ORIENTATION CLASS 3 45 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES EVS IS

ORIENTATION CLASS 3, 4&5 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

EVS IS A STUDY WHICH HELPS CHILDREN KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES, THE ENVIRONMENT AND LEARN TO COMPREHEND THE WORLD AROUND THEM.

TEXT BOOKS FOLLOWED

THE MAIN LEARNING AREAS OF CLASS 3 UNIT I-FAMILY AND COMMUNITY UNIT 2 -OUR BODY AND OUR NEEDS UNIT 3 -WORLD AROUND US UNIT 4 -WORK AND PLAY UNIT 5 -MOVING AROUND AND STAYING CONNECTED • UNIT 6 -THINGS WE MAKE • • •

THE MAIN LEARNING AREAS OF CLASS 4 1. FAMILY. 2. SENSING THE WORLD. 3. OCCUPATIONS. 4. JOURNEY OF FOOD. 5. SPICES IN INDIA. 6. HUMAN TEETH. 7. REPRODUCTION IN ANIMALS. 8. BIRDS. 9. BRIDGES AND BUILDINGS. 10. KEEPING OUR ENVIRONMENT CLEAN. 11. PARTS OF A PLANT AND THEIR USES.

THE MAIN LEARNING AREAS OF CLASS 5 • • • UNIT I - OUR NEED UNIT II - TAKING CARE UNIT III - MY ENVIRONMENT UNIT IV - RESOURCES UNIT V - MY COUNTRY

Difference between living and non living things on the basis of characteristics.

SENSING THE WORLD THE SENSE ORGANS

PLANT LIFE AND ANIMAL LIFE Different parts of plants and their functions Importance of Plants How they grow.

Types of birds 7. Birds • Where do birds live? • Feathers & their characteristics • Feet & Claws • Beaks • How birds fly?

REPRODUCTION ANIMALS PRODUCING EGGS ANIMALS GIVING BIRTH TO YOUNG ONES SEEDS BUDDING

POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION LAND POLLUTION WATER POLLUTION

Locate and Understand relationships Self Evaluation Develop curiosity Nurture curiosity& creativity OBJECTIVES of teaching evs (laid by NCF 2005) Acquire cognitive & Psychomotor skills

OBJECTIVES Ø To train children to acquire awareness of the total environment and it’s allied problems. Ø To gain a variety of experiences and acquire a basic understanding of environment i. e. , physical, biological, social and cultural aspects of life rather than theoretical. Ø To inculcate a set of values and feelings of concern among children about environmental issues. Ø To engage the child in exploratory and hands-on activities to acquire basic, cognitive and psychomotor skills through observation, classification, inference, participation, etc.

EVS integrates KNOWLEDGE Education about the environment PARTICIPATION Education through self experience Skills Education through Environment Attitudes Education for the Environment

AUDIO VISUALS ACTIVITIES EXPERIMENTS EXHIBITION EXCURSIONS KWL SHEET METHODOLOGIES FOLLOWED TO TEACH EVS JIGSAW PROJECTS THINK-PAIR AND SHARE WORKSHEETS MODELS & CHARTS DEMONSTRATION CHUNK AND CHEW

KWL SHEET TEACHING AND LEARNING BY USING THE SMART BOARD

Group Discussion

Think-Pair-Share & Fish Bowl

Interesting worksheets

EXPERIMENTS

PROJECTS AND CHARTS

EXCURSIONS AND FIELD TRIPS

HEALTH WALK

EXHIBITION

MULTIMEDIA USED AS A SOURCE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

ASSIGNMENT & WORKSHEETS ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS CLASS PARTICIPATION CLASS DISCUSSIONS PEN AND PAPER TESTS TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATION PRESENTATIONS & ASSESSMENTS

Together we can make a difference • Please check your child’s notebook and calendar regularly. • Encourage your child to watch informative programs on Zee Q and National Geographic channel. • See that your child reads the EVS textbook and other related books regularly. • Worksheets should be filed for future reference. • REVISION OF WORKDONE ON A DAILY BASIS WILL HELP YOUR CHILD TO MASTER THE SUBJECT WITH EASE AND CONFIDENCE.

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. John Dewey

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