Concept: Team Eduso : Production Team - PENTAWORK Gagan Agarwal Gareema Balwani Composed by- Mansi Sharma Katdare Hitesh Saini Art- Tapas Nath, Madhu akur Founder and Shilpa Agarwal Designing- Vipin Sharma Managing Director
Preface “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more you will grow.” This Wisdom Garden Series aims at helping the child better understand himself, his surroundings and the interactions he makes on a daily basis. The books aim at instilling good manners, values and a sense of deep-rooted culture and tradition within the child, through stories, life skill lessons and general knowledge modules. In today’s fast-paced world, very little time is dedicated to the child’s growth and development due to work pressures on the family. The books not only promote teachers to develop a healthy relation with the child, but also encourage parents to read with the child. The child can develop a sense of trust and improve his interpersonal skills through a system of joint interaction with his parents or teacher.
How to read this book: Theme-wise categorization: O n e Educational Stories The book is divided into four of the first and foremost forms themes specifically designed to of learning is developed through help the child’s growth and stories. Stories help children create an environment of understand topics and issues better. learning. The themes include In this book, the stories are linked Family and Friends, Science to the themes mentioned above. and Logic, Incredible India and Be it stories on respect and values, or university in diversity and World and Nature. cleaning up our delicate nature, the stories help the child to relate Life Skill lessons to the themes and understand their importance better. Every themed category has life skill related topics that are meant to General Knowledge lessons create awareness in the child and help him to better understand the The topics. The life skill lessons include General Knowledge module in creating a family tree, each topic involves subject understanding the calendar, related topics based on academics, performing arts, sports, learning about our incredible environmental issues and topics country and respecting everyone. involving India and the world. The Little Helpers in the Book Brainy Bunny Busy Bee Clever Cat Squeaky Squirrel
CONTENTS Theme I: Family & Friends Inspiring Stories: Tree of Tales I 05 Respect the Differently Abled Life Skill Module: Tree of Life 09 My Family Tree GK Module: Tree of Knowledge My Body -10 Manners & Habits -14 Eat Your way to Good Health -18 A Helpful Hand -20 Seasons of Change -22 My Friendly Neighbours -23 Theme II: Science & Logic 24 Inspiring Stories: Tree of Tales II 26 Don’t Cheat Life Skill Module: Tree of Science Clever Calendar GK Module: Tree of Knowledge Sneaky Science -27 Let’s Get Logical -29 Technology & Transport -36 Rhyme All The Time -40 Theme III: This is My India 44 Inspiring Stories: Tree of Tales III 46 Unity in Diversity Life Skill Module: Tree of Existence Incredible India- National Symbols GK Module: Tree of Knowledge Let’s Play Games -47 Traditional India -49 Shapes & Patterns -52 Festivals of India -54 I Love My India -56 58 Theme IV: World & Nature 60 Inspiring Stories: Tree of Tales IV Clean Up- It Starts with You Life Skill Module: Tree of All Living Things We can Show Respect GK Module: Tree of Knowledge The Green Kingdom -61
Respect The Differently Abled Hi my little friends, I, Brainy Bunny, have a wonderful story to share with you from my big bag of stories. There was once a little boy, named Robin, who loved to run. He ran like the wind. He always ran faster than all his friends. One day, Robin went with his parents to meet his aunty and uncle. They took the car to visit his aunty and uncle. But, on the way, there was an accident and Robin got hurt. His parents rushed him to the hospital. They tried everything, but Robin lost one of his legs. Robin could not move his right leg. For many years, Robin was sad. He would sit at his window and see all his friends play. One day, his mummy told him a story about another young girl. This girl had no hands but had learnt to paint using her feet and mouth. When Robin asked how the little girl was so brave, his mother told him she did not lose hope. She did not let herself feel 5
like she had no hands. Instead she learnt how to work with her feet. From that day on, Robin decided if he could not run, then he would try another sport. He took up swimming. He would swim every day and he got better. One fine day, a famous coach heard of Robin’s story. He took Robin under his wings. He trained Robin very hard for more than a year. Finally, Robin took part in a big swimming race, where to everyone’s surprise, the “boy with one leg” stood first! Robin succeeded because he did not let his disability stop him from living his life. Do you know that just like the Olympics, there are PARALYMPICS held for differently abled sports people around the world?” “In the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, India’s differently abled sportspeople won 4 medals.” Mariyappan Deepa Malik Varun Singh Devendra Thangavelu Bhati Jhajharia 6
“Let’s try something funny. With your class teacher and friends take out 15 minutes in your day. Close your eyes and do not speak a word. Try to focus your attention on your breathing. With each breath going in think of all the good things you have done, think of all your good points. And with each breath going out think of all the things that you should let go, like your anger or laziness. Try this simple exercise every day for a month. 7
Fill up the blanks: Hello, my friends! My name is ...................................... I am ……….......years old. Would you like to see my picture? Here it is! pPicatsutree your here Things I like to do: I like to eat...................... My favourite cartoon character is ...................... I like to ......................in my free time. My favourite TV show/cartoon character….................…………... I want to be a ………………........................... when I grow up! 8
Tree of Life “Let’s create an amazing family tree together. Write the names of your parents and their parents and their parents. Each one of us has a unique family tree and history. Let’s find out yours.” 9
LESSON 1: My Body 1. Your body is a perfect work of art. It can achieve anything. Let’s try identifying the different parts of the body. Use the word box to write their names. Word Box Ear | Tummy | Mouth | Thumb | Nose | Fingers | Hair | Chest | Head | Eyes | Ankle | Leg | Shoulder | Foot | Arm | Palm “Do you know that the hair and the nails are made of dead cells? That is why when we cut our hair or nails, it does not hurt us! 10
2. Draw a line to match the body-part with the clothing it wears. a. i. b. ii. c. iii. d. iv. e. v. 11
3. What do we do with each of our 5 senses? Use the word box to write their functions. Word Box Hear | See | Touch | Taste | Smell i. We with our nose. ii. We with our eyes. iii. We with our ears. iv. We with our tongue. v. We with our hands. “There are two kinds of touch good touch: and bad touch. It is important for you to know which touch is OK and which isn’t. Learn to recognize the touch with the help of your parents.” GOOD TOUCH BAD TOUCH Parents hug & kiss. Make you feel scared/ Grandparents love. nervous/ashamed. The Teacher pats you on the head Forced or hurt. “Good Job”. Told to keep a SECRET Brief friendly hugs by members Touching or patting areas of family. covered by a SWIM SUIT. Brief kiss on the cheek or Kissing on the mouth. forehead. Touching the buttocks. Shaking hands or giving high 5. Hitting, slapping, spitting, Doesn’t scare or make you feel bad. pushing or punching. 12
4. How many of the activities do you do to keep yourself clean? Use the word box and write it in the space provided. Word Box Using Napkin while Sneezing | Combing Hair | Brushing Teeth | Washing Hands | Bathing | To Wipe Mouth after Eating or Coughing i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. 113
LESSON 2: Manners & Habits Friends! Here are a few pointers in good manners that we can all follow. 14
1. Let’s match the correct good manners to their questions. a. What should you say if you i. Are you okay? walk in front of someone? ii. I am sorry! b. Letting someone else use iiii.i.IR’mesSpoercrty! something, you are using is iv. Nice to meet called............. c. When you ask for you! something, you say....... v. Thank you! d. When you receive vi. Please! something, you say........ e. When you receive a gift, you send a ....... f. If your parents ask you to do something, you show them. g. If you make someone else vii. Thank-you upset or sad, you say......... card h. If someone is having a bad viii. Sharing! day and you see him upset, ix. Excuse me! you ask......... i. When you meet someone, you say........ 15
2. Can you help me find the names of all the good manners in the box given below? MannMerPas,nleRFnaeesisernsp|,dCe|PcoltRte,uheaKrsestpieenweo|dcuo,tCsG,|roPdoKuoosrilndtietd,eoT|uhsGa|nokPosod, li|teThanks Word Box r k l s p t a gw i e s i k oi n d o e g supo l i t edn p o j a i ms dw i e e m a nu n e r s t c t y t mw e t g h t r k n q r l e co a c u p l e a s e ho n t o y y y i s o wd k cou r t eouss 3. Tick the correct answers. 1. When a friend or family gives you a gift, you say__(thank you/ okay). 2. ____ is the key to success.(Discipline/Anger) 3. Always speak___.(the truth/lie) 16
4. How many of the following good manners did you manage to do today? Let’s follow this chart every day. a. b. Used please and thank you. Played nicely and shared. c. d. Held the door open for someone. Was respecful to adults. e. f. Helping mother for dinner. Said “thank you” for dinner. 17
LESSON 3: Eat Your Way to Good Health 1. Let us create a direct line to healthy eating. Connect all the healthy foods to reach the goal. START a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. E N D18
2. Encircle the food items that keep you healthy. a. Strawberry b. Bananas c. Hotdog d. Pepper e. Burger f. Carrots g. Broccoli h. Donut i. Sausage j. Apple k. Ice-cream cone l. Corn m. Salad n. Pizza o. Spinach p. Lemon “Do you know that junk food is proven to be the cause for childhood obesity, heart disease and diabetes. The more junk food you eat, the less important vitamins and nutrients you take into your body.” 19
LESSON 4: A Helpful Hand 1. Can you guess whose tools these are? a. i. b. ii. c. iii. d. iv. “Friends, it is important to remember that no profession is better than the other. Each type of work has its own importance and is needed for our society to function. Never think that someone’s work is less important than someone else’s.” 20
2. Let’s match the two columns. Column B Column A i. a. ii. b. iii. c. d. iv. 3. Fill up the blanks with the correct answers. a. The gives us medicines. b. We drop our letters in the . c. The grows crops for us. d. A uses scissors and a comb. e. The catch thieves. Doctor Barber Farmer Letter Box Police 21
LESSON 5: Seasons of Change 1. Match the columns by connecting the correct person to the season. a. i. b. ii. c. iii. d. iv. 2. In which seasons would you eat these fruits? Word Box Winter | Rainy | Summer a. ---------------------- Clever Cat says, “Do you know that the Earth has been getting warmer and the b. ---------------------- climate of our planet has been changing rapidly? This is because of all the pollution and harmful gases that human being have been c. ---------------------- releasing into the 22 environment.”
LESSON 6: My Friendly Neighbours 1. Look at the pictures and identify these places using the word box. Word Box Post Office | Hospital | Bank | Sea Beach a. b. ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- c. d. ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- 2. Name these places of worship in the neighbourhood. Word Box Temple | Gurudwara | Mosque | Church a. b. ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- c. d. ------------------------------------- 23 -------------------------------------
Tree of Tales II: Don‛t Cheat Hello my smart friends, let’s enter the Magical Garden where the Tree of Tales has some wonderful stories to share with you. There was once a greedy and dishonest man known as Paul. Paul was a shopkeeper and often tried to cheat his customers for more money. One day, Paul lost a bag of 50 gold coins. He went mad looking for it. He searched high and low for it. Others soon found out that Paul had lost a bag of 50 gold coins and in spite of knowing Paul’s nature they decided to help him. A few days later, a small girl happened to find a bag of coins stuck between the wall and a chair right at the back of the shop. She immediately took it to her father, who was happy that she had found his master’s money. He made sure Paul counted the 50 gold coins. Paul was a greedy man. So, he declared that the bag had 75 gold coins and that his servant had stolen 25 coins from it. Their fight reached the local court. At the court the judge heard both sides. 24
He asked Paul whether his bag had 75 coins and Paul said ‘yes’. The judge then said that Paul had lost a bag of 75 gold coins. Thus, this bag could not be his. And he ordered the daughter and her father to take the bag of coins as a compensation for their honesty. “Don’t be like Paul who lost what he had because he wanted more. Live honestly and do not cheat.” I have a fun project for you. Try it amongst your friends or in the class. The next time someone does something good for you, do not just say ‘thank you’. Instead try and pay it forward. I mean, if someone does something for you, you in turn go and help someone else. Then tell him not to thank you but he should help someone else in turn. Try making a chain of how many people you and your friends can help through this simple project. 25
Tree of Science - Clever Calendars My young readers, the Tree of Science has a lot of interesting things to tell us. For instance, do you know that every culture has its own version of the calendar? While most of us today use the early version of the Julian calendar, the Chinese calendar divides the year into 365 days. The Muslim calendar on the other hand is a lunar (or moon cycle) calendar, which has 29 to 30 days. 26
LESSON 7: Sneaky Science 1. Write the names of the colours you see in the images. a. The water is . b. The sun is . c. The grass is . d. The soil is. . e. The clouds are . f. The worm is . g. The flower is . 27
2. Identify whether the object is solid, liquid or gas. Write S for solid, L for liquid and G for gas in the circle given. a. Hot Chocolate b. Ice Cube c. Apple d. Clouds e. Water Bubbles f. Dog g. Mango Shake h. Beach Ball i. Smoke j. Crab k. Helium Balloons l. River 28
LESSON 8: Let‛s Get Logical 1. Find the answer to each question and then use the number to colour the picture. a. 7 + 2 = Black b. 3 + 2 = Blue c. 5 + 1 = Orange d. 6 + 1 = Yellow e. 2 + 2 = Green f. 3 + 0 = Red 44 6 5 44 7 9 6 93 6 29
2. Add the objects in each row and then write the correct number in the box. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. 30
3. Draw the lines to connect the numbers and shapes that go together. 3 a. i. 4 b. ii. 5 c. iii. 6 d. iv. 7 e. v. 8 f. vi. 31
4. How many are left? 4–3= a. b. 6 – 3 = c. 5 – 3 = d. 7 – 3 = e. 9–3= 5. What will be the next object in each line? a. Apple Strawberry b. Onion Chilli Mushroom c. Red Capsicum Yellow Capsicum Cheese 32
6. Follow the pattern given in Box-A and trace and colour the object which comes next in Box-B. BOX - A BOX - B a. b. c. d. e. 33
7. What time does each clock-face tell? a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. “Do you know that the word ‘clock’ is derived from the Latin word “clocca”? 34
8. Encircle the odd one out in each row. a. b. c. d. e. 35
LESSON 9: Technology & Transport 1. Which vehicle belongs to Road, Air or Sea? Write R for Road, S for Sea and A for Air. ROAD SEA AIR a. Motor Bike b. Hot-Air Balloon c. Aeroplane d. Boat e. Helicopter f. Car g. Ship h. Glider Plane i. Auto Rickshaw 36
2. Unscramble the word and then match it to its correct image. a. peje i. b. rac ii. c. keib iii. d. ratin iv. e. anple v. f. atbo vi. g. sub vii. h. rckut viii. 37
3. Colour the various computer parts; the colours are written below. Speakers = Red Monitor = Green Printer = Purple Mouse = Yellow CPU = Blue 4. Colour the traffic lights. Keyboard = Orange STOP WAIT GO 38
5. These are some of the gadgets used in homes. Match the words and the pictures by writing the correct numbers in the boxes. One has been done for you: Air Conditioner 8 1 2 3 Coffee Maker Deep Fryer Dishwasher 4 5 6 Electric Kettle Freezer Refrigerator 7 8 9 Hair Dryer Iron Microwave Oven 10 11 12 Mixer & Grinder Room Heater Toaster 13 14 15 Vacuum Cleaner Washing Machine 39
LESSON 10: Rhyme All the Time 1. Complete each sentence by choosing the right rhyming word from the box below it. Write the word in the space. a. Jack and Jill Went up the hat | bell | hill b. One, two, three, four, five, once I caught a fish six | alive | fins c. Hickory, dickory, dock the mouse ran up the dog | sock | clock 40
2. Complete each sentence by choosing the right rhyming word from the box below it. Write the word in the space. a. 1 2 One, two, buckle my top | sock | shoe b. 3 4 Three, four, knock at the fin | door | floor c. 5 6 Five, six, pick up mix | fish | sticks 41
3. Name the fairy tale. Use the word box. Word Box Cinderella | Rapunzel| Sleeping Beauty Jack and the Beanstalk | Little Red Riding Hood| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs a. ------------------------------------- b. ------------------------------------- c. ------------------------------------- d. ------------------------------------- e. ------------------------------------- f. ------------------------------------- 42
4. Read the clues, from popular rhymes and answer the questions. a. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put him back together again. Who was he? b. Where did the old lady with too many children live? c. Which animal jumped over the moon? d. Who fell down? 43
Tree of Tales- Unity in Diversity Let me tell you a tale about a robot. He was the best, most perfect robot who lived in a land of robots. Most other robots were older models than him and as a result they were slower and not so great as he. This made our Robot feel somewhat superior to other robots, excepting those that were the same model as him. He believed that there should be a land where only robots as perfect as him existed and none others were allowed to live there. One day, he happened to come across a large yellow door in the middle of the street. Curious he went to open it and to his surprise, he found another city on the other side of that yellow door. There was a city filled with robots as perfect as him. He decided to live there. 44
However, he began to dislike the place after a few weeks. He realized that since all the robots were exactly the same, life had become boring. Every robot in his old city was different, some were better and some were slower; but they all had both good and bad points. It made life different and fun. Soon after, he began looking for the little yellow door he had come through. Once he found it, he gave a final farewell to what he once thought to be a perfect city and walked back to his old city and life. “And that is why my young friends, it doesn’t matter who your neighbours are or where they come from. What matters is that our qualities make us unique. Each of us has a different story to tell and this makes us all more interesting. 45
Tree of Existence Incredible India- National Symbols Tiranga National Emblem Indian Rupee BanyanTree Lotus Flower Mother India Ganga Peacock Mango Mahatma Gandhi Dolphin Bengal Tiger 46
LESSON 11: Let‛s Play Games 1. What are the games the children are playing? Word Box Kabaddi | Gilli Danda | Kho-Kho| Marbles | Hide & Seek | Stapoo (Hopscotch) a. ------------------------------------- b. ------------------------------------- c. ------------------------------------- d. ------------------------------------- e. ------------------------------------- f. ------------------------------------- “India does not have any sport as a national game; but hockey is very often glorified under the title of ‘National Game’.” 47
2. Identify these popular indoor games. Word Box Chess|Carrom|Snakes & Ladders| Monopoly | Scrabble |Ludo a. ------------------------------------- b. ------------------------------------- c. ------------------------------------- d. ------------------------------------- e. ------------------------------------- f. ------------------------------------- 48
LESSON 12: Traditional India 1. Name these dances. Word Box Bamboo Dance |Ghoomar|Bhangra|Dandiya a. ------------------------------------- b. ------------------------------------- c. ------------------------------------- d. ------------------------------------- “Friends, there are a total of 8 classical dance-forms in India. Create a simple project by trying to find out their names with the help of your parents and teacher.” 49
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