Environmental Science : Term 3 Unit 2 : Our Neighbourhood
UNIT 2
Our Neighbourhood
Learning Objectives
The learners
• Describe their neighbourhood
• Know about different habitats
• Adopt safe practices
Poonjolai is a beautiful town. Cheenu lives there with his parents. He stands in the balcony and looks around. What does he see?
Observe the picture and discuss.
Now talk about your own neighbourhood.
Our neighbourhood is the area around our house.
People who live in the neighbourhood are our neighbours. They are known to us.
We can get all the things we need from our neighbourhood. We must take care of our neighbourhood and keep it clean.
Trees and animals are part of our neighbourhood.
Where should Cheenu go to get the things inside the circle? Connect by drawing lines.
Habitats:
Cheenu: “Where do my cousins Ram, Ramya, Rekha, Ragav and Raghu live?”
Mother: “They live in different places. I will show you the pictures.”
“Ram lives in a village.
This is his house.
He has cows and hens too. The cowshed is by the side of his house.”
“Ramya also lives in a village.
She has a vegetable garden behind her house.”
“Rekha lives in a city on the third floor in a tall building. She likes her pet dog very much.”
Cheenu: “Even I want a pet dog.”
Mother: Ok, Cheenu.
Mother: “Ragav lives in a hill station.
He is fond of flowers. He has a beautiful flower garden in front of his house.”
“Raghu lives by the side of a river. There are many coconut trees around his house.”
Cheenu: “I like the sound of the river.”
Our houses should always be kept clean and tidy. Houses protect us from heat, cold, rain, storm and wild animals.
Let us learn to write our address
Name: ———————–
Door number: ———————–
Name of the street: —————————–
Name of the village/town/city: —————————-
Village and Town
Observe the pictures of a village and a town.
Talk about what you see. What differences do you observe?
VILLAGE
TOWN
Put a blue star (*) on three things common to the town and the village.
In the village, if you are going from the school to the temple, what will you see on the way?
Put a red star (*) on three things that are different in the town and the village.
Name the places that you see in the town.
Directions
Observe the picture and talk about it.
Connect the dotted lines and name the directions.
Note for the teacher: Ask students to name friends sitting to their right, left, front and back.
Safety at School
Do not jump on desks/chairs
Use a pencil sharpener to sharpen the pencils. Do not use a blade
Form a queue to get into the bus
Do not harm each other
Do not put your hand or head out of the moving bus
Safety at Home
Do not play with sharp things – knives/blades
Do not put any object into your nose and ears
Never touch switches/plugs with your hands, with leaves or with twigs
Do not play on the banister or balcony
Do not play near the stove. Do not comb your hair in the kitchen
Do not catch any insects
Never play with fire
If the action is Safe put a (✓) and if the action is Unsafe put a (X).
Evaluation
1. Write “T” if true and “F” if false.
a. We can buy vegetables and fruits from a market. [T]
b. We can get money from the ATM. [T]
c. We can play with sharp objects. [F]
d. We should not play on the road. [T]
2. Colour the star green (*) for the correct action and red (*) for the wrong action.
3. Cross (X) out the objects that you should not play with.
4. Write the name of the places located in your neighbourhood.
(Police Station, School, Bus stand, Market)
Self Evaluation
• I can describe my neighbourhood
• I know about different habitats
• I adopt safe practices