2 Fruit and Vegetable Wrap or Sandwich Make a wrap or a sandwich with an adult. Bring the following items from home. 1) Grain: One wheat chapati or two slices of whole-wheat bread 2) V egetables: Sliced carrots, cucumbers, boiled potatoes, lemon and other vegetables of your choice 3) Fruits: Sliced apples, guavas, tomatoes and other fruits of your choice 4) Nuts: Chopped peanuts and walnuts 5) Dairy: A slice of cheese Note: Arrange for salt and pepper shakers in class. Assemble the wrap or sandwich by following these steps. 1) If you are making a wrap, pick the chapati and for a sandwich, pick the bread. 2) P lace the cheese slice followed by vegetables, fruits and nuts in the chapati, and roll it if making a wrap. 3) P lace the cheese slice followed by the vegetables, fruits and nuts in between the two slices of bread if making a sandwich. 4) Add salt and pepper using the shakers. 5) Squeeze the lemon on top of the stuffing. Enjoy your wrap or sandwich with your family and friends. 51
3 Yarn Rainbow 1) U sing a blue crayon, colour the given space for the sky. 2) Paste cotton pieces for clouds. 3) Cut pieces of yarn in the colours of the rainbow. Paste them to form a colourful rainbow. 52
4 Paper Punch Ant 1) Use a circle shaped object to cut out 3 circles on a coloured paper. 2) O n one circle, using a small paper punch, make holes for the white part of the eyes. 3) On a sheet of paper, paste the circles. 4) D raw the black part of the eyes, the legs and antennae with a crayon. Alternatively, use cut yarn or craft paper to form the legs and the antennae. 53
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5 Torn Paper Art Tear different coloured craft papers. Paste them in the given space to make your own art. 55
6 Susie, the Yellow Chick Let us make Susie, the yellow chick. 1) Take yellow paint and spread the paint with the help of a plastic fork. 2) Cut a folded triangle for the beak and strips of paper for the legs from a coloured chart paper. 3) Paste the beak, legs and googly eyes. 56
7 Beautiful Butterfly Colour the left side of the butterfly using water or poster colours. Fold the paper at the centre to print a mirror image of the left side on the right to complete the picture. 57
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Themes *Note to Teacher: Festivals fall on different dates every year. In this book, a tentative / approximate structure has been followed. The idea is for the students to get introduced to different festivals and learn about them.
1 January: Makar Sankranti Decorate the picture of the kite by pasting papers of different colours. 60
2 February: Winter Paste cotton to decorate the snow man. Use buttons to make its eyes. 61
3 March: Holi Colour the picture of the festival of Holi with your favourite colours. 62
4 April: Baisakhi Colour the picture of the festival of Baisakhi with your favourite colours. 63
5 May: Summer Colour the ice creams in the picture showing summer season. 64
6 June: Monsoon Make the umbrella colourful by using different colours. 65
7 July: Eid Colour the picture of the festival of Eid. 66
8 August: Janmashtmi During Janmashtami celebrations, a ‘matki’ (pot made of mud) filled with curd or butter is broken. Decorate the ‘matki’ and its string with pieces of different coloured paper. 67
9 August: Raksha Bandhan With the help of your teacher, make a colourful rakhi. Paste it in the space given. 68
10 September: Onam During Onam celebrations in India, people in Kerala make a ‘Pookalam’ (a type of Rangoli) in front of their houses using flowers. You can colour the outline of the ‘Pookalam’ using colours or flowers. 69
11 October: Diwali Make a greeting card for Diwali as shown in the picture. Paste it in the space given. 70
12 November: Children’s Day Every year, Children’s Day is celebrated all across India on November 14 to mark the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Colour the picture of Children’s Day celebration. 71
13 December: Christmas Decorate the Christmas tree using crayons and glitter. 72
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