Split up of Syllabus 2008-09

SPLIT UP OF SYLLABUS 2008-09

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

TEXT BOOK — LOOKING AROUND FOR CLASS IV

Month / Unit or Lesson / Competency /

Expected Learning Outcome

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Suggested Activities

/ Integrated Learning / Values
April / May / 1. Going to School / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity / Observes different ways used by children to reach in different parts of the counry.
Identifies different bridges and modes of transport.
Understands the importance of bridges.
To know facts about famous city bridges and use of pulley. /

1. A Power Point Presentation to be shown.
2. Stick pictures of means of transport used by them to come to school.

1. Stick pictures of vehicles seen by children in the road.
2. Match means of transport used in different regions.

1. Draw different types of bridges.
2. List the materials used to make different bridges.

1. Name three famous bridges of Delhi after group discussion.
2. Write use of pulley in our daily life.

/ English
Develops vocabulary
General Knowledge / Uses of natural resources
Awareness of different terrains and means of transport
2. Ear to Ear / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity / Observes various characteristics of animals.
Identifies the different animals by their external features.
Learn about features of animals.
Develops creativity. /

1. A visit to zoo.
2. Observes the animals found in his/her sorrounds.

1. Picture chart of animals and birds.
2. Paste pictures of pet animals.
3. Match the animals with their young ones.

1. Discussion on various features eg. skin, hair of animals etc.
2. Paste pictures of animals eg. An animal whose hair are used for wool, an animal whose body is covered with hard shell etc.

1. Make paper bird using coloured paper.

/ English
Hindi / Care of pet animals.
Don’t tease animals and birds.
Help each other in times of need.
Importance of animals in our daily life.
3. A Day with Nandu / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity / Observes the animals and birds that live in groups.
Identifies the advantages and disadvantages of group.
Understands the need of living in the group.
Collects information on animals that live in groups. /

1. A C. D ‘Gajraj’ (on elephants) can be shown.
2. Stories based on animals and birds.

1. Encircle the animals that you have seen in groups.
2. Zigsaw puzzle of animals.
3. List the activities done by you in the group.

1. Discussion on the animals searching for food, protection etc.
2. Share your experience of animal riding.

1. Make any animal by paper folding.
2. Collect some rhymes or stories on animals.

/ English
Stories / Be kind towards animals.
Fight against cruelty towards animals.
June / July / 4. The story of Amrita / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity /

1. Observes the physical fea-tures of desert.
2. Observes vari-ous plants and animals found there.

1. Categorise plants and trees into fruit and flower bearing types.
2. Identifies the plants found in desert.

1. Knows the importance of trees.
2. Disadvantages of ecological imbalance.

Interdependence of living things in the environment. /

1. Map of India and location of Rajasthan and its neighbouring areas to be shown on O. H. P.
2. A visit to the school garden to familiarise with various types of trees.

1. List the fruit bearing and flower bearing plants and trees.

1. Things we get from trees.
2. Discussion on Chipko Movement.
3. Newspaper clippings on animal hunting.
4. Discussion on animal and bird hunting.

1. Make the model of cactus plant using thermocoal and matchstick.
2. Select a tree from the school garden, draw its picture and write its usefulness.

/ AHPL
Presentation of ecological balance. / Grow more trees.
Preserva-tion of wild life.
Prevent defores-tation.
5. Anita and Honey-bees / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity /

1. Observes the state of Bihar on he map of India.
2. Observes girl children in neighbourhood.
3. Different type of occupations.

Identifies house-hold works one by boys and girls.

1. Knows making of honeybees hives and work done by various honeybees.
2. Knows about ant groups.

Develops team spirit. /

1. Observe and locate state of Bihar on the roller map.
2. List out girl children not going to school in the neighbourhood.
3. Picture chart showing different occupations.

1. List five household jobs girls do.
2. List five household joys boys do.

1. Story telling / dramatisation.
2. Visit school garden to know how ants move in a line, their colour & size, food eaten by them and work done by them.

1. Make insects by using peanut shells and colour them.
2. Draw honeybee hive.

/ General awareness about honey production.
Maths
Counting / Luck favours the brain.
6. Omana’s journey / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity /

1. Observes Gujarat and Kerala on the map of India.
2. Observes various things available at the platform.

Identifies the people working at the railway station.
Experience of children.
Develops aware-ness about train journey. /

1. Map drawn on transparency sheet will be shown on O. H. P.
2. Visit to a railway station.

1. List out the things that you carry for the train journey.
2. Write the work done by people working at the railway station.

1. Children to discuss their real life experiences of train journey and various do’s and don’ts during train journey.

1. Make model of train with the help of match boxes.

/ General Knowledge / Learns skills of railway travel.
7. From the window / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity /

1. Observes state of Goa on the map.
2. Observes railway crossing and vehicles waiting there.

1. Identifies diffe-rent types of bridges, tunnel and level crossing.
2. Identifies diffe-rent languages spoken in different states.

Knows about the clothes, food and land forms of Gujarat, Goa and Kerala etc.
Knowledge about dress worn and food eaten by people of different states. /

1. Roller map to be used for showing state of Goa.
2. Write the different types of fuel used to run different vehicles.

1. Draw the picture of bridge for train, over river and road.
2. Draw the picture of tunnel and level crossing.
3. Match language spoken with the state.

1. Picture chart showing dress worn by people of different states.
2. Discussion on food eaten by people of different states.

1. Group discussion to find out different states to which classmates belong to, their mother tongue, their traditional food and clothes of their states.

/ English
Develops vocabulary / Awareness about various places in India.
August / 8. Reaching Grand-Mother’’s House / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity /

1. Observes rail-way, bus, cinema, platform ticket.
2. Observes a railway time-table and learns to read it.

Knows facts related to means of transport.
Use of railway time-table. /

1. Children read the information provided on these tickets.
2. Children learn to fill up railway reservation form.

1. Discussion on means of transport used in Kerala.
2. Pictures of means of transport.

1. Children will be given a destination station and will be asked to provide following information :

1. Train they can take
2. Time taken for journey
3. Three important stations enroute
4. Few states they would have to cross.

/ Maths calculation / Comes to know about various means of travel.
9. Changing Families / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity /

1. Observes his/her family members and the work done by them.
2. Observes child-ren in the neigh-bourhood whose father stays outside.
3. Identifies the wedding cere-mony.
4. Differentiates the family tree of past, present and future time.

1. Knows about caring of young brother and sister.
2. Knows about wedding cere-monies.
3. Knows about laws on child marriage and importance of education.

Awareness about family tree, relatives and various functions in the family. /

1. List out the names of his/her family members and the work done by them.
2. Stick a photograph of the new born baby.
3. Picture showing activities of a baby and a young child.
4. Paste the pictures of wedding ceremony in the notebook from newspaper or magazine.
5. Draw paternal and maternal side of family tree.

1. Encircle the correct activity done by them with their younger brother and sister.
2. Discussion on special food prepared for wedding and type of clothes worn.
3. Sing a song or perform a dance for these occassions.
4. Write the minimum age of marriage for girls and boys.
5. Mention the places of work employing small children.
6. Discussion on law made on child labour.

1. Paste picture of your family.

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Drawing

Drawing picture of a baby and a family tree / Comes to know of different relations in family.
10. Hu Tu Tu, Hu Tu Tu / Observation
Identification
Discovery of facts
Group Activity / Observes the indoor and outdoor gams.

1. Identifies the indoor and outdoor games.
2. Identifies the rules of different games.

1. Knows about some players.
2. Understands the meaning of discrimination.

Develops alertness and confidence. /

1. Provide some indoor games to play.
2. Take the children to the playground to play some outdoor games eg. Kabaddi.

1. Make a list of any five outdoor games.
2. Ask the rules of some commonly played games.
3. Paste the pictures of some famous sportspersons.
4. Draw your favourite game and write five lines on it.
5. Importance of coach.

1. Short stories related to the achievement of players.
2. Discussion on discrimination on the basis of gender, caste and class.

1. Quiz competition.
2. Divide class into two teams and play some outdoor game.

/ English
Stories
Maths
Countinghs
Counting /

1. Helps to keep the body healthy.

1. Develops team spirit.

11. The Valley of Flowers / Observation
Identification
Discovery of facts
Group Activity /

1. Observe the map of India.
2. Observes buds and flowers.

1. Identifies floral designs or clothes.
2. Categorise flowers.

Knows the uses of flowers.
Applies the knowledge in day to day life. /

1. Locates U. P., Kerala, Maharashtra on the map.
2. Visit to the school garden or nearby garden.
3. Observes the duration of a bud becoming a flower.
4. Draw the picture of a bud and a flower.
5. Stick pictures of flowers.

1. Make a floreal design of your choice and colour it.
2. Group flowers on the basis of number of petals, colours, whether in bunches or not.

1. Find out names of two flowers which are used for making medicine.
2. Name of flowers cooked as vegetables.
3. Name of flowers used for making colour.
4. Name of flowers used to make scents.

1. Make rangoli with flowers.
2. Make card with dried flowers.

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Drawing

Develops drawing and decoration skill. / Awareness of the immediate surround-ings.
September / 12. Changing Times / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity /

1. Observes the various states and neighbours on the map of India.
2. Observes how India got freedom from the British rule.
3. Observes diffe-rent houses under construc-tion.
4. Observes hou-ses in the neighbourhood.

1. Identifies the materials, tools used in construc-tion.
2. Occupations related to cons-truction.

1. Knows about the cleanliness.
2. Comes to know the cost of different cons-truction mate-rials.

Develops the creativity and general awareness. /

1. Children will be shown various states of India, its neighbours on Indian map using computer/LCD and a short movie/clipping showing British rule and freedom struggle will be shown.
2. A visit to the construction site.
3. Models of different types of houses.
4. Comparison between your house and your friend’s house.

1. A picture of the construction site and list out the materials, tools used there/
2. Name the workers and the work done by them.

1. Discussion on cleanliness.
2. Write the cost of the materials used in construciton.

1. Make models of different houses.
2. Paste pictures of items used in cleanliness.

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AHPL

Cleanliness and healthy living / Importance of shelter.
Comes to know about different types of houses.
13. A River’s Tale / Observation
Identification
Discovering
of facts
Group Activity / Observes the picture of sources of water.
Identifies the causes of water pollution.
Knows the importance of safe drinking water.
Develops aware-ness. /

1. Draw any five sources of water.
2. Draw the source of drinking water in your house.

1. Demonstrate water pollution and write three pollutants of water.
2. Identify which things dissolve in water and which do not dissolve in it.
3. Draw pictures of different ways to clean water.

1. Discussion on safe drinking water.
2. Name some water borne diseases.

1. Slogan writing.

/ Drawing

AHPL

Safe drinking water / Water is precious.
Love every drop.
Water pollution.
14. Basva’s Farm / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity / Observes the fields and crops.

1. Identifies diffe-rent crops.
2. Identifies harmful insects.

1. Transportation of farming produce.
2. Comes to know about the different imple-ments used in farming.

Knowledge of diffe-rent crops and steps involved in growing it. /

1. A visit to the field.
2. Observes the steps needed to grow crops and arranges the flash cards in correct order.

1. Name different kinds of crops grown in your area.
2. Name the insects which damage the crop.

1. Write the different modes of transport used to carry fruits and vegetables to market.
2. Draw and write the name of some implements used in farming.

1. Children will grow a plant and write the steps involved in this process.

/ Uses of plants in daily life.
15. From Market to Home / Observation
Identification
Discovery of facts
Group Activity / Observes different fruits and vegetables.

1. Identifies green leafy vegetables and vegetables available in summer and winter.
2. Vegetables com-monly used in salads.
3. Idenfies fruits and vegetables that get spoiled quickly and those that can stay fresh for some days.
4. Identifies fruits & vegetables that are smooth to touch and those that are rough.

1. Comes to know about the heaviest and lightest vegetables.
2. Comes to know about the whole-sale vegetable and fruit market.

Gaining knowledge for day to day living. /

1. A visit to vegetable market.
2. Draw some fruits and vegetables in the notebook.

1. Name some vegetables which can be eaten raw, cooked or both raw and cooked.
2. Name some fruits & vegetables that get spoiled quickly.
3. Name some fruits & vegetables that can stay fresh for some days.
4. Name some fruits and vegetables that are smooth to feel.
5. Name some fruits and vegetables that are rough to feel.

1. Draw and name two vegetables that are heaviest to carry.
2. Draw and name two lightest vegetables.
3. Discussion on the role of vegetables market.

1. Choose any three occupations and write about them.
2. Find out the price of one kingdom of vegetables eg. onion, potato, cauliflower etc.

/ General Knowledge / Learns about value and importance of vege-tables.
Life of vegetable seller.
October / 16. A Busy Month / Observation
Identification
Discovering of facts
Group Activity / Observes birds and their nests around them.
Identification of the birds by their feet, claws and beak.

1. Special features of nests of birds.
2. Location of nests of birds.

Development of awareness and reasoning. /

1. Observe a nest and write the material used for making the nest.
2. Draw a picture of the nest seen by you.
3. Make any 5 pictures of birds who lay eggs.

1. Identify the birds by looking at their feet and claws.
2. Identify the birds by looking at their beak.

1. Children will choose two birds around them and write how they are different from each other in terms of nest, food, habits, feet and beak.
2. To find out where do the birds make their nests.

1. Make model of a nest.
2. Draw three animals each of the following :

Living (a) on land, (b) in water and (c) on trees. /

English

Develop-ment of vocabulary / Animals and their needs.
Dental hygiene.
Personal hygiene.
17. Nandita in Mumbai / Observation
Identification
Discovery of facts
Group Activity /

1. Observes the state of Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai on the map of India.
2. Observes the pictures of villages and big cities.

1. Identifies mater-nal relations.
2. Identifies the facilities avai-lable in the cities.

1. Different kinds of houses.
2. Comes to know about the difficulties faced by poor people.

General awareness about the way people live. /

1. The state of Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai will be shown on roller map.
2. Difference between villages and cities in regard to water supply and sanitation.

1. Name the various maternal relations.
2. What kind of house you live in and the facilities available there eg. water, electricity, hospital etc.

1. Draw the picture of different kinds of houses in your area.
2. Discussion on people who have to vacate their houses and its effect on their life.

1. Draw different types of localities eg. locality with huts and colony with multi-storeyed flats. Write two facilities and two problems faced by them.

/ Healthy living / Learns how weaker sections of the society live.
Conservation of water and electricity.
November / 18. Too much water, Too little water / Observation
Identification
Discovery of facts
Group Activity /

1. Observes Andhra Pradesh on the map of India.
2. Observes sources of drin-king water at home and at school.
3. Observes clean and dirty water.

Identifies the problem of shortage of water.

1. Home remedy of diarrhoea.
2. Learns about various water borne diseases.

Awareness of hygi-ene and sanitation arrangements in the school. /

1. Locate Andhra Pradesh on the map.
2. Different sources of drinking water.
3. Different ways to clean water.

1. List some ways we tend to waste water.

1. Preparation of mixture of water with a pinch of salt and sugar.
2. Preparation of ORS.
3. List various water borne diseases.
4. Collect paper cuttings on water borne disases.

1. Cut the newspaper clippings related to water and stick them to make a big collage.
2. Collect information on rain water harvesting and Clean Ganga Project.

/ Learning of hygiene of water. / Learns about safe drinking water.