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Suggested Learning Resources erent Photos/charts/cards on diff kinds of insects. Picture of different parts of common insects (mosquito, house fl y). Scrap book on insects. Picture/charts on the life cycle of honey bee, butterfl y. • Children’s drawings Development of scrapbook. • Different types of plants • Children’s drawings. Narratives related to care of plants and environment. Various kinds of seeds and observation of soaked/unsoaked seeds. Simple experiment to demonstrate seed g

• • • • e-material. • • • • • • of plants. • fruits/fl owers. kind. • A herbarium. • climbers. • edible parts. •

Suggested Transactional Processes Organising group discussions to share children’s personal Providing material, visual, e-content/fi lm to children and sharing the same to construct new knowledge and know more Assigning project work both individually and in groups on this Providing opportunities to fi nd out (Internet) the life cycle of ants, bees and discuss the same in class. Collecting information/ stories/poems on the life of ants/ bees Narrating/sharing experiences of harmful effects of some ins

• experiences. • facts about insects. • theme. • • as social animals. • • • Developing a scrapbook • • • • erent seasons. in diff • • own words in a table. • • and fl owers. • different kinds of plants. • • • • • • • plants

Learning Outcomes Children will be able to: name some common insects seen in • the surroundings; identify some insects seen at home; • draw pictures and label main parts of insects; discuss harmful effects of some insects • (termites, mosquitoes, housefl y, etc.) on humans; suggest remedies to prevent harmful • effects of insects on human beings; discuss some social insects (butterfl y, • honeybee) which are useful for human beings; explain the life cycle of honeybee in • their

Common Insects: ants, beetles, bees, fl ies, mosquitoes, butterfl y. Life cycle of a butterfl y. • Harmful effects of insects. (mosquitoes, termites, lice, cockroaches, housefl ies, (root, stem, leaf, fl ower and fruit). Structure of a seed. Process of germination, need of water, air, warmth for germination. fruits, seeds, fl owers.

Key Concepts Body parts of an insect: head, thorax, abdomen, Some social insects (ants, bees), at home and in Structure and function of each part of the plant Plants as herbs, shrubs, trees and climbers and Parts of plants used as food items: leaves, roots Plant products such as oil, spices, pulses and other edible things (medicinal leaves, seeds).

• • legs, wings. • • the environment. bedbugs). • Remedies. Parts of Plants. • • • Kinds of seeds. • • Care of plants. • • their examples. • •

Theme 4. Animals: Common Insects Plants in the 5. Surroundings 6. Food We get from Plants