Birds and Insects

Birds - 

Birds are feathered, winged and egg laying animal. Birds sizes ranges from 5cm to 2.75 m. The smallest bird is the humming bird and the biggest bird is commonly known as Ostrich.

Ostrich

Humming Bird

According to the scientists and the fossil records, birds emerged from Dinosaurs in the Jurassic Period.

Penguin

In modern Period, birds are said to be having feathers, beaks with no teeth, lay a hard shelled eggs, and have a very light bones which help them in flying. All the birds fly except some like penguins.

 And some birds fly for a very small distance such as Peacock.

Peacock

Some of the commonly known birds are

• Sparrow
• Humming bird
• Eagle
• Parrot
• Cock
• Duck
• Peacock
• Crow
• Pigeon

Swallow

There are some birds which migrate from one place to another in summer and winter according to their needs. This process is known as Bird migration. It is the regular seasonal journey undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat, or weather. Birds migrates in Groups. Commonly known birds which migrate are Swallows. Swallows can  travel long distances. Give the Kids below work pages to make them learn about birds.

1. Birds and their names
2. Circle the pictures of Birds
3. Special Qualities of Birds

Insects - 

Insects are those class of animals which has 3 parts body, three pair of joint legs, compound eyes, and 1 pair of antennae. There are million of Insects around the World. The life cycles of insects vary (from one day to a few years), and most insects hatch from eggs.

Adult insects typically move by walking, flying or sometimes swimming. As it allows for rapid yet stable movement, many insects adopt a tripedal gait in which they walk with their legs touching the ground in alternating triangles.

Humans regard certain insects as pests, and attempt to control them using insecticides and a lot of other techniques. Some insects damage crops by feeding on sap, leaves or fruits. A few parasitic species are capable of transmitting diseases to humans, pets and livestock.

Some of the commonly known Insects are -

• Ant
• Bedbug
• Bee
• Cockroach
• Lice
• Spider
• termite
• Wasp 

 These work pages can help the Kids learn about the Insects-

1. Insects and their names
2. Circle any 5 Insects
3. Practice Page for Insect

 

Flowers

The part of a plant which blossom is called as Flower. Flowers give rise to fruit and seeds. Many flowers have evolved to be attractive to animals, so as to cause them to be vectors for the transfer of pollen. Flowers is also used as the reproduction of flowering plants, flowers have long been admired and used by humans to beautify their environment, and also as objects of ritual, religion, medicine, love and also as a source of food.

The commonly known flowers are -

• Rose - Rose is found in variety of colors. Among which the common colors are of Red Rose, White Rose and Pink Rose. And uncommon color of rose are Black Rose, Purple Rose, Yellow Rose, Lavender Rose, Orange Rose, Blue Rose and Green Rose.

• Lotus - Most common color of Lotus Flowers are white,pink,lavender and red.

• Sunflower - Sunflowers usually have yellow petals and a brown center.

• Shoeflower/Hibiscus -Hibiscus flowers are large, trumpet shaped flowers that have five or more petals. The color and the size of the flowers make them quite prominent attracting humans and insects. These flowers can be of white, pink, red, purple or yellow color.

• Lily - These trumpet-shaped flowers grow to a 6-inch diameter. The stems grow to 3 feet long, carrying four to eight blossoms. Sparse foliage is dark green. Because blooms open at various times, most lilies live one to two weeks. The Lily is very commonly found flower. The colors of Lily flower include white, yellow, pink, red and orange.

• Mogra - The Mogra are small flowers, usually found in White Color.

• Daisy - Daisy flowers come in variety of colors like, White, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, etc.

 NOTE - As a parent, you should take your child to some gardening events, or some park where they can see these flowers, and can understand the colors and the look of flower.

Fruits

Fruit is a part of a flowering plant that derives from specific tissues of the flower, and in some cases accessory tissues. Fruits are the means by which these plants disseminate seeds. Many of them bear edible fruits. Fruits give us protein, vitamins. Fruits keeps us healthy, gives us strength and helps us to cope back from illness. There are variety of Fruits available in market. Some of them are seasonal fruits and some of them are available throughout the year. Now, a days science has developed and scientist has found a way to make all fruits available through out the year. In Ancient days, our ancestors use to get only seasonal fruits.

Now, when we have so many fruits available throughout the year, then why not take benefit of it. Lets make Little Kids understand each and every fruit and it's value for our health. We classified Fruits by size and quantity of seeds like one seed, few seeds, many seeds, big seed, small seed.

Some of the commonly available fruits in market are Apple, Banana, Pineapple, Mango, Grapes, Custard Apple, Chickoo, Guava, Pomegranate, Papaya. We would like you to know the benefits of these fruits, so that you can share it with your little ones.

1. Apple - Good Source for Immune system by Vitamin C, regular intake of apples helps reduce the risk of Heart disease and Diabetes.

    2.  Banana - Improves the Diet, keeps Bone healthy, Keeps the tract of     Constipation and Diarrhoea, reduces probability of Kidney Cancer.

 

    3. Custard Apple - Also known as Sharifa.Rich source of Vitamin- A, gives healthy skin and shiny hair,  Makes Vision sharp and brighter, cures constipation, complete package of Iron, so helps anemic people.

Helps in treating Vomiting, gout, lice and Vitamin B6 deficiencies.

      4. Chickoo - Good source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Hence, helps in good vision, good immune system.

     5. Grapes - Reduces chances of Heart Attack, Cure of Asthma, Remedy of Migraine, fiber in grapes helps to overcome the problems of Constipation, regular intake of Grapes take care of Indigestion, Prevents Cancer.

     6. Guava - Help cures Dysentery and Diarrhea, rich source of dietary fiber, hence helps in constipation, improves skin texture, big source of Vitamin C.

     7. Mango - It helps lower the Cholesterol, helps clear the skin, promotes good eyesight, Improves Digestion, Good remedy of Heat Stroke, Good Source of Vitamin C and Vitamin A.

    8. Pineapple - Good Source of Vitamins and Minerals, Prevents cough and cold, strengthen bones, keeps gum healthy, improves digestion.

    9. Pomegranate - Full of antioxidants, protects from forming dangerous blood clots, increases oxygen level for the hearts.

     10. Papaya - Rich in enzymes, helps in better digestion, strengthen immune system.

Now, lets teach the Kids benefits of these fruits, and benefits of fruits on our health.
These fruits are classified according to the number of seeds available inside in every fruit.

Classification of Fruits -

1. One Seed - Mango, Apricot, Plum, Peach.
2. Few Seeds - Apple, Orange, Lemon.
3. Many Seeds - Papaya, Cantaloupe, Water melon.
4. Small Seed - Apple, Orange, Lemon. 
5. Big Seed - Mango, Avocado.

                                                    

Vegetables

Vegetables- After making Kids learn about Shapes and My House, I want to let them know about some fruits and vegetables, which they eat everyday. Some Kids love vegetables, and some hate to eat them. Here I have tried to explain the benefits of these vegetables to our body. When they get to learn the benefits, it becomes easier for mothers to make them eat vegetables. One of the problem, which kids normally face who do not eat veggies, is a constipation problem. Make your child understand each and every vegetable, by showing them in your refrigerator or in the market, and also tell the benefit, and do make them understand their constipation problem will be solved, if they will take proper intake of vegetables per day. Now, comes the definition of Vegetable.

A vegetable is said to be an edible plant or the part of a plant and normally excludes seeds and most sweet fruit. This typically means the leaf, stem, or root of a plant.

Some vegetables can be consumed raw, some may be eaten cooked, and some must be cooked in order to be edible. Vegetables are most often cooked in salty or sourly dishes. Few vegetables can also be used in desserts and some is used in sweet dishes.

Vegetables are classified in 3 categories -

1. Root
2. Stem
3. Leafy
4. Flower

1. Root -  Root is the part of plant, which is inside the ground. They are generally stored in body, in form of Carbohydrate. Some of the root vegetables are Carrot, Radish.

Exercise Page of Root Vegetables




2. Stem - Stem is the branch of the Plant or Tree such as Potato and Radish.

Exercise Page of Stem Vegetables




3. Leafy - Those Plants whose leafs are edible or can be eaten, is known as Leafy vegetable. Most Leafy Vegetables contains lots of Nutrition.

Exercise Page of Leafy Vegetable




4. Flower - The Plants whose flowers are edible or can be eaten are known as Flower Vegetables. Cauliflower and Broccoli are the best examples of Flower Vegetables.

Exercise page of Flowery Vegetable


More Exercise Pages of Vegetables -1
         Exercise Pages of Vegetables -2

Shapes

Everything we see, inside the house, outside the house, in the school, in the playground or in the market, where ever we see, everything has a Shape. It can be round, oval, rectangle , square, triangle, hexagon, octagon, etc. These are the things which is around us.

The shape of an object is determined by its external boundary. Simple shapes can be described by basic geometry objects such as a set of two or more points, a line, a curve, a plane, a plane figure (e.g. square or circle), or a solid figure (e.g. cube or sphere). Most shapes occurring in the physical world are complex, or say most shapes are mixture of different shapes. It is difficult for the young ones to understand the complex shapes, but we can definitely teach them the simple shapes, like a  square, a rectangle, a circle, etc.

The most Common shapes which kids can understand are-

1. Square
2. Rectangle
3. Circle
4. Triangle

Square - Square is the shape having same sides. It has 4 corners and 4 sides. Sometimes, it is also called a rectangle. The square things which we normally see at home are breads, Square crackers, Handkerchief, Square Coffee table. We can help the kids to learn by showing them square stuffs around the house. These are the items which they are watching everyday at home, and hence they will learn fast.

Work pages for Square shape learning

Rectangle - A rectangle is a shape with parallel and equal opposite sides. It has 4 corners and 4 sides. Rectangle is also called as square, when all the 4 sides are equal in size. Most frequently seen items of rectangle shape at home are books, notebooks, television, etc. Ask your child to search for his/her toys which are in rectangular shape.

Work pages for Rectangle Shape learning

Circle- A circle is a simple closed curve which divides the plane into two regions: an interior and an exterior. A circle can be defined as the curve traced out by a point that moves so that its distance from a given point is constant. The distance between any of the points and the center is called the radius. A Circle has no sides and corners. Circle can also be explained to a child by explaining the round stuffs to kids which are available at home, for example a ball, a cookie, mother's bindi, roti made by mom, etc.

Work pages for Circle Shape learning

Triangle- A triangle is a shape, which has 3 sides and 3 corners. Triangle sides can be of different sizes. Tell your child, about the parantha they eat, every day, it's of a triangle shape, Ask them to give you 5 toys, of triangle shape, from their toy selection.


Work pages for Triangular Shape learning

Learning Pages of Shapes-1
Learning Pages of Shapes-2

My House

My House -

All our little ones has a concept of My house. And you might not have noticed, but when some guest arrives at your place, very proudly (when they get a chance to speak) tell it to every one, that this is MY HOUSE. When your little one is talking to his/her friend, and you get a chance to listen to their cute conversation, then you might notice them talking about 'MY HOUSE', at least one time in the whole conversation.

When your baby is small, you and his/her house is their whole universe. They are growing up their, and they know this is the safest place for them on this earth. You may not have realized it, but the toddlers before going to School, believe that their house is the only place they have to be in future.

But, after the School starts, some changes come in their thoughts, and they realize there is one more place other than their house, where they need to go. Some kids do take time to adjust in School, but some are very happy to be in School, as their they get friends to play with. Soon, our Kids starts realizing their are few more people (teachers) other than parents, who can take care of them. When the School comes to end, kids whether they are young or old, wants to go to their house. This is the Place where they are loved for no apparent reason. Even the furnitures, doors, windows, other stuffs kept in house, they start loving all of them. Have you ever noticed your toddler talking to sofa or table or Chair. Yes, they do talk because they think there are their friends.

Now, We will try to make things easy for our little ones. Lets make them learn about every room in the house. And get them remember about these parts of the house by letting them and practice these pages.




Living Room/ Drawing Room -

Living Room, also known as Lounge Room or Sitting Room or Drawing Room or Front Room, is a common area where all the family members relax and socialize. We also invite our friends in a Living Room.

Work Page for Living Room










Dining Room -  Dining Room is used for consuming food. Now a days, Dining Room is placed in center of the House. It is attached to the Kitchen, to make the serving easy and is also attached to the Living Room, to make an easy access for the guests invited for Lunch/ Dinner.

Work Page for Dining Room

Bed Room - It is the room used for relaxing. Bed room is also considered as the Private Room of the House. It is used for sleeping in night and sometimes, relaxing in daytime. We spent 1/3rd of our lives in sleeping, so we spent most of this 1/3rd part of our lives in Bedroom. In Modern Designs, Some Bedrooms have attached Toilets. Bedrooms are also categorized in Master Bedroom, Bedroom, Kids Room. All the above mentioned Bedrooms have different size, depending on the requirement of the room.

Work Pages for BedRoom







Bath Room/ Toilet - As the name suggest, it is the room which is used for taking Bath. Bathrooms usually consists of one Washbasin, Toilet and a Bath area or Bathtub. We use this room for cleaning ourselves.

Work Pages for Bath room












Practice Page for My house -1
Practice Page for My House- 2

Types of Transport

Transport-  It is the movement of people, goods, animals from one location to another. There are various means of transport, such as Rail Transport, Water Transport, Air Transport, Road Transport and Animal Transport .

Rail Transport-

1. Trains - The Train is a connected series of rail vehicles, which is used to transport passengers and goods.
2. Metro Trains - Metro Trains, also known as Rapid Transport. These Trains are used to transport Passengers in much high capacity and frequency as compared to regular traffic. Metro trains are generally either underground or on elevated rails from the street level.

Here, are the workpages of Rail transport.

Water Transport-

1. Boats - A Boat is a vessel, designed to float on water. It is a passage across the water. Boats are small enough, to be carried in Ships. It is used to transport passengers across the water.
2. Ships - Ships are large size vessel, which can float on water. It is also stated as Ships are large size boats, used for transporting goods and passengers, from one place to another through waterways. It is also used for purpose of shipping, entertainment, warfare and safety.
3. Steamer - Steamer, also known as Steamboat. It is a boat which runs on the power of Steam.

Here, are the work pages of Water transport.

Air Transport - 

1. Aeroplane -It is also known as Airplane. Like the word, it means the vehicle which can fly with the support of Air. It is used for transporting Goods and passengers from one place to another. It is the fastest means of transport and uses less time to cover the distance. Airplane has specific place to land.
2. Helicopter- It is an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades. It has a capacity of transporting 3 to 8 passengers at a time. It can land anywhere and in limited space. It can lift and land vertically.
3. Rocket - A Rocket is an aircraft, which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. Rocket engines push rockets forwards simply by throwing their exhaust backwards extremely fast.

 Here, are the work pages of Air Transport.

Road Transport - 

1. Truck - It is a motor vehicle which runs on Road and is use to transport goods.Trucks are very big in size and power. There are variety of trucks such as firetruck, commercial truck, pickup truck, etc.
2. Bus - Bus are also sometimes called as Big car. Buses are designed to carry passengers. It can carry as many as 300 passengers.Most common bus seen on roads are single decker bus, but in big cities, Double Decker buses are also seen. There are some small buses, such as mini bus, which carry less passengers at one time.
3. Jeep - Jeep is one of the oldest vehicle on the road. It has four wheels, and is used as light utility vehicle. It is considered to be the convenient vehicle on bad roads.
4. Car - Car is an automobile with 4wheels, which is used to carry passengers. It has it's own motor and engine. It can carry maximum of 8 passengers in 1 time. It is primarily designed to run  on roads.
5. Bike - Bike is also known as Motorcycle. It is 2 wheeled or 3 wheeled vehicle. It's design depends on its task like navigation of congested traffic, long distance travel, cruising, sport or racing, off-road conditions.
6. Scooter - Scooter is a vehicle with 2 wheels. It is a low power personal transportation. It provides a platform to the operator's feet.
7. Bicycle- It is also known as Bike. It is a pedal driven, single track vehicle, with 2 wheels attached to the frame, one behind the another. The person who rides this vehicle is called as cyclist.
8. Rickshaw - Rickshaw is also known as Cycle Rickshaw. It is a type of tricycle, which is operated by driver by pedaling and it can carry 1-3 passengers along with the driver.

 Here, are the work pages of Road Transport.

Animal Transport -

1. Camel Cart - Camel is found in Desert. Camel are those animals, who can travel in desert without water. Camels drinks 20 gallons of water in 1 time. Camel Cart is a vehicle, which is pulled by Camels. It is used to transport small goods and passengers in deserts.
2. Bullock Cart - A bullock cart is a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by bull or Ox. It is a means of transportation used from ancient times in many parts of the world. They are still used today where modern vehicles are too expensive. It is used especially for carrying goods, the bullock cart is pulled by one or several oxen (bullocks). The Ox are tied together by a rope or a chain. The driver and any other passengers sit on the front of the cart, while load is placed in the back.
3. Horse Cart - A Horse cart is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by one or a pair of horses. The horses are tied together by a rope or a chain. The driver and other passengers site on the cart. It is used to transport passengers as well as goods.

Here, are the work pages for Animal Transport.

Some more work pages for Transport-

1. Match the Following
2. Time to Travel
3. Tell which does not belong

BABY ANIMALS

Lets Learn about Baby Animals. Babies of Big Animals are called as Baby animals.

Do you know, all Baby Animals have some name. Some of them are very common and are used in our day-to-day life like Dog's baby is known as Puppy, Cat's baby is known as Kitten, but do u know some baby animals share same name like cow's baby, buffalo's baby, Hippopotamus's baby and Elephant's baby, all of them are known as Calf.

 
Lets get the kids Practice some names of Baby Animals by these Practice Pages here - 

1. Domestic Baby Animals
2. Wild Baby Animals
3. Help Baby Animals to reach their Mummy
4. Tell Which does not belong
5. Help Baby Animal reach Mamma Animal 
6. Lion cub is lost, Help him to reach his Mamma

The Egg Book

This book is made to make child understand the opposites.

You need to take the prints of all these papers. Ask your little  1 to cut the shape of all eggs. Cut and show your child, how to cut the egg. Adult needs to staple all the pages together to form a book. Tell little 1 about all the pictures, giving some live examples, like Giraffe is tall but mouse is little. It will make a child to understand the opposites much better way. Ask the child to color the eggs.

Take the prints of these pages here - 

Print Page 1

Print Page 2

Print Page 3

Clean Soft Toys

My little 1 is very found of SOFT TOYS. Where ever she will go, she wants to carry her mickey mouse or minnie mouse with her. And this resulted in much more dirty toys which never gets clean in the corners, especially in their hands, which are white in color. 

Dirty Soft Toy

I tried to clean them in our washer twice with more detergent, but nothing worked out. At one point of time, I got so frustrated, that I planned to through these toys and get new ones. But, then I thought it will send a wrong message to my little one. 

See the hand of Soft toys which are turning Black b'coz of dirt

So, little bit of thinking and I came to this process of cleaning.


So, I dipped the mickey mouse in a hot water mixed with detergent for 5 minutes. Took an old toothbrush, rubbed softly on the edges, stitches and on those places where the stain was not getting cleaned. And I got the result. 

See the difference

You can yourself see the difference. A simple but really easy way of cleaning soft toys. We can make our kids Soft toys just like new in just 10 minutes.

A clean Soft Toy just like new

TABLE

Table- Any table whether it's near your front door or it's in Kitchen or it's your dining table or a side table of your bed, all tables are made in a same pattern. The table is a most essential furniture of our home. Think of a every single table at your home, and a multipurpose way you use this table.
These sketches are easiest way to make our kids learn drawing.

STEP 1 - Draw a tilted rectangle.

STEP 2 - Draw lines parallel to the bottom two lines, to make the edge of table.

STEP 3-  Draw 2 rectangles, in front on same length and width. Draw 2 more rectangles for the rear side, almost 2/3rd in size of front rectangles. Now, your table has 4 legs.