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

बातूनी कछुआ ( The Talkative Turtle)

एक समय की बात है, एक तालाब के किनारे एक कछुआ और दो हंस रहते थे। कछुआ तालाब में रहता था। उसकी हंसों के साथ दोस्ती हो गयी थी, जो उससे मिलने हमेशा तालाब तक आते रहते थे। सब बहुत ख़ुशी ख़ुशी मिलजुल कर रहते थे।

एक साल वहां आकाल पड़ा। बहुत दिनों तक बारिश नहीं हुई। सब खेत खलिहान, तालाब सुख गए। पानी का एक बूँद भी नहीं बचा, किसीके पीने के लिए। सारे जानवर पानी के आभाव और तेज़ गर्मी की वजह से मरने लगे। तब बहुत सारे जानवरों ने दूसरी जगह जाना तय किया, जहाँ पर पानी भी हो और खेत-खलिहान हरे-भरे हों।

तीनों दोस्त, कछुआ और हंसों ने भी उस तालाब को छोड़ कर कहीं और जाने का फ़ैसला किया, जहाँ बहुत पानी हो, और वहीँ हमेशा के लिए बसने का विचार किया। पर दुसरे जगह जाना भी मुश्किल था। हंसों के लिए तो आसान था, क्यूंकि उन्हें उड़ना आता था पर कछुआ के लिए यह बहुत ही मुश्किल काम था। कछुआ को उड़ना तो आता नहीं था और ज़मीन पर उतनी दूर चलना भी आसान नहीं था।

तीनों दोस्तों ने परामर्श करके इस परेशानी का हल निकलने की सोची। एक हंस ने एक तरीका सोचा की अगर कछुआ अपने दांतों से लकड़ी की डंटे को पकड़ ले, तो डंटे के दोनों किनारों को हंस अपने मुंह में दवा कर उड़ जाएंगे। इसमें केवल एक ही दिक्कत थी, की कछुआ कुछ ना बोले नहीं तो वो गिर जाएगा और मर जाएगा। दोनों हंस बहुत चिंतित थे, क्यूँकि कछुआ के लिए चुप रहना बहुत मुश्किल था, वो बहुत बातूनी था। कछुए को बात समझ में आई, और उसने प्रतिज्ञा ली की वो पुरे रास्ते चुप रहेगा।

यात्रा शुरु करने से पहले, हंसों ने फिर से अपने मित्र कछुआ को समझाया, की किसी भी स्तिथि में अपना मुंह ना  खोले। हिदायत दे कर, हंसों  ने अपने चोंच में लकड़ी को पकड़ लिया, और कछुए ने लकड़ी के बीच वले हिस्से को दांतों में पकड़ा। और इस तरह उनकी यात्रा शुरु  हुई। वे बहुत ऊँचा ऊँचा उड़ते हुए पहाड़, खेत, मैदान के ऊपर से जा रहे थे। अंत में एक शहर के ऊपर से गुजरे।

शहर के लोगों ने ऐसा नज़ारा पहली  बार देखा था। सभी बहुत आश्चर्यचकित हुए। सभी लोग हसने लगे और तालियाँ बजाने लगे, हँसो  और कछुए को एसे उड़ते देख कर। लोग जोर जोर से हल्ला करने लगे और हंसने लगे, यह सब देख कर कछुए को गुस्सा आने लगा। अपनी जिज्ञासा को रोकने के जगह पर, वो बोलने के लिए मुंह खोला, और उसकी पकड़ छुट गयी, और वो गिर कर मर गया। इस तरह, कछुआ अपनी मुर्खता और बेसब्री से मारा गया।

कहानी का उपदेस- 

1. अपने दोस्तों की बातें हमेशा सुननी चाहिए।
2. बिना कारण  कभी भी नहीं बोलना चाहिए। तभी बोलें , जब ज़रूरी हो।

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