ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES CLASS II TOPIC - Animals

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES CLASS II TOPIC - Animals

OBJECTIVE -Know and identify the different animals based on their size, place where it lives shelter , young ones , sounds etc ACTIVITY TYPE Group VOCABULARY Big Small , land , water, trees, forest , farm, nest, web, grass, hay ,flesh, cub, puppy, kitten, chick, Bark, mews ,moos, roar, chirps. SKILL Expression and describing about the animals. TIME:- for a week

ACTIVITY Know more about me Divide the class into different groups. Name each group with animal name. Give one day to the children to collect information about that animal on these lines:1 Size 2 Place where it lives 3 Shelter 4 Young ones 5 Sounds etc. Each day two groups are asked to speak on the animal assign to them. After all the groups are presented you can give different worksheets based on the concept given above. EXERCISE: - Example Word grid with animal names. Note P.No., 73

WORKSHEETS I LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND WRITE VERY SMALL/ SMALL VERY BIG/ BIG/

______________________ ___________ _____________________ _______________________

II WRITE L FOR LAND ANIMAL AND W FOR WATER ANIMAL. I OBSERVATION: LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND WRITE VERY SMALL / SMALL VERY BIG / BIG/

III

MATCH THE ANIMALS WITH THEIR YOUNG ONES:1 COW

2 DUCK 4 CAT

3 DOG

I WRITE ANY 3 ANIMALS WHO LIVES ON THE TREES. 1____________________2___________________________3__________

II MATCH THE ANIMAL WITH THEIR LIVING PLACE ANTS SPIDER CAMEL WEB DESERT ANT-HILL

III WHERE DO YOU KEEP THESE ANIMALS IN YOUR HOUSE PARROT ____________________ FISHES __________________

COW _________________________ HEN ________________ I NAME THE ANIMAL WHO GIVE US THE FOLLOWING THINGS :1 HONEY ___________________ 2 SILK ___________________ ____________________ ___________________

II NAME ANY 2 ANIMALS UNDER EACH HEADING DOMESTIC WILD INSECTS

III WHO AM I ?

READ THE SENTENCES AND WRITE.

1 I AM FOND OF MOUSE . MY YOUNG ONE IS A KITTEN. 2. I HAVEA RED BEAK AND IAM GREEN IN COLOUR. IAM FOND OF RED CHILLIES.

RHYMES 1 At the Zoo I like the zoo, its lots of fun! See a cougar on the run Hear a lion growl and roar (Loud roar) Watch a snake slither on the floor (Lie down and slither) Laugh as chimps swing in the air (Wave arms) Back and forth without a care Elephants are big and strong

I can walk, walk, walk like an elephant, And jump, jump, jump like a frog. I can swim, swim, swim like a fish, And fly, fly, fly like a bird; I can sit right down and cross my arms, And not say a single word! (Do motions in poem)
3 Can You Jump Like a Frog?

(Suit actions to words). Can you hop, hop, hop like a bunny? Can you jump, jump, jump like a frog? Can you walk, walk, walk like a duck? Can you run, run, run like a dog? Can you fly, fly, fly like a bird? Can you swim, swim, swim like a fish? But can you still be a quiet little child? And sit as still as this? 4 Old Mc Donald had a Pool

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu ery=nursery+rhymes+on+animals&oq=nu

2 I can hop, hop, hop like a bunny, And run, run, run like a dog;

TOPIC -

OUR FOOD

ACTIVITY - Complete the food cross word

OBJECTIVE Identification of food items from plants and animals. ACTIVITY TYPE Individual VOCABULARY Fruits,vegetables ,cake, bread ,milk,cheese, chicken,egg, SKILL healthy food habits TIME 1 Period. ANSWER KEY

RHYMES Oh What a Cake! Once there was a baker who baked a lovely cake. Oh, what a cake he did make!

and the snake slipped and the frog flipped and the butterfly blew and flea flew and they all shared the cake the baker baked. And what a cake he did make VEGETABLES Out in the garden, early in the morning See the red tomatoes all in a row. See the happy farmer Coming out to pick them. Pick, pick, pick, pick, off she goes.

But when he wasnt looking a flea flew in to the cake the baker baked. Oh, what a cake THAT did make! But when he wasnt looking, A butter fly blew in to where the flea flew In the cake the baker baked. Oh, what a cake that did make!

But when he wasnt looking a frog flipped in... But when he wasnt looking, A snake slipped in... But when he wasnt looking a duck danced in... But when he wasnt looking a pig pranced in... But then the baker looked and said ENOUGH! and out the pig pranced and the duck danced

Continue with: Orange Carrots Green Pea Pods Yellow Ears of Corn (This is a call back song, sung to the tune of "Are you Sleeping?")

I am hungry I am hungry! (I am hungry) What should I eat? (What should I eat?) Think I'll have some pizza (think I'll have some pizza) Without any meat! (Without any meat). I am hungry! (I am hungry) What should I eat? (What should I eat?) Think I'll have tomato soup (think I'll have tomato soup) [or chicken soup or pho soup] With lots of heat! (With lots of heat). I am hungry! (I am hungry) What should I eat? (What should I eat?) Think I'll have some ice cream (think I'll have some ice cream) Cold and sweet! (Cold and sweet). I am hungry! (I am hungry) What should I eat? (What should I eat?) Think I'll have some liver (think I'll have some liver) NOT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYLiMk nrU3M

TOPIC - Religious festivals ACTIVITY- GOD IS ONE

OBJECTIVE Identifying the different festivals celebrated in our country. ACTIVITY TYPE Individual VOCABULARY Pongal ,id, chritsmas, Diwali, gurunanak jayanthi, Buddha poornima,etc. SKILL-Identify the different festivals and places of worship TIME 2 Period.

Ask the children to draw a temple and a mosque using basic shapes Help them colour. They may also draw a Gurudwara /Church similarly. Discuss about the different religious festivals celebrated in our country.

EXERCISE Colour the festival name in the word stream:

I Write YES or NO :1. Naming festival is the harvest festival.(___________) 2. Festivals bring joy and happiness.(_______________) 3. Sweet pongal is prepared on Deepawali ( _______________) 4. Holi is the festival of lights ( _________ ) 5. Dasara is the festival celebrated for 10 days. ( ____________ )

TOPIC- MY FAMILY
OBJECTIVE: Identify the family relationship. ACTIVITY TYPE : Group VOCABULARY - Aunty, cousins,bua, fufa, uncle

SKILL - Importance of family relations TIME- 1 PERIOD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0tGsrr1yN4

AVTIVITY - FIND A PAIR Write the family relation word like father-mother, on flash cards. Divide the class in two groups Distribute the cards between the groups. Now the child is asked to read out the word from his/her flash card .The matching flash card child will read out the word and make a pair. WORKSHEET Complete the family Tree given below:-

__________ __________

GRAND FATHER

PARENTS UNCLE _______

This is me She is my _________________ These are MY_____________________

TOPIC OUR HELPERS

OBJECTIVE: Identifying our helpers with their tools and their work

ACTIVITY :- Group

VOCABULARY:Sewing machine, scissors, Saw , chisel, Tailor , barber, cobbler, carpenter, plumber, electrician, mechanic, gardener Scissors , comb, Spanner , Pipe wrench, spanner , screw driver, Cutting plier , tester, Spade , shears. SKILL. Dramatising and skill in using tools. TIME :- 2-4 PERIODS

ACTIVITY 1 What do I do ? Select a few names of our helpers in the neighbourhood, example, doctor, cobbler, teacheretc. Write one name on each slip and spread all the slips on the table. Ask some 3 children to pick up one slip each.Each child read out the name of helper they got in the slip. The other children are asked to tell them about their work. ACTIVITY 2 What do I use to do my work? Some cut outs of tools made out of card board may be given to children. Help them to Identify the person who uses these tools and enact the work done using these tools. Exercise. Pair the helpers with their tools and write below:-

Tailor, barber, cobbler carpenter, plumber, electrician mechanic, gardener

Sewing machine and scissors, Saw and chisel, Scissors and comb, Spanner and Pipe wrench, spanner and screw driver, Cutting plier and tester, Spade and shears.

WORKSHEET Observe the pictures and answer the questions written below:1 He is a____________________.

2 He works in a field. He is a _____________________ _____________________ 3. He helps us to Repair our ____________________.

4. This person trims our ________ 5. We get ______________ from him. II. Match these person with their working place . A B 1. Teacher 2. Gardener 3. Vendor 4. Barber 5. Nurse A. Who uses these tools?

Hospital Market School Garden Saloon shop

_________________

__________________

_____________

B. Looking at these dresses Name the people.

________________ _____________

C. Whom do you call to get this work done? 1To get a fan repair. __________________________ 2 To get our scooter repair._____________________ 3 To build a room or a house.___________________ D. Who Am I ? 1 I help you to repair your shoes and chappals. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 2 I take care of the patients in the hospitals. _____________________________________ RHYMES CARPENTER The carpenter's hammer goes rap, rap, rap; (make a fist of one hand and pound in the palm of the other) And his saw goes see, saw, see; (Move arm in sawing motion.) He hammers and hammers, (hammer) And saws and saws, (saw) And builds a house for me. (Draw outline of a house in the air.) FARMER The Farmer plants the seeds, The Farmer plants the seeds, (pretend to plant seeds) Ho, Ho, the dairy-o, The farmer plants the seeds. The sun comes out to shine... (make large circle with arms) The rain begins to fall... (hands flutter up and down) The seeds begin to grow... (children begin to rise) The farmer picks the crops... (pretend to pick crops)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylmf0mexwCo We all sit down to eat... (pretend to eat)

TOPIC-

Seasons

OBJECTIVE:- Identify the different seasons. ACTIVITY TYPE :- Group VOCABULARY :-SUMMER, WINTER,HEAVY RAIN,VERY HOT,SEVERE COLD, CHILL,SHIVERING, SKILL. Discussion about different seasons. TIME :- 2 PERIODS

A great grand mother

ACTIVITY:- Its time to recite. A GREAT GRAND MOTHER

Weak and thin Wanted to see her Kith and Kin. Her first grand daughter came in canoe The second came in a bus The third girl came in a car As she lived very far. The fourth one came in a bullock- cart The fifth in a row boat The sixth came in and aeroplane Shivering in that severe cold. The seventh came riding a horse The eighth came in a train The ninth rode a donkey In a heavy rain. The tenth girl came on a bicycle It was hot in summer They all came one by one To look after their great grandmother

RHYMES Sun and Cloud Rhyme The big round sun in an April sky, (Raise arms to form circle over head) Winked at a cloud that was passing by. (Wink and make an oval cloud shape with hands) The gray cloud laughed as it scattered rain. (Pretend to scatter rain with fingers) Then out came the big.round sun again. (Raise arms to form circle over head) It is Raining (sung to Frere Jacques) It is raining, it is raining On my head, on my head Pitter, patter raindrops Pitter, patter raindrops Im all wet, Im all wet

EXERCISE 1 Name the seasons mentioned in this poem. 2 How do you feel in these seasons? A Summer B Winter C Rainy

WORKSHEET Match the picture with seasons

Rainy

Summer

winter

Write T for the correct statement and W for wrong ones 1. We wear rain coat on sunny days. 2. Christmas is celebrated during winter. 3. Seasons changes from day to day. 4. Farmer will saw seeds during rainy days 5. We use blankets during winter to keep us warm

. Draw the picture of 3 things which we like to use during each season. Look out of the window outside your classroom and write How is the weather outside _____________. Here is the list of the months of the year. Identify the seasons and write below.

March April May

Match the following Mango Apple

June July August Septe mber

November December January

Winter Monsoon

Cotton clothes

il

Woollen clothes Rain coat Read the sentences and name the season.

Summer

1. We like to sit near the fire to warm ourselves.__________ May 2. Rivers, ponds, and lakes get plenty of water.____________

June 3. We will enjoy ice cream and cold drinks.____________

4. Children play with paper boats._____________ 5. We can see rainbow in the sky._________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xO3aIV73zw

ABSTRACT CLASS I TOPIC PARTS OF THE BODY FOOD SUMMER ,RAINY AND WINTER PEOPLE WHO HELP US CARE OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS MY HOME AND FAMILY CLEANLINESS REMARKS COMPLETED COMPLETED
NO RELEVANT ACTIVITY IN THE RESOURCE GIVEN.

COMPLETED COMPLETED

COMPLETED COMPLETED

CLASS II

TOPIC ANIMALS PLANTS OUR FOOD SEASONS AND CLOTHES RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS MY FAMILY OUR SCHOOL

REMARKS COMPLETED
NO RELEVANT ACTIVITY IN THE RESOURCE GIVEN.

COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED NO RELEVANT ACTIVITY IN THE RESOURCE GIVEN. NO RELEVANT ACTIVITY IN THE RESOURCE GIVEN COMPLETED

NATIONAL FESTIVALS

OUR HELPERS