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VALUE EDUCATION 1 By Sakshi (An imprint of Laxmi Publications (P) Ltd.) An ISO 9001:2008 Company BENGALURU CHENNAI GUWAHATI HYDERABAD JALANDHAR NEW DELHI KOCHI KOLKATA LUCKNOW MUMBAI RANCHI BOSTON (USA) NAIROBI (KENYA)

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Preface Values are defined as everything from ideas to principles that aim to guide us towards desirable, behavioural and positive outcomes.They provide an important basis for individual choices based on connecting thoughts, feelings and emotions, leading to an achievable and objective end. Values are seeds that need to be inculcated into the young minds to help them understand right from wrong and make correct choices, based on this understanding. Value education is the need of the hour to address the concerns about degenerating values, the impact of harmful change on children and youth, dysfunctional families, increased crime and violence, effect of media and information, overload as well as the competitive mindset of students, parents and teachers. In addition to imbibing the ideal concept of values like honesty, respect and responsibility, the value education through the lessons in this series is also an “empowering tool”, which is sure to be helpful in meeting the challenges of the contemporary socials like religious fundamentalism, environmental degradation, multi-cultural conflicts and so on. In addition to imparting values, the series also includes development of ten essential life skills as defined in the NCERT guidelines. Value Education is a series of books designed for students from Grades 1 to 8, in order to help the students understand themselves and make them aware of the world around them. This series focuses specifically on preserving our country’s heritage, protecting public property, being compassionate towards others, positive thinking, working together in harmony, living together in peace and respecting the human dignity. The series has provided not for just learning the values but through activities to help the children apply them too at how the children should approach and deal with a challenging situation they face in their daily life.What they are required to do, is brought about through the life skills. The key features of this series are given below: • Structured chapters • Enriching stories to impart values • Enjoyable exercises • Creative activities Every chapter in the book is introduced byValedina,the super hero mascot for value education. She will walk you through every chapter along with her friends from the Learning Planet.

Hey, Kids! Welcome to the Learning Planet. Come and get introduced to the Superhero League! Each of these heroes is an expert in his or her own subject. So what are you waiting for? Grab your books and enter the Learning Planet where learning has been made easy and fun-filled by the Superhero League! Now, let us get to know them better... Valedina Questo Say ‘Hi’ to Valedina! USBee She will introduce you to Say ‘Hello’ to Questo! He will tell you more the world of values. about the world. This is USBee. He will buzz you through the world of ICT.

Eureka Phonica Welcome Eureka! She is your Greet Phonica! She will show you guide to exploring the amazing how to read, write, listen and speak English correctly. world of Science. CalSee Natura Meet CalSee! He will Meet Natura! She will help you with the joys take you through the of learning Maths. EVS concepts.

A Walk-through of the ‘Learning Planet’ Value Education series Comic Strip Story Warmer activity through two slides, wherein the Learning Planet Superheroes introduce the chapter. Word Meanings Here you will learn new words and what they mean. The value of the lesson is presented through an interesting story. Exercise This section is a retention of what has been read. How well it is understood.

Think It This section provides for the child to relate himself/herself to certain situations and how to deal with them henceforth. Do It These are fun activities that will help students reinforce learning in an interactive way. Feel It This section helps bring out the students’ anxieties, apprehensions and common questions which they can share with the teacher and classmates.

g Contents iat a Value Education 1 zle Ch. No. Topic Value Life Skill Pg. No. 1 Everyone is This is Me Self-Awareness 9 Unique 2 My Family Living Together Effective 16 Communication 3 The Boy Who At School Decision-Making 25 Dislikes School 4 Our Community The Community Interpersonal 33 Helpers We Live In Relationship 5 Prince Siddhartha Respect Human Empathy 41 and the Swan Dignity 6 The Honest Being True to Coping with 49 Woodcutter Yourself Stress 7 Little Rocky’s Big Critical Thinking Critical Thinking 57 Adventure and Solution 8 Making a The World Problem Solving 65 Difference Around Us 9 Duke and Millie Caring for the Creative Thinking 73 Environment 10 Aria and the Giving Back to Coping with 81 Apple Tree the World Emotion viii

oatzizalteeidngucatiolnisbtaelnainngcecarefully scpoecmoaopkpoiensraegtiuopn investigate capitmuraegipnroebleomr-isgoilnvianlg masterpiece I wonder if there is Oh no, ... How can you I know that everyone is anyone who is just like There is no one be so sure? different. Our likes and me... on the Learning dislikes all differ from on the whole Planet. What do you planet like you. those of one another think, Valedina? and that’s what makes each one of us “unique.” A child is like a butterfly in the wind, Some can fly higher than others, But each one flies the best it can. Why compare one against the other? Each one is different! Each one is special! Each one is beautiful! 9

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oatzizalteeidngucatiolnisbtaelnainngcecarefully scpoecmoaopkpoiensraegtiuopn investigate capitmuraEveegryiponrnoebisleUomnri-qisugeoilnvianlg masterpiece hesitantly. “Sure. Why not? As long as you practise and play well, you can play any sport,” Amit replied. Ravi was eager to be friends with his classmates and he was happy. Ravi’s friend, Sonia, asked,“Can I play football?” “Of course, you can. Girls make very good athletes too. I have seen it on the television,” Amit said.Amit’s answer made Sonia very happy. Ravi and Sonia were very happy. Though Word Meanings: there were kids who were different from Gain: get or obtain something them, they were all unique in their own way. Eager: strongly wanting to do or have something Thorough: complete Unique: one of a kind 11

awaregaolatniacetemingVpalauetEdhucyatiohna1nddaliznzgledisappocinoctoompneefnirdtaetnicoen dciovmerpsoitsye investigate negotiat dazzle education Exercise (c) Ice-creams 1. Tick (✔) the right answer: (i) What does Ravi love to eat? (a) Cheese sandwiches (b) Chocolates (ii) What sport is Ravi playing with his classmates? (a) Football (b) Cricket (c) Tennis 2. Answer the following questions: (i) Name Ravi’s new friends. (ii) What did you learn from this lesson? Think it “I am a little short. Can I still play football?” Have you ever felt conscious about your physical attributes? God has created each one of us to be unique and we must love and appreciate ourselves. “Girls make very good athletes too.” Do you believe that only boys can play cricket, football, and girls cannot? Just like Amit, we must not create biased opinions and have to accept the differences of others. 12

oatzizalteeidngucatiolnisbtaelnainngcecarefully scpoecmoaopkpoiensraegtup investigate capitmuraEveegryiponrnoebisleUomnri-qisugeoilnvianlg masterpiece Feel it Every child is beautiful and unique in his or her own way. There are kids whom God has created to be special. They may look different physically or behave differently, but they have many other wonderful qualities like patience, kindness and compassion, which make them special and unique in their own way. We must, therefore, love ourselves and also respect everyone around us. We must be kind with our words. At the same time, we must not let ourselves worry or be sad by something impolite, said to us by our friends and peers. Should I feel bad if Should I change myself anyone makes fun of my if my friends don’t like looks? me? Will I have friends if I If my friend is rude to am rude to them? someone, what should I do? 13

awaregaolatniacetemingVpalauetEdhucyatiohna1nddaliznzgledisappocinoctoompneefnirdtaetnicoen dciovmerpsoitsye investigate negotiat dazzle Do it education Activity 1 For the Teacher: Introduce the poem, “Everybody Has a Name.” Read it to the students pointing to the words as you go.Then ask each child to take his or her turn repeating the last part of the poem, using one’s own name in the blank space to complete the poem. Everybody has a name Everybody has a name. Some are different. Some are the same. Some are short. Some are long. All are right. None are wrong. My name is ________ . It’s special to me. It’s just who I want to be! —By Jean Warren 14

oatzizalteeidngucatiolnisbtaelnainngcecarefully scpoecmoaopkpoiensraegtiuopn investigate capitmuraEveegryiponrnoebisleUomnri-qisugeoilnvianlg masterpiece Activity 2 Fill in the sheet given below. Ask each child to come forth and discuss each point involving all the students. My details My favourite things Name: ____________________________ Colour: __________________________ Age: _____________________________ Food: ____________________________ Hair colour: ________________________ Animal: __________________________ Eye colour: _________________________ Sport: ___________________________ Siblings: _________________________ Song: ____________________________ Birth date: _________________________ Book: ___________________________ 15

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oatzizalteeidngucatiolnisbtaelnainngcecarefully scpoecmoaopkpoiensraegtiuopn investigate capitmuraeOguripHCnreolompbemlresuonmirt-yisgoilnvianlg masterpiece Hi, I am Nurse Nan. A day at the hospital or at a doctor’s clinic goes pretty fast. I help others by getting them to feel better again. I help the doctors too. I also give medicines out to people who need them. I love making people better. I also really appreciate work done by our sanitation worker, Jim. He helps keep our neighbourhood clean. Hi, I am Jim, the Sanitation Worker. I pick up garbage that is stinky. I also sweep the neighbourhood and pick up dry leaves. It might look like I do not have the most appealing job as a sanitation worker, but I am proud of it because we help keep our community clean. Our Chief Minister Tim believes that a clean community is the best community. Chief Ministers make speeches to get their message out. They do this so that everybody understands and follows the laws.They also represent the people of the town and work towards building harmony and growth of the town. Word Meanings: Put off: stop Siren: alarm Clinic: a place or hospital department where patients are given medical treatment Harmony: peace and agreement 35

awaregaolatniacetemingVpalauetEdhucyatiohna1nddaliznzgledisappocinoctoompneefnirdtaetnicoen dciovmerpsoitsye investigate negotiat dazzle education Exercise takes care of those who are sick. 1. Fill in the blanks: brings our mail. (i) A fights criminals. (ii) The (iii) A 2. Answer the following questions: (i) Can you think of other communities of people who work together for a common cause? (ii) In what ways can you help your community? Think it A short story about Ram One morning when the sanitation worker came to pick trash, Ram said to his mother, “Look Ma, the garbageman has come.” Ram’s mother smiled and corrected him by saying, “It’s us who create the garbage. The sanitation man helps us clean it up.” Remember… every job is important and provides some sort of service. People often care and help one another in a community but that does not mean you need to live near one another. 36

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awaregaolatniacetemingVpalauetEdhucyatiohna1nddaliznzgledisappocinoctoompneefnirdtaetnicoen dciovmerpsoitsye investigate negotiat Do it education Activity 1 Interview with a Community Helper For the Teacher: Ask a firefighter, police officer, paramedic or other community helper to visit the class and talk to your students. Before the interview, have children think of questions to ask. • What does the community helper do? • What is his or her typical day like? • What kind of education did the community helper receive? • How did he or she train to be in his/her position? Have the community helper discuss his or her role in the community, and suggest your students the ways to get involved. Getting firsthand stories and advice from a community helper is a great way for your students to become more active in and knowledgeable about the community. 38

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awaregaolatniacetemingVpalauetEdhucyatiohna1nddaliznzgledisappocinoctoompneefnirdtaetnicoen dciovmerpsoitsye investigate negotiat dazzle education Activity 3 Match each of the following objects to the occupation: 40

oatzizalteeidngucatiolnisbtaelnainngcecarefully compose up investigate capitmuraegipnroebleomr-isgoilnvianlg speaking masterpiece Valedina, how Phonica, it is very Why is it important Let me tell you a important is it to important to be that we should story about two honest and we be honest? must always tell always be truthful? woodcutters. the truth. Once upon a time, in a village next to a forest, there lived two woodcutters, Raghu and Hira.They were neighbours and friends.Though Raghu was poor, he was an honest and hardworking man. Hira, on the other hand, was lazy and mean. Both earned their living by cutting woods in the nearby forest. Once on a very hot summer day, Raghu took his axe and went to the forest in search of wood. He found a big oak tree near the riverside. Raghu started to chop the wood.As he was cutting, the axe slipped from his hand and fell into the river.The river was very deep, so Raghu couldn’t get into the water to take his axe out. 49

awaregaolatniacetemingVpalauetEdhucyatiohna1nddaliznzgledisappocinoctoompneefnirdtaetnicoen dciovmerpsoitsye investigate negotiat dazzle education “Oh no! What have I done? That axe was the sole tool for earning my daily meals.Without the axe what will I do? Oh God, please help me,” Raghu felt sad and began crying. Suddenly, a fairy appeared in front of him. “Why are you crying, woodcutter?” she asked. “I dropped my axe into the river,” Raghu told the fairy about how his axe had fallen into the water. “Don’t worry; I will get you your axe,” said the fairy and dove into the water, and after sometime she reappeared with a golden axe in her hands. Raghu was surprised to see such a beautiful shining axe, but he refused to accept it. 50

oatzizalteeidngucatiolnisbtaelnainngcecarefully scpoecmoaopkpoiensraegtiuopn investigate capitmuraegWTiophnoerdoHcbounlteetoesmtrr-isgoilnvianlg masterpiece “This golden axe is not mine,” he said. The fairy again disappeared into the water.This time she came with a silver axe and gave it to the woodcutter. Raghu again refused saying that his was not a silver axe.The fairy again dove into the water, and this time she came out with the woodcutter’s iron axe. “Yes, this is my axe,” Raghu beamed with joy and happily accepted his axe and thanked the fairy. “Raghu, I am very pleased with your honesty. Take all the three axes as a reward for telling the truth.” The fairy rewarded the gold and silver axes too to the woodcutter. Raghu couldn’t believe his good fortune and went back excitedly to share the news with his wife. On the way home, he met Hira and told him about the whole incident. 51

awaregaolatniacetemingVpalauetEdhucyatiohna1nddaliznzgledisappocinoctoompneefnirdtaetnicoen dciovmerpsoitsye investigate negotiat dazzle education Hira, who was lazy and wanted to become rich without working hard, went to the forest next morning with his iron axe. He came to the riverside and climbed the tree.Without even taking the effort to cut the wood, he dropped his axe on purpose in the river and soon started crying. “Oh fairy, please help me get my axe back.” The fairy appeared and asked,“Why are you crying, woodcutter?” “My axe fell into the river. Please help me,” Hira replied with untrue tears in his eyes. The fairy immediately understood greedy Hira’s plan. She decided to teach him a lesson. The fairy went inside the river and took out Hira’s iron axe first. “Take your axe, Hira,” the fairy told Hira. He looked surprised as he was expecting a golden axe, and so he said,“This is not my iron axe.” The fairy then took out the silver axe, but Hira refused to take that too because he wanted the golden axe.When the fairy got the golden axe, Hira jumped with joy. “Yes, yes! The golden axe is mine,” Hira lied, which made the fairy furious. “Why are you lying to me? You should be punished for being dishonest.” Saying this, the fairy disappeared with all the three axes, leaving Hira stunned. 52

oatzizalteeidngucatiolnisbtaelnainngcecarefully scpoecmoaopkpoiensraegtiuopn investigate capitmuraegWTiophnoerdoHcbounlteetoesmtrr-isgoilnvianlg masterpiece “Oh fairy, please forgive me for Word Meanings: lying. Please give me my iron axe back,” Hira kept on pleading, but Earn: obtain money/things in return for it all went unheard. labour or services Slipped: fell Axe: a tool used for cutting Stunned: shocked or surprised, stupefied Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks: (i) A came to help the woodcutters. (ii) The fairy rewarded Raghu for being . (iii) Hira was punished for . 2. Answer the following questions: (i) Why was the fairy pleased with Raghu? (ii) Why was the fairy furious with Hira? 53

awaregaolatniacetemingVpalauetEdhucyatiohna1nddaliznzgledisappocinoctoompneefnirdtaetnicoen dciovmerpsoitsye investigate negotiat Think it education Sometimes even though situations are difficult, it is best to have courage and be honest – just like Raghu. Also, when we lie, our family and friends lose their trust in us. Have you lied to anyone? Do you know the story of the boy who cried wolf? Read about the story and discuss it in the class. No one believes a liar even when he/she speaks the truth. Feel it I took my brother’s/ sister’s pencil. Should I If I know someone is lying, should I tell the tell him/her? truth? My friend took someone else’s chocolate. Should I I lied to my parents tell him/her to return it? about my marks… 54

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awaregaolatniacetemingVpalauetEdhucyatiohna1nddaliznzgledisappocinoctoompneefnirdtaetnicoen dciovmerpsoitsye investigate negotiat dazzle education Both the friends went to a roadside ditch. But when they reached there, they were surprised to see all the trash around. “Yuck! Look at all that mess,” Millie told Duke. “Look, I can see some cool stuff here,” Duke was distracted by an old shoe. As Duke went to see what it was, his paws got stuck in the small shoe. He cried out in pain,“Millie, help me! I can’t get my paws out of it.” Millie helped Duke pull the shoe out.“Thanks for helping me, my friend,” said Duke. Just then Millie saw a white plastic cup. “I wonder if this tastes good,” she thought to herself and started eating it. Chomp, Chomp... Just then Duke called out,“Don’t eat that, Millie. It could be dangerous.” “I think you are right.Aaaah! My stomach hurts now. Let’s go home, Duke,” said Millie crying in pain. 74

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awaregaolatniacetemingVpalauetEdhucyatiohna1nddaliznzgledisappocinoctoompneefnirdtaetnicoen dciovmerpsoitsye investigate negotiat dazzle education “I hope humans learn something too today! Please do not litter. Please Word Meanings: throw your trash in the garbage cans and help Ditch: a narrow hole dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water keep the environment Distracted: diverted/disturbed clean and safe for all,” Stamped: stepped on something requested Millie, Duke Squeak: a short, high-pitched sound or cry and Penny together. Exercise 1. Write True or False: (i) It is good to litter on the road. (ii) We should keep our surroundings clean. (iii) Plastic is good for the environment. 2. Answer the following questions: (i) How did Duke hurt his paws? (ii) Why shouldn’t people throw trash on the roads or in public places? 76

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oatzizalteeidngucatiolnisbtaelnainngcecarefully scpoecmoaopkpoiensraegtiuopn investigate capitmuraeDgukipenraonbdlMeoimllri-eisgoilnvianlg masterpiece Activity 2 Given below are situations. Appropriately mark cross (✘) for wrong actions and tick (✓) for right actions on littering. 1. A man throwing empty can on the road 2. People cleaning up trash 3. A young boy throwing paper in the park 4. Family sorting trash for recycling 5. An open trash-can attracting flies 6. Closed trash-can and bags for pick up 7. A man throwing an empty glass on the road from his terrace 8. A man throwing a banana peel into the trash-can 79

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