has two girls named child to reinforce the concepts 9 Mona. What is the total number of girls Help your child identify raw food and with the name Mona? cooked food. Show him or her different methods of cooking. Also, Connect the Dots help him or her name the vessels used to cook. A multidisciplinary section to connect the lesson theme with other subjects 1) Name any one natural source of water. All five seasons have different climates. So, we eat different food and wear 2) Name any one artificial source different clothes. of water. Ca. n you think of one food that you eat in summer but not in winter? 5 Train My Brain Checks for understanding to gauge I Understand the level of comprehension among students on an on-going basis Explains the sub-concepts 4that form the basis of the concept in detail All living things need water to live. INQUIRY-BASED We all get water from different sources. The main source of water Concepts organised using a question-answer is rain. The water from rain is called approach to foster a mindset of inquiry and rainwater. reasoning I Remember Reflection Time! 3 Introduces new concepts by Thought-provoking questions to encourage building on the prerequisite reflection on the concept and on how it is knowledge or skills required related to the student's life, experiences and to understand the concept the world around EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 3 17-09-2022 12:30:48
CONTENTS 1) Who Am I? Inquiry-Based 01 05 2) My Family Members Skill-Based 12 3) My Body Skill-Based Art-Integrated Learning Theme Self, Family, Home, Friends and Pets 4) Things Around Us Skill-Based 18 Theme Art-Integrated Learning Science and Technology 5) Water, Water, Everywhere Skill-Based 25 Theme Self, Family, Home, Friends and Pets EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 4 17-09-2022 12:30:51
Activity Time – A 31 Activity A1: All of Me Activity A2: Unseen to Seen 6) Day and Night Inquiry-Based 33 7) Our Green Friends 37 Art-Integrated Learning Skill-Based Theme Think Like a Scientist Science and Technology 43 Student Reflection 45 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 5 17-09-2022 12:30:53
CLASSKLAP AND NEP 2020 ClassKlap by Eupheus partners with schools, supporting them through the steps of planning, teaching, learning, personal revision and assessment to equip students with the desired knowledge and skills for the primary school level. ClassKlap presents their latest series which has been created to fulfil the vision of the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Here are some salient features of this series: NEP-aligned learning tool Description Skill-based lessons Lessons are structured as per Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy in textbook and workbook (Remember-Understand-Apply-Analyse-Evaluate-Create) and LSRW (Listening-Speaking-Reading-Writing) skills for English. Inquiry-based lessons Lessons are structured based on a Socratic approach using a in textbook and question-answer format, aiming at discovery-based learning as per workbook NEP guidelines. Exploratory activities in the workbook further facilitate holistic learning of the skills/concepts. Highlight features Features such as Poetry Corner, Maths Lab, Think Like a Scientist, Life Practice worksheets Skills and others to help learners engage in research, application-oriented learning, and the development of scientific temper; Student Reflection sheets foster the skill of reflecting on one’s own learning progress. Practice worksheets are aligned with the goals of sharpening critical thinking, evidence-based thinking, and higher-order thinking skills, as per NEP guidelines. The books contain the following overarching features recommended in the NEP 2020: a spiralling progression of frameworks adopted for Grammar, Maths and EVS inclusive representation of gender and diversity for the heterogeneous Indian classroom learner-centred content using effective and age-appropriate language multiple types of questions with scaffolded and independent practice for students All in all, the ClassKlap curriculum ensures foundational literacy and numeracy skills, develops subject-specific competencies, enhances key 21st century skills such as creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking, while promoting environmentally sensitive and culturally responsive democratic citizenship among students. — The Authors EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 6 17-09-2022 12:30:55
1 Who Am I? When someone asks us, ‘Who are you?’ What do we say? We say our names. What is a name? We all have names. The full name of a person has two parts – first name and last name. For example, Reena Joshi or Saleem Shaikh. Some of us also have a middle name, for example Pusarla Venkata Sindhu. Do you have a middle name? What is it? Write your full name below. Sometimes our family members call us by some other name. This is known as a ‘pet name’. Do you have a pet name? What is it? Sometimes people also ask us for our address and contact number. A full name mostly has What is an address, and a contact number? two parts. When someone asks us where we live, what do we tell An address is the place where someone lives. them? We tell them our house number, street (road) name, We all have different city and so on. That is our address. An address is a names, addresses and place where someone lives. phone numbers. 1 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 1 17-09-2022 12:30:56
Example: House number 22, Karol Bagh, New Delhi. Write your address here: People write names and addresses on letters. This helps postmen take them to the correct places and persons. Rajat Sharma House 2, Block 9, Karol Bagh, New Delhi PIN code – 110005 India Remember: Never share your name or address with people you do not know. Someday, if you are unwell at school, what will your teachers do? They may want to tell your family members about it. For this, they will need your contact number. Your contact number is the phone number of one of your family members. Do you know your contact number? Write it here: Whose number is it? Who Am I? Sometimes people also ask us our date of birth. 2 17-09-2022 12:30:56 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 2
What is a date of birth? We celebrate our birthday every year on the same date. The day on which we were born is our date of birth. Our date of birth helps people know how old we are (our age). Do you know your date of birth? Write your date of birth here: How old are you? How old will you be next year? Our names, addresses and phone numbers help other people know about us. If we are in trouble, people around us can call for help using the contact number. So, these details are shown on our ID cards. What is an ID card? An ID card has our name and contact number. It may also have our date of birth. ‘ID card’ is the short form of ‘identity card’. Why does your ID card have your photo? Your ID card has your photo because your photo can help people recognise you. ID cards are helpful in difficult times. If we are lost in a crowd, the contact number given on the ID card is useful. So, we must always keep our ID cards very safe. Who Am I? 3 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 3 17-09-2022 12:30:57
Reflection Time! 1) When you meet new people, they ask for your name. Why do you think we have names? 2) Do you have a school ID card? Just like a school ID card, there are different kinds of ID cards. What other kinds of ID cards have you seen? student 1 student 2 3) In your school, there may be many children with the same name. How will you identify them? 4) It is your birthday tomorrow! Your friend wants to send you a birthday gift. What all does your friend need to know to send it to you? 4 Who Am I? EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 4 17-09-2022 12:30:58
2 My Family Members I Will Learn family and family members About jobs of family members roles of family members h ow each family and family member is different I Think How many people live in your house? Who are they? I Remember Some of us live with our mothers, fathers and siblings. Sometimes our grandparents also stay with us. A family is a group of people who are related to one another. They all are our family members. Some family members live in a different house. • Our mothers and fathers are our parents. • We are their daughters or sons. 5 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 5 17-09-2022 12:30:59
• Our sisters and brothers are our siblings. • Our mothers’ parents and fathers’ parents are our grandparents. • Our mothers’ sisters and fathers’ sisters are our aunts. • Our mothers’ brothers and fathers’ brothers are our uncles. • Children of our aunts and uncles are our cousins. Let us meet Ayush’s family. (Ayush’s parents) A family is a group of people who are related to father aunt uncle each other. These people mother are called the family members. grandmother grandfather brother sister Ayush cousin (Ayush’s siblings) Ayush’s family members How many members are there in your family? Who are they? 6 My Family Members EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 6 17-09-2022 12:31:01
All families are different. Some families are big. They have more members. Some families are small. They have fewer members. I Understand Let us understand what our family members do. You come to school every day. Your family members go to work every day. Some members of a family work to earn money. Such work is called a job. Different family members have different jobs. Some jobs that parents do: 1) Doctor: A doctor treats people by giving them medicines. 2) Teacher: A teacher helps you learn new things. 3) Engineer: An engineer builds things like houses, roads, computers and so on. doctor teacher engineer 4) Artist: Artists are people whose work is to paint, draw, sing, dance or act. 5) Business person: A business person has a company or a shop and so on. 6) Homemakers: Parents who stay at home to take care of the house and family members are called homemakers. artist business person homemaker My Family Members 7 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 7 17-09-2022 12:31:02
There are other jobs like rickshaw drivers, bus conductors and so on. People also work in hotels, schools, hospitals, post offices and so on. What are your parents’ jobs? My father is a . My mother is a . Train My Brain 1) What are your father’s parents called? 2) What is your mother’s sister called? I Apply To run a family, all members have different roles such as: 1) taking care of the children and the elders in the family 2) buying things for the house 3) cooking and serving the food 4) cleaning the house 5) earning money family members buying a family cleaning the house things for the house together 8 My Family Members EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 8 17-09-2022 12:31:03
These roles are played by one or more members of the family. Some members of the family have more roles to play than the others. So, it is important that we share roles and help each other. Think how hard it would be if you did not have all your family members! Each family member is special. They help us in special ways. How do parents help us? • They make food for us. • They buy us clothes and toys. They also play with us. • They look after us when we are not well. • They help us do our parents looking after their child homework, and so on. How do siblings help us? • They play with us. • Elder sister or brother helps us with homework. They also take care of us. How do grandparents help us? • They teach us good manners. • They tell us stories. My Family Members grandmother telling a story EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 9 9 17-09-2022 12:31:04
Be Amazed Meet the world’s largest family! Ziona Chana has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren. This family lives in the Baktwang village in the Indian state of Mizoram. I Explore Each family is different. Each member in the family is also different. Do you know what is special about each family member? Find out the following things about your family: 1) Who laughs the loudest? 2) Who can sing the best? 3) Who is the tallest? 4) Who is the best cook? Connect the Dots Maths Fun Leena lives with her mother, father and two brothers. How many family members does Leena have? 10 My Family Members EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 10 17-09-2022 12:31:05
English Fun Write the letters in the correct order to get the names of the family members. 1) ertafh: 2) ntua: A Note to Parent Help your child make colourful Thank you notes. Send them to all the family members thanking them for their help. My Family Members 11 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 11 17-09-2022 12:31:05
3 My Body I Will Learn my body parts About the function of my body parts taking care of my body parts helping people who do not have some body parts I Think Ajay gets ready for school and looks in the mirror. What body parts does he see? Can you name them? I Remember Look at the following pictures of a cat, a bat and a boy. cat bat boy 12 17-09-2022 12:31:06 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 12
Does the boy have a tail like head the cat? Or wings like the bat? Do we all have the same type trunk of body? limbs We have different body parts than those of animals. The names of some of our body parts are the same as the body parts of animals but they look different. The main parts of our body are: head, trunk or torso and limbs. Let us learn about them in three main body parts detail. Head, trunk and The head is the uppermost part of the body. The head limbs are the three has a face, hair, a forehead, eyes, a mouth, a neck, a main parts of our nose, cheeks and ears. body. Trunk or torso is the middle part of wrist fingers the body. It has shoulders, chest nail and stomach. Limbs are our arms and legs. Arms have elbows, wrists, hands, fingers and nails. Legs have knees, ankles, feet, elbow hand toes and nails. toes ankle foot nail knee 13 My Body 17-09-2022 12:31:06 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 13
hair forehead eye ear nose teeth mouth shoulder neck elbow chest arm finger stomach hand leg knee foot ankle I Understand parts of our body Let us find how different parts of our body help us. Head: It has many important body parts. These parts help us in many ways: hair keeps our head eyes help us to see ears help us to mouth helps us to speak and eat warm and protected things around us hear 14 My Body EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 14 17-09-2022 12:31:08
teeth help us to bite nose helps us to neck joins the head and chew food breathe and smell and the trunk Trunk: It holds all our body parts together. Limbs: We do many things with our arms and legs. hands help us to legs and toes help us to nails protect the tips hold, eat and write walk, run, jump and climb of our fingers Train My Brain 1) Name three main parts of our body. 2) Which body part helps us to walk and run? I Apply We have seen how different parts of our body help us. So, we must take care of them as shown below: 1) Keep our body parts clean take a bath daily brush our teeth wash our hands with soap and water My Body 15 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 15 17-09-2022 12:31:09
cut our nails regularly wash our face wash and comb our hair 2) Drink lots of water 3) Eat healthy food 4) Drink milk daily drink lots of water eat healthy food 5) Exercising and playing games make us healthy. We should play outdoor games or exercise every day. play for some time Be Amazed Do you know our nose and ears grow throughout our life? Find out why. I Explore Some people around us cannot walk, hear or see. A part of their body does not work well. We should help them. We should never make fun of them. 16 people who cannot walk, hear or see My Body EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 16 17-09-2022 12:31:10
Connect the Dots English Fun Read the poem. Act it out. Ten little fingers, Ten little toes. Two little ears, And one little nose. Two little eyes, To look around. Two little lips, To smile the whole year round. Maths Fun Count the total number of your fingers and toes. Write those using tens and ones. Tables given below. Fingers: Toes: TO TO A Note to Parent Good habits should start early and at home. Set a routine for your child to develop the following habits: 1) Brushing teeth twice a day 2) Bathing daily 3) Sleeping and waking up early My Body 17 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 17 17-09-2022 12:31:11
4 Things Around Us I Will Learn things around us About living and non-living things finding living and non-living things around us natural and human-made things I Think If you need to move a table, you have to push or lift it. Why cannot the table walk or run? I Remember There are many things around us. What are they? Let us find out. stone bird pencil 18 17-09-2022 12:31:13 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 18
table dog people book tree shoe water fish soil Look at the picture given below. Can you name the things you see in the picture? Things Around Us 19 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 19 17-09-2022 12:31:15
Look around. What are the things that move in your classroom? Whether they move on their own or not? Some things do not move on their own. The things around us can be of two types: 1) Living things There are different types Example: people, dogs, fish, trees, birds of things around us. They can be living things or 2) Non-living things non-living things. Example: stone, water, shoe, table, pencil I Understand Let us learn about living and non-living things in detail. LIVING THINGS What are living things? 1) Living things breathe: We can see our chest moving up and down. This is because we breathe air in and out. 2) Living things need food and water to live: We eat many times a day. We also drink water and some other drinks. breathe in breathe out living things breathe living things need food and water 3) Living things grow from small to big: If we look at our old pictures, we look small in them. Now we look bigger. This means we grew up. Plants and animals also grow. living things grow 20 Things Around Us EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 20 17-09-2022 12:31:23
4) Living things can move: We can walk, run and jump. Plants are also living things. Do plants move from one place to another? No, they do not walk, run or jump. But they move in many other ways. Do you know the name of a flower that moves towards the Sun? living things move 5) L iving things give birth to young ones: Your mother gave birth to you. Have you seen puppies? Their mother gave birth to them. NON-LIVING THINGS living things give birth to Now, let us learn about non-living things. young ones Unlike living things, non-living things: 1) do not eat or drink. 2) do not breathe. 3) do not move on their own. 4) do not grow. 5) do not give birth to young ones. Let us now see how a living thing is different from a non-living thing: 1) Breathe Living Non-living 2) Eat and drink Yes No 3) Grow Yes No 4) Move on their own Yes No 5) Give birth Yes No Yes No Things Around Us 21 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 21 17-09-2022 12:31:25
Train My Brain 1) Name any one non-living thing. 2) Name a thing that can grow. I Apply Look at the pictures given below. Add a tick mark () for all living things and a cross () for all non-living things. Now that you know the difference between living and non-living things, do the following: 1) Collect pictures of living and non-living things. 2) Paste pictures of living things on one page and pictures of non-living things on another page. Read the passage given below. Circle the living things. One day, Sam went to kids playing in the park the park with his dog. They played under a big tree. Another child was flying a kite in the park. There were five more children in the park. 22 Things Around Us EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 22 17-09-2022 12:31:27
Be Amazed Some living things around us are very small. We cannot see them with our eyes. Some of them can even make us ill. I Explore Nature gives us many things. They are called natural things. Some are living and some are non-living. Example: plants, animals, human beings, mountains, rivers and rain Things that are made by human beings are called human-made things or artificial things. Some human-made things are made from natural things. Example: clothes, furniture, paper, books and so on Natural things Artificial or human-made things cloud stone storm doll teddy ball the Moon wind mountain skateboard chair Are human-made things living or non-living? Find out. Things Around Us 23 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 23 17-09-2022 12:31:29
Connect the Dots English Fun Write three words related to each of the following: Living things Non-living things Maths Fun R aghu has five stones. Leena has six fruits. Maya has four pencils. How many non-living things do they have in total? A Note to Parent Help your child to group things in the house into living and non-living things. Make a chart at home where they can write the names in two different columns. 24 Things Around Us EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 24 17-09-2022 12:31:30
5 Water, Water, Everywhere I Will Learn sources of water About types of water sources – natural and human-made water in our homes water then and now I Think We drink water every day. We use water for bathing also. Do you know where this water comes from? I Remember All living things need water to live. We all get water from different sources. The main source of water is rain. The water from rain is called rainwater. EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 25 rain 25 17-09-2022 12:31:31
Rainwater goes to rivers, ponds, lakes, streams and waterfalls. These are called water bodies. river pond lake stream waterfall Some other water bodies are seas and oceans. They are huge. They contain a large amount of water. Rain is the main source of water. Rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and wells are sources of water. sea ocean All water bodies are sources of water for living things. • Trees get water from the rain. • Animals get water from rivers, ponds, lakes, streams and waterfalls. • We get water from rivers, lakes, ponds, tap water pipeline streams and waterfalls. Water from these sources comes through the taps and pipelines in our houses. 26 Water, Water, Everywhere EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 26 17-09-2022 12:31:32
I Understand We have seen many sources of water. Sources of water are of two types: 1) Natural sources 2) Human-made or Artificial sources Sources of water Natural sources Human-made or Artificial sources Rain River Well Pond Lake Borewell Ocean Sea Tube well Spring Waterfall Look at the picture below. Where are the water bodies getting the water from? Let us find out. rain as the main source of water 27 Water, Water, Everywhere 17-09-2022 12:31:34 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 27
Some rainwater flows into rivers water spring and streams. The water from rivers goes to borewell or tube well the seas and oceans. Some rainwater collects on the ground to form lakes and ponds. Some water goes under the ground as groundwater. Sometimes, it comes out in the form of water springs. To use the water stored under the ground, we dig wells, borewells and tube wells. well Train My Brain 1) Name any one natural source of water. 2) Name any one artificial source of water. I Apply The water that we use every day is called freshwater. It comes from rivers, ponds, lakes, streams, wells and so on. We use this water for drinking, bathing, washing and cooking. We cannot use water from seas and oceans. It is salty. In cities, people use tap water for their daily use. Tap water tap water comes from ponds, rivers, lakes and wells, including borewells and tube wells. In villages, people may use tap water or get water from hand pumps. They also use water from wells, rivers, streams or lakes directly. Should we use river or pond water directly for drinking? hand pump 28 Water, Water, Everywhere EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 28 17-09-2022 12:31:35
No, because it may contain dirt or mud. Sometimes, the water looks clean to our eyes. But it may have germs in it. boiling water water filter water purifier To use this water for drinking, we need to boil it first. Boiling makes the water fit to drink. Nowadays, water purifiers are used to make water fit for drinking. Be Amazed Did you know that the salt we use at home is got from sea water? I Explore People in the olden days made houses near the water sources because there were no taps, wells or hand pumps. Only natural sources of water were there. Then they started building artificial sources like wells, taps and pipelines. Today, some places continue women bring water from to have very few sources of faraway places water. In these places, every day people walk to faraway places to get water for daily use. Water is not easily available to them. Water, Water, Everywhere 29 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 29 17-09-2022 12:31:36
Connect the Dots English Fun Write two rhyming words for each: rain well lake Maths Fun Count the letters in each word. Write the number name. 1) freshwater: 2) rainwater: A Note to Parent If there is a pond, river or lake nearby, take your child to see it. Also, help him or her understand the source of water in your house and the importance of saving water. 30 Water, Water, Everywhere EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 30 17-09-2022 12:31:36
Activity Time - A Make sure you do these activities only with the help of a teacher or an adult. Activity A1: All of Me We have learnt about the parts of the body and how they work. Let us try to remember them. You will need: hair a large sheet of paper, crayons eye nose You need to: teeth neck 1) spread the large sheet of paper on shoulder the floor. arm stomach 2) ask one of your classmates to lie hand down on the paper. finger 3) trace the outline of his or her body. knee leg 4) ask him or her to get up. foot 5) draw parts of the face on the toe paper. 6) both of you together try to label all the parts of the body. 7) use different coloured crayons to colour and show the different parts of the body. EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 31 31 17-09-2022 12:31:37
Activity A2: Unseen to Seen You have seen seeds of plants. They don’t move. You cannot see them breathe. Are they living things or non-living things? Let us find out. You will need: 10 –12 mustard seeds, cotton, Petri dish, water You need to: 1) spread the cotton inside the dish. 2) soak the cotton with water. cotton inside a Petri dish 3) spread the mustard seeds over the cotton. 4) cover the dish with a lid. 5) keep it in a cool corner of the room. 6) see the changes after 3–4 days. What do you see? What happened to the seeds? Seeds are living things, but they remain seeds growing into plants like non-living things. When they get water and the right conditions, they grow into plants. 32 Activity Time - A EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 32 17-09-2022 12:31:37
6 Day and Night Have you ever seen the stars in the sky? We usually see the stars when it is dark and the Sun is not in the sky. We call this time ‘night’. When the Sun is out in the sky we call it ‘day’. L ook at these pictures of daytime and night-time. Can you see how different they are? daytime night-time How are days and nights different from each other? Days and nights are very different from each other. Read about some differences. Daytime Night-time ● U sually, the day is bright and warm. ● Nights are dark and cool. ● We can see the Sun shining in the ● We can see the Moon and the sky. stars shining in the sky. 33 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 33 17-09-2022 12:31:37
How long is the daytime? sunrise school A day starts in the morning and ends in the evening. There are three parts to a day: morning, afternoon and evening. ● M orning is the first part of the day. In the mornings, the sky looks orange-red. This is because of the sunrise. W e wake up in the morning. Then, we get ready and go to school. We play and study in school. ● Afternoon comes after morning. We find the Sun above us in the sky and it is warm outside. The Sun shines very brightly in the afternoon and it is difficult to look at it. In the afternoon it is usually lunchtime. ● Evening is the last part of the day. It comes after the afternoon. The sky looks orange-red again in the evenings. This is because of the sunset. In the evening, we usually play with our friends. Do you play in the evenings? What else do you do after going home from school in the afternoon? After sunset, it becomes dark and the night begins. sunset playing in the evening 34 Day and Night EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 34 17-09-2022 12:31:42
What happens during the day? ● T he Sun gives us heat and light during the day. Sunlight helps us see things around us. ● T he Sun appears at different positions in the sky at different times of the day. different positions of the Sun in the sky the stars What happens during the night? ● T he stars shine in the sky at night. They are far away from us. So, they look very small. The Sun is also a star. It looks bigger than the other stars because it is close to us. ● We see the Moon in the night sky. Just like the Sun, in the day sky, the Moon also appears at different positions at different times in the night sky. ● The Moon appears in different shapes on different nights. sleeping in the night different shapes of the Day and Night Moon EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 35 35 17-09-2022 12:31:42
At night, we eat our dinner and then go to bed. Reflection Time! 1) What are the sounds you hear early in the morning? What can you hear in the afternoon and evening? What are the noises you hear late in the night? 2) Are there any birds and animals you find at night? 3) Why do you think we cannot see the other stars in the sky in the daytime? 36 Day and Night EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 36 17-09-2022 12:31:42
7 Our Green Friends I Will Learn plants and their parts About types of plants identifying plants around us the age of various plants I Think You can see many plants around you. Some are small and some are big. Do plants also have body parts like us? I Remember Plants are also living things like us. They need food, air and water to live. Plants also have different body parts like us. They are different from the body parts of animals or birds or human beings. EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 37 37 17-09-2022 12:31:43
PARTS OF A PLANT A plant has roots, stems, leaves, fruits and flowers. Flower: It is of many L eaf: It is usually green in colours and types. colour. It makes food for the plant. Fruit: There are different kinds of fruits. It S tem: It can be hard or contains seeds. soft. It takes food and water to all parts of the plant. Seed: It is present inside the fruit. R oot: It fixes the plant to the ground. A plant has many roots. The roots are usually below the ground. The stem Parts of a plant are: grows above the ground. leaves, stem, flowers, fruits, seeds and roots All plants are not alike. They have different shapes and sizes. Their leaves, stems and fruits may also look different. I Understand Let us now learn about the different types of plants. TYPES OF PLANTS Big plants Some plants are big. They are called trees. They have thick and broad stems. They usually live for many years. 38 Our Green Friends EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 38 17-09-2022 12:31:44
Examples: banyan tree mango tree Small plants Some small plants have woody stems. They are called shrubs. Examples: rose plant (shrub) rose hibiscus plant (shrub) hibiscus Some plants are small and have weak stems. They are called herbs. Examples: mint basil Stems of shrubs are stronger than those of herbs. Plants that need support Some plants with weak stems cannot stand money plant pea plant straight. They need support from other things or plants to grow upwards. Such plants are called climbers. Examples: money plant, pea plant Our Green Friends 39 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 39 17-09-2022 12:31:48
Some plants grow and spread on the ground. They are called creepers. Examples: pumpkin, watermelon There are some plants that have different pumpkin watermelon coloured leaves. Some plant parts have a special smell. Do you know any such plants? Train My Brain coloured leaves tulsi Name any two trees. I Apply We see many plants around us. They are of different types. Trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers and creepers. Some of these plants are given below. Can you tell their types? 1) 2) 3) mint banyan tree money plant Our Green Friends 40 17-09-2022 12:31:51 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 40
4) 5) 6) hibiscus plant pea plant mango tree Have you ever been on a swing? What type of plants gives support to a swing? Give examples. Be Amazed Bamboo plants grow very fast. They can grow as tall as you within a week. I Explore You must have heard your grandparents saying, “This tree is from the time when I was young.” There are some trees that live for a long time. Find out from your parents and grandparents about the plants that are still present from the time they were young. Our Green Friends 41 EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 41 17-09-2022 12:31:53
Connect the Dots English Fun Name the plants from the jumbled letters: 1) tmni: 2) esor: 3) miupknp: 4) utsli: Maths Fun I have two rose plants in my garden. One plant has three flowers. The other plant has four flowers. How many flowers are there in all? A Note to Parent Go for a morning walk with your child. Show different plants to him or her. Help him or her to identify the type of each plant. 42 Our Green Friends EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 42 17-09-2022 12:31:53
THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST WAcrtLiietveti’sttyhthe1innkames of the parts of the body involved in the following activities. Use the helpWbriotex.the names of the parts of the body involved in the following activities. Use the help box. tTeeetehth Lleeggss Hhaannddss Eyeeyse s Finfignegresr s Momuothuth WorkshheeeettActivity 2 PlaLnetts’sndeoeidt a few things to grow. Taking help from the picture clues, fill in the blaHnekrse. is Aa. pPilcatnutsreneoedf aa fbewunthcihngos ftoggrraopwe. Tsa.kDinigphyeolpufrrotmhuthme pbicitnurae cpluaeisn,ting colour and press ciotmopnleateptahepfeorl.loDwoinwgthbailsatnefkrosr. 6 to 7 timsuenslitgohmt ake a buncshoiol f grapes. air water sunlight soil Skill builder air Look at the following pictures. Draw a next to the picture if it makes you happy. Draw a next to the picture if it makes you unhappy. When dad When we share When you help someone scolBd. sIdyeontuify the following plants astahhienrgb,sshwruitbh, troeet,hcelimrsber and creeper. 43 I WONDER Banyan Jasmine Grape vine EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 43 17-09-2022 12:31:56
Activity 3 Water is precious. We should keep water and its sources clean. Make a checklist to ‘Keep Water Clean’ on a coloured sheet with tips like: Do not litter the lakes or rivers. We should not wash clothes on river banks. 44 Think Like a Scientist EVS G1 BOOK TB PART 1.indb 44 17-09-2022 12:31:58
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