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FUNDAMENTALS
(A boy eats ice cream, animals eat grass and flesh of other animals, birds eat grains and insects etc.)
(ii) They can move, Human beings and animals move on their own, Plants cannot move but show movements.
Example: Human beings, animals, plants.
(iii) They can grow over a period of time.
(Infants grows into adult, kitten grow to become a cat.
(iv) They can breath
(v) They can reproduce
(vi) They grow old and die.
Air makes the life possible on earth. Not only have human beings, even plants and animals also needed air to live.
Water
Water is a liquid. It is colourless, tasteless, odourless and is very necessary for our life
We need water for:
(i) Drinking
(ii) Cleaning
(iii) Taking bath
(iv) Various household works
(v) Growing plants
(vi) Our factories and industries and for many more purposes.
Sources of Water
Rivers, lakes are the sources of pure water. Wells are the sources of ground water. Tap water that comes to our homes is collected from rivers but first purified in water plants and then supplied to us.
Seas and oceans are the big water bodies. But we cannot use this water for drinking because water of seas and oceans is very salty.
We should drink clean water. Because drinking unclean water may cause many diseases.
A small family in which mother and father live with their children is known as a nuclear family. Again, in some families not only parents and children, but also their uncle, aunty their children along with grand parents live together. Such family is called a joint family.
All the members of a family generally have common surname. Brother of our father is known as paternal uncle. Brother of our mother is known as maternal uncle. Our uncle's children are our cousins. Our family is our first teacher,
A chart is given herewith to give you an idea of a family tree:
Structure of family tree
If you count yourself, your mother, father, your sister and brother as a family, then other peoples shown in the diagram are your relatives. Every member of a family, whether it is a small one or a large joint family, has a very important role to play and needed by all the other members. Similarly a family has important role in the area in which it stays and other families depend on it. These families, when taken together, form a society.
The members of a family have many things in common. They look similar, talk and behave in a similar way. Some members of a family are sometimes affectionately called by a short name, which is known as pet name or nick name.
Some families follow certain practices which may not be followed by other families. Such practices are called customs of the family. Our family and relatives are the important part of our life. They help us in our physical and mental development.
School
A place where we study and learn.
Hospital
A place where doctor treats us when we fall sick.
People who Help Us
Sweeper: He keeps our classroom and school campus clean and tidy.
Gate keeper: He takes care of the school gate and keep records of the people visiting our school.
Principal: Principal is the head of the school.
Librarian: He takes care of the library of our school.
Fish Dog Parrot
All pets need a place to live in.
Fishes are kept in an aquarium.
Rabbits live in a hutch.
A dog lives in a kennel.
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Cross a road at zebra crossing always follow traffic rules
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Throwing garbage in the dustbin Exercizing daily
Some Bad Habits
biting nails Fighting with other





Here number of pencils in each consecutive figures is increased by a gap of 1. It's a forth counting from 1 to 6.
Descending Order Pattern
It is the sequence of numbers from bigger to smaller. Let's see the following patterns of pencils shown below:


Here, each shape is rotated anti-clock wise direction in each next step. Or, we can say that each next figure is turned to its right.
Let's see another example:
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Clothes We Wear
We all love to wear colourful clothes. It covers our body. It also protects us from insect bites, from cold in winter and from heat in summer.
Do you know that in ancient days what people used to wear? They used to wear tree leaves and skin of animals as clothes.
But today we wear clothes of various varieties and colours.
Clothes worn by male and female are different.
Male Wear
T-shirt Trouser
Formal Shirt Kurta Pajama
Female Wear
Saree Salwar Kameez
Girl T-shirt Tunic
We wear clothes according to the seasons.
In summer we wear cotton clothes. Because it keeps us cool in summer.
Cotton Frock Cotton Shirt
During winter we wear woollen clothes. Woollen clothes keep us warm in winter.
Sweater Coat
Jacket
We wear a raincoat when we go out in the rain.
Rain Coat
We wear school uniform when we go to school.
People in different parts of the world dress differently.
Living and Non - living Things
Our world is full of living and non-living things.
Living Things
All the human beings, plants, birds and animals are living things. They are called living things because of the following features:
(i) They need food.
(ii) They need water to drink.
(iii) They need air.
(iv) They grow with age.
(v) They feel pain if you hurt them.
Non-Living Things
Book, pencil, desk, chair, table, road, car, bike, bicycle, toys, bed, TV, fridge, etc. are non-living things. They are called non-living things because of the following features:
(i) They don't need food.
(ii) They don't need water.
(iii) They don't need air.
(iv) They don't grow.
(v) They don't feel anything if you hurt them.
Human Body
Human beings are living things. We take food when we are hungry. We drink water when we are thirsty. We feel pain when someone hurt us. Our body is like a living machine. It grows in height and size with age.
Our Body
Our body has many parts. We call these parts as organs. There are two types of organs in our body:
(i) External organs
(ii) Internal organs
External Organs and Their Functions
External organs are those parts of our body that we can see. For example, eyes, hands, fingers, nose, mouth, etc. Below given are the functions of some of the important external organs of our body.
Eyes help us to see. Nose helps us to smell.
Ears help us to hear. Skin helps us to feel.
Legs help us to walk and run.
Hands help us to hold things, take our food and to do other activities.
Fingers help us to hold our pencil and write.
Tongue helps us to taste food.
Internal Organs and their more...
Plants
Plants are living things. They can grow but they cannot move.
Types of Plants
Big Plants
Tree: Big and strong plants are called trees. For example, Banyan tree and Mango tree.
Banyan tree Mango tree
Small Plants
Shrubs: Small plants which are strong are called shrubs. For example, rose and sunflower.
Rose Sunflower
Herbs: Small plants which are weak are called herbs. For example, mint, coriander.
Mint Coriander
Plants that Cannot Stand Straight
Creepers: Plants which grow along the ground are called creepers. For example, pumpkin and watermelon.
Pumpkin Watermelon
Climbers: Plants which climb up by taking supports of other plants, sticks or walls are called climbers. For example, money plant and pea plant.
Money Plant Pea Plant
What we get from Plants?
What we get from Plants?
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