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About the book ’s New Social Studies series is an appropriately graded series of social studies for school children. The primary level series consists of six books suitable for classes UKG to V. This series is prepared especially for the students between five to eleven years of age. It is an appropriately planned series that fulfills the needs of students and teachers and meets the changing situations of our country and the world. Salient features of the series: v The entire curriculum has been divided into seven units as specified by the Curriculum Development Centre, Government of Nepal. Similarly the second phase of the book has creative art. This lesson helps students develop various skills and creativity. For the convenience of the teachers, Audio-Visual materials are provided with the book. It is a very new trend in the field of education in Nepal. v The objectives of the lessons given at the beginning of each lesson enable teachers to clearly understand the theme of the lesson and plan accordingly. v The note to the teacher is placed at the bottom of each lesson with guidelines and some useful tips for teachers about presenting the lesson in a useful and meaningful way. v Lessons in Grade one and two have been presented in a two-page-format. The page with the content of the lesson is on the left and the page with the evaluation exercises is on the right side. v Evaluation exercises are presented in such a way; so that the students solve the problems by themselves. This also gives an idea to the teachers to understand whether students have grasped the theme of the lesson or not. There are textual questions in which the students read the text and solve the problems. v The content of the lessons are written in simple language with colourful illustrations. Social, ethnic, geographical diversities and gender equality are given special attention. v To make the text more interesting for students, the lessons contain various reading materials such as stories, dialogues, letters, etc. v At the end of every unit, one fun exercise is given. v At the end of each unit, a list of glossary and revision exercises are given for each respective unit. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the principals and teachers who have recommended ’s New Social Studies series to their students and schools. We are confident that these books will meet the objectives set forth by CDC/ Government of Nepal. We highly appreciate the opinion and constructive suggestions from the teachers and intellectuals. - Authors

Table of Contents Me and My Family Our Past Unit 1. Me 6 Unit 1. My Birthday 68 1 2. Meet My Family 8 2. Visit To Mamaghar 70 6 3. Family Picture 3. Personal Belongings 10 4. My Parents 72 Fun Exercise 74 4. Good Friends 12 76 Fun Exercise 14 Review Exercise 15 Review Exercise 77 Our Traditions, Social Our Economic Values and Norms Activities Unit 1. Words To Know 18 Unit 1. Helpful Anjana 80 2. Help The Younger 20 2 3. Clothes We Wear 22 7 2. Enjoy Helping 82 4. Happy To Help 24 5. Our Neighbours 26 3. Good To Be Careful 84 4. Healthy Food 86 Fun Exercise 28 5. Family Work 88 Review Exercise 29 Fun Exercise 90 Review Exercise 91 Unit Social Problems and CREATIVE ART Solutions 3 1. Dolma, A Caring Girl 32 1. Drawing 94 2. Loving My Grandparents 34 2. Colour 95 Fun Exercise 36 3. Printing 96 Review Exercise 37 4. Paper Collage 97 Civic Awareness 5. Clay Work 98 1. Helping Hands 40 6. Ink Blotting 99 42 Unit 2. Sweet Home 44 7. Wax Painting 100 46 4 3. My School 48 8. Children Songs 101 50 4. My Daily Routine 51 9. Acting 103 5. A Good Student 10. Musical Instruments 104 Fun Exercise Review Exercise Unit Our Earth 54 56 5 1. My Surroundings 58 60 2. Around My School 62 64 3. Types Of Houses 65 4. Drawing Is Fun 5. Mary’s Classroom Fun Exercise Review Exercise

ME AND MY FAMILY Me Meet My Family Personal Belongings Good Friends Social Studies - Book 1 5

LESSON MEObjectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n tell their names and gender. 1 n say where they live. My name is Raju Basnet. I am a boy. I am six years old. I study in grade one. I have a sister. Her name is Sony. She studies in grade four. She is nine years old. We study in Everest school. We live in Kirtipur. Note to the Teacher: Ask the students to sit in a circle and introduce themselves and also to 6 introduce one of their friends.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Look at the pictures and match the words. boy girl man woman 2 Answer the following questions: a. What is your name? ............................................................................................ b. Are you a boy or a girl? ............................................................................................ c. How old are you? ............................................................................................ d. What class are you in? ............................................................................................ e. What is the name of your school? The name of my school is.................................................... Social Studies - Book 1 7

LESSON MEET MY FAMILYObjectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n tell the names of their family members. 2 n tell the relationship with their family members. Hello friends! My name is Aarati Thapa. I have a big family. This is my grandfather, Hari Bahadur Thapa. This is my grandmother, Maya Thapa. They are my grandparents. My father’s name is Bijay Bahadur Thapa. My mother’s name is Seema Thapa. They are my parents. Bikram Bahadur Thapa is my uncle (Kaka). He is my father’s brother. Susila Thapa is my aunt (Kaki). My mother’s parents are also my grandparents. My mother’s brother is my uncle (Mama). My father’s sister is my aunt (Phupu). They are Suraj and Radha. They are my cousins. They are my uncle and aunt’s children. Do you have a big family like mine? Note to the Teacher: Ask the students turn by turn about their family members. Discuss with 8 them about the name and relation of their family through pictures.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Identify and write who they are. (grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, aunt, uncle) 2 Answer the following questions: a. How many members are there in your family? There are.....................................members in my family. b. What is your mother’s name? My mother’s name is ......................................................... c. What is your father’s name? My father’s name is ........................................................... d. What do you call your father’s father? I call him my ...................................................................... e. What do you call your father’s mother? I call her my ....................................................................... Social Studies - Book 1 9

Objectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: 3 n list out their personal belongings. PER ONAL BELONGINGLESSONS S n tell how to take care of their personal belongings. I am Amita Malakar. These are my personal belongings. My mother says, ‘Amita, take good care of your things’. I want to be a good girl so I always remember to: ^ Put my pencil, eraser, sharpener inside the pencil box. ^ Keep my books and copies on the bookshelf after I finish my homework. ^ Fold my school uniform and put it inside the drawer. ^ Put my tooth-brush, tooth-paste, soap and towel in the bathroom. ^ Put my toys back in the toy-box after I finish playing. ^ Put my shoes and socks on the shoe-rack. My things never get lost. I take good care of my personal belongings. Do you take care of your belongings like Amita? Note to the Teacher: Discuss with the students about their personal belongings and encourage them to take care of such things. Give several examples like-always keep the shoes polished, 10 keep the books and copies in proper place, etc.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Where do we keep these things? Match. 2 Write ( ) for correct statement and (X) for incorrect statement in the given box. a. We should wear a clean uniform. b. We should keep our books in the dustbin. c. We should not brush our teeth everyday. d. We should not throw our toys everywhere. 3 Draw and colour any three of your personal belongings and name them. Social Studies - Book 1 11

Objectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: 4 n tell why we need ‘Good Friends’. GOOD FRIENDLESSON S n list out some ‘Good Habits’. Situ, Ravi and Ajay study in class one. They are good friends. They had some good and bad habits before. Do you know how they learned good habits from each other? Before Now Ajay had the habit of getting Ravi and Situ take Ajay with up late in the morning. them to the bus stop. They go He always missed his school to school on time. Nowadays bus. What a bad habit! Ajay never misses his bus. It is good to be on time. Ravi did not share his things with his friends. Ravi saw Situ sharing things Situ always forgot to bring with her friends. Now he her books to school. What a also shares his things. He forgetful girl! has learned that ‘Sharing is Caring.’ Ravi and Ajay always remember to keep their books in the bag. Now Situ also remembers to keep her books in the bag. Note to the Teacher: Ask the students turn by turn, the names and habits of their close friends. Encourage them to learn good habits from their friends. Show the pictures of children playing, 12 studying and eating together. Discuss the advantages of working together.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Tick ( ) the things you should share and cross (X) the things you should not share with your friends. a. b. c. d. e. f. 2 Answer the following questions: a. Name any two of your close friends. i. ......................................................................................... ii. ........................................................................................ b. Write any two good habits you have. i. ......................................................................................... ii. ........................................................................................ c. Is sharing a good habit? ............................................................................................ d. Is sleeping too long a good habit? ............................................................................................ 3 Write one good habit you have learned from your friend. ........................................................................................... 4 Write one good habit that your friend has learnt from you. ............................................................................................ Social Studies - Book 1 13

SPOT THE DIFFERENCES Circle any five differences between the two pictures.

GLOSSARY belongings : things you have or own bookshelf : a shelf on which books are kept drawer : a box-like furniture share : to let other person use your belonging for some time Review Exercises 1 Tick ( ) the correct word for each picture. boy boy man girl girl woman man young young woman old old Social Studies - Book 1 15

2 What is true to you? Tick ( ) the correct one. a. I eat................................food. fresh stale b. I wear................................. pants a skirt c. I live in a ............................... village town d. I like to have..........................habits. good bad 3 Answer the following questions: a. I call my father ‘Daddy’. What do you call your father? ............................................................................................ b. I call my mother ‘Mummy’. What do you call your mother? ............................................................................................ C. I call my aunt ‘Aunty’. What do you call your aunt? ............................................................................................ 16

2 OUR TRADITIONS, SOCIAL VALUES AND NORMS Words To Know Help The Younger Clothes We Wear Happy To Help Our Neighbours

WORDSLESSON TO KNOWObjectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n say some respectful words. 1 n tell the ways to respect the elders. One day Karan was at home. He heard someone knocking at the door. He opened the door and saw his neighbour standing outside. Karan: Namaste Uncle, how are you? I am glad to see you. Please come in. Neighbour: Namaste. Are your parents at home? Karan: No, they have gone to the market. May I get you something to drink? Neighbour: No thanks. I will come some other day. (Karan’s parents came back from the market.) Father: We had met Mr. Mishra, our neighbour on the way. I am glad Karan that you welcomed him politely. Now go and call your sister. We have bought her a new bag. Sister: Thank you, Dad and Mom for buying me a new bag. Karan: Excuse me, Dad could you please teach me how to ride a bicycle? Father: First finish your meal and then I will teach you. Grandfather: Come Karan, let us eat together. But do not waste your food like yesterday. Karan: I am sorry Grandfather, I will never waste my food again. Note to the Teacher: Show some pictures of people respecting the elder and loving the younger. Call the students in pairs. Make student ‘A’ an elder person like-father, teacher, etc. Make student 18 ‘B’ a younger person and ask them to greet the elder according to their culture.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Read the text and match the following: Please get something for you? Thank you, I will not waste food again. Sorry, come in. May I where is the toilet? Excuse me, Uncle! Namaste, for buying me a bag. 2 What do you say? Choose the correct words from the box. sorry thank you namaste welcome please a. If your uncle gives you a new toy ............................. b. If you break your friend’s pencil ............................. c. If your neighbour comes to your home ............................. d. If you need something ............................. e. If you meet with your neighbour ............................. 3 Re-arrange the given letters and form the correct word. M A N A T E S ............N....A...M.....A...S....T...E................ R R O S Y ................................................. A N K H T U O Y ................................................. MEELWCO ................................................. S E A L P E ................................................. X C E U S E E M ................................................. Social Studies - Book 1 19

LESSON HELP THE YOUNGERObjectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n learn to take care of those who are younger than them. 2 n tell the ways to express their love and care. Teacher: We all know that we should love and respect our elders. Do you know we also have to love and take care of our youngers? Can you tell me how the elders help the youngers in your family? Devi: Every morning, I help my little brother wash his face and comb his hair. I also help him to pack his school bag. Sagun: My elder sister wakes me up early in the morning. She teaches me to play basketball and table tennis. She is very good at sports. I love her very much. Indu: I help my younger brother do his homework. I also play carrom-board with him. He enjoys playing with me. Sumi: My elder brother teaches me how to ride a bicycle. One day I fell down and hurt my leg. He carried me home and put medicine on my leg. He is a very loving and caring brother. Teacher: It was so nice to hear all those things. Always remember to love and take care of your younger and respect elders. Note to the Teacher: Show the picture of the elders taking care of their younger in various 20 ways. Also involve the students in class participation and role play.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Look at the pictures and write how Devi and Indu help their younger brothers. a. b. a. ............................................................................................ b. ............................................................................................ 2 How do you help your younger brother or sister? a. I help him by........................................................................ b. I help her by......................................................................... 3 What do you do? Tick ( ) the correct answer. a. If your younger brother loses his eraser; I give him a new eraser. I get angry with him. b. If your younger sister falls sick; I go outside to play. I will take care of her. 4 Do you take care of your younger brother and sister? 21 Do a role-play in class. Social Studies - Book 1

CLOTHESLESSON WE WEARObjectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: 3 n tell the names of various kinds of clothes. n learn about the clothes worn by their family members. My name is Seema Panta. My family wears different kinds of clothes. Would you like to know what they wear? My grandfather likes to wear a Daura-Suruwal and a Dhaka Topi. I usually see my grandmother wearing a Gunyu, Chaubandhi Cholo, Patuka and Khasto. My father looks very smart when he wears pants, a shirt and a coat to go to his office. My mother loves to wear a colourful Sari with a matching Blouse. My brother wears Shorts and a T-shirt. He feels comfortable wearing them. My sister wears a Kurta Suruwal and a Dupatta. She looks pretty in that dress. My neighbour Phinju Sherpa comes from Lukla. It is a cold place. People in her village wear Bakkhu, Pangden and Docha. These clothes keep them warm. My other neighbour Jay Chand Shah comes from Lahan. It is a hot place. He wears a Dhoti and a Vest. People from different places wear different types of clothes. Note to the Teacher: Show the pictures of people wearing different types of clothes according to their 22 race, region and place they live in. Ask the students about the clothes worn by their family members.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Match the pictures with their correct names: Vest Cholo Shirt T-shirt Daura-Suruwal Jacket 2 Write down the names of the clothes that your family members wear. Family members Names of clothes Grandfather Grandmother Father Mother Yourself 3 Draw and name the pictures of the clothes you like to wear. Social Studies - Book 1 23

LESSON HAPPY TO HELPObjectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: 4 n tell about the different types of work people do at home. n give reasons why the family members should help each other. We live in a family. We should help one another do household works. I am Rohit Rai. My mother and father take good care of our house. She cooks delicious food for the family. We all help her in keeping the house clean and tidy. We love to go to the market together and buy things for the house. My father always helps my mother in her work. My father owns a shop. Both my parents work together at the shop. They sell different types of goods. Our shop is popular in the neighborhood. My grandfather’s hobby is to weave baskets and dokos. He also sells them in the market and shares his earning with the family. My grandmother loves to knit. She knits mufflers, gloves and caps for us. She takes good care of us when we fall sick. I have learnt from my family that we all have to be useful around the house. I always help my family in any way that I can. Do you help your family too? Note to the Teacher: Show the pictures of people doing good work (farmer, police, shopkeeper, doctor, teacher, etc) in their community. Encourage the students to do good work 24 by telling them a story about a good person who does good work.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Look at the pictures and say who they are and what they do. 2 What do Rohit’s family members do? Match. Mother knitting Grandfather Shopkeeper Grandmother Housewife Father Weaver 3 What tasks do Rohit’s family members do? Family members Tasks Mother Cooks food. Father Grandfather Grandmother Rohit 4 What tasks do your family members do? a. ............................................................................................ b. ............................................................................................ Social Studies - Book 1 25

OUR NEIGHBOURSLESSON Objectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: 5 n tell the different types of work done by their neighbours. n say why we need help from others. Dear Sharmila, I was happy to get your letter. You have asked me about my neighbourhood and the things people do. There are many people who do different kinds of work in my neighbourhood. Harka Dai is a cobbler. He has a small shop. He mends our shoes. Ishwor uncle (Kaka) is a carpenter. He makes chairs and tables. We use tables to write on and chairs to sit on. He also makes other furniture that we use at home. Gyanu aunt (Kaki) is a shopkeeper. She sells goods. We go to her shop to buy vegetables like- cauliflower, potato, radish, onion, etc . People do different types of work in our neighbourhood. Farmers grow crops and vegetables for us. Tailors make clothes that we wear. Some people work in offices. There are some people who work at home too. People in the neighbourhood work hard to make each other’s life easier. Hope you enjoyed my letter. Your friend, Ronit Note to the Teacher: Let the students find out the various types of work done in their neighbourhood. Make the students aware about the work they do at home and the work 26 performed in their neighbourhood.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Look at the pictures and write who does the following work. ................................. ............................. .............................. 2 Match the following. Tailor cuts hair Postman mends shoes Farmer brings letters Carpenter makes clothes Barber makes furniture Cobbler grows crops 3 What kind of work do people in your neighbourhood do? Name any four of them. a. ........................................ b. ............................................ c. ........................................ d. ............................................ 4 Write any one work that one of your family members does. ............................................................................................... Social Studies - Book 1 27

BELONG TOGETHER Match the tools that belong to the people.

GLOSSARY elders : people older than you furniture : things like tables, chairs and benches mends : repairs mufflers : a scarf worn around the neck waste : use something carelessly Review Exercises 1 Write the names of clothes they are wearing. ................................. ................................. (Dhoti, Bakkhu, Docha, Kurta, Pangden) 2 Write true or false. a. We should not waste our food. b. We should respect elders. c. People wear same clothes everywhere. d. A postman sells goods. e. A carpenter makes furniture. 29 Social Studies - Book 1

3 Look at the picture of a family working. Write who they are and what they are doing. (grandfather, father, (reading, sweeping, mother, sister, weaving, washing, brother) cleaning) 30

3 SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Dolma, A Caring Girl Loving My Grandparents

LESSON DOLMA, A CARING GIRLObjectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n identify the people who need help. 1 n tell the ways to show kindness and help such people. Dolma is a sweet and caring girl. She loves to help people. She is kind towards those people who are in need. Rohan is her classmate. He is differently abled. He lost one of his legs in an accident. He walks with the help of crutches. Dolma helps him to get on and off the bus. They play indoor games like carrom-board, chess and ludo. Rohan is very good at studies. He helps Dolma with her homework. Dolma’s cousin has difficulty of hearing. He is hearing impaired. Dolma has learned a little bit of sign language. They have lots of fun together. Ram Bahadur is Dolma’s neighbour. He is visually impaired. Dolma loves to spend time with him. She takes him to the nearby park. She helps him cross the road. She respects him. It is good to be like Dolma. Can you be caring like her? Note to the Teacher: Interact with the students about types of help needed for different types of 32 differently abled people. Ask how they can help them. Encourage them to help such people.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Identify the pictures and name them. (crutches, wheelchair, stick) 2 Match the following: Who cannot see hearing impaired Who cannot hear speech impaired Who cannot speak visually impaired 3 Draw “J” smiley for the correct and “L” grumpy for the incorrect sentences. a. We should help a visually impaired person. 33 b. We should push a person who cannot walk. c. We should be friendly with differently abled people. d. We should tease the differently abled people. 4 Answer the following questions orally. a. How do you help a person who cannot see? b. How do you help a person who cannot walk? Social Studies - Book 1

LOVING MY GRANDPARENTLESSON S Objectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n say how to show love and care to the aged people. 2 n give the reasons for helping the needy people. Murari is eight years old. He lives with his family. He loves his grandparents very much. He enjoys listening to stories from his grandmother. He loves going to the market with his grandfather. Whenever his grandparents need help, he is always ready to help them. Do you know how? Every morning, Murari brings a newspaper for his grandfather to read. He also helps him to comb his hair. He takes his grandmother for a short walk in the garden. He takes water and milk to them. He fills the bucket with warm water for them to take a bath. His grandparents are very lucky to have a grandson like Murari. Everybody praises him for his helpful nature. Do you help your grandparents like Murari? Note to the Teacher: Ask the students if they have any aged person in their home and tell them about how they should behave with them. Encourage them to help such people by 34 conducting role plays.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Match the correct pictures to show how they can be helped. 2 How does Murari help his grandparents? Example: He helps his grandfather by bringing a newspaper. a. ............................................................................................. b. ............................................................................................. c. ............................................................................................. 3 Answer the following questions: a. Do you love and respect your grandparents? ............................................................................................. b. How do you help or care for your grandparents? Write any two ways. .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. Social Studies - Book 1 35

FUN WITH MAZE Help the nurse to reach the sick person. Colour the path.

GLOSSARY caring : showing kindness to others classmate : class friend differently abled : having a problem in the body hearing impaired : those who cannot hear visually impaired : those who cannot see Review Exercises 1 Who needs the following? Match. n Gopal cannot see. n Mina lost her leg in an accident. n Amit cannot walk. n Sudha cannot hear. Social Studies - Book 1 37

2 How can you help the following people? a. He is sick. ........................................................................................... b. She is very old. ........................................................................................... c. He has fallen off his bicycle. ........................................................................................... d. He cannot cross the road. ........................................................................................... e. He is lost. ............................................................................................. f. He has no food to eat. ............................................................................................. 38

4 CIVIC AWARENESS Helping Hands Sweet Home My School My Daily Routine A Good Student

LESSON HELPING HANDS 1 Objectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n take help from the elders. n learn to help the elders. Nima is a small girl. She is six years old. She cannot do everything on her own. Her mother helps her to take a bath. Her brother helps her to do her homework. Her grandmother puts oil in her hair. Samir uncle helps her to ride a bicycle. Rashmi aunt helps her to put her toys back in the toy box. Nima enjoys going to the market with her father. At home her father helps her to trim her nails. Do you know what she enjoys the most? She enjoys listening to bedtime stories from her grandfather. Nima also likes to help her family members. She helps her mother by keeping utensils in the right place. She helps her to clean the room. She helps her grandmother by picking flowers for puja. Everybody is happy with her. Do you make your family happy? Note to the Teacher: Exhibit the pictures, illustrations and discuss with the students about the 40 help they get from their family. Encourage them to help the younger ones too.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Look at the pictures of different types of work and write “Yes” for the work you can do and “No” for the work that you cannot do. a. b. c. d. e. f. 2 What work can you do by yourself? Example: I can comb my hair myself. a. ............................................................................................. b. ............................................................................................. c. ............................................................................................. d. ............................................................................................. 3 What help do you get from your mother? ................................................................................................ 4 How do you help your parents? ................................................................................................ Social Studies - Book 1 41

LESSON SWEET HOME 2 Objectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n tell the names of the different things at home. n take care of those things. Teacher: Today we will talk about our home. There are different rooms in our home. Suraj, can you tell me what they are? Suraj: Yes, Sir. They are kitchen, living room and bedroom. Teacher: Now Khem, tell me what things we keep in our kitchen? Khem: We keep a pressure cooker, a rice cooker and pans in the kitchen. We also keep bowls, glasses, plates, spoons and knives. There is also a broom to clean the house. Teacher: Good. Prabina tell me what things are kept in your living room. Prabina: There is a television, a radio, a fan, a sofa and a tea table in my living room. I love to watch cartoons on television. There is also a computer. My father works on it. Teacher: That is really good. What about your bedroom, Seema? Seema: My bedroom is very colourful sir. There is a bed, a wardrobe, a study table and a bookshelf in my room. Teacher: I hope you all take care of your things, don’t you? Students: Yes, Sir! We take good care of our things. We love our sweet home. Note to the Teacher: Discuss with the students showing them the pictures of different things found in 42 their home. Encourage them to take care of those things and keep them in their right place.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Name the things shown below. (fan, plate, radio, television, broom, bed) a. b. c. d. e. f. 2 Name any three things found in your house and write their uses. Example Things Uses a. Broom To clean house b. c. 3 Draw a picture of any two things that you like the most in your home and colour them. Social Studies - Book 1 43

LESSON MY SCHOOL 3 Objectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n tell the names of the different things in school. n learn to take care of them. Father: Hari, can you tell me something about your school? Hari: Sure father, my school is big. There is a big playground. We play football, basketball and other games there. For the younger students, there is a slide and a swing. We play indoor games like chess and table tennis in the hall. Father: Now tell me about your classroom. Hari: There are desks and chairs inside my classroom. There is a blackboard. My teacher writes on the blackboard with chalk. There are some charts and maps on the wall. Father: Don’t you have a library? Hari: Yes, we have a nice library. We go there to borrow story books. We have clean toilets, too. I always wash my hands with soap and water after using the toilet. Father: Good habit! Do you take care of your school and its things? Hari: Yes, father. I always keep the classroom clean and tidy. I never forget to put the litter in the dustbin. I and my friends take good care of our school. We love our school. Note to the Teacher: Take the students around the school and ask them what they can see. Let them tell the names of things that they have seen inside and outside the school. Encourage the 44 students to take care of them.

Evaluation Exercises 1 Write the names of the given pictures: a. b. c. d. e. f. 2 Answer the following: a. Why do you go to the library? ....................................................................................................... b. What do you play in the hall? ....................................................................................................... c. What do you put into the dustbin? ....................................................................................................... 3 Think and Write. a. Name two things you have in your home but not in your school. i. ................................................ ii. .............................................. b. Name two things you have in your school but not in your home. i. ................................................ ii. .............................................. Social Studies - Book 1 45

LESSON MY DAILY ROUTINE 4 Objectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n say about their daily activities at home. n follow the daily routine according to the schedule. Shristi Tamang is a good girl. She wakes up early in the morning. She makes her bed. She brushes her teeth and washes her face. She puts on her uniform and gets ready to go to school. She eats her meal and goes to school. In school she studies and plays with her friends. In the evening she comes back from school. She changes her dress and puts it in the cupboard. She washes her hands, face and feet. She eats whatever her mother cooks for her. She does her homework. She puts her books and copies on the bookshelf after finishing her homework. She then goes out to play with her friends for some time. She eats her dinner. Then she brushes her teeth and goes to bed early. Did you know? ‘Early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy and wise’. Note to the Teacher: Ask the students about the work they do at home. Tell about the benefit of the work they do by themselves. Suggest some work that they can do at their home and list them. 46

Evaluation Exercises 1 Look at the pictures and write what they are doing. a. b. c. d. e. f. 2 What work do you do at home by yourself? Example: I make my bed. a. ............................................................................................. b. ............................................................................................. c. ............................................................................................. 3 What work do you do in the morning, afternoon and evening? Complete the table using the words given below. Wash face Study Play Do homework Eat tiffin Wear uniform Brush teeth Watch TV Morning Afternoon Evening Social Studies - Book 1 47

LESSON A GOOD STUDENT 5 Objectives: After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to: n say about their activities in school. n learn about the good manners at school. Binod Tiwari is a good boy. He goes to school regularly. He wears clean uniform. He trims his nails and polishes his shoes. He is very neat and tidy. He greets and respects his teachers. He does not talk or eat in class while his teacher is teaching. He listens to what his teachers say. He is a good student. He never fights with his friends. He shares his books, pencils and tiffin with his friends. He never forgets to do his homework. He always puts the litter in the dustbin. He helps his friends and plays with them. He respects his seniors and loves his juniors. He always follows the rules of the school. He is the captain of the class. Everybody likes him. Are you a good student like him? Note to the Teacher: Show the list of activities that are done in the school and discuss with the students about it. Encourage them to show good manner in school and tell them the benefit of it. 48

Evaluation Exercises 1 Look at the pictures. Write “Good work” or “Bad work” in the given space. a. b. c. d. e. f. 2 Tick ( ) the correct and cross (X) the wrong statements. a. We should trim our hair and nail. b. We should fight in the classroom. c. We should not do our homework regularly. d. We should greet and respect our teachers. e. We should follow the rules of the school. f. We should throw the litter everywhere. 3 Write any four games that you play at school. a. ...................................... b. ...................................... c. ...................................... d. ...................................... Social Studies - Book 1 49

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Number the picture in the order they would happen. 1